The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-15 00:00:00

EVENING-,_ OCTOBER' 15, 1861.

Sir R. W. CARDEN—What are you, then ? Pro-
secutor—l am a gentleman, living on my means.
Sir R. W. CARDEN—Then you ought to know
better. _

The officer here said that he had found the handle
of the watch near the spot indicated by the prose-
cutor, who was so intoxicated that he was unable to
give any information as to the person who had stolen
his watch. Witness apprehended the prisoner merely

on suspicion. He had.made inquiries,- and found that
the prosecutor had been drinking at Pearson's, in
Cursitor-street ; but the landlady positively declared
the prisoner was not with him at all in her house.
Sir R. W. CAEDEN—There is no evidence against
the girl, and I must therefore discharge her.
Prosecutor—Very well, Sir, I have no objection.
Sir R. W. CARDEN—And you will lose your watch.
Prosecutor—l suppose so.
Sir R. W. CARDER—You see, Mr. Malkie, this is
all the effects of getting drunk.
Proseciwir—l admit it is very improper.
Sir R. W. CARDEN—It certainly is. However, the
loss of your watch is a good penalty for your indis-
cretion, and I hope it will be a lesson to you, that
when you stray again from home you will not forget
that you area gentleman of independent property, and
not get drunk.—(Laughter.)
The prisoner was then discharged, and the prosecu-
tor was seen inquiring most anxiously for the re-
porters, as he was afraid his friends in Cork would
hear of through their means.
MARLBOROUGH—STREET.
Ignatz Gritler, a printer, was yesterday charged
with defrauding Susannah Dixon of a half-sovereign

and lOs.
The prosecutrix stated that she was a national
schoolmistress, and resided at No. 42, John-street,
Tottenham-court-road. About six weeks ago she

lent the prisoner about 41., and on the 29th of Sep-
tember last he came to her and told her he was going
to pay her 10s. off the 41. He then gave her the medal
produced, which she thought was a sovereign, and
she gave it to her assistant to procure change, and
when she came back the prisoner took the change,
consisting of a half-sovereign and 10s., and left the
place without giving witness the 103. he had

promised.
Ann Austin, an assistant to the last witness, proved
changing the coin produced, and giving the change to

the prisoner.
Susannah Webb, 6, Little Howland-street, confec-
tioner, deposed that on the 29th of September the
medal produced was brought to her by last witness,
and she gave her a half-sovereign and 10s. in silver.
She put the medal, which she thought was a sove-
reign, in the teapot in the parlour ; no one went there
but herself, till about half an hour after, when she
required change, and took it to the Bull's Head, in
Tottenham-court-road, where it was refused.
Drake, 122 E, proved taking the prisoner into cus-

