The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-15 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

Richard Powell, -a boy 13 years of age, was'
brought up as a vagrant, haring beets found desti-
tute in the streets.
His father, it seems, died worth 11,000/., leaving
5001. to bias by will, and the residue to his widow
and her fire children. The widow turned this boy
out, and a suit has been depending for the recovery
of his claire during the last six years, and it is feared
nearly the whole of the property has been swallowed
up by the litigation.
The overseers of St. Alphage, London-wall, to
whom the boy appeared to belong, as a casual pauper,
undertook to maintain him until his proper settle-
ment can be discovered.

ARLBOROU GM-STREET.
It will be recollected that seine months ago a
young man of respectable connexions. named Alex-
ander Finlayson, was tried at the Old Bailey and
acquitted on a charge of
having robbed the house of
Sir William Beechey, in Harley-3treet, of a large
of family plate, he being at the time (if the
quantity
robbery a footman in the service of Sir William,
and that immediately after his acquittal and dis-
charge, he, on the same day, took back to the house
and delivered up to Lady Beechey the whole of the
lost plate uninjured, acknowledging at the time that
although he had been acquitted he had committed
the robbery. Of the singular strangeness of the
man's proceeding on that occa-
tlie young
excellent character which up to that
Mimesohnoe
'l ahloedf the
had been always known to sustain, satisfied

Ms friends and all who knew him that his disboneel
was more the consequence of soase mental *boll'
tion than of any guilty Intent, and they therereo,
very properly determined not to cast him off *ld
gether to his utter ruin, by an entire desertion,
him. Nor has he falsified their judgment, f6tbs6
has continued ever since to conduct himself 0.
correctly in the service of his uncle, Mr. Giloterec.
respectable waggon arid van proprietor, in WV
Welbeck-street, whose conduct at the Cake all
robbery was most praiseworthy. It *at fionl t I
office that Finlayson was on that caution Or:
mitted for trial, and yesterday he again made hi'
appearance here, but under very different circa;
stances, being now the prosecutor against a per.%
who is charged with having committed a robbery°

himself.
It appeared that Finlayson was sent by Mr. all;
more with a spring van several days ago to a dietel;
part of the country to convey to town a valuable ce
lection of pictures belonging to a gentleman, to be
left for sale at' Mr. Robson's sale rooms. On Stni.'
day night, about nine o'clock, Finlayson arrived t°
town with his charge; and having deposited PIE
tures, valued at more than 2,0001., safe at Mr. ?",
"
son's rooms according to his instructions, he be
greatly fatigued, after travelling three days and kb.ree
nights without intermission, proceeded to an apar:
ment where he usually slept, over Mr. Gilmore!
stables, when, to.his surprise and sorrow, he founl
that during his absence the place had been enterea
by some tbietres, who had carried oil the whole 0f
.10,
clothes and every thing else there belonging to bpi'
to the value-of about la Having strong reason to
suspect the son of a liverv•stable-keePer opposite,be
had him brought up yesterday morning to this mil'
where having produced a search warrant, 'fillet
Clements, the officer, went to execute, a razor, Par,
otof
him.
.stoTlenhopprotpiseorotyer,,wwahsosfeounnadmeitiistwheiliPiarni7c::
room, and Finlayson clearly identified it as-beinngivg
ttoranc,ewadsisrceomyaetrieddedo,finthteheweearxpinecgtation of having 50018
apparel also.

