The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-01 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A carter named Wm. Hibbard was charged before Mr.
Twyford, by one of the officers of the National Animals' Friend
Society, with wanton cruelty to a horse in the Strand.
The officer stated that he saw the prisoner, with three other
men this morning, cruelly beating a horse that was in a sand
waggon belonging to Gore, the dust contractor. The horse
was in such a state of perspiration that it appeared as though it
had been just taken from the water. It IN as quite exhausted,
and was unable to move. The prisoner was brutally beating it
with a heavy whip.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was obliged to do so
much work in the day, and he could not get the horse on.
They were compelled to overload the waggons.
Mr. TIVYFORD regretted that the law would not reach the
owner if the horse, who was equally to blame for sending it
out as the driver. He had but one course" to pursue, and that
was to fine the prisoner 205., or in default of payment to com-
mit him for seven days.—He was committed.
MARYLEBOIVE.

Matthew Bentley was charged with having committed an
aggravated assault upon a policeman, in Tottenham-court-
road, yesterday evening.
• The constable proved that the prisoner had been drunk, and
annoying every person who passed him on the pavement. Sec-
tog him at last push a gentleman and lady off the pavement
upon the street, he went up and took him into eu,tody. The
prisoner then turned round upon him and struck him several
severe blows over the eyes and face, and knocked him down.
With assistance he was eventually taken to the station-house.
The prisoner said that he was intoxicated. Fined 40i.
C LERKEN E LL.

John Gibson, a decently-attired young man, was
charged by Charles Gibson, his brother, residing in
Francis•place, Holloway, with having assaulted and
wounded him under the following circumstances :
Before the prosecutor was sworn, the mother of the
prosecutor and defendant, a respectable looking elderly

woman, who was exceedingly affected, addressing the
Magistrate said, that the quarrel between the .partieg
•ss of a very trifling nature, and they felt desirous of
arranging the matter amicably, without entering into
the exposure attendant on a prosecution.
Mr. GREENWOOb thought, as they were brothers, that
would be the wisest course to adopt in the case.
Prosecutor—But .he has stabbed me, and inflicted
wounds. I am willing to forego a prosecution, but I
shall require him to put in heavy bail to keep the peace
towards me. I do not wish him to be punished if he
does so.

Mr. GREENWOOD-If you require him to find bail,l
am hound to hear the evidence against him, to see
whether I shall be justified in ordering him to find sureties.
The mother was much affected, and taken into a sepa-
rate apartment.
.The prosecutor deposed that on Thursday last the de•
fendant came to his mother's house ; and •where 'he
(witness) re';ided with her, and asked for a loan of two
sovereigns.• Witness refused to let .hiM have them, on
wh:ch he took up a poker and assaulted witness. He
took the weapon from him after a struggle, when the
defendant took up a fork which lay on the table, and
made a stab at witness, which wounded him on the face;
and he would have done him other serious injury had
not he (witness)'rushed out of the house to seek the aid
and protection of the police.
Mr. GREENWOOD inquired -whether there were any
witnesses ? •

He was informed that the mother was the only person
present at the time. They, however, dispensed with her
testimony. .
gr. GREENWOOD asked defendant what he had to say
to the charge ?—The defendant sail he was out of
employ as a shoemaker. Ilk mother was a woman of
independent\ property, and lived with his brother. He
(defendant) had been in difficulties, and he sent to ask
his mother ftir 21., when his brother interfered to prevent
her lending him the money, and threptened him with a
poker. He took it from him, and they struggled to-
gether, when he (the brother) hit him on the cheek, and
beat hiin.

GREI N WOOD—Has he got any marks of violence?
_Lettiti, 200 N, said he had a severe bite on the cheek,
and other markF.

Mr. GREENWOOD said the assault was proved against
him, and, I n 4, r all the circumstances, ha would order
him to find responsible bail.
Robert and /Teary Simcoe, brothers, were charged with
obtaining, on false pretences, two suits of clothes, value 11/.,
the property of ?.Jr. Pritchard, a tailor, residing in St. Pancras.
Last Wednesday week the prisoners went to the house of
the prosecutor, and Or erect two suits of mourning to be ready
without fail on the following Saturday. On being asked for a
deposit, they had no small change about them." Mr. Prit-
chard went home with the clothes on the following Saturday.
His wife, who suspected the prisoners, directed her son, a fine
little boy, to wait outside the door while his father went in.
Mr. Pritchard saw the prisoner Robert, who introduced him
into the front parlonr. - The prisoner had slippers and no coat
on. He took the bundle into the back room, "to try a suit
on." He fastened the door, and was in the street in a twink-
ling. The little watcher pursued him for nearly a mile, and
at length saw him enter a house in Hannah-street, Cromer-
street, and in a little time the other prisoner, Henry, came out,
and was given into custody. Robert was arrested some days
after in Jermyn-street, and the two suits of clothes were found
in the pawn-office.
The prisoners were committed for trial to the Old Bailey.