The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-28 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.

B ZGGING, —A t the conclusion of tbese Sessions,
a number of vitgrants, long known about the
' stfeet• of the metropolis, were brought before the
Court on the prosecution of the Mendicity So-
ciety. One of them named James Jones, on the
ealeuktiou of the Governor ►)f Tuthill-fields
liridewell, has been committed to that prison at
le,,:st 20 times for acts of vagrancy ; but in con-
sideration of his tong imprisonment on this occa-
sion (being nearly three months), the Court only
con►tnitted him for seven days, and then to be
• tiassed to his parish. Frances Ann Fielding was
given Over to the officers to be conveyed to St.
Xlartin's Workhouse; hut when she got there,
knowing that the Court had risen, she became yin-
lenhand refused to enter the house,and accordingly
she was again necessarily let loose on the public.
Alexander Ill' Kenzie, another notorious vagabond,
was co►nmitted for six weeks; Wm. Jones for 14
days ; and many others were discharged in con-
sequence of their long confinement. The Court
commended :l►e activity of the officers, and ad-
vised them not to relax in their exertions,

consequence of the present dis-t tubed state
of the country, the disbanding of the 25th Light
Dragoons, which latuly arrived at Chatham from
India, has been countermanded, and orders have
been issued to suspend for the present any farther
dischargea flout the Regular Army. The skcletou
„r 56,1, it,ttimenr, which also lately arrived
trom India, at Chatham, is expected to join its
depot thil Oty immetlikitely.---(Cant,rbwy
Paptr)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE•

GUILDHALL.
DARING ROBREELY AT NOON-DAY•---A stoeit'
fian-looking fellow, who gave his name .h.iPiri
Price, was brought to the Office yesterday about
one o'clock, by Henson, one of the city coast,*
tiles, fry a dating street robbery, of
eldeo,
following
,are the circumstances ;—.An
gentleman of the name of Kew, a wine-merchant'
43, Parliament-street, was sassing in his
from Fleet-street to Chancery-lane, through
ford's and Serie:miss-Inns, about 12 o'clock Ye".
terday ; and as he was going through the &of'.
way which separates the two inns, in the cell":
of which there is an upright iron bar, diivi4":
the-opening into two, the prisoner, though
was safficient room on the other side, rushed 4'4'4bl
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great violence against him, and 'ere he could Off.
which th.:
why he did so, Mr. Kew felt a strong tug t:-,:
watch; fortunately, having a button to his ~watch '
fob, the fellow was partly disappointed' of iris
booty, and Mr. Kew preserved his watch ; bth,„"
by the violence of the jerk the gold chain brolica..
and the fellow ran off with, that, and the Pk/
seal anti key attached to it. Mr. Kew iroll'e's
diately gave the alarm of " Stop thief," aGII
young gentleman, of the name' of Burfoot, the.
brother of Abe Solicitor of that name, in KiPt,*
Bench-walk, who was coming in the opposite 04:4,
rection through Serjeant's-inn, heard the cryn
Stop thief," and seeing the prisoner taannigo
seized-and secured A Mr.,Kaye, of Gra°
Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road, witnessed dlc,
robbery, and joined Mr. Kew in the purstati.
an -both rbpse gentlemen deposed that there wer'
no other persons near, anti that they 'never 104
sight of the prisoner till be was stopped by W4-t
Borfoot. The prisoner was taken inio the iodget,
and searched ; the propertV, however, was' 04w
fount! ',non him, but was subserviently diScovitte
in a corner, close Jo which,he (tad passed isr ill
ntterupt to make his escape. Henson prodoccu
the property before the Alderman, which 1044
sworn to by Mr. Kew, the prisoner; - who had
thing to say in his defence, was. COMIlliMaYq
Newat,ate for
MANSION-HOUSE.
William Adams, a soldier in the first re4iiltql
of Foot Goards, was brought up by Gregory, tha
officer, charged with robbing a man of asils'if,
watch. Peter Owen, of N 0.5, Red Lion-street*
Spitalffelds,labotirer, was examined. liesstagadj
that bet kveen the holrs of eight and nine o'clocil
on Tuesday evening, he was going throutol
Bishopsgate-street, and observed prisoner
following him; At the corner of Union-street'
Bishopsgate-street, the prisoner Came op to stir-
and asked witness the boor, on which. witneo
took out his iratch to tell him, when the prisroo
instantly sejiert• his hand, and With 4:sharp inscr‘r
meat cut the ribband, having finer Reef,,-irthe
watch, leaving. a part of the ribband and seas*
with.witneis, The prisoner immediately ran'os.;
hot witness pursued him, crying " Stop thief ray,
He was stopped by an officer with the watch at,if-!•
in bi's hand. Joseph Gregory,, the officer 5413!
stopped the prisoner, stated, that about half
eight on Tuesday, evening, whilst standiug at. 114$
corner of Artillery-lane, psishopsgate-street;
heard, the cry-of " Stop
,thief !" and obserYed
man running towards him; he went up and seiZr
him ; found the watch in his possession.
took the, prisoner into custody, and on ssearchia4
him at the watch-house, he found a razor in #airs
cep. The prisoner made no defence.—Hc Ens
fully •committed for trial.
HATTON-GARDEN. .
Yesterday Master --, a fine youtb, about 1.4
yearspf age, who eloped a few days ago #4, z'l,•
Eton school, and for the recovery of Whotli.''
large reward has bean offered, was brsdptlit
this Offibe by William Read,. jolt. who los'"
him standing in a- wretched state, by-a .11.11.
post,..in .Gray's-lna-lane.— He wad brought
fore the Magistrates, and:the, Office tieing. -cigart.'
-of strangers, he candidly confessed who hezsl4!i
The Magistrates, to ease -the mind of ,his
parents, with thetgreatest:promatitorle, •aero 04"-
off immediately, in care of. the, Officer, by tis°
stage:.

