At SOUTHWARK Parodi Dalinas, a young Italian, was placed at the bar charged with stealing �4. 10s. in silver, the property of his employer, Baptiste Jaccomelli, confectioner, Blackman-street, Borough. The prosecutor said that the prisoner was an assistant in his shop, and on Saturday afternoon, the 2d inst., witness placed �4. 10s. in silver in a tin case under the counter. In the early part of the evening witness had occasion to leave on business, and when he returned home about 9 o'clock he was surprised to find his shop closed, and the door locked. He made inquires, and found that the prisoner had absconded with the key. With the permission of his neighbours, he obtained admission to the shop, and then he missed all the money he had described. The immediately communicated with the police, and after considerable trouble they succeeded in arresting him in the London docks. The magistrate asked if he knew anything of the prisoner before he came into his service. Witness replied in the negative. About three months ago he came to witness out of employ, and begged him to engage him, and he went on so well that a few weeks ago he raised his wages. Since the rumours of an Italian war, however, he had been very unsettled, always wishing to return home to join the volunteers. As soon as he missed him and the money he felt satisfied that he would try to get a passage to Italy. Consequently he had the docks watched, and by that means he was apprehended. Police-constable 822 City said that in consequence of information he received from the prosecutor he apprehended the prisoner in the London Docks. When told of the charge he admitted it, saying that he took the money to go to Italy to fight the Austrians. Witness searched him, and found only �1. 16s. on him. The whole of the evidence was read over to the prisoner by an interpreter, when he admitted robbing his master, but declared that all he took was �2. 7s. He meant to pay that back when he got to Italy. The magistrate told him, whatever his intention might have been, he had committed a very dishonest act, and must be imprisoned for three months, with hard labour.
George Balfour, a packing-case maker, late in the employ of Messrs. Terry and Son, packing-case makers, timber merchants, and Government contractors, Collingwood-street, Blackfriars-road, was summoned by Thomas Spanswick, a journeyman now in their service, for using threatening and intimidating language to him, and endeavouring to force him from his employment as such journeyman. Mr. G. Cardwell, solicitor, of College-hill, Cannon-street, appeared to support the complaint; and Mr. Neale for the defendant. The proceedings were taken under the 3d sec. 6th George IV. Mr. Burcham said that both master and men had the right to combine in a peaceable manner for their own protection. The workmen had no right to complain, but the law forbade either to use forcible means to carry their objects, and when such were proved before him he should always inflict a severe punishment. He therefore sentenced the defendant to six weeks imprisonment in the House of Correction.