The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-06 00:00:00

WORSHIP STREET.

William Penny, Daniel Jlu and John Wil-
liams, ;, ere hto,;ght up bei ore Ro!,veTt
Eqg , the presiding Aiagistrate, charged widt bay-
ing feloniously stolen a table clack and a hny'll
great coat, the propery of Air. Evans, of \Val-

thrtm‘tow

a 1 geared that the three pris-oners, one of
whom, John is httle boy, were sees
by Mr. Price and his servant loitering about Mr.
Evans's bowie, on Wedriesday lest, and het wevn
and three o'ciocii it Avas lotind by the ser-
vants that soi+ _. person had entered the house and
taken away a spring 'tatty clock, in a mahogany
case with brass handles, and also a boy's great
coat. Soon iffif rwards a vei y young boy, named
David Hughes, residing at Walthemstow, passing
slung the Marsh, saw the three prisoners on the
tom) leading to Lipper Clepton—they 'vented Its
be hesitating what road to take. They beckoned
him to go It: them, and when he came up they
asitud him the way to London. Ile told theta
the way, and wcnt with them as Int as tipper
Cleapton.. On the rond be observed one of the
prisoners, Daniel Jodgson, have something wrap-
ped tip in a silk handkeruhiet on his shonlder,„
and sent afterwards he saw under the handker-
chief the face of a clock. lie was afraid to look
particularly at it, for he suspected they were
thieves. When he got back -into ‘Valthatristote
he heard of the robbery, and communicated what
he had seen on the road.

James Penn, a constable at IValthamstow,
ira-
mediarely went in pursuit of the prisoners, ac-
companied by tie young boy, Dlvid
The !,ext day they proceeded into Hackney parish,
and at the corner of Dalston-street they saw the
prisoners, whom the boy immediately lecognised,
as the same persons be saw on the Matsh. Penn
took then; into custody. At first the two men
denied any knowledge of John Williams, but af-
terwards .I=nigsun admitted they had all dined to-
gether at Walthamtow the day_befure. The boy
afterwards declared, it either of the men acknow-
ledged dining with him- at Walthamstow, he
would split, and tell the whole of the robbery,--
He appeared at the ofliec, howeser, completely
hardened, and is one amongst the many hundreds
of young boys who are just now trained up (iota
infancy to become thieves, and are guilty of all
Sorts of depredation.
The prisoners were remanded till Saturday.
TOWN-HALL, SOUTHWARK.
years, who An old Woman, aged above 100
re-
collected the latter part of George .the First's
reign and the ascension to the Throne of George
the Second, charged her second lon, an old man
about 70, with the followiugoffenee,—

It appeared that the old lady was possessed of a
little property, and on the whole in comfortable
circumstances ; iter son was so exceedingly lazy,
that instead of supporting himself by his labour,
he was continually annoying l;er for money and
food. The parish officers had sometimes relieved
him, and offered him au asylum in the workhouse,
which he wow(' not accept. On the day in ques-
tion, he came to her lodging, and in a ine„,,itix.
tone, insisted on having some money ; and when
she said she had none, he lifted his fist to latr
head, and compelled her to give him tout:pence.
All she wanted of him, tvas to keep the peace to,-
wards her, and to support

The Magistrate no► having arrived, the youtlyttl
prisoner asked his mama's ; arsion,pronai,ink never
to offend again whitli Isis mother (whom ke
had voluntarily attended io the office) withdrew
her charge, and he tottered away to the
house.