The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-01 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

Patrick Cronin, of 9, George•street, Foley-place,
was charged with fraudulently obtaining a parrot,
the property of Mr. G. Boudry, 2, Frith-street,
Soho. It appeared that the parrot had made its es-
rape from the house of the prosecutor on Tuesday
last. Handbills were immediately issued, offering
a reward of four sovereigns for its restora:ion. Thus
far went the evidence of the prosecutor; but on one
of the St. Giles's street-keepers being called, he
gave his evidence as follows :—On Wednesday,
your Vorship, as I vas a passing towards our Board-
room, I sees a lot o' boys throwing stones up at a
house, and on casting my eye up, what should I see
but a parrot on the roof. I obtains permission of
the owner, Mr. Wood, and up I goes to the roof,
when I throws myself into the gutter, and comes
close alongside Poll ; but she flies away, and I loses
sight of her until I feels something soft drop plump
upon my head. I didn't know what to make o'
this, your Vorship, for a time; but on placing my
hand on my head, and examining the nature of the
thing, I was conwinced it came from the Poll-par-
rot, and then I knows she couldn't be far off. Sure
enough this was the case; for on looking up a bit,
there stood Poll on an eminence. In order to se-
duce it to me, I cries " Poll I pretty Poll ! come
Poll !" Poll then says as plain as you would, your
Vorship ," What do you want, Sir ?" " Ise got some
breakfast for you, Poll," says I; and holding out my
hand as if I had something in it, I gammons Poll to
come to me, but when she found I had nogrub to give,
she croaked and kicked up a rare gibberish.' It
further appeared that the witness left the bird in the
care of the Governor's lady at the Board room,
while he instittred inquiries as to whom it belonged.
The handbill shortly met his eye, and exulting in the
hope of handling the four sovereigns reward, off he
trudged to the prosecutor's house, and told him that
he had the bird "safe and sound." His mortifica-
tion, however, may be imagined when he ascertained,
on his return to the Board-room, that a female had
obtained the parrot by asserting the bird had flown
from her house, and that it belonged to a widow
lady, who had left it in her charge during her ab-
sence abroad. Mr. Boudry was made acquainted
with the fact; and this morning the prisoner brought
home the bird and demanded the reward. He was
given into custody. His wife attended at the office,
and appeared in great distress of mind. She ac-
knowledged that her husband told her to own the
parrot, and she, conceiving he bad as much right to
it as the beadle, consented. The prisoner did not
deny his wife's statement, but added, that although
he was now aware he had done wrong, he did not
consider so when he sent his wife to claim the bird.
Several persons gave him a good character, and the
prosecutor not wishing to enter further into the case,
the prisoner was discharged, with a reprimand. The
reward was given to the beadle.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—A young man of
highly respectable appearance, whose name was not
mentioned publicly, was charged by a fashionably
dressed young woman with having stolen her shawl,
veil, and locket. Her statement was, that, on the
evening of Friday week, the gentleman accosted her
in the Haymarket, and requested permission to see
her home, to which, after some hesitation, she con-
sented. They then took some brandy and water
together, which had the effect of stupifying her.
While in this state the gentleman took her home in
a cab, and soon after his leaving her apartment she
missed the articles in question. She bad not seen him
previously, and did not see him again until Friday
evening, in the Haymarket, when she charged him
with the robbery.
The gentleman, in answer to the charge, said he
had never seen the female before. He was the son
of a highly respectable professional man, was him-
self married, and well known to many persons of
great respectability.
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