The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-26 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)

William Smith, a young lad, about 18, was charged with
picking the pocket of a gentleman named Scott, in Bishop-
gate-street, the previous evening. The prisoner on being pur-
sued, dropped a pocket handkerchief, which was identified by
Mr. Scott as his property.
The mother of the prisoner and his wife, a girl of about 16,
interfered in his behalf : they stated that it was his first offence,
and that he was their only support.
Mr. Scott expressed himself unwilling to prosecute, as he
had recovered his handkerchief. After a suitable admonition
from Alderman MARSHALL, the presiding Magistrate, the
prisoner was discharged.
An old lady, who announced to his Worship, that if she
lived to see October she would be seventy-six years old,
stated that on the previous evening she had been hustled by
two men and two women in Fenchurch-street, who managed
to pick her pocket of Bs. 6d. There was sitch a quantity of
people passing that she had no idear what the pickpockets were
about. She was satisfied if she was on her death-bed, that
Williams, the prisoner at the bar, was one of the party, as
she saw him in their company afterwards, when she went for
a policeman.

The prisoner in his defence said, that he was a hawker, and
knew nothing about no old women. He declined to name his
residence, and was remanded to Friday next.
Samuel Duncombe, a young country lad, was charged with
having broken a pane of glass, value 95., in the shop window
of Mr. Saville, of Bow Church, for the purpose of enabling
an accomplice to carry off some of the property.
The prisoner, on being asked what his motive for breaking
the window was, said he was hungry.
He was sent to Bridewell for a fortnight, and the Magis-
trate directed one of the officers to write to his friends, who
the prisoner said resided about ten miles from town.
Samuel John Wilkins, a young man of genteel appearance,
who was attended by a solicitor, was brought up on a charge
of having obtained a gold watch and 251. from Mr. Charles
Millingale, of Church-street, Shoreham, under false pretences.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Millingale and his
father, that the prisoner owed Mr. Millingale, sen. a d.ht of
251., and that he met him on the 27th June last at the Bank
Coffeehouse, and informed him that he had been left a legacy
of 2,0001. by his wife's aunt, and that he would give him a bill
for 501. in payment of his debt, Mr. M. giving him the balance
in cash. This was accordingly done, and the prisoner then said
that he wished to make the executor, a Mr. Alexander, residing
at Maidstone a present of a gold watch, and requested Mr.
M., junior, to give him his, which was worth 151.,
and if Mr. Alexander liked it he would purchase a
similar one from Mr. Millingale, sen. The prisoner never
returned the watch, and on inquiry being made, it
turned out that there was no such person as Mr. Alexander
residing at Maidstone, and that the 501. bill was not worth a
farthing. A warrant was then obtained, and the prisoner, on
being taken into custody by Lee the officer, admitted that he
had pawned the watch, and gave up the duplicate.
The defence set up was that the watch was part of the con-
sideration given for the 501. bill, but this was positively denied
by Mr. Millingale.

In the course of his cross-examination some angry recrimina-
tions took place between Mr. Millingale and the prisoner's soli-
citor, in the course of which Mr. Millingale said there was a
gang of about twenty concerned in the transaction, and that it
was well known the solicitor was one of them.
The solicitor said the statement was utterly false, and Al-
derman Marshall threatened to turn both parties out of the
office if they did not conduct themselves more temperately.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.