The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-22 00:00:00

missed. On Wednesday last he paid a visit to Mrs.
Lydall, of Tyndal's- place, Islington, and stole a pair of
gold spectacles, and an article of silver plate. He was
stopped pledging them two hours subsequently at a
pawnbroker's in Islington, when he was given into
custody. In his pockets was found a variety of valuable
articles, the produce of other robberies. Mrs. Elizabeth
Watkins, of Seymour-place, Chelsea, and Miss Margaret
Johnson, of Canonbury-place, Islington, identified the
prisoner as having called at their houses under similar
circumstances, and stolen a gold watch and seal, &c.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and he was
fully committed for trial on the above three charges.
The court was crowded by parties who had been
similarly plundered by the prisoner, and they were re-
commended to indict him at the sessions.

WESTMINSTER.
William Frazer and William Wilson were charged
with insulting Lieut. F. A. Tracey, R.N., Governor of
Tothill-fields House of Correction, and setting on a dog
to attack his horse.

Lieutenant Tracey said, he was proceeding along the
Horseferry•road, Westminster, on horseback, at about
half past three that afternoon, where he found a crowd
of persons, which bad been occasioned by a vicious dog,
which he had since understood belonged to the defen-
dants, and which flew at several children and other per-
sons who were passing. As he was proceeding along,
Frazer made the sort of noise used by persons to set a
dog on, and the latter immediately attacked his horse
and seized its legs. The horse, which was very fresh,
became exceedingly restive, and it was with the utmost
difficulty that he could prevent i!S going over some
children who were running away in terror from the dog.
Wilson at that moment made use of a most disgusting
epithet to complainant, and then the defendants, who
were in a cart, drove off at a furious r ste; but a constable
(White, 100 B,) came up, and at great risk 'succeeded in
stopping them.

Mr. BRODERIP inquired whether the defendants had
ever been in his custody? Lieutenant Tracey replied,
that Frazer had been in his custody, he believed, both
fur felony and assaults. He had no doubt that Wilson
had also been confined in the prison.
In answer to further inquiries, Lieutenant Tracey
said, that the dog repeatedly flew at persons in tie
street and at his horse. The dog, which was unmuzzled,
was a very ferocious animal, and unfit to be at large.
He considered the constable entitled to much praise kr
his conduct.

White proved that the defendants were driving very
furiously, that a great number of persons had assembled,
and that be saw the clog attack the horse repeatedly, en-
couraged by the defendants to do so.
Frazr declared that he was now endeavouring to get an
honest living, and both defendants, in general terms, de-
nied the charge; but neither attempted to contradict the
statement of their having been confined in Tothill fields
prison.

Mr. BEODERIP said he should impose such a penalty
as would deter persons from putting the public in jeopardy
by such ruffianly conduct.
De endants were fined 40:;. each, and, in default, com-
mitted for twenty-one days.
SOUTHWARK.

Mark Blackmon!, the son of a respectab'e tradesman,
who was committed some days since from this court for
threatening to shoot his father, was brought up from tl.e
county gaol for the purpose of being liberated on bail.
It appeared that several articles had been stolen from
the prisoner's sister, and amongst them a valuable gold
watch, which he was strongly suspected of taking ; sod
being interrogated by his father on the subject, he
threatened to blow out the old man's brains, and actually
prepared a loaded pistol for the purpose. The father,
however, having previous intimation of the preparations
making for depriving him of existence, came off to this
court, and immediate steps were taken to prevent it by
the arrest of his son. On that occasion prisoner was
held to bail, and, not being prepared with sureties, he
was committed. Yesterday, however, two gentlemen
attended to become his bail, and the magistrate, observ-
ing from the prisoner's appearance that ho was ex-
tremely ill, was informed that it was produced by the
young man making a most determined attempt to corn•
mit suicide in gaol. For this purpose he got into a cor
ner of his cell and endeavoured to strangle himself, and
was on the point of effecting his object when one of the
turnkeys, happening to hear the noise, ran to the spot
and saved his life. The circumstance just narrated
having been mentioned to the magistrate, and he having
pointed out the risk the gentlemen who had offered to
become the prisoner's sureties ran in consenting to it,
they refused to do so, and the prisoner was therefore sent
back to gaol ; and directions were given to watch him
closely, to prevent a recurrence of such an act as that he
had attempted to carry into effect.