The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-23 00:00:00

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On the suggestion of Air. Paris, that the case should
be adjourned-fora week; inE order -to enable the defendant
to make an offer which the parish could accept, the de-
fendant said, " Well, I'll spring another sixpence."
Mr. CONDE thought it better to adjourn the case. He
thought the proposition fair, but at the same time inti-
mated to the defendant that if the case came before him
again, he must be prepared to " spring " a great deal
more. But what say you (said the worthy Magistrate),
will you take the. children out. of the workhouse ? De-
fendant lifting up his stick, and hobbling out of the
office)—No, indeed, I won't.—Case adjourned.
Two young men, named Tacker and Perkins, were re-
examined, charged with stealing in the dwelling-houSe
of J. Hawthorn, Esq., of Holborn, between 90/. and
100/., and other property. The first-named prisoner
was formerly a very confidential servant of the prosecu-
tor's, whose cash accounts he principally managed ; but
for some irregularities he was discharged a month back.
The other prisoner was likewise in the employ of Mr.
Hawthorn, up to the time of the discovery of the rob-
bery, which took place last Sunday. On the return of
Mr. Hawthorn and his mother from afternoon divine ser-'
vice, a box containing the money was missed, and the-
man Tucker coming. into the house shortly afterwards,
he was questioned on the subject, and he insinuated that
the female servant, with some accomplice, had commit-
ted the depreciation. The police were called in, and on
a strict search being made, Tucker and the cash-box
were found on the roof of the house adjacent to Mr.
Hawthorn's. •The only evidence at all affecting Perkins is,
that on the same day he was seen near the prosecu-
tor's in company of the other prisoner, and it is pre-
sumed that•he let him into the premises to commit-the
robbery. The prisoners were fully committed. •• -
A healthy-looking woman, 36 years of :vie, complained
to Mr. Combe that'Messrs. Stevens and •He'llis, the over-
seers of ClerkenweTl, had refused her relief.
Mr. COMBE—I don't believe you ; those gentlemen
are ever ready to afford assistance to an unfortunate
creature. I shall hear what they have to say about yon.
The above gentlemen at the request of the worthy
Magistrate attended, and. in answer to them the a-
plicant admitted that a 41b. loaf had been offered to hepr
by them.
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Mr. Hellis—She wanted bcsides the loaf, 3s. Cd., and
myself, and Mr. Stevens knowing her to be a depraved
and abandoned character, refused to give her money to
spend in a gin-shop. She was a pauper by choice and
would ever be one.

