The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-07 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Three lads named Kelly, Wheeler, and Spencer, about
the age of 18, were brought before Alderman Moon,
charged with breaking three windows, belonging to the
East London Union, value four shillings.
It appeared, from the evidence of the officer of the above
union, that the three prisoners applied on Monday night
at the gate for a lodging for the night, and as the union
had received seven over their number, it was refused them.
They then said that if they were not admitted they
would break the windows. Upon being again
refused, one of them threw a brickbat into the sick ward
and broke three windows. He then took them into
custody. He said the number admitted nightly in the
union was thirty, but they generally took six or eight
over their number, and since the refuge at Whitecross-
street, has been shut up, no less than three times
their proper number have applied for admission. Since
last year there has been an increase of 200; the num-
ber admitted this week has been 289, while the same
week last year, the number amounted to 89.
Alderman MOON asked the officer of the union if they
had any greater accommodation for those who applied
for a night's lodging in the winter than when in the
summer ?—The officer said that as far as rugs were
concerned, there was a large number added.
Alderman Moor; said they were by law compelled to
have a room to receive a larger number of applicants in
the winter than in the summer, and as he found they
had not the accommodation which was required by law,
he should discharge the prisoners.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
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William Benge, aged 16, and Thomas Sha- mblin, aged
14, were charged on suspicion of having stolen a silver
spoon found in their possession, under the following
circumstances :

Police-constable, No. 114 of the E division, stated that
about nine on Monday night he saw the prisoners lurk-
ing about the shop of Mr. Livermore, of Tottenham-
con rt• road. pawnbroker, and watched them for aconsidrr-
able time ; at length he observed them hastily moving
off; he followed and saw them enter the shop of Mr.
Keysir, in Tottenham-court-road, dealer in gold and
silver, where they offered the spoon fur sale, on which
he took them into custody. lle then went back to Mr.
Livermore's shop, and on producing the spoon it was
identified as having been stolen from their shop that
evening. On his mentioning that he had two lads
in his custody charged with strafing it, Mr. Liver
more's shopman declined owning the spoons as
there was no mark on it, observing that
it was not of sufficient value to induce them to pro-
secute.

Mr. MA,LTBY asked if the prisoners were known ?
The constable said that the prisoner Benge was
charged at this Court with felony on Saturday last,
but was discharged for want of evidence. Shamblin was
known as an idle, dissolute lad.
Mr. MALTBY, after consulting with Mr. Fitzpatrick,
the chief clerk, said that under the circumstances he
must discharge the prisoners.—They were accordingly
set at large.

&Got Wood Ashdown, John Hart, alias Bullock, John
7 howpson, alias Weeks, - Luwren, alias Lawrence,
John Belasco, F. Mini George Sampson, John Mason,
Frederick Ralph, and Lewis Gerhard, were brought be-
fore Mr. Maltby, charged by the police with being gam-
blers. and with having been found in a common gaming-
house in Cistle street, Leicester-square. The visit, on
Saturday night, by. the police, is the second visit of the
sort within a short period.
Superintendent Lieresford, C division, proved that the
police had received information, and that the proper
legal steps bad been taken to warrant their entry into
the house. About 12 o'clock on Saturday night, he
took a number of constables to the house, and, after a
short delay, obtained an entrance to an upper room,
where the defendants were assembled. There were no
gambling implemenis visible, but some dice, cards, and
boxes were afterwards found in various parts of the pre-
mises. The upper room was very difficult of access.
The only way of admission was through a sort of trap
door, which was secured inside by two strong bolts.
Persons wishing to enter the room rang a bell, and if
they were known the trap door was lifted up, and they
were admitted.
Police-sergeants Whall and Gray, proved the appre
pension of the prisoners, and stated that they were all
known as gamblers.
The defendant Lawrence denied this. He said he had
only just returned from America.
Whall produced a china dice-box which he found in
the room. Police-constable Thompson, 47 F, found two
dice in the. fire-place and a bank-box. Inspector Par-
ker found two dice in the yard, one false, and the su-
perintendent found a pack of cards on the roof of the
beer- shop.
Police-constable C 178 said he was told by his super-
intendent to go to the gambling-house in Castle-street,
at twelve o'clock, and to see and hear all he could. Wit-

ness went on the roof of the house and opened a trap-
door, which gave him a view of the gaming-room and its
inmates. Had been there a very few moments when one
of the persons in the room called out " Here's the police
coming ; they will be here in a moment, put everything
on one side." Witness then saw some one throw a pack
of cards on the fire. Another person in the room said,
"Let us go out this way," meaning by the window ; but
some one answered, "No ; let us burn all the lot, and
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Ashdown, who was supposed to be the proprietor,
said he opened the door as soon as summoned to do so
by the police. He doubted the possibility of the con-

stable seeing anything that passed in the room from his
place at the trap-door.
The defence of Lawrence, Ralph, Neine, Hart, Samp-
son, Williamson, Gerhard, Ashdown, and Thompson,
was that they merely went to the place for a cup of
coff,•43 ; Belasco said he went to collect a debt.

Three others, who had a lawful excuse-i 4 being in
the house, were discharged ; one released on bail did not
appear.
Mr. MALTBY inflicted a fine on the ten defendants of
40s. each.