The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-02 00:00:00

CLEIiKE.NWELL.

Thomas Wells was charged with deceiving and at-
tempting to deceive her Majesty's subjects.
it appeared that yesterday evening, between four
and five o'clock, the prisoner threw himself on the
side of Tottenham-court• road, and pretended to be
labouring under convulsions of the most dreadful de-
scription. He ground his teeth until the blood issued
from his gums, and made all sorts of wry faces. Hun-
dreds of people collected round him, and countless
halfpence were poured in upon him.
Police constable 121 E remarked that, notwith-
standing the violence of the fit, he managed to pick up
the halfpence regularly. He watched him narrowly
for a few minutes, and then discovered it was all sham.

Police-constable Restaud said that was an old trick
of the prisoner's. He was generally accompanied by
another person who held up his head during the fit,
and made loud lamentations. The mention of a sur-
geon was quite a restorative to the prisoner, who
had been several times imprisoned for tricks of a
similar character.

Mr. GREHNWOOD said it was a most gross and
shameful imposture. lie would send him for six
weeks to the House of Correction, and hard labour.

MARYLEBONE.'

Caroline Murphy and Hannah Mahoney, were
charged by Jones, an officer of the Mendicity Society,
with begging.
Complainant saw the two prisoners following seve-
ral ladies and gentlemen in Langham-place, and when
he went up to them, they could make no excuse for,
their conduct. He, therefore, t6ok them into custod
Horsford, another of the Society's officers, show
Mr. Rawlinson a list, by which it appeared, that h •
had had the former prisoner up himself 14 times, and
that each time, she had been committed a Month. The
other woman was not known.
Mr. RAWLINSON sent the former to the House of
Correction for three months, the other was diSmissed
with an admonition.

Edward Bourke, a gentlemanly personage, residing
in HaymdrelePs aprke-isieqr7ec,abw-asdricvhearrgl,s3,witth bedinthgadt rwuhnilke,
and refusing to pay cab hire.
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got out demanded his fare 15.6 d., which he (defendant)
refused to pay, and witness, gave him into custody.
The gentleman, in defence, said that he had paid
the first cabman 3s. 6d., for which he was to have
been driven the whole way. He was sorry, however,
for the trouble he had given, as had he not been tipsy
he should not have refused.
Mr. RAWLINSON advised him to settle with the cab-
man, and the gentleman expressing his willingness to
do so, the case was discharged.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A well-dressed gentleman, accompanied by a num-
ber of friends, and attended professionally by Mr.
Chambers and Mr. Hobler, was brought before Mr.
Hardwick, charged with being a deserter from the
service of the Hon. East India Company.
Acting under the advice of his counsel, the accused
refused to give his name when requested to do so by
the chief clerk, Mr. Fitzpatrick.
Mr. Clarkson, who attended on behalf of the East
India Company, acquainted Mr. Hardwick that he
should produce evidence to prove that the gentleman
at the bar was Captain Archibald Douglas, of the
49th Native Infantry ; that he had received leave of
absence from Tanjore to go to the Neilgherry hills,
and that availing himself of this circumstance, he had
made his way to England in the Reliance merchant-
man, under the assumed name of Jackson. Having
satisfactorily •established the identity of Captain
Douglas, it would be his duty to ask for his corn•
mittal as a deserter from the Hon. East India Com-
pany's Service.
Mx. Clarkson called a clerk in the India House,
who proved that a, sum of I,QOO/. East India Stock
was transferred by Captain Archibald Douglas about
a fortnight ago. "The transfer-book was signed Archi-
bald Douglas, and witness believed that the accused
was the party who had transferred the stock.