The Sun.
London, England, 1807-09-04 00:00:00

‘VICKPOCKETS

t 9 d 4 of the exPeeled -fruits of. Bartholomew
FaliVere.anticipated on Wednesday evening, in the
crowd, in the streets, where two-Prisoners, brought
up yesterday morning,, were taken by different Offi-
cers; the one for' an attempt to pick. the pocket of a
Mr. Nash, near Leadenhall•-street ; and the other
fol.-n*l=lly picking the pocket of a Mr. Holnies, of
Tower-hill, cheesenionger, of his pocket-book, at
the end of Lombard-street._ _ _ _

.---
Theformer, when called upon for his defence,
stated filmsef to.hels honest 'a charaaer any in
Court, and an honsekeeper in the outlets of the
City, in business; and entreated the Loan MAirthes
humanity not to put'hiui on his examination until
to-morrow, when his friends, would appear, 'and
tiilly satisfy the Court that the. satteMpt charged
avainst him was morally'impossible to'hebeneved of
a min of his charatier. furthei' added, With
_
tears, being a decent-looking min, that if &cll.-a
Mention were to be made of his name in such a way,
it: would destroy, not only his business with Ms
connexions, but likewise all the happiness of 'his
life.

• The LORD MAYOR instantly yielded to his re-
quest,
,and demanded not his name on this occasbn:
The latter, whose name is John Barker,ood
charged with picking the pocket of a Mr. g
oltneS,
of a pocket book, containing a bill of exchange for
151. and a memoranduth paper, which, with the
`pocket-book, Mr. Holmes accurately described when
interrogated by' the LOltD MAYOR. 'There.having
been two accomplices along with the Prisoner at the
time, the Officer followed all the three upon suspi-
cion, for some distance, in the crowded streets, un-
til lie perceived the Prisoner's hand taking out the
pocket-book, and quickly seized 'him ; a scuffle en.
stied, during which the Prisoner pulled out of his
pocket an officer's staff, alledgiug that .he was one
of the Union Hall *Aim Officer's, and, at the same

time, be drbpped the pocket-book over an iron grate-
viay, in hopes it would fall through the grating, but
it did not, and the Officer picked it' up instantly,
without letting the Prisoner out of his hands, while

the two accomplices.rriade their escape.
The Prisoner, in his defence, admitted he was not
an Officer of Police, and 'stated that he had re-
ceived the staff and poCket-boOk a little before, from
one of the accomplices, whose name was Griffiths.
He was fully committed for trial, and the Prose-
cutor bound over to prosecute at the next Sessions.
GUILDRA LL..---Yesterday, Mr. Pritchard, of the
Old Bailey, brush-maker,' appeared to prosecute one
John,4Vennnun, his servant; who, with eight Work-
men more, are daily employed bey him. • He stated,
that on missing some of his goods, he caused the
,Prisoner's room to be searched, where goods were
found, which the Prisoner admitted,. an the search,
to be partly his "master's, and partly other people's.
• bi'consideration of his youth, it was suggested by
the Sitting 'Magistrate to MS'. Pritchard, whether it
would not satisfy him 'to have the Prisoner sent to
serve his Majesty on board the fleet 1.---The .Prosecu-
. for, in reply, stated, thatite disavoWed any vindiaive
motive; but that, having eight men more in his ser-
- Vice, 'he feared. the example of this man's escaping
with impunity. On which the Magistrate (Sir MAT-
WHEW 131.03LA/4) observed, that the objedion was
.a solid one, and that, of course, it must rest with
the Prosecutor's's own mind sOlety. Mr. Pritchard,
however, with great lirtmanity,'7offered to let the
Prisoner go on board the' Fleet, provided he was
approved of and received there; to wh!ch there was
an objethon or doubt, on ..the ground of the Pri-
soner's being a Volunteer. The goods were ordered
to be kept, for the purpose of carrying on the pro-
secution in case the Prisoner should not be deemed
fit for the naval service, or should he found to escape
or return.

