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

NEW COURT.

Two men, named Waid and Pratt, were indicted for
feloniously uttering two florins, well 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.

WATOH ROBBERY AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—
Wiiliam Johnson, a well-dressed man, who refused to
give his address, was brought before Mr. Beadon,
charged with stealing a gold watoh, 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 Theatre, 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 ho 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 he took the prisoner into
custody on the present charge, and searched him, but
nothing was found upon him. Witness subsequently
sear.hed 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 hay anything in answer
to the charge, was remanded fur a week.

THAMES.

A CURB FOR THE TOOTHAOHILLMr. Isaac Thompson,
an elderly, bald-beaded man, stated to be carrying on
business as a tailor in the Minories, was brought before
Mr. Salle, charged with being drunk and incapable of
taking care of himself.
Police-constable Dunaway, No. 129 11, 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.,Sflfe—Well, Mr. Thompson, what have you to
say to this ?

The Prisener—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-
terl.y and took some spirits to cure it, and it crept
upon me._

Mr. Selfe—Did the spirits owe the toothache ?

The prisoner--Yes, sir, and made me quite drunk.
Mr. Selfe—Don't take spirits again for the toothache.
You would have been cleared out, and your watch and
money taken, if the officer had not taken you to the
station. Yon can therefore have no objection to pay a
fine of fis. for the great care taken of you.
The penalty was instantly paid.