The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-08 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

CHARLIE Or RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.—This morn-
ing Joltn Pinkerton, a common lodging-house keeper,
wa4 placed at the bar on remand, charged with baying
in his possession a large quantity cf wearing apparel,
watches, and jewellery, supposed to have been stolen.
It will be recollected that the prisoner is the pro-
prietor of some 30 or 40 common lodging houses in the
neighbourhood of Drury-lane, and that the stolen pro-
perty which he was charged with having in his posses-
sion he stated bad ben left at different times by parties
temporarily occupying apartments in his houses.
This morning Inspector Mitchell stated he bad re-
ceived two letters relating to two of the rings, and
another letter referring to some other property. The
I parties were not in attendance, but he had several other
cases complete against the prisoner.
Mr. Henry thought, from the communications that bad
been received, he had better remand the prisoner for
another week, his.ease would not be prejudiced by such
a proceeding.
Mr. Lewis, who appeared for the prisoner, said he bad
no olijection to such a proceeding providing bail was ac-
cepted for his client's appe.raiice.
Mr. Henry refused to accept bail.
Mr. Lewis then proceeded to address the magistrate
in suppnrt, of his application for bail, and said he would
prefer a commital, as he c ,old then make an application
to a judge at chambers for the liberation of his client on
bail.

Mr. Henry said be could not accede to the r( quest
for bail. He wou'd therefore remand the prisoner until
Wednesday next, upon which day he would coA.mit him
for trial, and Mr. Lewis could then make his application
to one of the judges.
CHARGE AGAINST A POLICEMAN. Police constable
Thomas Pratt, 311 A, appeared before Mr. Henry to
answer a charge that had been made against him of ne-
glecting his duty. The inquiry had been ordered by the
Commissioners of Police.
Frum the statement of the complainant, Mr. Robert
Holland, a tradesrnae carryihg on business in Museum
street, it appeared that at about five, minutes past nine
on the evening of the 29th ult , he desired his servant
to put up the shutters of the shop, and in ab'iut two
minutes afterwards a person entered the shop and told
him a drunken man was obstructing his servant in his
duty. On going to ascertain the cause of the disturb-
ance Le saw a man sitting near the shop, and on his
requesting him to leave the spot, he commencrd abusing

him, using language of a most disgusting nature.

Finding he could not per-uade the mail to go a Aay, be
despatched his servant for a police•coestabie, who, after
an absence of about ten minutes, returned without one.
The man then again commenced using the most insult-
ing language, and eventually a policemen, 311 E, made
his appearance.
It was here remarked by the Insinctor that there was
no such number in the force. "

The policeman, 311 A, alrni!ted he was the min.
Complainant continued—lmmediately on the arrival
of the constable he told him to take the man into custody
:or insulting him. The constable rdased to do so, say-
ing. he could not take 3,111311 into custody up )n such a
charge.

Mr. Henry—Was the constable present when the nun
used the abusive language.
C smplainant said ho %sas not.
The constable,in answer to,therdiarge, stated that on
the evening in question he arrived at the hour men-
tioned at the shop of the complainant, and immediately
he did so Mr. Holland told him to take a.person into
custody who had been insulting him, and interrupting
his business. He told Mr. Holland he had no power to
do so, as he had not heard the man make use of any bad
language, but he would caution him, and if he still per-
sisted in annoying the complaigant, he would take him
into custody. He bad been ten years in the force, and
this was the first time then had bee:i any complaint
against him.

Mr. Henry told the complainant the constable had no
power to arrest a person for using bad language which
he did not hear. The course he ought to pursue was to
take out a summons against the patty.

The complainant said he th.ught it was very bail
that tradesmen should be subjected to be insulted and
annoyed by idle people, and then after all to have to
take the law into their own bands,

Mr. Henry said the law did not give power to police•
men to arrest parties wilout warrant for using abusive
language which they did not hear, and he thought it
was wise it d:d not do so. If it did, it would be very
easy for a person t ► accuse another of insultin4 him and
ving him into the custody of a policeman. If the man
had used bad language in the presence of the constable
the case would have been different. It had been stated
that after the policeman had cautioned the man he went
away, and, under the circumstances, this was all the
policeman had power to do.

Mr. Holland said he had no vindictive feeling against
the policeman, but he thought he bad neglected his
duty, and that was the ream he had moved in the
affair.
The case was dismissed.