HAT ON-GARDEN.HYesterday Bridget Erich: and
ILlary Moore were finally examined, being charged
with • stealing in the shoe of Mr. Davies, linen •
dripir, in Great Warner-street, Coldbath-fields, a
piece of linen and a piece of muslin, whiCh
,were
found upon their persons. They are' connected with
a gang of shoplifters in the city. They were both
fully-committed. to Newgate for trial. _ •

Avery singular species of deception and robbery
was on Monday night last practised at Eynsbatn, to
Oxfordshire A Mr. L. an etderly Gentleman of
that village, bad Invited a friend of his, a Mr, D. of
London, to his house, in order, to amuse him with
feW days shooting, and requested him to bring any
friend he pleased with him. On Monday evoiling a
person, apparintly a Gentleman, arrived at- Mr.
Who said Mr. D. would follow him on Tuesday, not
being able to be down to the first day's sport, . Mr..
L. kindly welcomed his new visitor, and about eleven.
&clock they retircd to 'rest; but, strange to
.tell,
when he arose next morning, he found the person
hid- robbed his home. of several. very valuable or-
ticles,tancic, Jn4le his escape in We night. •-1:loW be
mild have gained "possess-ion of what bud paased be
tweed Mr. L. and Mr. 1). remains, a mystery ; but
it is supposed. he must have beard thelatter relate it
to 101110 •

BIRTii.-06 the Ist inst.— the lirly ()float.; Co-
LcoGAN, .En. of Devonshire-place, .of

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Commenced yesterday, with all Ibit btistle,
`dour, ' and confusion, - usually attendant upon tils
anniversary or this favourite and long•colebrated
Fete. The magnificence and variety tit (ht hoot':S.
- outshone all former occasions, and the estart. it itnt S
were numerous and extraordinary. •
A little bethre twelve at nbon; the LoRD Ma yOR,
/U. his state carriage, attended by Mr. Stierifi-..\ltr.f::4,
ill his stat• carriage, with all the City regalia, pro-
ceeded from the Matision.lioie, by St. Pant's., up,
the Old' Raley, and halted opposite the, gaol of
Newgnte, where Mr. NEWiIAN, keeper of that pri-
son, according to annual emtom and form, received
his Lordship, and presented hint with ti cool tankard,
of which his .I..ortiship. Most gracicusly patio*,
in the usual style. The cavalcade Ilona thence proi
ceeded to Smithfield Market, where th fair *as
proclaimed, in I)7o,rip firma.
Poudre was then opened by; his Lordship
.with the
'accustomed solemnities, and the several otlic..-rs
were sworn intrPilitfir.i-u3pet'iive
These curernunies puril;rilicci, the I-Toce4snion lowly
moved round the. Fair, .tactthen rettn-iied to (lid
Mansion lionsa, The entert:iininents of the. (137 night irriniediately 411er commenced, cirtrl3,,
kettle-drutns;orBLam!; ba4onl, 4laites,fifeS, iidd;es;
pipes dial] sorts, witil every ot!ier &scripticiii of
instrumental .muzie, 'both uom,..stiut;
struck on all 'Sidefi. ercatioj the 1131-Inp,
PIOUS discord .tliv.t eyer 'annoyed the
/of .an
enraged intisNan. In the foremost..of.
cal exhibitiOns;
where. WaS,, Perforrned 'a
/VW/ awl pvicsilar
called. Tlie- Secret Dw;l ilni••• Or. illonle;:5/1
'with
Harlegain andl.lijollier douse ; 01,.,the
Egg, The attrActed attentiat ,%viat..,
Seovton's celvhrated-4Coniiiany, who performed
to a numerous ,data i.aidienee every other
htittr, the '.'veiy,,pqpnlar
,clralu.t tic play tit .
.'Meld of Temkria4cls ; or, /he -Ban v, ,•,
m if!) poq j, or, the Scai let 41r. Saunders's.
YColnpany of perfermed the entire nets,
and entertaining ,;f* 71/2c (.'title of tiiitte:iburg ;.,
or, The .Vun; wish the Teal Pantottiiinqp(
Harloquill and ,
cOginally perturtn7;..,
ed Covent" GardeniTheitre. gyngers
Dancers and :Tomblers, fiorsejlidhAr3
Rope-Dancing, Tumbling, ere most
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in their way, and the tris„Of astotiish4f
his numerous audience. Lady 4,lproon, the acnuin,g*
little woman, and the Woitt.L.rfay9pthi, ;L*4l! (ig?.l.,
the lineal descendant of the 9'../I.ry.qs, an 4
to the late Mr. Patrick
,O'Brien, Irish (.3'tiqt„,.
contributed their full, to; the 4intiseroclo 4.;
the evening. Thew. were also Alit! itoin/AV'll/
the WonderFil DOg, thilA724.lll.l)ogic;,
dqrfal Cat, th.71,/aiderilil.llfonkey, with 1/.:' lOri.
der of all IPimde.rs;.auct the 'Woricl,tiol up il rt I'o
ket-hanker chief. ‘. Polito' s ceiehrated Menage, iu,
Listing of the greatest variety of Alir(lv a,d..
Beasts ever ex4;bitet7 in tli:i Counti:b ‘vii; 11,,t
out its numerous. visitors. l'he me, ry• i.;(.; •
rotted-atoats, swing-sivangs, and, "A'/?!...
and-downs, were, without number. The woathc!rt:i
being very favourable, attraCted of
tors during the whOle of the day; inter, upon
approach,ol night, the lustre of the uttint:retui
riegated lamps, in .their various and fancifpl devices,.
attracted still more. OM women hilt their

