The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-07 00:00:00

he thought Thorley's food was the best, when Mr.
Poyser ordered a cask to be sent to him, the price
of which was to be £2 6s. 6d. Mr. Poyser, having
doubts as to the quality of the food, sent a sample
by post to Mr. Thorley, who said it was not his
manufacture, and it was made of different ingre-
dients.

Mr. Thorley gave evidence as to the difference in
the nature of the food.
Dr. Hassell, a physician and well-known analy-
tical chemist, said he had examined the food sent to
Mr. Poyser, and discovered that it was made of
oatmeal, linseed meal, and cut beans and peas. Mr.
Thorley's cattle food was composed of eight different
ingredients, and contained amongst them a tonic.
4 was altogether different from that which was
supplied by the defendant.
Mr. Poyser stated that he had dealt with the
defendant for two years, and had always found him
an honourable man.
For the defendant it was submitted that there
was no evidence to show he had committed any
fraud. He himself dealt in cattle food, and if that
which was sent to Mr. Poyser was described as
Thorley's food, it was done by some mistake, but
without any intention to cheat or defraud.
Mr. Long, the magistrate, said he must send the
case for the decision of a jury.
The defendant was held to bail in £4O, and
another surety to the like amount.
John Darby and John Thompson were charged
with being concerned in a burglary and robbery of
jewellery, &c., to the amount of nearly £5OO, at the
house of Mr. George Carter, of 31, Park-street,
Camden-town.

The prosecutor deposed that on the morning of
Saturday, the 10th ult., his house was broken into,
and 47 gold and silver watches, together with a
large quantity of gold braeclets, chains, pins, &c.,
were stolen.

A constable named House said that he went to
the residence of the prisoner Darby, in Weimer-
street, and asked him if he had any rings, chains,
or articles of jewellery which were not his own.
He replied that he had not ; but witness, on look-
ing up the chimney, found, upon a projecting shelf,
a gold chain, a gold pill, some earrings, and £2 4s.
3d. in silver. _

When the other prisoner was taken into custody
by Constable Lodder, a gold pin and silver watch
and chain were found in his possession.

The prosecutor identified the chain produced by
House as part of the stolen property, and he be-
lieved the pin produced by Lodder also belonged to
him.
The prisoners were remanded till Thursday next
for further evidence.

SOUTH WARK.—Elizabeth Medlin, a decent-
looking woman, who had attempted to obtain money
from the Queen and Prince Albert, was brought up
for final examination, charged with attempting to
obtain a charitable contribution from Mr. Arthur
Kitt Barclay, of Dorking, and one of the brewers
of Park-street, Borough-market.
Mr. Nash, chief clerk to the firm, stated that on
Thursday, the 24th ult., Mr. Barclay put into his
hands a letter written by the prisoner, stating that
she and her aged mother were in great distress, and
that the brokers were in the house for rent.
He was directed to inquire into the matter, and
if he found it a genuine case of distress he was
to give as much as £lO. On making inquiries
in Kensington, where the letter was addressed
from, he found out that it was an imposition, and
on Saturday last the prisoner and another woman
came to the brewery for an answer. Horsford and
another officer of the Mendicity Society were in
attendance and took them into custody. Her com-
panion was discharged, but the prisoner was re-
manded in order that some former convictions
might be produced against her.
Horsford said that in 1847 she was tried at the
Central Criminal Court, and sentenced to 12 months
for obtaining a sum of money by forged documents.
She had since been committed twice for three
months—once for attempting to defraud Prince
Albert out of money by stating herself to have
nursed the Princess Alice.

The prisoner said that it was all owing to her
aged mother that she wrote the letter.
Mr. Nash informed his Worship that the prisoner
had obtained £l2 from Mr. Barclay.
Mr. Burcham said he was sorry that the former
convictions were not produced, as, had they been,
he should have sent her to the sessions for trial.
He should, however, sentence her to three months'
hard labour, and order the conviction to be re-
turned to the Clerk of the Peace.

GREENWICH.—John Robinson, 28, and Thos.
Harris, 27, both of whom are well-known thieves,
were charged with stealing two gold rings, a gold
locket, and other articles, the property of Mr.
Sheather, wholesale stationer of Aldersgate-street,
city, from his residence at 11, Richmond-villa,
Forest-hill, Sydenham.
It appeared that between 3 and 4 o'clock on the
previous afternoon a man and boy engaged at work
on an unfinished building near the prosecutor's
house saw the prisoner Robinson standing in the
roadway and holding a pair of boots in his hands.
The prisoner Harris was then observed leaving the
enclosed garden of the prosecutor, and having hur-
riedly placed the boots held by Robinson on his
feet they both ran off The man and boy, suspect-
ing a robbery had been committed, immediately
rang the bell and gave information of what they
had seen to Mrs. Sheather, who, on proceeding into
an adjoining room, discovered that the property
above named and a valuable shawl and silk scarf had
been stolen, the thieves having opened several
drawers, when it is supposed they were disturbed, as
a gold watch and a basket of plate which were within
sight remained untouched. The police were then
communicated with, and Mr. Inspector Willson
proceeded in pursuit of the thieves, and after riding
about two wiles came up with the prisoners, whom
he secured, after considerable resistance, and on
Harris being searched the whole of the stolen pro-
perty was found in his possession.
The prisoners made no defence, and were com-
mitted for trial.