The Sun.
London, England, 1814-01-17 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY AND FIRE.

BOW-STREET.---We mentioned last week that a
house in Half-Moon-street, Piccadilly, had been
robbed of cash to the amount of 5 or 6001. wear-
ing apparel, &c, and at. the same time wilfay set
on fire,. though it was fortunately, extingui4ed.
Thejollowing•eircumstances have-transpired ‘ilth
regard to this mysterious affair :
The family consisted of Mr. S. the occupier of
the ()Ouse, his wile, their child, about two years
of age, and :otte female servant. On Tuesday,
between one and two'clock, Mr. and INlrs- S. and
child left the house for the day, at which time all
was safe: they told the servant she mh.ibt go out
for an hour or two during their absence. She
says she accordingly left the house about four in
the afternoon, when every thing was safe, and she
secured the doors and windows. - She returned
at eight o'clock in the evening, and on opening
the street-door, she discovered that the house teas
on fire. She gave the alarm of fire, and :pine
persons whO happened to •be passing at the time,
entered the house first, and the neighbours after,
them. The engine belonging to the Royal Ex-,
change Insurance-office, with several firemen', ar-
rived soon alter, and by their united 'exertions
the flames were extinguished'.. The house was
ascertained to be on fire in several different part 3.
The wainscot in the hack parlOur on the ground
floor, the dining-room; and the stairs carpeting
from the dining-room to the drawing-room on
the ground-floor, were all burnt, or on fire at the
same time. In addition to these ,suspicious
cumstances, faggots were found in the
and
pieces of wood, quantities of matches, and vari-,
ous combustibles, were found in different parts,.
evidently, from the way in which they
.were
placed, to assist and increase the fire. A few
minutes after nine o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. S. and
child returned home ; they of course, appeared
tremely alarmed and distressed at the fire, anti
particularly at the loss of cash and other property,
which they said had been stolen from the hons'e
since they left in the morning. By the advice of
his brother-in-law, Mr. S. gave information of "
the robbery at Bow-street,with a full description
of-the diffdrent articles stolen.

In the mouth of March last, Mr. S. made an
insurance at the Globe Insurance-office for 30001.
and upwards, on household furniture, &c. From
the suspicious circumstances attending the break-
ing out of the fire, the conductors of that office
thought it right, on their own account, as well

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should take place. For this purpose, the!" 10;
Mr. and Mrs.'S. with their honks and paper"
brought fpitn their house iii t°
Bow-street, where they underwent .5.; very
Cool, and deliberate examination, before
SnEtCHLEY. Denham, the-Secretary to the
Globe Insurance-oflice, •attended. They we'`
examined separately; and if.firmuess :and' comp:,
sure are to he Considered presumptive evidence. I's,
innocence, nothing could he greater than both 0'
them displaYed; .Ho.Wever, the .accounts the''
gave of themselves were very improbable, and,
reconcileable with the general practiCe of 11::;ilic!'
Mr. S., on his examivation, said, tbat he and Lk's_
wife had been married about 3 years. they liad,t4ke3
the house in Half-moon-stteet, anti let it'reids;
furnished. The cash and bank-notes, ai'nottntial
to 600/. or upwards,-,and said to bu stolen,.he
by him for the last two years. Re'could not to
the time he had last examines( it, nor of what de,:
scription of Bank of England. notes. it wa'i C°lll.
posed, but believed there was one or. two 10°.d
notes, and the remainder made up of 30/.201. 14.4
101. notes. These he kept- in a seeretary_ill
book-case. There was also from ten to twentl,
pounds in silver, and three half guineas.
cash lie kept.in his writing-desk. e.Was askeu'
hoiv it was that be kept such a large sum of alq:i
ney in the house without ;Frequently examining
to see that it was safe; or that he did not loch,;( t.
.in a banker's hands,-or purchase'it into the luau'
where it would be prOduein g interest The rcos°l",
.
he assigned for keeping tht(moneyby hien for orio'
years was, that he had bee!) out of employ [hab'i't!,
that. time, and had not put it out to interest, L,„
cause he was afraid he slu)uld not he able to
it so soon as lie might want. it, as it was his into';
tion to go into business, wad ite hakheen
arrangements to go- into the coal trade
distant relation, but he had disappointed Ilia).
He bad since bad an intention to take an ly'te:t!
He and, his wife were in the practice of going °e',
without leaving any 'person in the house-50°4,
times they left a light for sai',ety. They had F-04
particular motive for leaving the house empty
Tuesday ; he went out for the purpose of meeti,io
with a relation whom lie expLeted to arrive.fl',,
Cambridge ; his wife and child accompniedlo",,i
and he parted with theth at heir sister's, in
court,'Long-acre, and he went on to Clareoe7,
row, kiwkney, to inquire alter his aunt Pr'l"2l;
but his relation had not .cotaie from Cambric,,,
-On his return be dined at the Telegraph ell1;5.
house, in Bishopsgate-street;, and 'Called tor ,or
Ay i ft; at her sister's in Broal-court, and thee
home about nine O'clock; %Olen .they foUnd
house 'on fire. His wife Was thenhrought
confirmed her husband's statement in most
culars, and stated, chat slut had lived 10;j0-
keeper,'and her husband steward, in a gentlqwiv
family. At. that time, she haul about
3 per centr.;. which she gave hqr husband perl)
sion to sellout. '
She was as..sed as to the Money they hat 10 ,v
house, and. After some questioning-, agreed ill. it
sum stated by her husband, ;but did not knos'i
of her own( knowledge, hilt that he told her 50;01
The gold watch said to, be lost eras hers, arid
made her a present'of by Lady Villiers, sistereiti
the Earl of ;iersey. She stated, that they let i
(souse for 10 guineas a week, it havi".“o.'f
handsome furoiture, which had cost I -,"1,24j
15001. all which she believed tiei ./c5:
paid. They had one of, Bramah's patd". oa,fi
put on the ;street door,. and three keys toil'', an'
of, them was lost by a lodger's servant
Winn ; they had the other two, but did Ott De
one out with them last Tuesday. She 10*(10
bunch of keys, amonntiag to about 30, sc
locked np their property, on the mantle-hireejre
the parlour, which she was' in the practice of er
ing ; .having had a goOd cheracter with their. 5,0 f
vant, they were not susiiicious ; the girl ha(' ,
lived with them a fortnight. Mrs, S. ackl3°`)
lodged that she did not act so when she ol'e.to,
housekeeper. They were both gisestioned 350,
taking a favourite canary ,bird omit of the house
Tuesday, which they both denied. la
Mr. Denham, the Secretary to the Globe lot
smancelaffiee, stated, 'that he had aseertainej%v
1"1
a lady, who had formerly lodged with them, ',O(
ed to go to their house again, and to entertol
Tuesday, but they had declincd taking her, ant,,,•,4
Was gone to lodge in .Piccadilly. Mr. a tu'l'
a charge against them on'oath, that he sespec,l"
them tai have been concerned- is setting:n id
their house, -they were ordered to be detalo".
custody; and to be kept 'separate.

