The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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Several notorious pickpockets were brought up last night
before Sir R. BIRNIE, charged with attempting to lighten
the pockets of various individual+ in front of St. Martin's
Church yesterday, on the occasion of the Welch charity
children be:ng paraded there for the purpose of attending
divine service.
One of the accused was a fashionably-dressed genteel-
looking young man, whose name it appears is George
Kimmia. He is an artist by profession, and might have
followed his studies with credit and advantage to himself
and family, but that be formed had connections and ulti-
mately became known to the Police as one of the " swell
mob," that is, one of the gang of gentlemen thieves, who
are always to be found professionally attending theatres,
race-courses, boat-races, and boxing matches. He was
recognized by Wheatley and Craig, two of the patrol, pay-
ing great attention to an old lady in the crowd before St.
Martin's Church, and at the moment of his apprehension
his hand was found sliding into her pocket, no doubt for
the benevolent purpose of securing whatever property she
might have had about her, to protect it from less bonest
hinds. He was committed in default of bail.

A tall athletic young fellow, whose name it appears is
'Lomas, and who formerly kept a baker's shop in Bermond-
sey-street, was also charged with attempting to pick
pockets at the same place. The attempt was accompanied
by a desperate assault upon a gentleman named Horatio
Thomas Byers, and two ladies, by whom he was accom-
panied. It appealed, that as the crowd was quitting the
church, the prisoner, and several other " swell thieves,"
made a rush towards the steps, in consequence'of which
Mr. Byers, his two female friends, and several other re-
spectable individuals, were thrown down. The move-
ment, of course, was made with no other view than to
plunder those who had fallen. Mr. Byers having per-
ceived the prisoner most active in creating the confusion,
and not being aware of his calling, remonstrated with him
as soon as he arose from the ground. The priwnerim-
mediately struck him a desperate blow upon the face, which
completely discoloured one side of it. He was then taken
into custody, and
Sir li. 13110;1E, on proof being given that he was a
thief, ordered him to be fully committed to Newgnte, to
take his trial for an assault with attempt to rob.
The next fellow who was brought forward is also nne of
the " swell mob." His name is Smith, but he is better
known by the cognomen of " the Marquis." He was
charged by Fagan with attempting to pick pockets, under
similar circumstances as those above describell. He was
committed to prison in default of bail.
Five other thieves were taken into custody at the same
place, and committed also.

MELANCHOLY VASE.—Yesterday evening
an Inquest was held on the body of Elizabeth Joyce, aged
30. The deceased was the daughter of respectable per-
sons, but latterly had lived a most abandoned life ; and at
the time of the trtnsaction which led to her death was
living with a drover, in Cow-cross. On the 16th ult.
she was in company NiVnitchlearkwerweaini
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toxicated, wanadaliuft: beingarnt
Siddons's lodgings, where a quarrel took place between the
deceased and the woman Siddons, and the former was
thrown down a ladder, and the injuries she then received
caused her death.--The Jury returned a verdict of Man-
slaughter against Siddons, and she was committed to
Newgat*