The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-20 00:00:00

The defendant's representative said his master had no
objection to shut up his shop, provided all the other butchers
did the same.

Mr. CONANT then inflicted the fine of ss. and costs ;
and recommended the police to follow up their informations,
as the Magistrates at this office would afford them all the
assistance in their power to abolish the traffic during church
time.

QUEEN- S Q DARE.
Yesterday William Jackson, the driver of the cabriolet
No. 562, was summoned before Mr. GREGORIE, charged
with furiously driving his cabriolet and knocking down
Thomas Flail, of East-lane, Walworth, whereby he was
seriously injured.

Mr. UREGORIE fined him 40s. for furious driving, and
he must pay 4/. 16s. as a compensation to the complainant
for the injuries he had received. In default of payment he
was committed for two months to the House of Correction.
Thomas Tomlinson, the proprietor and driver of the Ful-
ham omnibus No. 2,241, was summoned before Mr. GRE-
GORIE by Inspector Banister, of the B division, for obstruc-
ting the carriage way, by standing on the wrong side of the
road, and refusing to drive on when requested by the con-
stable so to do.

Mr. GREGORIE said that the nuisance must be put a
stop to if possible, and he should therefore inflict the full
penalty of 40s. and costs.

William Burke and Joseph Taylor, two noted pick-
pockets, were brought up in custody and placed at the bar,
charged with picking the pockets of a gentleman, name un-
known, of a silk pocket-handkerchief at the door of the
Surrey Theatre.
They were both fully committed for trial.
James Moore and Joseph Mansell were next charged
with picking-the pocket of Mr. Charles Killick, of No. 34,
Clerkenwell-close, of a silk pocket-handkerchief at the
door of the Surrey Theatre in a similar manner. The
handkerchief was found on the prisoners, who were re-
manded until Monday, as the prosecutor was unable to
attend.

A youth, about seventeen years of age, named Oliver
Goldsmith, a descendant of the great poet of that name,
was charged with robbing the till of his master, Mr. Green-
ley, pawnbroker, of Deptford, of various sums of money.
The complainant, who appeared very unwilling to pro-
secute, said that the prisoner had admitted taking 18s. 6d.
out of the till, but he was convinced that he had robbed
him to a much greater extent ; he rather suspected thirty
or forty pounds to be much nearer the mark. He wished
to interrogate the boy by himself outside the office.
He was then taken out ; and on his return the complain-
ant said that the boy admitted having taken as much as
6/. 10s. at different times.

After some hesitation the complainant declined prose-
cuting, and the prisoner was discharged and taken home by
his master.

MARYLEBONE.
B. Green, a sturdy-looking fellow, was charged with
stealing a horse and cart.—Committed.

H. Wells, an urchin, twelve years of age, was charged
with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property
of his father, resided at No. 46, Union-street, Middlesex
Hospital.

The complainant (who seemed deeply affected) said that
the prisoner was in the frequent habit of robbing him of
everything he could lay his hands on, and then absenting
himself till the money they produced was expended. On
the previous day he went out, and on his return home missed
the above property. The prisoner stopped out all night,
and on making his appearance in the morning witness taxed
him with the robbery and gave him in charge. He had
since found out the shawls had been pledged. He did not
wish -to press the charge, it being against his son, but re-
quested the magistrate to lecture him.
The Magistrate having admonished him as to his future
conduct ordered him to be discharged, and advised the un-
happy father to take him home and give him a good beating.

THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday Aleph Watkin, a plumber's labourer, was
brought before Mr. BRODERIP, charged with stealing
twenty-eight pounds of new sheet lead, and Mary Carr,
who keeps a marine-store-shop in Bedfordbury, Covent-
garden, was charged with receiving and having in her pos-
session 200 pounds of lead and copper suspected to be
stolen or unlawfully procured.

After hearing the evidence of Mr. C. H. Falconer, a
surveyor of Thames police,
Mr. BRODERIP said there was no doubt the lead found
on the man was stolen ; and as he had given no account
of it he convicted him in the penalty of 31., and, in default
of payment, to six weeks' imprisonment, for unlawful pos-
session of the property. With regard to the woman and
her husband there could be no doubt they lived by re-
ceiving stolen property, such as lead, copper, licensed vic-
tuallers' pots, and, printers' type. He did not say this
lightly, for the shop was known ; the keeper had been con-
victed, and thieves had been taken out of the shop. He
warned her that if the infamous trade was not stopped she
and her husband would be transported. The law had not
ration for such persons, for they it was
the slightest commiseration
who led parties to crime. If there were no receivers there
would be no thieves, and he was determined, if possible, to
break up those receptacles of plunder. As the woman
was married she must be supposed to be acting under her
husband's influence, and when he attended the case would
be decided as to him, but the property in the meantime
would be detained.

