The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-07 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS D►AY.)

JohiL Wallace was charged 133 fore Mr. Hall, with being
' cxlemned with others in robbing Henry Carver, a lad of
a'Jout 14 years of age, of the sum of 11. 75., at a coffee-
shop in King-street, Covent-garden.
The prosecutor stated that he came to town on Friday
evening last, from Hertfordshire. He had when he came
to town 11. 18s.. He took a lodging immediately at the
Hope coffee-shop, in King-street. Last evening he was
sitting in the shop taking his tea, and took out of his
pocket a tin box (in which he kept his money), for the
purpose of paying for what he had taken. The prisoner
and another boy were sitting in the box with him. After
he had put his money in his pocket he thought he
felt the hand of one them in his pocket, and be
took his money out, and was going to put it in another
pocket, when the boy who was sitting opposite to him
snatched it out of his hand and ran away, followed by
the prisoner. Witness ran after them, but at the door
of the coffee-house the prisoner turned back and knocked
aim down. There was 11. 7s. or 1Z Bs. in his pocket—
he was not sure which. _ _ .

Policeman F 60 said that he apprehended the prisoner
this morning, knowing him by the description given of
him by the prosecutor. The prisoner was an associate
of thieves, and suspected by the police.
Mr. HALL supposed that now be had lost his money
he had no means of supporting himself while he was
looking for employment.
The boy said that he had a few shillings deposited in
the hands of the coffee-shop-keeper, and that would keep
him until to-morrow, when he would go to look for work.
fie had no doubt he would get engaged by some fruiterer
in Covent•garden market.
Mr. HALL sent for Moore, the beadle of the market,
and asked him whether he thought it possible to get the
boy any employment in the market? as if he was left to
himself it would be the ruin of him. . . .

Moore promised to get him a ticket to work in the
market immediately.
The prisoner was committed for trial, Mr. HALL ob
serving that if his accomplice was taken he could also
be committed immediately, and they could be tried to •
gether.

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.

Charles Hagan and John Hull were charged with
picking the pocket of Mary Ryde, a servant out of place.
The complainant said she went into the coffee-shop,
265, Oxford-street, yesterday afternoon, between three
and four o'clock, to have a cup of coffee. A little after
she had been there, the prisoners came and sat down at
the table where she was, the prisoner Hull being by her
side. She could not swear to seeing the money taken,
but she had it in her pocket after she sat down in the
house, and she once felt Hall's hand in her pocket.
Inspector Whall said, a young woman had come up
and signed the charge-sheet, to whom the prisoner,
Hagan, said he very near had had the complainant's
money.
Police- constable D 33, said, he believed the female
witness was afraid to appear, on account of the threats
which had been used towards her by the prisoners. The
prisoners %ere known as the associates of a gang.
Mr. HARDWICK remanded the prisoners till Wednes-
day, and granted the police-constables a warrant to bring
up the other witnesses.