The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-04 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Thomas Jones, the driver of the cabriolet No. 296, was
brought up in the custody of John Smith, a police constable
of the L division, No. 35, charged with robbing a Gentle-
man residing in Kennington-lane of a sovereigu.—Discharged.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Alexander Cousins was put to the bar, charged
with having stolen a quantity of lead, the property of the
trustees of the Smallpox Hospital, Battle-bridge.
The Prisoner was fully committed for trial.
The following case will, no doubt, be a caution to the
public against trusting such characters as the fellow charged
with the following impudent robbery :
Samuel Carter, attired as a costermonger, was complained
of by Mrs. Phillips, the wife of Mr. Edward Richard
Phillips, Solicitor, 76, Great Titchfield-street, Marylebone,
for haviag stolen a sovereign from her under these circum-
stances

On Tuesday the prisoner was calling " Rabbit 0" near
the prosecutor's residence, when Mrs. Phillips hailed him,
and agreed to purchase two rabbits which were hanging
on a pole over his shoulder. Not having sufficient silver
about her to pay for them, she sent one of her servants to
endeavour to procure change for a sovereign, but she re-
turned unsuccessful. The prisoner then offered his services
to obtain it, and the lady unfortunately entrusted the sove-
reign to him. He was seen to enter a public-house, and
in half an hour afterwards Mrs. Phillips, hearing nothing of
him, ordered her servant to go there in search of him, when
she ascertained that he had left the house by a side door
leading into Marylebone-lane, arid had not asked for

change. About seven o'clock in the evening of the same
day Mrs. Phillips happening to be walkin with her hus-
band in Tottenham-court-road, met with the prisoner, and
had him taken into custody.
Mr. ROGERS asked the prisoner if he had anything to
say to the charge ? •
• He said he had not sold a rabbit for upwards of twelve
months, and protested that he was innocent of the charge.
Mrs. Phillips said she hoped the Magistrate would forgive
the prisoner.

Mr. ROGERS replied that he certainly should not. Rob-
beries similar to the present were of daily occurrence, and
now, as was very seldom the case, the thief had been appre-
hended ; therefore for the sake of the public be should make
an example of him.

The witnesses having been bound over to prosecute, the
prisoner was fully committed to Newgate.

THAMES POLICE.

Yesterday Captain James Hunt, master of the Comet
West Indianian, was brought before Mr. Ballantine,
charged with assaulting and throwing overboard a seaman
named James Nicholson on the 28th of February last,
while the ship was lying in Green Harbour, in the Island
of Jamaica.

The complainant stated that he and several others, his
shipmates, had been employed on the day in question in
loading the ship, and after working all day they were at
night ordered by the Captain to take the raft ashore. He
(complainant) objected to this, being much fatigued, and
told the Captain he could not go. The Captain, without
any further expostnlation, seized him by the waist and
threw him overboard into the long boat. He was very
severely injured by the fall and was very ill for some time
afterwards.
Mr. BALLANTINE.—But you refused to work when Or-
dered to do so? Nicholson.—No, sir ; I only said I had
done enough for that day.

The Captain could produce witnesses to prove the false-
hood of the charges made against him.
Mr. BALLANTINE said the defendant ought to have been
provided with his witnesses, but he would allow the case
to stand over until three o'clock, to give him an opportu-
nity to produce them.
At the appointed time the parties again appeared, but
the Captain producing no witnesses, he was ordered to find
bail to answer the charge at the next Admiralty Sessions.
The defendant not being provided with the necessary
sureties was given into custody of the gaoler.