The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-30 00:00:00

POLICE.

ow-vraugr.—Robert Bell and George Ralph
Cornett, two seafaring. men, were charged with
behaving in a' riotous manner the preceding night,
in the Cotfee-room, at the Kings Theatre.
' Donaldson, a constable, who attends the Theatre,
stated, that near the conclusion of the performance
hr found the prisoners in Alle coffee-room, adjoining
rht• boxes, behaving in a very riotous manner,. and
insulting mail), persons, which caused a genera' cry
of "Torn them out !" Witness in ter:ered to preserve
the peace, when Bell assaulted ham, and gave him 3
violent blow on the lace, which cut it, and caused
- a great etiusion of blood. Witness, however, with
I the assistance of Limbrick, another Officer,' secured
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the prisoners. .

Mr. Brandon also gave evidence to the prisoners'
violent conduti, who, in excuse, said they were in-
toxicated at the time. They were ordered to find
bail, to answer the complaint of-the constable, and
fOr the riot.

John Broiryt vests fully committed to take his trial
for a misdemeanor, in attempting to break into the
shop of Mr. Parker, sin-the Strand. The prisoner.
was detetled, Yesterday morning, between one and
two o'clock, in the very ad of breaking the fan light
over the poor, and securest.
Charles Davis was yesterday re-examined' before
Mr. READ, on a charge of picking the pocket of
Lieut. James Faden, of the Royal Marines, in the
Strand, on the 26th inst. One witness proved see-
ing the prisoner receive the pocket-book fro►n ano-
ther man, and with which he ran away, but was
pursued, and taken with the book in his possession.
Mr. Faden attended, and identified the book, which
be said he missed from his pocket in the Strand.—
The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial.
John lld, a watchman of the parish of 'St. Pan-
cras, was-charged with stealing a silver watch, a coat,
a hat, neckcloth, shoes, handkerchief, and 21. in
money, the property of Thomas Massey. It appear-.
ed that the prosecutor being intoxicated on Satur-
day night last, fell asleep! and sat. down near, the
prisoner's box, in Tottenham-court-road, and when
he awoke about two o'clock in the morning he found
hi msel f 'robbed .of the before-mentioned art ic les
The prisoner was therefore fully committed for
trial. .

iti/os Cooper was brought up for re-examination,
on fl charge of uttering a forged draft for tat. Bs. Gd.
to Messrs. Clark, Boyd, and French,,ot Holborn, in
payment for a piece of linen cloth,. purporting to be
the draft of Wm: Wirdnon, upon Messrs. Main-
Waring and Co. Cornhill. When the matter came
to be investigated, it was stated by Messrs. Clarke'
and Co. that the forged draft, which had been 'de'-
posited in their iron- chest, could not be found.—
The prisoner was therelorereManded for Thursday
next, in order that a sufficient time might be gives
to make every search for it.

GUILDHALL.-Yesterday Sarah Walters was
charged with stealing two pieces 'of caliCo from the
shop of Messrs. Harvey and Halligan, linen-drapers,
Ludgate-bill.
Berkins, shopkeeper to Messrs. Harvey. and
Halligan, stated, that _on Wednesday, about two
o'clock, the pristiner, accompanied by two other
women, came into his master shop ; -he had a sus-
picion of :he prisoner, having seen her in the shop
before, with a woman whom they had deteded in
the ad of stealing ; the two women that came with
the prisoner bought the pattern for a gown, for
which they paid 125.; "the prisoner stood at a dis-
tance from them; they all ...ent away together; but
the witness suspectinc, the prisoner, fOltowed her,
ana caught hold of''''her, when she dropped two
pieces of calico, which the witness knew to be the
property of his employers, by a private mark. The
prisoner denied having any knowledge of the calico,
and declared that it was not she that dropped it.

