The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-27 00:00:00

POLICE

BOWSTREET.
Yesterday John Sheen, one of the most notoriouts and
daring young thieves in St. Giles's, was brought befo re the
Bench, charged with the following audacious street rob
atber.
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Mrs. Young, the wife of a stock-broker, residinging No
2, Regent-street East, Regent-square, on that day (yes;
terday), at twelve o'clock, was passing through Grea
Queen-street, -Lincoln's Inn-fields, with her Tetley le, COTr
taming a sovereign, a bunch of keys, and other proporty, o,ln
her arm, when a man resembling the prisoner came staldel
in front of her, and snatched it from her with gre at viiY
lance, and made off up an alley. In about teaminutes
after she saw her reticule in the poss6.ssion of Evans, a Pcs'
liceman of the F division, and the prisoner in his custody'
He had nothing to say in his defence, and was fully 01'
milted for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A cab-driver was yesterday put to the bar befor lr;
CHAMBERS, on suspicion of having been concerned iD
following daring robbery :
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About six o'clock on Monday morning the shop of 1,,1,,
J. Falcke, jeweller, No. 127, Wardour-street, was brc''Tea
into, and a considerable quantity of valuable property :4°'
therefrom. The robbery must have been effected in bra t
day-light, and what renders it the more remarkable is, 13`
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the thief must have begun and ended his operations Wit
the view of numerous foot passengers, as Mr. Falcke's sb"
is only a door or two from Oxford-street, and close by
coach and cab stand, which is always occupied at that
hour. The robbery was apparently effected in great baste't
as several trinkets ;vere picked up in the streets by differeof
individuals, all of which had been dropped by the thief °
thieves in their hurry to escape.
From a communication made to Sergeant West,. C
sion, he was induced to take the prisoner into custody, bu
nothing whatever was found Gn him.—He was remanded'

Q UEEN- S Q UARE.
Yesterday a sturdy-looking vagrant, who gave his nag;
Thomas Callaghan, was brought before Messrs. v, 11-
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and BURRELL, the sitting Magistrates, by Strickland, 0.0
of the constables of St. John's, Westminster, charged WI
numberless acts of vagrancy and imposition.
The constable was called off duty on the previouseeerd
ing to take the prisoner into custody, he having atteuiPt t,
self-destruction by getting outside the ballustrades of Weso(
minster Bridge. He (defendant) appeared in a statety
intoxication at the time. Witness conveyed hint to .14
station-house.—The prisoner was then fined .ss. for bcl

drunk.

