The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-03 00:00:00

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Alcock and Geora-e-
-were charged with stealing various articles 'of
wearing apparel, in the.dwelling- house of a poor
N!..)man residing in Fan-street, Bridge,.vater-Gar,
deny:
It appeared that the complainant was, absent
from.home, at market, yesterday morning; and
on her return she missed the articles in question.
'A boy who lived opposite told her that he saw
two men go into her shop a few minutes before,
and come out with a bundle. These men, he said,
went into the Bunch of. Grapes public-house.—
The poor woman' immeitiately went thither in
search of them; the men were, however, gone,
but,in the kitchen, she found a pair of stockings
drying, which it was stated to her the prisoner
ill had taken out a bundle, and begged permis-
sion to dry. An officer was then procured, and
the.two prisoners were apprehended;' when they
came back to the house in the course of the morn-
ing. The other clothes lost were, Wowever, not
forthcoming ; and upon the strong presUmptive
evidence 'detailed, they were committed for trial.•

IhnoN-HALL.—John Lee was, charged by Mr.
Martini a lighterman in the Borough, with rob-
bing him of his pocket:44*, containing several
Bank-notes, on Thursday evening last. When
'Mr. Martin, Who was passing over London-
bridge, about seven o'clock, saw the prisoner and
two others coming towards him; laying holttof
each. others arms, he endeavoured tO.avoid theni ;-
but they, as it by accident, ran against •bim, and
two of them taking hold of one arm, and thethird
(the prisoner) hold of the other, they twisted him
nearly rouad, the prisoner at the same tinge press-.
iris, hard ag:itiuSt his breast pocket. -At soon as
he was, able to disengage himself, they Wall three
ran of, :end he putting his hand to his pocket im-
mediately missed his book. He observed the.pri-
soner.run towards the Borough, and having, the
-Strongest suspicion of him, pursued him, calling
" stop thief !" and Friend, the constable stopped
him in Tooley-street, and took" him into custody.
On searching hiM, however, no pocket-book was
to be fOund.

This statement was corroborated by: a Gentle-
, man .wbo.was passing over the bridge at the time
Mr. Martin was hustled, and witnessed the whole
transaction. The prisoirr expressed a. wish to
,enter-the army or navy ;
,but the Magistrate in-
formed him, the offence with 4nich he was charg-
ed Was of too serious a nature, to allow of any in-
dulgence being granted to him. lie was fulls-
- committed for tri;ll at the Assizes.

PIRACY ON THE RIVER THAMES.

THAMES POLICE OFFItE.,-.-Ges.orge' Harris' was
this' day brought sip for final examination'' before
Mr. HARRIOTT, the Sitting Magistrate, unddr the
charge of being an accessary both before and
after the robbery of a vessel in the river on the
12th of July last.
Theseveral depositions ofthe owner of the ves-
sel and. others,, taken last Saturday, as :to their
suspicion of his guilt, were read, and Mr.. Prater,
to whOse house part #of the stolen- silk; 129 pounds.,
weight,. had' been carried, through the referenCe
of Mr,,Farrow, the silk-brolter,..hy. a .woman who'
delivered it in the presence of. George Harris to
Mr. Codd, the Clerk, in the absence of his' em-
ployer, now attended, and testified, that :on -.his
return home, the instant he saw the state of the.
goods, 'he ordered them to be 'taken aw'ay. as.
suspicious circumstances had attended the trall-
action 5. Harris having, on' the delivery, • given ,a 1
memorandum With his name subscribed thereto to
the Clerk, directing htin to deliver the goods; if
not approved, to any. person hringing. a note with
the like. subscription, and having declared to the
broker that he sold the goods on. commission for
a respectable person, whom, in his declaration of
confession on Saturday last, he, admitted to be
liobemeooper, the prisoner.
. The Clerk of Mr. .Prater was, allowed to mend
his former depositidn, and the case appeared
strong 'again'st the prisoner, nor was the. woman
who carried the silk produced.
Mr. ,Ano.;.rxus appeared- as Counsel for, the
prisoner, and principally laboured to have hint
'admitted to

Mr. GURNEY' attended for the prosecution, and
opposed the 'aPplication for bail, contending,- that
it any ground of distinction could be established
between the prisoner and the six others already
committed for trial, in mitigation Of this charge,
it. could only avail him by a motion to the. Court
'of King's Bench, in Term time.,
The Magistrate -was decidedly of opinion, that
he bad not power, from th,e.evidente in this case,
to admit the prisoner to bail, and refusedthe ap-
plication.
frhe prisoner was; after considerable discussion,
ordered to stand fully committed for :64,

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