The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-20 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Yesterday Mary Bragan, an Irishwoman, who supports her-
self by making up slop goods for tailors, was brought before
Alderman KELLY, charged by Mr. Brake, the assistant-over-
seer of Cripplegate, with running away and leaving her
daughter Mary, aged 14, chargeable to the parish.
The girl had been in the poorhouse five weeks. Her father
separated from her mother a year and a half ago, and now re-
sided in Dublin. She wished to be sent home to him. She
had been out at place, but on leaving the last one her mother
refused to receive her, and followed her with a great stick,
threatening to beat her half the length of Milton-street. Her
mother had taken an oath not to receive her again because she
found a strange man in the room with her.
Horton, the beadle, understood from the neighbours that her
conduct was very incorrect. He had made several inquiries
after her, but she kept out of the way.
The prisoner denied that she was the immoral character that
was represented. She was willing to take care of her child,
but it vexed her that she did not keep her places better.
Mr. Alderman KELLY sentenced her only to seven days' im-
prisonment in Bridewell.
She seemed astonished at the mildness of the decision.
Several pickpockets were brought up and committed. In
one case the handkerchief was stolen by two boys, and on se-
parating to run away, one of them dropped a " life-preserver,"
that is a murderous instrument, composed of whalebone,
about eighteen inches long, with a lump of lead secured to
each end of it. Two pickpockets were committed for trial
on Friday, for stealing a handkerchief in A IdersgUe:street,
and in this case a " life-preserver" had been used with ter-
rible effect on the head of a person, who stopped one ofrltillee
prisoners, and also on the jaw-bone of a parochial officer.
instrument was then thrown away in Duke-street,
_Smithfield,
and picked up by a little girl, who has not been traced. The
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prisoner denied that he had carried it. He was remanded.

HATTON-GARDEN
young man of
Yesterday, Benjamin William Denman, a
miserable appearance, was brought to this office, charged by
Payne, 1 E division, with having created a disturbance, and
assaulted him.
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The officer, on Saturday afternoon last, saw the prisoner
walking backwards and forwards in En -
attracted by his extraordinary appearance, ust°hs Euston-square,
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and proceeded about his business, when the
,prisoner followed
him, b and said at
~. How dare you look me ? ' Witness asked
him what he was that he was not to e looked at ?on which
he commenced abusing him, and collected a rash. He ordered
him from the spot, when he struck him on the face, and he
took him to the station-house.
The prisoner, who seemedi much depressed while the officer
was giving his evidence, continued turning over the leaves of
the:Now Testament: which he laid before him, and occasionally
was intent upon various texts.
Mr. BENNETT inquired what he had to say to the charge?
—Prisoner.—l thought the officer looked at me in consequence
of my miserable appcarance, and I confess that it irritated my
feelings.
Mr. BENNETT_V
..ou certainly have a strange appearance,
and there was nothing very extraordinary in it if he did look
at you.
Prisoner---. T-1
.e must allow that he was irritated as well as
myself. I. only pushed him. As a religious man I would not
have struck him without cause
Mr. BENNETT How dous3e,o.o procure your living ?—Pri-
soner—When I am driven to misery I sell a few religious
tracts.

The mother of the prisoner here stated that he was de-
ranged in his intellects, and he was in the habit of wandering