ON-GA RDE.
Yesterday Joseph In.HATTgram, a shabby-N
looking old 010
was brought before Mr. LAING, in the custody of Sergt
Miller, of E division, charged with preaching in the or
air, and collecting an immense crowd of persons.
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Miller yesterday forenoon, about eleven o'clock, d,
passing through Holborn, when he saw the prisoner Alto
ing in the middle of the road, with two large dishes 7,0
round his neck, with an inscription on each that "
china could be purchased at a certain house in I-101°70•
He was surrounded by between two and three hundro, to
viduals, to whom he was preaching, and he representeu, y
them that our Saviour was coming on earth, and thab
had the spirit in him, and had been sent below as 0,
Evangelist, to instruct and save sinners, through tlieisit
fiuence of the Lord on High. 'Witness proceeded to bob,
and requested him to desist, as he was blocking up aoa re
structing the free passage, but he refused to do so, an
sisted him violently, on which he brought him to this ° the
Mr. LAING asked the prisoner what he had to say :, so
charge ? Prisoner (with affected) solemnity--1
Evangelist, sent upon earth to convert sinners. Our PP"
is coming. edge I
Mr. LAING—What have you to say for having eaug per
obstruction? Prisoner—l can only say that lOs
forming my duty as an Evangelist.
Mr:LAING—Then you shall find bail. J or
Prisoner—l do not want bail.—He was then lock,,roSl
James Goldsmith, Margaret Goldsmith, and Oa' si
Goldsmith, the latter a fine girl 16 or 17 years of age Bee
the other prisoners from 40 to 50 years old, were eb'
with creating a disturbance.
At half-past five o'clock in the evening, the male Pr.l to $
was seen dragging the girl from Smithfield-bars 1...°1101,
public-house in St. John-street, from which he was Ord/
and he and the elder female then behaved so outrageso
as to collect a mob, by which they would have been r°.; tsti
handled, had not the police of the G division interfere"'
moved the prisoners off to the station-house.
The male prisoner, in reply to Mr. LAING, said that tj3o
defendent Hannah is his daughter, and that just befsreaer
was apprehended, he had met her in Smithfield, and_hunoe
standing she had left her situation at the publitcoo;
spoken of by the witnesses, he told her she must avtijO,
pan; him there that he might, satisfy himself of the trli-$0
her statement, when she became exceedingly violent'
he conveyed her to the place by force. wife
Mr. LAING—Is that woman by your side Your
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Defendant—Yes, and she is mother-in-law to Ilanm-1:00
Mr. LAING (to the girl)—Why do you refuse :bite
home ? Girl—This woman whom I have been °tool
call mother, is not married to my father, neither is 'of
relation to me. My mother is living, but she has bee
rated from my father 13 years. ,01
Mr. LAING inquired of the male defendant the ntsi3oe'
the girl. Defendant—She is 16 on the 21st of Os.
cember. •aJf
Mr. LAING (to the girl)—Tell me what objeeti:°„„oo,j
have to go home with your father and your mother''s
Girl—l say again she Is no relation to me,. She i °
woman. Four years ago last September she tooltt.
see a gentleman, and she said she should get 51. byl p 141.1
Mr. LAING (astonished)—For what purpose, .0107
Girl—For him to have connection with me. ge
my person, and since then I have not cared what b: plosA
rne. She now only wants me to go home to day,
by prostituting me, but she shall not have her vOcootiL
am to be a girl of the town, it shall be on my 001 tts 11;,
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Mr. LAING, in disgust, turned to the man w t‘i'.l4
tening with perfect indifference, and said,—Haveif°loo
thing to say in behalf of your wife ? Defendant--Aitear
tell the truth, we are not married—we have collo" ,
13 years. jo
Mr. LAING—She says she was married to pi° e
nington church. Defendant—As God's-. my 'Plug'
not married to her.
The woman hung down her head, but said notbiliisl,ler
Mr. LAING—A more shocking case of depravil 0;9-
heard of. I hardly know which is the worst of Y°
hlf you to find bail. jo°

therefore I shall require.500
The prisoners were conveyed to the New Pr
fault of the required sureties.

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with strong silver edges and handles. A set of four tly,dies
Dishes and Covers are offered for Ten Guineas. The 41'
off the Coveys, so as to form eight Dishes when requirea•oileff
T. COX SAVORY'S, Working Silversmith and le yetti
Cornhill, London. y ie
N.B. A variety of Second-hand Silver Watches Ms
from, all at Two Guineas each, warranted.

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DIED. nark, JP'' 0)
On the 25th inst., in Kent-terrace, Regent's-r , the pi.
Esq., of Lloyd's, occasioned by a fall from his hors co °f the
On the Ist inst., at Gibraltar, Charles CowleY,„fsPst-sr, v ,
Regiment, youngest son of S. N. Cowley, Esq. "Dralcor
.BDIP
On the 19th inst., at Topsham, Devon, R. l''' ilstle
in his 49th year. 011 at'
On the 20th inst , at Westoe, Durham, Elean°%..l4.of '
of the late William Ingham, Esq., of Newcastle-0° relic ,de,
On the 23d inst., at Westwick, Elizabeth Linton' 0,
Salmon Linton, aged 83.
On the 17th inst., aged 80, Mrs. young, other dld 'll
raoth co,
stay-maker of Wisbech. 1. t oll%fr. II i
On the Bth inst., aged 93, Mrs. Forshaw, relic
of thst,
of Blackpool. cks°°' rtoOf
Lately, at Scarborough, aged 85, Thomas la pe o
SheP
Lately, Miss Fitzgerald, .aged 74 years, c . as
Clare, and sister of the late Charles Fitzgerald' 1, (10°111
On the 24th inst., in Queen's-Place, irk, '
ld• gfrit°
Newsom, Esq., of this city. ivi Arl'?i•vs, °
On the 24th inst., at Saxilby, aged 81, 0.".. phil-i-
On the 14th inst. at Hothfield, Mr. -latn" los.
leaving a widow and children to mourn their

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