Her husband, a labourer, stated, he was a hard -
working man ; that he worked at present in -the
country ; he came to town every Saturday night and
went back on Sunday night ; he had regularly given
the prisoner the amount of his earnings to support
.his four children, two of which were very young.—
He went, as usual to the country last Sunday even-
ing, and was in a morta/isurprise when he heard this
morning his wife was taken into custody. He came
direffly to town ; he was an honest man, and if his
Worship would say so, he would bring his master to
vouch for him ; he hated dishonesty, and he >would
tell ,what he was told this morning, that his wife had
been keeping company for a week past with a parcel
of women of bad chargler ; but if she was trans-
ported he would not be able to maintain his ,chil-
dren, as she used to earn a good deal of money by
carrying baskets of fish from Billingsgate ; besides,
if he was to stay at home to take care of the children
he could not work, and they would all starve.
The worthy Alderman said, he had not g.doubt
of the prisoner's guilt; but in consideration of her
having so many children, and the apparent honesty
of the simple statement of her husband, he would
be inclined not to commit her for trial, on the hus-
band undertaking to keep her from the like pra&ices
again ; but if the prosecutors insisted, it would be
his duty to commit her.
Berkins said, he was only the servant, .and
could not taice on himself to withdraw the prosecu•
tion.

I.lhe worthy Alderman then desired him to inform
his masters of the sentiments that he (Alderman
NEWNHANI.) entertained, and he would order the
prisoner to ,be remanded until to-morrow for their
decision.--The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday, E6,7.a6eqh
Dorman, a decayed belle of sixty, whose garb. exi-„'
hibited a vast deal of splendour, was examined On'
the charge of having taken lodgings, and, through
the aid of her maid-servant, a country looking mid-
dle-aged woman, stripping them of plate and other
articles. The charge which was heard against the
prisoner, was made by Mr. Atkinson, of Molyneux-
street, Edgeware-road. It appeared that it was se-
veral mouths ago when the prisoner took lodgings at
the house; she represented herself as a widow lady,
unknown to she cost onus. of the mei ropolis, and-40a(
had been brought hither to sue for liome property.:,
She begged of Mr. Atkinson to be excusi4 frpmu
giving the requireCreference, as her money was her
recoonnenclation alp a stranger. Tile prisoneu,lited!
voininnot,ly, and.drank her wine freely ; but she-Whi

short of hef peyinent of tent Oler the second week,
and soon after deciniped with her tenant, hating
kpreviously.pledged the plate and linen entrusted to
her, the duplicates of which slita Jen in her apart•
meats. 1
A traclesMan,Who was among other sufferers during
her short stayat'Mr. Atkinson's, espied the 0-viler
at Brent,ford, and fefllowed her to the house of a Mrs.
Wyse, Where she-'lodged. -Stirs Wits charged with
robbing the. pr4sent prosecutor and taken into ens!!
Cody, and on Mrs. Wyse searehingher rooms, it ap7?
peared that the prisoner had pledged her property
also. In her defence she -appealed 'strongly to the_passions, and asked the Magiitvate, whether he had
wife or child. It was true she had dune wrong, but it
was honesty to leive the duplicates of the'propertf
behind. On being asked to give some account Of (ler
' self, arid how she could afthrd tn keep her ses;;antf
she wept, and evaded the question, brit added, that
she was forinerly an Authoress, and had vairtell
" The Child': of Woe," but her firculiivs'and bi§ht
had since failed her. Other duplicates of plate, &c.
pledged in the country, were toned on the pi isoner,
and ti he was committed for lila' for felony.

An. alarming fife ,broke out at Needlntni Lodge,
near Stonebridge, Bussex, on. Monday night, wilida
entirely demolished the premises, but lortticattir
without any other misfortune happenug. Ir biok
out just as.lVlrs. MASOIS, Who the house,
Was going to bed-, atid•it was sudvosed to have 17',,'ela
Oecisioneci by the ncgle& of a servant, iia leaving a
candle burning in a passage, atier ivrs
childlen to bed.

