The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGILNCE.

NAB Y L EB ONE.

TRICKS OF A SMASHEIL—CharIes Chapman, a
young man with a most bewitching obliquity of
visage, was yesterday placed at the bar, charged as
follows :
Mr. Richard R;lner, confectioner, 13, Hallway-
street, stated that between seven and eight o'clock
the previous evening the prisoner (who bad been
indulging for some time his visionary organs by
looking at the pastry through the window) entered
the shop, and pointing to some maccaroons said,
" How much are they each ?" " A halfpenny," re•
plied witness, when the prisoner said, " I'll take
two." Witness wrapped two in paper and gave
them to the prisoner, who, in return, placed a shil
ling in witness's hand, which he immediately dis-
covered to a bad one. He then sent for a police-
man, who, having examined the shilling, also said it
was a counterfeit, and expressed his opinion that the
prisoner was a "regular smasher." Witness took
the shilling out of the man's hand for the purpose
of marking it, when the prisoner snatched it from
his hand and put it in his mouth. He had seen no
more of it.
Police Constable Ego saw the prisoner make a
snatch at the shilling and put it in his mouth. He
seized him by the throat just at the time he heard
the shilling pass his swallow.
The prisoner, who said he lived at Shoreditch,
and got his living by selling cabbage-plants, savoys,
onions, and other vegetables about the streets, was
ordered to find bail for his future good behaviour,
Mr. RAWLINSON remarking that he had beat the
prosecutor by swallowing the shillffig, as no Jury
could satisfactorily say that the shilling which they
had not seen was a bad one.
CHRISTENING A JEW.—James Scull, a groom,
was charged with having christened without due
permission an aged Israelite, named Hiam Clam-
mei!, of No. 5, Ebenezer-square.
The complainant, about ten o'clock that morning,
vent down Devonshire-mewsh t o try to dishpose of
of shome fur caps, von of vich he vash in the act of
showing to a cushtomer, vett the prishoner, who
vash in the loft over vhere he vash shtanding, threw
a pail of vater pang over him ; he immediately
looked up to shee vot it vas all about, ven another
bucketful came right on to his face, thereby greatly
dishturbing his powers of vishion, and disharrang-
ing the economy of his beard.
Mr. RAWLINSON—W hat have you to say to
treating the man in this way ? Prisoner—l did not
do it, your Worship.
Complainant—Oh, sho help me Cot, I have
shvore you did do it, and I vill take my oath three
times more, that you did.
The prisoner, having called two witnesses, who
proved that he was otherwise engaged at the time
the complainant was supplied with a shower-bath
gratis, was discharged.
Yesterday information was received of the follow-
ing robbery :—On Wednesday evening, between
seven and eight o'clock, the house of Mr. Lindlay,
No. 22, Percy-stteet, Tottenham-court-road, was
entered by thieves, and the following property stolen
therefrom, viz., one gold French watch, one metal
ditto; a locket with hair, set round with garnets; a
nova mina brooch, with white stones; two gilt neck-
chains, very stout; a gold cross, set with amethysts;
a pair of paste ear-rings, with drops; a ring, set
with topazes and pearls; a wedding ring and a
guard ; one half gold ring, set with emeralds and
white stones; and one ditto, set with emeralds.
The thieves effected an entrance at the attic win-
dow from an empty house adjoining.
HATTON-GARDEN.

John Newman was charged by Mr. Mortimer,
obacconist, of Marsham-street, Clerkenwell, with
being a common utterer of base coin.
The prisoner passed two counterfeit crown-pieces
on separate occasions, and on the last (the 7th) be
was apprehended, after a most desperate resistance,
in which he bit and kicked the officers, who were
much injured by him.
The case was clearly proved, and the prisoner
was fully committed for trial.
WORSHIP•STREET.
Paddy 11PGuire and Francis Carroll, two " nate
Irish boys," who reside in Si. Giles's, were placed
at the bar before Mr. BROUGHTON, upon a charge
of breaking two panes of glass at the house of one
Mr. Woollett. It appeared that they had wandered
from the holy land, and tumbled through the com-
plainant's window in Bath-street, City-road, and,
being irritated with the two panes of glass for
breaking, were about to avenge the affront after the
most approved Irish fashion, by breaking all the
rest, when the police took charge of them.
Paddy M'Guire, being asked what he had to say
for himself, scratched his head, and looked very
wistfully at his friend Carroll for an explanation.
" Is it me, Pat ?" said Carroll, "By the Lord,
then, it isn't myself that knows anything about the
vvindey."
Mr. BROUGHTON—What , you were drunk I sup-
pose ? " That's just it, your 'Worship," replied
Carroll. " I pawned my coat this morning for
twelve shillings, and devil a rap is there left now."
Mr.BRoUGIITON—What, the whole twelve shil-
lings ? Have you spent it all ? Carroll—Every
halfpenny, yet Honour ; and God knows I'd have
pawned my wife in the bargain just then, I believe,
if I could get anything upon her.
Mr. BROUGHTON—You are a married man, then,
and have children too, I dare say ? Carroll—ls it
childer, yer Honour ? Faith then I have, just four-
teen of 'em, and works hard to maintain 'em by the
sweat of my brow, the poor craturs.
From a sly look which Paddy gave at his friend
Carroll, however, it was inferred that the latter had
taken the liberty of doubling the number of his
offspring.
The defendants were ordered to pay a fine of ss.
for the broken window, or be imprisoned seven
days ; but the complainant was so worked upon by
Carroll's eloquence that at his request they were dis-
charged, upon their promise to pay him in the
course of a few days.