The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-22 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, OCT. 20.

Mary Ann Thompson, a good-looking young
woman, was indicted for feloniously uttering a
forged 5/. Bank of England note. On the let of
October, about nine o'clock in the evening, the pri-
soner entered the shop of Mr. Saunders, linen-
draper, of Oxford•street, and tendered the note in
payment for a shawl and other articles she had se-
lected. Mr. Saunders told her it was a forgery, on
which the prisoner was given into custody.
The prisoner, in her defence, called a young
woman, named S.iralt Green. She knew the pri-
soner to be an unfortunate woman, but she herself
was a baby-linen•maker, in 'Whitechapel. On the
Ist of October she met the prisoner about seven
o'clock in the evening, and she walked with her
some time. An old gentleman at length came up
and spoke to the prisoner, who left witness's com-
pany. Witness walked behind them, and after some
time heard the gentleman say he would make her a
present of a shawl. He then took out his purse, ob-
serving at the time that he had nothing but 5/.
notes with him. Witness then left them from mo-
ti% es of delicacy.
The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
Mary Sharpe, a handsome girl, about 20, was in-
dicted for uttering a forged 5/.Bank of England note
to Mr. Chambers, a grocer, of 38, Marchmont-street,
on the Ist of October; the prisoner was given
into custody when she had tendered the note.
Verdict—Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

The conductor of an omnibus, the property of
Mr. William Craggs, was summoned by a Mr.
Todd under the following circumstances :
Mr. Todd stated, that he and his wife came from
Tottenham-court-road to the city in the omnibus of
which the defendant was the conductor, and as the
fare was sixpence a-head, he gave the defendant a
shilling as payment for both. He was, however, a
little surprised at being collared by the defendant,
who insisted that his fare was a shilling a-head, and
upon being refused, actually put him and his wife
in the watch-house. The complainant added, that
the same man had put eight more persons in
the watch-house fur the same conduct, although he
admitted that he had taken sixpence for the journey.
The LORD MAYOR ordered the defendant to find
good bail.

A CHALLENGE.—A robust, well-looking young
man, named John Walker, was summoned before
the LORD MAYOR on Saturday, by a Mr. Bullard, a
feeble old man, for having invited him to a meeting
with pistols or other warlike weapons. Mr. Bul-
lard said that the defendant had felt aggrieved in
consequence of some unsatisfactory pecuniary matters
in which they were concerned, and, after having used
a great deal of menacing and opprobrious language,
had sent him the following invitation :
" Mr. Bullard, you know you have ruined me and my
family. I will meet you to-morrow morning. I will send
you a pistol full of powder and bullets ; and if you refuse
that you are no man. " JOHN WALKER.
"P.S. You will choose your own place.—Your answer."
Mr. Bullard's answer was, that he would meet
Mr. Walker at the Mansion-house, where they might
have the assistance of the Lord Mayor as a second.
The LORD MAYOR (to the complainant)—And
are you serious in saying that you are alarmed at
this letter ? Complainant—l certainly am. He
has, since I came into this room, threatened to ex-
tinguish me—to shake my body into air. It is not
agreeable to be spoken to in such a manlier by one
who appears to be turned in his head.
The LORD MAYOR—Defendant, what is your ob-
ject in frightening this gentleman ? Defendant—
Because he has ruined me and my family.
The LORD MAYOR—But this is a sort of redress
which I cannot countenance. You must not shoot
a man because he may have done you wrong. De-
fendant—But he has injured me so much that I
could not help challenging hint to shoot, and he has
not the spirit to shoot.
The LORD MAYOR—No, he feels a very rational
antipathy to being shot at, and I don't at all wonder
at it.

Defendant—Aye, my Lord, that's because he
has not the spirit of a tnan, nor the spirit of the most
loathsome thing existing.—(Laughter.)
Complainant—He has taken it into his head that
I have done him some grievous wrong; and I never
:aid or did anything against the man in my life.
Defendant—You have, fellow, done me great
wrong, and I shall take my revenge, and it shall be
large.—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—Upon my word, as you seem
to think that this is not a mere laughing matter, I
shall make you find bail to keep the peace. I won't
have my fellow-citizens shot at like scare-crows.
The complainant looked anything but joyful at
the repetition of such " bloody-minded" language in
the presence of the Lord Mayor, and referred to it
as an additional reason for tying the hands of the
defendant.

Defendant—You know, Bullard, that you are an
old sinner, and I am but a young one—(Laughter)
—or I would destroy you with my fist; but as you are
old, I'll give you a chaste with powder and bullets.
you know you don't deserve it, but the chance you
shall have.—(Laughter.)—The complainant very
wisely declined the " chance" once more, and re-
commended Mr. Walker, if he had an importunate
appetite for fighting, to go where he could get glory
along with it ; and if he got an unlucky extinguisher,
he memory of him would be embalmed in the
minds of a whole people.—(Laughter.)
The defendant said that his mind could not be
satisfied at shooting anybody but the complainant,
and begged to decline fighting either for the Poles

or the Portuguese until he should have cleared
his private matters with shooting fire at Mr. Bul-
lard.—(A laugh.)
The LORD MAYOR then ordered the defendant to
find two bail in 201. each.

The defendant said—" Very well, my Lord," and
was walking ofl•, but was told by the gaoler that if
he did not immediately provide the necessary secu-
rities he must be locked up. This intelligence
cooled him very much, and in about an hour he
was bailed by a lady and gentleman.