The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-03 00:00:00

GUILDEALL.

Yesterday John Schultz and James Garden were
charged with obstructing the pavement, and annoyi,g
persona who have occasion to pass through Doctors' Com-
mons. I appeared from the evidence of Mr. Thornbury,
a solicitor, Mr. Wilson, the bookselhr, and Mr. Rob!rts,
Mr. Swale, Mr. Brickwood, and Mr. Satham. respectable
Proctors, of Dean's Court, th!t the prisoners belong to a
gang who attire themselves as ticket- porta s, and endeavour
to take those persons who come to Doctors' Commons on
business to certain Proctors, who give them fur so doing,
a compliment. Any person in mourning they immediately
attack, as they imagine they come upon business relating
to a will, and they sometimes succeed in bringing business
to those Proctors who descend to such mean shifts. When
a passenger makes no answer, they get in his way end an-
noy him by their importunities.
Mr. Alderman Wu.sotr was well aware of the nuisance,
and tined the prisoners 5/. each for obstructing the pave-
ment. He, however, gave them to understand, that if
they did not repeat the nuisance, the fine would not be
enforced.

BO 1V- STREET.
Four Irishmen ttere brought into this office on Tues-
day night, before G. R. Ithatsuoci., Esq. charged by the
Sexton a St. Clement Danes parish, with opening one
of the graves in the Churchyard in Portugal-street, Lin-
coln's-inn-fields, with a view of carrying off the corpse
of a young man, named Coglan, which was interred there
on Saturday last.

The Sexton stated, that the tour prisoners got over the
iron railing round tLe ChLrchyard, and were digging
the grave where the deceased was buried, and be gave them
into the custody of a police officer, who conveyed them
and their spades to the station-house.

The defence of the accused was, that they were related
to the deceased, who had died of a disease which had baf-
fled the skill of the surgeons, and they were aware
that the faculty were anxious to get possession of the
corpse, for the purpose of ascertaining, by a post-morttna
examination, the cause of his death. The relative sof
the deceased were informed on Monday night that two sus-
picious men were seen larking about the burial-ground,
who, being asked by the policeman the reason of their
being there, replied that they were friends of the deceased
O'Coglan, and were there for the purpose of watching the
grave that it might not be violated. On the following
day the prisoners went to the grave, and saw such appear-
ances as induced them to believe the body had been ex-
humed, and they came to Mr. Halls, the magistrate of this
office, and asked his leave to open the grave to ascertain,
for the satisfaction of the relatives of the deceased, if the
body still remained there or not.

Mr. HALLS said he thought the parish officers would
permit them to have the grave opened, but he bad no
authority to compel them to do so.
The prisoners again applied to the sexton, and being
again refused, they proceeded to the ground, and were
opening the grave when they were taken into custody.
Mr. Mrxsuur.r. said that the prisoners had no legal
right to open the grave, and he thought the supposition
that the body had been stolen was unfounded.
A policeman was sworn, and slid that be saw two
men lurking about the Churchyard on Monday evening ;
he asked them the cause of their being there, and they re-
plied that they were the friends of O'Coglan, and were
watching his corpse.
The prisoners all declared that no persons were em-
ployed to watch the body, and they were of opinion that
many bodies besides the deceased O'Coglan had been car-
ried away. . _

Mr. AlpisnuLL consulted with the plrish officers for
some time, and he recommended that the grave should be
opened, or the friends of persons lately in!erred in that
burial-ground would ke very much dissatisfied. This
was fin thy agreed to, and yesterday, on the grave being
opened, the body was found undisturbed. The prisoners
were, of course, discharged.

William Johnson was reexamined on a charge of steal-
ing hooks and other articles from various tradesmen, whose
shops he entered, and, under pretence of asking quei-
tions, concealed property under his cloak.
The prisoner was committed.
An officer from Union-Hill saw him after his exaniina-

tion, and then identified him as an author, schoolmaster,
and occasional preacher, whose real name was Cottinghani
Crofton. He was a schoolmaster at St. Leonard's, Elam
tings, where he obtained a quantity of goods from trades.
men ; and he was a few months since examinad at Übion-
Hall, for cruelty to his wife, and indecent conduct to two
boys.