The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-22 00:00:00

SINGULAR DEFENCE.-BOWGEN V. BRIGGS.

This was an action to recover the sum of 25., balance of a
ally account.

A person, who appeared for the defendant, said there was
a mistake, plaintiff had sued for too little or he would have
been paid. (Laughter.) The amount should have been
3s 10d.

His Honour—Well, that is a strange excuse for not
paying, but the expenses will nearly bring it-up to the
amount...

Verdict for plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day).

BOW-STREET,

MORE MARKET ROBBERIES.—This morning, three boys,
named Macdonald, Elliott, and Larkin, wore placed at the
bar charged with stealing a quantity of walnuts.

Mr. Jacobs said—l am a salesman in Covent-garden
Market. Last evening, after my, stand was covered, I left
for Paddington. On my return, about half-past six, I ob-
served a sack containing walnuts had been cut, and a large
quantity taken away. I told the constable of the circum-
stance, and in a short time he brought the three boys back.
On searching them walnuts were found in the pockets of
each. About a peck had been stolen when I found out the
hole in the sack ; but, had the aperture not been discovered
by the morning, the whole bagful would have dis-
appeared. The robberies in the market have now be-
come so frequent that to find your property next
morning as you left it is the exception, not the rule.
The rascals don't care what property they destroy to get at
the fruit; frequently tarpaulings, which cost a great deal of
money, are rendered useless, in order to steal a few pence
worth' of fruit.

Mr. Henry—How many night watchmen are there em-

ployed ?
ConstableL-Two, your worship.

Mr. Henry—ls that enough to look after so much pro-
perty ?
Constable—There have never been any more.
Mr. Henry—l hardly think two sufficient. Do you know
the boys P

Constable—Oh yes, your worship. They are always
about the market. On M'Donald I found a knife and
sharpening stone.

The mother of M'Donald here steppedforward and said her
son had no necessity to steal, as he had a good home. He
unfortunately associated ' with bad characters. The knife
and stone he used at his work—sackmaking.
Mr. Henry—l shall send them to the House of Detention
fora week, where they will be ' kept solitary ; but if they
ever come here again I will send them to prtsoa for a longer
term.

A DRUNKEN LINKMAN.—John Smith, a linkman at-
tending the theatres, was charged with drunkenness.
Police-sergeant F 1, said—Last night, shortly aft& eleven,
the prisoner was in front of Drury-lane Theatre, and, on a
cab driving up to take_ up two ladies, the prisoner and
another man rushed to the door of the cab and began fight-
ing as to who was to have the privilege of escorting the
two ladies to the vehicle: During the fight the two ladies
were nearly knocked down. I came up and took the pri-
soner into custody. The linkmeh have become a com-
plete nuisance.. Thirteen or fourteen of them are nightly
in attendance, and it is with difficulty any person can
.escape their importutities.
Prisoner—l wasn't drunk; I was a-looking arter the
ladies: I was up first with the cab. I had hold o' the
handle.

Mr. Henry—Yes, I know. You had a fight for the six-
pence that was to be deinanded for fetching the cab.
Such a nuisance must •be put an end to. It is not to be
borne that respectable ladies leaving a public theatre are
to be annoyed, and perhaps—during one of these fights—
assaulted: I fine you 10s., or seven days' imprisonment.
CHINESE BEGGARS.—Two Chinamen,
_with very long
tails, one of whom spoke English, were placed at the bar,
charged with begging. They appeared to be rather supe-
rior, in their appearance, to the poor objects that are so fre-
quently seen in our streets. The tall man said his name
was Tin-yang, and his companion's Thin-yah.
Hewitt, the mendicity officer, said he saw the prisoners
begging, and took them into custody.
Mr. Henry—When did you arrive in England ?
The tall man—Fourteen weeks ago—me came in ship
Victoria from Calcutta. He come also.

Mr. Henry—You must not beg in London. I shall send
you to the office at the other end of the town, in order that
you may be sent back to China. The worthy magistrate
then gave directions accordingly, and told the officer ho
should have money to convey them to the office in Lime-
house.

Hewitt said he had taken elevenpence from the tall man
and he could pay the expenses of the boat out of that.
Immediately John Chinaman heard he had to pay his
own travelling expenses, he began blubbering like a child
at the prospect of losing his savings.