-,: • • BIRTHS.
n Est
On Sunday week, at Lancaster, the Lady of J. Jakso- '
of a daughter, ' •. be
• On Thursday night, at Bath, Mn.i Ashe, of two 50°
the 'mother and, children are in a fair way of doing well. ./
_....,,

MARRIED.
Otanestlay last, at Wet Ret.lo:.(l„the Res.llarrY ,36/,0
of•Berwie.k, Sussex, to Louisa Elizabeth Verelst, tonal)
ter of the late Harry Verel4f Esq. o!A4ton, Yorkshire;
On the 13th inst. George,Buckston rsq.
chester, to Mary, second ,lau.ghtcr ofitobeit Emmet,
Halifax.

DIED.'
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Latel7, Gol.,rg-e-street,, Pottman-Square„•Mrs.
AVife of Captain :gabby, inventor of - the totems for ;4*"
shipwreehed mariners, &c. 01.
On Thar3itay I.irst, at Tre.vereux, Limpsfiaid, Surrep
Richard Sandßand, in the 751.11 year of his ag- "
On the 14th intl. at Brighton, itaohei, the Lady
Harcourt, Esq. a Baiter-street. 4rJeer
On tare 519th ult. at his house in Marischal-Street,lo-g.l-I'o
aged 7Q; Sir Alc.l4.nder Bannerman,..of 9,
The arne day, At Stirling, (:•aptain ~tiilliana Fray
veteran battalion.
Edward Edwarris, Esq. of Leominster,. many
hutor of Stamps.l).r the County of liercford.•
,Lately, at' an a4canced ago,• at her lodgings, "' ~$
Madame de Serrilly. •
•At Wovercott, Oxon, 3klrs. Sarakflias, aged 97; awer
same eversing,, Mrs. Wizabeth Hicks, of the: same P
the advanced ag t f 106.
On the IGth ult. at Craighead, Auchinleek,
WilliaM Jarnieson, farmer, aged 90 years. He hit,s
times married; by the lwo' first wives only be bad "
and the progeny left alive sit the time of his death
than 140, recltoning children, fs'3.",..fol„iy
children, and great. vela grandchildren.
these attended the font:ill, and one of tbe great gre‘!, ovd
children assisted at layin3 corpse into the grate erg ery 1;4
tree church-yard. He was always cheerful, and
sportsman to his last years

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