The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-11 00:00:00

QLI) BAILEY.

ABSTRACT OF THE RLSPqr OF THE COM3IIT
MENTS TO THE LAST OLD BAILEY SS4J(4NS.
Convicted. Acquitted, &:.
Worship-street Office
MaTlhorough-street
Hatton-gardeA . , 32 12
Marylebone •
Bow-street
Wlatechapel l6 $
Queen-square l2 5
Thames
_,.. 12 4
Coroners and Country Magistrates 9 15

2i2 PO
Lord Mayor and Aldermen
Of the above cases—
Lord Tenterden tried.
Mr. Baron Garrow
8
Mr. Justice Ganlee 7
Mr. Justice Littledale 6
Mr. Justice ParlE ...,
The Recorder 2
• „ .• 22
The Common Sergeant lO7
Mr. sergeaot Arabia

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

On Saturday, the man named Leech, and Elizabeth
Lane, who were examined on Saturday last, for having
forged a bill of exchange for 1501., and having several
other forgeries in their possession, were again brought up,
No person attended on the part of the bankers to prosecute.
A gentleman came forward, and stated that the female
prisoner had passed him a bill of exchange for 60/., which
was not yet due, but hie suspicion was excited by the ac-
count of the prisoners' examination in a newspaper of last
Sunday, and he had since ascertained that the bill was a
forgery ; however, he would rather submit to the loss than
take her life. No prosecutor appearing, the LORD MAYOR
cautioned the prisoners not to continue such a course after
their narrow escape, and they were both discharged,--ap-
parently very grateful for their liberation.
Several vagrants, who had been found begging in the
streets of the city, were brought before the LORD MAYOR,
and there were amongst the cases some of exceedingly gross
and ludicrous imposition.
One of the vagrants is in the habit of going about the
streets half naked. This fellow had lost part of his toes,
in a cold climate, and nothing can ever induce him to put
en a pair of shoes, because the exhibition ceases the mo-
ment he covers his feet, which he contrives to keep raw
by constantly inflicted wounds upon them. The street-
keeper saw this beggar importuning people, and asked him
what he was about. " About ?" said he, " why begging
to be sure ; what else could I be about ?"—(A laugh.)
" But you must go out of this city to beg," observed the
officer. "Ifl do I'm blest," said the beggar ; " I'll beg
where I am—and no mistake." " Oh. that won't do,"
said the officer ; " come move on." This little scene
took place near Lombard-street. The officer put his hand
upon the beggar to remove him, but it was not so easily
done. The latter, who was leaning on a large stick, with
every appearance of being a cripple, was roused at this
hint, " No, mar, shall insault me," said he, " or I'm blowed
if I don't floor him, in three kicks." He then raised his
staff and made a wipe at the officer, which, if it had taken
effect on the head, would doubtless have caused an imme-
diate vacancy in the list of street-keepers. The aim was
not, however, so effectively levelled as the intention was.
The officer suddenly stooped, stud the beggar not finding
any resietance, whirled round by the impetuosity of the
exertion, and tumbled. But even on the ground he show-
ed a spirit above ordinary beggars, for when the officer
approached him he whirled his stick about, said " he'd be
blest if he wouldn't beg ;" and if the Lord Mayor himself
came in his way he'd beg on his Lordship or any of " these
here Haldermen, though he knowed there wan'nt
one on 'em wat had the heart of a louse."—(Laughter. )
At length he was conveyed to the Compter in a coach, for
he refused to walk, and there he also behaved very " un-
proper and obetropelous," to use the language of the officer,
who declared no one could bear such dreadful words as we
have above stated.

The LORD MAYOR asked this beggar what he had to say
in answer to so serious a charge.
The beggar.—Vy all I has to say is, if your Lordship
will give me something as I can do, I won't beg no more ;
but seeing as how, your Lordship, as I am a poor cripple,
I'm obligated for to beg, because you see, your Lordship,
if I don't tell the people I wants something, they won't
give me nothink. (Laughter.)
The Loan MAYOR.—But what have you to say about
this violent attack upon the officer ? 66 Vy, Ey Lord,"
cried the beggar, " I'm blest if he didn't hit me first. I
only took up my little switch to hinder him from serving
me out."

The switch was here produced,—it was as thick as four
of a man's fingers.'

The Loan kayoa committed him as a rogue and vaga-
bond to the House of Correction, and ordered that he
should be cured in the feet, and then put to labour.

BOW-STREET.

