The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-14 00:00:00

,cghtes,
CLERK EAV WELL.

Mr. Charles Dunn, a Solcitor, of 33, Gloucester-street,
Clerkenwell, was charged by Mr. George K•ng. carpet-manu-
facturer, of 37, St. 'ohn-street-road, with having committed
a violent assault upon him.

Mr. King stated, that about a fortnight ago the defendant
called at his shop, accompanied by his wife, and selected a
Brussels carpet, which was sent to his residence, together
with a bill and a receipt. In two days after a servant girl
called to request witness would attend at defendant's house to
alter the carpet to the size of a room for which it was intended,
and that a hearthrug to match should be sent. The rug wa,
sent by a boy, with instructions not to leave it without the
money ; and the boy, having been informed that the defendant
was not at home, and therefore that the rug could not be paid
for, brought the article back again. On Saturday evening the
defendant called at witness's shop, evidently in a very excited
,ta•e, and having used to witness's wife very gross and threaten-
ing language in reference to witness, demanded to see him.

Witnessbeing in a back parlour at the time immediately went I
into the shop, when the defendant, repeating the language he
had used, threw a half-sovereign on the counter, and then
seized witness by the coat collar with his right hand, and com-
menced beating him with his left hand upon the ribs in a vio-
lent manner. A struggle ensued, and they fell down, the de-
fendant being under, in which position witness contrived to
keep him until the assistance of a policeman was procured,
who, aided by the neighbours who had crowded into the shop,
extricated witness from ttie grasp of his assailant, and secured
the latter.

This testimony was corroborated by that of Mrs. King and
the servant girl.
Mr. GREENWOOD asked whether the defendant w•as sober at
the time ?

All the witnesses said they thought he had been drinking.
Police-constable. G 154, said that when he went into the
shop, he saw several of the neighbours holding the defendant
down on the floor, a 3 if to secure him. Witness took hint
into custody.
The defendant, in answer to the usual questions from the
Magistrate, said that he felt exceedingly annoyed at the rug not
having been left without the money, he being absent for a short
time when the boy called. This was treating him as if he
were a cheat or a swindler. The complainant, he said, seized
the half-sovereign, and took hold of him first. He denied
that he had Veen drinking, or that he had used the bail lan.
guaze attributed to him.
Mr. GREENWOOD said that the complainant had a right to
sell his goods fur ready money, orcas he thought proper. The
defendant was not justified in conducting himself in the outra-
geous mariner it was proved he had done. He would convict
liimin the penalty of 40s.

The defendant immediately handed over two sovereigns to
the clerk and left the Court.

The Clerk—l really think we ought to have scales of some
sort to weigh the sovereigns tendered to us in Court.
Mr. GREENWOOD—I am afraid if Sou were to refuse to re-
cei•v-e sovereigns from the class of persons by whom they are
payable here, you would incur greater risks than the loss
arising from light sovereigns. I should think a light sovereign
may easily be detected by its appearance.
The ('lark—Then are we to be the lo erg ?

GREENW should say the Quern must re•
ceiv..e them as we get them, and be at the loss.
1 esterday Win. Hornier, aged IS, was charged by Ann
Harmer, his own mother, a cast-down, heart-broken woman,
residing at 27, Cromer-street, St. Pancras, with having stolen
a gown-1 iece, a suit of boy's clothes, and other property.
It was elicited that the prisoner was a dissolute character,
v.ho had frequently robbed his parents, and ill-used them in
other ent -, regp until his father died of a broken heart. He , ch
ab-
sconded from home some time ago, taking with him a suit el
clothes belonging to his brother, which he sold. His father
died on Thursday last, and whilst he was lying dead the pri-
soner entered the house and robbed it of the other property.