The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-21 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

General Konstantin and Count Sinovouslcoi, the indivi-
duals charged a few days ago at this office on suspicion
with having stolen two great coats, the property of Mr.
Simmons, the hop-merchant, were again brought up for
examination.

The General, it appeared, had gone alone to Mr. Sim-
mons's house in Southwark for the purpose of presenting a
statement of his services in the army, and seeking pecuniary
assistance. On his departure the coats were missed, and
his apprehension took place some days afterwards, but no
trace of the property has since been discovered. The Count
was also apprehended on suspicion, as he was the constant
associate of the General, both of them living under the
same roof at a miserable dwelling, No. 10, Artichoke-hill,
Ratcliffe•highway. In the possession of both the prisoners
were found letters, by which it appeared that they were
both living on charity, their correspondence being chiefly on
the subject of their finances, their privations, and their mis-
fortunes, while under the yoke of Russia. The appearance
of the accused did not at all favour the impression that they
had ever held the rank in the army which they stated they
had, the Count particularly being the very cut of a German
tailor ; and a circumstance which would strongly lead to
the belief that such was the fact was that a tailor's goose
was found in the room he occupied, together with the other
necessary appurtenances to constitute one of the craft. The
General was dressed in an old Turkish military jacket, and
during this examination he appeared with sundry orders, as
he called them, suspended from the breast of his jacket.
Mr. MURRAY inquired whether the complainant was in
attendance ? Mr. Simmons's clerk said that his employer
was out of town, and that it was uncertain when he would
return.

A policeman said that the stolen property was not found ;
and that, although he had examined the house where the
accused parties lived, yet there was no clue as to where the
coats were.

The MAGISTRATE asked Sinovouskoi how long he had
inherited the title of Count ? Sinovouskoi—l had him from
my coontra.

MAGISTRATE-Why don't you try to get back to your
own country, instead of living in the misery which it ap-
pears you are in at the east end of the town ? Sinovouskoi
—Me no have the mooney to get back again.

The General either could not or wouldj not understand a
word of English. Through the medium of the Count, how-
ever, he declared his innocence of the charge, and with a
volubility of language in the German he expressed his in-
dignation at being taken into custody on a charge of felony,
said that he had fought and bled for his country, and that
little did be imagine when he visited our shores that his
doom was to be thrown into prison.

--The MAGISTRATE said that as no prosecutor appeared
he should discharge both the accused, who were then set at
liberty.

THAMES OFFICE.

HORRID ATTEMPT AT MURDER.--Yesterday a tall and
determined ruffian named Michael Murphy, an Irish coal-
whipper, who has been repeatedly convicted at this office,
and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for the
most brutal assaults, was brought before Mr. COMBE,
charged with attempting to murder John Hallisey by stab-
bing him under very aggravated circumstances.
Mr. COMBE warned the prisoner that he stood in a very
serious situation. A deliberate attempt to murder the man
having been sworn to he remanded him until the fate of the
wounded man was known.

SHAMEFUL EXACTION BY A WATERMAN.—A lady and
gentlemanjust arrived from Scotland applied to Mr.
Combe for a summons against a Waterman, who had that
day demanded 6s. for conveying them, with a small parcel
of luggage, not exceeding the quantity allowed to each
passenger, from a steam-ship off Union Stairs, Wapping, at
the Tower Stairs, a distance of one mile. On the lady
objecting to the exorbitant nature of the demand, the wo-
terman gave her back 25., and said, " as she was poor he
would make her a present of it." He also accompanied the
remark with other insolence. The legal fare,
it appeared,
was eightpence.

Mr. COmBE said it was a most shameful exaction, and
immediately granted a summons against the waterman.