The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-12 00:00:00

HATTON GARDEN.

Yesterday Mitabeth Howard, a smartly attired, good-
looking young woman, was brought before Mr. LAING in
the custody of Archer, 150 C 1 division, charged with drunk-
enness and disorderly conduct.
Archer, yesterday morning, at an early hour, saw the
prisoner and another female in Holborn, accosting gentle-
men and stopping them, and on taking the prisoner into
custody she resisted him, fell down, and screamed and kicked
so as to alarm the whole neighbourhood.
Mr. LAING asked whether she was known ?—Archer
replied that she was a disorderly streetwalker.
Prisoner—l am not ; I am in the keeping of a gentle-
man, who allows me 30s. per week.
Archer and other constables frequently saw her peram-
bulating the streets in a disreputable manner.
Prisoner—l certainly have walked the streets, but not
for the last two years.
Mr. LAING asked the prisoner where she lived ?—Pri-
soner—At No. 39, Charles-street, Hatton-garden.
Mr. LAING had no doubt she was erideavourieg to mis-
lead him, but he w,..s not to be misled. He ordered Archer
to go to 39, Charles-street, and make inquiries, and if she
was telling falsehoods it would be worse for her.
Archer said that when he pursued the prisoner she made
her escape into Morgan's shooting gallery and billiard
rooms in Holborn, and at the station-house Mr. Morgan
offered himself as bail for her appearance that morning.
Archer made inquiries, and ascertained that the prisoner
did lodge at :39, Charles-street, with another female, but
nothing of their private history was known.
She was committed for fourteen days to the House of
Correction.

Thomas Gould, the landlord of the Ship public-house,
Saffron-hill, appeared to a summons to answer a complaint
of Superiutendant Massey, of the G division, for suffering
drunken and disorderly conduct in his house.
The case being proved, the defendant was convicted in
the mitigated penalty of five pounds and costs, which he
refused to pay.
Mr. LAING—Then you must take the consequences.

Defendant—l shall certainly appeal against the decision.
Mr. LAING—Then you must put in the necessary re-
cogn:zanccs if you do.
Jane Williams, aged eight yeast, was charged with the
following artful proceeding :—A police constable saw the
prisoner in l3agniggc Wells-road, surrounded by a mob of
persons, crying bitterly, and saying that she had lost two
shillings, and she was afraid to return home. Numerous
persons gave her money, and she quitted the spot. Witness
followed her some distance, when she again stopped, and
commenced bellowing aloud until she collected another
mob, and she said she had lost eighteen pence, and the
money again poured in upon her. Witness turned her off,'
and on watching her further she again stopped, and ap-
peared convulsed with grief, saying that she had lost half-a-
crown. Finding that it was a gross imposition he took her
into custody, and found several shillingsin halfpence upon her.
The prisoner, crying, said that her father and mother
sent her out to sell combs, and unless she took home two or
three shillings every night they beat her cruelly ; and not
having sold any during the day, she did so to get the money
required of her.
Her father and mother were brought forward, and se-
verely reprimanded by Mr. BENNETT, who informed them
that they should take the girl home with them ; but if
ever she was brought there again under similar circum-
stances, the whole of them would be liable to severe
punishment as vagrants.
A young Irishman was brought up by a policeman,
charged with drunkenness.
The prisoner's appearance indicated that he had had a
severe debauch. He was muddy, slovenly, and half asleep.
The constable found him dead drunk,lying in the streets.
Mr. LAING—What have you to say ? Prisoner—No-
thin at all but I was drunk, Sir.
Mr. LAltio—Pray what are you? Prisoner (dryly)—
An Irishman, and I expect my father here in a day or two
from Ireland.
Mr. LAING—How do you get your living ? Prisoner—
I am studying.
Mr. LAlNG—Studying what ? Prisoner—l am studying
for the bar ; I am to be a barrister.
Mr. LAING thought it an eccentric course of study for
the bar to be found dead drunk in the public streets at an
early hour in the morning.
The prisoner was very sorry, but the London liquor had
a peculiar effect upon him, and his study in future would be
to avoid so disgraceful a dilemma.
Mr. LAING said the sooner 1115 father came the better,
and he fined him a shilling!

Prisoner-1. Lavn't got a shilling.--He was cketned nod
disehirged,
Mrs. Dulll, charged with bigamy, appeared with her
hail, when fresh evidence as IC Charlvs
Daly was received. Two housekeepers were then bound
over in the sum of 1001. each for her appearance a the
central Criminal Court. to answer *he charge.