The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-22 00:00:00

know anything of these prisoners ? Gooch—l know
them well, they have been in Bridewcll and in New-
gate, as well as in the Compter with me.
The prisoners—The " bloaty" tells a lie, your
Lordship-; he knows nothing of us—we never set
eyes upon him before.
Gooch—The last time they were here they were
sent away for three months.

One of the prisoners—You lie, " bloaty," it was
only for one month.—(Laughter.)

CITY POLICE COMMITTEE.

Mr. Gardner, the landlord of the Barley Mow
public-house, in Long-lane, 'West Smithfield, ap-
peared before the sitting magistrates, Sir John Pine,
Mr. Alderman Gibbs, and Mr. Alderman Johnson,
to answer a complaint laid by the police for serving
during the hours of Divine service on Sunday morn-
ing last, whereby he endangered the license of his
house, and incurred a heavy penalty.—Mr. Child, the
solicitor, attended on behalf of the defendant, who
pleaded not guilty.
The informer was a constable of the name of Oliver
Death, acting as a sergeant in the Smithfield division.
To his vigilance, it is but right to state, he has brought
more similar cases and had them dismissed than any
other, officer in the whole of the City police force.
His evidence went to show that at about a quarter
before one o'clock on Sunday forenoon last, he saw a
female come out of the back door of the house, with
something concealed under her cloak. He asked her
what she had got concealed, and, finding that she re-
fused to satisfy him, he pulled open her cloak, and
found it to be a jug of beer.
Mr. Child, in answer to the complaint, said it was
a most frivolous case, as he was able to show. The
female whom the officer saw leave the house by the
back door, was Mrs. Gardner's washerwoman; she
had taken home some linen, and Mrs. Gardner, out of
compassion, gave her a pint of beer, which she was in
the act of taking away when in pounced one of the
constables.

The washerwoman, Jane Woolman, residing at
No. 2, Sun-court, was here called, and confirmed Mr.
Child's observations.

Sir Jomv PIXIE inquired of the officer if he sus-
pected any other person was in the house at the time?
Death said when he found it was beer that the woman
had, he took it from her, and went round to the front
door, when Mrs. Gardner told him she had served no
one else. He searched the house, but found no one in
it except the domestics. _ _

Sir JoHN PIRIE—What character does the house
bear ?—Mr. Child replied that Mr. Gardner had been
landlord of it thirteen years, and had never had a
complaint laid against him till then.

Sir JoKN PIRIE—The case is dismissed.
BOW-STREET.

John Thompson, a young man having the appear-
ance of a stableman, was placed at the bar, charged
with being concerned, with others not in custody, in
robbing Mr. Finlaison, a clerk in the National Debt-
office, Old Jewry, of a valuable gold watch, and a
purse, containing a sovereign and some silver, under
the following circumstances :
The prosecutor stated that, between ten and eleven
o'clock on the night of Monday, the 15th inst., while
on his way home, he was accosted by a female near
Craig's-court, Charing-cross, who solicited him to go
home with her, and while he was endeavouring to
extricate himself from her, he was surrounded by
several others of the same class, who commenced pull-
ing him about, and in an instant he found their object
was to rifle his pockets, as he mised his gold watch
and purse before the police could be found, although
he had called lustily for their assistance. During the
confusion he was also attacked by a number of men,
among whom was the prisoner, who got behind him,
and having pinioned his arms, held him in that posi-
tion until the woman ran away. Ile, however, suc-
ceeded, after some time, to get loose, and, turning
round, he knocked down the prisoner, who received a
severe wound in the head by falling against the kerb-
stone. The crowd by this time increased, and seeing
the prisoner bleeding profusely, assisted witness to
convey him to the station-house, 185 A division hav-
ing ran up Cockspur-street to overtake the females,
but he returned in a short time without effecting his
object. On examining in what manner the robbery
had taken place, witness found his watch-guard had
been cut with some sharp instrument.
The prisoner denied all knowledge of the females,
but said. that, having incautiously jostled the prose-
cutor, he was instantly knocked down by him, and
stunned by the blow. He was ordered to be re-
manded for a week.

A man, who gave the name of Jonathan Swift, was
also charged with being concerned, with others not in
custody, in robbing a young gentleman, named
Charles Robinson, of four 51. notes, and 251. in gold,
while he was passing along the Strand.
The prosecutor was proceeding home, on Thursday
night, and at the corner of Surrey-street was spoken
to by a nymph of the pave, who requested he would
treat her with some drink, and, before he could make
a reply, being afflicted ~with great hesitation in his
speech, she succeeded in pulling him down Surrey-
street, notwithstanding his repeated efforts to get
away. He then found that his right-hand trowsers
pocket had been emptied of the case in which the
money was deposited, and while he was accusing her,
in the best manner he could, of having robbed him,
which she denied, the prisoner and another man passed
by, and, addressing witness, asked why he did not
go elsewhere, instead of stopping with her in
the street, upon which the female instantly ran off.
The prisoner then offered his services to assist in
going in pursuit of her, at the same time inquiring if
the numbers of the notes were known, and if they
were, he would accompany him in the morning to that
Court, for the purpose of giving: the necessary in-
formation upon the subject. Witness, being very
much confused, gave him to understand that he had
received the money only a short time back
from a friend in the City, and the prisoner imme-
diately offered to accompany him to tell what he saw.
The prisoner and the other man, who went away,
seemed to be very intimate.
Mr. Richard Brinsley Porter, residing at 2, Idol-lane,
City, said that about half-past 9 o'clock the prosecutor
came to his house bringing a note for the money in
question from his father, which he gave him and he
went away, Between 11 and 12 o'clock hearing a
knock, he put his head out of the window, and saw
the prisoner and Robinson outside. On letting them
in, the prosecutor stammered to such a degree that he
was unable to make himself understood, and having
provided himself with pen and ink, he wrote that he
suspected the prisoner was concerned in robbing him
with a female, who made her escape. Witness imme-
diately communicated the suspicion against him to the
prisoner, and having. asked him his address, that he
might be found if further inquiries were neceseary, he
said he was a tailor, and lodged at 17, Red Lion-
street, Holborn, which was a private house. They
then went to the station-house, where the prisoner
gave the same address, and upon sending to make in-
quiries it was found to be a greengrocer's shop, and no
such person as the prisoner was known there. The
prisoner being reminded of the false address he had
given, admitted the fact, as he had every objection his
friends should know the situation he was placed in.
He had previously said he had lately come from Ports-
mouth, where he intended to return in a short time,
and he would prefer being brought before a magis-
trate to giving his address even privately.
The prisoner persisted in refusing to give any ac-
count of himself,_and he was remanded till Tuesday.