The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-27 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Thomas 'Wheeler, a pauper in St. George's W.-xhouse,
was charged with disturbing evening prayers, by making
a noise like the crowing of a cock.

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The master of the wr:rith,ouse stated that the chaplain
had of late p.iade repeated complaints that the service
Ila;.1 been disturbed by one of the inmates making a shrill
noise like the crowing of a cock. The service of the
Preeedhl; evening had scarcely commenced before the
erowing began, and the defendant, on being watched,
I was found to be the person who made the discordant
noise. It was further stated against him, that he was a
fellow of very bad character—had been previously con-
victed of felony and his example in the workhouse was
quite enough to contaminate the other inmates.
The Magistrate said the workhouse was not designed
for such a worthless fellow, that he was deserving of pu-
nishment for such gross indecency in a place of public
worship, and he should commit him for twenty-one days
to The House of Correction; and at the same time he re-
enuimended that when he came out he should not be ad-
mitted back into the workhouse,
ci.-ERKENWELL.
A smartly-attired young man, who gave the very
dubious name of Smith, was charged with numerous
robberies of ready-furnished lodgings.
Mrs. Peat, a lady residing in Hedden-court, Re-
gent-street, deposed that, on the 19th inst., the pri-
soner took ready-furnished lodgings from her, and on
the same evening occupied them. In the morning
her servant found the street,deor open, and they soon
after ascertained that during the night the prisoner
114 d robbed the parlour and bed-room of every port-
able article they contained—bed-clothes, men and
women's wearing apparel, and some jewellery. Wit-
ness identified a handkerchief on the prisoner's neck
when arrested as a portion of the stolen property.
Mrs. Anne Bradley, residing at University-street,
Tottenham-court-road, deposed that, on Saturday
last, the prisoner tools a parlour from her and retired
to rest at ten o'clock. On Sunday night she care-
fully locked and bolted the street door. In the morn-
ing she saw the street door open, and it was found
that the prisoner had decamped during the night,
taking with him bed clothes, wearing apparel, house
&c.

Police-constable Morris, 75 E, deposed that he met
the prisoner carrying two large bundles on that
(Monday) morning, and not being able to satisfac-
tawny account for the possession of them, took him
into custody. He treated witness in a very cavalier
way said the property was his sister's, and threatened
witness with the consequences of so grave an infrac-
tion of the liberty of the subject.
The property having been identified, the deposi-
tions for trial were taken down.

Two men, named Saunders and Batton, were charged,
the former with assaulting police-constable 215 G, the
latter with an attempt to rescue.
The constable deposed that between twelve and one
o'clock on Sunday morning he was getting away a
drunken man at the corner of Wilderness-row, St. John-
street, when the prisoner Saunders came up and used
ba,l language towards him. He seized witness by the
collar, and both fell on the ground together. Witness
was taking him to the station-house, when Batton came
up and attempted to rescue Saunders, but ran away
when he saw another policeman. Witness gave the pri-
soner Saunders into custody, ran after Batton himself,
and arrested him in Sutton-street.

When the clerk was about to read over the evidence
for the Magistrate, it was stated that Saunders was
drunk, and Mr. CoMBE ordered him to be locked up.
The evidence was then read, and Batton declared in
the most positive manner that he had never touched the
constable, but was going home quietly from a friend's
house when he was arrested.

A tradesman, in whose house Batton had been stopping,
gave him an excellent character, and swore that from
the time the man left his house on Saturday night he
considered the policeman must have been wrong in the
identity.
He was, however, fined 55., or five days' imprisonment.

TomT~ivuts.—Thislittle hero is now in posses-
session of the outward and visible sign of a gentleman—
he keeps his carriage ; and on Saturday we were invited
to inspect it. An ingenious artificer, Mr. Beaton' of
De mark-street, has devoted his energies to the task of
building it, and his genius has enabled him to produce a
beautiful model suitable to the dimensions of the general,
complete in all its parts—even to springs, window-blinds,
and folding-steps—and quite available for the purposes
of locomotion. It is a chariot about three feet and a half
in height ; the body is of intense blue, and the mouldings
are of silver ; the wheels are elegantly picked out with
white ; the hammercloth is of rich crimson, embroidered
fancifully, containing also the general's arms—a mixture
of the heraldic symbols of England America—with the
business-like recommendation, " Go-a-head," flourishing
underneath, in the form of a motto. We are informed
that a pair of ponies of matchable size are in training
for this pretty little vehicle, and that two small boys
have been obtained to fill the arduous situations of coach-
man and footman. In this chariot the general, we pre-
sume, intends to take the west-end air, and we may there-
fore calculate upon his equipage " stopping the way,"
after the manner of bigger, if not better folks,

