The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-24 00:00:00

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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL.

MANSION.-Hes v., OCTOBER 23.—The Reverend
Head-Chaplain of the. Rom •Ca-
thollc Chapels in London, charged Mary if ells
wirh eenig disorderiy in . the in 'Moor-
H. crated, at, for two months past, she had
been in the habit of coming into the Chapel during
ditiine service, and going up to the altarwith her dirty
basket to her hand, and usit,g most itnprbper
_ ;
that'yesteiday, after the congregation had ieft
the Chai,ei sne went into it, and conainitted a
little eeremony 20 had been a water-
closer. He then read the Ad 'of Parli4ment,. protect-
ingall houses of religious worship front insult, and
d. elating that, any Orsini, or persons, who Should
he convicted t:.ete,,t, should be filled 201- ; and, n
cAse of their not coniplying,. to be. imprisou!:..il six
n,m-n its. He said, it was not the 'Wish of the Heudi
or their Church to prosk:ote' the
.priSnner to the
st,ict • letter of the Ad of 3.-1112 y
wo,:ld• be. satisfied if she was sent out et the
country.
A French Ronan Catholic Ckrgysnan stated, that,
on Monday last, he was performing Mats, when the
prisoner made such a riot, that he was quite frighten-tti eat ought' there were 40 or 50 men fighting.,
The Prisoner, in her defence, spoke with great
quickness and apparent wildness. •She said site pro-,
tessed the Catholic religion ; when she went to at-
tend
her duty, and confess, She was driven away,
one-ot them said they-would make a freemason
alter, if they had a poker.. She 'was'a Single. Wo-
man, without she was married to osie of the PrieSta.
She was a native of Ireland, and born in the city of
Cork,where she was _willing to go if they would
paSs her. She had been two years in London, and
got her liVelihotd by' tarrying marketing. She
logged in High Holborn, and paid ninepence a week
rent. She was at a ,loss to know What the Priests
wanted—if she staid away from her duty they were
angry, and now that she attended, they were not sa-
tished. - d-
The Sitting Magistrate, Alderman NEwsami,
observed, .that he thought every end would be satis-
fied, by passing the Prisoner to Cork. He there-,
fore committed her to Bridevrell, for seven days, 'as
a vagrant, at the-expiration of which time she will
be pass& to the place of her nativity. -•
. • Mr. Wilson, silversmith; No.
.5, •Honndsditch,.
charged Edwa,d. Edwards, with_ stealing two .gold
broaches priv,nelv in the dwelling-house Hestated;
that,. about o'clock in the Morning, the prisoner
.came into his shop* and li.:etended hewanted to .put'-
chase jewellery., and seleCted.at tieles to -the-amount
of 141. The witness missed, the broaoes, and on
:searching the 'Prisoner /trey; were" found. -;;Mr:
son said, he did. not viish to proseeute"any -further,
and would he, pertcal'; t.i:ti:sfied if the 'prisoner was
sent on board the teite:-.
The worthy reprintan4ed tile. Wilson
for the- suggestion ; he- observed, that he was asto-.
nished that anyTerson, having the charadAr of- an
hottest London sl.opkeeper, -would recommend a'
thief to.his Majesty's
,service; it 'was Honest -men,
Its Majesty walled' to serve him, and the prisoner's
services could not be accepted any where but in new
South \Vales ;he teas incorriible_thief, and was
tried at the last Old Bailey Sessions.
He was fully committed for tr;ai, and Mr. Wilson
bound over to proecute.

GUILDHALL.—,./e/772 Riatrdford was charged/ with
robbing the house of Mr. Taylor, in Warwick-lane.;
and Janes 'GrosSy, for secreting, 'him in his house,
Warwick-sr-pare.'
WM. Oares:stated; that lie lived next door to Mr.
Taylor.; On Sunday '.eVening he saw the Prisoner,.
Blandford, thrusting Abed through the trap-door
oir
the to:, of Mr.. Taylor's house ; he got the bed . on
the roof of the home, and got out himself, When he
saw he was perceived by the witness; he then ran
,along the. top of the house, until- he came to Cros-
sy's, which he- entered by the trap-door ;. the wit-
ness went round to Crossy'shouse, but:he denied all
knowledge of the prisoner, and insisted he was not
in the house ; the witness got a constable' and siUrch-
ed it; the prisoner,. Blandford, was firund covered
up with 'sortie dirty linen ; he was certain BlandfOrd
-was the man he saw.put the lied out of the•window,
Mr. Taylor stated, that his- bonne iii Warwi4-
lane had been Under re-pair ; his'fbinifore was in
it _but no person slept in it, as his family were at
Kennington ; he paid a man half-a-crow n a night
. for watching it otitsid' hiS house had been robbed
several times within the lase. mouth ; on. searching.
, Blandtord's lodgings, -in Lovet4atie, he found se-
seral articles of his furniture, tables,_chairs, Ike. •
thardford made no defence, and was committed•
for trial. . •
The prisoner, crossy, denied having any know-
ledge at the other prisoner having been in his: house
at the time he, was found ; .he had been in the habit
of coming-to the: house, as he, Cm- sAy,Av.aS Married
•
to his sister. .
othing appearing against Crossy, -he was 015..,
charged, after receiving a very proper reprimand -from
the wor thy Magistrate, (the Lord Mayor eleat).
Blandford- was also charged with stealing a-suan-
thy of wearing apparel, the property of
mood, in• Lovet's:•.lane.
Jr. appeared the clothes had been hung out on a
flat, on Friday night, to dry, and there were missing
in .the morning, they Were found in the prisoner's-
box, in his lodgings. He was: also committed on-
t his ch4rge.'
It appeared -that he is a well-known character,
and.best known by the nick-name of Tony Lutnpkin..