The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-01 00:00:00

proceeding to church with his family, met with one of 1
these parties, who, in his hurry to gain the door of a
cigar-shop, missed his foot and fell with his basket, the
contents of which ran down the pavement into the gutter.
The system was carried on to a very great extent, and
he was determined, if any of the parties came before
him, not to only enforce the highest penalty the law
permitted, but to resist licensing their houses for the
future.
Mr. Busbridge' landlord of the Robin Hood public-
house, Robin Hood-court, Shoe-lane, and Mr. H. Yeat-
man, of the Sun, in Bishopsgate-street, were severally
fined 40s. and costs for serving during Divine service on
Sunday last.
There were between twenty and thirty drivers and
conductors of omnibuses convicted in various fines for
creating obstructions in the City by plying for hire.

BOW-STREET.
A respectably-dressed young man, named William
Smith, alias Thomas Collins, was placed at the bar
charged with stealing 106 yards of silk and 101 yards
of satin, value 371., the property of Mr. Foulkes, a silk-
mercer, in Little Russell-street, Covent-garden.
Mr. .Foulkes, jun., stated that on Friday evening a
man entered his shop, representing that he came from
Mr. M'Dowall, of St. Paul's Church-yard, and offered
a quantity of goods for sale. He was told that it would
be necessary to examine them previous to entering into
any agreement, and he then went away. About nine
o'clock in the evening a porter came and left some arti-
cles for examination. On Saturday the prisoner came to
the shop and presented the paper produced, and on which
was written in pencil, "Mr. Foulkes, silk and ducape
left by mistake," at the same time drawing the attention
of the assistant to the goods that had been left at the
shop on the previous evening, whereupon some remarks
were made upon the extraordinary nature of the tran-
saction, and the prisoner's reply thereto led the witness
to suspect something wrong, and after the prisoner had
left the shop with the parcel a porter was directed to
follow him, and watch his proceedings, and to take care
not to lose sight of him,
John Driver, the porter stated, that in consequence
of the directions he had received he followed the pri-
soner, and saw him take a cab, which drove to Black-
friars-road ; there the prisoner alighted, and imme-
diately hired another cab, which he left with the goods
in it at the corner of a street there. On his return,
witness demanded the return of the goods, and on his
refusal told the cabman to drive to the prosecutor's
with the prisoner and the goods.
In answer to a question from the Magistrate,
Mr. Foulkes stated that it was customary for silk-
merchants in the City to send round to the trade and
inquire whether certain articles were wanted by them,
and that the man who called at his shop on Friday, and
said he came from Mr. M'l)owall's, while he was there
asked for a piece of paper to make a memorandum,
upon which one of the shopmen incautiously handed him
one of his (Mr. Foulkes's) printed bills, and on which
bill it appeared was subsequently written the order for
the goods, which had by that means been obtained from
Messrs. Leaf and Co. in his (the prosecutor's) name.
The policeman stated that, on searching the prisoner,
he found a small memorandum book, in which was
written the names and addresses of several silk-mercers
at the west-end of the town, some of whom it' is sus-
pected have already been the victims of this new species
of fraud by the prisoner and his confederates.
The prisoner was remanded until Wednesday next.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. Beale, the alleged proprietor of the saloon in
Piccadilly, was summoned before Mr. Hardwick, by the
police, for having his house open before one o'clock on
Sunday, to wit, after twelve o'clock on Saturday night.
Inspector Beresford proved that he went to the saloon
twice on Saturday night, after twelve o'clock, and found
persons in the saloon drinking. His last visit was paid
at two o'clock, and he then saw nineteen females, the
majority of whom were prostitutes, and several gentle-
men drinking and carousing. He saw wine on the
table, and a bowl which appeared to contain punch.
The solicitor contended that no offence had been com-
mitted, inasmuch as it had not been proved that the de-
fendant had his house open for the sale of liquors, or that
any liquors had been sold after twelve o'clock.
Mr. HARDWICK said that point had been raised on a
former occasion, and had been overruled by him.
The solicitor said he had two recent cases to adduce,
in which two magistrates, Mr. Twyford and Mr. Jar-
dine, had come to a different decision. The cases were
precisely similar to the present case; in particular, in
the case of the Albion Tavern, heard by Mr. Jardine, it
was held by that magistrate that the mere circumstance
of liquor or wine being on the tables after twelve o'clock
was no proof that a sale of those articles had taken
place within prohibited hours, and he in consequence
dismissed the information.
Mr. HARDWICK said it was advisable that there should
be unanimity in maisterial adjudications, but he could
not hold himself tote bound by the decisions of any
other magistrates ; all he could do was to listen to
arguments. If he found those arguments were not con-
clusive to his mind, then it was his duty to arrive at a
different conclusion.
The solicitor said the saloon was not open for the sale
of liquors, and it was only open for the sale of chops,
steaks, and cigars. The cigar and chop-shop which ad-
joined the saloon and opened into it supplied those
L articles.

