The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.
A little boy named George Beak, alias George Green,
was brought before the LORD NIATOR under strange cir-
cumstances.
Mr. Booker, the assistant overseer of Bishopsgate,
stated that the poor boy had been deserted by his mother,
and that a great deal of suspicion attached to the latter,
and a man with whom she cohabited, as to their intentions
with respect to the child. The mother had promised to
attend at the Justice-room at 12 o'clock, to defend herself
from the charge of having abandoned her child, but was
not to be found, and it would be necessary to proceed with
the investigation, for the purpose of making her respon-
sible.

The boy, whose appearance " told a tale of hunger,"
said that he was that day seven years of age. His first
father's name was Beale ; and his second father, who was
not married to his mother, had lived with her about three
weeks, or two months. On Saturday morning he heard
Green say to his mother, " If you don't get rid of
tha'. bastard I'll get rid of you ;" and in the
evening her mother took him out to walk. It was about
eight o'clock when his mother and he reached the canal,
and his mother put him on the wall for the purpose, as
she said of taking him on her shoulders. She then told
him that if he would let his feet touch the water, he would
catch golden fishes, but he was afraid, and began to cry.
She then left him, saying that she was going to a public-
house hard by, where his father was, and would be back
immediately. He didn't like to try for the golden fishes,
for it was so very cold, and after waiting some time he did
not know what to do, and began to cry again, and at last
a man who was passing asked him what was the matter,
and took him to his mother's landlady.
The LORD MAYOR—Had your mother treated you
ill ? Boy—She beat me once with a sleeve-board.
The LOBO Miorox—For disobedience? Boy—No ; I
never was disobedient.
The LOUD MAYOR—You could not see to catch fish
at eight o'clock. Boy—No, not at all.
The LORD MAYOR—Are you sure there was water at the
bottom of the wall on which your mother placed you?
Boy— Yes, plenty of water.
Mr Booker said he believed the place to which the boy
had been taken, was close to Kingsland Bridge, near the
Gas Manufactory. Boy-1 should know it again well, if
anybody will go with me.
The LORD MAYOR—How long do you know your father
Green ? Boy—Mother and I know him but three weeks;
but they are not married. They are going to be married
shortly._

Mr. Booker—There is no doubt that they intended to
get rid of the poor child. The man is particularly rough
and ferocious. The woman is a very decent person in ap-
pearance and manners, but was evidently afraid of him.
Mrs. Beadle, of Sweetland-court, Bishopsgate, stated
that the man and woman and little boy, lodged at her house.
Finding that the woman, after having taken out the little
boy, returned late at night alone ' • she listened at the door
to the conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Green, and
hoard the latter say to the former that she had a good
excuse for the absence of the child. Mrs Green, upon re-
turning at night, said not a word about the boy. Witness,
110AeVCr, had the poor little creature safe in her own
chamber, as he bad been brought home by a man who
fnuad him in a deplorable condition. The boy remained
in the house the whole of Sunday ; and on Monday morning
mother, upon being asked by the witness where he was,
replied that she had left him with a friend.

1 'Alderman COPELAND, who sat with the Lord Mayor,
asked whether the mother of the boy betrayed any uneasi-

i n:rs at all ?
The witness said that the woman manifested the most
complete indifference ; but she and Green wanted to take
the boy by force when they found that be was under pro-
te(•tion, hut witness would not allow either of them to
meddle with him.
Alderman COPELAND— You have acted with the true
solicitude oca mother in this poor boy's case, and I am
sure will not go unrewarded in a neighbourhood where
the,•c is so much consideration for those who act virtuously.
~.i Mr, Booker said that the doctor, upon examining the
! thl, said that he was wasting away, but could not determine
! whether his low condition was attributable to the want of
the comforts ,of life or not.
I TO3 LORD MAYOR—Let every care be taken of him, and
Ilet the mother be taken into custody for deserting him.
, The officers said that neither man nor woman were to be
I found.

Mr. C. M. Lampoon, of No. 9, Queen-street Place,
came to the Lord Mayor, accompanied by an American
gentleman, named Alfred Newton, for the purpose of re-
questing his Lordship'a advice.
Mr. Lampoon said that he had seen the young gentle-
man, whom he introduced to the Lord Mayor, at the office
pith.? American Consul, endeavouring to learn something
tbout his 7ather, who had recently been with Mr. Rogers,
he dentist, of No. 2.69,.. Regent-street. Mr. Alfred

Nee:7ton was in a very indifferent state of health, which
wls not improved by the difficulties he met with in the
starch after his parent. His family wag highly respect-
ahl end Captain Milton, of the Gladiator, in which vessel
!!!e. American gentleman had come to this country, testified
to the correctness of this statement.

The Loan. MAYOR said that several persons had been
recently found through the medium of the Press, which he
,had no doubt would afford its powerful assistance on the

present occasion.
Mr. Lampson also, by the advice of the Lord Mayor,
gave directions to send cards to every dentist in town, Mr.
Charles Newton, the father of the afflicted applicant being
of that profession.