The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-17 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STRER7'.

On Sunday evening last a man having the appearance of
a footman out. of livery called at the residence of Dr. Wil-
ton, No. 16, Regent-square, with a note, surporting to
come from Lady Chambers (the mother of Mr. Chambers,
one of the Magistrates of this office), containing a request
for his immediate attendance. Dr. Wilton immediately
proceeded to the residence of the Lady Chambers, and
while on his way there the man returned and told the ser-
vant that, he had been desired by Dr. Wilton to wait there
until his return. The servant not suspecting anything.
wrong, admitted the man, and allowed him to wait in one of
the -private rooms. Shortly afterwards it was ascertained
that Dr. Wilton had been imposed upon, Lady Chambers
not having sent from him, and then the discovery was made
that the man who brought the note had contrived unper-
ceived to leave the house with a double-cased gold watch
and a lady's gold watch, both by M'Cabe of Cornhill, and
also a watchstand and great coat.
The watches having been very valuable,Dr.Wilton, after
giving information of the robbery, offered a reward of 201.
for the recovery of the property.
Yesterday a man named Moore underwent an examina-
tion on suspicion of having been concerned in the above
robbery. He was, however, remanded in order to give
time for further inquiry.
William Jolfurd, a hackney-coachman, summoned Janies
Snape, a brother Jarvey, before Mr. CHAMBERS, for
having plied for hire in a manner not allowed by Act of
Parliament.
The defendant considered his case of such importance
as to require the aid of some legal luminary, and accord-
ingly he retained Mr. Dunbar, the barrister, to watch his
interests.
Mr. CHAMBERS—But before we g 0 into the case, just
let me know how it happens that one hackney-coachman
comes forward against another ? Compla!nant—'Cause
this here bacsion embraces summit wots of wt,..:t
him-
portance to the public and Noblemen and Gentlemen, ho
veil as all us hackney-coachmen (looking hard at the
Magistrates), wot always Inlets honorable, and does the
thing wots right with those jobs as they gets in a legally
lawful vay.

Mr. CHAMBERS—ExpIain what ypu mean.
Complainant—Vy, this here prisoner, wot's the defend-
ant in this transaction, is wot we calls a " fare dodger," that
is, he never comes on the rank in his turn, but he goes and
plants his wehicle right afore some hotel as if he'd got a fare
a waiting, and so Yen a gentleman conies out, he plys him
for the job, and drives the reg'lar ones out of their turn.
Now ye as acts respectfully von't stand sitch nonsense, and
all on us on Condiek-street stand has cohabited together to
cotch him in the worry act of committing the crime.
• Mr. CHAMBERS—State what you discovered.
Complainant—Last Friday vos a veck Joe Davis draw'd
into the rank:and sung out •' There's Rook'em' (that's the
defendant) standing afore Steevens, and coming the artful
dodge."

Mr. CHAMBERS—Rook'em ? Why the name on the
warrant isSn ape.

Complainant—Yes, Snapes is his natural name, but his
proper name is " Rook'em," vich we've christened him,
cause he " rooks "us out of our turn. Vell ven ye diski-
vered vot Rook'em vas arter, Bill Beazeley claps on the pot-
bey's apron, and gammons to be a porter, and cuts avay to
Steeven's. As soon as ever Rook'em seed him, he sings out
‘. Vant coach, your honour," and Bill says, " Yes, drive to
the Blue Posts, and there you'll find a job." So Rook'ein
drove to the Posts, and that show'd plump blank as he
warn% engaged afore, and when he seed us a standit g at the
door, he vos " ily," for he turned his horses' head and
drove off.'

The defence set up by the learned Counsel was that his
client was exposed to the anger of his brother whips in con-
sequence of the patronage he got from gentlemen who pre-
fzrred riding in his neat and clean vehicle. The coachmen
were accustomed to hoax him by sending persons to call
him off the rank with orders to take up imaginary fares at

different hotels ; and a person had first sent him to Stee-
yen's and then carried on the hoax, for the purpose of laying
the present complaint, by desiring him to go to the Blue
Posts.

The complainant denied this to be the fact, and called
Joe Davis, a Falstaff looking personage, and appropriately
named '• Fat Joe," who, however, provad so much that Mr.
Chambers was induced, after having heard counter evidence,
to dismiss the case.

Mrs. Snape, the wife of the defendant, preferred charges
against the complainant for having called her improper
names in the street, and in particular for having put his
arms round her neck and held her so tight that she was,
she said, obliged to " dislocate" it flow him by main force.
The complainant and others were told ii they persisted
in such conduct they would be required to find bo:'l•