The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-13 00:00:00

, Mr. Alderman Hoopin asked him why he allowed the de-
fendant to annoy the ladies by stopping in the passage?—
The policeman said he was young in office and did not know
how to act in such a case.
The ALDERMAN said that he should not have hesitated,
with the authority of the lady, to use force to put the de-
fendant out. After receiving the card he bad no pretext for
stopping.

The 'defendant said, that the pavement being up in Fleet-
street, he was obliged to make a circuit of three-quarters of
a mile, and this entitled him to ls. 4d., and he claimed Is.
for the extra passengers.
Mr. Alderman HOOPER asked him if he objected to carry
four without an extra fee when the ladies got in ?—The de-
fendant admitted that he did not.
The ALDERMAN stated, that without objecting to carry
four, he was not entitled to any extra fare. If he had ob-
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jected he would have lost the job, and some other driver
would gladly have taken it. The defendant had demanded
4d. more than' his fare by his own showing, and he had be-
haved very ill in stopping in the passage and taking advan-
tage of the ladies being alone. Instead of imposing a fine
on him, he should sentence him to a term of imprisonment,
and he committed him to Bridewell for a fortnight.
BOW-STREET.

Joseph Cowers alias Taylor, described as barman of the
Admiral Vernon public-house in Long-alley, was charged
with being concet ned in an extensive robbery of boots and
sillies, some months back, in Great Russell-street, Blooms-
bury.

In April last a burglary Was Committed on the business
premises of Mr. Tritcher, a boot and shoemaker in Great
- Russell-street, from whose shop about 400 pairs were stolen,
valued by him at 2001. No information of the offenders
could be obtained, but about a fbrtnight ago a man named
George Hill was taken into custody at Norwich on suspicion
of receiving a portion of the stolen property. Hill at once
stated of whom he had purchased the property, and the pro-
secutor was referred to the prisoner, who, on being taxed
with the robbery, declared that he knew nothing of Hill,
and had never seen him before. Hill stated the particu-
lars of the purchase, but, in the absence of some material
witnesses, the prisoner was remanded for a week.
Newman, cf the E division, stated that the prisoner was
the landlord of the house at which he was taken, and which
was of the worst description, there being at the time be-
tween 50 and 100 thieves in various parts of the building,
engaged in rat-killing, dog-fighting, boxing, and other such
pastimes.
MAWLBOROUGH-STREET.
Thomas Harrison, George Rayner, and Elizabeth _Rayner,
were put to the bar charged with attempting to pick pockets.
Charles Walter, baker, Hanway- street, said a lady came
into his master's shop, about half an hour before, to purchase
some muffins. The three prisoners also entered the shop, and
while the lady was about replacing her purse in her pocket,
the female prisoner, whose movements were directed and
screened by her companions, made an attempt to possess
herself of it. Witness's attention was first directed to the
prisoners in consequence of seeing them attempt the pocket
of the lady before she entered the shop to make her pur•
chase. Sitness, on seeing this second attempt at robbery,
immediately took measures to have them lodged in the cus-
tody of the police.
To a question from the Magistrate witness said he had often
'seen the male and female prisoners Rayner in the street, and
had more than once noticed that they attempted to pick
pockets, but he was in :such a situation as not to be able
readily to give an alarm or afford assistance. He almost al-
ways saw the Rayners about on the days when the Museum
was open to the public.
Thomas Harrison, in defence, said he was a stranger to his
companions. He merely went into the muffin-shop to pur-
chase a couple of buns.
Rayner said he went into the shop to give some refresh-
ment to his sister, when he was falsely charged with being a
pickpocket.
Mr. MALTBY remanded all the prisoners until Monday
next.

LAMBETH.
Caroline Cummings, Mary Cummings, Anne Renchman, Alice
Langley, and William Goff, were further examined before
Mr. Norton, on a charge Of plundering Mr. Charles Shaw, a
solicitor, residing at No. 11, Terrace, Walworth, of property,
consisting of plate, jewellery, wearing apparel, &c., to the
amount of over 600/.
Mr. Parry, the barrister, attended with Mr. Shaw to pro-
secute, and Mr. Gaines and Mr. Pelham appeared on behalf of
the prisoners.
The evidence in the case was of so voluminous a nature
that it occupied the chief clerk nearly five hours in reducing
it to writing, and the case altogether presented the most
wholesale system of plunder that perhaps was ever brought
• • before the public,
The thert facts of the case wet() these :—Some years ago
the mother of the prisoners Caroline and Mary Cummingslost her husband, slid vrn left teith a large Enid lielpiesa
family, and the circumstance becoming r. Shawl
the known to M
Prosecutor; that gentleman hecaine the benefactor
and almost the etitite Support of the family. When the
prisoner Mary Cummings was #t a suitable age, she was
taken into the bottle Of Mn Shad as a servant i but owing to
seine miteMidiict was discharged at the end of tiVo years,
She was suceeaded by het sister Caroline;
implicit etifidenee Was fepoodi And to whose family Mr,
in whom the most
Shaw continued his humane assistance. Her honesty I*.a4
not suspected until a few months ago; when Mrs. Shaw dis-
covered that a plate. elleSt had ben left in her care by
Caroling adMitted having
young lady named Calcraft, (luting her alisenc6 Helena,
had been einptied, Of its valuable contents;. and thq prigoner
. has. Mrs. Shaw at the same time, unknown to her Milhaud,
pliwileci it,. and implored
supplied a sum of 271. to redeem the property, which was
plelged at the shop of M,r. Turner, Amenbroker, of Crown-
row) WillWohli=foad, and, replacirig it in the chest, locked
and corded it. About the middle of the last Month the chest
was again examined, and it was then found that it had been
forced open, and its contents ode. The eiretunstanee was
mentioned to Mr. Shaw, and that gentleman, on making an
examination of his own plate-chest discovered it quite
empty 1 and. with • the exception of .a few spoons and
articles in daily use, every article of plate, a gold and a
silver watch, rings, brooches, wearing apparel, and, in
fact, a great quantity of property were gone. The missing
property was 'traced to the shop of Mr. Turner,
Shaw and carry awaywhere- the principal part of it had been pawned
by the prisoner Mary Cummings, and this led
to the apprehension of her and her sister Caroline. The
other prisoners Were also apprehended in consequence of
and Langley and Beacham
their having been seen frequently to call at the house of Mr.