WORSHIP-ST'REE'T 1.•,'„t1
Yestcrday a man named Masters well knave:a
this Office, was brought ,velure the IVag,itttr;lti:
charged tv it it: offering, to :purchase cognicl,f,e!,4
silver. The prisoner, on. Tuesday night,. .":4-11
into a public-house in Shortilitch, where
swaggered about the...taproom, and entere.
into
,conversation 7.10,1 : the persons there,
saying. be-would bet a ont.pound note, his wit
would pawn for a pound. Observing aJew Sc
he suspected of having bad. money about
pretended he could do mach in the trade, an4Pll.
posed buying if he had. any. base silver. The
said he 'had only about eight shillings, and ltelr'
him in conversation till be sent for an officer, wlle
took him into custody, but :no purchase 0010

made he was discharged.
DREADFUL MURDER NEAR YORK.-00
severalohildren who had been sent to.v,atbr
acurns, discoVered, in the plantation of die nef;
Mr. WARBURTON, on the Stamford Bridge-o°l
about five miles from York, the body of a wool%
recently.murdered. The corpse was nearly. naliL.Aei"
and dreadfully bruised about the heat!, necks
face, and is quite unknown in the neighboutho7d
A Coroner:a Inquest was immediately belfl,!°,4,'r
the Jury returned a verdict of " Wilfuo,l4.l
against,some person or persons unknoW

BIRTH.
yjm.e.ro
On the 25th inst., in Bloeinsburv-squarc, Mrs. G.
of a daughtvr

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MARRIED.
On Thursday, the 2ist ti.t Greenwich, Abrabaci Cfcribli;
stable, Esq. of Mount Pleasant-house, Leysisharn9 cnc And
Majesty's Deputy Lieutenants for the Counties of Kei'4o3l,
Surrey, to Jane, eldest dauzhter of Mr. Edward DroWD,
nierehitut, London-street, Greenwich.

. bosno
On Tuesday. the 27th inst., in Castle-street, ilcutrilse
aged 73, Mr. Samuel Randall, of Chancery-4'3e'
merchant. 'A Is':°
On Saturday, the 23d inst., at ilalf-past three c'"'c
Ant. Ulmer,
the morning, of the scarlet fever, and most matir,--- 4ir-
ated sure throat, Lieut. Robert Gorman, late of Olv °_,“,, 04
meat, in his 24th year, and second son of Met. D3sue'
No. 3, Upper Cheyne-row, Chelsea.

CO,
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Ormond-street, Queen-sip:ire; and •published bY Stlr
SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molton-street, at TP07,10,
Office, No. 112, Strand ; where A dvettice.men!if
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