An alarm fire prevailed yesterday mori:in'
Marlborough-street Office, occasioned by a kitcheis
chimney taking fire. The engines speedily /mired,
but-the fire had been put out.
earming fire broke out, at half-past nine o'clock
lasCinight, at a carpenter's shop, adjoining the pre-
mises' of Mr. GiLLows, cabinet. maker, in Georges-
, street, Nort hAudley-street, at the back of St. George's-.
parade;,; it raged with great violence for a lath
the drums immediately beat to ass mbie the
Voluntgrs ; a party-of soldiers from Portland-street
.Barracli, soon repaired to the spot. Several enaines
titted shortly afterwards, but no water could I:pro-
cured ; and had it not been fur the engine belongi4
to Mr. Gil-Lows, which is al Ways kept fa of watery
and immediately gave assistance, the 'whole tifigb-
bourbood would have been endangered, and the -140°
Mr, VILLIERS'S house, which joins Mr. GILLows.
premises, must have been consumed. The firers
got under by half past ten o'clodlt, without spreau,'S
.:.to the adjoining premises. The
-GrOsvenor-square was very much alarmed, as 14'
flames at one time threatened destrutition to it.
Aatorriage took place, under the following sing's'
Jar nireurnstance4, on Sunday, the 18th inst. at tlic
house of Mr. James Wilson, of Island Magee, be'
tween W. M'Kinley, of Ballycarry, and Elizabeth
'.M`Bride, of Polandoos, in the liberty of
gus. The bride having been brought from burneby
a young man named Robinson, of Ballyvallagh, tl
intended husband, accompanied by AVE:juicy.ant
others, the ceremony was about to be performed*
when, to the great astonishment of the compariy:i
and disgrace to the intended bridegroom, he refer
to fulfil his promise, upon the taith of which
bride had been induced to leave hec home. •M`•*.;4442,7,
tb,
f
ley, who had hitherto been the unfortunate loveL
this young woman, after some remonstrances `".%,
Robinson upon his dishonourable conduct, 11"`14P'
him callous, stepped forward, with a dereeof .r°4
nanimity, which is pure on such occasions, and ‘"-
, patiating in just terms on his unfeeling conclud Ire
wards her, declared, that if the girl was willing, SD
should not go home without bushami. Atte!: .0
conversation, matters were soon accornli'Lri
dated, arid the Ctergyman being again introduoei?.
theseremony went on with, much joi:ularity,
~nwpridegroom frequently interrupting it with x.,.
v 1,14
re arks on the length and striatoess of the 111.11)'w
tins, but much rejoiced that he had obtained -6
former objea of his affettions.

BIRTAIS.
On the Bth inst. at Capenoch, Lady Kirkpatric
Son.
On Saturday se'nnight, .at Crofton-Hall, Cumberland's°.
Lady of Sir Vv asdale Brisco Bart, of a Son and Heir/ 600..
Lately, at Bath, the Lady of D. Parry Okeden, 015

MARRIED..
or her...C.
On Wednesday, at IVexham, Henry Case, E4ol:,j,i,ter
st9ne, Staffordshire, to Miss Eliza Ford, eldest "o'
cko
kiildle Ford, Esq. of Wexham, in the County 0- Tem-
Icon the 27th inst. at .Kidderminster, Mr. Th°g--ros
.ple Silver, of Woodbridge, second son of the latl' r-
-Silver, M.D. of Portsmouth, to Mary, second dauglart
the late.Mr.Richard Watson, of Kidderminster.
On Friday se'nuight, at Chester, Edward Barnes 1113ts.°11*
.Esq. of the Royal Navy, eldest son of I. B. Watson, E6vCe..
.of Terrick.Halt, to Miss Watson, eldest daughter of 1-,
Watson, Esq. of Belvedere, cheshire.
On the igth of July, at Aberdeen. the Rev. Mr. Robert
Shirra,•of Y etholm, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. GibliP
Merchant, of Aberdeen.

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