The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-25 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

J. H. Pidcoek, Pidcoek, G. Barker, T.- Homfrav, and M.
Homfrav,lHyde,Statfordshire,iron-manufacturers—M..Mmire
and M. Williams, East Teignmouth, Devonshire, school
mistresses—S. Sloan, A. Sloan, 4111(1 M. Kemp, c4reepwich,
linen-drapers—J. Searle and G.l-lill,Mortlake,Surrey, barge-
-horse-masters—W. Campain and J.' Rose, Gifts-!furstreet,
anctioneers,---J.. Mills, J. Robinson, and S. Young, Parlia-
ment-street,,attoi nies--C; Baker and R. Tapsel High Park,
Newington, Surrey, cart-greese-manufaetnrers—.l. Grant, W.
Eiton, and E. Lawfurd, Leighton-Buzzard, -Bedfordshire,
timber-merehants—J.. Shepherd and. P. F.• Lebrim,.. King-
street, Covent-garden, chemists and druggists—J. ,Jaceard,
F.Bondry„and D.Jaetard, Cl erkenwell-green,wateh-nmkers—
LaWton and C. Smith, ••Nowark,:upon-Trent, 'masters—P.
Astley, seri. Astley, M. Astleyx and P. Astley, jun. Man-
chesier---A., Q. Ilehdin, J. Culgulioun, and. J. H.Dvacon,
Parliament-street, army-contractors--W. Lovell and J.
Franklin,. Totteolom-court-road, tailors—J. Riddell and R.
Henry, ltochdale, shopkeepers—W. H. Savory and J. Col-
bourn, Love-lane, Lower • Thames-street, fish-salesmen—J.
11111; 1). 11311, • and .1. Patrick, Vauxhall, stone-potters—J.
French, J. Cooper, and R. Tidssvell, Leeds, merchants—S.
V-arinw an 4 S. E. Varlow, Bristol, hair-dressers—C. Wood
and T. Gooch, Red Lion-street, Southwark, hop-Ines:hauls.

POLICE INTELLICENCX.

BOW-STREET

CHILD-STEALlNG.—Saturday, Eliza Cobb, a wo-
man apparently 24 years of age, but who stated
herself to be not" more than-18, was brought be-
fore the Sitting Magistrate; upon a charge of
stealing an infant boy, three months old, son to
George Canning, a poor man, residing at No. 5,"
Soul hend-row, Kensington. Charlotte Canning,.
daughter to the prosecutor, stated, that on Satur-
day, the 16th inst. she was standing in High"
street, Kensington, with the infant in question in
her arms, when the prisoner came up to her, and
said, " Let me see, what's your name ? Oh ! now
now I recollect, it is Canning."- She asked wit-
ness how 'her mother and father were in health,
said they knew her extremely well, and would be
very happy to see her. She then told witness to
go to her mother,- and inform her that a Miss
Holmes, or Hoad, a particular friend, wished ra
speak with her, observing, that she would take
charge of the child during her absence. The wit-
ness at first hesitated; but the prisoner told her
not to be fearful, that she would take care Of
the " little one ;" at the slime moment taking the
child with 'some degree of force front her arms.
Witness then proceeded to her is titer's house,
and delivered the message, upon which 'the latter,
screamed out," You have given away my child 1"
They immediately ran together to the spot where
the prisoner had been left with the child, but she
was gone. From the evidence of the mother of
the child, and George Ruthven, the officer who
traced and Apprehended her, it appeared, 'that on
the day after the child was stolen, information
was obtained that the woman had on Saturday
morning stopped at a public'-house at Turnham-
green,. changed her dress, and went away, leaving
a bundle of wearing apparel. In the evening she
returned, bringing with her a child, and baring
again altered her attire, she departed. She was
seen to get into a stageodaggon, travelling to
Alresford, in Hampilrire. She_was traced through
different places by Ruthven, to a village near
Alresford, where he found her walking .on a green
with the infant in her arms. limtlivett allied her
how the child was., and why she took' it away
'from its parenars.?- She -at first—affected intonish-
ment at the question, and said the child was.tier
own but being directly taxed with the robbery,
she confessed 'having taken it, and said site hoped
the parents troup not harnrher, as slie•meatit
herrn to the " little one." The child, at the time
of its recapture, had on exactly the saute dress.,as
when taken from the nurse at Kensington. It
appealed th.lia.ire suffered -materially front a want
of proper' nourishment on the road, which the
prisoner was not in a situation to supply. The
prisoner made a confession to the Magistrate to
th.. same effect as that made to the ofieer on her
apprehension. Her object, it seems, in commit-
ting the vile act, was to pass the infant upon a
young man with whom she had cohabited, as the
offspriag of their illicit amours. She_had a very
mean appearance, way much ricked with (he

small-pox, and
,had a defect in one of her eyes...-.
'The prisoner was rully*cOmmitted to Newgate for
Trial.

