The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-11 00:00:00

HATTON.GARDEN

Mr. Wrench, the optician, of Gray's-inn-terrace,
who had been bound over at this office, to prosecute
a man of the name of Doherty, as receiver of stolen
goods, at the last Old Bailey Sessions, but had not
appeared upon the trial, in consequence of which the
prisoner was discharged and his recognizance was
estreated, applied yesterday to Mr. LAING, who had
been the committing Magistrate when Doherty was
examined, for an order upon Limbrick, the officer,
in whose hands the stolen property, consisting of se-
veral pairs of spectacles, and other articles, valued at
about 81., still remained, to deliver it up to him.
Mr. LAING told the applicant that his conduct in
absenting himself from the trial was very reprehen-
sible, and had done a serious injury to the cause of
public justice.
Mr. Wrench replied, that he had not acted inten-
tionally upon that occasion. He regretted the con-
sequence, but his absence was unavoidable.
Mr. LAING observed, that it would be more de-
sirable that 50 thieves escaped the avenging rod of
justice than one receiver of stolen property, for if the
latter did not exist, society would be pestered with
very few indeed of the former. He told Mr. Wrench
that the Court was the proper tribunal to make the
present application to.
Mr. Wrench said that he went there to make his
application, but the Court was adjourned at the time.
Mr. LAING remarked that Doherty had the im-
pudence to come to this office to claim the property
as his own, on the ground of his being acquitted of
the charge, and threatened the officer with an action
unless the several articles were immediately delivered
up to him.
Mr. Wrench said he would take the advice of his
solicitor upon the subject.
The officer stated that Doherty was desired to
attend at the office that day at twelve o'clock, but
,although two bows beyond that time had then
elapsed, he did not make his appearance.
Mr. LAING said he would take time to consider
,of the application, and Mr. Wrench withdrew.
DI A RLBORO U UH.STREET.

Early yesterday morning information was given
of a daring burglary committed the previous night
at the house of Mr. Serjeant D'Oyley, in Argyll-
street. An officer was instantly despatched to in-
vestigate the matter. The burglars, it appeared,
had actually forced an entrance under one of the
windows through a brick-wall more than two feet in
thickness, and carried off from the pantry a silver
cruet-stand, a silver candlestick, and three suits of
livery, besides the very articles of dress which the
Learned Sergeant had worn the day before. The
robbery was not discovered till the servants cane
down in the morning.
A respectable looking young man, named William
Belcher, was charged with receiving a quantity of
silk, knowing it to be stolen. The silk was offered
for sale to a tailor in the neighbouhood of Regent-
street by a Jew named Jonas, who said that he re-
ceived it from another Jew named Josephs. Josephs
acknowledged that he received it from the prisoner,
who keeps a sort of general clothes sale-shop in Port-
land-town, and who, on being questioned, could
give no satisfactory account respecting his_ possession

of it. The prisoner was committed for trial. During
the time the officers were at Belcher's shop, a )I°4
man, a relation of the prisoner's, came in and three'
several pieces of silk, to the value of about 104
on the counter. These were said to have been,
sent up by a manufacturer in the country,. vr`l"
silks were brought to the office, where they.stillrr
main, and the prisoner is to be again examined ri,‘
specting them on another day.

LAMBETH-STREET.
As usual, yesterday there were a number of 'P'
plicants for relief from the parish of Bow. Anineg
them were an old Irishman and woman, man o'
wife, who begged of the Magistrate, Mr. Waggle'
to grant them some relief. Upon being asked I
Mr. WALKED. how many children they had, and the
age of their eldest, the woman said that their oldeitt
child was seven, but they had another ten, and the
middle child was thirteen.—(This answer set tha
office in a roar of laughter, in which the Magistrate°
joined.)
The unpaid, green-coated, kerseymere-gaiteredd
advocate of the poor of Bow (Payne) then step Ply
forward, and said, " He hop'd he did'nt intrude,
but corning to town, " just dropp'd in" to see he
his clients (the paupers) got on. He said the
woman was a hard-working woman, but rather too
great a votary of Bacchus.
Her application for relief was consequently die"
missed.
An unfortunate (self-termed) shaver was the
next. He said he was obliged to live in a Kart
and nobody came to have their heads shorn, and b 0
had only earned twopence this week.
This man, it appeared, was also fond of licrote
and Mr. WALKER told him he should be very care'
ful, or he might some day cut some person's throat.'
The poor barber was very deaf, and he innoceatlf
His application was dismissed, in
made reply, " No, your Worship, I am not ad-
dicted to it."
its appearing that he was, as above stated, rather
too fond of drink. • eonsecwence of

UNION.HALL.
Yesterday a strong able-bodied young fellow,
named William Hemming:, was brought before Mr.
SwsnEv, charged with having violently assaulted til°
of the beadles of Lambeth parish, for having refused
his application for relief.
One of the overseers of Lambeth attended, 100
described the conduct of the defendant on the oe•
casion as of the most outrageous description. During
the time the defendant was at the workhouse, a nonv..
ber of idle young fellows like himself kept shoutieg
and exciting him to resist, and strike those 01°
wanted to expel him from the place.
Mr. SwABEY fined the defendant for the sass
ull
on the beadles, which being unable to pay, he WBl
committed for two months to Kingston gaol. e.
A smart young man, named Land, one of th°, 6
fellows who are adepts at a game called " the thr
ble rig," by which many persons are robbed of their('
money, was brought up in custody for cheating }ad
of his money in the Kent-road. It was proved d
that;
he was an old practitioner. He was committe
two months to gaol, under the Vagrant Act. A
A man named Sims summoned the stewards of 9
benefit society for excluding him from the beneot,
thereof. Ile stated that he had recently declareu
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on the box owing to indisposition, but htheat se
nagers had scratched his name, and withhel"
sistance that he was entitled to. Pointed
out one particular clause in them by which
The stewards handed in their rules, en" P-
the Om_ "
plainant had cancelled all benefits arising, from t_;1141;
society—namely, he had been engaged In 3 Ptieg'
listic encounter, and his illness arose from
e"i:
cause; and their regulations strictly prohibited
assistance to a member under such circumstances.
The complainant admitted that he had fought
man ; but his antagonist had given him great Pill'
vocation before he struck him.
The Magistrate said that the rules had been brOE_A°:
by the complainant : he therefore was not entitle'
to the benefit he claimed.

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