The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-16 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Two men, named Ward and Pratt, were indicted for
feloniously uttering two florins, wall knowing them to be
counterfeit money.

From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner
Ward entered a public-house in the Kingsland-road,
and called for some porter and tendered the base
money in payment. On being questioned, Ward said
he had taken It in change, and he was allowed to leave
the house, but the landlord kept a watch on him,
and he was observed to enter 'another public-house,
where the prisoner Pratt was attempting a similar
fraud also with a counterfeit florin. Both men were
given into custody and charged with the offence.

The jury found both prisoners guilty, and they were
each sentenced to six months' Imprisonment with
hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

WATCH ROBBERY AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
William Johnson, a well-dressed man, who refused to
give his address, was brought before Mr. Beados,
charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of Mr.
Joshua Sharpe, a gentleman at present staying at the
London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill.
The prosecutor stated that last night he was at the
Princess's Thdatre, and about half-past 10, just as the
first performance was over, he was about leaving the
upper part of the pit, when the prisoner placed himself
before him in such a way as to prevent his doing so
Prosecutor civilly requested him to allow him to pass,
and after a deal of shuffling he did so. As soon as wit-
ness got clear of the crowd, he examined his pockets,
and discovered that his watch, the same now produced,
was cut from the gold guard, which was left suspended
from his neck. Witness at once suspected the prisoner
to be the thief, and accordingly called a constable and
gave him into custody.
Sergeant Hard, 19 A, said be took the prisoner into
custody on the present charge, and searched him, but
nothing was found upon him. Witness subsequently
searched the pit, after the audience had left, and close
by the spot where he apprehended the prisoner, he found
the gold watch produced.

The prisoner, who declined to say anything in answer
to the charge, was remanded for a week.

THAMES.

A CURE FOR THE TOOTHACHE.—Mr. Isaac Thompson,
an elderly, bald-headed man, stated to be carrying on
business as a tailor in the Minories, was brought before
Mr. Selfe, charged with being drunk and incapable of
taking care of himself.
Police-constable Dunaway, No. 129 H, stated that
his attention was called to the prisoner last night by a
tradesman in Back Church-lane, Whitechapel. There
were several desperate thieves and ruffians near the
prisoner, who would have been robbed but for the inter-
position of two tradesmen. He took the prisoner into
custody, and led him to the station-house.

Mr. gelfe—Well, Mr. Thompson, what have you to
ray to this ? _ _

The Prisoner—Well, lam extremely sorry, sir. It is
the first time for 13 years I have been intoxicated ; and
if I can keep sober so long as that I ought not to be fined.
Mr. Selfe—What caused you to get drunk yesterday
after such a long course of temperance ?
The prisoner—l was afflicted with the toothache yes-
terday and took some spirits to cure it, and it crept
upon me.
Mr. Selfe—Did the spirits cure the toothache ?