The Sun. — 1828-04-17 (London, England)

STREET.—Two most distressing cases were  heai-d at this office yesterday. In the first, a very respectable widow lady, residing in the parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden, whose name we omit to mention, came forward to prosecute her son, a very fine lad, upon a charge of robbery. It appeared by the evidence of the unfortunate mother and other witnesses, that the prisoner, from his childhood upwards, had conducted himself with great propriety until his father's death, which occurred about eight months ago, when, finding himself in some measure at liberty, he became very abandoned, kept company with loose women, and resorted to public-houses, where he spent the best part of his time.— To supply himself with the means to carry on this extravagance, he began by pawning every thing he could lay hands on belonging to his mother, and when this resource faller: him, he stole from the room of a gentleman wilt) lodged in the house one shirt and five silk pocket handkerchiefs, besides a variety of articles of a minor description. The prisoner was charged with stealing the above articles, and also two volumes of " Gifford's War," and a tablecloth, the property of his mother, all of which he had pledged at the shops of different pawnbrokers. The case was fully established against the prisoner, who was fully committed for trial, and sent down in the course of the day to the Old Bailey, a true bill having been found against him.  It is impossible to describe the distressing situation of the, unhappy mother. She wept incessantly while giving her evidence. The prisoner, on the contrary, evinced the utmost indifference, and seemed equally regardless of the misery into which he has plunged his family, and the disgrace which he has brought upon himself. The next case was a charge of assault against a young man of the name of Limb, who resides in the Pancrasroad. - The complaining parties were the mother and sister of the defendant. The mother, a respectable-looking woman, who seemed weighed down by illness and anxiety, was obliged to be led into Court, supported by two women. According to the statement of the sister, it appeared that the prisoner hid .frequently assaulted both her and her mother ; and such was the violence of his temper, that they both considered their lives in the utmost danger. Oa a late occasion he pursued his sister with a carving knife, which he flung at her with so much violence that it stuck  in the door, where it "quivered," and it required an effort I of strength to withdraw it again. On Tuesday the defendant repeated his outrageous behaviour, and not only struck his sister a severe blow upon the face, but flung a stone pitcher after her with such force, that it broke the panel of the door against which it struck. The young woman added,, that the defendant had often sworn he would be the death tither of her or her mother, and expressed his belief that he should,he hanged at the Old Bailey for murdering one of them. When he was removed for want of sureties, both the mother and sister came forward, and said that unless some stronger measure were adopted, the, prisoner as soon as he procured bail, would inevitably murder.either of them, and they accordingly implored the Magistrate's protection. " If that be the case," said Mr. HALLS, " he shall give 24 hours' notice of bail, and in the mean time, I advise you both to proceed to the sessions, which are now holding, and exhibit articles of the peamagainst him." With this intention the mother and daughter withdrew.