The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-24 00:00:00

CLERKEIV WELL.

An elderly gentleman, dressed as a clergyman, and
who described himself on the police-sheet as the Rev.
Thomas Hanbury, of Leicester, clergyman, was charged
with having been found drunk.

Police-cnstable E 165 deposed that, on the previous
night, he found the prisoner in Bernard-street, Russell-
square, drunk, and incapable of taking care of himself.
Mr. GREENWOOD asked the prisoner what he had to
say to the charge ? Prisoner—l have nothing to say.
Mr. GREENWOOD—You are fined ss.
WORSHIP-STREET.

A LIBELLOUS PLACARD.-Mr. Phillip Meedon
Hewitt, a respectable elderly-looking person, residing
in Gloucester-street, St. John-street-road, appeared
on summons before Air. Broughton, on the complaint
of Mr. John Stewart Kipling, a solicitor, charged
with having, on the 14th instant, caused to be written
and published a false and scandalous libel concerning
the said John Stewart Kipling, with intent to excite
him to a breach of the peace.
Mr. Smith, a solicitor, attended for the defence.
The complainant stated, that in May a stock•job-
hing transaction took place between Mr. Heseltine
and the present defendant, and the latter came to con-
sult complainant, stating that he had deposited Spa-
nish bonds to the nominal value of 9,0001. in the
hands cf Heseltine, and could not recover them. Com-
plainant commenced an action of trover for him against
Heseltine, and another action against Messrs. Master-
man and Co., the bankers, for 841., which had been at-
tached in their hands, in the Lord Mayor's Court. The
result of the latter action was the recovery of the 811.,
minus Messrs. Masterman's expenses (about 91.), and
complainant handed over the proceeds to Mr. Hewitt,
the present defendant, his own costs (about 81.) being
paid. The action against Heseltine is still pending.
It is a special jury cause, and the costs out of pocket
in bringing that to trial will amount to about 301. for
counsel's fees, fees in court, &c. The plea set up was
that the bonds did not belong to Hewitt, and that he
did not sell them. The present complaint against his
late client, the present defendant, was for publishing
an infamous libel in a paper which had been stuck on
the wall of the workhouse, and was now produced,
arid which he said was in the handwriting of the de-
fendant.

The writing on the produced paper was as fol
lows:—

" NOTlCE.—Unless Mr. Kipling, solicitor, 8, City-
road, makes his appearance, and give up Mr. Hewitt's
property (9,0000, he will be advertised as a rogue
and vagabond, and there will be a reward offered
(1000 for his apprehension.
" JOHN HEWITT."

Mr. James Whitehouse, a grocer in the City-road,
stated that between three and tour o'clock in the after-
noon of the day above-mentioned, he saw a person
who appeared to him to he in the act of putting up
a paper against the wall of the workhouse, and he had
little doubt that the defendant was the person, but he
should not like to swear to it. The prisoner went
away directly, and the witness went and read the
paper that had been posted up, and then knocked at
the workhouse lodge and pointed it out to the porter,
who also read it and tore it down.

Richard Morgan, clerk to Mr. Kipling, the com-
plainant, said he had seen the defendant write, and he
believed the paper now produced to be in the de-
fendant's handwriting.
The complainant being recalled, said that about
three weeks ago the defendant came to him in an ex-
cited state, and told him that if he was an honest man
he would, without delay, conduct the cause to trial.
He replied, with some anger, that the defendant was
already in his debt, rnd that it would take a consi-
derable sum out of his pocket to carry the cause to
trial. The defendant then said he would never pay
him his demand, and would give him an ill name, or
words to that effect. All the money he had had of
the defendant was 151., which paid the costs of pro-
ceedings against Messrs. Masterman, and left about
51. in hand.

The solicitor for the defendant said he could say
nothing as to the produced document, but he was in-
structed by his client that the paper had not emanated
from him, but from his brother.
Mr. BROUGHTON said the evidence left no doubt on
his mind that the defendant was the author, who had
stuck up and published the libel, and that a breach of
the peace was highly probable. The paper contained
what was no doubt a most gross and wicked charge
against the complainant, accusing him of defrauding
defendant of 9,0001., and threatening to offer 1001.
reward for his apprehension. He should therefore
hold the defendant to bail to answer any indictment at
the sessions.

The bail required was two sureties in 1501. each,
and the defendant's own recognisances for 2001.

THAMES POLICE.

SMUGGLING CIGARS.—SEIZURE OF A SKlP.—Wed-
nesday Emmelino de Arrandiago, master of the Spanish
ship Joven Victoriana, and Antonio Martinez, a sea-
man, and one of the crew of the Spanish ship Pepita,
both lying in the St. Katherine Docks, were brought
before Mr. Broderip, charged with smuggling cigars,
by which they had incurred penalties of 100/. each.
Mr. Potbury, of the Customs Solicitors'-office,
attended on the part of the Crown.
The case against Martinez was first heard. He
was charged with carrying 281bs. of foreign manu-
factured cigars, which had been unshipped before the
Customs duties had been first paid.
George Little, a revenue officer, stated that he was
stationed on board the Joven Victoriana on Monday
night, and hearing a noise on deck he left the cabin,
and went up and saw the defendant on board his o•wn
vessel, the Pepita alongside. He saw the seaman on
board the Joven Victoriana, whose faces he could I lot
distinguish, hand to the defendant several box es,
which appeared to be cigar boxes. They were broug ht
out of the forecastle of one vessel and received by t he
defendant, who took them into the forecastle of his
own. He was unable to obtain any assistance at th e
time, but, on the following morning, he made a
communication to his superior officer, who seized
cigars.