The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE -INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.-Yesterday Thornat Hill, a half-starved
looking object, was brought before Alderman KEY, who sat
for the Lord Mayor, charged with having stolen a large box:
'full of hits, the property of a hat-manufacturer named Salt,
who resides in Cornwall-street, St. George's-in-the-East,
The evidence disclosed the following circumstances:.--Mr.
Salt Sent a boy, named LoVell, who is in his employMent, with
a box, containing:fifteen hats, from, Cortiwall-street,to Tot-
tenham-court-road. As the boy walked along he saw the
prisoner, whose person he knew well,' following him. He hid
occasion to stop for a short time at the corner of a street in
Cheapside, and lay down his box, which the prisoner instantly
seized,-and ran, away with ; indeed so quickly was the :thing;
according to the boy's account, accomplished, that he had' not
time to make:any efibrt for the recovery of the property until the
thief was out of sight. Another boy, who had not seen the rob
bery, observed the prisoner going with considerable speed.along
the street towards Bethnal-green, with the box of hats, soon after
the period of the robbery ; and a third saw the prisoner. in the
neighbourhood of an old building taking three hats out of abbt,.
which contained more. The last boy asked the pt'so ter about
the hats, and was told by him that he wanted •to sell
-The prisonerthen went up Commercial-street, in the neigh-
bourhood of which he had, it speared from his own acknow.
ledgment, sold several of the hats, and the. boy went away...-. •
The box had not remained very long on the premises, when it
was found by one of the workmen. It then contained four
hats, and five more were found in the chimney. The prisoner
was soon afterwards apprehended., He told the officer that he
was so hungry he could not help taking the hats, which he iaid
he had by a trick got from the boy,- and disposing of them tv
keep him from starving.
The unfortunate fellow, who had been twice tried at the Old
Bailey, and whom it may be considered an act•of mercy totake
from the town, was then committed for trial. :
Bow-STAET.—Yesterday,morning information was given:
at this office of a very daring robbery having been committed
at the house of Mr. Adolphus, the Barrister, in Percy-street,
Rathbone-place, About eleven o'clock in the morning the fe-
male servants had gone up stairs to do their household .work, •
and no one was left below, The area gate was not fastened,
and the kitchen door leading to the-area was standing open. •
When the cook returned to the she found the pantry
door open, and the whale of the plate which had been lest
there, amounting in value totabout 401., was gone. The ro'b-•
hery was; no doubt, committed by that description of, thieres
who, in the phraesc-logy of the police, are denominated •
" sneaks ;" a set of fellows who are constantly on the alert ,in
the morning abOut the houses of gentlemen, and who have very
often great facilities afforded them-by the carelessness of .Ser-
vants. An officer was sent to the house,.. but it is extremely -
improbable •that any discovery will be made, as the men who ,
engage in this system of robbery dispose of their bOoty imme-
diately to Those who consign it at once to the crucible.
111.anTLEBoirt.—Yesterday Mr. Stow, of Homer-street,
Bryanstone-square, eating-house keeper, entered this office in
a state of distraction, and in tones scarcely articulate with ex-
cessive grief, exclaimed, "0, • Sir, I am a ruined man
have been robbed of all liiossessed in the world !" Here he
burst into tears. ,•
Mr:ltawtirisow—Carripose 'ourself, my good I bare •
heard of your loss, and know it is very great. S*,down
compose yourself. . • ,
After sitting for a few moments, Mr. Stow saidlie lived Li
Bonier-street, with only. his wife and:a servant girl. On Sunday
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he closed his shop a four o'clock, and having secured everything •
about.a quarter of an hour after that time, he and his'wife went.'.
out to take their usual Sunday walk in the 'llegenfi Park,
having given the servant permission previously to go out, think- '' •
ink it safer' to leave the house without any body Than in the-
charge of a young girl, who probably might have improper
acquaintances, and have admitted theme into the house.—
On his return home, about twenty minutes, to six o'clock,'
he found the house had been entered and on examination,
ascertained that.the thieves had brokenopen and rifled every,
closet, drawer, box, cupboard, and chest in the house ;• and !.•
they had, in cash and value alone,:robhed him of 9404, norsin- • .
eluding negociable bills and securities,
.and the lease of some
houses. "In fact," said he, again bursting into tears, " they
have taken the earnings of my. whole life; and lam a ruined '
man." . After having regained some-degree of composure, Mr. '
Stow gave a detailed Account of his loss; upon which. ,
Mr. RAwListsoar said the lois was amazingly' great,
.asked if he bore in the neighbourhood • any credit or liouitietyl. '1
for having money in his possession; and whether it was. knowfr -
he could, at any time have: given . change for large 49tea
cheeit,i. • • • .
,Mr. Stow said not. No inan•could be rnore,reserved or secret
about money than he was. He did not suspect any body, and
accounted very satisfactorily for having such fiiigeh in his pos.
session. - . , • - '
Winans and. Gibbs; two active constables of thin, tixblish- ..4
meat, have as.certained that some suspicious-looking nie.ere
seen to ,g,) into the hotote, and come out with some boii'.,lnTheY• ‘!:
have nut yet been traced.

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A valuable hunter, the property of M
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J EsTY ,' was stolen on Thursday night froth Wi'nki- ~,,
sor Little Park. A reward of '2Ol. is offered ou:
convictio4 of the offeiider.. . - ''''''.