The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-07 00:00:00

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GuiLDHALL.---Yesterday -a sailor was exafilined
before the Sitting Alderman, on suspicion of be
ing an aCcomplice, or the person who actually
stole a parcel of shawls,
,from the shop of Mr.
Richardson, NO 42, Barbican, on. Saturday
We reported on Wednesday, the examination of a
female, found with one of the shawls in her pos-
session, and it was suspected on this occasion that
she had received it froth the prisoner. J. Jones,
servant to Mr. Richardson, stated, that the sailor
came into the shop on Saturday night, and looked
out several articles, saying he was a sailor going
to the West ,Indies in two or three weeks, and
would call again with his sister, and buy tlu ar-
ticles he wanted. After hewas gone, the witness
missed a parcel of shawls out of the window, and
pursued him, but though ha. had -him stopped, he
did not find any property in his possession: The
woman in custody for baying the shawl in her
possession, was asked, whe her she had received
it from the man under examination, and she. deni-
ed ever having seen him before. The evidence
not being strong enough to bring the robbery
home to the parties, they were discharged.
A tall miserable man ,was brought up for ase-
cdnd examination, charged with breaking out of
Cripplegate Workhotise after midnight, by climbs
ing,over the paling. The Master of the Work-
house stated, that after-the man had escaped, he,
refused him admittance ; but the principal object
in bringing him before the Alderman, was to dis-
cover whether he had not stolen a large quantity
Of lead, which had been cut and carried off from
the premises, The defendant Was`supposed to be
insane, or one who presented insanity,lie told
the Master of the Workhouse that •he was mad,
do Nvirit he thought proper. and commit
murder syWyrut 'suffering any punsdunent:. plc
was remanded for tnrther examination this day.
A young Than-, in the service of a fish salesman,
at eharged. by the Superinten-
dant of the Briesvell Watch,' with mischievously
:throwing clown avd breaking a large stone, left by
the :masons: employed to repair-St. Magnus church.
The .coMplainant stated, that yesterday . morning,'
about two O'clock, while
.standing' opposite St.
Manus Church, he heard a stone .fall, and soon
after saw the-prisoner pass by the Church. He
immediately crossed over, !and accused him of
breaking the stone, (which was- described to he
worth three pounds)..' He denied has inch thrown
.it down, but as no person was near at .the-time,
the watchman conchided he had broken it, and
took him- 'into custody. • The Alderman repro-
bated the act, but did not consider it within his
authority to inflict punishment for such offences,
and as the watchman had not seen the defendant
'break the stone, he-was. discharged.

QUEgN4QUARE.---7-Yesterdiy a Gentleman was
brought up for examination, on a,charge of having
uttered a 10/. forged Dank note, purporting to be
'a note of the Governor and Company of the Bank
of England. It was stated in evidence by Mr.
Maddox's son, in:King-street, Westminster, that
the prisoner came to his, father's on the 16th of
July, about half past ten o'clock at night, and
after having some wine and water, tendered to
him the note in question, desiring to have the
change, which was given him ; and it being sent
to the Bank proved to be a forgery ; that a few
days after he came. again, aml his person being
reeogniied, he was apprehended. This testimony
was-also corroborated by the servant girl. Seve-
ral respectable witnesses were then called, who
clearly proved an. alibi ; and that on the evening
alluded to, when the above transaction took place,
the prisoner was at the time in Princes-street,
Leicester-fields. This alibi being perfectly satis-
factory to the Magistrate and the Solicitor of the
Bank, the prisoner, after a confinement of several
days on this account, was discharged.

Usios-HALL .7-OE-arks Barker was brought be-
fore the Sitting- Magistrates, charged with en-
ticing away two boys, named William Bellamy
and Charles Hinchcliffe, and Selling them as
chimney-sweeps to a person named Rose, who re-
sides at Kingston.
He was remanded till to-morrow, to afford an
opportunity to the Officers pf finding another man,
who was concerned in the sale. The boys are
about nine years old, and the price obtained for
them was is.

- Chambers was charged with having de-
frauded his employer, J. Grootnbridge; Esq. of
Stockwell, of 1/. 15s. 6(1.

It appeared, that he had been employed by Mr.
G. to purchase some fruit-trees for him of Messrs'.
Malcolm and Sweet,' nurserymen, at, 'Stockwell,
and alist of the trees wanting was delivered to him:
he, hoWever, being unwell,
whom
man was em-
ployed to get the trees, to whom they were at=
cordingly delivered, and who received the bill,
amounting to 3/. Bs. This bill, be not deliver
to Mr. G. but to Chambers,' whO, having obtain-
ed a printed bill from the foreman of -Mews. Mal-
colm and Sweet, made Out a new bill to his nias,
ter, in. which he charged him sr. 4s. for; the trees,
and putting a receipt to the bill in the name of
Messrs. Sr Bet's foreman, received the money
from Mr. Groombridge. On discovering these
circumstances, which he did by applying to Mr.
Sweet some time afterwards, Mr. Groombridge
applied for a warrant, and had Chambers taken
into custody. He was committed for re-exaini-
natior‘ to-morrow. , .

. .
The Unnatural 11Iother•.--A Lady, who lives in
a genteel house in Cork,. and dresses- very ele-
gantly, conceived an unaccountable dislike to one
of her four children, a boy, and determined to
starve him to death. This she codeaN'oured to ac-
complish, by only permitting him to partake of
cold potatoes and Cold. water, 'and kept him fast,
tried to _her bed-foot, or under her table, like a.dog.
Thus did She starve her son, until the flesh decayed
upon his frame ; his hair appeared as pulled up by
the roots, and hiS eyes were sunk deep in his head.
The child, when first diseovered, was weighed,
and scarcely turned the beam at eight pounds.--
The abandoned mother is in custody, and N-s- iII be
tried at the next Assizes.—(Limerick Gencral Ad-
vertiser)