The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Bow-STltEET.—Yesterday a young woman ofsuperior man.
ners and address, who stated her name to be Letitia Picke,
was brought before G. It. ItlrNstitm., Esq., charged-with
stealing about 10/. worth of wearing apparel, the TIMMY° a
tradesman of the name of Bricks, residing in Sloane-'curtChelsea. There was a second charge against. the. pritionffaw
stealing a sheet and other articles, the property of vriur,A
named Green. The prisoner, when put to the brir,ninottceer,
her face as much as possible; but was immediately
by several in the of as having appeared hare some ~r
four years ago, under very different circumstances. She bad
held the situation of governess in a family of respectability, but
quitted it to marry a young man, by trade a pianoforte-make;
They hired a stand in Covent-garden market, and commenced;
business as fruiterers ; but from some cause or other consn
disagreement took place between them, and they were cave*
at this office charging each other. She, upon those occasion'*
described herself to be-the daughter of a clergyman, and ta.
have been used to totally different habits and treatmea_ni,
They at length separated, and subsequently, we beitev,el"..
became reduced, and gradually got into an unhappy ';`!'".
of life. She appeared now to be in a state of extreme ow
pondency.
It appeared that the prosecutrix, Mrs. Bricks, had. known
her for five years, but had lost sight of her for a long timettnti__!
about three weeks since, when the prisoner went to her hour
in a wretched state of poverty, and declared she was nesq
starving. Mrs. Bricks took her in, and employed
tend upon an insane lady who lodged in her house.. LW
day morning she left the house as early as five o'clock, without
having given any notice of such an intention ; and it was 9,13,
covered that she had taken with her nearly the whole of 11111_
Bricks' wardrobe. Some months ago the prisoner. went to ti!
house of the widow Green, mentioned above, and hired an
apartment, which she was to take possession of on a giventi
itVhen she had left the house, Mrs. Green missed a sheet afil
some other articles. She saw no more of the prisonir
Thursday evening, when she met her near Charing-crosor_n;
gave her in charge. She was dressed in an elegant m 7,.„,„,
gown and silk pelisse, and she declared she knew nothing Ois.,r
Green ; but when brought to this office, she took offthepen"„„l4
and gave it to Mrs. Green, as a compensation for her loss. 414
Magistrate discharged her, and she and Mrs. Green werel".
who
ing away together, when they were met by Mrs. Bricks, *
her to. aiti:
seized her and had her brought back. The gown she had on,
and the pelisse she had given to Mrs. Green, were both that:6l'
perty of Mrs. Bricks, and some of the other stolen thing, we"
found at prisoner's lodgings, by Wall, one of the patrol. the
prisoner was taken to St. Clement's watch-house where, in_„'le
course of the night, she got a piece of cord round her neck, and
had nearly strangled herself, when she was discovered, and pro' venitilenbythtleleovnii,fehntecoe
hadns table
nte,been taken •Mr. MINSHULL Pa."
" You have heard what has been stated against you ; have MI
any thing to say ?"
Prisoner (in a tone of deep deispair.)--Nothing, except that
I am a murderer as well as a robber
Mr. M u u.—Good God ! what is it you mean, young
woman ?

' Prisoner—l mean that lam the murderer of my own child„;
Ford, the gaoler, said he knew that the prisoner had a chu'
which he had not seen with her now for some time.
The prisoner, with strong emotion, exclaimed--" No, no, it
is not that child. Thank God, that is alive and safe. rocs'
another one that I destroyed."
Ford._.Hold your tongue ; you don't know what you say''
your brain is turned.
Prisoner.—No it is not, indeed ;I am perfectly collated. and
quite aware of what 1 ant saying. 1 was near my accouch"
went, and took something which destroyed the child.
She persisted in this assertion, and was taken away, Ai!:
tarstruta. desiring that she should be strictly watched. 8131,
was fully committed upon the charge of felony. The first chi]
we understood, is with her husband.
George Evora, the man examined last week upon the chilli
of defrauding his creditors under a conunission of bankruptel,
was again brought up and fully committed for trial.
HATTON GARDEN.— Yesterday Mr. William Gray, Solici.
tor, of Kingsland-road, was summoned to answer the coin'
plaint of William Harding, toll-collector of Ball's.pondlin
New-road. The complainant stated, that a few evening's a. 5"
Mr. Gray was proceeding to pass through his gate in agif'
without paying the legal toll of four-pence, and on Ida &man ;
ing it, Alt% Gray cried out—" It is all right—my name is
Gray." This not being satisfactory to complainant, he I;l'7m
him peremptorily for the sum, upon which Mr. Gray 11!‘,;
that if he obstructed hint " he'd break his neck." One of
trustees of the roads appeared in support of the conviction.
.1.1;
solicitor appeared on behalf of Mr. Gray, who sent a comma'
nication to the Magistrate (Ur. Ron Ens) that he was unarm
to attend; but that, should he convict him in any peruutYloi
would appeal to the Sessions, as he could readily prove an d
on the evening in question. The toll-collector, however, stauthat but a few minutes before the hearing of the cases .00
Gray was in the office, and was most anxious to compromise
„.
matter ; in which statement he was supported by the testirnos/
of Brown the officer, who served the summons on Mr. 001,3,
The Magistrate convicted him in the penalty of 50s. and c°'
amounting to nearly three pounds.

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Op the 20th instant+ uxttQn~ uare in Eli
Pritchari! : `un, ~ of ~yiliiar►l,
the Lady
sons
Gommdns;'ef twi~,9,

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' • MARRIED: -- flcn-
At Edinburgh, on the 19th July, by the, Rev. Jaweciii, esol
Gerson, according to the forms of the Presbyterian Cho ,Zg-
on the 17th instant, by the Right Rev. Bishop Ssocifords ac of
log to the folios of the Engliali Church, Sir Alexander Don,ite
Newton Don. , Baront, Representative in Parliament • u`
County of Roxburgh, to grace Jane, daughter of John Stein*
Es q., fierint-row. ,
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on Thursday, h
Le 19th instant,at st. John's, !lac n ', of
IS'illiarn Wilson, of Nottingham ttli , eldest dst4 te
Jahn Morley, E. ' ' ----*

On thel9l3thti ii
niBntast:n' it,l lattre'reShuoll. eu
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On the DIED.
Hess, George Whitfield, Esq aged fi6. . 9"
Clifton, after a fortnight's illness, Lieutenant John DI-vial
R.N. aged 28. He had sailed with. Captains Ross an",to the
at the three Northwest Expeditions, and was attached
U.
Over-land Expedition destined. fur' Behring's Straits, '
Calitain Franklin.
1,. bou'
On Wednesday last Mr. Ostell, civil engineer, at
~..-01i,.,,15.
Nelson-square, phtelcriiars:roadi, much lamented!, 1f21'",,*.9.--'
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