The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-31 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Henry Thomctv, a young man, who stated himself to be
a sailor, living in Charles-street, Hampstead-road, was
charged with burglariously breaking out of the dwelling
house of James Smith, Esq., of No. 14, Soho square,
having stolen therein a quantity of plate, and wearing ap •
parel.
Johanna Callaghan, servant to Mr. Smith, stated that
about eight o'clock last evening the prisoner brought a
note, addressed to her master, which she took to him
up stairs, leaving the prisoner standing in the hall,
waiting for an answer. Having received one from
Mr. Smith, he went away, but returned again
in a short time, and asked leave to wait in
the hall, as a gentleman would call there in a few
minutes respecting the note he had brought. Witness
c)nsen'ed to his remaining there, and went down stairs.
Shortly afterwards she noticed that he was not in the
hall, and concluded he had gone away. It however ap-
peared that he had managed to secrete himself in one of
the apartments in the house, and remained there all
night. Between five and six o'clock this morning, as she
was coming down stairs, she thought she heard
the footsteps of some one in the passage lead-
ing to the street-door, and on hastening there saw
the prisoner in the act of going out at the door. He
shut it after him, and, on her opening it, she found him
on the step, putting on a pair of her master's boots. He
had also a coat belonging to her master on his arm, and
a bundle tied up in a silk handkerchief. She seized
hold of him, but he broke from her, and set off running.
Although she was only half-dressed she pursued him
for a considerable distance, calling " Stop thief !" and at
length he was seized by police-constable No. 118 of the
C division. The bundle was found to contain two frock-
coats, five silver gravy spoons, two silver forks, four
silver soup-ladles, and two silver tea-spoons, Mr. Smith's
property, and which he had taken from different parts
of the house.

Mr. Smith said the note the prisoner brought pur-
ported to be from a person he knew nothing of, respect-
ing some publications, and was evidently a ruse to get
into the house.

The prisoner made no defence, and was committed for
trial at the Central Criminal Court.

Janiev D4rby, a cab-driver, was charged More Mr•
Hardwick with having been concerned in the attempted
robbery and murder of Mr. Charles Green, in George-
yard, Crown-street, Soho.
It will be recollected that a cab-driver named .John
Stack was some weeks since taken into custody, charged
with having rendered Mr. Green insensible by a blow
with the handle of his whip or some heavy instrument.
The prisoner's obvious intention of robbing his victim
was, however, frustrated by the timely appearance of
police constable Clarke, C 55. The prisoner Stack was
fully committed, but ordered to be brought up from time
to time, in order to give the police an opportunity of
finding the second man.
Mr. Green, who appeared to have receive I,a wound
two inches in length close to the temple, gave a short
outline of the facts, the whole of which have been al-
ready published at the examination of the other prisoner.
Police constable Clarke, C 55, found Mr. Green lying
bleeding and insensible on the pavement, in George-
yard. The prisoner was the man who was seated on the
box of a cab.

Police-constable E 159 took the prisoner into custody.
The latter said it was a bad job, but denied all knowledge
of the assault.—lie was co:omitted for trial.
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WORSHIP-STREET.

In the course of the afternoon an anxious interest was
excited by the appearance of four orphan children, tit,'
boys and two girls, the brothers and sisters of James
Tapping. They were here by direction of Mr. Broughton,
the sitting magistrate, to wham application was made in
their behalf a day or two since.
Upon inquiry respecting them, it appeared that the
parents died a few years back, leaving a numerous fa-
mily, of whom the two eldest sons, who are married, and
have themselves families to support, carried on their
father's business of what is called " grease melting,"
assisted occasionally by their brother James, from whom
chiefly the poor children derived their means of support.
His conduct towards them attracted notice to. the poor
young creatures, who afterwards experienced eery kind
treatment from several persons in authority, particularly
Mr. Sheriff Sidney.
Mr. Christey, one of the parish officers of Bethnal-
green, to which parish they belong, was in attendance,
and expressed a readiness to receive the children into
the workhouse for a time, where, be said, they would be
well taken care of until otherwise provided for ; and he
suggested that as the preferable course for them.
The aunt, however, expressed a most decided repug-
nance to their entering the workhouse, and said she
would endeavour to keep them herself rather than they
should do so.
Mr. BROUGHTON said he thought the course suggested
by Mr. Christey was much the best for them, but he de
sired that they should appear before him again in a
few days, and some arrangement would be made. He
now gave money for their maintenance in the meantime.