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

GUILDHALL.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—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) had been to a wrestling snatch 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 2a.
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 the 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 had been a bad cha-
racter, and that it wag more than two years ago that he
was convictel.

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 Griffiths,
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 annoyance to the
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 violent and struck witness on a.
mouth.

The prisoners denied the charge.
Mr. Bingham said he was satisfied that the case was
proved, and fined Hawes 108., Griffiths 205., and
Gray 40s. for his violence to the officers.
CHARM OF CBUELTY.—Chares Hawes, a cabdrive
badge 8,640, was charged with driving a horse in an
unfit condition.

Mr. Wemys, the superintendent of the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was in attend-
ance on behalf of the society.

P•lice-constable Burn said he was on duty in tho
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 chtst, 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 horeo, said it
was in a cruel state, and find the defendant 205,, or 14
days' imprisonment.