The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,' MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1842.

summonses were not served until Thursday night, and
they could not by any possibility reach Gloucester
before Saturday morning. He now, however, as it
was proved the summonses had been served on the
man personally, should request that Mr. Twyford
would grant warrants for his apprehension on the
earliest opportunity.
Mr. TWYFORD said, from the circumstances of the
case, he saw no ground for refusing the application of
the Learned Counsel, and he therefore ordered war-
rants to be issued immediately for Patterson's appre-
hension. The Learned Counsel then retired.
Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate, was present to
watch the proceedings ; but seeing that the defendant
did not attend, and that the Learned Counsel merely
intended to apply for a warrant, he retired from the
Court, as he was labouring under a severe cold.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
MUNIFICENT DONATION.-Mr. BOND, the sitting
Magistrate, said that it gave him great pleasure to ac-
knowledge, through the medium of the press, the re-
ceipt of a munificent donation of 201., to be applied
for the relief of the necessitous. The signature to the
note inclosing the money was "D. E. F." Mr.
Bond added, he would take that opportunity of
stating that very great relief might be accomplished
by Magistrates through the medium of their poor-box.
A vast number of cases were daily brought under the
notice of police Magistrates, in which the application of
immediate relief might ,•emove the distressed from po-
verty and crime, and place them again within the pale of
respectable society, laying a foundation for future
competence. It was well known that numerous indi-
viduals were living upon the generous impulses of
the benevolently disposed, who were totally undeserv-
ing of such relief; this abuse arose from the laxity of
the relievers in not making proper inquiries. Such
would not be the case with money received at a Police
Court, the utmost caution and vigilance being exer-
cised before sums of any grave amount were given
away. The consequence was that none but the ne-
cessitous and deserving poor received relief from the
Police Court.

MARYLEBONE.

