The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-19 00:00:00

BO W-STR EET.

ROBBERY OF MISS BRODERICK'S HOUSE. —WC
stated a short-time that a man answering
the description of Joseph King, the journeyman
carpenter of Little Britain, who was suspected of
being the robber who broke open the house of the
Hon. Miss Broderick, of Grosvenor-place, who
was shot by the Lady's butler, was in custody at
Birmingham, where he applied for. relief-at the
General Hospital, in consequencg,of the numerous
wounds which he had received in his right thigh,
side, and cheek. From the nature.of the wounds,
and the fell particulars of the robbery, and the
description of the robber, which appeared in the
London Newspapers, they had no doubt at the
Hospital but he was the man who was suspected,
and when his wounds were in a sufficient•state for
him to be removed, without endangering his life,
he was conveyed .to the prison in Birmingham,
where the.surgeons belonging to the Hospital at-
tended him till his woupds were sufficiently reco-
vered for hill; to travel to London, to answer the
charge.' On Saturday morning he arrived, and
was brought to the Office in the-evening, in 'the
custody of Adkins the Officer, anti he tioderweilt a
long examination before Mr.BIRNIE. The prisoner
is 'a'coniplete cripple in consequence of the wounds
which l►e received; and- is obliged to walk nearly
double, and then with the assistance of a staff: he
was allowed a chair-to sit at the Bar.

Villiam Payne,- the.. High Constable of Bir-
mingham, deposed, that on Saturday the 26th
ult. having heard that there was a strange man in
their General Hospital who was wounded, who
he thoug t answered the description of the man
he had real of in the London Newspapers, who
had been shot in the house of the Hon. Miss Bro-
derick, he caused him to be removed from the
hospital to the prison, where he told him the sus-
picion he had against him ; to which the prisoner,
without any hesitation, cquiesseit that he was the
man, but denied having. committed any robbery ;
he got • into the house, but did not' carry any
thing laway with him;

Mr. 131aNIE asked him if he wished td say any
thing. He replied he had nothing to say, as he
had been sworn to, but requested to know what
was to be done- with his wounds ? to,which he
was told a proper surgeon world- attend him in
Newgate, to which prison he was committed for
trial. .

BITING A No . William Underwood, Coach-
man to General Grant, Grosvenor-square, was
charged with biting off a part of the note of Mr.
Bird, landlord of the King's Arms, Duke-street,
Grosvenor-square, who stated, that dominos were
being played at in his hOuse on Friday evening,
when he interfered, and said it was a shame the
.game was allowed, and that prosecutor ought to
be informed against`; in consequence of which a
dispute arose, and prosecutor desired prisoner to
suit the house, which he refused. Prosecutor in-
sisting on it, prisoner resisted, and seized prose-
cutor's nose with his teeth, notwithstanding the
intreaties of a•bye-stander, and completely bit the
lower part of the nose off.—The prisoner was or-
dered to find bail to answer for his conduct at the
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Sessions.

SHOPIAFTING.,--Yesterilaq Mary Anne Taylor
was charge() by Mr. White, corner of Newcastle-
street, Strand, linen-draper, with going into his
shop under pretence of ordering goods, to the
amount of 5/. 2s. to be sent to the Rev.' Mr. Rig-
by, No. 15, Lincoln's-inn-fields. After the pri-
soner left the shop, Mr. White, having some su.
spicion, followed her to Mr. Lacy's, hosier, corner
of tlement's-inn; where she went in, and the in-
formant waited till she came out, and still watched
her to Little Quern-street, where he stopped her
and cl,argen her with stealing from his shop. She
replied, she had not ; then, said he, if not from me,
you have stolen Something- from Mr. Lacy's, and
conveyed her to his house : on searching her,
three pair of valuable silk hose were found on her
person, which Mr.l,,,acy swore to,. and she was
fully committed. The prisoner was elegantly
dressed in black, with a hand Some lace veil, and
had *ll the. appearance DI a woman of fashion.
She represented herself as the wife of an Officer in
his Majesty's service, now on duty abroad, and
that, wishing IQ return to Ireland, induced her
to do what she had done.
John Lauder, a baker, of Hind-street, Man-
chester-NH:ire, Was convicted in the penalty of 31.
for having, a numberof loaves found in his Shop
deficient in weight 60 ounces, which were seized
by and others belonging to the Office,
in
consequence
an. information.
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