The Sun.
London, England, 1833-02-09 00:00:00

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springing his rattle, down Portman-street into Portman
,Views, where he lost sight of hire). The back gates of
the barracks abut on the Mews, and on making a search
witness saw the prisoner squatting on the top of the bar-
rack wall; he desired him to descend, but he refused to do )
so, until a soldier, who came out, said, " Oh, give me that
6relock and I'll soon fetch him down "—(Laughter.)
Mr. Rawertesore—Well, that's a pretty way of thief.
aking.—(Loud laughter.)
Harrison continued—He then jumped down upon wit-
ness and called him a__ villain. He struck him with
his truncheon, and be reeled into another constable', arms.
While they were tying his hands he threw something
away which he took from his pocket, and which witness
afterward, picked up.—(Harrison here produced two silver
knives, some loose silver, and other articles, which were
identified by Mr. Buckle.) On searching him a- the sta-
tion-house a phosphorus-box and matches, also some ske-
leton keys, were found secreted in different parts of his
person.
William Windley, a private in the Ist Grenadier Guards,
deposed that he was sentinel on duty in the barrack-yard
on the morning of the robbery. He saw the prisoner on
the top of the wad, and so nimbly did he ascend that he
never heard him, although the most perfect silence p e •
vaned. On witness calling out to him he replied with
great effrontery,
your eyes, if you don't let ere
come I'll shoot you." He then presented his
ts way
firelock, upon which be instantly turned back and dropped
into the Mews.
A policeman of the C division identified him as eing a
notorious burglar.
The prisoner said in his defence, that he was returning
home from the Theatre that morning, and on passing
Buckle's house, he heard a noise, and on stopping to
listen, he saw a young man run out, and he pursued him.
Mr. Ilawmesole—Well, but you hav'n't told us how
you came by the stolen property.
Prisoner—The young man threw them away while I
was chasing him, and so I picked them up.
Mr. RAWLINSON-And I suppose the thief gave an
harlequin leap over the barrack wall, and you were still
following him.
This remark puzzled the prisoner's ingenuity, and Le
returned no answer.
George Stanwood, a police constable, here stepped for-
ward, and said he had long wasted the prisoner for a bur-
glary in Upper Baker-street.
Mr. Rawernsoll accordingly remanded him till the
evening, when the second charge was gone into.
It appeared in this case that the prisoner carried off a
considerable quantity of plate during the absence o; Mrs.
Neckel, who resides at 23, Upper Baker-street. The fol-
lowing morning be offered to pledge some of the stolen
property with Mr. Tomlinson, pawnbroker, of Upper
George-street, but in consequence of the very unsatisfac-
tory- account which he gave of how he became possessed
of it, Mr. Tomlinson detained the property, and sent for an
officer, but before his arrivel the prisoner escaped. Two
silver spoons were now produced, and identified by Mrs.
Neckel as forming part of the booty carried off by tl e
thieves.

Mr. RAWLINSON—WeII, what have you got to say to
this charge? Prisoner—Why, that I found the spoons in
Manchester-square wrapped up in paper.
Mr. RAWLINSON—You are a very lucky man, and you
will be still more so if you can make a Jury believe your
story.

The prisoner was then fully committed on both the ca-
pital charges.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Mr. T. Harrison, the landlord of the Dudley
Arms, North Wharf-road, Paddington, appeared at this
office to answer an information under the Statute of George
the Fourth, chap. 30, charging him with having in his
possession several gallons of colonial spirits under hydro-
meter proof, and also with having concealed twenty
gallons, which subjected him to a penalty of 100/. or for-
feiture of the spirits.
The Magistrates decided the forfeiture of the property.
William Jones, a baker, was charged by Mr. Joseph
Ashford, of the Reel Lion, St. John-street, Clerkenwell,
with having assaulted him, and being disorderly in lii
house. Mr. Ashford deposed that the defendant entered
his house, and after conducting himself in a most impro-
per manner he was remonstrated with, on which he pulled
off his coat and challenged to fight witness and any three
men in the house, and being a powerful man no one had
the temerity to contend with him until he (Mr. Ashford)
said, " Well, if you come into the street I will accept )o.ir
challenge." The prisoner took his coat and hurried into
the street, when witness having attained his object, he
shut and bolted the door upon him, when he became ex-
ceedingly violent, and was given in charge to the policeman.
The prisoner in his defence said that he way drunk, and
knew not what he said or did.
Mr. Sergeant SELLOW said that his defence aggravated
his offence. He ordered him to find good bail.