George Day, a countryman, was charged with
defrauding the Great Western Railway Company of
3s, 6d. It appeared that the prisoner arrived by the
train on the preceding night from Reading, and de-
livered a ticket, which showed that he had only paid
two shillings, the fare to Maidenhead, and it was for
the difference (3s. 6d.), and from the belief that he
intended to cheat the Company, that he was taken
into custody.
The railway officers said these frauds were so
numerous that it had been found necessary to
prosecute.
athe defendant's excuse was that he had fallen
asleep, and was therefore not aware that he had come
beyond the place of his destination.
The MAGISTRATE ordered him to pay the excess
fare, and also a penalty of ten shillings.
The poor fellow, who was evidently suffering from
much grief and distress of mind, declared that a few
days ago he had the misfortune to be deprived of his
wife by death, and that he left Reading with only
nine shillings in his pocket. Under these circum-
stances the fine was remitted.
WORSHIP-STREET.
EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCE OF CREDULITY.—John
Palmer, a person of respectable appearance, who de-
scribed himself as a chemist, residing at 16, Eagle-
street, City-road, was charged before Mr. Broughton
with having obtained the sum of 61. 10s. from a man
named James Farmer, by means of false and fraudu-
lent pretences. The complainant stated that he was a
chair-maker, living at No. 2, Lamb's-court, Clerken-
well. About eighteen months ago he saw an advertise-
ment in " Raphael's Prophetic Almanack," stating
that the defendant was in the habit of calculating
nativities, and he sent him a letter requesting to know
his charge for so doing. Having received an answer
stating the charge to be a sovereign, he inclosed that
sum in a letter, which he forwarded to the defendant,
with instructions for him to make out the nativity
of his sister. Nearly six months elapsed with-
out his hearing anything further on the subject,
and at the expiration of that time he called on the de-
fendant, who apologised for the delay, and assured
him that the calculations would be completed in a few
days. Witness then desired him to make out his na-
tivity also, which he promised to do, and witness paid
hiM another sovereign. The defendant afterwards ob-
tained from him other sums amounting altogether to
51.; on the pretence of entering more minutely into
the details of his future fate. The defendant at length
completed the horoscopes of witness and his sister,
which were duly delivered, and were found to be re-
plete with the most gratifying predictions of pros-
perity and length of days to both parties. In the
course of their interviews witness happened to men-
tion that his family were entitled to some freehold
property at Ealing., of which they had been long dis-
possessed, on hearing which the defendant repre-
sented himself to be a lawyer as well as an astro-
loger, and offered to adopt such measures as
would lead to the recovery of the property,
if he were well paid for his services. Wit-
ness consented to make him his agent in the business,
and paid him 303. in advance, with a promise that he
would give him 51. more on the ensuing Tuesday.
The defendant enjoined him to keep the matter secret
from his mother, who would otherwise apply to
another astrologer, through whose instrumentality she
would get possession of the property, and keep it all
toiherself. His mother, however, became acquainted
with the facts, and a complaint was made to the Ma-
gistrate at her instigation. In answer to the charge,
the defendant admitted having received the money,
but positively denied having assumed the character of
ari attorney. He avowed himself a firm believer in
tl+ sublime science of astrology, and said that the
amount was voluntarily paid him as a compensation
for his work and labour in calculating the nati-
vities. He requested the Magistrate to allow him
anprofessional assistance.
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sent into the charge against him of having fraudulently
olitained 30s. by falsely representing himself as an
attorney, the defendant was liable to a conviction
under the Vagrant Act, according to the provisions
of which, any persons found q.uilty of using any subtle
craft or device to deceive or impose on her Majesty's
subjects, were held and deemed to be rogues and
vagabonds, and it would be lawful for any Justice of
the Peace to commit them to the House of Correction
for three calendar months. As the defendant, how-
ever, was desirous of obtaining legal advice, he should
adjourn the case for that purpose, and should require
him to find bail, himself in 301., and two sureties in
251. each, to appear again on that day week.
UNION-HALL.
A. respectable-looking female, apparently on the
wrong side of forty years of age, attended for the pur-
pose of soliciting the Magistrates' advice under the
following circumstances :
'The applicant stated that a man named Bagster,
much older than herself, had been for some time pay-
ing his addresses to her, who, knowing that she had
some money in the Savings' Bank, persuaded her to
take it out and lend it to him, which she did, under
the full conviction that he would make her his wife.
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him the money (1501.), he
married another woman, and left her completely in
the lurch. " Now," added the complainant, "My
object in coming here is to be informed whether such
a heartless scoundrel cannot be punished by the strong
arm of the law. It is a pity that a poor lone woman
like myself should be choused out of her little bit of
property, the savings of many years' toil of her poor
dear decea' ed husband, by a deceitful wretch like the
man I have complained of.
The MAGISTRATE said, that the only way to re-
cover the money she had lent was by action • and as
to the breach of promise of marriage she had better
proceed against him to recover damages, if she could
adduce evidence of promise.
The applicant thanked the Magistrate and withdrew.
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The complainant stated that as she and her sister
were walking home the preceding night the defendant
came up by their side, and commenced, in a low tone
of voice, to use language of a most improper nature.
With the view of avoiding him she crossed
over the street, but the fellow followed her,
and finding that she was determined not to
listen to such languag.e,
he then proceeded to further
acts of indecency, by taking her round the waist and
assaulting her in a most indecent manner. She ex-
tricated herself from the grasp of her assailant, rand
seeing, a policeman approach, gave him into custody.
The defendant said that he had been drinking, and
was not aware of what he did ; that he was sorry for
his conduct, and hoped she would not then press the
charge against him.

liquor at the time Was no
palliation of his offence,
TheICLIGISTRATE said that the defendant's being in
which was one of a very aggravated character, and
that he thought he should not be doing his duty to
the public, particularly to unprotected females passing
along the streets, if We did not mark such an offE nce
with severity. The Magistrate then inflicted the full
penalty of 51. on the defendant.
CLP,RKENWELL.
Joseph Pooley, a lad about 19, was charged with
robbing his master, Mr. Charles Paul .Bridet, jeweller,
of King-street, Clerkenwell, of trinkets to the value
of 1001., and stealing, a valuable pair of ear-rings.
From Mr. Bidet's testimony, it appeared that the
prisoner has been apprentice to the prosecutor for the
last six years and a half ; that during the last six
months articles to the above-mentioned amount have
been missed from the shop and counting-house. A
few days ago a pair of cornelian ear-rings, richly
mounted, were stolen from Mr. Bridet's own

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drawer. Suspicion at length ~fell on the pri-
soner ; a person was appointed to watch in the
counting-house during the night, in which
one lamp was left dimly burning. Last night
between eleven and twelve, the watchman heard a