The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-28 00:00:00

POLICE,: INV:LIAR; ENCE.

_ _I4IA,NISION-1101;81;.
Claus Hatekin:, a German, wa4 lirottet before tke Lon!)
Maxon, charged with having ran away with a tray of ringl,
value 133/. or 1401. from the shop of Air. George Pearn, jewel-
ler, ot'cornhill. . . . . .

Stacey, sloopman,t6 Mr. Fearn, stat?d, that the pri7
soner came into the vhop n few evening% ago, anti asked to-see
some rings. Witness ptjt clown a.truy. containing a number
of rings, before him, and, he looked at soon! ; witness then
pat buck the tray. The pris_.m.q', however, twain asked to
see the tray, and the Moment it area pot puori the eottrite,\
he took it u and ran away. : Witneu ftillowed, and cried
"'Stop thief," and the prisoner was apprehtntied. 11e, has.
ever, had dropped the tray in his fli,',:tt„ and the rune,. werJ
scattered about. What is,very retriark•ible is, that aiihouglr
the distance front die Shop to the plitce where the prisoner was
'found, was very abort, and many peritona'of re,pvtable ap-
pearance witnessed the flighti of the prisoner, dial must have
seen the fait of the rings, no nuire than 18 or 20 Y:tre recovered
by Mr. Fears. Most of those, it also appeared, wet, brought
to the shop by a poor'man.—The prisoner was hilly committed
for trial.

A twin tatned Davivt, *ll6 .tifett that I,e w 3,1 a taliot,
brought his wife before the Loot Mayor, and acctised her of
having conducted herself in such it iMilltl,tlt 104,4°,41* ilit, thAl
Ith, Lordship's interter.mee was itidi'sprt.n.,,:bly necessary to VI%
Vent his total destruction.

The LORD MAYOR observed the wife, whose appearance
was exceedingly mild, in tears, and told tlw complainant that
she did not look like a person wh&l Was likely to Mike her
husband miserable, and asked a hether he had been assaulted
bylier ? •
Davies replied in the negative. But she does;worse (said
Ile); she drinks like a devil, and she'll bring'ine to perdition,
As sure as I am alive, if you don't order her to keep away
froth tae." • ,
The wife vowed that she never drank. Der mother, in tears,
said the same thing. • •
Davies declared, that she had also a fancy to gadding abroad,
which be could not restrain. lie Vies losing his ttustness hist
in consequence of her habits.
" Bet," said the LORD Matiag, " if She has been inatten;
tine to her duties, she seems now strongly disposed to return to
them ; and it would he inhuman in you lint to give her an op.
portunity."
" N 0.," said Davies, " she is too good for me. Look at me,
I am not fit for her, am I Y' Thtiti,tims u hurst of laughter at
this address of the tailor, who preaenteti one of the most sorrow,
In' visages that every expressed grief. His wile, to whom he
Inis been married but six Months; was more deeply affected
than before. " Barry, dear, said ithrie " dini't leave toe."
Lear: you By the iLord, woman, I'll never.
al ii%,lele'lwwleiloy—ne.nl, again."
The a
no, city Lord, t,:eoqinne,Sitotsoi.lisaat
id the unbind
irer-
ins husband); %till her I'll never live again; I won't, my
Lord, by I won't.
Mrs. Daviei-"a wither maid, tier daughter had acted with the
greatest affection and propriety' towarda her husband.
Davicat—" Well, well ; I tell yeti sh 3 is too good for me; yn
.won't deny that, will you ? That's enough fOr tee. 1 ,ebn't
liVe with her ;" and he struck the table violently.
The Loan Mayon advised re. Davies to go home with
her mother fir a week or a I;.irtnight ; and said, 0131 her hus-
band would probably alter hia opinion of her lo her absence,
and believe that although ho might not be half good enough
for her, he could not be romfortahle without her.
" Oh, my Lord V' said she, " I'd rather go home with him-
Do, Harry—thin't be so cruel."
Daviesa" No, no; woman 4" and clinched his fist, and
turning round to the erowd, sail with a crying face,—" You
see she is too good for me. I won't have none on hcr.—
She'll run me into Newgitte with expences 1 won't have none
on her."
Ths-LonD. MAYOR, finding that it was useless to endeavour
to reconcile the coinplainant to his wife, expressed his regret at
the circumstance; and dismissed the case.
' The tailor weut away, saying that lie was ready to make his
wife an allowance ; and that if he ever should have a chance
again, he'd never marry even a better woman than herself.
GUILDHA
Wet..Vartlan, the porter at Peektiell'a Own, No.
I'M' Fleet-street, was brought up on suopicion of felony tinder
the following eircomstancetti—
Ajr, Upsal, a pawnbroker ie Barbican, stated, that the
prisoner came Into his shop on Saturday afternoon, Offered
i either to sell or plede4i it hatidaorne silver smar.bnt, which lie
produced. Judging, from his appearance, that the article
could not be his own property, he asked the prisoner tsltre he
lived, his name, &c. Martin replik, that his name was
Jones, and that het lodged close by; in Playluante-yard,
Golden.lane; but .hearing Mr. Upaal direct a person tu, go
there with. him instently, and make inquiry, he showed symp.
tones of alarm 4' and when they had proceeded to the door, he
turned round and said' he would not give trouble, hot he would

adtnit that he Nut given a tak„, address. The truths however,
was, that he had plektal up the box in broad, day-light on the
pavement in st. John*s-Street, on Tuesday last. Mr: llpsal
declared that he,Was not at all satisfied with his lietOottr, and
Calling in an officer, gave him in charge. ;;;kih,t-uvotly, the
priSoner begged the constable to let Mr. Pock:tell know lie
In custody, and upon stating 111, circumstances in the ahopt.
.the officer learnt from the waiter that a silver snuffbox had,
been missed in their r. freshilent.roOtntt Ott Wednesday night
'by two kentlenten, who had twice Made application about it
since, when they'were assured it had not'byen sm. or heard of
Mr. Pocknell attended yesterday, but he did not know
where to fold the geollemen, nor whether the prisimer had
I been questioned about the box. The prisoner attended, in the
romns at night. ,
Mr. Alderman OAUItATT said, he would remand the pri.:
soaer, to give the officer an opportunity of Making further
inquiry, and that the waiter might he summoned to see if he
I could not give more information on the subject than his master.