The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-23 00:00:00

ronsEny OF PICTURES OF TIIE VALUE OF £l,OOO.

Peter Benqe an ill-looking fellow, was placed at the
bar before dr. Bingham, charged with burglariously
breaking into the house, No. 65, Upper Charlotte-street,
Vitzroy-square, and stealing therefrom six oil paintings,
of the value of 1,0001., the property of Mr. John Wood,
artist.

Sarah Baynes stated that she was in the service of the
prosecutor, arid that about half-past six on the morn-
ing of the 3d instant slie came down stairs and
found the doors of the parlour and dining rooms open,
and the rooms in a state of confusion. She went
down stairs into the kitchen, and found that the
window which she had fastened the over-night
had been opened and closed again. She then returned
to the dining room, and missed from the frames the six
pictures produced, and from the sideboard she missed 13
silver tea spoons, and the silver tops belonging to the
cruets. The property she had seen safe about eleven
o'clock on the previous night when she retired to rest,
She knew nothing at all of the prisoner. ,
Mr. John WOO% said the pictures had been cut from
the stretchers. They were his property, and worth
1,0001.
Coffee, a very intelligent officer belonging to the
E division, No. 31, deposed that last night, from in-
formation he had received, lie, accompanied by
another officer, and Mr. Wood, junior, proceeded
to No. 50, Regent-street, Westminster, which is a
marine store dealer's shop. He went up to the first
floor and knocked at the door, but received no answer,
and while he was knocking the prisoner came up stairs.
Witness asked him if his name was Gillings, and he said
it was not. Witness then told him he had come from
Mr. Minton, metal dealer,' of the other side of the water,
to purchase some pictures. The prisoner then opened
the door and they all went in, and witness found the
six paintings produced rolled up on the top of a box
in the room. He asked the prisoner to whom the
paintings belonged, and he replied, to his nephew
and himself. Witness enquired what he wanted for
them. Prisoner said he did not know, his nephew
was not at home, and requested him to call again.
He then asked the prisoner if he lived in the
house. Prisoner said, "Yes, I live in the kitchen,
and have lived there some time." Witness then put
the bolt on the door, and told the prisoner they were
officers, and those pictures were the produce of a bur-
glary, and he should apprehend him on suspicion of
having been concerned in that burglary. The prisoner
looked up and said, " Indeed; I am only a lodger in
the house, and know nothing at all about them." On
searching a box in the room, witness found a gold chain
and six duplicates, three of them relating to watches
pledged lately.
Sinee, 110 E, went with last witness, and assisted in
taking prisoner into custody. On searching him he
found the three watches produced.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

DEPUTATION TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL.—ADVER-
TISEMENT DUTY.—A memorial, numerously signed by
influential citizens of LOMion, was -presented on Tues-
day to Lord John Russell, at the Pay Office, Whitehall,
urging the total repeal, rather than the reduction, of
the advertisement duty, and pointing out that all the
gross inequalities of the old tax would remain under the
sixpenny rate, which would continue to cripple and ex-
tinguish cheap literature. His lordship stated that
revenue was the sole consideration for which the tax
was retained, and denied any intention to control the
press.
THE CAMBRIDGE ASYLUM.—A fancy baz ar in aid of
the funds of this institution was opened yesterday at the
Riding-house of the Cavalry Barracks, Hyde-park, and
was resumed again to-day. The stalls are personally
superintended by ladies of the highest rank, who have
hitherto been very successful in effecting sales. The
Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Cambridge
hold one, the Countess of Jersey another, and the
Duchess of Norfolk a third, and their presence, com-
bined with a visit from her Majesty and Prince Albert,
the King of Hanover, and other royal personages, at-
tracted to the bazaar a large number of the aristocracy.
The Queen purchased extensively, and it is confidently
expected that a clean sweep will be made of the contents
of all the stalls.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREENLAND.—An expedition
to test with care the mineral resources of Greenland has
been arranged to start from Portsmouth this week.
Some time back the King of Denmark granted to Mr.
Lundt, a Danish traveller, the right of mining in that
country, where he is understood to have made extensive
discoveries ; and Mr. Albert Robinson and others, who
have become interested in his privileges, have conse-
quently fitted out a yacht of 217 tons, called the Dolphin,
for the purposes of full exploration. She takes out
several scientific men engaged for the undertaking, and
the mines to be investigated consist of copper, tin, silver,
and lead. An opportunity is at the same time afforded
for the dispatch of letters for the ships now in the Arctic
regions or on their way home. These may be sent to
Queenstown, Cork, not later than Saturday, the 25th
and will be carried to Disco or Upernavic, in Baffin's-
bay.
DREADFUL MURDER, AND SUICIDE OF THE MUR-
DERER. —Yesterday and during the whole of Tuesday
the inhabitants of Poplar were thrown into a state of
painful excitement in consequence of the brutal murder
of a married female -by her husband, who afterwards
committed suicide by cutting his own throat with a
razor, at 39, Evans-street, East India-road, Poplar, and
within a short distance of the Sailors' Home. The man
was boiler-maker; and was named Picking.