The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE.'

BOW-STREET.—The Society for the Suppression.
of Vice having tfiscovered that the Publicans in
'Knightsbridge' conduaed, their !louses in a very dis
' orderly manner on Sundays, made complaint to 'Mr.
BOND, who very laudably exerted himself to pre-
vent their continuing such dkorderly conduit, but
without efteet ; the Society, -therefore, employed a
person to lay informations against four of them.—
Yesterday they attended, in consequence, before
Mr. BOND, when it being clearly proved that two of
them kept open houses during Divine Service on
Sunday, they were convicted in the penalty of five
shillings each, find three shillings costs: It not he-
ing proved against the other two, they were dis-
charged.
' The worthy "Magistrate told them, if they did
not reform, he sho'ild advise their houses being in-
diaed as disorderly.
Late on Tuesday night, or early on Wednesday
morning, the house of Colonel Bannerman, in
Gloucester-place, Portman-square, was broke- open,
and robbed of jewellery, plate, tcc.•to the amount of
between two and-three thousand 'pounth.- The rob,
tkry was discovered on the kitchen maid getting 1.10
iu the morning, and finding the area: door open, with
a piece cut out near the bolt. •
The Colonel is in Scotland. Mrs. Bannerman
slept wall her bed -room door open ; when` she'
awoke in the morning, she fbund that the rushlight
had been put out, andthat her box of jewels, ValUed
at near WOOL had btxn taken away. • It was sooti
after discovered that a quantity of plate had been
stolen from they Pantry, where the Under Butler
slept ; his . watch was • likewise 'stolen.' No trace
could be found of the robbers, except the hole being
cut. in the area door,_near the bolt, by which means
it was supposed they had entered :the-.house.—Mrs.
Bannerman gave,notiCe, on Wednesday morning, at
Marlborough-street Office, and Goldsmiths' Hall,
• and offered a reward of tool. on the commitment of
the offender.
On Thursday morning she gave information at
this Office, when Rivett and Pearkes were dis-
. i patched to examine the premises.
The Officers, after examining the premises, the
servants, and those conne&ed with them, were of
opinion the servants should be examined before a
Magistrate 5 .and yesterday they brought the Lady's
maid, the cook, and her husband, the housemaid,
and the. under butler, before Mr. BOND,, who very
much exerted himself in examining them separately.
Tle result was, that the plate having been stolen
from the pantry where the under butler -'slept:,.
which was a very small room, a-small saw being
found in his box, with fresh saw-dust on it, and
a variety of other suspicious Circumstances appear-
ing, Mr, BOND ordered him to be detained in cus-
tody. , • ,
The; account he gave of the saw was, that he
brought it froM his last place, Col. Nugent's.
' A Waterman, well known upon the River Thames,
as Copper Holmes, the fast rower, has for upwards
of fifteen years past resided in a covered barge,
' . moored off Hungerford-stairs, or Black Lyon-stairs,
with his wife and two children. He made several
rooms, by partitions, and besides his family con-
stantly, residing there, he has kept poultry, pigs,
dogs, &c. During that time he resided without the
' least molestation,
,and no fees had been deManded
• by the City_ Lately, some of the proprietors of the
wharfs in the. neighbourhood, from some unknoWn
motive, have objeaed to,.his residing in his barge,
L moored off near their wharfs, and accordingly made
application to the City Solicitor, who caused Holthes
to be indicted for a nuisance, in obstrueling the na-
vigation
sof the River Thames. Holmes', in COnSe--
(pence of. this proceeding, removed his barge opPO-
• site the-,Savoy ; however, this has not been satis-
• faEtory, and on Wednesday Adkins apprehended
him upon a warrant, issued. by Mr. GRAHAM, for
the nuisance, and be was held to bail, himself in
501. and two sureties in 251. each, to appear td an
indi&ment for a nuisance upon the River Thames.

MANSION-HousE.—Yesterday a man named
Ilitchins_ was brought before the LORD MAyoa,
charged With having committed a violent assault on
a milk-woman. •

The Complainant stated, that she served several
Persons with milk in the neighbourhood of White-
chapel, and the day before met the Prisoner driving
his cow on her. %talk, and selling the milk hot from
it. She spoke to.. him, and requested him never to
be seen there again, .but he swore he would go as
ofien as be pleased. This produced some- sharp
words between them, the consequence of which was,
that the Prisoner struck her several times on the
head with his stick.

Several witnesses appeared, and corroborated this
statement to the utmost extent.

The Prisoner positively denied having struck the
woman first ; be said, when he was driving his cow,
he came up to him, and abused:hiM for selling his
milk on her walk ; and after.offering to lay him a
wager,. that that- which she sold was better than his,
she struck him over the eye, and knocked him up
against the wall. Several witnesses also appeared,
and corroborated this testimony. The LORD MAYOR;
its consequence of the contradiaory evidence, dis-
missed the:complaint, and desired the parties, if they
disliked his decision, to go before the Grand Jury,
and prefer bills of indiilment.
•; William Davis, a boy of ten or twelve years of
age, was charged with picking .the. pocket of a fo-
reigu'Captain. •
It -appeared from the evidence of a Gentleman
Who keeps a shop in the Minories, that, when look-
through his window, he saw the boy following
the Captain, 'and taking a pocket-bobk out of his
pocket. The Witness instantly ran out, and took
him into custody.
li The LORD MAYOR being inforMed by the Of-
ficers, that the Prisoner was connected with persons
of bad thara6ter, sent him to'Bridewell, and ordered
hhn to be well Hogged.. His Lordship observed,
th:it do bable bov more service than if he
was committed to take his trial at .the Old Bailey.

HATTON-GARDEN.-YeSter4ay Mr. Saniur/ Mor-
ris, who, had been before the Magistrates at this
Office, upon a former day, underwent a further
examination upon 'a charge of felony, prosecuted
against him on-behalf of the other Executors and
CO-Leptees of his late father, for carrying away a

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