The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-30 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

THE POOR MAN'S GUARDIAN.-Henry Hetherington
the printer and publisher of the Poor Man's Guardian;
was summoned by Thomas Stephens, his apprentice, for
refusing to give him sufficient food and clothing.
The defendant's answer to the charge was, that the
complainant had refused to do the work on which he had
set him.

The complainant stated that the work he had refused to
do was composing part of the Poor Man's Guardian, an
unlawful publication, published, as stated in the title page,
" in defiance of law to try the power of might against
right." The complainant had already been indicted for
printing part of the work, and he was determined to have
nothing more to do with it. He was willing to do any
lawful work that his master required.
Mr. HALLS having read several passages from the Poor
Man's Guardian, said that in his opinion the apprentice
was justified in refusing to compose such a work.
Mr. MIN/HULL was of the same opinion : but, as the
case was one of great importance, be wished the evidence
on both sides to be reduced to writing, and the Magis-
trates would take time to consider their decision.

After hearing the whole evidence the Magistrates dis•
missed the summons, and told complainant that he had
another remedy if his master set him on unlawful work.

MARLBOROUGH•STREET.
At the evening sitting a police sergeant of the C divi-
sion brought before Mr. CONANT a number of women,
whom he charged with obstructing the footway pavement
in Oxford-street and its vicinity, and refusing to go away
when desired so to do.

Mr. CONANT admonished the defendants upon their con-
duct, but on their promising not to obstruct the footway
any more they were discharged, and their goods delivered
over to them.

On one of the women being discharged, Plank, the
chief officer, went up to her, and thus addressed her,—
" You are discharged, but I would have you mind that
the little butcher boy, with the red night-cap, whom you
murdered, does not lay hold of you." Every person in the
office appeared surprised at this observation, and Mr.
CONANT was induced to ask for an explanation. Plank
said that he once had a house to let in the neighbourhood
where this woman lived, which remained empty for nearly
twelve months, in consequence of her reporting that a little
butcher boy had been murdered therein, and that the
victim was to be seen every night, sitting at a back
window, with his red nightcap on.—(Great laughter.)
" Nobody," continued Plank, " would take the house, and
I lost nearly one hundred pounds in consequence."

The woman, at the conclusion of this statement, ex-.
claimed, " Oh ! la, Mr. Plank, how can you say so? it
was Mother Handey, my dear child, and not me ; you
know as how I wouldn't burt the hair of your bead. Lord
forgive and bless you, I never said a word about the little
butcher boy."
Plank shook his head, and the defendant left the office,
strongly denying the accusation.
Q UEEN-SQUARE.

INFORMATIONS. —The renowned Byers made his ap-
pearance at this office, after a long absence, to support a
number of informations against publicans and others for
various infringements of the law. The first called on was
against Messrs. Page and Courtney, pawnbrokers,
residing in Lower Eaton-street, Pimlico, for demanding
and taking one penny for an affidavit, being double the
amount allowed by the Act.
The informer's witness (Daniel Byrne, of the Woolwich-
road) on the sth instant pledged two silver spoons at the
shop of the defendants for five shillings. On the 12th he
destroyed the duplicate, and the same evening applied for
an affidavit, for which he was charged one penny.
Solicitor—What did you do with the duplicate? Wit-
ness—l burnt it.
Solicitor—lndeed ! And what was your reason for
that? Witness—Because I wanted to see if the pawn-
brokers conducted their business properly, and according to
law.—(A laugh.)
John Grinle, a servant to defendants, swore most posi-
tively that he never charged the witness more than one
halfpenny for the affidavit, and produced a book in which
he entered it at the time.
Mr. GREGORIE had more regard for the pawnbroker's
evidence than the informer's, and he should discharge

the case•
Mr. John Duvall, the landlord of the Wheat Sheaf,
Fulham-road, pleaded guilty to an information which
charged him with allowing gambling in his house. The
record of a former conviction was put in by Byers, and
the Magistrates convicted the defendant in the penalty of
51. and costs.

Mr. Henry Pareloe, landlord of the Red Lion, Wal.