The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-28 00:00:00

MIDDLES EX SESSIONS.

DESERTION AND ROBBERY BY A. .SOLDlER.—Richard
Jennings, 24, a private in tne first battation of the Gre-
nadier Guards, was indicted for stealing acoat and other
articles, the property of William Seymour.
The prosecutor lives at N 0.3, Cottage-court, Orehard-
street, Westminster, and' at about a quarter past ten
o'clock, last Saturday night, the prisoner asked him to
let him into his house for a short time in order that he
might avoid the patrol. The prosecutor complied, and
he went to bed, leaving the prisoner, who was ao entire
stranger to him, but not a person with whom he lived,
asleep upon the floor. The next morning he was met in
Bla9tifriars-road by a police officer, whose suspicions
were excited by the circumstance of his having ou mili-
tar y trousers and the cost and cap produced, and he went
trd to him and asked him what regiment he belonged
to. The prisoner denied that he belonged to any regi-
ment, and asserted that he had been discharged from the
army twelve months ago; but as he could not produce
any papers to show that this was so, the officer arrested
and lodged him in a station-house, soon after which he
ascertained who he was, and that the coat and cap he had
on bad been stolen from the prosecutor, and that the
prisoner's military coed, cap, belt, &u., were left at the
prosecutor's house. When before the magistrate, the
prisoner said, " I took them with the intention of de-
serting. and I hope I shall be transported, for I shall
never do any more good in England,.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
The colour-sergeant said the prisoner's character as a
aoldie•c was anything but good, but he had not been
knov,n as a dishonest man.

?Jr. WITHAM inquired if the prisoner would be brought
be fore a court-martial for desertion? The sergeant re-
p lied in the negative, giving as a reason that the prisoner
b. ad not got far enough away.—Sentenced to three months'
hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
CHARGE OF STEALING A WATCH, &C.—Thomas Doyle.
a weather-beaten old man, who was said to have been
deeply concerned in the Stock Exchange matters some
years ago, and to have "stagged," w.is charged with a
robbery.
Mr. Manuel Castello, a member of the Stock Ex-
change, whose office is in Hercules-passage, Old Broad-
street, said—Five months ago I lost a watch and ch.Ain
from a desk in my office. The chain produced I believe
to be the one I lost. On the Saturday before the rob-
bery a man like the prisoner was in my office, and I gave
him sixpence ; and on the day of the robbery the same
man, I was informed by my brother, was seen coming
down the stairs of the office.
Mr. F. Chappell, also a member of the Stock Ex-
change, said—l had left the watch produced with Mr.
Castello about last Christmas, with the intention and in
the'expeetation of his purchasing it. lam sure that this
is the watch.
A person in the employment of Mr. King, pawn-
broker, in High Holborn, produced a gold guard-chain,
which he said had been pawned at the shop on the
25th of February last for 103. Neat day he lent Ba.
more upon the chain to the person who pawned it.
He could not positively say that that person was the
prisoner.

An assistant to a pawnhrokPr in Skinner-street pro-
duced a gold watch which had been plejgyd at the shop
on the 27:h of February for 31. 3s. The face of the, pri-
soner was, he said, familiar to him, but he could not
say that the prisoner was the person who pawned the
watch.

Jarvis (614 City police force) said—Yesterday after-
noon I went to the Windmill public-house in Nicholas-
lane, and saw the prisoner there. I called him out and
told him who I was, and that I took him for stealing a
gold watch and chain on the 26th of February last. He
said, "Good God, am I betrayed into your bands?" He
said, " I understood I was to go round to the pawn*
broker and settle it." I then took him to the station-
house and searched him. He was then cautioned► that
what he might say would be taken down. He said on
the way to the station-house that he had pawned the
guard on the 26th for ten shillings, and that on the 27th
he had got eight shillings more upon it, at Mr. King's,
High Holborn. He did not say anything about the watch.
The prisoner said, upon being asked whether he wished
to make any statement, " 1.-have nothing to say, sir."—
Committed for trial.
A SPECI3IEN of THE " NAVVY" CLASS.— William
M'Donald was charged under the following circum-
stances:—

Mr. T. Patten, superintendent of the men employed
by the new gas company throughout the city of London,
said, I am in the employment of Mr. Rigby, the con-
tractor of the Great C4ntral Gas Company. I charge
the defendant with having neglected his work. When
he ought to have been in Seething-lane at work, I met
him on Tower-hill, and asked him why he was not at his
work? He was in drink, and called me a blackguard,
used the most abusive language to me, gathered toge-
ther a crowd, and followed me for some distance, and I
was obliged to place him in the custody of a policeman.
Alderman Giniss—Well, defendant, how can you jus-
tify this conduct? The defendant—Why. he is nothing
but a time-keeper, and he ought to stick to that; but he
followed me about as if he was my master.
Alderman Gums—You ought to have been at work in
a particular place when he saw you.
The defendant—No particular place -at all. We are
at work all through the City.
Alderman GIBBS—Yes, all who are in the City snow
that very well.—(Langhter.)
The defendant—Well, he says I was drunk; but we
all know him tis " the drunken time•keeper," although
he takes such liberties with my character. He has no
right to order me abOut.

The policeman said there were some of the men em-
ployed in the works about Thames-street who seemed to
take delight in fighting, and a great many new black
eyes were to be seen at daylight in the neighbourhood.
The defendant—Wby, you don't say I have black
eyes, do you? That's another lie.
Alderman Giens--You have, by your conduct, con-
firmed the accouet given of you; and you must pay a
penalty of 10s. (-Jr go to 13ridewell for 14:days.
The defeudsr•at—l hope you won't send me to prison
till my work "is over. It will be done in a day or two;
• wait tilt thin.—Committed.
• Ascatti: TBY A CABMAN.—John Behie, driver of the
esb•No. A „570, was.charged with having whipped a gen-
• tlem

,ane, of No. 53, Cannon-street, said that es he
was cro sling the street the defendant, who was driving
ao' sb, did all he could to prevent him, and when he put
w s ben d to the reins to keep the horse from padsing
over hip n, lashed him repeatedly with a whip,
The iFfendant said he was merely lashing the horse
''o mak a him mind what he was about, and the whip
h ave touched the gentleman, but it could not have
lan ' body, for it was merely intended for the horse.
tie et ,mplainant said the defendant, while using the
sail 1 be would teach me how to put my hands upon

ir.
mu in Grass—And he struck you more than
"h a complainant—Repeatedly; and when I told
r• would take him before the Lord Mayor and
pay for it he said, " Oh, when we come be-
•Ll Mayor we'll talk about paying."
Glans—Then, defendant, we shall talk
Yon must pay 205., or go to Bridewell
—(Laughter.)
!ant pulled out the money and paid the
dr. Goodman, the chief clerk, then marked
'ordingly.
GUILDHALL.
3,OIIBEKY. W. Clayton was brought up for
on, charged with stealing a 401. Bank of
a 10/. ditto, and 101. in gold and silver,
Mrs. James Lawrence, of 38, Radnor-
'', about seven years ago.
)een several times before the public.
taas said that great obstacles had been
• of prosecuting this case by the neg-
nagement of the Camberwell Savings
• these circumstances, he would re-
fill following day for the deposi-
when he would be committed for
ted, himself in 1001., and two 80,-
1)1e householders as suret,es in 501.
nce to answer the charge at the Oid

IW-STREET.
SING AND ROBBERY.—James Cole
's charged with hiving robbed and
waiter, of Covent-garden• market,
in placed at the bar.

a Sergeant Thompson, the officer
ease, stated that two of the