LAMBITH.STREET.
A little urchin named John clement was iota'.
day brought before Mr. WALICEROIt this office, is
custody of Almeroth, the constable of Whitehoe
The constable found the prisoner on SIMI
night in a dog-kennel, in Size-yard, Whitechar"
and when he awoke him the rats had actually bee.
to gnaw his mouth. The constable stated that
was the most incorrigible little rascal ever knot°
his mother was a bard-working industrious wonlsi'
who was willing to take care of him, but he Pit'
ferred, although only nine years of age, to be 'he'
ing about the streets. He had robbecl,oll the
neighbours, and was only a very short time
to
brought to this office for pawning a quantity,(4l'
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mother's clothes. Had he not arrived last nlght.lj
the time he did, it was probable that the nits vow
have done him some serious injury. • et
As there was no specific charge made ago,o
him, the Magistrate let him go, but advised him ij
take care not to be brought there again, or he vfnu
punish him severely.
UNION.HALL.
William Parkins, a coal-merchant, residing it
Deptford, was summoned on an information, char.!:
ing him with sending out 11 sacks deficient ,`pater.
sure, to one of his customers, residing in t"Ai the de-
loo-read. The deficiency was provOr ed, ar,fferice.
Pendant was fined in the sum of 111. t"e tto
A young woman, named Ann Thomas, servan
min.
a licensed victualler, in Orchard-street, We!tiiier
ster, was charged with breaking a box openA'n
master's room, and stealing therefrom 4,v
reigns, with which she absconded. ir
_.•
Dobson, a constable, baying seen an 5ive.,_.,1135;
sent of the robbery in the newspapers,givoWs
description of the female who committedit, afPle;,
hended the prisoner that morning, in the Nevrnd
Lambeth. She at once admitted her guilts
confessed that she had only five sovereigns 0014
ing out of the sum. The box which contained ii;),
complainant's
,palnaidnaanitt
h'
so
subsequentu gdha moneyyt, b e
sheprisoner
35 sovereigns in the interim. When nl:with
custody, she was dressed out quite rJLetre,
fashionable Leghorn bonnet and cloak; he
slender
awn aags tor Bch eie:feli into
which were not of the most delicate anuplated
shape, were also decorated with rings, Pi
out of the spoil. cog I
had
a broken
m open on frd
on
The Magistrate, on hearing the eireumitan 0,
the robbery detailed, sent the prisoner to the pnb„,
office in the district in which the offence was ca
mitted.

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We mentioned in our last, says the Giac
Chronicle, that an American steam-boat had rttn IS
an hour. At home au increase of speed to expected, 11.°0
the use of vessels built of iron. It has been found, gab
periment on the Forth and Clyde Canal, that an hot' u;s
from comparative lightness, is more easily dragged thi,
wooden one, in the ratio of 7to 4. A horse will drs"
tons in the iron boat, when be is unable for more
in an ordinary gabbert. In consequence of this rot', will
iron steam-boat has been constructed for the Clyde, an' je
be finished in a few weeks. With equal horse POre,r,„%jeli
proportion to her tonnage, she is expected to run the
faster than the wooden vessels. We know not whethe°er, to
Americans derive any advantage from the high-Prh:ll'
engine. If so, its introduction here would surelY r
visable. To obviate danger from the bursting of the tei);
the Americans are beginning to surround and pet ilex.
boiler by bulk-heads, with the convex sides to the W.)l/
KIRRIEMUIR.—A few nights ago, $
butler in this neighbourhood had just retired henet tiro
,'
had Morpheus weighed his eyelids down, w
were assailed with strange sounds, issuing from the coo,
!ley of his apartment, the cause of which he could..,l°?wralli,
jecture. 'I he idea of a ghost occurred to him. f'2't--, bol
prone to grapple with spirits (previous
he had fathomed some half-dozen tumblers -,Vre
pond)), he threw aside the bed-curtains, when? It-1110V
long neck in the direction of the grate, two feir."-ti.. 001
ing eyes met his own optics ! The shock was 'Wgi,tytet
he fell back and buried himself amongst the hrd'e."9e
In this state he remained for some time. TI „flO:
his terror, no way appeased by the effect it had F t
continued its unhallowed murmurs. Recollecting
that the means of alarming the house were
reach, he mustered courage to put forth his tbe
grasping the bell-pull, he rung such a peal es isA
whole mansion ring again. Servants with lightlw l
flocked to his assistance, when, beheld the appariti°-i;ine
owl which had accidentally made a desceut down the"
ney.— Cetledonittn Mercury.
BIRTHS.

On the 9th inst. in Fitzwilliam-squire, Du`
Visdonntess Bangor, of a son. . fo' °
On the 13th inst. the lady of A. Cocker, ESP
sau-street, Soho-square, of a son. Or
is.
On the 13th inst. at Tulse-hill, Brixton, ?JrIl•
ling, of a daughter.
On the 13th inst. the lady of B. M. Vander 0ebt,941
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of Dorset-place, of a son.
hi
MARRIED.
On the 14th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-se :0'
special license, Capt. W. Locke, son of Wm. Lin AdlIP
(late of Norbury Park) to Selina, fifth daughter °
and Lady E. Tollemache. c Oflo4'
On the 12th inst. at Winchester, H. C.
Esq., to Emily, eldest daughter of C. Wooldridge'
of Winchester, Hants.
On the Sth inst. at Edinburgh, J. Jl.Lloyd, 0
Little Cloisters, Westminster, to FADDY I!,
Esq. eldest daughter of Malcolm M'Gregor, E. PiN.
Consul at Panama.

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