The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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GIIILDIIALL— William Hart, the driver of the hackney-
couch' No. 324, was behught up for fint,l examination yesterday,
before Mr. Alderman J.. 3. Saurus on suspicion of being a party
to stealing from the premises of Mr. Clark, a wholesale dealer in
hoots and shoes, in Iloeier-lane, Smithfield, a portion of his stock
in trade, value upwards of 1001. The hones was entered by three
fellows early un Sunday morning, the ?fith ult., from an adjoin-
ing empty house, a communication being forced through the party-
wall in tho kitchen.
It appeared by the evidence that the prisoner's coach was
brought to Mr. Clark's door soon after five o'clock in the
morning, at which hour the watchmen go off duty. ' A
watchman, named Rica, had observed the prisoner about half an'
hour , ,
nour previously urive up Snowhill, nearly to Ilosier-lane;and
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went off to the wateldwase to deposit all the erobkrat of his
authority, and from ,thence to his home. Ile however mentioned
the Eireumatanees.to his brother watchmen, two of whom went
viduntaOly towards the slut to reconnoitre, supposing the coach,
contained merely INArli# alibied* for the pupils - of the hospital to
practise Upon and they found the vehicle standing in Hosier-lanes
and two men lifting a hamper to it. The litter, on perceiving
the watchmen, walked towenis Smithfield, and beckoned the
coachman to follow them ; and at the end: of St. John's-
street, finding their pursuers close to their heels, the nil

quickened their pece into a run, and the coachman whipped
his horses into a gallop, at which pace he continued to
drive -until ;at the end of Cromer-street, Gray's-inn-lane-
road, the watchmen gave up the chase. The two men disap-
peared in Cow-cross. On returning to the premises, the watch-
men •found the shop-door latched only, and alarmed Mr. Clark.
The 'number on the prisoner's coach having been observed, he was
traced and apprehended without difficulty in the course of the
morning at his master's stables in Tothill-ffelds, when he admitted
having taken away three hampers of goods from Hosier-lane' and
stated that the lame man hired 'Limon Holborn-bridge about half-
past four o'clock. A man rode inside the coach with the goods,
which he left on the pavement near the Red Lion, at Paddington,
in the charge of his fare, who was met at that place by two other
parsons.

Yesterday Mr. Harmer attended for the prisoner. No new
evidence WAS offered, neither the thieves nor the property having
been traced.

Mr. Harmer expressed his surprise that the watchmen, with all
their suspicions awakened, should have felt any delicacy about
stopping and searching the coach. His client had-bean hired in
the usual way, and paid Bs. for his job. He bad Ito suspicion of
the fellows, because he was told the goods were going into the
country by the Paddington Canal boats that morning, which was
a probable representation. As to the conversation with the lame
man, that related entirely as to what should be paid as his
faro.—The prisoner was then Committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET..--An alarm was excited about
two o'clock yesterday in the neighbourhood of this office, by the
circumstance of a beautiful infant, lint more than four mouths
old, having been found lying on the foot pavement in Argyll-
place, nearly opposite to the door of this office, with very
little clothing on it, and evidently deserted by some unna-
tural persons who had the charge of it. Scofield, the officer,
who was one of the first who witnessed the discovery of the
infant, hail it taken into the office, and at the same time learned
from a person in the crowd that hail assembled on the MCA-
sion, that a man and woman had been seen'a few minutes be-
fore to turn quickly from the spot where the child' was found
into Regent-street, the officer instantly pursued them with .all
the haste he could, in the direction pointed out, towards the
Regent's Quadrant, near which be observed a man and woman,
apparently in a state of much agitation, turn suddenly into a
public-house, and not doubting but they were the persons of
whom ho was in search, he entered the public-house almost at
their heels, and at once charged them with the desertion of the
infant. They at first, however, positively denied if; but the
state of tremor end agitation which they betrayed, convinced the
officer that he was right, and he conveyed them to the office,
when they were questioned by Sir G. Tarrant, the Magistrate,
and they acknowledged that they not ,only had left the child where
it was found, but also that it was their own offspring ; but gave as
an explanation of their unnatural desertion of the poor child, that
they,hail merely left it there out of a " lark,' and intended to
return for it again.

