The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-12 00:00:00

.MARYLEBONE..7(THIS DAY.)

Margaret Jones, a respectably dressed female,- was
brought up before Mr. Long, charged by her master,
Mr. John Knaggs, surgeon, No. 1, Mornington-crescent,
Hampstead-road, in whose service she lived as cook,
with stealing three silver spoovs, marked with a griffin's
head, his crest, and pawning the same.
The evidence proved that the prisoner had offered the
property for sale at Mr. Crinch's, 33, Grafton-street,
where the shopman, suspecting that they were dishonestly
come by, taxed her with the fact, when she attempted to
run away, but was given into custody.—The prisoner
made no defence, and was committed for trial.

UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
George Mayberry was charged before Mr. Trail f, with
committing a violent assault on Michael Hennessey, who
was unable to attend owing to the serious nature of the
injuries he had received.
It appeared that Hennessey and an aged man, his
father, were fighting with each other the preceding after-
noon in Charlotte-street, Blackfriars•road. A gentle-
man, on witnessing the scene, interfered, saying that it
was a shame to allow such doings ; upon which young
Hennessey,witk an oath, exclaimed that he would murder
any person who interfered, and immediately struck the
gentleman. The defendant, who happened to be passing
at the time, with an adze handle, endeavoured to pacify
Hennessey, who attacked him, and he (defendant) struck
his assailant with the adze, and completely disabled him.
Mr. Trail said that it appeared the defendant was
provoked to commit the assault on Hennessey, who was
in the hospital. Under all the circumstances of the
case, he (Mr. Trail) should call upon the defendant to
enter into his own recognizance, to appear on a future
day, in the event of a fatal termination to the case.
Elizabeth Jones, a woman with each side of her face
decorated with a quantity of artificial flowers, was
charged with robbing an elderly gentleman, named
Chalks, of a purse, containing a sovereign.
The complainant stated, that as he was returning home
to Walworth the preceding night, in passing over
London-bridge, he was accosted by the prisoner, who
endeavoured to force her company on him. He how-
ever walked on quickly, to avoid her, and when he got
into Lock's-fields he there found she was still after him ;
and she there came up and began to " fondle" him.
He told her, he wanted none of her " fondling," having
an old woman at home, upon which the prisoner
thrust her hand into his pocket and robbed him of his
?arse and money. He accused her of the act, but she
began to swear at him, and tried to escape, but a police-
man coming up, he gave her into custody. The money,
however, was not found, and it is supposed she swal-
lowed the sovereign._ The empty purse was found at
d,ylight, near the spot where the occurrence took place.
The prisoner, who infests the road in question for the
purpose of plundering men on their way home, merely
denied the charge.
Mr. 'TftAna. being of opinion that the committal fur
trial of the prisoner would not insure a conviction, dealt
summarily with the case, by inflicting a penalty of 40s.
on the prisoner, and, in default, committed her for a
mouth to the treadmill.