The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-31 00:00:00

The City Burglaries.
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MANSION-HOUSE (THIS DAY).

This morning Scotty, Carroty Fred (Wilkinson), Velvet
Ned (Brewerton), and Geoffrey, were placed at the bar
before the Lord Mayor, charged with a burglary at Messis.
Bennoch's, in Wood-street.
Mr. Mullins said he appeared for Messrs. Baum, of Lom-
bard-street, bullion dealers, and he should, on another oc-
casion, be prepared to press a charge against the prisoners
for burglary on their premises.

Scotty—Oh yes, I know ; £3OO about two years ago.
Mr. Pater said he should prove by the evidence of Susan
Price that Wilkinson and Scotty entered the premises, and
the other men were concerned in it.

The witness Susan Price was then called, and as she
was about to give her evidence, Scotty said—" Stand for-
ward, and let us have a last look at you."
The Lord Mayor ordered the prisoner to remain quiet.

The witness then proceeded to give in detail the cir-
cumstances connected with Bennoch's robbery, and that
Scotty and Wilkinson left home one evening on purpose
to commit the burglary. She some time afterwards saw
some black silk at his mother's house after the robbery had
been committed.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY OF £3s.—Wm. Boylll, 21, porter in the employ
of Mrs. Charlotte Phillipson, chemist, of No, 116, Totten-
ham-court-road, was charged before Mr. Knox with steal-
ing the sum of £35, entrusted to him to pay several bills
by his mistress.
Mr. Henry Heppell, manager of Mrs. Phillipson's busi-
ness, said the prisoner was in Mrs. Phillipson's employ as a
porter, and on the 24th inst. he gave the prisoner £35 in
various parcels to pay bills. The prisoner not returning
he gave information to the police, who took him into cus-
tody. at Liverpool. On the prisoner being brought to
Euston-square, and being taxed by him with the robbery,
he replied, " I did not steal the money ; you gave it to me."
On the prisoner's boxes being searched, some letters show-
ing that he had been in a reformatory .were found, and
also some pieces of soap, scents, &c., the property of Mrs.
Phillipson, and which had been taken by the prisoner from
the shop.

Edwin Chapple, 36 C, proved going to Liverpool and
finding the prisoner in custody of the police, who handed
over to him (Chapple) a purse containing £23, which they
had found on the prisoner. The prisoner told him that
the reason why he took the money was because he thought
he should never get such another opportunity.
In answer to Mr. Knox, Chapple said the prisoner had
been in a reformatory at Birmingham.
The prisoner said he had no questions to ask, and that
why he took the money was because he had only Bs. a
week to keep himself upon.
Mr. Knox committed the prfsoner for trial.
ROBBING A CIVIL ENGINEER.—Annie Gilbert, a prostitute
was charged before Mr. Knox with robbing Mr. James
A. Shipton, civil engineer, of Pall-mall East, of £4 while
in a low brothel, in White Lion-street, St. Giles's.

The prosecutor's evidence went to show that he accom-
panied the prisoner and another female to the house in
White Lion-street, and afterwards missed from his trousers
pocket £4. He then gave the prisoner into custody.
Daniel Healey, 111 F, proved finding some money in the
grate of the room.
Mr. Knox asked how it was that the other female was
not given into custody, and the constable said the prose-
cutor said he thought the prisoner was the one who took
the money.

Mr. Knox asked the prosecutor whether he really wished
to press the case.

The prosecutor said he did not want to go any further
with the case.

Mr. Knox, after remarking that the prosecutor's conduct
was very disgraceful, discharged the prisoner.

THAMES.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—James Smith, aged 17, a well
known, active, and daring thief, was brought before Mr.
Partridge charged with stealing a silver watch from the
person of Richard Wolf, a mariner, lodging at Green's
Sailors' Home, in Poplar.

The prosecutor was passing along Rateliff Highway,
where sailors of all nations are exposed to the lawless de-
predations of thieves, crimps, and loose women, and he
stopped to ask the way to Well-street, where there is a
sailors' home. The prisoner and two other boys surrounded
him, and in a moment he felt a hand on his breast, and his
watch was gone. He looked up and saw his watch in the
prisoner's hand. It was immediately handed to a little
boy, who ran away with it. A man named Henry Smith,
who was in the prosecutor's company, laid hold of the
prisoner and gave him into the custody of a policeman.
John Greathead, 31 H said, the prisoner and other boys
had been in the practice of going about in gangs to rob
sailors. When he received the prisoner in custody he
said, "It's not me who took the watch ; another boy has
got it_"

Tho prisoner offered no defence, and Mr. Partridge corn-
mitted him for trial.

MENDICANCY.—Richard Hobbs, a miserable-looking crea-
ture, stated to be 45 years of age, but looked older, was
brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with soliciting and
receiving alms in Rateliff-highway.

James Bugby, a police-constable, No. 140 K, said: the
prisoner was in " The Highway " with a board in front of
his person, and suspended to his neck by a string. On this
board a printed bill was posted to the following effect : " I
hope you will assist a poor disabled sailor who has lost his
speech and hearing, and the power of his side, in a most
terrible storm at sea, on hex homeward bound passage
from Ancona to London, on board the Europa, of Bristol,
which has caused me to be in deep distress, having a wife
and two small children to maintain. Kind people, what--
ever you please to purchase will greatly assist your unfor-
tunate petitioner. Capt. Galsworthy was her commander."

Mr. Partridge—ls the prisoner affiicted, as he states in
that printed bill ?

Inspector Dendy, of the H division—Yes, sir, I believe
he is.

Mr. Partridge—And harmless ?
Inspector Dendy—Yes, sir, very harmless.
The wife of the prisoner, at the back of the Court, here
said—He does not beg. People give him money.
Inspector Dendy—He has nothing to sell.
Mr. Partridge—Let him go. Mind, woman, you must
not lead your husband about the streets begging. Surely
there is a place of refuge for him.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English
wheat coastwise were small, and but moderate by rail. The
condition of the produce was not to say satisfactory. The
trade, however, oven for damp wheats ruled firm, and dry
samples sold readily at fully Monday's improvement in the
currency.

With most descriptions of foreign wheat, and especially
with American produce, the market was very moderately
supplied. For most qualities there was a steady demand,
and, in some instances, an improvement of is. per quarter
took place in prices.
Floating cargoes of grain were in steady request, and
pikes had an upward tendency.
The supply of barley on sale was moderate. The trade
for making produce was somewhat quieter than on Mon-
day, yet prices ruled firm. Grinding and distilling barley
met a slow sale at late rates.

Malt was in but moderate request at previous quotations.
There was a fair supply of oats on the stands. For most
qualities the demand ruled steady at full currencies.
Beans and peas—the supplies of which on sale were
small—were firm in price, and were in fair average request.
Both English and foreign flour moved off steadily at full
currencies.