The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-15 00:00:00

COMMON BROTHELS.

Sarah Brown was indicted for keeping a c'orh-
inon,brothel, in Upper Thornhaugh-street, in the
parish of St. Pancras.

Mr. ADoLpuus, for the prosecution, state;!,
thatt this_was one of many:indictments that would
be-presented- against persons who kept. houses
a certain dcteriptiun in Upper Thornhaugh•st rect.,
That street had formerly b,en occnpied by fami-
lies ..of respectability, :but of late years so many
houses- had been converted into-bwmels, as to
render the street almost uninhabitable by families
of respectability. The house formiug.the subject
of the-present indictment, was No. 30 ; it would
perhaps be offered in defence that Mrs. Brown
did .opt occupy the house;l it was It we the. de-
fendant resided at No. 56, in the same street, 4;,(1
that, the. house, No. 30,. was superintended by
Mrs..Brosin, who was,the lessee, and received all
the.prohts- and emoluments arising from it ; he
should also ,sllptv that the .defendant paid the
rates and, taxes, and was to all intents and pur-
poberthe:real.occupier of the house.
Henry Ansell was called: Witness was a collector
of .rae&in th'it part of the parish of tit. l'ancr;ie
where.'Upper Thurnhaugh-street is situated. tic
hid received six months poor rates ; -he called at
No. 30 ; from why he learned there he Went -to
No. 56 ; he was told the money 'would -he sent.
The,. defendant brought the motley to witness's
house, to whom he gave the receipt.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEY. ---The house
was, rated in the.nameof Mrs. 'limes, for whom
the receipt was given ; had never seen any im-
proper conduct or company at the house.
Mr. ADOLP.HUS addressed the Chairman, stat-
ing that as a very material witness was absent, he
would be guided by the Chairman svhether he
should proceed further or nor. If the Court
thought he
.could not Proceed effectually without
further evidence, be should not press it.
The CHAIkiMAN being of opinion that the evi-
dence adduced was insueient, the -I
_urv, under
his direction, returned a_ verdict of Aquil4ll.

Yesterday John Elisha, who stands charged
with having committed a violent assault on• the
person of Jane-Greenlades, servant to Mrs. Cur-
rie, of Upper-terrace,•lslington, on' the evening of
the 6th Jane, 1817, by beating her over the het,d
with a poker, so that -her life was despaired of
(and for whose apprehension a reward °V4OI, was
offered), was brought before It;cu, BIgNIR;
at Bow-street Office, and committed to New
Prison tdi Friday next, to give time for the wit-
nesses to attend.

Last evening; about six o'clock, the neighbour-
hood of the Tower and St-:Crarberine's Wag thrown
iolo 4 great state of confusion, in consequence of
the appearance amongst its inhabit a tits of an.over-
drose ox; amused many and tett find some,
until it precipitated itself trom Iron-gate Stdirs in-
to the • Th.rnes, when 'lnekly for the oWners of
the beast it SOstaineO no'iojorf. The tide thew
flowing very fast, threatentd'to carry the-animd
alway in its euit6it; and it wilt not until neatlli
drowned that it WHS -drawn up,the so.tirs by ropes,
and landed' on terra firma. IP caused much mirt.
among the watermen, littbough one nearly paid'
dearly for his ton, having hitt) chased whilst in'
his boat teasing the ox, and totted by hi. feats
to jump into On river.

POLP:i3 INTELLIGENtk.

DEPREDATIONS COMMUTED AT HUNT'S PROCES;

SION.
MANSION-HOUgk.—Samuel Hoffman, a youtls
fellow, was charged by an elderly Gentleman
named Whitehead, with having stolen a-Yaluabli
Watch and seals from his person. The complaineng
stated, that he was standing byfiisbopgate Chdrelia
Waiting for the cavalcade of the Radicals; when be
was titirrotintled by a multitude, and felt his Watch
escaping from his fob. Upon looking towards the.
Most suspicious fellows, he saw the prisoner witli
his arm extended, having the watch in his Itantli
and heard him say, " d— me, George, why don''
you take it A Lady who accompanied
Ott
complaivant laid hold of the 'watch, fol. the bq
who had been addressed for the purpose appeared
not to he dexterons at his trade. The pilsont,,;
was secured and given into custodj%
The LONE( Ma?ott said, that Monday vide Wee,
a fine day for the interruption of trade and th#
picking of pocket 4. If no other body of GentlemenGentlemenhad to thank the Radical Reformers; theesttensire
gangs of depredators were certainly under
greatest obligations to them for the opportunities
tvLich they were afforded of trying all the varieties
of their profession. The prisoner teas fullycont'
witted for trig,

fIATTON-GARtm4.—Yesterday dbraharrt
a young ntan, who stattd•that lre.lived at No. 2P,
Fisher's-alley, Bell ane,- Spitalfields; was brunet
for examination, charged with !deicing pucketL
the preceding day:in the City-road, at thetitue,ol!
HUnt's procession. Francis Ward, a constabift.
depoied, that on searching the prisoner he twilit'
two silver watches, and a tortoise.sheil watch', Ord
ladies' necklaces, two penknives, and otherarticiel' ,
then produced', which witness siist!cred the pri-
soner had stolen, from seeing him with.otherti ac"
tempting to pick pockets. Two gerttlenien %dig
Lad been robbed' of their watches attended, out!
iinoked at those produced, but neither was tlieit
property. A decriptimi of the watches was takes,
down, and 'the prisoner was remanded for further'
examination to-morrow. Another gentleman, 01
backer's clerk, attended to give information 01'
being robbed of his pockei-book. containing:
bank-notes to the amount of 2371. After describ-
ing the book and notes, he proceededAO Wnlshifel
street to give the same information.