The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-23 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN INCORRIGIBLE.--A young man, who gave the
name of Thomas Watkins, but whose 'name is known to
be Thomas Lindsay, the son of a gentleman of fortune
Edinburgh, was brought before Mr. DYER, charged with
i❑ having stolen a gun from Batt's Hotel. The prisoner
is presumed to be the same person who has for some
months past been in the habit of plundering hotels at
the west end of the town. James Mansfield was at first
charged with the robbery, but he was allowed to come
forward in the character of witness. It appeared that
the prisoner, Lindsay, called at Batt's Hotel under pre-
tence of seeing a gentleman there, and he then took an
opportunity of carrying off the gun, which stood in the
hall. Information of the loss was communicated to the
police, and accordingly Sergeant Smith, C 10, was in-
structed to make the necessary investigation. After
considerable trouble Sergeant Smith succeeded i❑
discovering that the gun had been pledged in Greek-
street by Mansfield, and on Mansfield being taken into
custody information was obtained which led the cap-
ture of the real offender.

Mansfield, when called upon for his story, said, that
Lindsay, who represented himself as a gentleman from
Hull, gave him the gun to pledge. As this evidence was
material to the prosecution, Mansfield was for the pre:,
se n t enlarged to give
at evidence.
hill.eriiseunntAdo,srt respectable
prisoner
eritsalleer
fp
.oerrsh°is
named Smith, of York Chambers, came forward and
told Mr. Dyer that the prisoner for somaeboti
been a depraved character. The pthrichsrot;nn.denrs.
-I, 1 keeper,
years ago had committed a robbery on an hotel
Old Bailey,
in Jermyn-street, and had been tried at the
After re-
and sentenced to seven years' transportaears,
maining in confinement nearly three :0,
thhiastthe
ffi and succeeded
made an application at the Home-
in procuring his liberation.
Australia
gentleman, placed 2001. in
for the prisoner's use, upon
andderres-teasntadbiligsh
prisonercha-
racter. would emigraltewthhsegr7ven
in place of proceeding to Aus-
tralia, but the prisoner, in
the money here, and associa-
ting
characters.
came to be apprehended on the
tralia, preferred In a short time he was
offence,ap-
and sentenced six months'
to
tinghewnidthedbfaodr
some
pre After his release he continued his evil
imprisonment.
courses, and at ei i onahtdei
es uptefrnti
eh hadnrdees
present charge. A
second charge against Lindsay for stealing a pair
in Hay's
The
is Mews was brought
forward
of bootsafhrodnsinspopmoertestb
supported by
ye
idsaid nothing, was fully committed
on both
charges. prisoner, who
Mansfield is hld in custody until he
can procure some one to be answerable for his appear.
c
ante at the Sessions.
JEW FURNITUaE BROKERS.—A Jew broker, named
Harris, living
in Windsor-street, Bishopsgate-street,
charged Mr. Cafe, auctioneer, of Great Marlborough-
street with an assault.
The complainant said he bought some goods at a sale
at Mr. Cafe's rooms, and as some mistake occurred
about them and another lot, he wished the auctioneer
to put both up again. Mr. Cafe refused, and, words
having occurred, Mr.Cafe came from his desk, seized him,

Mr. Cafe mentioned that a " gang' of small Jew
brokers were in the habit of attending at public sales
and making efforts to get the business into their own
hands, by driving respectable bidders away. This sys-
tem he has determined to put an end to, as far as lay
in his power.