The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-09 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(Tuts DAY)•

JUSTIFICATION OF BAIL.—PIIILLIPS V. IRELAND.
Mr. READER. applied to justify bail in this
case, when one of the persons offering himself
was opposed on the ground of being a man of no
property whatever, and the affidavit put in
proved him so ; also that he had a wife and seven
children which he actually could not support,
and that, in consequence of his embarrassed cir-
cumstances, parish wherein he resides had
excused him the
from paying the Assessed Taxes
and Poor's Rates. On his being questioned by
the Learned Counsel in opposition, he admitted
such u as the fact", and that his wife's application
had been made at his request to the parish ; he,
however, intended in future to pay the Assessed
Taxes, and last week.received 501. from the debts
due to him, which was to a considerable amount,
and caused his embarrassment.
Mr. Justice BAY LEY—The taxes must first be
paid before the party can be accepted.—Bail
refused.

At 11 o'clock the Judges rose, and proceeded
to the House of Lords to resume the further ar-
gument in the Thalluson case.

BOW-STREET (This Day.)—John Wren, 01le of
those sharpers who prowl about town, ready to take advantage
of others' simplicity, was brought up, charged with defrauding
a countryman of a 5/. note of the li9tney Bank. - The country.
man stated, that about eight weeks back he met the prisoner
and another man, who asked him to step with them into a public
house, and they would treat him with a pot of beer. He gladly
consented, and, while there, one of the men said he was a very
fortunate man, for he had come up to London to take posses-
sion of a large fortune, which lie should have obtained some
time before, but for the "ii?fortunate" circumstance of break-
ing his leg. "hifortunate.," exclaimed his companion, " you
mean unfortunate." The point was contested strongly, and after
much /earner/discussion, the complainant was prevailed upon to
bet 5/. that there was no such word as " Infortunate," and Dr.
Johnson was appointed referee. The bet being made, and the
stakes deposited,a pocket edition ofJohnson's Dictionary was pro-
duced by one of the gang, and the word pointed out. The
party having pocketed the money, soon contrived to leave their
dupe, who, however, happening to meet the prisoner this
morning, gave him in charge.--Remanded for further exami-
nation.

