The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-25 00:00:00

"Jones's Animal Kingdom," " Olden's Odentogra-
phy," a pocket compass, a small vice, a spirit measure,
and part of a dog's skull.
John Forrest, curator at the museum, King's Col-
lege, identified the eiagrams as belonging to the cor•
I oration of the College. The " Animal Kingdom "
was stolen from the library, and the other book, which
bglonged to Professor Thomas Rymer Junes, was
taken from a drawer, the name of the author being
partially erased, and that of the prisoner being sub-
stituted. The compass and spirit measure were also
stolen from the college. They were missed at various
times, the measure being stolen about three years
back, and the pocket compass, which formed part of
the Queen's collection, about a year and a half past.
The vice was the property of witness.
In answer to Mr. Wontner, witness said the pri-
soner sometimes drew diagrams on boards with chalk,
but he never knew him to take home such as these
produced, nor could he obtain them without first pro-
ducing a professor's order.
Superintendent Pearce said there were several other
charges against the pri.oner, and as the witness to
prove the next was in attendance, the Court would
allow him to give evidence.
Mr. Edward Sanford, a medical student, identified
a volume of " Bell's Anatomy and Physiology of the
Human Body," as having been stolen from his box in
the college. He left town in the month of April,
and on his return in the beginning of October two
volumes were stolen.

The proprietor of the Star Coffee-house, in Long
acre, said ten books were found in the lodgings of
the prisoner that had been stolen from his rooms,
which the prisoner was in the habit of frequenting,
and as he had been a loser to a serious extent, he was
anxious to have the case investigated.
Mr. JARDINE told him he might attend at the Old
Bailey, and prefer a bill of indictment, but be thought
there was no use in taking depositions in more cases
than three, upon which the witnesses should be bound
over, and the prisoner remanded for a fortnight.
A stout, well-dressed man, who stated that his
name was Bentley, was placed at the bar, charged
before Mr. Jardine with having behaved in a riotous
manner in a public-house in Holywell- street, Strand,
and also with having used the most insulting language
to the police at the station-house in Bow-street.
It appeared that the prisoner had at an early hour
this morning driven up in a cab, accompanied by a
woman, whom he represented to be his wife, and
called for a glass of brandy and water. The brandy
and water was taken out by the barman, upon which
the driver tendered sixpence in payment. The barman
said the price was a shilling, but if they would not
have it he would take it back. The prisoner said,
"Oh yes, have it," and immediately knocked the
glass out of his hand and broke it. He then behaved
in so riotous a manner as to cause a considerable
crowd of persons to assemble, and preferred a charge
against one of having struck him. The parties imme-
diately proceeded to the station-house, and the charge
was made out, but when called upon to sign it the
prisoner refused to do so, saying " he would see the
inspector d—d first." The consequence was that the
charge was not taken, and the prisoner was ultimately
locked up.
Mr. JARDINE told the prisoner that his conduct
had been very gross, and asked him his station in
society, with a view to ascertaining what amount of
fine he should inflict.

The prisoner, in a haughty and rather insolent
manner, replied, " I am a gentleman."
Mr. JARDINE—Then I shall sentence you to seven
days' imprisonment in the House of Correction.—(A
laugh.)
The mode of dealing with the case was evidently
one which the " gentleman " had never anticipated ;
and, in homely phrase, he appeared " struck all of a
heap."

