The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-06 00:00:00

HAT T ON- GARDEN.

Yesterday Thomas Richardson, a fellow of desperate
appearance, was charged with having feluniowly entered
St. Philip's church, Bagnigge Wells-road, and robbing it
of property to a considerable amount.
The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was re-
minded until Wednesday next.
UNION-HALL.

MURDER. or Mn. RICHARDSON.-Two men answer-
ing the description of the murderers of the late Mr. Ri-
chardson ate now in custody. One of them, named
Samuel Cottrell, was brought to Union-hall on Saturday
last, and from thence immediately sent off to Epsom after
having underuone a private examination. The other ma❑
whose rt,me is John Woodhill, a remarkably ill-looking
fellow, and who answers the description of the shorter
man named in the placard offering the reward, was taken
into custody yesterday motning by Stephen Plant, an ac-
tive policeman of the G division, who brought him to
Union-hall, where he was examined, charged on suspicion
of having been one of the parties concerned in the late
atrocious murder.

The prisoner said that he should be enabled to bring
plenty of witnesses to prove an alibi. He was sent uff in
the course of the day to Epsom.

THAMES POLICE.

THE EXCISE LAWS.—James Pattison, a youth, was
charged on an information hid by the commissioners of
excise with smuggling six quarts of scotch whisky, by
which he had forfeited a penalty of 1001.

The prisoner made no defence, but his fattier, the
master of the Nancy sloop, from Dundee, sr ho was pre-
sent, slid his son was acting by his directions.
Mr. BALLANTINE and Mr. BRODERIP said the offence
was clearly proved, and they had no other alternative hut
to pass the sentence of the law, which was that the pri-
soner should pay tl e fine of 1001. to the King, or be im-
prisoned until such fine was paid. There could, however,
be no doubt that the lad was acting under his father's
orders—in fact be was his servant, and under those cir-
cumstances they hoped the commissioners of excise would
extend their mercy to the youth.
The clerk to the excise solicitor said the recommenda-
tion of the magistrates should Ise mentioned to the board.

There are now confined in the gaol of Sher,-
ten Mallet 300 prisoners. During the last month 138
prisoners have been committed to the above gaol.
A KNAVE IN PETTICOATS.—A short time
ago, a shopkeeper in 'Monmouth, on counting his cash in
the evening, found that in the course of the day some
person belonging to his establishment had taken two coun-
terfeit half-crowns. He made a mark on each of them,
and placed them on a shelf, intending to show them to
b;s neighbours, in order to put them on their guard. The
following morning, being that of the market day, a re-
spectable farmer's wife purchased some goods at the shop,
and the tradesman himself waited upon her. When she
banded some silver in payment, the tradesman quickly
discovered a suspicious looking half_crown among it, where-
upon the following conversation took place :—" Madam,
said the shopkeeper, " here is a counterfeit hAf-crown."
" No, surely," was the reply, " where could I have it
from ?" The woman appeared quite perplexed, and ex-
pressed her anxiety to remember how it could have got
into her possession. " But, Sir," she added, " I am quite
hurt I offered it to you ; if I had known of it I would
not have done such a thing for the world." The trades-
man, sympathising with her appare-tly wounded feelings,
said, " Indeed, Madam, I ant very sorry for you ; but I
am myself a loser to twice your amount ; yesterday we
took these two counterfeits," taking the two he had
marked from the shelf, and showing them to his fair cus-
tomer. " Law !" exclaimed she, " there must be some
very wicked people in the country ; it is no use now to
talk about the less, so I will give my bad half_crown to
my children to play with, and you may as well give me
your two—fur if they are left about, they may get into the
hands of some unprincipled person." The tradesman
readily consented ; the woman pocketted the half crowns,
paid her bill, and departed. When our shopkeeper was
emptying his till of its contents, late in the evening of the
same day, Meader may guess his surprise and gratifi-
cation, whrfilbkbefield glittering before him his acquaint-
ances—the tsvo!b-si: ficrowns, that he had, in token of his
affection, marked the day before, and in the morning most
Pliantly presented to Lila fair casoiner ! !—Hereford
Times. .