EXTRA orIDINAtir Tionnuay.--The- following
particulars of a very extraordinary burglary and robbery, com-
mitted in the house of Mr. Coxhead, who keeps an oil and co-
lour manufactory, in Bridge-road, Westminster, were given at
Union-Hall on Saturday last :—Mr. Coxhead stated, that be-
tween three and four o'clock that morning, lie and his wife and
family were dreadfully alarmed by a loud explosion, which
seemed to have taken place at the bottom part of the house; he
instantly got out of bed, proceeded down stairs, and on entering
the parlour at the lower end of the shop where the iron money
chest was kept, discovered that it had been removed from its
situation. He then alarmed the watehmen, and on their de-
scending into the kitchen or cellar, where a great quantity of
goods were deposited, consisting of carboys of oil, turpentine,
tar, pitch, links, &c., the remains of the iron chest were found
with the lid completely blown off, and a smaller tin box, which
was usually kept within it,- containing cash to the amount of
between 701. and 801., gone. It was soon ascertained that
thieves had been in the house, for on examining the place, se-
veral implements used by housebreakers were found, and
among them a jemmy or crow bar. An instrument of this de-
eription to force open the lid of the coffer had been used by the
,trglars, who, failing in their endeavours, from the strength
of the work, after apparently repeated attempts, had re-
course to the singular expedient of blowing up the chest, which
they accomplished by introducing a quantity of gunpowder
through the keyhole into the interior, and then completed the rest
with the assistance of their phosphorus and matches, the loud
report from which so terrified and alarmed Mr. Coxhead and
his family in the way described. On further examination
of the premises, a vast quantity of gunpowder was found,
that had been placed in different parts of the cellar close to
the combustible materials already mentioned ; from which
circumstance it would appear that the miscreants who com-
mitted the robbery had it likewise in contemplation to destroy
the house and all within it. The thieves entered and
effected their escape at the rear of Mr. Coxilead'e house
by the back kitchen window, .the shutter of which they ma-
neged to force open with a centre-bit. Key, the constable of the
Surrey Watchhouse„ in a short time after the robbery, in the
course of his search discovered the small tin box which had-
been taken out of the iron chest in an unfrequented place,
caned " Cut-throat-alley," at the rear of the Archbishop of
Car terbury's Palace, which leads .from Royal-row out to the
Bish. s's-walk. The empty tin box was lying on the ground
within a paling close to the narrow foot-path,..aad upon the
railings the constable observed the. figure of " jemmy" drawn
in chalk, endahe name of Coxhead written underneath it._
.Key had the curiosity to compare the instrument left behind
in Sir. Coxhead's teller. with the chalk represention, and
it exactly corresponded in shape, There also appeared the
word " Cheapeau" written on the
-palings, which it is supposed
alluded to a hat left by the thieves in Sir. COsthead's cellar, in
their hurry to escape out of the house after the explosion. Mr.
Coxhead, in detailing the above facts, said, that it was a miracle
that his house and all within it were not destroyed, in coneee
quence of the quantity of gunpowder laid in, trains amongst the
combustible property deposited in the cellar. Mr. Swabey, the
Sitting Magistrate, directed two efficient officers to lose no time
in apprehending, if possible, the perpetrators ofso desperate and
daring a burglary and robbery.
SUICIDE.—An Inquest_ was held on Saturday
afternoon, at the Prince Regent Tarern, himehouse, on the
body of Thomas Bill, Esq.'an officer in the .Honourable the
East India Company's service,. residing at No. 15, Edmond-
street, Limehouse. It appeared- that
_the deceased, when he
returned to England, a short time since, accompanied his
family to the Ascot-heath races:; he there received a kick
from one of the race horses in the left leg, but he thought
so lightly of the injury, that heareineined till the races
had concluded. On his return home his leg: became trouble-
some, and although medical Assistance was obtained; symp-
toms of mortiffeation
.' appeared, and it became neces-
sary to amputate the leg. On thiS melancholy intelligence
being communicated to the sufferer, nothing could exceed his
anguish, which was _increased by the circumstance -of his
-having received promotion for past services, and an appoint-
ment to sail in a few days for India: At length, induced' by
the earnest intreaties of his friends, he consented that the ope-
ration should take place on Saturday last. As the time ap-
proached, his mind became more . and more agitated and
dejected, and lie was heard to declare, that life to a military
man, fond of his profession, and entertaining sanguine'hopes
of fame and promotion, seas not worth retaining after suffering
spirits
t h
e were
report:
the loss of a limb, which would forever incapacitate him for
service. On Friday he appeared more cheerftil, but about 7
of a `considerably
pistol
was d e p
Beard, resse d
a. —-n d
o'clock in, the evening, when he took leave of his friends
to
Shortlyr etir e
afterto r
hises rest,
, his
departures
when his friends hurried to his room they found him on the floor
weltering in his blood. The ball had entered.the left side, which
peeventedits being extracted. The unfortunatera aammaapposed
that he would forfeit all claim to the censiderAtion of the East
India Company by the loss of his le , lingered till the following
morning, and then expired..' The Jury haiingheard evidence
to the above purport, found "That the deceased committed
suicide whilst in a state of temporary mental derangertient."
The pistol alluded to was one of a brace kept by the father of
the deceased, and which the letter bkd removed from the place
where they were usually kept.
On Friday night an Inqnest wa.s held at Guy's
Hospital, before T. SIIELTON, Pasta', upon the body of a
young man named Peter Levett, a shopman in the employ-
ment of Messrs. Payne and Simpson, extensive cutlers in the
Borough High-street; who committed suicide on the day-pre-
ceding by hanging himself. From the evidence of those
examined, in the service of the -firm, respecting the state of
the deceased's mind preceding his death, it -appeared that his
intellect had been considerably affected ever since the death of
a fellow shopman of his who bad died about twelve months
ago, between whom in his life-time, and Levett, a reciproCal
friendship and attachment subsiSted. Since this event, the lat..
ter manifested great dejection of spirits, and when opportuni-
ties afforded abstracted hirnself from
.society as much as his
occupation would enable hit ;' and in his retirement was stated
to have been known in the practice of poring even Dr. Johnson's
Rambler. The deceased was also in the habit, in the short in-
terval of his friend's and his own death, when any person' com-
plained to him of being depressed inspirits, or otherwise unhappy,
of exclaiming with the utmost seriousness, " Go and hang your-
self—that will rid you of all your troubles in this life." This me-
thod of destroying himself the unfortunate adviser of it adopted
himself, for it appeared that on Wednesday evening, after having
attended the ,•emains of Mod, the t___lamented fireman, to the
grave, the deceased went home, retired to bed early, and not
rising at his usual hour in the morning, his bed-room door;
which he had fastened, was forced open, and he was dii&ivered
suspended by a piece of rope to the tester of his bed a lifeless
corpse.—A verdict of " Insanity " was returned,