On Saturday evening, Edward M'Cormack and Ann
.31'Cormack, his sister, were placed at the bar before Mr.
HALLS, the former charged with having stolen a consi-
derable quantity of property belonging to Mr. Palmer,
glover and hosier, of Fleet-market, at the corner of Lud-
gate-bill, and the latter with having received the same
knowing it to have been stolen. A young man named
John Boston was also charged with having bad is his
possession a quantity of pawnbrokers' duplicates of the
stolen property.
Mr. Palmer stated, that the prisoner, Edward APCor-
mack, had lived with him as foreman for nearly two years.
In March last he left his service, and he had no cause to
suspect him until within the last week, when he received
such information as induced him to go to several pawn-
brokers, and at the shop of Mr. Gray, in Fleet-street, he
found three lengths of drill, which he identified as his pro-
perty. He (the prosecutor) then obtained a search-war-
rant, and went in company with the officers Gardiner and
Morgan to the house No. 25, St. Ann's-court, Dean-street,
Soho, where the prisoner Boston resided, in whose box
they found a great number of duplicates, and among others
discovered one fur the three pieces of drill pledged at the
shop of Mr. Gray.
The shopman of Mr. Gray proved that the female
prisoner pledged the drill at his master's shop on the 2d of
December.

A young woman deposed to her having purchased some
duplicates from the female prisoner for flannel, silk stock-
ings, &E.., all of which the prosecutor identified as part of
the property stolen.
The female prisoner declared that she had brought the
goods from Leeds, in Yorkshire, and that the charge against
her wa, false.

Her brother also denied the charge, and the prisoner
Boston said he knew nothing whatever of the matter.
Gardiner, the officer, produced a circular letter found
upon the premises of Edward M'Cortnack, who, it appeared,
had set up in business on his own account, and had for-
warded lithographic letters soliciting the custom of the
persons who dealt with his late employer.
The prisoners were remanded.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

On Saturday Ellis, a muffin-baker residing in Tyler-
street, Regent-street, was charged with the abduction of a
young gill, only fourteen years of age, named Mary Ann
Lawless, whose father was lately coachman in a distinguished
family. It appeared 'that the prisoner was a single man,
and upon separating from a very young girl during the
last week, with whom he had cohabited, he introduced
himself to the complainant, and persuaded her to leave her
situation in Regent-street, and take up her abode at his
house. It appeared. however, that he did not take any
improper liberties with the girl until Thursday evening,
when he persuaded her to drink two glasses and a half of
gin, and al..° a portion of a quart of ale, after which she
became quite senseless, and it was supposed, that whilst
she continued in that state, he carried het. upstairs and ac-
complished his purpose, for she was utterly unconscious of
14ving beep removed. The girl was found at the prisoner's
, residence in a state of nudity ; and owing to the quantity
of liquor she had drank, it was some time before she was
sufficiently recovered to proceed home. Lawless imme-
diately inflicted summary punishment on the prisoner.
Mr. CONANT endeavoured to extract those particu-
lars from the girl which would enable him to punish
tl.e prisoner, but either from a sense of shame or feeling
reluctant to criminate him, she refused to state the neces-
sary facts.

Ellis heard the charge with the utmost sang froid, and
Mr. CoNatcr ordered him to be locked up until inquiry
should have been made into his character, but he was
eyentually liberated with au admonition from the magi''.
trate? and the girl was restored to her friends.
Owen .Swift, a notorious young thief, was committed
for three mouths as a rogue and vagabond, for attempting
to steal some articles of wearing apparel belonging to the
servants of c. Brougham, from his house in Hill-street,
Berkeley-square.
LAMBETWSTREET.
On Saturday Amelia Prestee, a well-looking young
woman, was brought up by the parish officers to affiliate a
female infant to which she bad given birth. On being
w,„Fa, she pointed opt as the father a decrepit old man,
supported pp. crptc4s.

,The Magistrate desired her to state the circumstances.
Shp said she had liyed servant with the old man, and
13e qyaileci himself of his wife's occasional absence to se-
duce her.
Defendant.—Amelis, how can you say that ? You
know it was yourself that sent your mistress out of the
way when our first affair took place.—(Loud laughter.)
___2l he defendant proceed to say that he was no more
the father of the child than the magistrate. It was
tree he had been Iptiinsqe with Amelia, btjt so bad his
apprentice and a young grocer in the neighbourhood,
and he would leave it to his worship which was most
likely to be the father, one of these young men or poor
lame old Jack.
The magistrate observed, the defendant's being the
Whelk' of the child was most distinctly
be was a master baker, an order was made for the payment
2
afters. 6d. a week. sworn to; and,
ofsome inquiry into his means, from which it appeared

The RECORDER will make his Report of the
prisoners that were capitally convicted at the last Old
Bailey Sessions, to the Knza in Council, at two o'clock
ou Wednesday ner, at Cl, James's Palace.

LAW
,INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, 111Ay 9.
WOOD AND OTHERS V. GRIMWOOD.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for a rule nisi
for a new trial in this case, which was tried at the
sittings in Middlesex on the first instant. The
action was one of trover to recover possession of a
title deed deposited with the defendant.
The COURT granted a rule nisi; and they also
granted a rule, moved for by Sir James Scarlett, on
the part of the plaintiffs, to extend the security of
the verdict to all the title-deeds deposited with the
defendant.