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young one their shoes, hos,. caps, bunneti, fglij
dicules, flew .404 in ,every direait..u, in cG,i.,
fusion all. Yet notwithstanding the immense Len-
course of people Who resorted thcre,doing t d.ty
and night, we have net leartn.4 that: any acoid,,,lt
happened. Dutch Sum, with sonic
.o'` his
associates, were kicking up a rim), knit nut b
able to make a ring,, the basiness.ended witn,,nt any
blood-shed. • The light fingeiell, gelltrs 'a;l a tine
harVest; they-were busilyemptoyed during the day.
Some damn:es were shaken,
_but the at'en ins ar,d
vigilance of the Police prevented many deptedit-
tions.

PeAdtt-m—Thete is at present- in the gardens of
Sir Taos, VAC:AtiOUR; Bart. at' Hatlewood, tie .
Tadcasteri a 'Royal George peach tree, bearing 397
fine full-grown peaches .; to7' were taken oil. early
in the season ; ih the three last years this tree has
brought to nuitUrity 131 1 poaaes ! It was planted.
in,lllol, arid put down when only six inches high
'A Gentleman, well known-on the turf, 'is said to
have shot himself at his itpartments, Little Chel-
sea, on Tuesday last ;a- run of luck at Brighton
and Egham races is alleged to be the cause of thi3
rash proceeding,'
On Wetittesci4 morning, at silt o'clock, twenty
female convielS were removed from Newgate, in a
machine, 30 proceed to Portsmouth, and yesterday
morning twenty two convitas were removed in a ca-
raven to Woolwich, from thence to be put on board
A transport, to be conveyed to New South :Wales,
pursuant to their sentence.
According to private letters received froin Den
mark, it is confidently soiree to be the general un-
deratanding, that BONAPARTE made the most ti•Uipt4
• ing proposition to the IT'ttiNct; ItcomiT, in ca ;iili
consented to co-operate in 'hilt views, This propo-
position is sad to be the re-union-of the K. Al orn
Of Svidden with 'that, of Deninarlt and,Norway ; and
this • union to be accomplished 'by% French troops,
PrOVicied`the PRINCE REGENT would agree tc Llot
the Sound against our trade,:and place the Llansh
Fleet at the'ctisposition of France...

• Tile Danish Ships of War are; we 'are as 411-,.3 by
professional men, quire incapable of beinv, Conk (1"10.1
to any warlike purpose for this Country. aS
transports, they are of little-value to ut;. such,
they arc o construCted as to afford accommo !,!!izm
.fora much greater number of troops than any v.
of the same tonnage in this Country. But ,`,Tva
*of War, they, are not fit to he piked in thc 1.4
'au vessels of lila class ; and of couraLi ar.! ,
-that point of view, to be reckbbcd'upon as
quisitiou to ut. They might, however, iu the h 1;1
of the Enemy, be rendered extremely injurious tf,
err the Baltic, for which sca they are pet:uliarly built
ald suit, d.
CORN-EXCHA,NOE; SEPT. 4. —The supply of
Wheat to-day is rattler short, and low salos pre
made, ithd those hardly at last prices; Rye it
Barley and' Malt 'are without variation; Lite peaie
are declining in price; bat few .Beans, and they are
dearer. There ,are some fresh arrivals or ()its, but
inAdo is not quoted cheaper; Flour wirscut
teration. The Market id now open three days a
week as usual.