The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-26 00:00:00

HOCSF,S. OF ILL FAME.

rxtrisr-r0t.,...-The respectable inlialaants of
ilnilietli parish having, lor some time past, been
annoyed-beyond all precedent 'by the
,great in-
crease of housessof Brine
in that quarter, the
Parish officers determined to clear that district over
which their influence extends, of this nuisance,
by proseCuting to conviction the priestesses who
preside over these temples of dchlucherv. They
have commenced their labniirs in Oakley--street,
near the ASyluni, mid yesterd iy ten female houseL
• keepers in that street were introduced to the
presence of the Magistrate, by Mr. Brown, the
Acting Parish Officer. These ladies were of
various ages and compleXions, and in general,
pleaded ignorance of having committed any of-
fence, and enforced their pleadings by the aid of
icon and lamentations. One of them, Sarah Han-
nah, an innocent young creature, bordering on
three-score years and ten, said she hid ab-
solutely laced seduced unwillingly into this vile way
of life: Unfortunately for her; however, one of
the ,worthy. Magistrates being troubled with a
'tenacious ,niettiorp, (Mr. Birnie), recollected this
inflict-tent damsel aS. having been the proprietress of
a house notoriously infamous, situate in Angel-
"court, Charing-cross, about 16 yeari ago, which-
house she was obliged to (jail, in consequence of
a' man having been mutnered
,there. Her inno-
*ceuce, therefore, did not avail her, and she was
with the rest of the ladies committed to pass the
night in Horsenmgcr-lane, for want of sufficient
sureties fiw their future good conduct. Win. Red-
slimy, husband of one of the ladies, coming to
offer bail for her, was told he was a party con-
cerned, and committed till he should find bail for
himself also.

A baker residing at Peckham, and overseer of
the poor, was fined 91. 10s. for exposing to sale
27 quartern, and 21 half• quarteru loaves, deficient
in, weight 72 ounces.

111AwsiON:tiottsE.—licaro //ayes Was'yesterday
charged with picking the pocket of a Gentleman
,Mr: Ramsden, the Gentleman in
iint,,,tion, stated, that as he was passing the' Royitl
L,;cliange, he felt his pocket suddenly checked,
and oil looking round, he perceived the prisoner;
he collared hint, and gavehfin in charge to an offi-
cer. lie at :first missed a pocket-book, contvihing
'1,3001. which he suspected the prisoner had-got,
:hut npfin stiliserlucpt aSearch hi! ascertained that he
(had left it at home. The prisoner did not deny
1.11 s guilt, and begged to be permitted to enter on
board the. Tender. The proseentOr having se-
. courted this %visa, he was sent to the Eaterprize.
GunouALt...---John Oates .was charged w:th
stealing• a calf, 'the property of. Thomas Coates,
a salesman inNewgate Market. A porter, named
Thorogood,,. %vitt) was in custody for some days on,
suspicion of crifinuitting the theft; appeared
,:ltgaiitst The prisoner, and deposcd„ that he had
received the calf from him bn Sattaday•senhight,
at the corner of Fleet Market. Thu prisoner did
not deny the justice of, the charge, but said his
hiends had paid the proseetrtGr for the loss he
had sustained. Alderman Cox said, be had no-
thing to do'with their arrangements ; 'it was his
business to Commit offenders brought WON.- lmn
for trial, which he had resolved to do with ;:he
prisOner. The Iprisinier was committed accord.

ll'illinm Seaward, was bogght.up by Smith, file'
Officer, who took him into custody —on Tuesday,
on a charge of picking a gentleman's pocket in
Fleet-street. The prisoner was to -coinii)it
the offence, and on being secured, the handker-
chief was found in his posseSsiotr. The gentle-
man who bad been robbed,.'however,did not ap-
pear, and the prisoner, having voluntarily offered
to enter on board the tender, he was sent down to
the rower for that purpose.