The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-21 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

A man named James Martin was brought before
Mr. Alderman ATKINS yesterday, charged with
working an illicit still.
Mr. Alderman ATKINs fined the prisoner 301., and
in default of payment committed him to the House
of Correction for three months.
MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

Much laughter was excited during the hearing of
two informations laid by Johnson against a pawn-
broker residing at 93, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-
square. Murray and Burton, two of Johnson's men,
had been employed by the veteran informer to en-
trap the pawnbrokers, and various articles were given
them to pledge for that purpose. In the present
cases Murray had pledged two silver spooni at the
defendant's shop, and both he and Burton swore
that the necessary questions required by law had not
been asked in ene instance ; and in the other the
entry into the book had not been made before the
money was given to Murray.
The shopman, however, swore positively he had
done all that the Act stipulated, and
Air. DYEit dismissed the informations.

A Solicitor attended on behalf of the pawnbroker,
and severely cross-examined the informer's wit-

nesses. The following were among the questions
and answers :

" Well, what are, you, Mr. Burton ?"—" I am
sometimes employed by Mr. Johnson." "To do
what ?"—" Go out for him." "Go out for him!
pray, Sir, explain yourself ?"—" Why I calls on
him of a morning for a job, and sometimes he gives
me one, and sometimes he doesn't. When he does
I goes out to catch a coach or take a silver spoon or
handkerchief." " What do you mean by catching
a coach and taking a handkerchief? I hope you do
not take handkerchiefs from gentlemen's pockets."
—" I should think not, Sir ; 'my character is well
known for respectability.—(Laughter.) \Vhat I
means by catching a coach is to see they have not
no more passengers than the /fact allows ; a spoon
or handkerchief is given me to pawn, arid I tells
Mr. Johnson what questions they axes me." " Then
ou do this to endeavour to entrap the pawn-
brokers ?"—" That is Mr. Johnson's business, not
mine." " Then, Sir, if you do riot catch a coach,
or succeed in your purpose when taking a spoon or
handkerchief, you are not paid ?"—" 0 yes but I
ant though, for I always has a crown given me
afore I goes out." Johnson here spoke in a low
tone to his witness, when the solicitor desired him
to discontinue, as " evil communications corrupt good
manners."—(Great laughter.) There was another
case against the same pawnbroker, but Johnson
withdrew it. The laughter was so great at times
in the office that several persons were ordered out.
Thomas Farquharson, a well-dressed middle-
aged person, was brought from Guildhall yesterday,
in custody of a city policeman, charged by Mr.
Thomas Currie, army accoutrement-maker, in Re-
gent-street, with having feloniously embezzled the
proceeds of a bill of exchange for Live hundred
pounds, intrusted to him for the purpose of being
discounted.

Mr. Currie had some transactions with a person►
of the name of Ward, who introduced the prisoner
to him, representing him to be of considerable in-
fluence amongst monied men, and possessing great
facilities for discounting bills. Air. Currie intrusted
him with the bill in question on the 7th May, and
on the 2Gth of the same month, he received a letter

Mr. Norton, upon cross-questioning Mr. Currie,
elicited that he had offered, since the prisoner's ap-
prehension, to settle the matter, provided the bill
was returned, and also, that another bill for 6001.,
which he had given the prisoner to get discounted,
had been returned to him. He also admitted, that
at the time he intrusted the prisoner with the bills,
he did not give any written paper to him.

Mr. Norton then submitted that the felonious
charge was at an end, as the Act of the 7th and Sth
Geo. IV. required the party placing bills or other
valuable property in the hands of another, to give a
written direction of the specific object for which the
securities were so placed.
Mr. Hobler said, the letter of the defendant,
which he would produce, would be an answer to
that objection.

Mr. DYER remarked, that the letter might be
good evidence in a civil action against the prisoner,
to show that he was indebted the amount, but he
was of opinion it did not bring the case within that
particular clause of the statute by which the offence
was constituted a felony.
Mr. Norton then cited several cases, in which
persons charged in a similar manner had been dis-
missed, on account of the absence of directions in
writing.

Mr. DYER then directed that the prisoner's papers
should be restored to him, and also that he should
be discharged.

MARY LEB ONE.

Yesterday, a flying sweep, named James IVhite,
who is notorious as an area snake, was charged with
stealing three silver table-spoons and four tea-spoons,
part of the plate belonging to Mr. George Hedge,
residing at No. 36, Devonshire-street, corner of
Beaumont-street, Marylebone.
Mr. Edward Haines, shopman to Mr. Pritchard,
where the prosecutor lives, had occasion to go into
the area that morning, at about 10 o'clock, when,
looking at the window of the kitchen, he observed a
man trying to escape from the front kitchen to the
back. He looked in, but where the prisoner hid
himself he knew not, when all at once he saw him
running up the area steps, and pursued him into the
street, where he overtook him.

He was fully committed to Newgate.
TV 0 RSHIP- S TREET.

Eliza Hill, a fine-looking and well-dressed young
woman, was brought from Bunhill-row station-
house, charged with having on the night before made
use of indecent language.
Mr. Thomas, a student at Bartholomew's Hospi-
tal, stated that on returning home the night before
through the City-road with his wife, the prisoner
on passing them called his wife a -, and also
abused him.

Mr. BaouGHToN—You!—Yes, me, several
times. She said she knew my wife was a
by her bonnet, and that she was not my wife.
Mrs. Thomas corroborated her husband's
statement.

Mr. BROUGIITON (to the prisoner)—What have
you to say for yourself?—l don't deny it ; I was
rather tipsy from the effect of wine. There are
two gentlemen outside the office who will speak
for me.

The two gentlemen being called in, one of them
said the prisoner had been a dress-maker, and lodged
at his house, but unfortunately had, only two weeks
ago, been seduced by some villain, who allowed her
a guinea a week. In his opinion the wine that she
bad drank to drown sorrow and shame had caused
her to act so indiscreetly.
Mr. BROUGHTON—On your oath is she not a
prostitute ?—No.
The worthy Magistrate, however, said that modest
women must be protected, and sentenced the pri-
soner to 14, days' imprisonment in the House of
Correction.