The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-06 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STEET.

Mr. Thomas Walker and his two sons, Alfred and Isaac,
were brought before Mr. CONANT for final examination,
charged with having stolen a large quantity of lead from a
house belonging to Henry Holland, Esq., of Montagu-
squares. The elder prisoner, it appeared, had contrived to
obtain possession of the house No. 48, Hertford-street,May-
fair, not from Mr. Holland, but from a tenant of that gen-
tleman to whom only he (the prisoner) contended he was
liable for the rent. The real landlord, however, could ob-
tain no rent, and, in addition to this loss, his house, a fine
large one, then in complete repair, was made a perfect
wreck of ; the cisterns, sashes, roofing, &c., having entirely
disappeared. A policeman of the C division having per-
ceived the two junior prisoners carrying something away in
a truck, followed them, and saw them take a box into a
marine-store dealer's shop in Bedfordbury. He went in,
and found that they were about to dispose of about 1601bs.
weight of pieces of lead. Suspecting something wrong, he
went for the assistance of another policeman, and having
obtained it, he took both prisoners into custody. On com-
paring the pieces with the places in the house in Hertford-
street from whence the lead had been detached, they were
found to correspond.
The dealer had purchased at different times from the
lads about 3001bs. of old lead.

These particulars were established by Mr. Flower, of the
firm of Harmer, Flower, and Co., who attended for Mr.
Holland.

All the three prisoners were fully committed.

QUEEN- S QU ARE.

William Page, who was stated to be one of the most no-
torious coiners in Westminster, and who has for a
lengthened period eluded the vigilance of the police, was
charged with coining counterfeit half-crowns.
Inspector Banister and a police constable of the B divi-
sion, about nine o'clock in the morning proceeded to the
house, No. 47, Orchard-street. After some little difficulty
(for caution was essentially necessary) they obtained an en-
trance into the passage, and then made their way to a back
room on the first floor, which they found fastened. They
instantly burst it open, and found the prisoner sitting by
the side of the fire with a plaster of Paris mould in his
hand for manufacturing half-crowns. Before the officers
could seize him he broke it to pieces, and the prisoner was
not secured until he had made a desperate resistance.
There was another man in the room and also a woman
with whom the prisoner cohabited, but they made their
escape during the scuffle. A pipkin was on the fire con-
taining hot metal, and near the fireplace the constables
picked up thirteen counterfeit half-crowns, some of which
were not finished, and several appeared as if just turned
out of the mould. Some new metal table-spoons, used for
melting, a bag of plaster of Paris, and a good half-crown
were also found ; the latter hadbeen used to make the mould.

Mr. Field, the Inspector of the Mint, pronounced the
thirteen half-crowns to be.counterfeit, and added that they
had been made from the broken mould produced.
The police constable further stated that as he was con-
veying the prisoner to the station-house, he declared to him
(the constable) that he knew it was all up with him.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and at the re-
quest of Mr. Field was remanded for the present.
Shortly after the prisoner was removed, Mary Edwards,
the female who was in the room at the time the officers
broke into it, was brought up in custody.
The constables repeated their evidence, and she was re-
manded for further examination, it being expected that more
of the gang will be shortly apprehended.

MA RYLEB ONE.
THE POOR LAws.--Three poor children, a girl and two
boys, of very miserable appearance, were charged with hav-
ing been found crouched together on the steps of a gentle-
man's door in Wimpole-street. The children were taken
into custody by a policeman to whom they stated that they
had no home to go to, and that none of them had tasted
food for three days.

Mr. Twilley, the master of Marylebone poor-house, who
was present, stated that the prisoners had all been inmates
of the workhouse, but had thought proper to abscond from
thence

The children admitted that such was the fact ; but not
liking the treatment they had received they wandered out,
in hope of being able to procure some employment, but,
being disappointed, they were reduced to the state of star-
vation in which the policeman found them.

Mr. SHUTT (to Mr. Twilley)—Takethem into the work-
house again, keep them upon bread and water for a week,
and mind that you flog them severely ; and if they don't be-
have better bring them to me, and I'll give them a month
each at the treadmill. You need not be afraid (added the
magistrate) the new Poor Law Local Act authorises you to
flog and imprison the paupers under your care for miscon-
duct, the same as if they were in the House of Correction.
Mr. Twilley then left the office with the children, pro-
mising to follow the worthy magistrate's advice.