The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-23 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

James Hayes, a respectable looking man, about
40 years of age, was brought before Mr. Alderman
ATKINS yesterday, charged with stealing a piece of
Gros de Naples, from the premises of Mr. Curia, a
silk-manufacturer,No. 47, Church-street, Spitalfields.
Mr. Hobler, jun., attended on behalf of the pro-
secutor, and Mr. Isaacs for the prisoner.
Mr. Lewis Curia stated that he had known the
prisoner about five years, and that two years and a
half ago he entered into an agreement with him to
become his (Mr._ Curia's) agent for seven years ;
but about six months ago the prisoner took the
agreement away from him, having got him to sign
something written on the back of the instrument,
which he understood to be a form of cancelling; ne-
vertheless, the prisoner had continued to act as his
agent in the same manner, and on the same terms as
while the agreement was subsisting. Ile could not
read to understand (being a native of France) what
he signed. On Monday the prisoner came to the
warehouse and took away the piece of Bros de Naples
although witness told him he would not assent to his
doing so. He said to him " I will not have it
taken." The prisoner replied " Well, 1 shall take
it," and witness then called a stranger down stairs
to see that he WEti taking it without his consent.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS said, that to save time he
would put his finger on a point as they went along.
As an agent, and acting under the agreement, he
might legally do that, the doing of which was now
charged against him as a crime.
After some desultory conversation, another case
was entered into, without positively deciding that
the first could not be entertained.
Henman,a constable of Cripplegate-within, stated
that while conveying the prisoner to the Compter,
he complained of having been ill used by the prose-
cutor. Being confined under a false arrest, he said
ha transferred his property to Mr. Curia, who, with-
out his consent, disposed of and pawned_ .a
part of
it. He had obtained the duplicates, and redeemed
what he could, but the prosecutor was considerably
in debt to him. At the Compter witness called
upon him to surrender all the money he bad about
him, and he produced 1111. lie declared he had
no other money, but witness searching him closely,
found a 2001. note sewed up in the lining of his
trousers, and when asked why he concealed it i"
this manner, he said he chose to be his own banker,
, anti had secreted it for security. Witness was pre-
sent when a warehouse in Addle-street, Wood-
, street, which the prisoner had taken in the num of

