The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-12 00:00:00

HATTON:GARDEN.

On Saturday Henry Rieard, a fine boy, about fifteen
years of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. Combe,
charged by Mr. W. ()cock, of the firm of Ocock and
Winterden, chemists and druggists, of Judd-street,
Brunswick-square, with having stolen three-half pence.
It appears that the father of the prisoner, who is an
officer on half-pay, apprenticed, the prisoner to the
prosecutors, and a sort time ago he exhibited' a charge
of assault against them, and they Were fined by the
Magistrate. Since that period the prisoner had been in
their house, and from the statement of the prosecutor, it
would appear that suspicions being. entertained of his
dishonesty, he determined on pursuing means to detect
him, for that purpose he marked some half-
pence and put them into the till, and 'ultimately
missed three-halfpence, and on calling in a
policeman, two of them were found on the prisoner.
The prisoner declared in his defence that his master
gave him the two halfpence to purchase milk for his
breakfast, but he preferred. keeping them 'to lay out in
another way. He denied stealing anything from the till.
He was committed for trial.
The father, a respectable-looking man, who was much
excited, insinuated that the charge was got up through
motives of revenge and to get rid of the boy, and he im-
mediately proceeded to Mr. Wakeling, the solicitor, of
St. John's-square, Clerkenwell, to protect the interests
of his son, who parted with him full of grief.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.—On Saturday morning, at
about four o'clock, as Bestiaux; 39, E division, was going
his 'rounds he observed two men and two women, no-
torious thieves, lurking about High-street, Bloomsbury,
when he determined on watching their manoeuvres. (At
length they proceeded to the shop of Mr. Davies, glass
and China dealer, of Hart-street, and with a horse-shoe
the men forced back the shutter bars and got down two
of the shutters. Restiaux, who had concealed himself
with 159 E near the spot, rushed upon them and seized
hold of the men, who resisted in a Violent manner, and at
length they succeeded in getting the officers on the
ground, and the females endeavoured to rescue the pri-
soners. The officers were infamously maltreated, but
after a desperate affray and struggle they apprehended
one of the Men and a woman; who were taken to the sta •
tion-houSe. They gave their names John and Ann
Jones, both reputed thieves ; they and the officers exhi-
bited severe marks of violence.
The prisoners were committed to t:te House of Cor-
rection and hard labour for one month. -

RIOT ON HAMMOND'S MARSH-

THE MILITARY CALLED OUT.
Two o'CLocx —A dreadful riot has just taken place in
Coach-street. A house has been razed to the ,ground, and a
large force of military—cavalry and infantry—are on the spot.
In the midst of the scene is Mr. Sheriff Deeble, mounted on
a large black charger, and at his side Captain Percy of the
constabulary. The shops throughout Great George's-street,
and the adjacent streets are closed, and business is entirely
suspended. Several housn have been attacked in Mallow-lane,
and throughout the entire city the utmo,t excitement prevails.
HALF-PAST Two o'CLocs:.—At this moment a troop of the
sth Dragoon Guards, six companies of the 97th Fusiliers,
and three companies of the 19th infantry, have palse.d our
office on the way to the scene of tumult. The western districts
of the city are now invested with a strong military
Cork Southern Reporter.