The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-11 00:00:00

Q UEEN-SQUARE.

HORSE STEALING.—SamueI Daws, a young man,
having the appearance of a horse-dealer, was finally
examined on a charge of stealing a bay mare, the
property of Mr. John Smith, of Mowsley, Leices-
tershire; and James Griffiths, a hackney-master and
dealer in horses, residing at Middlesex Mews, near
the Yorkshire Stingo, Paddington, also underwent
a final examination, charged with receiving the said
mare, knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. GREGORIE, after hearing evidence, said that
enough had been adduced to warrant his committing
both the prisoners for trial ; Samuel Daws for steal-
ing, and James Griffiths for receiving, a bay mare,
the property of Mr. John Smith.
The prisoners were then removed.
HA TT ON- GARDEN.

John Davis alias Williamson, alias Brown, a
flashy-dressed young man, who has had several les-
sons at the tread-mill, was finally examined on the
following charge :
About seven o'clock in the evening of the 2d
inst. the prisoner was seen to enter the dwelling-
house of Mr. Jarvis, surgeon, of No. 13, Hart-
street, Bloomsbury, by picking the lock of the
street door. In a few moments he came out with
a writing-desk under his arm, when perceiving a po-
liceman walking towards him he immediately took
to his heels. The cry of " Stop thief" being
raised, several persons pursued him, and caught
him as he was turning the corner of Southampton-
street. The desk, which contained a quantity of
valuable property, had been stolen from Mr. Jar-
vis's front parlour. The prisoner was committed to
Newgate.
He was now charged with feloniously entering
the premises of Messrs. Rushworth and Jarvis,
architects, of No. 52, Regent-street, and stealing
therein some plate, two watches, and other property.
When the prisoner was taken into custody on the
above charge, a very handsome watch was taken
from his fob by Sergeant Nichol], 10 E, who, be-
lieving it had been stolen, proceeded to the diffe-
rent pawnbrokers' to make inquiries whether they
had heard of an article of that description having
been lost. The result of the policeman's perseve-
rance, was a discovery that it belonged to Messrs.
Rushworth and Jarvis, whose premises were entered
on the morning of the 26th ult., and robbed of the
property set forth.
The watch having been identified as one of the
articles stolen, the prisoner was also committed on
this charge.
LAMBETH-STREET.

A young woman named Phipps, with an infant
in her arms, applied for relief. She stated that her
husband, a soldier, had deserted her; that during
her accouchement she was half starved, and, as soon
as she was able, she had endeavoured to support
herself by working at the straw trade, but she could
not earn sufficient. To add to her distress her infant
had entirely lost its sight in consequence of an in-
flammation in the eyes. She now wished to be
passed to her native place, Epsom.
Mr. WALKER—WeII, we can do nothing for you
hero.

- - Applicant—l have been to Queen-sqnare, and was
told that as I lived in Whitechapel I should come here.
Mr. WALKER—Then you must go to your hus-
band.

Applicant—lt is no use. He jeers me, and makes
his comrades laugh at me. lam starving, and have
no means of getting food for my child.
Mr. WALKER—POOII ! that's all cant.
Applicant—Am Ito have no relief ? Am I not
to be passed ?
Mr. WALKER—No; go away.
The woman here laid the child upon the floor,
declaring that as the child was born in Whitechapel,
she would leave it there; she would not take it away
to starve it to death.
Mr. WALKER—If you leave the child here, I will
send you to prison.
Applicant—Do, Sir ; pray do. I would rather go
there. You may send me if you like.
Mr. WALKER—Let her go out if she likes.
The applicant made another appeal on behalf of
her starving child.
Mr. WALKER—O, that is all sham, I can see ;
you are only trying to impose upon me.
Applicant—There is my stone-blind child, and
here am I: look at us: there's no sham at all.
What am Ito do ?
Mr.WALKErt—I am quite satisfied that your case is
one of barefaced imposition, and every one present
can see it.
Some gentlemen here put their hands in their
pockets and gave the woman a shilling or two. She
was then put out by Mr. Walker's orders, and the
beadle carried the child out to her.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Loa AND FELONY.—A smart young man, aged
nineteen years, and of very respectable appearance,
was examined under the following circumsoinces :
He had been educated at the Blue Coat School,
and had subsequently been two voyages to India,
and some months since his father fitted him out at
great expense for the situation of third mate of an
Indiaman ; but when the ship was about to sail he
eloped with his chest of clothes, &c., worth about
fifty pounds. lie had fallen in love with a young
woman, named Caroline Edwards, two years older
than himself, with whom he became acquainted while
at the Blue Coat School, and about two months
ago his father found them living as man and wife in
King-street, Finsbury-square. The father, when he
went there, found Caroline dressed very gaily, and
the apartments cleared for a grand ball to be given
that evening. Some time afterwards the landlady
discovered that they had been robbing the lodging,
but while she was looking for a con,table they got
out of the house and made off. Caroline was re-
taken and committed for trial, and the prisoner was
now charged with having been concerned in the
robbery. There was no evidence against him, but
he was remanded for further inquiries.

Among the deaths of the week we have this
day to record the demise of the Town Council of Edin-
burgh. That august body has given up she ghost ;we
wish we could say, in the literal sense, paid the debt.
The admirers of the Council, however, will be happy to
learn that it died game—that its last act was a job, and
that it showed no symptoms of that weakness, known by
the name of deathbed repentance.—Edinburgh Observer.

THE ASSESSED TAXES.—Last night,
meeting of the Central Committee, which represents
nearly all the Associations for the abolition of the assessed
taxes, was held at the British Hotel, Cockspur-street ;
Dr. Wade in the chair. Some Members expressed our-
prize that the King had transmitted no answer to their
petition. Mr. Tripp, broker, said it was very currently
reported that the King had declared that he would not
suffer his people to be oppressed by the harsh exaction of
these taxes. Mr. Birch said he believed the report was
substantially correct. He was also told that Lord Sid-
mouth had said, that if the Associations only persevered,
the Ministers must give way. The meeting adjourned,
after agreeing to a resolution, calling on parishes ti meet
on the subject of the assessed taxes.