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

LAMBETH-STREET.

Yesterday a middle-aged man, in the garb of a
sailor, who gave his name as Thomas Parrott, was
charged with imposing on several persons in the vici-
nities of Poplar, Bow, and Stratford.
It appears the prisoner has lately returned from
Van Diemen's Land—to which place, it is supposed,
be had been transported--and while there he became
acquainted with several persons whose friends reside
in London and its vicinity. On his arrival he de-
termined to make the best use of his knowledge ;
and by it he has lived sumptuously for some weeks
past. His practice was to call on the parties, and
represent that their relations in Van Diemen's Land
were in good health, and had been most prosperous
there and had intrusted him with a sum of money
(generally 501.) and a package, containing shawls,
silks, &c. to hand over to their father, mother, sister
or brother, as the case might be. The articles, he
said, he should have brought with him, but from
the circumstance of the vessel by which he came,
and which was in St. Katherine Docks, not being
entered at the Custom-house, and, consequently, he
could not take any thing from on hoard. Being
the bearer of such apparent happy tidings, gene-
rally insured for him the most hospitable treatment,
and after living on the persons as long as he could
with propriety, he disappeared, and tried his scheme
on others.

A host of persons whom he had so imposed on,
were in attendance—some of whom, it appeared,
had pledged articles of property to enable them the
better to treat the prisoner; and all declared his re-
presentations were false and groundless.
He was ordered to find bail for his good beha-
viour for three months.
W OR SHIP- S TREE T.

Yesterday, a fine rosy buxom-looking young wo-
man, named Eliza Hall, was brought before Mr.
BENETT, the Sitting Magistrate, upon the following
serious charges of embezzlement, and stealing vari-
ous articles, the property of her master, Godfrey
Lohman, Esq., of Kingsland-crescent.
The prosecutor stated, that having been informed,
a few days ago, that some bills in the neighbourhood,
due to persons he was in the habit of dealing with,
had not been paid, although he had from time to
time given the prisoner the money to pay them, he
began to suspect that several articles which had
suddenly disappeared from his house might probably
have been taken by the prisoner, and in conse-
quence communicated his suspicions to Mr. Dorsett,
the chief constable of Hackney, who came sad
searched her room, as also her box and bed, under-
neath which was found a bottle of Madeira, and in
her box a paper containing some preserved ginger,
two silk handkerchiefs, a pair of silk stockings, a
loaf of sugar, and a napkin.

Mr. BENETT—Do you mean to say that you can
swear to that bottle of wine ?—Yes.

The prosecutor proceeded to state that the pri-
soner had not been in his service more than three
weeks, and that the two silk handkerchiefs found in
her possession belonged to Mr. Hodsoll, of Bank
Chambers, and Haverstock-hill, Ilampstead, son of
the late Hodsoll, Esq., of the firm of Hodsoll
and Stirling, bankers, with whom she had lived as a
servant previous to his taking her into his service.
Mr. Dossett, the constable, had that morning
waited upon Mr. Hodsoll, at his chambers in Bank-
buildings, who immediately identified the two hand-
kerchiefs as being his property.
Mr. BENETT—Prisoner, this is a very serious
charge against you. What have you to say ? Pri-
soner—lt is, indeed, a serious charge, and the pro-
secutor ought to be ashamed of himself thus to injure
a girl's character. Your Worship, the property pro-
duced before you, with the exception of the bottle
of wine, is all mine. The napkin sworn to by my
master was given to me by Lady Crawford.
Prosecutor—l will swear to the silk stockings,
they are marked " L.," and the handkerchiefs are
marked " H.;" one of them is marked at full length
" Hodsoll."

Prisoner—Your Worship, my name is Hall, and
I mark all my things " H."
Mr. BENETT—But on one of the handkerchiefs
the name " Hodson" is written at full length, how
could you come by it ? Prisoner (with confidence)
—ln an honourable manner.

Mr. BENETT--NOOSenge. No man in his fair
senses would believe your statement. I don't, and
shall remand you for further examination, to give
Mr. Hodsoll an opportunity of appearing to give his
evidence.

Prosecutor—Your Worship, I find, from a letter
I found in her room, that she has been latterly cor-
responding with a soldier at Hampstead (one of the
Middlesex militia).
The prisoner was remanded.
The charge of embezzlement was not gone into.
UNION-HALL.

Yesterday, William Scott, James Bemborough, aNd
Timothy Leary, were brought before Mr. WEDG-
WOOD and Mr. CURLING, charged with being ex•
tensively engaged in the manufacture of glass in an
unentered place.
The three defendants were adjudged to pay penal-
ties of 301. each, and in default of payment were
committed for three months each to Brixton.

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BIRTH.
On the 4th inst. in Montague-square•, the lady of Alajpr R. there
Cloze, of a son.

MARRD.
On the Ist inst. at Eversley ChurcIE
h, Hants, T. C. Toth'll 'Esq.,
of Topsham, Devon, to Matilda Sophia Greatwood, niece of "Lady
Cope, Fir Grove, Eversley.
On the 26th ult. at St. John's, near Worcester, Edward Hol.
land, Esq., of Dumbleton, in the county of Gloucester, to So.
phis, youngest !daughter of Elias Isaac, Esq., of Boughton, in
the county of Worcester.
At Hammersmith Church, Frederick, eldest son of James
Mangles, Esq., M.P. of Woodbridge, Surrey, to Marianne, se-
cond daughter to George Scott, Esq., of Ravenscourt.
On the 2d inst. at Dover, the Rev. 'l'. F. Baker, to Catherine,
younger daughter of the late J. V. Mathias, Esq., of Stanhoe
flail, Norfolk.
On the 3d inst. at St. Andrew's, Holborn, Mr. George Powdich,
of College-street, to Hannah, third daughter of John Brook, Esq.,
of Castle-street, Holborn.