The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-19 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREIT.

HIGHWAY ROTIBERY AND AN ATTEMPT AT
Mintpait.—On Friday evening Mr. Samuel Fox,
one of the churchwardens of Hackney, came to this
office, accompanied by Mr. Pulley, their vestry
clerk, to complain of having been, the night before,
between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, attacked
by a party of fellows in disguise, under the following
circumstances :—Mr. Fox proceeded to state_ that,
at the hour named, he was proceeding homewards
from Mile End New Town to his house in Hackney,
when, at the toll-bar, he perceived two men before
him, who seated themselves on the gate. He passed
by them, not at the time supposing they intended
him any wrong, and proceeded onwards, when, about
160 yards from the spot mentioned, he met two
other men, one of whom, in a sailor's dress, demanded
his money. Witness, in reply, said, "Oh ! that
is your meaning, is it ? His antagonist imme-
diately retorted " Yes," and threatened to blow
his brains out. Witness, not daunted by the
threat, said, " Blow away !" which was followed
up by the actual firing of a pistol ; but the bullets
of which fortunately escaped without injuring him.
Ilis antagonist, not satisfied with an attempt on
his life, afterwards attempted, with the butt end
of his pistol, to knock him down, when, seeing the
case so serious, he offered all he had, 55., which they
accepted, and desired him to walk about his business.
He did so, and in a few moments after he met two
other men, who, he had no doubt, were accomplices,
and were the very men whom he before saw at the
toli-gate. Having boldly told them he had no more
money, they allowed him to pass. lie, (informant)
then proceeded to all the public-houses in the neigh-
bourhood to make inquiries after the new pollee, but
received for answer that they had seen none at that
hour on duty. On arriving in the centre of Hackney
he met with a solitary policeman, to whom he gave
ell the facts stated.

Mr. TwvFoal) asked him if he had any more
money about him ? To which the complainant re-
plied that he had three sovereigns and a gold watch ;
but no thanks to the new police for having them
then in his possession.
The worthy Magistrate, after a further investiga-
tion, recommended the parties to report the ease to
the Commissioners of the New Police, and, upon
that understanding, the parties left the office.
On Saturday Thomas Heaviside, a young man of
respectable appearance, was finally examined before
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LAMBETH-Mtn:T.
A very singular case occurred on Saturday at
this office. The following are the particulars :
On Thursday evening, between eight anti nine
o'clock, as Mr. Fox, one of the overseers of Hack-
ney parish, was going towards his residence, he had
occasion to pass through some fields near the Mile-
end-road, where he was stopped by two men, who
demanded his money, and presenting a pistol at his
breast, threatened, if he did not give it up, they
would shoot him. Ile endeavoured to get away
from them, when they fired the pistol at him. He
then ;mopped and gave them and they went
away. The next day he gave information of the
robbery and outrage committed upon hits, at Wor-
ship-street rolice-office, and a report of it appeared
in some of the daily prints.

On Saturday morning a man, named Daniel Sul-
livan, was brought to the office by one of the new
police, who stated, that that morning he saw the
prisoner near the East India Docks, and from his
suspicious appearance he suspected something was
wrong. lie stopped him, and asked him what he
had got in his breeches pocket ? He said nothing;
but witness found, upon examination, that it was a
large horse pistol.
The prisoner said he had found the pistol among
sonic chips in a barge.

Mr. Miller, the chief officer, hearing the polies-
man's story, and having read an account of the rob-
bery upon Mr. Fox, suggested to the Magistrates,
that perhaps if Mr. Fox were sent for, he might be
►►ble to identify the prisoner as one of the men who
robbed him. Accordingly Shelswell, one of the
officers, was sent for Mr. Fox, and upon his arrival
l►e said, that to the best of his belief, the prisoner
was one of the men, but he could not swear posi-
tively to him.

The prisoner was remanded, to afford time for
further inquiry.

MA ItYLEBON E,

Two persons, of the names of Haw and Windsor,
appeared on an assault warrant, for violently ill-
treating a little boy, at present confined in Middlesex
Hospital.
Webster was desired to ascertain when the boy
would be'able to leave the hospital, and to give no-
tice to the parties when to attend again at the office.
In the course of Wednesday information was given
at the office that a daring burglary had been com-
mitted at the residence of Mr. George Greenwood,
27, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-squere and that ten
chased gold rings, two dozen of gold-guard rings,
3.5
.half-hoopel rings, a silver snuff-box, shaped like
.a pincushion, and two other silver boxes were stolen.
In consequence of some particular circumstances
connected with the robbery, Alderson, one of the
officers, was sent to make inquiries; in the course
of so doing he was informed that the police con-
stable who was on duty on the morning in question,
had received information that a robbery was going to be
committed,et the same times description of the persons
who had planned, and intended to carry the robbery
into effect, was given to the officer. The police
constable, instead of taking any precaution to ap-
prehend the offenders, walked away to another part
of his beat, and did not return until after the rob-
bery ltd been committed, and the patties effectea
their escape; in consequence of these facts beitip
Mated to. Mr. Hoskins, he issued an order for the
constable to whom the information had been given
to attend at the office, and to give some explanation
upon such extraortnary conduct. Accordingly. the

constable came to the office yesterday, when a short
inquiry was instituted into his conduct. The con-
stable, in reply, observed that he thought that the
person who had mentioned the intended robbery
was merely imposing on him, and hod he the least
idea of the truth of the information, he certainly
should have taken the precaution to apprehend them.
Mr. HOSKINS replied that he was far from being
satisfied with his conduct, and lie trusted that the
Commissioners would suspend him from his duty
until the parties were taken, when an investigation
would certainly be instituted into the circumstandi
connected with the robbery.