The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL. Lewis Myers, described in the
police sheet as a jeweller, but refused to give his address,
was placed at the bar before Sir George Carroll, charged
with being in possession of a gold watch and other arti-
cles, which formed part of the proceeds of an extensive
robbery committed upon the premises of Mr. Matthews,
a watchmaker, of Leighton 'Buzzard, Bedfordshire, on
Saturday morning last.
A great deal of excitement prevailed among the City
police since Saturday consequent upon the receipt at
head-quarters of a telegraphic message containing the
information that a burglary had been committed at
Leighton Buzzard, and property to the value of nearly
1,0001. carried away, as was supposed, by three Lon-
don thieves. A reward of 100/. was offered for the ap-
prehension and conviction of the burglars, and the City
detective force was immediately put in motion, but no
trace was discovered of the parties until yesterday, when
a clue was obtained in the following extraordinary
manner :

Mr. Thomas Alfred Matthews said : I am a watch-
maker and jeweller, of Leighton Buzzard. On Satur-
day morning last, between the hours of twelve and three
o'clock a.m., my house was broken 'into, and a large
quantity of plate, watches, and jewellery, to the value
of 8001., was stolen. I have since discovered a small
portion of the property. T went to Sirrell's, the refiner,
in Barbican, to inquire about two silver teapots, and
while there I saw the prisoner offering for sale some
shirt studs, which at once excited my suspicions. I
waited, and saw him also offer a fob-chain, which I
recognised, and, therefore, when he left the shop I fol-
lowed him. I saw him go into a baker's shop opposite,
and I passed on to the corner of the street, where I met
a police sergeant, with whom I returned and gave the
prisoner into custody. At the station he was searched,
and a gold hunting-watch, value about 121. or 14/. ; a
gold fob-chain, with four rows, slide, and two rings,
value 51. ; two sets of studs, a watch movement, and
other things, of which I have no knowledge. The gold
watch I can swear to as one of those stolen on Satur-
day, and the fob-chain also. I know the movement from
its defect, and one set of studs from the peculiarity of
the pattern. The other set I cannot swear to, because
it is of a common pattern.
Sergeant Whitcher, 50, said, I took the prisoner into
custody about half-past one o'clock to-day. The prose-
cutor came to me as he has described, and I took the
prisoner to the station, where, in addition to the arti-
cles already mentioned by the prosecutor, I found on
the prisoner 11/. 10s. in gold, 9s. 74d. in silver and
copper, and a pocket-book containing a 101. bank-note,
and a cheque for 15/. He refused to give his address ;
and on being interrogated as to how he came into the
possession of the property in question, he said he pur-
chased it, but declined to say of whom.
Sir George Carroll—Do you wish to ask either of
these witnesses any questions, prisoner ?
Prisoner—l would rather not put any questions to
them until I have had the benefit of legal advice.
Sir George Carroll—Very well, I am about to give
you the opportunity of obtaining the assistance you re-
quire by remanding you for a week.
Prisoner—So long as a week, sir ?
Inspector Shelford—lt is important, your worship,
that we should have a long remand.
Prisoner—But I have a wife and family depending
upon me for support.
Sir George Carroll—The officers think that a week
tfoerupmnrdiisnation.
will not be more than sufficient to make the necessary
inquiries, and I therefore see no reason to alter my de-
oonnemr—e
toW be
illygiovuernwup worship, then, e ?
then, order the money
Sir George Carroll—lt
may be the produce of the
robbery, and in that case I cannot make an order.
Prisoner—But there is a cheque dated a fortnight
back ; that cannot haveia any connection with the robbery
of
sSiartuGrdeaoyrgleast.
Carroll—The iave that ?
that nothing should be officers deem it advisable
bery is such an extensivgeivoenne, up at present. The rob-
up in it, that I do not feel disposedyt
oonin7pfear so mixed
Officer—He refused to give his addressevgivreGe
Prisoner—Why, yon could have had my addressovge.'f
you had wished, for it is in my pocket-bookamon
me-
morandums that show the extent of my:bimuroseiufnunestseso.
to
og4 Igo iodvloebusiness very largely, sometimes toditdhey
per month.
Sir George Carroll—Then why
o the
it when required ?
Prisoner—l:: did not, sir. May I not have a few
you are doing business t
pounds to
etoorggeetca
Carroll
—lf
assistance, extent of 400/. per month, you will not meet with any
difficulty in procuring legal
—onthwark-
address, o
his
The prisoner then gave
Newgate, to await the next examination.bridge-road, and was afterwards conveyed in a cab to

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY, Nov. 28.—The Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship. Iberia,
Captain Bradshaw, sailed this afternoon with the
usual mails for VigO, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gib-
raltar. Among the passengers are Lord De Tabley
and Colonel Wylde, for Lisbon ; Captain and Mrs.
Howard, for Gibraltar, &c. The cargo is a very full
one, and includes a large quantity of mourning mate-
rials, in consequence of the death of the Queen
of Portugal. The Sultan, with the homeward mails
from the Peninsular ports, is due at Southampton on
the 2d or 3d proximo ; and the _Ripon, Captain R.
Moresby, 1.N., with the heavy portions of the East
India, China, and Mediterranean mails, may be ex-
pected about the same date. The Royal mail steam-ship
Solent, Captain Jellicoe, is t) take out the next West
India, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico mails, of the 2d of
December ; and the Orinoco will be due on the Ist
proximo,,e_ with the home mails from the same quarter.
iorf;L:hraurLdalytencieSxtta. States' mail steamship Franklin, with dates
ziew York to the 19th inst., is expected to arrive
Cowes, on her way to Havre, on Wednesday or
ARRIVAL OF THE CHALLENGER.—The Challenger, a
China, with a further Supply
Thames-built '
o of new
company teas.
w
clipper, has arrived •
in the Downs, from
Nightingale i
thTthhee
yanChallen-
gerkee sailed from Shanghai
clipper ship
passage
i,swnohtich she fairly beat in the run
home, but her
gorm. The Challenger made
equal to that of the Cairn=
T?st rapid voyage of
ifia
the season last year from Shane
the present onein three days lessgtimie antl she has made i
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