GUILDHALL:

BENEFIT 'SOCIETIES.—Safurday an-interesting
case with 'respect to the expulsion- of a member
from one of these institutions Was decided at this
office. 7 Some short time since an elderly man,
named Richard lieuslelti applied to the Magistrate
for redress tinder the fo!lowiug Circomstanees :
He had been, lie said, for 29 years a member of
the Amicable Society, which at present holds its
meeting at the Glaziers' Arms -public-house,
Water-lane, Illackfriars. From • illness and in-
firmity he had been a considerable time stiper-
annuated, and until a few months since was io the
habit of receiving the weekly allowance of
,10s.
This, upon 'an " alleged charge of "
was withdrawn,•and instead of being, beard in re-
liontion of • such 'charge, he Was expelled the
society altogether. The complainant having been
asked for.at copy of the Articles and Rules of the So-
Clety, tiW book was put in, when, upon reference to
the4otli Clause, itwas there irni restively enjoined,
that all such:complaints as those under which the
applicant laboured should be left to an arbitra-
tion to,be chosen by the Society. So far the in-
terference of Magistracy was superseded. Kens-
ley' was directed. in consequence, to claim this ar-
bitration, but according to one of their laws with
regard to " the slightest tippling," the Society
decided that he had comMitted the offence, and re-
lased attention to his claim. , The •complainaot
turned in a few days to the office, and related this fact.
The Society refusing to- act upon their .own pres-
cribed rules, the Magist:ate took an informatioo
against them, and appointed Saturday for a hearing.
Alderman J.J:SMith and Atkins Were on the bench.
The defendant S., officers of ttwisociet y,urged the'ge.;
neral.charge of " tippling." One of the stewards
Was produced, who stated that on the 31st of De-
cember last he went to a public•honse in the neigh.
bourhood of the' informant, and found him " tip-
'Fling over a pint of porter." When this was
'drank he joined in havhig more, and he did not
:leave the ale-house until after )2 o'clock. Up-ors
this story being more closely investigated, it ap-
peared to be nothing short of a " trap " Previoui
to the informatit having, on the night mentioned,
gone to the public-house, he received several pees;
.sing invitations to Meet persons there whom he
scarcely knew. (Jo the eve of the new year he ad-
mitted 'he -went there, and soon after the steward
came•in ; .the informant was then sitting over
pint of, porter, which, however, he , had not
finished, when th steWal'd desired to join
and poured the Contents of his vessel into That of
the informant. After this had been drank, the
Steward proposed to the informaio to have more,
and by certain means contrived to•keep the latter
in conversation over the porter until after twelYth
o'elisek. 'At this time, being about to retire, the
S:CWatti said to informant, " Now I 'have got
you ; you have been tippling until after tcrielve
o'clock, and I can prove it." The Magistrates
inquired what the general character of the
formant Was. Several witnesses said he was tem;
perate and prudent. The 'Magistrates were of
opinie,n that there was no just ground for expel.
ling'Kensley. On the other hand, they censure('
the itiforneant for having consented to visit the
public-.house at all. They ordered the informant
to be reinstated in the Society, and that all ar-
rears due from the period of his unjust expasio6
be paid him.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
ATTACK UPON LADY BINNIt.GES
On Saturday James Mattisfield, labourer to s
eoachtnaker at Lambeth, was brought in the ens.
tody of George Pope, the Officer, under the fot.
lowing circumstances Faulkner, toot•
man to Lord Binning, stated, that about five
o'clock on Friday evening, Lady Binning Was im
her open landau, going through Whitehall, to
sit the Countess of Pembroke, et her house in
Spring Gardens. Witness' was habit.' the carriage,
when the prisoner sprung up to him, bat witnem
pushed him down, and the coachman flogged the
horses, so that be could not come up to the car-;
ridge again. This enraged the'fellow, and with'
vengeance he flung a heavy iron hammer, whirls
he• canted, and' Which was now produced, after
the carriage, -and he struck the' footman in the
arm. This outrage alarmed the Ladies• in the
carriage, and they h creamed otlt, when Pope hap-
pening to pass, took the.prisoner into custudy.--,
The prisoner was ordered to find bail. -