The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-07 00:00:00

The prisoner, who is a young man, and looked a wreck
of dissipation, had his left eye bandaged from a recent
assault. He was defended by Mr. Games, a solicitor ;
and Mr. nobler conducted the prosecution.
Henry Cupit, 21, Pitfield-street, Horton, oil and
colcurman, said he had known the prisoner for a con-
siderable time, and, in August last, had some money
transactions with him respecting pawnbrokers' duplicates.
Witness advanced him two separate sums of 41. and 21.,
and received two pawnbrokers' duplicates as security for
the money. The tickets were sealed and retained by
witness, and aro the same as now produced. The prisoner
wrote a note to him in April last, expressing his wish to
have the tickets returned to him, as he wanted the pro-
perty back again. Witness informed him that they should
be left at a certain place, and delivered up on payment
of the amount due.

In cross-examination it was elicited from the witness
that the duplicates in question related to two double-
barrelled guns and a pistol, and that he had often had
similar transactions with the prisoner. He had advanced
money upon some pictures which had been pawned by
him, and held the duplicates as security. He had known
the prisoner seven or eight years. Had never offered to
settle the matter with him. Had offered to return the pic-
tures if the prisoner paid him 181., which was part of a
debt owing to him. Had been on friendly terms with the
prisoner. Was never charged with such an offence as
perjury, but had been indicted, not convicted, by a com-
mon informer, for keeping houses of ill-fame.
James Hitchcock, assistant to Messrs. Vaughan and
Cottrell, pawnbrokers, of 39, Strand, proved that the
original duplicates produced relating to the guns
and pistol, which were pledged for 211, were filled up
and signed in his presence. Subsequently the prisoner
called and signed two of the usual forms of declaration,
affirming that the original duplicates had never been sold
or given away, but had been lost. Upon these declara-
tions the guns and pistol were delivered up to another
person in May last.
Mr. Dawdler, ono of the clerks of the court, proved
that the declarations produced had been filled up in the
usual way, and signed by Mr. Jardine, the magistrate.
A fee of le. was paid upon each to witness, who wrote
his initials on the back of the affidavits, as they still ap-
peared.
Georg© Smith, an officer attached to the court, appre-
hended the prisoner at the Bell public-house, Upper
Wellington-street, Strand.
Mr. HALL, after observing that the offence charged
was made a misdemeanour by the 50a and 6th of Wil-
liam IV., committed tho prisoner for trinA, but consented
to admit him to bail, himself in 100/. and two sureties
of 50/. each. ,

WESTMINSTER.
Andrew M‘Lean, a journeyman tailor, was finally ex-
amined, charged with attempting to murder his wife by
hanging her.

The 'Prisoner said—This woman I am living with is
not my wife, although she lives with me as such. Her
name is Mary Ann Watson. She swears her name is
ll'Lean. She swore nothing but what wa.s a parcel of
lies. There was nobody saw me lay a false hand on the
woman, nor heard mt. I never saw a rope in the
that night.
Mr. BURRELL—You are committed for trial at the Cen-
tral Criminal Court. room

SOUTHWARK.
Charles Cook, a carman out of place, was brought be.
Mr. Seeker for final examination, charged with
breaking open a drawer is the house of Mr. Elvrorthaa
cowkeeper, Bermondsey, and stealing therefrom two 51.
Bank of England notes, 101. in silver, and a silver watch
the property of James Elworthy.
The prosecutor stated that on the morning of the 221
ult, he deposited the money and watch in a drawer in his
brother's house about which place the prisoner was in
the habit of se,
g, When he returned to his brother's
in the evcning ho discovered that the drawer had been
forced open with a screwdriver, and the contents stolen.
He instantly made inquiries and ascertained that the pri-
thtt?
that
uyse of 1
he day, and
poverty,
novue out
toyf,
having received information n
t.oner had been there ii?
t 113 had been seen in
possession of a large sum of money, he related the cir-
cumstance to the police, who apprehended the prisoner.
he was in great
He knew the prisoner to have been _
work
but thfaotr sincenine
the robbery he had purchased Several articles of new
clothing•
months and that
Townley, a police-constable of the M division, said he
examined the drawers, and ascertained
forced open with Mr. Elworth them to have been
be found. After he took the prisoner
chisel, which could not
e
lodgings, and discovered the chisel concealed among his
been purchased were
nearly all new, and had re-
centlysin:a) 11f:certain,. d that thin the Borough. Witness had
session of some old o prisoner had been seen in pos-
g , and a large quantity of silver on
the day of the
robbery.
Mr. Johu Utley,
victualler, residing
Kent-street,
said, that on the afternoon
asked o f thhie 22d
hethe
alt.,r
the prisoner entered his house, and
ho would take care of some silver money for him.w Wit-
ness believing him to be a market gardener, replied in
the affirmative, and received 91. in silver from him. The
money was in a bag, and the next morning the prisoner
had it back again.
Mary Pearce, the prisoner's landlady, said that be was
in great poverty prior to the 22d of July, but on that
day she saw him in possession of several sovereigns, and
some silver. He handed her a sovereign to take the
rent that was due to her.
The constable informed the magistrate that the drawer
had evidently teen forced open with the chisel which he
found in the prisoner's lodging, as he had compared it
with the marks.
In answer to the charge the prisoner contended that it
was all false, that the money he had been seen with vas
his own, which he had saved when he was in work. ,
Mr. SECKER said, that it was a question for a
Jury,
therefor© he should commit him for trial. -
GREENWICH.'
It will be recollected that under the head of Green-
wich police, in our Monday s
paper, a charge of aisaul;