The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTMICANCE,

MANSION.-HOLTSE.—Three young men, named Oakley,
Green, and Thackery, were brought up, charged with uttering
forged chcqUes on the bank of Messrs. Williams and Co., Birchin-
lane.

A sailor was brought up, charged with having entered himself
in different names, to serve on board of two East Indiamen, and
having obtained 31. 10s. as imprest money from each. The offence
was clearly proved, and the prisoner was sentenced to 30 days'
imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction.
THAMES POLICE.--thsra ILA LLELED 13 R UTA MTV. --On
Friday, the neighbourhood of Shadwell and Wrapping presented
an extraordinary scene of commotion, in consequence of a female,
named Pasro, being brought to this Office, charged with acts of
the most unheard-of barbarity towards a little girl, about nine
years of age. The Office was crowded with parish officers and a
host of witnesses ; there were upwards of 1,000 person collected
outside, expressing the strongest feelings of indignation against
this inhuman monster. The more specific charge upon which
she was brought up was for burning the child with a red-hot
poker along the back, in several places. She stood at the bar
with a black eye, which she had received from the multitude on
her way from the watch-house, and it was with difficulty the
officers could prevent her from being torn to pieces. It appear-
ed in evidence that the child, Mary Anne Thompson, was an
' orphan of respectable parents, who resided in the parish of St.
George, Wapping, about ten years ago. They died in insolvent
circumstances, leaving one child, the present miserable victim,
who was consigned to the Work-house. After she had been there
about a year, the prisoner called at the Work-house to sea little
Mary Anne, and said that she was an old friend of her father and
mother, and entreated the overseers to let her have the child,
0ffe,4,7 to take her for some very triffin; ;
overseers, before they consented to resign the child to her care,
asked her how she supported herself---e :e said she had a house in
Angel Gardens, which she let in lodgi-gs, and to none but re-
spectable persons. The overseers, on inquiry, finding this part
of the story correct, gave her the little Mary Anne, and shortly
after the child became an inmate of her house she began to treat her
in a barbarous manner. Upon the most trivial transgression, she
would strip her naked, tic her to the bed, and then beat her
until her body was covered with larceratiova-. She was fre-
quently in the habit of tying her by the toes with a tight liga-
ture, and leaving her in the position of suspension, hanging with
her head downwards, and then moat inhumanly beating her, and
sometimes burning her with a poker. As to food, were it not for
the humanity of the neighbours, the child would have been
starved; she scarcely afforded ber as much as would support
life, and she repeatedly threatened, if the little sufferer should
ever speak of her barbarity, she would " serve her out."
Such wi:s the terror which the little girl had of the wretch,
that she trembled at the mention of her name, and even her
neighbours were afraid of her. In the hour of midnight
they have been often awoke out of their sleep by the pierc-
ing cries of the child undergoing punishment, as it was ge-
nerally at that hour she chose for the perpetration of her cruel-
ties. She was also in the habit of stripping her and placing
her in a corner of the room, and throwing several pails of water
upon her, and when she had a fancy for burning, she generally
used, wlaile doing so, to make the child keep her mouth full of
cold water, and afterwards to hold the poker in a certain position
until it got cold. Numerous other acts of cruelty were deposed
to. One of the Overseers passing by late on Thursday evening,
and hearin" the moans of the child, went into the house, and
there found her in such a state as induced him immediately to
take the prisoner into custody ; the child was examined by some
females who attended as witnesses, and they declared, upon their
oaths, that the child's person exhibited the most appalling effects
of cruelty that can well be imaginel
Mr. BA LLA 141.114 E, after severely animadverting upon the pri-
soner's conduct, hoped that the parish would take it up and be-
come the prosecutors.
The Overseer said they certainly would.
Mr. BALLAnvinz regretted that he could not commit her for
more than the assault, which he did, and ordered her to give 24
hours' notice of bail, and she was then removed. Bail being not
forthcoming, she was committed.

OLD BAILEY.-Fn. 19.

OLD COURT.

Foxantr.—Sliarpe England, aged 18, a young matt of very
respectable appearance, was indicted for uttering a forged cheque
f0x,44.51., well knowing the same to be forged and counterfeited,
with intent to defraud Messrs. Hanbury and Co., the bankers.—
Mr. RoPand stated the case Er the prorsecution. The prisoner was
formerly a clerk in the employ of Mr. Sewell, a hop-merchant in
the Borough, but left hit service abruptly in the month of October,
assigning as a reason, that his salary was insufficient to support
him. On the 4th of October he presented a cheque for 345/.,
signed Charles Sewell, to Messrs. Hanbury and Co., bankers,
and received in exchange one note for 300/., and 45 sovereigns.
The forgery having been discovered, inquiries were made respect-
ing him, and he was traced to Reading, to which place be re-
peatedly went, and on his return to town slept at the Saracen's
Head. About three weeks after the forgery was committed, he
presented himself et the banking-house of Messrs. Hanbury and
Co., and asked to see one of the partners. Mr. Lloyd came out,
when the prisoner said '• I am S. England, and have come to sur-
render myself." Mr. Lloyd said he supposed be was perfectly
aware of the consequences of the step he had taken, and that the
affair was placed in the hands of the Bankers' Association, and
that the prisoner must not expect mercy would be shown him in
consequence of his surrendering. The prisoner said, then I sap-
pose you will not let me go, to which Mr. Lloyd replied certainly
not, and sent for an officer, who took the prisoner into custody.
The above facts were proved by a number of witnesses, and the
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Deatlt.
Evan
u Jones indicted
welknowing
for
forgingth the
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ttoi ttebreinfgorged, aB i 111 r of
Exchange
Mr. BOLLAND stated the case for the prosecution. The bill
in question purported to be drawn by D. Jones and Co., bankers,
intentva to defraudfor3o Messrs.o''"'s Jones, Lloyd, and Co.
in 'Wales, and was left for acceptance at the house of Messrs.
Jones, Lloyd, and Co. Two days afterwards the prisoner called
for the bill, in the mean time it 11'39 discovered to be a forgery,
and the prisoner was given into custody. Guilty.-_Dealh.
There were no other cases of interest.