The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-20 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN A
SITUATION BY FALSE PRETENCES.—WaIter Augustus Hill,
a medical student, no fixed home, was brought before Mr.
Knox, on a warrant by Rosekilly, one of the warrant
officers, charged with unlawfully offering himself as a
servant to Mr. W. Saul, surgeon, of Charlotte-street,
Fitzroy-square, asserting and pretending that he had
served in a service in which he had
-not actually served.

Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of
Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution,
and in opening the case said that Mr. Saul, surgeon, of
Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, and district surgeon of
St. Pancras, in November last advertised for an assistant,
and in answer to his advertisement received a letter from
the prisoner applying for the situation. Mr. Saul wrote
to the prisoner, who called upon him and gave him the names
of Mr. Capper and Mr. Newington as referenc3s, stating
that he had resided with those gentlemen. Mr. Saul wrote
to Mr. Newington, 4, Mayfield-street, Dalston, and also to
Mr. Capper, at Highgate, these being the names and ad-
dresses the prisoner gave, and in Answer received letters
speaking in the highest terms of the prisoner, but which
letters wore written by the prisoner himself. Mr. Saul,
believing the letters to be genuine, engaged the prisoner
who, after only two hours' service, displayed most extra-
ordinary conduct. Mr. Saul soon discovered that the stock
of spirits of wine in the surgery gradually decreased, and
at 12 o'clock at night the prisoner was found quite drunk.
In trying to get him out of the house he assaulted a lad in
Mr. Saul's service. The prisoner WAS brought to this
court, and fined 20s. or 14 days.

After some further evidence the prisoner was discharged.

THAMES.

COFFEE ROBBERY IN THE LONDON DOCK.—William Cock

ling, aged 34, Frederick J. Matthews, 31, William Ilopling-
ton, 42, and Edward Laubridge, 26, wore charged with
stealing four cwt. of coffee in the London Dock.
It appeared that the ship Ida, from Ceylon, had recently-
discharged a cargo of coffee. Some of the bags and pack-
ages were broken in the course of delivery. The prisoner
Cockling had been employed in painting the side of the
ship. In consequence of information Edward Ellis, an
officer of the London and St. Katherine Dock Company,
went into the forecastle of the Ida last night, and found a
canvas bag containing 401 b. of coffee there. It was
covered with yarn and concealed in a seaman's berth.
This morning the constable found Matthews, Pocklington,
and Lanbridge in the forecastle, where they had no right
to be, with their coats off. He took them into custody.
On searching the forecastle he discovered 4 cwt. of coffee
in 7 bags concealed under ropes and casks, and the bag
found last night amongst them. The three men were
asked what they did on deck, to which they replied no-
thing. Ellis again went into the forecastle with a light
and found Cocklin in the coal-hole. He was asked what
business he had there, to which he made a lying excuse.
Other evidence affecting the prisoners was entered into,
and Rothwell, from the office of Humphreys, Son, and
Morgan asked for a remand, which application was granted,
and the prisoners were remanded for a week.