The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-27 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE-OFFICE.

Thomas Hamilton, foreman to Messrs. Addis and
Son, granarv-keeper s and corn-merchants, at Horsley-
down, was br night bef ,re Mr. BRODERIP, charged
with robbing his employers of property to a large
amount.

On Saturday last Daniel Blyth and William
Judge, two surveyors of the Thames police, were
walking through Bermondsey, when they met the
prisoner, whose bulky appearance excited their sus-
picion, and on searching him they found a peck and
a half of oats in a waistcoat, made like a pair of
stays for the purpose of concealing property, and
contrived in a most ingenious manner. On proceed-
ing to the prisoner's house in Park-street, Bermond-
sey, they discovered in nearly every apartment a
great quantity of oats, wheat, tares, barley, bran,
and seed, concealed in various bags and utensils.—
They also found secreted in the kitcben several new
and old sacks ; and in the cellar a large mill for
grinding corn was discovered, with some flour near
it. The prisoner refusing to give any account as to
bow he became possessed of the property, the officers
seized the whole, and took the prisoner into custody.
Samples of the articles seized were produced, and
Mr. Addis, the prisoner's employer, who appeared
much astonished at the discovery of the prisoner's
dishonesty, and the extent of his depredation'', said,
he had been in the service of the firm 22 years, as
foreman, and they had hitherto placed the greatest
confidence in his integrity, lie believed the whole
corn was his property, but it was impossible to swear
to it.

The waistcoat found on the prisoner's person, and
filled with oats, was handed to the Bench.

Mr. BRODERIP expressed his surprise at the inge-
nuity of its contrivance for the purpose of carrying
Stolen property without exciting suspicion. He was
determined the prisoner should not escape without
some punishment, and sentenced him to two months'
imprisonment and hard labour in Brixton gaol, for
unlawful possession of the property.

BUONAPARTE'S IDEA OF IMMORTALITY.
--" With me," said NAromrox to BounarxxNE, " im-
mortality is the recollection left in the memory of men.
That idea prompts to great actions. It would be better
for a man never to have lived, than not to leave behind
him traces of his existence."

THE STEAM CARRIAGE.—The New-road,
in the vicinity of Portland-place, was electrified on Tues-
day, at five o'clock, by the appearance of a steam carriage,
which threaded all the difficulties of a crowded passage
without any apparent impulse. There was neither smoke
nor noise—there was no external force or palpable direc-
tion—the carriage seemed to move by its own volition,
passing by horses without giving them the least alarm;
describing half circles round the corners ; trying short
races with stanhopes and cabriolets, and flying with the
same rapid and steady pace over the most unequal ground.
Five gentlemen and a lady were quite at their ease as
passengers—one gentleman directed the moving principle,
and ano►her appeared to sit unconcerned behind, but his
object was ascertained to be the care of the fuel and
water. It was altogether a startling and uncommon
sight ; but it was evidently a complete triumph of the
principle, and the success of these carriages was, in the
opinion of the spectators, completely established. The
carriage was lightly and conveniently built, not larger
or heavier than a moderate phaeton. It went without
the least vibration, and preserved a balance in the
most complicated movements. The pace was varied from
five to twelve miles an hour according to pleasure, and
the stoppage or accelerated progress, was effected with the
quickness of thought. It was amusing to hear the cries
of wonder which burst from the crowd, and the exclama-
tions of delight which escaped from several ladies, who
stopped their carriages to witness the exhibition. It was
still more entertaining to mark the rage of the Paddington
omnibus and stage-drivers, who lingered with curses to
behold a coach in motion without guide or horses. Rival
whips reconciled their differences to vow vengeance to the
march of intellect ; and many a hackney-coachman sighed
as it passed along at his own approaching end, when Ju-
ries will return no other verdict on dead drivers than,
" died by steam." The horses, though the most inte-
rested in these innovations, seemed to be the least affected
by them. There was neither fire, smoke, nor noise to
terrify them, and they preserved an equanimity foreign to
their masters' bosoms—even some donkeys that were pre-
sent, were equally thoughtless of futurity, and there was
not one symptom of discontent to justify an apprehension
that a steamer on the road would be a terror to any qua-
druped. After an exhibition of half an hour, the car-
riage went into a yard in Albany street, and it was an-
nounced that it would appear this day at the same hour.
—.Morning Paper.