" William" Hayes, was searched by Mr. Curls and
Mr. Sawyer, (of the firm of Sawyer and Hall, of
Aldermanbury), who had given the prosecutor
credit to a large amount, and suspected he might
discover some of the goods there. A vast quantity
of silk goods had been found, which witness had
been desired to hold possession of, on the behalf of
Mr. Chris's creditors. Some books, papers, and
bills of exchange, wanting only the endorsement to
become negotiable, were also found at the pri-
soner's. The prisoner had formerly been in busi-
ness in Gutter-lane.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS asked if Mr. Sawyer had
discovered his property.
Mr. Sawyer said there was some which he had
little doubt of, but having been dyed he could not
swear to it now.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS inquired whether he mean
to say the property had been fraudulently obtained
from him, or merely in the regular way of dealing.
Mr. Sawyer said, in the regular course of deal-
ing, certainly.
The Alderman observed that under such circum-
stances it was not in his power to assist him. The
avidity to do business, and the superabundance of
the supply, unhappily led many tradesmen to mis-
place their confidence.
Mr. Hobler begged that the prisoner might be
remanded.
Henman, the constable, intimated that something
would result, probably, from what he had heard, if
he were allowed a little time to trace the 2001. note
he hdd found on the prisoner.
Mr. Isaacs pressed for the release of his client,
but the Alderman remanded him till the following
day (this day.)
BOW-STREEL
A poor half-starved young man, who said his
name was William Crook, was yesterday brought
before Mr: HALLS, in custody of one of the new
police, by whom he was charged with having
created a disturbance near St. Giles's workhouse,
on the evening of Wednesday.
The patrol stated that he was on duty near St.
Giles's workhouse, on the above evening, when he
was directed by Mr. Nangle, one of the overseers
to remove the prisoner. Upon telling him to move
on, he said he was waiting to see Mr. Nangle, who
had refused to take him into the workhouse, al-
though St. Giles's was his legal parish. He (the
witness) then told him that he must not stand there,
and t'ien the prisoner said that he wished to be
taken into custody, as he had nowhere to lie down
but in the streets.
Mr. HALLS said that Mr. Nangle ought to have
given his directions to one of the parish-officers to
remove the prisoner. The police constables, he
conceived, might employ themselves much more
usefully than by interfering in parish matters. Here
was a miserable creature turned out at night from
the workhouse, and being desirous to press his
claim upon the overseer, that person, in order to
get rid of the annoyance, charges him with a dis-
turbance, and orders him to be taken into custody.
He (Mr. Halls) was at a loss to know why the of-
ficers of this parish had lately adopted the practice
of refusing to admit paupers into the workhouse.—
They were in the habit, it seems, of supplying the
poor creatures who applied to them for relief with
a portion of bread and cheese, and having done so,
they order them to leave the workhouse, intimating
that they might find a bed where they could. Now
however convenient this practice might prove to the
parish, it was not the legal way to dispose of pau-
pers, not to mention the inhumanity of turning poor
creatures into the streets to be punished in the
morning • for an act of vagrancy. Five miserable
beings were brought before him (Mr. Halls) on the
previous day, having been found by the police sleep-
big in the streets on the preceding night. They all
declared tha they belonged to St. Giles's parish,
and havingen refused admission to the work-
house, they were forced to lie down where they
could. Under such circumstances, he (Mr. IIalls)
could not find it in his conscience to send the poor
creatures to prison as vagrants, but directed the offi-
cer to take them at once to St. Giles's, and repre-
sent to the parish officers, in his name, the manner
in which they had been apprehended, and suggest-
ing the propriety of taking them at once into the
workhouse, provided they really had claims upon the
parish. It appeared that instead of finding the
relief which they sought, the five unhappy beings
were once more driven from the workhouse, with a
small portion of bread and cheese to relieve their
immediate want.
Mr. HALLS told the prisoner he was discharged
and directed him to apply to Sr. Giles's workhouse:
UNION-HALL
Yesterday three coal-porters, in the employment
of the proprietor of the Devonshire coal-wharf,
Bankside, were brought before Mr. HONE, charged
with having threatened the life of Everstone, one of
the Surrey labouring coal-meters.
Mr. Adolphus attended ~on behalf of the de
fendants.
Mr. Turquand, one of the principal coal-meters,
stated that the complainant was one of their most
active men, and had rendered himself particularly
obnoxious to many persons engaged in the coal
trade, in consequence of his having been a principal
witness against many of those following the business
against whom charges of fraud were proved. Owing
to that circumstance, Elverstone's situation had be-
come hazardous; he was constantly obstructed in
the execution of his duty, by the coal-porters of the
different wharfs along the water side, who assailed
him as he went along with abuse of the most low
and vulgar description. It was impossible, therefore,
added Mr. Turquand, for this man to do his duty if
a stop were not put to those proceedings ; and, as
an example, the three defendants were selected as
the ringleaders of the party.
The complainant then stated, that on Monday last
as he was passing the Devonshire Coal Wharf,
Bankside, the moment he was observed by the coal-
porters, they ceased work, and set up a shout after
him, and amongst other names called him " Yellow
Belly," which term, amongst them,, denoted an in-
former. The defendants, who were prominent on
the occasion, exerted their lungs to the utmost
stretch, and mingled amongst their cries a scanda-
lous epithet, which no man was justified in applying
to another. He added, that one of the defendants
had a short time previously threatened to knock his
head off his shoulders, on witness directing him to
shoot a sack of coals which he suspected was short
of measure.
Mr. HONE asked the coal-meter whether he could
undertake to swear that he apprehended danger
from the threats of those men, and that if he could,
he should have the protection of the law ?—The
complainant went in bodily fear of the men.
Mr. Adolphus contended that no case whatever
was proved against the defendants which would
justify the Magistrate in holding them to bail.
Mr. HONE observed that the meter had sworn he
went in personal danger of the defendants, and he
should therefore make them find sureties to keep the
peace.
After some further discussion between the Ma-
gistrate and the Learned Counsel, the latter strongly
contending that his clients had committed no offence
in law, the defendants were held to bail, Mr. El-
lard, one of the county Magistrates, perfectly con-
curring in the deciden,

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