The Magistrate severely reprobated them for their unfeeling
conduct, and in directing them to take charge of the infant again,
advised them to be cautious how they practised such " larks"
in future, or they•might get indicted by the parish. These un-
natural wretches, whose names we regret did not transpire, were
then discharged, taking the poor infant with them. There
can be no doubt their object was to desert the child, and leave it
on the parish.

MARYLEBONE.—Mary Ann 'Jerry was charged by her
mistress, Mrs. Davidson, of 36, Berners•street; with stealing
four sovereigns.

Mrs. D. stated that at half-past seven o'clock yesterday morn-
ing she was counting some money in a parlour at the back of her
shop (a baker's) and in leaving the parlour to serve a customer
she left 28 sovereigns on the sofa, and two piles of 10 sovereigns
each on the table; that while she was going' into the shop the
prisoner came into the parlour from a side door with a tea-pot,
and on her return to the parlour she missed four sovereigns from
the sofa, and was certain no one could have entered but the girt
She was very much alarmed and immediately informed her hus-
band, who, with herself, accused the girl with the theft, which
she denied. They then sent fur an officer, who stated that he
searched her box and the kitchen but could find nothing to crimi-
nate her. The girl appeared at the office ao frightened that no
explanation could be obtained from her.

The Magistrate ordered her to be detained till a more strk
search had been made.

UNION-HALL—The Vauxhall season haling commenced,
the police stationed in the gardens under the euperintenthuice of
Mr. Hall, the chief constable of this _office, have performed the
ditties so efficiently henceforth under hie direction, that it is a
rare thing now-a-days to hear of robberies in that attractive
place 'of public amusement, notwithstanding the multitudes
that frequent it on gala and other nights of peribrmanee.---:
During the last season only one robbery of any consequence ec-
curred from its coun»encement until its termination ; and tide was
committed by a man of highly respectable family, panted Klatch-
bull, possessing a polished address and gentlemanly deportment,
who picked a gentleman's pocket of a pocket-book, containing Mo-
ney and bills to a considerable amount. By the vigilance of the
police he was apprehended immediately after the robbery in the
gardens, and subsequently tried and convicted of the offence. On j
Monday night a lad, apparently about 16 years of age, dressed
like a gentleman's son, entered the gardens, and was observed by
the superintendent of the police, who, convinced that he was not
come there to gratify his curiosity, but for the purpose of com-
mitting depredations, watched him narrowly, and saw him
join a man In the Rotunda, with whom he walked and mingled
in the company. , From their conduct while amongst the crowd,
the superintendent placed his men in situations that it was impos-
sible for a thief to leave the gardens without discovery. The two
suspected persons perceiving that they were watched, immediately
I separated, and the elder one darted in amongst a vast concourse of
people who were witnessing the ballet ; the other his companion,
was apprehended en the spot, and taken to tile treasury, wheat on
questioning him, it turned out that his name was John Al' Grath,
that his futher was a journeyman slater, residing in the neighbour-
hood of. Crown-street, Soho, and that he (the prisoner) WAS of
no business. He wus subsequently searched, when a handsome
watch, with chain and gold seals, were found in his peesesaion, of
which he could give no satisfactory account : he was therefore
&tained and brought up to the office yesterday morning.
The above circumstances having been communicated to Mr.
CHAMBERS, the Magistrate, by the chief constable, the prisoner
in reply to the questions put to him, gave the following an-
swers :-." I didn't go to Vauxhall to do any body. The man
that was with me in the gardens was my uncle; and as for the
watch, chain, and seals, I will explain all about them another
time."

Mr. ll* Lt. said that the prisoner luul all the slang that was so
generally used by thieves, and he had no doubt that it would turn
out that he was an experienced one, although not known as such at
this office. The Magistrate then desired that the bead constable*
of each of the police-offices should be directed to atteud here on
Thursday next, in order to identify the ptisoner, who was stated
to be in the habit of constantly attending the Opere-house, fir the
purpose of picking pockets.