The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-25 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

HIGHWAY ROBBEBY.—John Welch was placed at the
bar, before Alderman Cubitt, charged with highway
robbery.

Mr. Robert Smith, of 16, Wellington-street, Victo-
ria-park, deposed that last night, about nine o'clock, he
was walking along Holborn-hill with a parcel under one
hand and a stick and umbrella in the other, when he
felt his umbrella strike against something, and on look-
ing round saw a man whom he believed to be the pri-
soner. He apologised to him for having unintentionally
struck him, on which the prisoner forced his company
and conversation on him, informing him that he (pri-
soner) bad been to a wrestling match in St. Martin's'.
lane. He had a glass too much. After some conversa-
tion he got in front of the prosecutor and caught hold of
him by the hip and put his foot between his (prosecutor's)
to show him how they wrestled. After that the prisoner
left the prosecutor, and from the manner in which he
left him and walked across the street his suspicions-were
aroused, and on putting his hand in his trousers pocket
he found his portemonaie, containing a sovereign, and 2s.
6d. in silver, gone. He gave information to police con-
stable 235, and they went to the corner of Farringdon-
street, where they saw the prisoner and another man
standing. On their going up to them they both ran off,
but the prisoner was apprehended near Farringdon-
market.

The prisoner protested his innocence of the charge,
and said he had been for two years in the City of Lon-
don militia, and appealed to tke Quartermaster, who was
present, to verify the fact.

The Quartermaster said he knew the prisoner had been
in the militia, but he could not speak to his general
conduct.

Springate, the gaoler, said the prisoner was an old
hand, and had been convicted before.
The prisoner said he admitted he bad been a bad cha-
racter, and that it was more than two years ago that he
was convicted.

As the prosecutor declined to swear positively to the
prisoner, the Alderman gave him the benefit of the
doubt, and discharged him.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A DRUNKEN TRlO.—Charles Hawes, George GrzYithe,
and John Gray, described on the charge sheet as gentle-
men, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with
being drunk and disorderly.
Joy, 338 A, stated that at three o'clock this morning
he saw the defendant Hawes, who, was very drunk, in
Carlton•street, Pall-mall ; he was very noisy, and as his
conduct was likely to cause anuoyancs to the it.habi-
tants he took
.him into custody. The other defendants,
who were also drunk, then came up, and attempted to
rescue him. Witness, however, with assistance, took
the whole three to the station house. The defendant
Gray was exceedingly violentsand struck witness on a e
mouth.

The prisoners denied the charge.
Mr. Bingham said he was satisfied that the case wag
proved, and fined Hawes 10s., Griffiths 205., and
Gray 40s. for his violence to the officers.
CHARGE OF CRIJELTY.—Chares Hawes, a cabdriver,
badge 8,640, was charged with driving a horse in an
unfit condition.

Mr. Wemys, tho superintendent of the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was in att end.
ante on behalf of the society.
Police-constable Burn said he was on duty in the
Haymarket that morning, when he saw the defendant
on the cab-rank with a horse and Hansom cab. Having
previously received information of the state of prisoner's
horse he went up and examined it, and found a large
raw wound on the clic st, a wound on the back, and two
ethers on the withers, all raw and bleeding. He called
defendant's attention to the state of the horse, when he
pretended he knew nothing at all about it. Defendant
now repeated the same statement to the magistrate.
Mr. Bingham, having looked at the horse, said it
was in a cruel state, and find the defendant 205., or 14
days' imprisonment.