UNION-HALL.
John .21luggeridge, a meagre-looking chimney-sweeper,
with a very long nose, was charged with committing an
assault on James Millard, a master in the same trade, and
belonging to the Society for the encouragement of climb-
boys.
'The complainant stated that he and some of his col-
leagues belonging to the society had come to a determina-
tion to enforce the provisions of the Act recently passed,
prohibiting the bawling out of " Sweep" in the public
streets. In accordance with this intention he attended at
this office a few days ago to prefer complaints against a
number of persons who had infringed on the Act. And
upon reaching the street, after the disposal of the cases, he
was assailed by several of them. Muggeridge rendered
himself conspicuous on the occasion, was loud in his denun-
ciations against complainant, whom he termed no better
than a common informer, and eventually made an attack on
him and tore his Sunday garments, besides doing serious
injury to a fancy pattern silk waistcoat, by coming in such
close contact with the wearer, who, it will be remembered,
had his best suit on at the time, while on the other band,

" Long-nose Jack," as he was termed, had nothing on to
spoil, and was covered-from head to foot with the emblem
of his trade.

The MAGISTRATE said that he recollected Muggeridge's
face perfectly well, on a former occasion, at that office.
He then asked him what he had to say in answer to the
charge alleged against him.
Muggeridge, whose face was as black as a pot, spoke as
follows :—Yer Vorships, I corned here the day afore yes-
terday along vith Bill Blacklock, vot vas pulled up by that
ere man Mister Mellard, who is not no more nor I am—a
common chimbly sveep, a flue-faker, though he's got them
ere fine togs on, and drinks his vine yen he valks on May-
day with the boys to Vite Cundick-house.
MAGISTRATE—What has all this to do with the case ?
Come at once to the assault. Muggeridge—Your Vor-
ships, I vish for to tell you all about the consarn, and hopes
for your patience. Vell, as I vas a going to say, this here
Mister Millard vants to nopolize the trade to himself, and
to bolish all us little masters.
The MAGISTRATE (impatiently)—You have not said
one word yet in answer to the charge. If you still perse-
vere in going on at this rate, I shall decide the case at once.
Do you wish to call any witnesses ? Muggeridge—Your
Vorship, if my old mauster, Bob Edwards, was alive, the
trade wouldn't have come to this here ; he used to work for
the nobs, and vould not let none on them pass that ere hact
vich as taken the bread out on our mouths. I manes the
hact about crying " sweep."
The Magistrate again, interrupting him, said, that un-
less he entered upon his defence, relative to the attacking
and tearing the complainant's clothes, the case must be
speedily decided. Other: and more important business was
at a stand still while the defendant was talking about mat-
ters that had nothing whatever to do with the transaction
in question.

Muggeridge—Vell, yoly Vorship, I am now a coming to
the pint as fast as I can. Vell then, I corned up here the
day afore yesterday to see Bill Blacklock righted, for Bill
has got a lot of kids that wants looking after, and they
must go without wittles if their dad is not allowed to fol-
ow his wocation. So says Ito Mr. Millard, the day he
was afore your honour, says I, now arn't you a pretty sort
of a flue-faker, to inform against poor Bill and his kids.
So, one vord brings on another, and at last a blow or two
passed.

The Secretary to the Sweep Society said that he wit-
nessed the conduct of 11juggeridge, who, in defiance of the
Act, encouraged his boys to cry " sweep" about the streets.
He added, that he saw the assault committed on the com-
plainant.

Muggeridge was once more beginning to enter upon his
defence in his own peculiar style, when he was stopped by
the Magistrate, who said that he was satisfied with the evi-
dence adduced against the defendant, who was fined for the
damage he committed, besides having to pay the costs of
the warrant.

The money was soon collected by a number of the poty
tribe, who were waiting outside the office impatiently for the
result, it being understood that " Long-nose Jack" was an
especial favourite amongst the fraternity.