The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-10 00:00:00

MARLBRO'-STREE r--(THIS DAY.)

, A COUPLE OF SMASHERS.— George Gray and Ann
Lewis, two well-dressed persons, were brought before
44. Hardwick, charged with uttering two counterfeit
shillings.
Mr. John Roberts, landlord of the Bunch of Grapes,
win-court, Shepherd's-market, stated that about half-
Past seven on the previous evening the prisoners came
kto his house and called for a quartern of gin, which
earns to fourpence, and in payment the male prisoner
tendered the shilling produced. Witness not liking the
appearance of the coin, tried it in the " detector," and
broke it in halves. He told the prisoner it was a bad
shilling, and while he was speaking an officer came in
and took them into custody.
Daniel May, 357 City Police, said, about five o'clock
last evening he saw the two prisoners walking together
in Fleet-street, and followed them from thence to Half-
Moon-street, Piccadilly, where he saw the prisoner Gray
Ito into a public-house, leaving the female outside the
door. When he came out witness entered the house and
ascertained from the landlord that he had endeavoured
to pass a bad shilling there. He then followed them as
far as Shepherd's-market, and saw them both go into
the house of last witness, where they passed a second
counterfeit shilling. Witness went into the house and
took them in charge. On searching the male prisoner
be found 11. 10s. in silver, and on the woman seven
farthings. They were both known to the police as
" smashers."
The prisoners were remanded till Thursday, for the
attendance of the Mint solicitor.
WANTON MISCHIEF.-- William Elphick, the lad who
was charged at this court on Wednesday last with wil-
fully boring two holes in a large gin vat, whereby about
20 gallons of gin was destroyed, belonging to his master,
Mr. James White, Spread Eagle, Oxford-street, was
brought up for re-examination.
The 'report of the former examination has already
appeared in this journal, and as there was no further
evidence adduced, the Magistrate eaid the case being one
of wilful damege he had not the power of interfering,
but if the prosecutor thought proper to indict the pri-
soner at the sessions he (Mr. Hardwick) would hold him
to bail, in one surety of 401., and himself in the like
amount, to appear at the sessions to answer any charge
that might be made against him.
Mr. White thanked the magistrate, and expressed his
determination to prosecute.

ACCIDENT TO Ma. JOHNSTONE OF ALvA.---An
accident happened to Mr. Johnstone of Alva on Saturday ]
last, which, had it not been for the preFence of mind dis-
played by that gentleman on the occasion, might have been
attended with serious, if not fatal consequences. Mr. John-
stoJe had been engaged in visiting several of the consti-
tuency on that day, and while riding past Logic, his horse,
a high-bred animal, but remarkably quiet in temper and
steady, suddenly put his foot on a sharp pointed stone, which
brought him down as quickly as if he had been shot. For-
tunately he did not fall upon his rider, but as he was re,
gaining his feet, Mr. Johnstone found that his foot was so
fixed in the stirrup that he could not ecate it, when he
in a moment placed his other toot to the heel of the en-
tangled boot, ai.d succeeded in drawing it completely from
his leg, leaving it dangling in the stirrup as the horse
started to his feet. Dr. Stein, of Menstrie, who happened
to be visiting a patient in the neighbourhood, was imme-
diately sent for, but Mr. Johnstone, although considerably
shaken, was fortunately in no way seriously injured, and was
able to proceed to Alva House.— Stu-ling Journal.
MEDICAL ADVICI3.—" Sir," said a hypochondriacal
patient, while describing his symptoms to Abernethy, " I
feel a terrible pain in my side, when I put my hand up to
my head." " Then, sir," exclaimed the mild physician," why
the deuce do you put your hand to your head ?"
The reports from the Amsterdam and Rotterdam
produce markets speak of the complete absence of activity.
Coffee and sugar were without the least change, and rice and
tea manifested symptoms of weakness. Indigo, although
there was not much business, was maintained with some
firmness.