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

six months. Notwithstanding, however, so solemn
an engagement, he bounced out of his window in
Cock-court, Angel-alley, in his shirt, on Wednes-
day morning early, and pitched his knuckles into her
ribs with such violence, that she wondered the life
did not leave her along with her breath.
The LORD MAYOR—Do you swear that he actually
got out of his window without his clothes to attack
you? Complainant—Yes, your Lordship. All he
had on in the world was his shirt, and I was in the
front of the court getting a kettle of water.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, defendant, what have
you to say ? You are accused of breaking your bond
to keep the peace. Defendant—Oh, then, my Lord,
who could stand it? Why, do you know what she
called me ? By the vartue of my oath, she called me
a son of a —.

Complainant—Well, my Lord, what do you think
he called me ? By the vartue of my oath, he called
me a —, and ain't that as bad as the son of a
-- any day ?—(Great laughter.) Why should Ibe
tumbled over head and heels, and a kettle of water
on my head, for calling him what his mother knew
very well he was (Laughter.)
The defendant—The devil a bit I hurt her, for I
didn't give her a single clout on earth. .
The LORD MAYOR—She swears that you did, and
it is quite intolerable, after a magistrate has taken
your own recognisances to keep the peace, that you
should so grossly break it. Now I must put 'a stop
to this sort of proceeding. I shall send the case to
the sessions to be disposed of.
The prisoner was accordingly committed.
BOW-STI?EE7'.

Two lads, by name Thomas Murphy and John Thomas,
were charged with stealing two pieces of bacon, the
property of James Clark, a cheesemonger, in Museum-
street.

The prosecutor stated, that at about three o'clock in
the day, on Saturday the 19th, he had occasion to leave
his shop for an instant, and on his return he missed
two 1 ieces of bacon from his counter. On going to the
door of his shop he saw the prisoners running away,
and he then called a policeman, who overtook them and
found the bacon on them.

Edward Harris, policeman E 50, proved that prose-
cutor called his attention to the two boys, and having
told him that he thought they had stolen some bacon, he
seized them, and found the bacon in their possession.

The prisoner Murphy said that he bought the bacon
from a boy in a naval cap, whom he met in the street.
The prisoner Thomas said he was with Murphy, and
saw him buy it.—Committed to take their trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

One of the Italian mendicants, about 18 years of age,
was charged by Wm. Horsford, one of the constables
belonging to the Mendicity Society, under the following
circumstances :

Between five and six o'clock last evening the prisoner
had placed himself on the foot pavement in Oxford-
street, and was exciting charity by pretending that he
was in great pain. Knowing him to be an impostor, the
constable took him into custody, and on searching him
found in his pockets Is. 10d. in silver and copper, and in
a small bag concealed in the lining of his trousers there
were 16 sixpences and 13 fourpenny-pieces.

lie was committed for one Month.
LAMBETH.

John Pearce, a young urchin of 12 years of age, was
charged with robbing his mother of 3s. in silver. The
father and mother of the lad stated that they had a
large family, and the prisoner was their second child ;
he was continually robbing them, and they had tried
all means of reformation, but in vain. The
father was a bookbinder, and there was plenty of work,
but the prisoner did not choose to do it. He had got
his son two or three excellent situations, but he never
kept them. The father added that he had even
gone so far as to keep him for a fortnight locked in a
back room without his clothes, but it was all to no
purpose.
Mr. NORTON (with the approbation of the father) di-
rected that Cook, the gaoler, should take the prisoner
into one of the cells, and administer to him a severe
whipping with the cat-o'-nine-tails, and then bring him
again into Court.
In compliance with the Magistrate's order the castiga-
tion was immediately administered. The youthful cul-
prit afterwards received a severe admonition from the
worthy Magistrate, and was delivered up to his parents
with a caution as to his future conduct.