The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-24 00:00:00

ADCOCK AND ANOTHER V. BRYANT.

This was a like action, but here the note was for £.5 ;
but his Honour seeing that there was a charge of 3s. for
letters, struck out that amount, and told plaintiff that ho
must be careful what he was about or he would become

liable to a penalty of £5O for practising as an attorney if
ever he recovered such a charge.
Verdict for plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

SINGULAR AND DARING ROBBERY FROM BREWER'S
QUAY.—John Herbert, aC = a brtwier, of White-
... Lapel, was etio.i.ged. an under :—Charles Harris saw 3... was
watchman on Brewer's Quay. Last night at nine o'clock he
observed something white in the gateway of Galley- quay,
adjoining the Brewer's-quay. The white body moved, and
witness followed it out into the street. He then saw it was
a man, and that man the prisoner. 'Witness stopped him
on Tower-hill, and said, " What have you got there, and
where did you get it ?" The prisoner replied, producing a
bundle, " I got it from Brewer's-qu.ay." It was a bundle
of wet hides. Witness said " That belongs to Brewer's-quay
and you must take it back." Prisoner replied, " Very
well, then I will take it back ;" and he did so.
The gates of Galley-quay were not closed. The
prisoner was covered with a white apron, produced.
Upon being asked what induced him to commit
the robbery, he replied that a man with lirge whiskers bad
asked him to do a job. No one had any authority to give
the prisoner such orders. The quay was not closed, and
some Russian ship was being unloaded up to ten o'clock.
The value of the property is D.
Police-constable 53 said that the prisoner was searched,
and the apron produced found in his pocktt.
Partridge (the gaoler) said that the prisoner had been
there several times, and was an old thief.
Prisoner—That is a gross falsehood.
Mr. Goodman (chief elerk)—Why, I hive taken the evi •
dente against you myself three times.
Prisoner (impudently)—No, you have lot.
.The Lord Mayor—l shall believe Mr. (toodman.
Prisoner—l have never been in a police.court before, but
I plead guilty.
His lordship—You must go to prison fcr three months to
hard labour, and you will not be able to deny this con-
viction.

A. FIRST OFFENCE.—SAD CASE.—MaIy Ann Close, 20,
described as a brushmaker, of Shoredtch, a married
woman, was charged before the Lord Mayer, with picking
a pocket in Princes-street, Mansion-house,this morning.
Mary Carter said she was passing through Princes-street
this morning, and feeling a tug at her pocket turned round
and saw the prisoner walking away. Sl,O was at once
given into custody. At the station-house de was searched
and a purse and the missing money found ibon her.

The prisoner, with many tears, plead(d guilty and
begged to be forgiven.
The husband, a respectable •looking man, Who also wept
most bitterly, begged hard that his wife's first offence should
be looked over.

The Lord Mayor said it was a very sad ca3e, and one to
be much deplored. He regretted to see a woman, in an
evidently respectable sphere of life, so commtting here']

Had there been any evidence of a former offence he should
have committed the prisoner for trial. In the absence of
any evidence of a previous offence, the prisoner must go to
Holloway for two months.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
NOVEL MODE OF FRATID,-OBTAINING MONEY BY
FALSE PRETENCES.—WiIIiam Collins, of 12, Hill-street,
Walworth, described as a dealer in prints, was charged
before Mr. Bingham with obtaining the sum of £3 3s. by
false and fraudulent pretences, from Mr. Arthur Blucher
Fores, print publisher, 41, Piccadilly.
The case disclosed, a system of fraud which has been
practised very much of late, and is one which calls for
great caution on the part of purchasers of engravings.
Mr. Fores said that yesterday evening the prisoner ap-
plied to him for £3 3s. which he said he was instructed to
call for for a Mr. Rowe, of 12, Hill-street, Walworth, and
which was due from Admiral Sir Henry Keppell for
a portrait of Lord Lansdowne, from Mr. Grant's pic-
ture ; but having had a communication from Sir Henry,
requesting him to examine a print, and, if an artist's
proof, to pay the amount, and finding that it was not soy
but was one of his guinea prints with the title erased, he
communicated with the police and had an officer (as the
prisoner had been told to call that evening) in readiness.
He believed the prisoner had been carrying on a similar
system of fraud for some time. He asked the prisoner for
a receipt, which he produced in the name of Rowe, and
signed fn his presence with his name "William Collins."

Charles Cole, a detective, proved stepping up to the pri-
soner from his hiding-place just as the prisoner signed the
receipt, he (Cole) having previously heard him ask for £3
3s. and seen him sign his name to the receipt. On asking
him where he came from, he said from Mr. Rowe, 12, Hill-
street, Walworth. and that he was that gentleman's ser-
vant. He afterwards said that he lived at 12, Ebenezer•
street, but he was not known there, and he wished for a

remand.
Remanded.