Inspector Beresford said since the solicitor chose to
take that view of the case, he should take care to repre-
sent the matter in the proper quarter, as Mr. Good•
ered, the real proprietor of the saloon, was liable to a
penalty of 10/. per day, for every day he allowed the
communication to exist.
Mr.llAßDwics. said, though there was no direct proof
of any sale of liquors, there was presumptive proof suffi-
ciently strong to warrant him in deciding that the saloon
was open for the purpose of selling liquors. • As the de
fendant had been fined before, he should this time inflict
the fine of 5/. and costs.
The solicitor tendered the money, and gave notice
that he should appeal against the conviction.
UNION-HALL.

CHARGE OF COMMG.—Freeman, Young, and Martin, three 1
lads, were charged with being engaged in coining copper I
money. It appeared that the police, having received informa-
tion that coining was going forward at a house in Norfolk-
street,
Southwark-bridge-road, proceeded there on the pre-
ceding afternoon. Having obtained an entrance into the
house, three policemen rushed up stairs, and, breaking open
the garret door, discovered the three persons engaged in
coining copper money. There was a crucible on the lire, with
metal in it, which was attempted to be upset by the prisoners,
one of whom was observed to run to the window, which was
open, and throw something into the yard, which was after-
wards found to be penny pieces, just taken from the mould,
with the edges unclipped. The prisoners were then secured,
and taken to the station-house.—Committed.
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Two men, named Gearing
and Wright, were charged with committing the following
daring highway robbery. On the preceding night, at a late
hour, a Mrs. Davis, an aged woman, on leaving the Bridge
House public-house, came out with two sovereigns and sere •
ral half-crown pieces in her hand. The moment she got into
the street, Gearing rushed up and snatched the whole of the
money, with which he ran away, but was eventually secured,
having previously thrown the money away. When police-
man 195 11.1 was conveying Gearing to the station-house, the
other prisoner attempted a rescue, and struck the policeman
a violent blow on the side of the head with a life-preserver.
Wright then ran away, but being known, was taken into
custody soon afterwards.—Both prisoners were committed.
QUEEN'S-SQUARE.
Ames Jackson, a young man having the appearance of a
mechanic, was charged before Mr. Burrell with stealing a
pair of female's boots of the value of 2s.
Job Matthews, a plasterer and broker, residing in Frederick's-
place, Brewer's-green, stated that whilst at breakfast that
morning, between eight and nine o'clock, he saw the prisoner
in his shop, who, on being perceived, ran away, followed by
the prosecutor. The prisoner threw the boots away on being
captured, and said he paid the prosecutor for them.
A little boy corroborated the evidence of the prosecutor.
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed for
trial.

LORD ASHLEY AND THE FAC-
TORY QUESTION.
. .
The following letter has been addressed by Lord Ashley to
Mr. Howarth, the Chairman of the Delegates from the ma-
nufacturing districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire, in de-
fence of the course his Lordship has taken upon the Factory
Bill " London, March 29.
" GENTLEMEN, —As representatives of a large body of the
operatives engaged in the mills and factories of Lancashire
and Yorkshire, you have desired me to give you some expla-
nation of the course I have thought it my duty to pursue in
consenting to the withdrawal of the Bill, and the substitu-
tion of another.
" The Government proposed such a step o the House, as
the only means of extricating the question from the d:fficul-
ties into which it had been thrown by contradictory votes.
The vote of the House upon the second clause had virtually
determined a ten hours' limitation ; but the vote of the House
on the Bth clause had actually declared that there should be
no such thing ; the advantage, therefore, that I had gained
in the first instance was repealed in the second. •
" When her Majesty's Ministers signified their intention of
asking leave to withdraw the Bill, I requested time for the
consideration of their proposal. The interval was fully em•.
cloyed in seeking and in accepting the best advice. I was
urged by Members of all parties, from both sides of the
House, to offer no resistance to the motion of the Govern-
ment; a large number of those gentlemen who had supported
me on the question of time,' would not have supported me
in opposing the request of Sir James Graham ; and had I
resisted it, I should, upon a division, have been found in a
very small minority.
" Neither could ihe debate and the division have led to any
satisfactory issue ; the discussion would have been taken, not
en the great question of limiting the hours of labour, but on
mere matters of business and points_ of order. We shall be.
enabled, by the present arrangement, to pursue a shorter
and more intelligible course ; the debate may then be com-
menced by an amendment to the new Bill, or by some simi-
lar mode ; and the division will declare the opinions of those
who vote whether ten or twelve hours shall be the period
assigned for labour in the factories.
" You may rest assured that I will never relax my efforts
for the accomplishment of our great object; but I must en-
treat of you a continuance of that confidence which you have
never yet withdrawn. A zealous but legitimate perseverance
on your part will, by God's blessing, insure us an ultimate,
and not remote success.—l am, Gentlemen, your very obe-
dient servant, ASHLEY.
" Mr. Howarth, Chairman of the Delegates."

CAUTION TO SAVINGS' BANKS.—Last week two per-
sons, one stating that he was an attorney, and the other
that he was one of the executors, called on a stockbroker in
the City, and produced to him a probate of the will of Mr.
Simons, coffee-house keeper, in the Blackfriars-road, whom
they stated to be dead, and said they wished to know the
amount of stock which stood in the deceased's name in the
public funds, alleging that they had ascertained the amount
which he had deposited in a savings bank. The broker being
busy at the time merely told them that it was not his busi-
ness to give information, and they left. It turns out that Mr.
Simons is alive and well. Where did those persons get the
Prerogative-office stamp ?
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