The Sun.
London, England, 1809-04-06 00:00:00

PO LICE.

111Ansion-flouse..— Yesterday liiikentan
was charged, before Sir WILLIAM LhIGIITON, with
picking a: Gentleman's 'pocket of a gthd watch, on
Monday night, as he passed how a carriage to the
Mansion-House.
•Mr/PV-bo, Copfee,lioner,'Watlipg7street,
,stated
that between ten mead ClevenO chick, he waSstanci-
ing at the corner of the Mansion-Hairse, looking at
alb company going to the Ball:` tie saw a Gentle
man alight from a carriage, ',ipa the male Priioner
a snap' at his watch chain.. the Gentletnan imme-
diately put hiS hand downs and ;aid hii.pocket had
been •piCked. The Witness laid hold of the rri..
soher, hut. he rescued himself troni hinvand. ran.—
The Witness followed inin,,and, with the assistance
of a Gentletrian., secured him, and delivered him
into the. custody of the Police.oflicess. He did not
84. the
„tieutlenaap who had Wit the yettc4 atiet,
wards. • •
Mr, Scott Kirland, Clerl: to Mr. Dixon, Ftn-
ChtirCh-street, corroborated the t at' the lAA
Witness, as to the taking of ate Pi i.oner into'cus-
tody.t
Leadbeater, Police Officer, deposed, that
_ .

the two last Witnessei deliiered. the Prisoner into
his custody. He ,searched him, and found iUI. in
cash, a metal watch, with a gold Chain and seals, and
a'pari of .gold-ritotinted spectacles, in a shagrecn case.
He did not ileac any:it:count of the gold witch lost
by the gentleman.
The worthy Alderman said, it was very probable
he had it in his pocket, as one of the Officers bad
delivered him a' gold watch, Which' had been found
in the street an Monday night. . •
The Prisoner in detence said he
.fied been at

GreenwiCh Vair, and was going home, When he saw
a crowd at the Mansion:•House; he stopped for a
164 i minutes, aid was afterwards walking quietly
away, when be was taken into custody.; be denied
haying seen the watch, or even having heard an ex-
clamation 'that a Gentleman's pocket 'had been
picked. He would give no accoobt how.he came
by the articles found on him, but insisted they were
his own. .

The worthy Iviagistrate ordered him to hero.
mantled until Saturdoy, and gave iiiilktions to the
officers to ttry to trace the GentWallin Whose pocket
had been picked.

MARTAIOROUGII-5T.RiET......--A Man' of Fashion,
whose name we shall nut at present mention, has.
been several days in confinement, oik.the charge of
having been guilty of a disgusting crime in the Park,
about ten clays. since. - ,He yesterday under Went a
second examination, and the witnesses against
were two persons of good character who saw..tite;
transaction: A soldier belonging to th`eotiards 'was
the CoMPattiort of-the .prisener at the time' of his de-
tedion, but the former escaped with the aid of
bludgeon he field in his hand. The prisoner care-
: fully. hid hislace at.the Office yesterday during his
eNamination, with a handkerchief`' he held against
his forehead, so that no on could.pnitlably identify
his person.-- -He was:coriunitted.
AnOtherinfttnnus charge was heard a 'few days
dso, which Will ArAll turnitih trittir for the de-
cision a a Jury.. The charge is aw..in,t 3 person Of
g+,0,1 circumstances, tor k totaling- tin I.l3tiginei.
his friend, a child twelve Y Uri old, , in the -house ofs
her parent. . Tile offender is the god-father,
a caeumstance whieh adds to the enormity of the

• Ma. LtMLAYI.—The report of thi.; Gentleman
1 baying escaped Cie vigilance of lilalteepers, and
got abroad on Tuesday, must be Went:tett with
spect to the "tliiy'staied as Ite was talten to Moy.-le.
bonne swatch-house oh Sunday night, for ...triking at
wane watchmen with'a thick- cane, anti he waste-
; leased at IVAarlborangh-street Potict-.otike On the
following morning, without being known, Only as
appilaring-insan;... same Gent4mmt waq ,:evn
%Valklitiv, very. coutpOsed4, ak 'PAII Mall on 'Tues.
day morning. At the Police Otlice he gave bit (cp-
sitience.in Beautuunt-street.

LANCASTER ASSMIn