Mr. COMBE—YOU did perfectly right. You are. not
bound to give money to such a character.
The overseers then said that the applicant had got a
notion into her head that she was to have the-pariah
money, because she saw several females most liberally
relieved by them on that day. Many very distressing
cases had come bsfore them, but none snore deserving
of sympathy than that of a poor woman named Con-
field, whose husband was killed in an affray at Clerken-
well a few weeks ago, by a publican living in Allen •
street, who is now in Newgate tv.vaiting his trial for that
offence. That poor creature with five fatherless ail-.
dren, had applied to them for assistance, and not being
under the control of the Ppor-law Commissioners, they
(the overseers) had, in their discretion, chosen to allow
her Bs. a week, and 161 b. of bread. They were in hopes
of doing more for her, for while in office they were de-
termitic(' to give every protection to the widow and• fa-
therless, and give. no encouragement to suck an able-
bodied person -as the applicant, who was well able, bus
too lazy, to work for her living.
Mr. COMBE said the overseers had behaved to her bet-
ter than she deserved, and told her to accept thankfully
whateiw was offered to her again.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
William Thomas, alias Randall, was charged- With
having committed several burglaries in the neighbour-
hood of Pimlico and Chelsea.
The first charge was that of the Um G. Brown, No.
68, Sloane-street, whose house had been broken into on
the 6theinst. It Appeared that when the maid-servant
came down stairs on the following morning she found
the lower staircase window open, the parlour in a state
of confusion, several boxes broken open, a pair of silver
candlesticks tied up ready to take away, and a pair of
coarse man's shoes lying near the fireplace. She called
her master, who discovered that the door of his study
had been forced, the books. disturbed, and his -desk and •
all the boxes in the room broken open ; he missed a pair
of cloth boots, two gold seals, a hat, a gold ring, a box
containing 25 bronze medals, commemorative of the
victories of Wellington, and other articles. An exami-
nation of the premises proved that an endeavour. had
been made to obtain an. entrance through a skylight,:but
the opening was tco small, and therefore the staircase
window had been resorted to. The police rtceivcd
information which induced them to apprehend the pri-
soner, who was found in bed with a girl at No. 9, in the
Almonry ; he had the box of medals in his: pocket and also
a duplicate for the hat; at the side of the bed were the
clod: boot 3, and in a drawer a broken chisel, whieh exactly
fitted the marks upon the window, &c., cif the prosecu-
tor's house.
The prisoner made no defence, and was fully •COlll-
- on this charge.
Mr. Simeon Odeell, landlord of the High House,
Wooden-bridge, Chelsea, then preferred a charge against
him for secreting himself in his house, and afterwards
burglarionsly breaking out of it.
By the ev;dence it was shown that on Sunday night
the prisoner went to the house and stayed there
twelve o'clock, when he went to the water-closet, but
being a long time absent, the pot-boy Went to see what
he was about, and found him examining the back-door.
He was turned out of the house, but contrived instantly
to obtain an entrance at the rear, and concealed himself
in the kitchen. until every one had retired, when he
forced open the bar, stole the money from the till, which
was in a canvass bag, and effected a retreat unseen. Un-
luckily for the prisoner the canvass bag was found upon
him, and in his room the pot-boy's cup, which he had
inadvertently taken instead of his own. He was also
fully committed on this charge.
There were three other eases against him, but the
parties not being in attendance they were not pro,
ceeded with.

against the defendant, and the ease was therefore dis-
missed.

Mr. Ward thereupon left the Court.
Earilt Bartm, said to be a banker, was charged
:vith being drunk in the streets, and incapable of taking
care of himself.

The defendant did not deny the charge, bat urged in
excuse that he also had been to the Drury-lane Dinner,
and taken too much wine.

Mr. JARDINE said he must adopt the usual course in
such cases, and fine the defendant ss.
The defendant immediately paid the fine, and after
expressing thanks to the police for the care they had
taken of him, begged leave to put a sovereign ,into the
PoOrbox.

Several other Conservatires, who had been to the
dinner, and. " taken too much wine " after, were fined
ss. for being drunk ; and thus ended the Grand Conser-
vative Festival at Drury-lane Theatre.

HATTON-GARDE N.
A wealthy and eccentric old gentleman, named Green,
living in Bagnigge Wells-road, appeared before Mr.
COMB; at the instance of Messrs. Hellis and Stevens,
overseers of the parish of Clerkenwell. to show cause
why he ref Used to maintain. three of his grandchildren,
of the respective ages of two, five, and seven years.
Mr. Selby, the vestry clerk, said the three children
were unfortunately orphans and paupers in the work-
house of the•parisblie represented, awl that, under the
New Poor-law, a grandfather, in the circumstances of
the defendant, was bound to maintain them. In answer
to a question put -by the Magistrate, Mr. Selby stated
that the cost of maintaining the children was 13s. 61. a
week. The defendant had made an offer to pay four
shillings a week, which they had, of course, declined.
Defendant declared thatle was unable to pay more ;
but Mr. Pe.ris, a guardian, said that he knew the defen&
.
• defend-
ant to be a very rich man. Ho was formerly proprietor •
of the Merlin's Cave, which he sold for 2,000/.
Defendant—But it is well known that I paid all that
money away.
Mr. Paris—l don't believe it ; but I know that you
have built several large houses in the Bagnigge Wells-road.
Defendant—You can't say they are not encumbered.
Mr. Paris said he was satisfied they were -not, and
strongly censured the conduct of the defendant in aban-
doning the poor children; who were deprived by death of
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their natural protectors.
I am 70. years of age, said the defendant, and have
worked hard for the property ; I can't live long, but let
me enjoy it while lam here. I'll pay ss. a' week.
Mr. ComnE said, that, unless the defendant could prove
himself not a wealthy maa,. lie, should insist on adarger
sum.
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