The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-05 00:00:00

MARY LEB ONE.

Yesterday a genteel looking young man was
charged under the following circumstances :—On
Thursday, the prisoner requested a loan of 5/. on
311 apparently massive gold neck chain, from Mr.
Fairlane, a pawnbroker, in Lisson-grove. He said
he had purchased the article for 71., but on Mr.
Fairlane applying the file to the article, he found the
ground. work composed of brass, and therefore .worth
no more than 1/. He accordingly gave the prisoner
into custody for an attempt to defraud.
The prisoner said he thought it no fraud; if he
took an old pen-knife to a pawnbroker and asked
11)1 upon it, how could that be termed an attempt
at fraud ?

A person, who gave his name Walker, said the
chain was termed a " Walker chain ;" they were
manufactured by his brother, and were well known
in the trade. He knew that the prisoner had pur-
chased it at the auction-room of Messrs. Machin and
Debenham.

Mr. Fairlane said that some hundred pounds'
worth of the same spurious articles had larely been
pledged at various pawnbrokers for pure gold.
Walker said the article was worth W.—Under
the circumstances, the prisoner was dismissed.
QUEEN-SQUARE. _

THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE —Yesterday

two young girls, named Mary Bradley and Maria
Harper, apparently not more than 15 years of age,
were placed at the bar, before Mr. WHITE, charged
with stealing part of a boa from Joseph Culley, a
tippet-maker, of No. 8, Bewla,-court, Westminster.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor,
who is brother to the late unfortunate Culley, the
policeman, that he was passing down the West-
minster-road about eight o'clock the previous even-
ing, when he was accosted by the prisoners, He
desired them to go away, but they still followed him.
They then snatched hold of a boa which he was car-
rying in a handkerchief, one end of which was hang-
ing out. A struggle ensued, during which the boa
broke in two, and the prisoners ran away with the
other half, and were stopped by a police constable.
The girls, in reply, said that the complainant
talked to them in an impudent manner, and they
merely seized the boa for a lark.
In answer to a question, Culley said that the
damage done was six shillings.
Mr. WHITE (to the prisoners)—You must pay
six shillings, and then you will be discharged.
In an instant a Mr. J. Dixon, of No. 33, Bryan-
tsitioen -ps trieuvairocu,
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exclaimed,
i t being drunk
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money for you, my girls ;" and threw down a sove-
reign, requesting the change.
The girls, to their great surprise, were instantly set
at liberty.

Mr. Joseph Dixon was then placed at the bar.
The constable said that he found the defendant in

the Westminster-road very drunk, surrounded by
prostitutes, and he took him to the station-house.
Mr. Dixon—l deny having touched any woman.
Mr. WHITE—AII the better for you; do you
deny being drunk ? Mr. Dixon—l deny nothing ;
I care nothing. lam the happiest man in the world;
and this is the happiest day of my life.
Mr. WHITE ordered him to be put back, as he
did not appear to him to he quite sober.
Mr. Dixon—Put back ! for what ? I am ready to
pay anything.
Mr. Dixon was then removed, exclaiming, " I
wish you a good morning, Sir."

A WIGAN JURY.—Some months ag:oivrinai:::mko
ma-
nufacturer in Wigan and his son were tried at the Borough
Sessions, on a charge of having received embezzled ma-
terials, and so clear was the case against them, that, cal-
culating upon nothing short of transportation, they con-
verted all their property into cash before the trial, withh
the intention of making it available in the colony to which
they expected to be sent. To the great surprise 06%1';
whole Court, however, and cot less to their
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Via nc it ester Courier.