Police.
The Times, 1824-08-23T00:00:00

BOW-9TILEET.'-On Satutrday, a poor irishinan and his wire, of i the name of Bur,ke, residing at No. 16, Church-strect, St. Giles's. came before the Magistrate, in a state of great mental distress, to request the assistance of the police in recovering their infant child, only a fortnight old,-which had been stolen from them by a Tespecta- bly dressed young woman, on Friday afteinoon. It appeared by their stateinent, that the wife left home with her child last Wednes.c day afternoon, on purpose to attend the parish board, fron which she was receiving relief. Ars she passed through Broad-street, she met a very respectably dressed young womaan, who, after regarding her attentively for a minute or two, turned back an;d gave her iix- penet; and expressing much pity at seeing her look so unwell, asked her to take omething to drink. They went into a neighbouri.g public-house, where, having taken some refreshment, the stranger told her she could take her to a lady who would do something handsome for her chii. The poor woman was of course very thankful for this kindness, and they parted with a promise on the part of the stranger to call upon her next day at her lodging in Church-street. She did call accordingly, bringing with her some new fl3nnel, which nhe left for the child's use, and appointed to call again on Friday afternoon, in order to take Mrs. Burlke and her cild to the lady she lhad mentioned. Mrs. Burko made all I the preparation shle c7uld for this visit, which was t% produce so much benefit to her child; and at the appointed time the young wo- man called, agreeably to her promise. They set out together to. 7fard3 Lincoln's Inn square, Ind on reaching Gate-street, the vounc I womas propmsed that they should take some refreshment before she ralled upon the lady. Mtra. Burke readily assented to this proposi- tion, and they went into a public-house in that street, where the young woman, having called for some porter, requested Airs. Burke to go and purchase some bread and cheese at a particulRr shop in the neighbourhood, she offerlng to take care of the child the while Mrs. Burke did as she was requested, and on her return wrth the bread and cheese, the child and the young wvoman were both gone; and though instant pursuit was tade in every direc-ion, she con- trived to make her escape. She is described as a genteel young roman, about 25 years old, with a pale round face, and dark eyes, under one of which is a small blue malk. The child is weakly, and has one of its eves blood-shot from a cold.-The AMagistrate directed I Nichols, the officer, to accompany the husband, and endeavour, by every means in his power, to apprehend the young woman. tAntLsonouUGti.STRgET.-A little boy of very interesting ap- I pearance, and genteelly dressed, about eight vears of age, was I brought to the office. charged as avagabondr lThe general appear-i ance of the little fcllow was very muci like that which is exhibited in the print shops as a likeness of yoang Napoleon Buonaparte, par- ticularly his bseautiful fiaxen hair, which hung in the most luxu rious ringlets down to his shoulders, and the adimhiration of which by all in the office seemed to please him very much. The constable who apprehended hira, said, that young as the pri- I soner was in years, he was by no means so in his practices as a beg- gar. He has frequently been in custody before, as Well as his father and mother; the former had been for years known about town as a I vagrant dressed in the character of a sailor, although he never was one, and singing the song, " sing the British Sailor's praise, a theme renowned in story." Until lately, the father, in his singing I excursionn, generally led the child by the hand, but he now sends him oat to beg on his own account, and very few mendicants aremore successful, for his apeearance excites so much interest that scarcely a any one passes wvho does not give him something. The father andi mnother have two establishments, one at Whitechapel, and another in St. Giles's, so that on the days they scour the west end they re- tire to the latter, and when in the east to the former, and they are known to live very luxuriously on the produce of their daily labourr.. The little prisoner was now questioned by the IAlagistrate as to his1 general habits, and the average of his daily receipts, and in hit answers he betrayed as much intelligence of mind as he exhibited in- terest in hit person. He said that for a long time he used to go out with his father, and sometimes with his rnother, who always take separate walks, but latterly they send himn Out on a walk of his own, and he pretty nearly averages, one day with another, 2s. 6d. a day, which he always brings homne to his father. It is a very bad aay that he can't rnake is. 6d. lIe had that moming, up to the time he WaS taken, gOt 8d.., which he had then alout him. The Magistrate said, that had he continued to go about with his fath.er, and been taken in that situation, the father, and not biin, would he punisbed; bet now that he had set up on his own account, he must take the consequences. Hie was then sent for one month to the House of Correction. and the officers were directed to have a sharp l.ok.out after the father land mother. POLICR.