The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-14 00:00:00

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY

Mathew Hayes and Dennis Gorman, two fellows
belonging to a gang of " mouchers," were brought before
Mr. Hardwick, charged with assaulting Mr. Wm. Butler,
coffee and eating-house keeper, No. 18, Robert-street,
Grosvenor-square, and refusing to pay for their refresh-
ments.

The prosecutor stated that about a quarter to ten last
night the two prisoners entered his shop, and ordered
complainant to supply them with some supper. Witness
supplied them with refreshments to the amount of ten-
pence, and prior to their eating it wished them to pay
him, as from their appearance he imagined that they
intended to do him. The prisoner Hayes became very
indignant at being asked for the money, and swore with
an awful oath that he would not pay a fraction. The
other prisoner also refused to pay, alleging that the pro-
secutor deserved to lose his money for doubting their
honesty, and that if he had been civil they would have
paid him. Prosecutor, seeing what sort of customers
he had to deal with, let them eat their supper, which
they had no sooner done than up they jumped and
run out of the house. A customer who was in the shop
pursued them and collared the prisoner Gorman. Wit-
ness followed and laid hold of the prisoner Hayes. Both
prisoners, finding that they were likely to be detained,
pitched into witness and his friend right and left, and
knocked them down. Witness called fur assistance, and
gave them into custody.
The prisoner Gorman, in defence, said that he was
invited to partake of supper by Mayes. He was drunk,
and thought he had money. Hayes pleaded the same
tale, with the addition of denying the assault.
Mr. HARDWICK said it was a common practice of
such men to commit depredations upon publicans and
coffee-house keepers. It had become an every-day oc-
currence, and when he had an opportunity of punishing
he should do so to the utmost. He should fine them 40s.
each, or one month's imprisonment, with hard labour,
in the House of Correction.

The prisoner Hayes here became very violent, and
said the Magistrate was a humbug, and unfit to admi-
nister justice. With some trouble he was eventually
removed from the bar.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
A man named
Countiesßarnet, a labourer,
Railway,
wasin the
charged,em p o y
beforeme n t
of the Eastern
Mr. Broughton, the sitting magistrate, with the following
robbery :
From the concurrent testimony of Messrs. Merefield
and Brett, employ us upon the line, it appeared that the
company were continually being robbed by some of their
labourers, and that, in consequence thereof, the witnesses
were directed to watch the movements of several of
them. On Monday a number of chests of nuts arrived
by the train, and were placed in the goods warehouse, at
Brick-lane. They bad not long been deposited ere some
of the labourers were observed stealthily proceeding to-
wards the place. Sufficient time having elapsed, the
witnesses pounced upon them; they, however, effected
their escape. The prisoner, who was one of them, was
this morning captured at his lodgings.
Mr. BROUGHTON said, they were perfectly justified in
taking the prisoner into custody, and, at the suggestion
of Mr. Moseley, who holds a high official situation upon
the line, the prisoner was remanded for a few days, in
order to give time for communicating with the con-
signee of the nuts, and other matters connected with the
charge.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
Peter Scott and Michael O'Connor were charged under
the following circumstances:—
Mr. John Wordsworth Robson, residing at No. 2,
King-street, Tower-hill, stated that yesterday he was in
the Crooked Billet public-house, when he saw the two
prisoners, who were drunk, trying to get over the bar
counter. The landlord called for assistance, and witness
with others interfered. The prisoners smashed a quan-
tity of glasses and broke two windows, and a dreadful
riot ensued.
Murray, the potman, confirmed this evidence, and
added that the prisoners came in accompanied by two
policemen who had been on duty at the Tower, and who
behaved as bad as the two prisoners, encouraging them
and fastening the doors to prevent the police coming in.
O'Connor was most violent.
In answer to Mr. YARDLEY, this witness said the po-
licemen belonged to the 11 division, but he could not tell
their numbers as their collars were turned down.
Mr. Robson said one of them was a police sergeant,
No. 5 11. _

Inspector Scott said an inquiry should be made into
the subject.

Mr. YARDLEY said such conduct was most disgrace-
ful. He should fine O'Connor 12s. fer the damage ckne
or five days' itnprisournent, also Ss. for beiug drunk, and
for the disturbance ho should require him to find sure-
ties to keep the peace for three months. Scott he
should fine 6s. for the thi,in age, 40s. for having assaulted
the waiter, and should require him to find sureties to
keep the peace for four mouthg.