The Sun. — 1831-11-25 (London, England)

UEEN-S Q UARE-I THIS DAY.) CAPTURE OF A SUSPECTED BURKITE.  This morning James Gardener, a go-cart driver, of No. 5, Caroline-place, Lambeth, was placed at the bar under the following suspicious circumstances : Thomas Hammond, of No. I, Barrow-buildings, Blockfriarsroad, a boy, about fourteen years of age, stated that about eleven o'clock on the previous evening, as he was passing through Webber street, the prisoner suddenly came up to him and grasped him violently by the waist. He was dreadfully frightened and screamed out murder, when several persons came to his assistance, and the prisoner was secured. Witness never saw the man before.  George Hunt, of the L. division, No. 93, stated that he heard violent screams in Webber street, and an inhabitant desired him to take the prisoner to the station-house. Witness asked the man why he stopped the boy, but he gave him no answer. At the station house he said that he knew the boy, shook his fist at him, and said that he ought to be Burked. He searched him and found only a half sovereign and some silver. He appeared rather disguised in liquor, but whether it was pretended or not he could not say.  A gentleman stepped forward and said that another boy had been attacked in Lambeth by two men on Friday evening, and he had brought him to the office. Charles White, of No. 2, James-street, New-cut, aged 14, stated that about half-past seven o'clock en Tuesday evening he was passing through Sutton-street, York-road. Houses arc built on one side of the street, and on the other is an open brick-field. He saw the prisoner come out of the brick-field he crossed to him and called out " Hallo !" Witness observed that he had something in his hand like a plaster, which made him scream out, when the prisoner clapped a plaster on his face and ran into tha brick-field. Witness could scarcely breathe or speak. Another man then came behind him, caught him by the neck and tried to throttle him, twisted his handket! chief round his neck, and threw him over a railing into a _hole_ He got the plaster off and ran home, and then went to the station-house. The street was not lighted, but there was sufficient light for him to distinguish the man, and he is positive that the prisoner is the same. The prisoner in reply, said, that with regard to the last charge it was entirely false, he knew nothing about it. As to the charge made against him by Hammond, he was so drunk that he could recollect nothing about it. He had been drinking all day, and when he was drunk he was in the habit of catching hold of persons, but he was neither a body snatcher nor a Burkite. Mr. WHITE said that it was a most unfortunate propensity to lay hold of people in such a manner. It was certainly very mysterious, and he should remand him until a proper enquiry could be made into his mode of life. The office was very much crowded, and the examination excited the greatest interest.  —A Cabinet Council was held this day at one o'clock, at the Foreign-office, in Downing-street.  PAGANINI arrived in town on Tuesday, and attended the performance of " Masaniello" at Druty-lane on Wednesday evening.  The state prisoners at Ham are in good health, but they are very carefully watched. Mesdames D E POLIO NAG, DE PEYRONNET and DE CHANTELAUZE, ale at Ham, and pass the day with their husbands. Madame Da POLIO NAC is, it is said, with child again ; and the French jurists are puzzling themselves with the question of what will be the civil quality of the child. rA .0.4-fwg*-44,04