The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-22 00:00:00

shop, and as the man instantly took down his board, he
,never repeated his visit.
" I want a new dress,' says Cuzzans to a tailor.
Yes, your honour,' says Snip, measure you directly.'
" Put up your measure,' says Cuzzans, and pull out
your shears; cut the skirts of my coat into stripes, and
sew them on my waistcoat, breeches, and stockings.' When
the tailor had finish d his job, and the customer was
equipped, he proceeded to Charing-cross, and was shaved,
before a crowd of admirers, under King Charles on
horseback. During a severe frost he went to a coffee-room
at Bath, dressed in a complete suit of nanke: n, ordered a
decanter of cold water, which he ed over his head,
over his clothes, and into his shoes. He then called for a
cup of coffee, eggs, and spinage, the-Philadelphia Mer-
cury, two pipes, half a lemon, and Welch rabbit. The
frequenters of the house, pave and worthy citizens of
Bath, were astonished. Bring me,' says he to the
landlord, for he would suffer no one but the landlord to
wait upon bins, ' bring me the boot-jack, for I want
to pull off my shoes; and thank you, Sir, for the Bible,
a pint of vinegar, a paper of pins, and some barley-sugar.'
The landlord grinned, and stood still. Gentlemen,' says
Cuzzans, addressing the company with great empha-is, ' 1
ask this man very civilly for the boot-jack, a pint of vine-
gar, a paper of pins, and some barley sugar, and the booby
laughs at me; but I may be hasty; the things I demand,
though common in Wiltshire, may not have penetrated
into this country. Let him bring me,' (and he sat down
very coolly) ' let him bring me, after I am in bed, a dish
of fried mile-stones, with a warming-pan, cold without
sugar, and I shall be satisfied.' He then opened Isis port-
manteau, which he had brought under his arm, put on six
shirts over his suit of nankeen, bowed with great dig-
nity to the company, ordered his bed to be sprinkled with
saw-dust, and took his leave for the night."

ROBBERY AT LINCOLN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

am not aware that any authentic account of
the late daring and vexatious robbery at the Saracen's
Head Inn, Lincoln, has appeared in your Journal; and
as the affair, from its peculiar circumstances and magni-
tude, is one of deep interest and importance to the whole
community of commercial travellers, the following par-
ticulars may not be unworthy the attention of your nu-
merous readers of that class.

On the morning of Thursday the lith ult. I left Hull
by the first packet, and arrived at Barton Waterside about
eight o'clock, with all my luggage, which was safely con
veyed to the inn there. About half-past ten I left for
Brigg, having myself (after the horse was in the gig)
placed every package therein, and locked them up—the
opening being concealed. At Brigg I only stopped to bait,
and nothing whatever was taken out of my gig. From
thence I drove (without stopping at Spi tal Inn or else•
where) to the Saracen's Head, Lincoln, which I reached
about six p. en. and immediately sent up to my bed room
every article of my luggage except the driving box. The
boots and chambermaid both assisted, and I saw them all
wifely deposited. The robbery, it is most probable, was
committed before I retired, when having occasion only for
my linen portmanteau I took no notice of the rest of my
luggage, and therefore did not discover till after seven the
next morning that my valuable case of gold watches bad
been stolen from the room. I instantly gave the alarm ;
the servants were closely questioned, but nothing was eli-
cited that fixed suspicion upon them. The package miss-
ing was one of three of a similar description, and for the
satisfaction of Air. Stephenson, the landlord, as well as to
substantiate my own positive declaration that there were
three, I immediately wrote to Mr. Parkinson, at Barton
Waterside, knowing that the boots there, from my lug-
gage having repeatedly passed through his hands during the
same week, would distinctly recollect the kind and number
of my packages. I requested Mr. P. to mite to Mr. Ste-
phenson by the first conveyance—he did so—but it was
before he had seen the " boots," and therefore was not
satisfactory, but he promised to write again. Meanwhile
Mr. Stephenson and the police officer, resting on my
statement of the fact, proceeded, in conjunction with my-
self, to make every possible exertion for the discovery of
the thieves. Mr. Parkinson, however, neglecting to write
again, unfounded reports sprung up, and were indus-
triously circulated, insinuating that the property stolen
was probably never in Mr. Stephenson's house. Upon
receiving information of this mischievous report, I took
coach from London to Barton, when Mr. Parkinson,
without a moment's hesitation, gave me a letter, of which
the following is a verbatim copy :
Barton Waterside, March 3, 1830.
Ma. STEPHENSON,

DEAR SIR,-1 am sorry I did not write to you again
respecting Mr. Cozens' luggage after seeing the boots,
having promised to do so only in case any thing particular
transpired; however, nothing did so, except that he is
quite clear every article was put into Mr. Cozens' gig, and
is positive as to the three cases. I had no doubt of this
at the time, as the circumstance of Mr. Cozens saying he
only could make them to fit, and packing them himself,
would indicate.
I am, dear Sir, your's most respectfully,
W. PARKINSON.

Every part of the foregoing narrative I am ready to
verify on oath. The value of an affidavit, lam aware,
depends on character—to that test I appeal, and challenge
the strictest scrutiny.
Sir, your's very respectfully,
London, March 17, 1830. W. COZENS.
P. S. —Another robbery, from a bed-room, took place
only three days previous to the above, at the Bristol Arms,
Sleaford, 18 miles from Lincoln. Some of the articles
stolen were found in searching for my property upon two
women, who, with two men, (one a receiver) have all
been committed for trial. There is no doubt but the
same thieves were concerned in robbing me, although sa-
tisfactory evidence has not yet been obtained. W. C.