The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-14 00:00:00

RE THOS. WILCOX.

This bankrupt was described as of Fackington •street,
Islington, builder, and applied for his release. Ile was
bankrupt in 1858, and had since compounded with his cre-
ditors. He now owes £6OO ; assets nil.
In the absence of opposition the order for release was
granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH .STREET.

lIOUSEBREAKING.—WiIIiam Syme, a young man living
at 8, Cambridge-street, Golden-square, and described as a
boot-closer, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with break-
ing and entering the house of Messrs. Oetzrnann and
Plumb, piano-forte manufacturers, 33, Broad-street,Golden-
square, and stealing several articles belonging to different
persons.

Edgard Harlock, 5, Benham's-place, Hampstead, porter,
in the employ of Messrs. Oetzmaun and Plumb, pianoforte
manufacturers, '.33, Broad-street, said—On Saturday night
week a carpet-bag belonging to Mr. Oetzmann was on the
premises. I left the premises in company with two others,
and we were the last persons on the premises. I went oat
Sunday night to take something out of the bag and found
it was gone. The next morning, hearing from oue of the
workmua that he had lost some property, I suspected a
bad character was on the premises, but last Friday found
the premises Lad been brokn into at the top of a flight of
stairs,

David Iteid, in the employ of Messrs. Octzmann and
Plumb, identified some books produced as his property.
They were safe on the premises on Saturday evening, and
gone on the following Monday morning,
Mrs. Ann Syme, wife of the prisoner's brother, said—
The prisoner brought one of the articles produced to our
place. I have seen but little of the prisoner for the past
three months. He merely left the bag to be taken care of.
Inspector Bowies, of the C division, said—l went to
Messrs. Oetzmann and Plumb's workshop on heating of the
second robbery, and found several boxes had been broken
open apparently with a chisel. On going to the place where
the prisoner was employed, and the prisoner being called
out by his employer (Mr, John liempson) the prisoner,
without my saying a word said, I never did such a thing
before, and will never do so
.again." I then took the pri-
soner to the stati,m, when he said that some of the things he
had taken to a brother's, in Lamb's Conduit-street, and on
going there I saw prisoner's brother, who gave me the bag
produced
and contents. At the station prisoner said, "It's
my first offence, and I got into the house by means of a
ladder in the yard." The prisoner had been duly cautioned
before he said this. He also said that being a great reader
and seeing the books in the window had induced him to com-
mit the robbery. I found on the prisoner several keys, one
of them fitting the bag. I also received from the prisoner's
roaster several articles belonging to different persons. On
viewing the premises I found that an entry had been gained
by the window.

Some of the articles produced having been identified by
other persons, the prisoner, who made no defence, was com-
mitted for three months.

THAMES.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OP MILITARY STORES.—
Michael Pugh, who :tarries on the business of a grocer and
general dealer in Well-street, near the Sailors' Home, and
Bridget Pugh, his wife, were brought before Mr. Wool-
rych, charged with being in possession of military stores,
which had been stolen from the Tower of London and other
places.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoners.
It appeared iron the evidence of police-sergeant Town-
send, No. 5 H, who has charsgehooufstel:eNll:le.trlo,pollviteaini.sptroeliecte,
stationed in the Tower,
roisno nat
ehrab, that eopnr procured ed
firsta its search warrant
wo g r
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whitea blanket ; in another room a white
covers and a sheet, in the par.
a white blanket, and in the
and
nner
,rkkee
blankets
tuht
under
cdathenw erddo discoveredotnthbheeeed tpa, b e
kitchen a bed-cover. The female prisoner said
that her first husband, who had been in the army 17 years,
and who accidentally shot himself in Canada, gave her the
pair of blankets when he returned from the Crimean war ;
that she bought the sheet at a shop in Petticoat-lane, and
that the white blanket found under the parlour table was
time ago. There were when it
given to her by a Mrs. Clarke, whose husband was in the
3d Buffs. She also stated that the bed covers were given
wastoh her
stationedby the quartermaster p
o rtsm o, tokf
some
el9t
itmh Regiment,
also two straps and a scrubbing brush in the kitchen, which
he also seized. The straps were used by soldiers to fasten
up their beds and bedding.
Maria Holland, a young woman now dwelling at No. 8,
Hardy-place, Wellclose-square, formerly lived in the house
of the prisoners, and had seen the blankets, the sheet, the
table-covers, and other things in use. She believed Mrs.
Pugh was married to ber present husband last Easter.
In cross-examination by Mr. Stoddart, the witness said
differences had arisen between her parents and the prisoners,
and that she give information to the authorities that Mr.
and Mrs. Pugh were in possession of military stores.
Mr. James Pink and Mr. Joseph Plow, who are em-
ployed in the Tower of London, said the things seized
were Government property, marked with the broad arrow
and the initials W D (War Department) or B 0 (Board of
Ordnance). One blanket had been tampered with and an
attempt made to " smudge" out the Government marks.
A Patch had been inserted. It was the practice when
stores.
condemned blankets and sheets were sold to tear such
blanket or sheet in four pieces. They were not sold whole.
Grey blankets were distributed for the use of soldiers on
active service. When done with they ought to be returned
lic
husband's
OthersthebanPd,bs life-time,
ille
evidence was given, from which it appeared that
while the female prisoner was in the Tower in her first
missing. sheets, blankets, and other things were

Mr. Stoddart said the female prisoner's first husband had
been in the army 17 years, and gave his wife the various
articles now produced. As to military blankets
people had
possession of them in all directions. A hundredth part of
the blankets intended for tho army in the Crimea never
reached their destination, and thousands of them were sold
whole after the Crimean War,
The people from the Tower said the blankets, sheets,
and bed coves now produced had been made since the
Crimean war, and that no blankets had been sold whole
since 1860. The witnesses valued the things produced at
13s.

The female prisoner, an Irishwoman, addressed the ma-
gistrete at considerable length, and said this was a spiteful
proceeding., and that information was given by the woman
Holland because the parents of the witness were distrained
upon for rent due to Mr. Pugh, who was quite innocent.
As to the straps, her
.children usedthetn as skipping ropes.
aid
Mr. Woolrych s the law prohibited anyone being. in
possession of Government stores, and he could not help
the female prisoner knew the properly now in
court
by. Ho discharged the male
prisoner, but convicted his wile, and fined her £4, and
.. Lein treble the value of the articles. The penalty was paid.
thinking
hnagd been illegally come

TUE BOMBAY kIAIL.—ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 11,—
The Valetta left here with the Marseilles portion of
the above mail at neon this day. The Delta, with the
heavy portion of the mail, sailed at 4 p.m. yesterday. She
may be expected at Sonthamptonabout the 23d inst. The
Orissa brought the mail to Suez, arriving there on the oth.
The Carnage left Calcutta on the 20th August, 54 days
from Southampton.
THE COVENTRY RIBBON TRADE.-110 staple
trade of this city continues to make satisfactory progress.
Difficulty is even experienced in obtaining a sufficient num-
ber of realligood hands. The prospects of the trade are
generally considered to have very much improved, and
sanguine hopes are entertained of the trade getting back to
a sound e tate,—Birminultain Post.