The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-27 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)

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A dirty-looking young lad, who called himself Japes
Morris, was charged by Mr. Nicolson, proprietor Of 3 L.,
warehouse in Cateaton-street, with being one of a partq
whom he had been tricked out of goods to the amount of 29',f
The complainant stated that a man who represented hiniseia
ao, the father of the prisoner, called upon him for goods, 2,14.
referred him to a Mr. Rogers, a grocer living
Catherine's docks, who assured the complainant that Nifertrhe
was a very respectable man, and he consequently gave tIY
goods upon his bill at two months. Morris subsequen
offered complainant a 301. bill, the first having been dishonoui:ea
but complainant detained the second bill, and Morris had
since absconded, and the only-person he found in the boost
was the prisoner.
The LORD MAYOR—Where is Rogers ? Complainant---
Oh, my Lord, he has bolted also.
The LORD MAYOR said he should be very anxious to exteedit
every protection to tradesmen, but if they chose to giv° efr the
to strangers without inquiring their character, or that
(re, #,
opposite bis,
persons to whom they refer, on the chance of obtaining
larb
profits, they must abide by the consequences: table
Complainant—My Lord, I thought Rogers was a rcsPec
man, for he had a very well filled shop. obtain
The Loab MAYOR—SO he might, when he could -
credit readily.
Theso following letter from Morris to the complainant seas
then read :

Castle-street, 19, Cast,l e-s j 5
" Dear Sir,--Having mislaid the key of my iron ch,e,:ll, I
the reason as that Bill is not paid. If you return the I'
shall get the money immediately. Yours truly,
RIS."
" THOMAS MOR— aria
The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner if his father had found
the key of his iron chest yet ? in big
The prisoner explained that he had an impediment big
speech, and wrote on a piece of paper that he knew o°'
of the matter. f
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The LORD MAYOR said he could give the comp a',
with

redress, and directed the prisoner to be discharged, ll'
undertaking to appear when called upon. e'
The accused immediately recovered his speech, n',
claimed—" Certainly, my Lord—thank your Lordship'
(Great laughter.) f 31r.
Joseph Aslyrorcl, a young lad in the employment 00114,
Williams, a shopkeeper of Fenchurch-street, was ou,
his master with robbing him of two pieces of Banonw,-;
other goods, to a large amount. Some of the proPely beet'
been found in his bed, but the greater portion ha ",e of
pawned, and he was remanded to Tuesday for the purr—
having the pawn-broker in attendance. 604
Elliott, the young man who had been two or three,6 of
before the Mayor on a charge of obtaining large quentiti
wine from various wine-merchants, under false preteenqtleoce
again placed at the bar, but there was no further 01
against hi
DOm.
. ALPHUS contended for the prisoner, that he l!e„ bad
invoices of the several merchants from whom the Wn'oaici
been purchased; which set forth that the money was to hefirod
in October, and they had no right to bring a charge d oree
against Mr. Elliott in August in defiance of their own an
ment. foroer

The LORD MAYOR said, that in the present as in
case, it was unfortunate that inquiry had not been 018 fade'
the character of the person to whom reference had beelilfor
Under all the circumstances he did not think hirese'
ranted in detaining the accused, and he should.therefere
charge him. tt) j';
A police officer in attendance said he had Elliott in eu,is a e o'l
to answer a charge of a similar nature on the other
the water. Y
The LORD MAYOR—I have nothing to do with that"
of coarse, will do your duty. eb
Robert Fenton, a waterman, was charged by a
with having, a few nights previously, demanded five 9 e
fare for conveying himself and two other persons from th b)
tom-house to the Eclipse steamer, a distance of less tba
a mile, which the lainant ai him.
The Waterman, incom hpis defencpe, d said that some other Per°
must have taken his boat, as he was not the person. notect
Mr. Webb said, if the number of the boat did net, protect
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the public from imposition, he would be glad to know li°,oo
were to act in case the night was dark and that the Wa's"
Off
could not be identified ?
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The Loan MAYOR said he was most anxious to aff°hey P,,
,
protection to the watermen, more especially since by
been deprived of a great portion of their earning? o 015
steam-boats; but they were most effectually destroYiiissboli3O
selves by their gross extortions upon the public. [lore I'l
fine him 205. • and in every future case that came "es.
of a similar kind, he should inflict the full penalty fine,
After a good deal of grumbling, Fenton paid
Jane Harmer, an old woman, whose appearance be of )3;
the;o7
the greatest destitution, was charged by Mr. Ca:Y:4f 10c°,,
shopsgate-street, with having stolen three pound's
ci
from his shop ; the complainant pursued her, an her g'
" saved his bacon," he merely boxed her ears and let ,0116
The old lady returned shortly afterwards with a large
and smashed his window.
The Loan MAYOR inquired if any of the officers knoetliVej
and one of them replied that she was a poor woman W

on drink.
Mr. Hobler—But she eats sometimes—she took hae°lllll.
Officer—Bless you, no, Sir ; she only took it to selicirol/
old women never eats at all, they live upon the ,
(Laughter. )—She was sent to Bridewell for 14 claYs'Acers:
Hannah Allen, a middle-aged, decent looking hoesstill
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was charged with being found in the street on the Pi
evening, intolerably drunk. hersll
Mrs. Allen, on being asked what she had to say for 010?
assured his Lordship that she reared herself and her
quite respectable, but she was subject to a swinnxiirig
head, and a little drop went a great way with her.
She was discharged on promising not to offend agal

