The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-06 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

The police have received information of the following
robberies :

Stolen, between the hours of six o'clock on Wednesday
night, the 3d instant, and eleven o'clock the following morn-
ing, from the house of Mr. Blanchard, 9, Staples Inn-
buildings, Middle-row, Holborn, a small mahogany box,
containing a silver watch-guard, two rings of coral beads,
a string of garnet beads, a pair of gold ear-rings, four shirt
collars, marked " Blanchard" in ink, and a Savings' Bank
book.

Stolen, on Thursday afternoon, the 4th instant, between
two and three o'clock, from the shop-door of Mr. Acutt,
linen-draper, Westminster Bridge-road, three pieces of
printed cotton, 28 yards in each piece, black ground, and
flower pattern.

A young man, late in the employ of Mr. Stephen Low,
livery-stable keeper, Kingsland, stands charged with steal-
ing divers sums of money which had been received for, and
on account of, his employer. He is about twenty-four
years of age, five feet seven inches high, fresh complexion,
an I has dark hair and whiskers. He was dressed in a
black body coat, dark trousers, and black hat.
A paurg man, named Aub, sy Tibbs, late in the employ
of Mr. Chowne, surgeon, 48, Hertford-street, May-fair,
stands charged with stealing four 5/. Bank of England
notes, two silver table spoons, two ditto dinner forks, four
ditto desert forks, and three silver tea spoons, a variety of
surgeons' instruments, and other valuable articles. It is
supposed he intends to proceed to America.
John Owen, a journeyman butcher, was charged with
stealing a quantity of beef and mutton, value 205., the
property of. Mr. Henry Bellringer, 317, Strand, his master,
and Frederick Fletcher with receiving the same, well
knowing it to have been stolen.
It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor that
Owen was in his service about a week, at a salary of nine
shillings a week, with board and lodging. Having lately
missed several pieces of meat from his shop, he gave infor-
mation of the circumstance to the police, and marked the
loin of mutton, the shoulder of mutton, and the piece
of beef produced. The duty of Owen was to open
the shop every morning ; and at six o'clock this
morning, having looked out of the window, he saw Ser-
geant Pocock walking up and down before the door, and he
disappeared in a short time after. On coming down stairs
he instantly missed the meat produced ; and having called
constable Tuck, he gave the prisoner into custody.
Pocock deposed, that he concealed himself this ,rnorn-
ing, at the time in question, near to the shop of the
prosecutor ; when he saw the prisoner Fletcher come up
to the shop-door, from the direction of Charing-cross. The
prisoner Owen had just retired from the door into the
shop, and the other went in without anything in his
hand ; and after a delay of about two minutes he
came out with the basket produced, containing a quantity
of meat, and on being taken into custody the hind-quar-
ter of mutton produced was taken from under his coat,
and which had been concealed in a large pocket sufficient
to contain nearly half a sheep.
The prosecutor's shopman proved that he saw Owen
take down the meat, and lay it on a block near the door,
with the "long arm," as he was going to Drury-court, to
look after his master's horse.
The prisoner Owen said the charge preferred against
him was perfectly true, and Fletcher said he would reserve
his defence for a future occasion.
They were both fully committed for trial.