The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-25 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

MAGGING A YOUKLE:2—The elegant phraseo-
logy which is at the head of this article is the desig-
nation of a certain adroit movement, by which a
sharper manages to transfer the property from
another man's pocket to his own, while the victim
supposes all is yet safe. Late on Thursday even-
ing, a fashionably-dressed man, named George
Shaw, who has for some time past exercised his abi-
lities as a " magsman," was brought before Mr.
Walker, charged by Samuel Farringdon with rob-
bing him of 351. 10g. The prosecutor, a simple-
looking countryman, whose occupation was that of
a canal-boatman, stated, that in the month of March
last, he went to a banker's in Lombard-street to re-
ceive some money, and as he was turning out by
the Mansion-house he was accosted by a " gem-
man," who " axed" him if he was not a farmer.
" Noa," continued the complainant, " I be no
varmer, zays I. With that he falls a tellia me o a
main suit o la' as he had, and axed I to go ha' a
cup o' ale. Ay, zays I, zhure I wool, and I did and
went. Zoa, zur, we goed into a beer shop, just
hard by Lunnun bridge, and wt had a cup o ale, and
talk'd about la'-zuits. Well,Zas I was talking this a
man (pointing to the prijoner) corned in. I
thought he were a gunman then, bu howzomdever,
he didn't turn out zich. Well,' he zaya to us,
' I bin to la' too, but I did better wi it than zome;
look ee here,' zays he, and he pulled a swinging
got all that , lot o' Bank-notes out, and zed as he'd

by going to la.' Well, we supped and talked,
and at last he zays to the gemman wot was wi' I,
If ee wants ony money I can lend ee a few pounds.'
Noa,' zlys the gemman, I ha' plenty o' my
own ;' and zoa he pulls out a prime roll o' notes too.
Dang it,' zays I, I ha' got money too, and doant
want to borrow no man's.' Well, arter that, my
gemman z tys, What fools we be to pull out our
money like this in a strange place; but,' zays he,
I dare ziy all be right among us." Aye, zhure,'
says this here chap, and Aye zhure,'
zays I too. Well, by'm by, this man would gi' us
too shillins a-piece, and put our money zafe up.
'Loa, as my gemman let un do it, I thought I might
as well let un too, and I did, and I pulled out my pus,
and then lie put the two shillin in, and put un back
into my pocket. Then, zoon arterwards, we all zed
good bye. I went to Thomson and Fearon's in
Holborn, to pay vor zome spirits az I were to take
into country, and when I pulled out my pus, lo
and behold my money was gone, and there was
nothin at all but a wrap o' paper and some old ha'-
pence. Well, I never zee this chap zince, till I zee
un to-day in Ratcliff-highway ; I knaw'd he, and
he knaw'd me, vor he walk'd an walk'd vaster an
vaster, but I keep't close to un, and at last he be-
gan to run as thof the d-- kicked un. I zung
out Stop thief;' and two pollysmen zoon took un."
The manner in which the prosecutor told his story
excited much merriment.

A policeman deposed to chasing the prisoner,
who ran into the shop of a Jew clothesman in Rose-
mary-lane, and hid himself behind the door, where
he was taken.

A Bath note for 51. of a broken bank, and two
flash notes, were found upon him.
The prisoner said the countryman had mistaken
his man, but . .

The countryman declared "it were no mistake
now, tho' it were a bit of a one avore."

The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
WORSHIP STREET.

Yesterday William Frost, a plumber and glazier
in the Kingsland-road, and Richard Sheldrick, the
man whoacted as his clerk,were examined before Mr.
TWYFORD, charged with attempting to defraud
Messrs. Lloyd and Hoskins, of Cannon-street, of a
quantity of wine and spirits, and with actually steal-
ing two bottles of wine and oFie of brandy.—The
case was adjourned.