BOW STREET.—(THIS DAY-)
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Fanny Pennefather, a young Irishwoman, In°state4
dressed, was charged with being drunk in the street
tob,?e(
o'clock this morning, creating a riot, and afterward' P.
saulting the policeman, who interfered to prevent 11eIy,e;
she was brought in the gaoler said she was exceecun'llAv
lent, and used very violent language in the static:ll-Ai
she claimed acquaintance with inspector Rogers,
was indebted to her in the stint of 2/. 125., of which sl
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immediate payment. very a
She, in answer to the Magistrate, said she was. "
for what she had done, and if allowed to go ab°lllll 14
ness, she would never trouble him again.
The Magistrates, Messrs. MINSHULL and MA1•1'.,,-eir
the officers must be protected in the discharge of
She must pay a fine of 205., or be imprisoned the
Correction for three weeks. 001,
She was then locked up, but had not been man,' ~ flded
the cell till she fainted, or feigned one. She co
cry cry and groan for a time so loud as to interrupt tthi
of the office. After about an hour, 1I the fine was Pad'
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departed in high spirits.
'Valiant Johnson, the driver of the hackney cone 411
was summoned by police sergeant A 14, for furious7e9 of
on the public streets, to the great danger of the
Majesty's subjects. 1t
Mr. Alexander Dyson said on the night of the 05 0 lit
was crossing St. Martin's-lane, when a coach came out oy
full gallop ; he was obliged to run very fast to get
way. He was looking after it, when the police °lnc's scit:il?
him and desired his name and that he would attend asi sa V
The officer gave the same account ; he distinct Jot oy
number at a gas lamp ; he could not speak to the Pe, 0e t°
driver, for the coach went past so fast he had not
him. cit Pc
The defendant said he had no recollection 01.7;e
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stance. He had driven a coach as master an 14
seventeen years, and never was before a Magistrate
ee
summons before. f til
The Magistrates greatly commended the conduct
'iceman, and fined the defendant 20s. and costs. his mh;,f
He said he could not pay the money and begge,`A`,.
would do so for him for a short time, when he wrotntveoll"
he refused at first but eventually paid the money °n ttt
that such conduct should not again be pursued. heforetf,
A poor woman named Catherine Brennan came fe;
Magistrate under the ivllowing circumstanceVrberyecl
a certificate from the country stating t'at-fetu 1,4
had been transported ; she had come up .7 Dot
to London to inquire about him, as she r
lee
of him for a long time. She had, also got a leitet '"
to him, but the Post-office authorities would, l °
o .:01
it without the postage being paid. She had 1 t`):
and wished the Magistrate to interfere and comp P,
tof
forward dit 4;
ere r. gave the poor woman great ri,ve 1t ll' 01
maternal feeling, and said though he could not CO 'soa
send the letter, lie would pay the postage himself' 00
would be sure to o. ; irigg
The poor womgan left the office invokingh'e-s
head.
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A huge portion of an immense cliff at wll, ~o)
Shannon mouth, has detached itself from the e'filas,)
fallen into the sea. The boisterous weather °
made extensive inroads along the western
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Paper. ells/ 0fi,1,1
During the last few days an evident changpg %/e.,
place in the warmth of the atmosphere, border' in
I.oooolp oj
tumnal coolness ; the thermometer, which even be e° 1
latelY
remained at 70, having on some evenings . Pyo
•
as 50. as '4,
A GOOD GUESS.---Colonel C---, `olioo
and cars in debt, when stationed at the Towen W3f0,l
servant that a person wanted to see him on P— reiy e'f
Requiring a defcription of the announced, the cele°
man of colour."—" Oh, say no more," said the 0,0 t
know what colour—it is a dun." ribors
FISHING EXTRAORDINARY.---'193 d 0114
sword-fish, eight feet six inches in length, 'tri 13oftoisi
four feet in circumference, was caught in Wh'rt
nobictskov'b ii srd i;
near the mid• stream of the Humber, by
Thomas Hind Bell, in Messrs. Todd and the slog
boat Venus. It is a remarkably fine fish-- feet 1°,104,
three v
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(which projects from the upper lip) is
expanse of the tail is two feet eight inches. a_ fiseat,,o
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effected at some risk ; after the first hook iv 5
it rushed with such violence against the bonotbliy b 1
set it ; the tip of the sword was broken, Pr hat the to b
cussion. It was by considerable exertion t; chas° oft I
which was used by Gibson and Bell in givlhnf object „if!?
prize, was prevented from sinkieg, when t After 11(9
pursuit descended with surprising vat:witty. owerforp
cured, Bell received a severe blow from its Pqaflifo
It is now lying in Messrs. T. and A.'s shop.---P

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