The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-12 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

William Macdonald, alias Archbold, alias Jones, a
young man who had been brought up on the same charge
on a former occasion, was again brought up in custody be-
fore Mr. Alderman Hunter and Mr. Alderman Challis,
charged with robbing the chambers of Mr. George Fre-
derick Pollock (of the Middle Temple), barrister, and
son of the Lord Chief Baron.
Various articles of clothing and other property, which
had been pledged by the prisoner at various pawn-
' brokers, were identified by Mr. Pollock's laundress and
his clerk as part of the property stolen from that gen-
tleman's apartments. It appeared 'that these things
were not taken at one or in the same day, but that the
thief paid repeated p-
visits, and helped himself according
to his convenience. A key exactly fitting the lock in
31r. Pollock's outer door was found on the prisoner
when he was taken into custody, with a fresh bundle
in his band, by a police-constable, on the occasion of his
last visit. When brought to the station-house, he said
that he was induced to commit the theft through desti-
tution, as he was almost starved. But upon searching
him a watch was found concealed in his trousers, and
also some halfpence. The account which he gave to the
magistrates now was one;
.of a vary commonplace cha-
racter amongst gentry of 103 caliing, namely, that the
property was given him by a young man whom he had
Meyer seen before, &c.
The prisoner was committed upon those charges, but
was ordered to be brought up again in a week, to answer
to others which the police expect to substantiate against
him.

,ne Aldermen expressed much displeasure at the
conduct of some pawrierokers who had neglected to at-
tend this day, and directed summonses to be issued to
compel their attendance on the next examination.

BOW-STREET.
William Dickson, a riv, ' flai old man, was
cho• stred t y R die,, a lient u flail ?old
Society's officer, with
begging in Holborn.
he prisoner had been brought here on Thursday by the
sante officer, who had found him beggin,,,, in South-
amp to.n- buildings. A number of letters, most of them
directed " To Sir Hugh Munro, Bart.," were found up on
him. ;fie stated that he was not begging, but was com-
pelled to stand at the corner of the street to watch for a
person who was to be sent to meet him, and who was to
be kniown to him by a certain sign, viz. that they should
return' his salute in a particular manner. When the
person. who Was to know him by this sign should meet
him, Ate was to flow him wherever he went, and his

labours would then be at an end. He could not explain
why it was necessary for him to meet the " Great Un-
known" in this mysterious manner, but he was obliged
to do so, and the officer was mistaken in supposing that
he was begging, for he was only saluting the people
who passed, in order to ascertain whether any of them
was the person who was to meet him. The
person was to come from Sir Hugh Munro.
In one of the letters produced Sir Hugh Munro
was requested to send " some person whom I may
know" to conduct him to head-quarters, or to some hotel
or private house." Sir 11. Munro, being sent for, said
that he knew nothing of the prisoner, except that he had
been very much annoyed by continually receiving beg-
ging letters from him, and had sometimes relieved him.
The prisoner, however, still insisted on the truth of his
statement, and added that Sir Hugh Munro knew him
well, and knew that he was the son of Admiral Dickson.
As, however, he said that the Christian name of Admiral
Dickson was William, and Mr. Jardine ascertained that
it was Archibald, his Worship said he could not give
credit to that statement. Ile believed the prisoner to be
an imposter, but on account of his evident -infirmity and
general ill health, he would let him go unpunished this
time. He was then discharged.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar this morning,
The officer stated that he found the prisoner at the
same place he was on Thursday. He was busy touching
his hat to every one that passed, but witness did not see
any one give him anything. He found in his pocket a
number of letters directed to various persons, and in the
same strain as those produced on Thursday.
Mr. JARDINE said, that it was evident the prisoner
was insane, and as he was thoroughly convinced of this,
he must send the prisoner up to St. Andrew's work-
house to be examined by the medical officer, and to be
dealt with according to the New Act.
The officer, Roche, undertook to take the prisoner to
the workhouse, and he was then removed.