The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-01 00:00:00

MA RLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY

DARING STREET ROBBERY.—George Williams, a
young fellow with about twenty aliases, with Julia Fyttes
and Ann Green. two low women of the town, were
brought before Mr. Bingham, the former charged with
having assaulted Mr. Frederick Smith, of 48, Mount-
street, Grosvenor-square, and stealing a valuable dia-
mond ring from his finger ; also with assaulting Mr.
Henry Sparkes, timber merchant, Bear yard, Black-
friars. The two women were charged with assaulting
them on their way to the station.
The prosecutor stated, that about two o'clock this
morning, he and his friend, Mr. Sparkes, were proceed-
ing up Great Titchfield-street, when they heard two
persons walking behind them. On witness looking
round, he saw the prisoner, Williams, and another man,
who, seeing that they were watched, crossed over to the
opposite side of the road. Witness took no notice of this,
and he and his friend walked on. They had not pro-
ceeded many yards, when the prisoner, and the other
man not in custody, crossed over again, and walked in
front of them. The prisoner, Williams, all at once
turned round, and struck Mr. Spat kes in the face, while
the ()Elul man followed up the attack. Williams
then came up to witness and struck him a violent
blow behind the ear and knocked him into the road.
They ran away, and witness and his friend pursued them,
calling out " Police." The man who was with the pri-
soner made his escape, and the prisoner was stopped by
a police-constable in Wells. street, who held him until
witness got up, when he gave him in charge. He sub-
sequently, on looking for his ring, found it had been
taken from his finger. On their way to the station the
two women came up, and as ho had previously seen
them in the c.rmpany of the prisoner, ho informed the
constable. They then became very abusive and struck
him and his friend several times. On their arrival at
the station they were also taken into custody.
Mr. Sparkes corroborated the evidence of the prose-
cutor.
Pope, 117 E, deposed that this morning, at two o'clock,
he was on duty in Union-street, when he heard the cries
of " Police" proceed from Titchfield-street. On going
to the spot he met the prisoner running towards him.
Witness laid hold of him, and asked him what he was
running tor? Prisoner said "he was running after a
friend." At that time the prosecutor came up, and gave
them in charge. The women then came up, and re-
quested him to let the man go, as he had done nothing.
On his refusing to do so they became very abusive, and
struck prosecutor and his friend.
The prisoners, who denied the charge, wero remanded
till Wednesday.

MANSION-HOUSE.—On Saturday the Lord Mayor
and the Lady Mayoress had the honour of entertaining
at dinner the Lord Mayor elect, the Aldermen, the
Sheriffs, the late Sheriffs, the Under-Sheriffs, and other
civic officers, Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. Hughes
Hughes, Mr. WChristie, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Ashurst, Mr.
Hill, the deputies of the ward of Furringdon-without,
the Rev. S. R. Cattley, chaplin to the Lord Mayor, &c.
&c. Covers were laid for 48. On Tuesday the Lord
,Nlayor gives a grand entertainment in the Egyptian
Hall to about 250 of the livery of the Spectacle Makers'
Compare'', of which he is master for the third time.
SWEARING IN TELE SHERIFFS.—Mr. Alderman
Lawrence and Mr. L. D. Nicoll, the new Sheriffs of
London and Middles( x, were this morning sworn into
office in tile Court of Exchequer, by the Cursitor Baron,
with t 1.4 usual formalities.
PARLIAMENT.—Parliament stands prorogued at
present to Tuesday, the 9th of October. A further
prorogation will therefore shortly be necessary, and it
is expected that a Privy Council for this purpose will he
held at the end of the week at Osborne Rouse, Isle of
'Wight. •