The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-23 00:00:00

HATTON-GAI?DEN.

Yesterday, James Dowling, the keeper of a low lodging
and eating-House in George-street, St. Giles's, was sum-
moned before Mr. BENNETT, to answer the complaint. of
Dyer, No. 21 V. division, for baying kept his house open

The prisoner had long been in the habit of pilfering, and
frequently after ho had ran away from home with any pro-
perty he could lay hands on, he was found associating with
beggars, in some of the worst parts of the metropolis. He
was sometime since committed to the House of Correction
for three months, for a robbery he had committed, but in
less than a fortnight after his discharge and return home,
he was brought to this office again, for stealing 25., and has
also been in custody since for a similar offence, but was dis-
charged after a short detention. As he still betrayed
symptoms of a thievish and abandoned-disposition, his step-
father, who is a smith, made a pair of light, fetters to .fit
his legs, thinking by that means to effectually prevent his
leaving home. The prisoner, however, contrived one night
to disguise his fetters and prevent their clashing by wrap-
ping a handkerchief round them, and got out of the house,
after having crept to his step-father's bed-side and stolen a
purse and (is. out of his breeches pocket. But he was soon
afterwards taken into custody. _ _ _

At the last examination the fetters were produced before
the Magistrate.
Mr. BiOUGHTON had every reason to belive, from in-
quiries whit!, he had made, and from the acknowledgments
made by the boy himself, that the latter was, well fed and
well lodged, and 1I 'J never been ill treated by his step-
father, who, however, wished to make I>ini say his prayers
regularly, and to bring him up in a moral way, to which ho
seemed to have an invincible repugnance. After all the
means previously resorted to had Riled in checking his
wandering and thievish disposition, the fetters then pro-
&iced had been contrived to prevent his running away, but
all bad proved ineffectual, and there appeared now no re-
source but to commit him for trial for this last robbery.
Tile depositions were accordingly taken, but the mother
then appeared in a fainting state, mut unwilling to prosecute
the prisoner, who was stated to be her only surviving child
out of fifteen she had had by her first husband, and it was
suggested that the boy might be got into Captain Brenton's
Asylum at Hackney-wick, but as he was under the usual
age fir admission, ten years, it would be necessary to pay a
premium of 71., and a weekly sum of 3s. until he attained
that age.

Mr. SniPsoN, the Magistrate, said that he had a ticket
at home fur 21, and there were two other subscribers'
tickets also which he could dispose of, and these should be
applied to • the present case ; and Mr. Solomons, a very
respectable Israelite, who frequently attends to bear the
v:111CC examinations, generously contributed a soverein to
make :In the required amount. The boy was then remanded
until the ~,,cessary arrangements could he made.
The prisone,-, who made fervent promises of future good
conduct, was, after some further proceeding, discharged,
.
to return borne oncemo, wall his mother.
MARYLZ.BONE.
Yesterday an elderly man naocd Edward Janes, a
watchman,
employed on the canal banks in the Hampstead-
road, was placed at the bar, together with his son Edward,
a cabman, charged with violent assaults.
They were fined 2.05. each.