171V1ON•HALL.
On Monday Mr. George Walter, of No. 42, Lom-
bard-street, was charged before Mr. Traill with com-
mitting a violent assault on Mr. John Young Aker-
man, Secretary of the Greenwich Railway Company.
From the complainant's statement it
.appeared that
on the 19th instant, he entered one of the first-class
carriages of the above company, and had scarcely
taken his seat when the defendant walked up to the
door, and, a 'dressing him, used some irritating lan-
guage, and at the same time got into the same car-
riage. With the view of preventing any unpleasant
consequences, which might arise if they both pro-
ceeded in the same carriage, the complainant alighted,
and, on getting out on the platform, he was followed
by the defendant, who was armed with a stick, and
who having applied the epithets rascal and scoundrel
to complainant, then made a blow at him with the
stick, which he warded off, when he again repeated
the attempt. Complainant, on finding him so deter-
mined on committing violence, struck him in his own
defence, when some of the servants of the Company
interfering, they were separated; and, for his own
preservation, he considered it necessary to adopt the
present proceedings against the individual by whom
he had been assaulted without provocation.
The defendant produced the stick with which it
was alleged he committed the assault, said that it was
a light bamboo cane, and that if a person were struck
even with great violence with it, it would not produce
much damage.'
Mr. TRAILL said that the indignity of even being
struck slightly with such a stick, or cane, was exas-
perating to the feelings of any man. The Magistrate
then asked the defendant what explanation he wished
to give, or whether he was desirous of calling any
witnesses ? The defendant said he wished to call a
gentleman who w itnessed the whole of the tramac-
don, and .who would be- enabled to give a very diffe-
rent version of the affair. That gentleman, however,
was not present, but. if the magistrate would post-
pone the case he (defendant) would have an adver-.
tisement inserted in the newspapers, as he did . not
know his address, calling upon him to attend to give
evidence.
The complainant said he had no objection to.an
adjournment of the case, but in the meantime he
called on the magistrate to make the defendant find
bail, as he really went in personal danger.
The defendant said he would give his honour that
he would have no communication with the com-
plainant until the day the inquiry was resumed.
The complainant said that even with that promise
he would not be satisfied, unless the defendant pro=
mised to " take the pledge" (the reporter understood
`), or the magistrate required him to find sureties.
_ _

Mr. Tawinn said that he felt it his duty to adjudge
the defendant to enter into his own recognisances in
the sum of 501., and find two sureties of 251. each, to
keep the peace for twelve months, as a protection,
against any injury to the complainant, and that the
further investigation of the assault might stand over
until a future day.
The complainant, however, having expressed that
he had no vindictive feelings against the defendant,
and that he would be satisfied with the above sureties,
the defendant said that he was aware he should have
some trouble in finding the witness he alluded to, anti
that, therefore, he was content,- d the matter shOuld
rest as it was, upon his finding the required hail.
The defendant's solicitor, and another gentleman,
entered into sureties, and he was discharged.
Edward Edwards was brought up for re-examina-
tion, being found in Mr. Bright's house, at NGrth
Brixton, for an unlawful purpose; and Margaret
Sheen, the nurse in the family, was charged v‘ith
stealing a satin waistcoat, belonging to her master,
and also with harbouring the other prisoner in the
house.

The circumstances attending the discovery of the
prisoners at four o'clock on Saturday morning, lying
together before a blazing fire in the complainant's
kitchen, and of the female dropping her master's satin
waistcoat on the way to the station-house, have
already appeared in our police report of the preced-
ing day.
Mr. James, the prisoner's solicitor, put some ques-
tions to the complainant, with a view to show that
both their characters were good up to the period of
the above transaction ; that Edward's father, who was
in attendance, was a highly respectable man ; and that
he, together with other ,rien is, were in Court, pre-
pared to tender bail in his behalf, if it was found
necessary.
The complainant, in answer to certain questions,
admitted that he had never missed any property but
the satin waistcoat, which must have been taken out
of his drawer; that Sheen had access to the pantry
where the plate was kept, but he had not missed any;
that she was in the habit of bringing up the key
of the kitchen to her mistress every night be-
fore she went to bed; and that on the night in
question she brought up the key as usual; and that
she must have left Edwards in the kitchen, and after-
wards gone down stairs to him when all was quiet;
that the discovery would not have taken place but fir
the crying of the infant, which might have met its
death owing to the neglect of the nurse while with
her paramour in the kitchen.
Mr. TRAILL said he should send the nurse for trial
for stealing the waistcoat if the prosecutor wished to
press the charge; but it appeared the garment was
very much worn, and of little value, and he there-
fore doubted very much whether a bill would be found
against her, as he (the magistrate) had very recently
noticed that a strong representation was made by a
grand jury on the subject of committing persons for
trial for stealing articles of a trifling nature, deeming
it the most proper course to have such cases summa-
rily dealt with. lie (the magistrate), however, in
this instance, would consult the feelings of the com-
plainant on the subject, and would either commit for
trial or dispose of the case himself.
The complainant having expressed a wish that the
latter course might be adopted, the nurse (Sheen)
was therefore committed for two months to hard
labour for unlawful possession of the article, and
Edwards was adjudged to enter into his own recogni-
sance of 401., and find two sureties of 201. each, to be
of good behaviour for twelve months.

:Tames Carr, a green-grocer, residing in Bir
mondsßy, was placed at the bar before Mr. Traill,