The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)

ADVERTISING AND SELLING-MADDICK V. OLDFIELD.

This was a claim for advertisements inserted in the
&arch°lrlsr, a publication now non-existent.
Defendant said that he had to complain of plaintiff, who
had inserted two advertisements in the same periodical, one
counteracting the other.

A file of the Shareholder was handed up, and by de-
fendant's advertisement it appeared that a gentleman having
a large and carefully assorted cellar of fine wine would part
with the same a bargain.

Plaintiff—That is the way he catches the people.
The other advertisement referred to South African wine,
which defendant said he did not sell. He certainly ad ver:,
tised South African, but sold " real port and sherry%
(Roars of laughter.)
Defendant wished to explain how he came to alter his
advertisement. Ho had occasion to move his business, and
he thought he would act honestly. He had made a good
bit out of the " bargain" advertisement, and thought when
he got to his new premises he would put on new manners,
but the honest advertisement would not pay.
His Honour—l see you advertise South African.
Defendant—Ah ! but people don't always sell what they
advertise. [At this candid confession there was a perfect
burst of laughter, in which defendant joined.] Then Mr.
Alfred Maddick had three bottles of wine.

Some mistake being discovered in the dates, plaintiff
elected to be nonsuited, each party accusing tho other of
sharp practice.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.)

BOW-STREET.

WATCH ROBBERY.—John Hill was placed at the bar
charged with stealing a silver watch.
George Croft, a youth, aged 14, residing at 16, Law'
rence Pountney-lane, City, said this morning, about 11
o'clock, I was near the Horse Guards witnessing the evolu-
tions of the soldiers, and as one of the regiments was
leaving there was a rush of people, and I then felt a tug
at my watch-guard, and I saw a man in a brown coat
going from me very rapidly. I found I had lost
my watch, and I followed the prisoner, never once losing
sight of him. A gentleman captured him, and when I come
up he (prisoner) handed me my watch saying, " Here you
are." He said he had picked it up.
Alfred Nisbet said—l was going from the Treasury,
through the Park, just as the guards were being changed.
After I had proceeded some distance I heard the trumpets,
and a carriage proceeding toward Whitehall induced me to
look round. I then saw the prisoner coming towards may
at the same time hearing a cry of " stop thief." The pri'
soner tried to make his way through Spring••gardeus, but
I stopped him until the youth came up, when he said tho
man had stolen his watch. The prisoner immediately
took the watch out of his pocket, and begged to be let go.
I detained him until a policeman arrived, when he was
given into custody. I then informed the constable that I
thought I saw the prisoner throw something over the gar-
den wall, upon which the prisoner struck me a violent blow
on the cheek.

Mr. Hall—But the boy had got his watch.
Police-constable A 56—Yes, your worship, but we thought
he had thrown something else away. The gardens were
searched, but nothing was found.

Police-constable A 526—1 took the prisoner into custody
on a charge of stealing a silver watch. The prisoner took
a watch from his pocket, which was immediately identified
by the youth Croft as his property.
The prisoner, in answer to the magistrate, said—l live at
the Coal-yard, Drury-lane. I have been a drummer in the
Elthom Militia. I picked the watch up. I heard a cry
of " Stop thief," and I ran, as I thought, after the thief. I
did not steal the watch,
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
STEALING A MERCHANT'S WATCH..—DARING ROB'
BERM.—John Jones, described as a carpenter, of No. 19,
New Compton-street, but who is well known to the police,
was charged before Mr. Bingham with stealing a watch of
the value of £B, the property of Mr. John J. Sutherland, •
merchant, residing in Golden-square, St. James's.
Mr. Sutherland, of 15 A, Golden-square, said that about
half-past II the previous night he was in the Haymarket
talking to some friends, when the prisoner stretched out 1111
hand and seized his watch chain, and tore his watch fro"
the chain at the swivel, the watch dropping at his feet.
The prisoner then started off, and the watch was picked up
by a gentleman, and he (prosecutor) pursued the prisoner,
never losing sight of him for a moment, and at length
caught him, and on charging him with stealing his watch,
he denied all knowledge of the robbery.
Sergeant Yates, in answer to a question from Mr. Bing'
ham, said the prisoner had only just come out of prison,
where he had been for 18 months for robbery ; and Gordon,
336 A, said there was not a more notorious thief in Eng-
land than the prisoner, and that he spent most of his time
in prison.

Prisoner said ho had just come from the play and was
looked up,
Mr. Bingham—But about the watch
Prisoner said that he knew nothing about that.
Mr. Bingham said he should remand the prisoner for s
wadi- for proof of former convictions ; but at the request ?f
the prosecutor, who said he was going to Scotland, ulti-
mately, on prisoner pleading guilty, committed him for al%
months with hard labour.