The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-31 00:00:00

HATTON GARDEN.

E . % Parker, with
his wife, were brought up In the custody of Linibrick and
Edwards, officers of this establishment, under the following cir-
ennistances :
About t years ago. a fire hroke nut on the premises of Mr.
Presser. smoke-jack-manufacturer and general smith, residing on
flask-hill, llattnn-garden, at which period the prisoner, John
Parker, acted in the rapacity of foreman and confidential servant to
Mr. Prosser; l'retwar's premises sere but nt down; and though
insured to a huergu amount, Still property to the amount of between
six rind amen hundred poutals (dolly canal/tit% of old family
plate) Stall lost on the occasion, and supposed to he consumed In the
general conflagration. rotice that period, this foreman quitted Mr.
l'resser's service and a few days ago, in consequence of some 114-
putt. between tit:. prisoner, Parker and another female, the
UM/ gare infiwniation to 3lr. Prosser, (list all the property
supposed to have been consumed In the tire, was carried nil in the
general hustle on the occasion. Mr. Prosser immediately applied
at this office, and Limbriek mid Edwards were despatched to apps-
hend parties. Among other articles found at their lodgings
( which Mr. Prosier identified to be his property) was a curium, oil
key, which was the master-key of the different gates in Kensington-
gardens, in the reign of Usurp the Second; this Mr. Prosser be-
nitrite pogoimied of. as being smoksjack-rnantiftetitter to the Royal
Family. The officers also traced a 011iOUS oid clock, which had
been sold at Mr. litainsny'a, tespeciable pawnbroker, in !signor-
pond-street, shire the prisoner, Sarah Parker, was known. and
who had disposed of it under the pretest that it was the property of
a friend who was touch distressed.
'lite oiliest* have as yet got nn f the plate, but in their
general search they found a large box, containing numerous articles
in the ironmongery line„—loeks,-tiles. &e. Re. which proved to be
the property of Mr. Ilraithewaithe, ironmonger. 72, Rishopigate-
street Within, with whom the prisoner. John Parker, also lived.
There were fifty-four duplicates ut articles pawned, connected with
this ',ranch tit business, found 011 the prisoners.
Mr. ltraithewalte fully Identified every article contained in
the bus. . .

In order to give iiine to trace the tenutistler of the properly
which both Mr. Prosser and 31r. Walther/site have lost, the pri-
soners wcrr remendol. . .

thwee Ntaills, a man about twenty.sis years of age, of abort
stature, aml respectably dressed, who termini-it himself to be a
lull-pay officer, was I ght lip in the custody of Hutt, watch-
house-keeper on the Foundling testate, upon the billowing charge :
It appeared in evidclive, that yestunlay evening, about live
o'clock, the prisoner knocked at tin' residence of Doctor Ilenttison,
in tioililford-stritet, Drunswick-i.ipiarc. On the door being opened
by a female servant, he inquirunl tt the I hector was at home, as he
was anxious to know upon %bat terms lie would take a pupil. De-
Mg informed that the Ifuctor was shortly ...spurted in. he said that
he should wait, and was accordingly rhos n into a front room. Ile
Shen requested ilie Serfant to prOCIITC hull a glass of water, and dur-
ing tier absence, he ecintrived to secure a coat which lay in the
ruorn, and was making his exit, when the oitaiil servant came up,
anti with great intrepidity collared Igor. lin flutes being sent for,
the prisoner was searched, and JU duplicates were Miami on him, of
articles rubably obtained under similar circumstances, such as
hats. roots, umbrellas, Ink stands, hc.
The filagistrate directed die chief officer, Read, to send an accu-
rate tiescription of the prisoner to the different Police Offices, and
to give time for the ease obtaining requisite publicity, remanded
hint for a week.