A FARMER CHARGED WITH
INCENDIARISM,
Mr. Thomas Chinery, a respectable farmer, of
Belchamp St. Paul, was brought up at the Castle
Iledingham Petty Session, last week, in custody of
the police, charged on suspicion of setting fire to
farming buildings, in his occupation, the property of
S. M. Raymond, Esq., on the evening of July 3.
Mr. Raymond deposed as follows :—The prisoner
is in the occupation of a farm called "New Barns,"
my property. On Wednesday evening, July 3, be-
tween nine aid tent ir,,.1=.1;, I was alarmed by a per..
son pried *ammers, coming to my house, and
4,ykii that Chinery's barn was on fire, meaning the
prisoner's. On going out of my how, I saw the
sparks coming towards try tav-miag buildings at
home; I yeti aome person to protect them. I called
kuy son, ;Ind went immediately to the fire, which is
about 4 quarter of a mile off; when I arrived, the
premises, which consisted of barn and bu(ldltyo
were burnt down • after being at the AN. ltttie time
I saw prisoner, When I said, thlg cionws of your hav-
ing so much Imultp it tlie yard (having seen prisoner
botit fourt9en days before the fire, and objected to so
haUltn being in the yard in stacks mid
on account of the prevalence of fires), rrisoner re-
plied, as any other farmer would have' done, " Had it
been wet weather, it watM have all been made into
manure befo,re this time." I asked him if 12 had site;
piclon of any person having caused the faQ Tie re-
plied, "No.

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By Mr.
,Goocri—T2,l,i you oup to him, or he come
to you?
o.lr. R.—l spoke to him first. I had given
hiin notice to quit next Michaelmas, as he did not
pay his rent regularly; about a fortnight after the
notice was served, he paid me his rent, and left the
notice to quit at my house, saying, " He did fr,i know
what it meant," and there was an end of it, as I
did not want to turn him out if 110 paid his rent.
On the Monday following, Mr, illinden came over
and valued the damage, when, said to him (prisoner),
have you quarrelled with any one ? He replied,
" No." I than told him, it would have been much
better for him to have sold his wheat, and paid his
rent, and then it would not have Wen burnt.
By Mr. Goocu—Whan was the rent due ? Mr.
R.--He had not paid the Michaelmas rent when the
notice was served.

By the BENCH— the Lady-day rent \vas not paid
till after the tire.

Amos, labourer, deposed, that when he got to
the fire he aaw several persons removing a roll ; he
Paw prisoner when it had been burning nine or ten
minutes ; witness assisted in removing the roll, when
he with several others went up the yard towards the
south side, which oocupied about three minutes ; some
one then called out " There comes Thomas Chinery"
(meaning prisoner), who was getting over a gap at the
corner of a wheat-field near the premises ; witness
asked him, where he was when he saw the fire ; pri-
soner replied, " At Mr. John Pratt's, at Otten Bel-
champ. Witness told him that was impossible, for the
fire had not been burning more than ten minutes, and
that Mr. Raymond had not got a pigeon in his dove-
house that could fly the distance in the time.
By the lignu--It Is more than two and a half miles
the read. In a straight line it is nearer. Prisoner said
that he came over hedge and ditch, and he did not
know which way he came. About a quarter of an hour
after saw prisoner go up a barley-field belonging to
Mr. Raymond, which was near the old castle (a mock
ruin, which was built by the late Mr. Raymond) ; he
was by himself, and then came round the back of the
premises and over the same gap as in the first instance.
Thomas Edwards, labourer, corroborated the last
witness, and added, it was impossible, as a pigeon
could not have flown the distance in the time. lie
also saw him go into the barley-field and returr again
to the fire as described. Ile (Edw?.'ras) did not
lose sight of the prisoner at the fire because he thought
he looked like a guilty man.
William Stammers corruboratod the last two wit-
nesses, and stated in reply to the Bench that the
thatch was burnt off when he saw prisoner, but the
sparks had not fallen in.

William Deal confirmed the testimony of the former
witnesses as to the prisoner coming over the gap near
the premises, and in answer to a question from the
Bench, said he did not notice whether he was hot, but
he had his coat on his arm when he saw him.
llenry Farrow and five other witnesses were ex-
amined, but nothing further was elicited to connect
the prisoner with the charge,
Mr. Mayhew, solicitor, of Coggeshall, appeared to
watch the ease for the prisoner, and called six wit-
nesses for the defence, one of whom spoke positively
as to passing him (prisoner) on his way from Mr.
Pratt's towards the fire. Another proved that he saw
him coming to the fire, and advised him to g..) round
the premises, as the farm-yard was impassable from
the fire burning, and which accounted for his enter-
ing it by the gap at the rear of the premises, as de-
scribed by the witnesses in support of the charge.
The Bench here retired fox a short time,
their return M. BAIMAM addressed +l-
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telling him they a"-; on
had given his '-ase the greatest at,
tention, and were of on;-'
insufficient to mi.., - -,ion that the evidence was
the charge against him. If,
however.^u-ay
further evidence could be obtained, he
..ould be brought up again ; but his (Mr. B.'s) own
private opinion was, that he (prisoner) left that room
without the least stain upon his character. Other
magistrates were of a different opinion, but that was
in their own breasts.—Prisoner was then discharged.
The case excited the greatest interest in the neigh-
bourhood, and the hearing lasted upwards of four
hours. The room was crowded nearly to suffocation,
principally by farmers of the neighbourhood, amongst
whom the greatest sympathy seemed to exist on be-
half of the prisoner, who had been incarcerated
several days in the police station. On the acquittal
of the prisoner great applause was manifested.
Chelmsford Chronicle.