The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-04 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY NEGOCIATION.

A negotiation has been for some time on foot,
between the thieves who robbed the Ipswich
Mail-coach of the notes of Alexander and Co.i
to the amount of 310991., and some persons upon

the part of the Bank. The thieves had signified
soon after the robbery took place, that the risk
they ran, and the ingenuity they exercised in this
hazardous undertaking, entitled them to a very
great part of the sum they had *made themselves
masters of; and they made an exorbitant pro.:
posal to the concern, undertaking to restore the
whole of the notes upon the payment of no less
a sum than 60001. in sovereigns, and an indemnity
from all charges or demands. A refusal was
given to this monstrous offer of composition, and
the thieves, who were not afraid of detections
seemed Careless as to the rejection of their turns,

they being men who have already made fortunes
by enterprises of the kind, and perfectly well able
to try the patience of those who are so unfortunate
as to come within their reach. The efforts of the
firm for the recovery of their notes were not re-
mitted, in consequence of their knowledge of the
determined spirit of the gang► to make the best
of the robbery. The sun, of 3001. was offered
to them upon the condition that they would forth-
with return all the notes ; and the principals of
the concern gave it to be understood that no
larger offer should be made, and that the police
should commence their operations without delay,
if those terms were not acceded to. The ga:tg-
replied, that they had already sent 3,000. into
circulation ; and that, as that money was quite
out of the question, they must look to some profit
from the notes still in their possession ; and they
accordingly demanded 3,0001. more as a'recom-
pense for their loss if they were to give up all
they had risked their lives to obtain. For son►c
days the negociation war kept up ; but the
bankers were playing a deeper game than the
thieves. In all those places where their note's
were in great circulation there was a calling
in ;" 'and it was pretty well ascertained at the
time that none of the stolen property had been
circulated, the report to that effect having been
made by those so deeply interested, for the purer
pose of shewing that they were not to be trifled
with. Yesterday bills were posted on the
walls, offering a reward of 50001. to those
wha'. will give information either at Alexander
and Co.'s or Fry and Co.'s. St. Mildred's-
court, Poultry, so that the parties may he
apprehended and convicted, and the property
recovered ; 20001. have been offered upon the
conviction of the parties, without the recovery
of the property, and the public have been re-
quested to take no more of the blatk ink notes
of the Ipswich Baiik/ without well knowing the
persons from whom they received them, as Alex-
ander and Co. had instructed their bankers in
London to refer those who presented such notes
to themselves, at Ipswich. The colour of the
copper-plate has been changed from black to
red, and at Fry's banking-house, yesterday;
some notes of the Ipswich Bank, which were
presented by strangers, were stamped with the
words, " Stolen—referred to Alexander and
Co. Ipswich." These notes were returned to
the persons who presented them ; and it is cal-
culated that the gang cannot pass more than a,
couple of hundred pounds' worth of the paper, as a
general terror of the black Ipswich Bank-note
predominates every where.

Ciiuncii RolmEn-v.—Amongst the Divisional
Reports received last week at the Head Police
Office, Dublin, was the following :—" The
church bell of Taney Church has been stolen
thereout, but cannot tell where, as the church is
not frequented, as the new church is in the same
parish."

RODDEIZIES.-The high road from the foot of
Blackfriars-bridge has lately become a most dar-
ing spot for persons to pass after dusk, and espe,
cially before the setting of the watch. Gangs of
ruffians who pretend to be larking together, mark
out some gentleman, who perhaps imprudently
exposes his seals and chain ; Ite is immediately
hustled, thrown down if possible, a loud cry is
purposely raised by those who fall on him, and,.
in the confusion, he is sure to be robbed.—Mr.-
Stedman, of York-street, was robbed on Wed-
nesday night in this manner, of several links of
his chain, two seals, &c. valued at 5/. ; he was
quite close to his own residence at the time.—
Wednesday evening last, the house of AI r. Cor-
coran, of No. 27, Britannia-street, City -road,
was robbed of property, consisting of plate,
money, and wearing apparel, to a large amount.
The whole of the officers are in active pursuit of.
the offenders. The robbery took place while the
family were at the play.