The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-05 00:00:00

THIS DAY S NEWS

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
A private meeting of the creditors of the late Romford
Bank was appointed before Mr. Commissioner Evans this af-
ternoon; bnt was adjourned, without entering upon business,
till this titty*teit;
No matter of imporiande aril@ hdore the Commissioners.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
James Phompson, a young; man, disgiutvi as a groom, but
who is known to be the common associate of convicted thieves,
was committed for two months' hard labour, on a charge of
attempting to pick the pockets of three different gentlemen
as they were leaving the Opera at the close of the perform-
ance on Saturday night last. Lately a gang of six or eight
pickpocks, waiting in concert, have committed a number of
daring depredations there.
John Legate, who described himself as an ivory-turner, was
charged with having been found on the premises of Lord
Francis Egerton, in Cleveland square, St. James's.
It appears that lately the pleasure-grounds surrounding
his Lordship's house in Cleveland-square, now being rebuilt,
have on several occasions been plundered of some
valuable roots, plants, and other property. Between
seven and eight o'clock this morning, as police-
constable 191 of the E division was on duty on the spot. He
saw the prisoner within the garden inclosure, and as he was
coming out he stopped him, carrying a basket, which was
found to contain some roots and other articles, but scarcely
of even nominal value.

The prisoner, on called on for his defence, gave a
very unsatisfactory account of himaelf, and was ordered, for
the present, to be detained.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
There was a large number of drunk and disorderly cases,
but none of them possessed any interest.

UNION-HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
The business of this morning was the heaviest that has
been known at this office for a number of years, the charges
amounting to upwards of seventy, which at ence shows the
necessity for a second police-office, which is now in the course
of erection at Kennington. lane, and will be ready for business
at Michaelmas next. Independent of the above cases, there
is a very heavy"case of forgery against three foreigners, which
cannot be disposed of until a late hour in the day, when some
important disclosures are expected to take place.
Frederick Taylor, charged with gambling on the Sabbath
morning, was ordered to find sureties for his good be-
haviour for twelve months.

John Jackson was charged with stealing a horse and
cab, and coat, on the 20th of July last, the property of
William Jackson, from the Spotted Dog in the Strand. The
prosecutor intrusted the prisoner with his horse and cab while
he went into the Spotted Dog to get his breakfast, when the
prisoner took an opportunity of driving away with the cab,
and nothing further was heard of him for several days, when
the horse and cab was found on the ranks in Blackfriars-
road, near the Running Horses. The coat had not since been
heard of. Information was sent to the police of the robbery,
and the prisoner was taken into custody on Saturday night.
The prisoner was remanded for further evidence.
Mary Ann Brocksop was brought up in the custody of
Police constable 127 M, charged with robbing her ready-
furnished lodgings, and plundering the house of several
articles of great value, all of which she pawned.—As there
were several other cases against the prisoner she was re-
manded until Wednesday. The prisoner was not in want,
but plundered the house for the purpose of obtaining drink.