The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-30 00:00:00

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.tEzantinaiion n! Sir NAI4IANIEL CONAN r rota

is no house within your district snbject to such
'objection moment they came to the &hew•
ledge of the magistrates they would he suppressed.
Could they exist with a hundred parole, with-
out coining to the knowledge of the magistrates
if they came to the knowledge of the magistrates,
the law would be put into force immediately; or
at tl►e 'general licens;ng time they would be sup-
pre3sed.

.Do you believe that, they exist, and you not
know of them ?-71f they existed in a shape
amenable to the laws, I think I should know of
them ; .and I am. sore I. should suppress .them
,as
1711'. aS the law enabled, me.
Then;
.to the, ',best of your knowledie, they do
not, exist amenable. to thelaws think,houses
i-calciulated 'for the sueconr cif the poor, or the la.
torioust part of the conunulliity, will necessarily,
Almost, fall into abuses..:
Do you not know that there are some Caller
Flash.houSes," solely used by thieves and pro.
-chutes. do not know that there are.L.and: if I
did,. I would,. as far as the law. enables
itto;diately;stippres.s them.
Is it not au 4...tablished.known fact in.therulice-
,
that ;h-re are houses, such. as have llteco
described, which are frequented by thieves, and
p• eople ot• 'etc wo;:st_ &set iption ; awl %et ich
lesOrt the police-oificers go just vs regularlyias a
gentleman goes ti) his preserve, in his manor, to
• ?—lf I say the officers look o those
p• l,,e,ts, it implies !hat those places exist ; bat 1
they do nut exist upon system : I think
the magistratee,, I am sure 1' myself would, by
every, contrivance find out evidence that. should
justify thepaeastrates'in tbeiesuppression of such
houses ; and 1 ht.lieve the anagittratea. arc ot-
.,
. t retnely dogirotis.Of discovering an opportunity to
do it, at all tunes. -I would go.any lengths to
tin" the evidence. I Send-police office's to every
liCensiLg meeting, to give evidence against house's
that have come to .my, knOwledge as encouraging
a resort of thieves. There is r feeling in Bowl.
atrcet to iinr,e such places., either in the, usagis,
tribes or •odyfacr.t.
CrYe
.vki!:enf'e of ToWnshend, Sayer, and
-*Veekery-, is at direct variance with this opinion,
as will be sects hereafter
no. OPt the pollee ()flier's frequent those houses',
kiloW jug t hem to be the assemblage of thieves-I-L
hey g:t ir.tc 4retti to seek.for thieves whom they
k•
1:4) it ,ti'c likely to associate at a particular. placa.
taa't .discinuged ;at 'the Bailey, yesterday,
robbery, .would go the atone (tight to the
place where he was halt taken into.custody : pro-
bably to sae his old associates, and to receive their
oungratuhitions, or, perhaps, if he is distressed,
10t;,4 little money; or be will go there to be treat.
ed .by hisiriends ; and, ). fear, more commonly
'I? in furtherance of his
,fOrmer &Mies.
js there.nOt a sort' of understanding uniformly
•ItePt up'hetween the police officers and persons of
that ti..,:riptiOrt, thieves, at houses of this kind,
so that when they want them, they know where
tb find them 1.-TlicY may keep up an understand.
in With the master of such a house, to say, " Let
de know if Bill such a one drops in here, for I
want him ;" that is their cant expression.
Is it not a matter of notoriety that they sit
drinking-at the same table, and are considered as
'l)6,n; compauions, till just that moment arrives
when they are to be seized do not Much un-
derstand their art ; but I think one mode of it
would be, if they wanted to know the offences of
'one offender, as applicable to the particular, objectl
it; stew, they would be very glad to get themse yes
into Chnipauy with another who was likely to be
in, tis confidence ; but it is a part of the mystery,
ur of the art, or of the policy, which I can neither
tinderstand or explain.
, Are, the houses to which those thieves resort
More particularly noticed for riotous. Proceedings
of ball association are moat 'Howes.;
bat I cannot think there is any house' kept forse-;
,Parate association of thieves ; lam certain if
there tens, it would be immediately suppressed, 'es
soon as Inc justices have notice of it.
:,mg-alid the Rose public7hou;e, against
which t here were such repeated _complaints, con-
thine tmeheeked 1-1 thick the Rase ni.re .than a
year agort•aS denied its: licetse;.. I cannot take
,d trait myself to recollt;.ct the particulara. •
flow long had the complaint been made:against
?---,I lather, think it was a general complaint'
-'lf,;ainst the character of the men that..kept it.
'l-144 not the magistrates of Milan w'ell,tOdd a
Verbal.Preictitment of it wasinconsequent(
that, tliat the inipp.climent to the license took

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I think yon have stated before, that the iteense
7:641kv.i4.),111-aiketileconsetitience'of tke' ellatuo of
landlord ?—I think that was the reason':
, , In what, state is the house at present ?--T (MI

• . Are ytiu,aWare that, there rtre certain public-
Vouses: within your dis,tkict which are not Ere-
_ quented by yespeetahle. persons, but by thieves
4aad prostitutes ?,-tßespectable persoos are not
those only for whom publie-houses are provided:
people-may he Teduced to their last penny, who
may .want :refreshment ; they are' open for .the
pour mope ~than' the rich,: and lahoHotts persona
more than any other description.
Are there not houses which are solely opened.,
for tilit'Veti prostitutes, iVt which they live ;
not that they go there for the purpose of oeca-
,tsiotid refreshment, hut in which they pass their
,time i—There is not a district in this county
where the magistrates would not immediately up-
-press such a.house.

Then'you takgJipoillotirtelf to any, that there