The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-31 00:00:00

POLICE. INTELLIGENCE.

MANSIO:4-Hotrsr.—A of considerable interest to Paw"
brokers came on yesteitLii before the LORD MAYOR, When
Mr. Purse, a respectable pawnbroker, residing in London
Wall, was summoned, under the Pawnbroker's Act, to she°
eause why he refused to deliver up a quantity of silver Pk°
which had been pledged with him, after it had been feloilionsl
stolen from Mr. Troley, the silversmith, of the Old Bailey.
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Mr. Troley stated that about 3 months since a mangy
Clifford, well known in the trade as a jobber, called upon -b,
and asked for a quantity of goods, which he enumerated, Its,
wanted to chew them to a gentleman who wanted to purco;
a stock of plate. The complainant, as was the usual. enu t
of trade, intrusted him with the quantity he requested,brit
day after day went over without any intelligence, and the.!el.que
of the speculation was, that Clifford absconded. Some
after this, the complainant received a letter from Clitibrd',...l
closing two duplicates, part of the property which had
pledged with Mr. Purse.
The complainant was cross-examined by Mr. Witr,l4s4
the Solicitor for the defendant, when he stated that he suspe
Clifford a long time before he absconded; but, by follo.srl;
him up closely, he got a great part of the plate back again,
Clifford Clifford most probably pawned the property of others to re
his (the complainant's). Complainant had not employed Pwl
officers for the apprehension of Clifford.
Mr. WILLIAMS, on behalf of Mr. Purse, contended that the
complainant was not entitled to receive back the.property, turi
much as he had not used due diligence to bring the fel2wits
justice. Were such claims as these admitted against r. be•
brokers, a door would be opened to the greatest collusion
tween the parties.
The Lord MAYOR was of opinion that the pawnbroker visas
not in this case to restore the goods, as the prosecutor had,al
used reasonable diligence for the protection of his property
the apprehension of Clifford.
Mr. Troley exclaimed strongly against the pawnbrokerslailti.se
said that if they used proper diligence, scarcely a tenth t
of
robberies of this description would happen. In the pres,ell the
stance, when Clifford pawned the goods, he represented ‘"-,fri
was the manufacturer of them, When at the same time
Purse must have seen that this was not true.
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The Lord Mayor advised that the complainant, as - 00,
means of recovering his property, should make every ea
nag
to apprehend Clifford, when, upon his conviction, Mr•
would be obliged to deliver it up.
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GUILDIIALL.--John Gay and Mary Eagle, who wee of
manded for further examination, as stated in our paper
Thursday, on suspicion of being implicated in the robuch2.ol
Mr. Miller's, Upper Thames-street, were brought up Atio,
yesterday.—No new fast, tending at all to elucidate the 6,1.! ar
stances of the robbery, was elicited, and, on account of tilers,
parent contradictions in the statements made by the Prtti,
Mr. Miller was desirous that they should be again trillan,m•tod
Mr. Harmer's Clerk, who attended on their behalf, 'rofs
their immediate discharge. The prosecutor, he said, 11.._.3" tbeal
his election, and constituted them witnesses by subjeentet of
to examination. There Were no grounds for charging el 000
them with any knowledge of the robbery, except some OS, se
arising out of their depositions, which could not, in arse 741/
used as evidence against them.—The prisoners were accor
set at liberty.:—The Worthy Alderman, however, obson
that, in his opinion; they had not disclosed all they knew
subject. Y.
BOW-STREE T.—DARING BritGr: ARY.--.lreSteruSY-efote
ney-coachman, named William Walker, was brough,r_r „Asti
Sir R. BIRNIE, on suspicion of being concerned in a PIITAP
committed 0
Monday night in the dwelling-house ototi
Richard Staton.—Mr. Staton is a woollen-draper at the ,e 1016;
of the gateway leading into the Golden Cross,. Charmed
On Monday evening, as usual, the apprentice cl°„d
shutters and fastened the door about nine o'clock, a" in% P.
went to mother's to supper, leaving a candle bill% eto
the shop. He returned about a quarter past ten,,an ref,
astonished fo find the door standing ajar, and ti`e Pr'
which he had left on the counter, no longer burnl;M
called for assistance, and having procured a light,
covered that the shop had been broken open and P ;mot
of cloth, waistcoat pieces, and other goods, to 'the 'offlry
of at least 1301. The thieves had taken the cloth from roll
rollers which were found strewed upon the floor. Vie arc
generally are marked with the name of the owner, and•
could be easily identified. The prisoner, soon after,,, stand'
on that evening, was observed to draw his coach off I,t'Atreco&
near the gateway, without being called, and place it ;est'
opposite to Mr. Staton's door. and as dose to the pave
he could. After remaining a minute or two, feeding
he went up to the porters, who usually stand at the gateiblo‘L
said, " Well, mates, are you going to give me a
be
drink ?" One said, they had no money ; upon which ofeqsel"
had, and would treat them. He took them into the omen;
public-house, adjoining the Mews-gate, and called for tTie
and while they were drinking he went several times W the
At length a man, known to the porters as " Little Pica fiL
for," came into the Chequers, whispered somethingT. pot IT.
soner, and they went out together. The prisoner tUt.,oof.,
turn to the Chequers. When the porters came out the
coach was gone.—This was the whole of the case aq:-I,e
prisoner, who, in his defence, said he knew nothing 0±,7041,
bery. He said he was called off the stand, and desired tstip
and knowing lie had a few minutes to spare, he offercutisolr',:e
the porters. When he came out he took up two ge!.: ts st'd
and drove one to Rowland Hill's Chapel, and the otirs at
foot of Blackfriar's-bridge. They had nothing buss, 01 he
portmanteau with them.—Sir It. liinsiE said tne eivieigta
present slight, but from all that had come to his tO
was satisfied the prisoner was concerned as an accessary
burglary. He was committed for further examinattcw_....&,,