The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-04 00:00:00

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John Brown, the man examined at this office
Saturday, on a charge of defrauding a Mr. Staneliffe,
a mathematical instrument maker, residing at Step-
ney, of a number of valuable. instruments, was yes•
terday brought before Messrs. WALKER and WYATT,
and fully committed for trial.
A pan applied to the Rey. D. Marrtat.ts
for a summons against the overseers of she hamlet
of Mile-end New Town, under these circunistances :
The man said he had a wife who was insane, and
he had got her into St. Luke's, from whence she
had been lately discharged as incurable. He was a
poor man, and his wife, whom, since that time, he
had kept at home, was in the habit of breaking all
his things and knocking him about. The applicant
now wished the parish to take-care of her.

The Rev. D.MaTTatas said he might have a
SUMMORS.

IJNIONT.HALL

Yesterday three men, named Oaks, Plummer,
and Rose, were broeght mp.charged with breaking
into the Duke of St. Albsin's villa, at Highgate, and
stealing a valuable French clock and a pair of vase's.
Rose has been apprehended within the list few days,
and formerly acted as under•gardener in the service
of the Duke, at Highgatc • Kathy, the broker, of
Brentford, who, it will be recollected, purchased the
stolen article: for 51., was liberated from confine-
ment, and admitted as a witness to give evidence
against the other prisoners. The case was post-
poned for further inquiry.
Edward Moyla, a boy between 12 and 13 years
of age, belonging to the Licensed Victuallers' school,
in Kennington-lane; was charged with maliciously
setting fire to that establishment on the owning of
Friday last.
Mr. Smith, the chairman, two of the- ttustees,
and Mr. Phippen, the secretary, attended the exa•
urination.

From the statement of chief-coastal!, Hall, it ap-
peared that on the morti.ng of Friday, aleout eleven
o'clock, a fire broke out in the upper part of the
above establishment, which would, is all probability,
have been attended with the most destructive con-
sequences, had it not been timely arrested in its pro-
gress by some of the officers belonging to the insti-
tution, and a body of men belonging to the police
force, who exerted themselves with much ardour en
the occasion. Owing to the voluntary disclosure of
the prisoner, it appeared that he had purchased a
phosphorus box in the Strand; and, on the morning
in question, he repaired to an apartment situated in
the upper part of the establishment,called thepotatoe
room, with another boy : they amused themselves in
this place for some time, and then► went down toge-
ther. Soon afterwards the prisoner took an oppor-
tunity of proceeding up stairs alone, and having
gathered a quantity of straw together, he procured an
instantaneous light with the phosphorus, and, placing
the lighted match under it, left the room, which was
in a blaze very shortly after his departure. The cir-
cumstance of how the fire originated was not known
until within the last few days, when, upon the occa-
sion of the schoolmaster reading prayers to the boys
belonging to the institution, the prisoner, it seems,
burst into tears, and having detailed 'with great mi-
nuteness the attempt be had made to burn the build-
ing, then described where he had afterwards eqn-
cealed the phosphorus box, which was found in the
place he had pointed out.

Mr. CHAYMERS inquired if the boy had ever ex-
hibited any aberration of mind.
Mr. Smith was given to understand since this
affair happened, that thy prisoner had Tiot evinced
that soundness of mind which was expected in a boy
of his years; for instance, he was in the habit of
rising out dins bed at night and lying on the bare
boards without covering, and frequently attempted
to induce other boys to follow his example. Mr.
Smith added, that there were other circumstances
connected with the boy's ease that induced him to
be strongly of opinion that his intellects were im-
paired.

- Mr. CHAMBERS then inquires! if the boy's hither
was alive ?

Air. Smith said that he was not, hut that he had
a mother living, who was iu indigent circumstances.
Ire added, that they were not at all desirous of pro-
secuting this case, under any circumstances; but it
was their determination to expel a boy who had ex-
hibited such vicious propensities, and who, if allowed
to remain, might one day carry that into effect
which he had meditated.

Mr. CIIAIIEURS Should remand the prisoner until
Tuesday, and requested the Rec. Mr. 'Mann, tha
chaplain of the gaol, who was present, to pay some
attention to that particular case, and ascertain with
certainty as to the prisoner's soundness of mind.

TOWN.IIALL, SOUTHWARK,
The followiMg case occupied much of Mr. Alder-
man ANSLEY'S time yesterday morning :
A Mr. Leggatt, of Joiner-street, made application
for u warrant against a young man attached to St.
Thomas's Hospital, stating that his (the applicant's)
son, a child of five years of age, had been scourged
by him in a most cruel manner, thus explained by
the child :—He was at play on Saturday evening,
between six and seven o'clock, in front of the Hos-
pital-gates, in Thomas-street, when the young man
accused threw out a halfpenny for him and his play-
mate to race for, and afterwards said, if lie would go
with him he would show him some pretty birds and
little pigs, and then took him through the Hospital
to some waste ground, up same steps, and down
sonic steps, till they came to a cellar, where he
made him kneel, stripped down his clothes, and
whipped him► ttrribly, then took him by one leg,
and drugged him backward and forward, and again
whipped him, though he had dons nothing to de-
serve it. " And what confirms me in the truth of
his story," continued the agitated parent, " he mur-
mured the accused's name in his sleep, implorittr
him to desist."

The child's person was the►► exposed to view,
and presented n shocking sight, his firth being mai-
tied with stripes, and quite black. On being asked
who had done it, he pointed to the accused, who
was present, as the person, another child, soinewhat-
older, saying also that he it was who took the other.
away.

e accused said, that hearing it was intended tin
make the present application, he had attended
voluntarily, to deny most solemnly being the person
who hxd inflicted the injuries, or having further to
do with the child than throwing the litapvitny, and
brought forward his sister, who said he was in her
room from a little after six to sevens there was,
however, a space of ten minutes estaceounted for.
Alderman ANSLEY said a most barbarous outrage
had been committed by some pitiless ruffian, and if
he (the accused) was that person (by his OWit
allowing ten minutes were unaccounted for), he
was bound to make the most ample recorapenee,
and turning to the father, left it for hint to indict
the accused, if he considered he had sufficient proof
of his being the author of his child's sufferings.
The incensed father expressed his conviction it/wit
he was, end declared his determination to pros4KAI-to.
Mr. Nash, the steward of the hospital, attended
the hearing.