The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-22 00:00:00

UNION HALL.

---------- —Two youths,
by trade chimney-sweeps, named Thomas Hill and William
Rreves, were brought up, on Saturday. before R. J. Chambers,
E.g. for final examination. on suspicion of having entered the house
of one Rodman, in one of the courts in Kent-street, on the 15th
instant. and stolen therefrom a bundle of linen and wearing apparel.
The evidence was entirely circumstantial. The prisoperl were
observed near Union-hall by one of the officers shortly after the
robbery. Hall, the chief officer, said it was by no means uncom-
mon for thieves, immediately after any theft, to hasten to the police-
office, and loiter about till recognised by some oF the officers, in
order to create a doubt whether they could be the individuals guilty
of the offence. _

Mary Ann Rodman, the prosecutrix, deposed that about four
o'clock in the afternoon she left the window-shutters of her house
and the door closed; a bundle of linen was tied t p in the bed-room,
worth 41. or 51. She returned about eight o'clock and found her
shutters open, and • pane of glass broken in the window. On
going up stairs she missed the linen. Sloe perceived on examining
the apartment two black marks on the window ledge, and some
spots of blood sprinkled about the floor. The adjoining houses
were not inhabited.

Elizabeth Coates examined—As I was standing at my house
door, on the evening of Monday, the lath instant, about five
o'clock, I saw the prisoners pass by me, and go up the court leading
to the prosecutrix's house, each of them having an empty sack. In
the course of an hnurihey passed again. Reeves then carried both
the sacks. One of them seemed to contain a bundle, and the other
dust. Hill was Nyteezing blood from his finger, which appeared to
have been cut. 1 ant sure no one else passed up the court from the
time the prosecu:rix first went out, till the robbery was discovered.
Directly after, a person who collects rent went up, I followed hint,
and seeing hint shut the door of the prosecutriz's house, I imme-
'diately gave an alarm.
Wm. Rogers said, as he was standing at his window, about five
o'clock,the prisoner passetl.and went towards the house of the prose-
cutrix. Reeves stbpped a little, and took up some dust which he put
into a sack. Hill asked witness if be wanted his chimney swept.
The prisoners went towards the house of the prosecutrix, and pre-
sently returned. 11111's finger was bleeding. They had no imple-
ments fur sweeping chimneys.
Susannah Gibbons, a little girl, proved having seen the prisoners
peas and return. She saw one of them scraping dust together with
his hand.
Matthew Smith. a constable, apprehended Bill the day after the
robbery. Reeves was also taken about tits same period. Witness
was conversing with 1101 when they were in the watch-house, when
Reeves desired his companion to be silent, and say nothing till they
were taken before the Magiurate.
The prisoners denied all knowledge of the transaction with which
they were charged.
After the parties had been bound over to appear against them at
the Sessions, they were taken away in the custody of the gaoler.

TUMULTUOUS ASSEMBLAG E AND PROCEED-

INGS IN CORK

We are sorry to announce that on Monday last a mob assembled
In ('ork, paraded the streets, and committed a violent assault on one
of the Sheriffs. The following is an abridged account from a Cork
paper of yesterday:—
About one o'clock a rot mob had proceeded through many of
the streets, and were met it) Patrick-street, by Mr. Sheriff Spearing.
It appears that an address to the Mayor had been prepared, which
was intended to be presented to him at the 31ansion.house, by the
congregated multitude. With this view, it should seem, they com-
menced their procession, bearing with them three placards, each of
which had the following inscription :
" iVe want employment—ourselves and our families are
starving."
Then they had proceeded as far so Prinee's-street,Sheriff Spear-
ing, attended by a few peace officers, approached them, and in the
most feeling and friendly manner remonstrated with them on the
injudicious steps they had taken, requiring them to give up their
banners. and retire peaceably to their houses. He expressed his
regret for their situation, and strongly recommended that they
should appoint a deputation of their hotly to wait on the Mayor,
who he was sure would moat attentively listen to their complaints,
and such measures would be adopted as were practicable, to alle-
viate their disticss. While he was expostulating with them in this
mild and friendly manner—almost unattended—in the centre of an
immense mass of people—those behind him began to he clamorous,
and to close on him. This he 'tote patiently, mid still continued to
expostulate with the mob, when a rut San struck him from behind
his back a blow on the face and cut hint severely. Mr. Spearing
instantly turned round on the aasailant, but the multitude bore
down on him with most dreadful imprecations, until he was obliged
to take relage in a shop in Patrick-street, into which the principal
rioters endeavoured to force themselves, happily without effect.
The alarm of these violent proc,,edinvi soon spread, and a detach.
mans from the main gourd, an adJitsonal number of constables,
with the Mayor and Sheriff Newsom, arriv,d, and paraded the
streets toe some time; the Mayor and Sherillit remonstrating with
the mob, and cautioning them against a repetition of such disgrace-
ful proceedings. Shortly alter, a party of the 3d 'dragoon Guards
arrived from the barracks, and also paraded the streets, dispersing
the crowds wherever they Mural them most numerous, until five
&thick, when tranquillity was at length restored.—Dublin Evening
Mail.