The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Charles Vos, a Dutchman,
about 25 years of age, was brought before the Lord
Mayor, charged with breaking into the branch post-
office in Lombard-street.

Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Post-office, appeared for

the prosecution, and stated that on the 2d inst. the
branch office in question was broken into, an entrance
having been effected at the window, and several drawers
were forced open. Upon inquiry, it appeared that be-
tween 91.- and 10/. had been stolen, although a cash
drawer which contained 1701. had not been touched.
About a week afterwards, a second attempt was made
to commit a burglary at the same place. Since which
time two officers had been secreted in the inside to
watch. Last night the prisoner, having entered through
a window, was seized and taken into custody, and it

turned out that a portion of the property stolen on the
2d inst. was found by the officers at his lodgings.
Meshach Mead, City officer 426, said, in consequence
of a burglary committed at the branch post-office in
Lombard-street on the 2d instant, and another on the
Bth, a constable, named Carrol, and myself were em-
ployed to watch the premises. We went there last
night at ten o'clock, and remained inside. About twelve
o'clock we heard a noise at the window as if somebody
was trying to break in. The noise continued, with the
exception of intervals of two or three minutes, till about
half-past two, when a square of glass was broken, and
the prisoner came through the hole into the room in
which we were and made his way down to where we
were secreted, with the chisel in his hand which I pro-
duce. We then sprang upon him, and, seizing him by
the arms, took the chisel from him, as well as a dirk
from his waistcoat pocket. He also had about him four
sovereigns and a Swedish dollar.
The Lord Mayor—Did he say anything when you
seized him ?

Officer—No, my lord ; he merely gave a scream, and
said he was Dutch. He was in his shirt sleeves, and
shoeless. He said nothing to me in the English lam.
guage.
The prisoner signified that he was unable to speak a
word of English, and as no interpreter was at hand, he
was remanded.

LAMBETH.—Mr. W. B. Boddy, a surgeon, re-
siding in the Walworth-road, applied to Mr. Elliott for
his assistance to obtain possession of his daughter, a
young lady 19 years of age, who had disappeared from
the residence of her sister under somewhat mysterious
circumstances.
It appeared that a fortnight ago the young lady,
while on a visit with her sister, had left the house
at three o'clock, saying that she should be back in a
short time ; but she had not returned from that day,
and her fathily, as might well be imagined, had been
kept in a state of the greatest suspense and anxiety
ae to what lad become of her, In the course of the

inquiries made about her, it transpired that the young
lady had been in the habit, unknown to her parents
and friends, of attending the services at the Roman
Catholic Cathedral in St. George's-fields, and had
ultimately embraced the Romish faith. On Monday
evening information had reached her father that she was
locked up in a nunnery at Clapham, which was under
the supervision and authority of Dr. Grant, the Roman
Catholic Bishop of Southwark.
Mr. Elliott inquired if an application had been made
at the nunnery in question, and Mr. Boddy replied in
the negative, observing that he was of opinion that
there would be but little good in applying there, as his
daughter would be denied him and kept locked up. Mr.
Elliott observed that he had no jurisdiction in such
cases, and therefore could not give the applicant any
assistance. His only legal course would be, when he
had ascertained where his daughter was, to apply to the
Court of Queen's Bench for a habeas corpus against the
parties detaining her, and this would at once compel
them to produce the young lady before the court. He
(Mr. Elliott), however, had no objection to send an
officer with Mr. Boddy to Dr.. Grant, and that gentle-
man, upon being informed of the application that had
been made, might give such information as might lead
to the recovery of the young lady, without the necessity
of appealing to the higher courts.

Bodily thanked his worship for the suggestion,
and

Lockyer, one of the summoning officers, was directed
to accompany the applicant to the residence of Dr.
Grant. On applying at the house adjoining the St.
George's Cathedral, Mr. Boddy and the officer were at
once admitted to an interview with Dr. Grant, and that
rev. gentleman admitted that he had some recollection
of a young lady answering the description of Miss
Soddy asking him some questions, but he assured them
that he did not know where she was. He, however,
admitted that if she was in the nunnery at Clapham, as
had been conjectured, or at the Servants' Home, there
could not be the slightest, difficulty in getting ber out, as
there could be no desire to detain her from her father and
friends. Lockyer said it was generally represented that
no ordinary person applying to a nunnery would be
allowed to see any of its inmates, upon, which Dr.
Grant remarked that it was not so, and lest there should
be any difficulty or doubt in-the mutter, he should give
Mr. Boddy a note to the Principal at the nunnery.
Mr. Boddy expressed himself perfectly satisfied with
the candour, courtesy, and kindness of Dr. Grant, on
his leaving that rev, gentleman, and it was arranged
that in the course of the afternoon Mrs. Boddy should
accompany the officer to the nunnery, to identify her
daughter, in the event of her going by any other than
her real name.

Lockyer, accompanied by Mrs. Boddy, first went to
the nunnery, where he saw the principal (Sister Maria
Theresa), who assured them that neither Miss Boddy
nor any person resembling her had entered the nunnery
for three weeks preceding, but at the same time she re-
commended them to go to the "The Servants' Home,"
where she might perhaps be. They accordingly went
there, and on inquiring from Mrs. Rushworth, the lady
who had charge of the place, if Miss Boddy was there,
she at once, and without hesitation, admitted that she
was, and said that she had been brought there about a.
fortnight before by a female. She added that she was
merely kept there until a situation suited to her age and
capacity could be obtained. The young lady was then
brought to her mother, and she at once declared that
she had been kept at the place at her own particular
request, and that she had not been restrained in any
way whatever. She cried bitterly, and seemed to leave
the place with much reluctance, saying that she was
afraid that she should not be allowed to attend the
church of her adoption. She was taken away in a cab
to the residence of her sister.

ELECTION OF LORD RECTOR OF GLAkGOW
UNIVERSITY.

The election of Lord Rector took place at Glasgow on
Tuesday forenoon, when the Earl of Eglinton was re-
appointed, after a sharp contest, the opposing candidate
being Mr. Alfred Tennyson, the Poet Laureate. The
following is the state of the poll in the different " na-
tions" into which the students are divided :
Eglinton. Tennyson.
Natio Glottiana
Loudoniana 29 ... 28
- Transforthana 27 ... 28
- Rothesayana

223
Majority of single votes for Eglinton

The election, however, is not decided by cumulative
votes, but by " nations," and, as there were two for
each candidate, they were thus equal. Dr. Rainey, the
vice-rector, however, gave his casting vote in favour of
the Earl of Eglinton, who was accordingly declared Lord
Rector for the ensuing year.
It has been generally the custom that the Lord Rector
should be re-elected the second year without opposition ;
and it is not unlikely that the weakness or (ejection of
the Poet Laureate may have been caused by the preci-
pitancy of his supporters in putting him forward in a
manner which would have infringed an honourable and
well-understood arrangement. It is scarcely necessary
to say that neither of the eminent persons voted for
took any personal part in the election.