The Sun.
London, England, 1831-07-18 00:00:00

and Is. for his discharge. This being paid, the
little would-be warrior turned to the right about
and marcbed off in double quick time, without re-
ceiving the word of command.
In an hour after Richards was discharged a tall
man, about six feet and a half in height, came
puffing into the office to make inqttiries about his
coat, and said Richards and he had met and took a
friendly glass or so, and having conversed about
the wars Richards said—" Blow me if I should not
like to see how I look in soldier's clothes," arid re-
quested the loan of his coat for a minute. Having
put it on he strutted about the tap-room, and then
strutted out of the house, and must have been parad-
ing the streets in the jacket some hours when
taken up. He (the applicant) had been looking
for him all night, and as he had been discharged he
should have great difficulty in finding his jacket. As
for Richards's coat it would not fit a good sized
wax doll. The poor soldier then departed.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A respectable-looking man named Poynter, a
driver of one of the Windsor stages, was charged
with stealing 31. 10s. from the person of Aaron
Emmett, a market-gardener residing at Tolworth, in

Surrey.
Emmett, who appeared to be slightly inebriated,
stated that about one o'clock that day he was stand-
ing at the White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly, waiting
for a stage-coach to convey him home, when the
prisoner came behind him, put his hand into his coat
pocket, and drew out a bag containing the sum
mentioned. The prisoner, immediately after effect-
ing the robbery, handed the bag and its contents to
a companion who was standing upon the spot to re-
' ceive it. He (Emmet) never lost sight of the
prisoner until he was in custody of a policeman.
The prisoner in his defence said, that he was
passing by the White Horse Cellar, when he felt
himself seized suddenly by a police constable, who
told him that he was charged with picking a per-
son's pocket. At fist he only laughed at the mat-
ter, thinking that a joke was intended to played
upon him ; but when he found that the charge was
really serious, his indignation was so great that he
knocked down his accuser. _ _

Mr. DYER inquired if the prisoner ha•l been
searched ?—The constable replied in the affirmative,
and said that the property had not been found
upon him.
Mr. Clements, an inspector of the C division of
police, suggested the propriety of searching the
prosecutor.
The Magistrate had no objection, although the
prosecutor showed much reluctance.
Mr. Clements proceeded to examine f mmet's
garments, and, concealed in the knee of his trousers,
was found the identical purse, containing the 3/. 10s.
which he bad charged the prisoner with stealing.
Mr. DYER in strong terms animadverted upon
the scandalous conduct of which Emmet had been
• guilty, in causing a respectable man to be appre-
hended, and publicly charged with a crime of which
he, Emmet, knew him to be perfectly innocent.
Poynter was of course set at liberty, and he de-
clared that he would bring an action against Em-
met for false imprisonment.
LAMBETH-STREET.

On Saturday a well-looking young woman was
brought before Mr. \VALKER, by Henfree, the
beadle of Mile-end Old-town, in order to her be-
ing sworn that she did not know the father of un
illegitimate child, of which she had been lately de-
livered, and which had become chargeable to the

hamlet.
Henfree stated, that the young woman obstinately
refused to disclose the name of the father of her
child to the officers, and the consequence was that
the hamlet would be burthened with its entire sup-
port. The overseers were of opinion that she could
tell the name of the father if she wished, and, at
their request, he brought her before his Worship, in
order to her being sworn that she did not know the
person, or where he was to be found, or disclose all
she knew.
The young woman knew no more of the matter
than she had already stated to the parochial officers.
Mr. WALKER desired her to repeat what that
was, when she said that she was returning, one
evening after leaving some clean linen at a house in
Gracechurch-street, and while passing through
Leaderahall-street, it came on to rain very fast, and
being without an umbrella she took shelter in a
gateway. While standing there a genteel-looking
young man addressed her, and pressed her to go
with him to have something to drink. After some
hesitation she went with him to a gin-shop, where
he gave her a glass of liquor, and on getting into
the street she found herself getting quite stupid,
and in a minute afterwards became quite insensible.
She was quite unconscious of what happened to her
from that time until about an hour afterwards, when
she awoke and found herself alone and lying on a
shamble in Leadenhall-ma►ket. She felt very sore
and bruised all over her, as if she had been severely
beaten ; but she had not the slightest idea that any
improper liberties bad been taken with her person.
She assured the Magistrate in the most fervent man-
ner, that she had never, before or after this occur-
rence, known another man, nor wus conscious of
her situation until within a few hours of her con-
finement. She added, that she had been under the
care of Dr. Billing, of the London Hospital, for
three months previous to her confinement, and that
that gentleman had never mentioned to her that she
was in a state of pregnancy.
Mr. WALKER asked her if she should know the
young man whom she spoke of as having given her
the liquor.
She did not think she could recognize him if she
met him in the street.
Mr. WALKER remarked, that her statement,
though it appeared very improbable, might, never-
theless, be true. He then gave directions that she
and her infant should be taken care of for the pre-
sent, and be brought before him again in a week.
In the mean time he should see Dr. Billing on the
subject.