The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-04 00:00:00

WEST END FAIII.

POW-STREET.- YeStercar an investigation
again took place at this (Juice, 'respect lug the
outrages which were perpetrated at the above
Fair, when James Whitaker, who was apprehend-
ed by Charles Read, jun. early nit Tuesday morn-
ing last, with a stolen hat, which lie offered for
sale, near Hampstead, was re-cxat»int.d. He
was then identitiol by a woman, of the natne of
Bean, residing in Charles-street, Somers"lowo,
who said, the prisoner bad robbed her of a hand-
kerchiet.—Ordered to find bail.
\Veber Ellis, upon whom two skirts were found
at the aforesaid Fair, was discharged, on account
ot his general good character, anti no person now
appearing to identity the skirts.
William Farmer, Joho Spink, Frank Purden,
Thomas Topley, Alfred Piercey, and John Young,
arrived at this Office front the Mansion-House,
having been sent by the Lord Mayor, being
identified as part of the daring gangs who attend-
ed Nest End Fair.
Robert Dare, one of the City officer's, stated,
that Topley, Piercey, and Young were amo;►4.
the crowd on Monday afternoon, near the Shades,
at London Bridge, when the boats were about
to start trout Old Swan Stairs for Doggei's
Coat and Badge; and the prisoners were aopre-
!tended and secured at time very time they were
in the act of attempting to pick pockets. Wit-
ness knew them all to be t (Toted thieves. The
whole of the prisoners 'were brought from the
City, and identified as having been active its
committing depredations and outrages at West
End Fair; particol trly as to Thomas Louis, of
Carter-lint, Doctors' Commons, a ini:kiThih, who
was !mocked down, and wounded ft orb head to
foot. He also heard the cruel villaihs call out to
those I.vho were close to hint, to Murder l i.t, ;
he knew several ot them at the time, as rc,idi
in Ohl-street, and belonging to a most der ad ni
gang ; he was, at the same time, robbed ot uis
watch, his hat, and one ot h's shoes, tSc.
Thomas Partridge, one of the City Officere,
stated, that William Farmer, John Spencer, anti
Frank Purden, were observed among tee crowd
on Blacktriars Midge, on the Loudon Side ; at
the time the boats engaged in the roivinLymatch
were approaching, the prisouers were piei,,i;kg
against persons, when he, having; no doubt it was
for the purpose of colmniating robberies, and
knowing them all to be reputed thieves, took.
them into custody. The Lord Mayor would have
convicted them as rogues and vagabonds under
the Police Act, but this being a minor offence iss
comparison with the outrageous crimes they Were
charged to have been guilty of at \Vest-end Fair,
his Lord-ship sent them to answer to that charge.
They were committed to New Prison, to be
brought to this Office again on Friday ; when
John Louis and others, who were robbed anti
ill treated at West-end Fair, will attend to iden.

tify their persons.
MARLBOROUGIiSTREET. Carter, who
stood charged with a capital offence in robbing
at West-end Fair, and with maltreating .loun.
Forzeinan, a constable, was folly committed for
trial. 'The office was crowded with persons Who
had been robbed and ill-used, but the prisoner
was only identified on one charge. Amongst,
those robbed was an apothecary, who was led to
the end of afield between the fair and Kilburn,
by the shrieks of a female, who was literally strip.
ped naked, and the ear-rings torn train her ears.
He was knocked down and sobbed by file or six
ruffians, who had just left the female —Another
person passim at the tune was knocked ebt.vii
ai;!i robbed of ins watch, his list, &c
will be re-examined this day, and another of
his gang.

We regret tb hear that a Genirman ors tiro
Crown Jury at under the infi,icoce Of a
venous affectiein, made an atempt noon
his life Thuricirty On Wednesday
evening his mind was observed to be in a slate of
considerable agitatian. So early as two O'clOck
the following morning, he rose and kvtillted into
the fields to some distance, where, t,fter
m along :t
deep incision with it penhnife round one Of
wrists, he wounded himself severely in tile Heart.
He was not au covered iia evcning, whet] Ida
groans attracted the attention of is man who. W
mowing in an adjoining field, Ile
~vas'leniove,,,
in a state of great weakness and exhait;tion, to
the nearest Village, and on Saturday e-etnit, we
lament to add, was in considerable danv.er. this
name at present, from moiives bt delicacy, we
forbeia to tnenti •11. He was a matt if adidence
and respect y anti resided in tbc East Riding.
(Leeds Intelligeuer.)