QUEEN-S Q Uiit RE.
Thursday sixteen of the inhabitant householders of the
united parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westmin-
ster, were summoned for arrears of poor rates due. Many
of the defendants did not attend, and the officer proved the
service of the summons, when an order was made for the
payment. Those that slid attend pleaded their total ina-
bility to pay the rates from the pressure of the times. It
appeared from the statement of the parochial authorities
that the greater part of the arrears were of two and three
years' standing. All the defendants were ordered to pay
the amount in a few days.
A FLYING DUSTI.IAN. —John Stockton, a well-known
flying dustman of Duck-lane, Westminster, was charged
by a police constable with stealing a quantity of dust from
the mansion of his Grace the Duke of Leeds at Whitehall.
The fact was clearly proved, and the prisoner was ad-
judged to pay a penalty of 101. ; in default of which he
was committed to prison.
William Carter, a well-known pickpocket, was charged
with picking a gentleman's pocket in Westminster-hall.
The prosecutor did not appear, and the Magistrates
committed the prisoner for one mouth to the House of
Correction as a rogue and vagabond.
Thursday Thomas and Charles Littler, the sham two-
penny postmen, who were fully committed from this Office
last week on several charges of delivering letters with a
forged post mark at gentlemen's houses, and obtaining the
postage, were again brought up, and placed at the bar be-
fore Mr. WHITE.
Mr. Peacock, the solicitor for the Post-office, called a
number of witnesses, who proved several fresh cases against
the prisoners similar to those which have already ap-
peared. He said that he thought he had brought forward
sufficient cam to answer the ends of justice, and the parties
were all bound over to prosecute.
Police sergeant Campbell said there were some other
charges against the prisoners of a different nature. Du,
plicate' were found upon the prisoners chiefly for lace and
lace-veils, and, as the prisoners bad been in the employ
of Mr. Wheldon, a lace-naanulactmer in Wood-street,
Cheapside, to sell goods by commission, it was suspected
that some of the pledged articles might belong to him.
Two pawnbrokers attended, and produced several
pieces of lace and several lace veils which had been
pl-dged by Charles Littler; and Mr. Hammond, clerk t‘
Mr. Wheldon, proved that the property had his employer'os
private marks on.

Mr. Wheldon was not able to attend, and on this charge
the prisoners were remanded.

THAMES POLICE.
PARENTAL CRUELTY. —John Bayley, an Irishman,
in the employ of the Ratcliff Gas Company as a stoker,
was charged with cruelty and general inhumanity to his
son, John Hayley, a boy aged 13 years.
It appeared that the boy's father had married a second
wife, who behaved with great harshness towards the fruits
of the first marriage, whom she was in the habit of driving
from their home, and depriving of a proper allowance of
food. A few months since the boy, to satisfy the cravings
of hunger, stole a half.quartern loaf, and the Magistrates
being then ignorant of the real cause of the theft, corns
mitted him for trial, and he undtrwent a short period of
imprisonment. Since then the stepmother of the poor boy
had endeavoured by every means in her power to prejudice
the mind of the father against his son, and prevailed upon
him to use the boy with merciless severity. On Monday she
turned him out of doors, and, for some trivial fault, threw
the poker at him. Oa Tu sday the boy was ordered by
his father to chop some wood, and having the misfortune
to lose the chopper, which was stolen during his temporary
absence, the defendant beat him about the head, face, and
body with the handle of a whip in a most cruel manner.
The boy's person was covered with the marks of the blows.
The blow on his cheek had nearly broken the boy's jaw.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said his son was a
very bad boy; that he was in the habit of calling hire
opprobrious names, and was addicted to dishonestptactices.
Other evidence was given of the frher's general tyran-
nical conduct, and the boy actually prayed that be might
be sent to prison out of his way. ,
the
workhouse, BALLANTINE ordered the child to be taKen to the
workhouse, and made an order on the lather to pay a
weekly sum for his support. He also compelled the father
to find bail, himself in 1001. and two sureties of 50/. each,
r twelve months, and to pay all the
to keep the peace
costs of the warrant and bail.
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