The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-23 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

A well-dressed man named John Wilson, who
has the reputation with the City police of being a
" dividend hunter," (one who Watches for and
hustles infirm persons who have received money at
the Bank) was charged with stealing a purse con-
taining l 1/., between four and five o'clock on Satur-
day afternoon, in Chancery-lane.
The first witness, Miss Ann Reed, of Southamp-
ton-row, Camberwell, kissing the New Testament
with seeming hesitation,
Sir P. LAURIE said he could not help observing
that she had kissed the book reluctantly. He was
sure she would not kiss her sweetheart so.—(A
laugh.)
Miss Reed blushed deeply, faltered, and was so
confused, that to enable her to recover, it became
necessary to pass on to the next witness, her mother,
who said that having received a cheque in payment
of an annuity, she came with her daughter to
Messrs. Praed's, in Fleet-street, and forgetting the
precise address, she had occasion to examine the
cheque in the street, at the end of Bell-yard, when
the daughter detected some man looking over her
shoulder at it. However, the cheque was cashed,
and the purse was deposited in a small bag which
her daughter carried hanging from her arm. In
passing through Chancery-lane, they observed three
or four men looking at the picture-shop at the end
of Cursitor-street, and they were walking quietly
by, when they were suddenly hustled by a crowd of
men. Witness was pressed so close that she was
about to cry out, but she was instantly released, and
her daughter exclaimed that the bottom of the bag
had been cut and the purse stolen. A fruit•woman
named Green 'Anted out the prisoner as being the
thief, and he was conveyed by a stranger to a public-
house in Cursitor-street. He was searched without
success; but while the landlady was condoling with
witness on her loss, she observed the purse (with
the money) lying upon a deal table in the passage
by the bar, and was very happy at the discovery.
Miss Reed corroborated her mother's statement,
but had no recollection of seeing the prisoner till the
fruit-woman said he was the thief.

The Alderman remanded the prisoner till Saturday

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Sir R. BIRNIE received a letter from
Sir George Rose, stating that he had read with
great pain an account in the Times of the death of
five poor haymakers, who, it appeared, had perished
through starvation. He wished to know if any place
had been fixed upon where subscriptions could be
received for these poor fellows, who were still wan-
dering in the outskirts of the metropolis in a state
of destitution, and the letter concluded by request-
ing Sir Richard to take charge of 71. 101., which
had been subscribed by him (Sir G. Rose) and some
members of his family, for the relief of the unfor-
tunate men.

Sir R. BIRNIE returned an answer, saying, that
he would carry into effect the wishes of the bene-
volent donors by sending half of the sum forwarded
to Highgate, and the other half to Acton, in the
neighbourhood of which. places he knew that a great
number of poor haymakers were waiting for work.
James Tallow was charged with having in his
possession two steel punches, beating the King's
head, being certain marks used by the Commission-
ers of Stamps, and also the Goldsmiths' Company,
to denote the payment of the duty on gold and sil-
ver plate.
Sir R. BIRNIE remanded the prisoner, with the
understanding that on a future day additional evi-
dence should be produced against him.
Mr. John Yeates, a surgeon, residing at No. 22,
Torrington-square, appeared before Mr. MiNstium.,
in the course of the day, for the purpose of causing
Mr John Colethread, a surgeon also, to be bound
in recognizances to keep the peace, he having written
to him (Mr. Yeates) a letter, with a view to pro-
voke him to fight a duel.
Mr. MINSRULL asked to see the letter, and upon
its having been handed to him, desired the clerk to
read it aloud.

The letter which was dated June 19, complained
of an " ungentlemanlike and ungracious attack "
made by Mr. Yeates upon Mrs. Colethread during

his (Mr. Colethread's) absence from home, and con-
cluded by intimating that a friend should call upon
Mr. Yeates.

Mr. Aim Hun asked Mr. Yeates if he was of
opinion that this letter %vas intended as a challenge ?
—Mr. Yeates replied that the letter was prepara-
tory to a challenge. Ile certainly was of opinion
that such was the objt et of the writer.
A solicitor who appeared on behalf of Mr. Cole-
thread, said that his client and Mr. Yeates had been
in partnership, but owing to some disagreements,
the nature of which could not with propriety be ex-
plained in that place, the connexion was dissolved.
With respect to the immediate cause of quarrel, his
client had received a letter from Mr. Yeates prior to
the date of the one which he had sent, and which
the Magistrate would perceive was equally, if not
more, calculated to provoke a breach of the peace
than the one which had been read.

The letter of Mr. Yeates, bearing date the 17th
of June, was then read by Mr. MINSHULL, who ob-
served that the tendency of both letters was alike.
The parties, it appeared, had differed about some
disputed accounts, and as they appeared to be equally
exasperated, he should call upon both gentlemen to
find sureties to keep the peace towards all his Ma-
jesty's subjects, and particularly towards each other,
for the space of one year.
The gentlemen having found the required bail,
left the office, accompanied by their mutual friends.
A lad, about 16 years of age, named John Rooney,
was charged capitally with having been found at
large, without any lawful mese, before the expiration
of the term for which he had been transported. The
prisoner was fully committed for trial.