The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-27 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A man of decent appearance was brought into the
office charged with having committed robbery. He
was remanded for the present.
CHEAP ALMANACKS —A tradesman living in
Regent-street brought a fellow before Mr. DYER for
the tullowiug imposition:—
Hearing the man bawling out, "Moore's Alma-
necks, a penny a piece," he sent his servant out and
purchased one. Whet► he came to inspect it, he
found that the first part was defaced, some of the
leaves torn in half, and that it was not for the pre-
sent year. Conceiving he had been imposed upon,
he determined to have a magistrate's advice on the
subject.
The defence of the man, which was conducted
with much impertinence, was that he had sold
" Moore's Almanack," and therefore that he had
committed no fraud.

Mr. DYER said it was clear that he sold his goods
by a trick, but it was not of a nature which he could
take cognizance of.

MAR YLEB ONE.

A young woman was placed at the bar, charged
by policeman Patmore, D 67, who stated that on
the previous evening he found the prisoner sitting
on some steps in Harley-street, quite drunk. She
refused to give her name, and used the most infa-
mous language.
Mr. HOSKlNS—Perhaps you';l tell me what your
name is ? Prisoner—l'll see you first. lam
well known in this parish; that's all I've got to say
to you.
Mr. Hosmss—Then you won't give up your
name? Prisoner—No, I won't.
Mr. How lNs—Lock her up.
Prisoner—Lock me up and be —, you old fool.
She was then removed by the gaoler.
QUEEN-SQUARE._

Thomas Haaury, of Welford, in Leicestershire,
was brought from St. Margaret's station-house in
the New-way, Tothill-street, charged with being
drunk and disorderly in the public streets, and in-
capable of taking care of himself. He had been in-
dulging in his potations at the Swan Tavern, in
Bridge-street, Westminster-bridge, and drank too
freely of rum and water. He was found by the
police in Bridge-street, hallooing, with -a steworian
voice, sundry unintelligible phrases, which might be
called the " Unknown Tongue," as no person could
possibly understand his meaning. At one time he
appeared to be imitating the bleating of a calf. A
policeman was at last compelled to take him to the
station-house, where he was locked up. In the cell
he amused the persons at the station-house with his
calf music for upwards of two hours.
Mr. GREGORIE—Do you deny the charge of being
drunk ? Halibut-y-1 do not.
Mr. GREGORIE—Then you will be fired 54. for
drunkenness, and be diicharged.
lie immediately paid the money, and was dis-
charged.
THAMES POLICE.

CAPTURE OF A THEATRICAL COMPANY.—George
Dodd, Thomas Becket, John Hewett, William Luke,
John Pegg, James Hill, Thomas King, and James
llfitchell, all young men, were charged with being
lopes and vagabonds, in performing the drama in an
unlicensed theatre. The wardrobe and properties
were produced, and covered the floor of the office.
Ewart, a police sergeant, No. 27 K, stated that
for the last three months a penny theatre had
existed in New Gravel-lane, Shadwell, which was
an intolerable nuisance to the inhabitants, who had
frequently complained of it. The building was for-
merly a chapel, and it was now called the New

Brunswick Subscription Theatre. On Friday even-
ing, at the conclusion of Don Juan, or the Libertine's
Fate, witness and a party of policemen entered and
took the prisoners into custody.
Osman, a policeman, 61 K, stated that he pur-
chased a penny ticket at a house opposite the theatre,
which admitted him to see the performances. The
building was fitted up as a regular theatre, with
proscensium, seats, &c. Upwards of 100 boys and
girls composed the audience. He could only iden-
tify Dodd, who performed an old woman.
Two police sergeants said they had frequently
warned Hewett, who was the manager, that he was
doing wrong.

Hewett, in defence, said that he was engaged by
a mar, named Petersen, who was the proprietor of
the concern, to act as stage-manager, and lam the
other performers their parts. Hewett said he had
served his time to the business of a silver-chaser;
Becket said he was a painter ; Pegg, a gun-maker ;
and a fourth said he was a printer.
Mr. COMBE remarked that they wire a set of
foolish young men, who would sooner "strut and
fret their hour" on the stage than work at their re-
spective occupations.
A respectable housekeeper complained of the
nuisance, and said that it attracted a nightly assem-
blage of boys and girls.
Mr. COMBE said that if the prisoners offended
again he would send them to the treadmill ; and he
was sorry that Peterson had not been taken, for he
ought to be indicted. The prisoners were then or-
dered to seek for histrionic fame elsewhere.