tody.
Hayes, 82 E, said, about fifteen days ago he took
the prisoner into custody for another offence. He
then searched him, and found upon him 16 medals
similar to the one produced, bearing on the obverse
side the Queen's head, and on the reverse a man on
horseback, surrounded by the words, "the way to
Hanover."
The prisoner, who seemed to treat the matter very
slightly, denied all knowledge of the coin being
worthless. He was a foreigner, and not well ac-
quainted with English money. The prosecutrix, to
whom he formerly paid his addresses, must know that
he did not intend any fraud.
The defendant was committed for trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Samuel Monsire and William Welch, two youths
of 15 or 16, both of whom were recognised as the con-
stant associates of thieves, and one of them numerous
times in custody and once convicted of felony, were
charged with robbery at the shop of Mr. Charles
Faulkner, a silversmith and jeweller in Catherine-
street, Hoxt on.
The prosecutor's wife stated that, while seated in her
parlour at four o'clock on the previous afternoon, the
prisoner Monsire and another youth suddenly presented
themselves at the window, round one of the panes of
which, opposite a jewel-tray, she saw the former ra-
pidly draw one of his fingers. This act excited her
suspicion, and she went to the door, but both boys
had then disapeared, and upon looking at the pane
where they had been standing, she was surprised to
find that in that short time not only had the greater
part of the putty which secured the glass been cut
away from it, but that the pane itself had been starred
in a very peculiar manner, though she had not heard
the sound of its cracking. She communicated this fact
to one of her neighbours, who expressed an opinion
that it had been done by shoplifters, who would be
sure to return, and she therefore kept a sharp
watch for two hours, but nothing more was seen of
them till half past six, when the prisoners returned
with a third boy, and, arranging themselves so as to
cover each other, Monsire went up to the glass,
rapidly touched, the bottom of the pane, hande d
something to the third boy, and then all three has-
tened quickly away. The whole occurrence was so
dexterously executed that she had not time to get
near them, to interrupt their operations, but upon
again looking at the pane they had touched she found
that a portion of the glass had been silently forced
out, and two valuable gold rings abstracted through
the hole they had made in it.
David Howe, the neighbour referred to, deposed to
seeing the two prisoners at the prosecutor's window ,
at four o'clock, and then suddenly dart away. Upon
learning from Mrs. Faulkner the result of their la-
bours he also kept watch for them, and when they
returned, two hours and a half afterwards, be saw
Welch go cautiously up to the window, apparently
force something through it, and then, after hand
ing something to their accomplice, who
stood ready to receive it, all three ran off.
He hastened out to intercept them as fast as
he could, though not quickly enough ; but upon
noticing the hole made in the glass he pursued and
captured the two hindmost ones, Welch and Monsire,
whom he forced back to the prosecutor's, where he
held them till they could be given in charge, when
upon their removal to the station it was found that
they had left behind them in the shop a stout piece of
wire twisted into a hook, with which there could be
no doubt that the rings had been drawn through the
fracture.
Robinson, of the N division, deposed that upon
taking the prisoners into custody they indignantly
denied the charge, but upon taking them to the station
and searching them he found two strong clasp-knives
in their possession, the ends of the largest blades of
which were bent back in a peculiar manner, similar
to a farrier's paring-knife, and admirably adapted to
rapidly cut out any window to which they might be
applied.
Morrell, of the II division, who was accidentally in
court upon other business, identified both prisoners as
old acquaintances in much the same terms as those
before given, and, the prisoners having confined them-
. selves to a general denial of all that was alleged
against them, they were ordered to be committed for
the completion of the depositions.
SOUTHWARK.

John Lucas, the driver of a cab plying at the South-
Eastern Railway terminus, was summoned by Mr.
Welch, a barrister, for refusing to take him as his
fare, and also with refusing to show his metal ticket
when requested so to do.
The complainant stated that on his arrival at the
London-bridge terminus from the country, being
anxious to get to his chambers as quickly as possible,
having an important engagement, he went up to the
stand, and, seeing the door of the defendant's cab
open, he placed his carpet-bag inside, and then got in
himself, and desired the defendant to drive him to
Stone-buildings, Temple. The defendant, however,
refased to take him, and he was compelled to get out,
and the detention he experienced before he could get
another cab put him to considerable inconvenience.
He added that he had been served in a similar manner
before, the cab-drivers imagining that they were jus-
tified in refusing to drive any but those from whom
they expected the longest and best fares. But his
(the complainant's) principal object in preferring the
charge was on public grounds, as he was convinced
that several travellers by railroad were put to the
same inconvenience. Although he had also summoned
the defendant for not exhibiting his badge, he should
forego that, not wishing to press that charge.
Mr. ATECKETT referred to the Ist and 2d of Wil-
liam IV., which rendered it imperative on the driver
of a public carriage, if not previously engaged, to go
with any perstn by whom he was hired, under a pe-
nalty for refusing. The magistrate then asked the
defendant what be had to say in answer to the charge ?
The defendant said that he acted in conformity with
the regulations of the South-Eastern Railway authori-
ties by refusing to take the fare in question; his cab
was not the on e on the rank whose turn it was to
take up ; and i f he had complied he would have sub-
jected himself to a fine of si. by the railway regula-
tions, besides being turned off the rank, and not per-
mitted to ea me there again.
Mr. Web ;h said, if such regulations were in ex-
istence, the y were calculated to put the public to
much inconvenience by detaining passengers on their
arrival at the terminus in the manner he was detained.
Mr. K:BEcKETT asked a railway inspector present
if such regulations were made by the railway
company
The answer was in the affirmative, upon which the
magistri ste said that the Act of Parliament to which
he previously referred made the charge against the
defendan .t an offence for which he was liable to a
heavy pe Inalty, independently of the rules of the rail-
way con ipany ; it was evident, however, he had acted
under a misapprehension, as he considered he was
justified by the regulations. On that account he
should I sot inflict the full penalty, but on future occa-
sions, Lf the cab drivers who plied at the railway
termir ms did not comply with the Act, and think they
were justified in picking their fares instead of going
with those by whom they were hired, if not previously
enga Bed, he should in that case put the law in force,