The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-28 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

The two young men, named Young and Williams, who
were charged on Friday last on suspicion of having stolen
twenty pieces of silk handkerchiefs, were brought up be-
fore Mr. Twyford, yesterday, and fully committed for
trial.

Yesterday a young man, named Thomas Lake Wills,
son of a captain in the marine service, was brought be-
fore Mr. 'Twyford, by Peak, a constable in the service
of the General Post-office, charged with stealing a letter
containing a 101. note, which came into his possession as
clerk in the establishment.

Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Post-office, conducted the
prosecution.
Mr. W. T. Henderson, manager of the London and
Westminster Bank, in Lothbury, stated that on Thursday
or Friday last the prisoner came to his room in the bank,
and handed him the 101. Dorset note produced, dated the
Ist of February, 1837, No. 248, which he said he had
found in Blackfriars-road.

Mr. W. Blott, clerk in the Inland-office, proved that
the note produced, which he believed, from information
he had received, to have been sent from Frome on the
16th instant, was addressed to Sheerness, but it never
reached its destination. The prisoner was clerk in the
Inland-office, and had been on duty in the Ramsgate dis-
trict on the evening of the 17th instant, through which
the letter would have passed. Witness was present on
Monday last, when he was asked if he had been to the
London and Westminster Bank about a note; and after
being cautioned, he said he had, and that he had found
the note in Blackfriars-road, about half-past 11 on Thurs-
day morning last. He also said, he had gone to the
`Westminster Bank about it, where he saw the last wit-
ness, who took the particulars of the note, which he
gave to a gentleman with his name and address on a
piece of paper. On being further questioned, he said he
had given the note to the gentleman who had called with
the piece of paper from the London and -Westminster
Bank about it. The name of the gentleman was Roberts,
of Devonshire-place, Camberwell, from whom he re-
ceived a memorandum of the note, which he subsequently
destroyed.
Constable Peak, after confirming the statement of the
last witness as to the occurrence which took place at his
lodging, and the account he gave of the note, produced
a medal, on which was engraved, " Independent Royal
Sussex Lodge of Odd Fellows, Brother Drinkwater,
Guardian," together with several other small articles.
On asking him if he had made
.any presents to the lady
residing at 41, North-street, Lambeth, he said he had
not. • Witness next went to the house alluded to in
North-street, where after some conversation with Mrs.
Ashbee and her daughter, they went up stairs, and the
young lady pointed out a:drawer, in which he found five
gold rings, twenty-seven sovereigns and a half, a pair of
tortoise-shell sidec-ombs, set in pearl, a gold brooch, a lady's
green Russia leather companion, some pieces of copper,
on one of which the name of " Harris" was engraved,
together with sundry small articles produced. There
was no reluctance on the part of the females to give wit-
ness every information he required.
The prisoner declined making any defence, but re-
quested that certain members of his family might be
allowed access to him while in prison, which being ac-
ceded to, upon the application of Mr. Peacock he was or-
dered to be remanded for a week.

It was stated that the prisoner and the young female,
Miss Ashbee, were to be united in marriage in a few
days, but that his father, who was present during the ex-
amination, was adverse to the match.