The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-04 00:00:00

NE W COURT.

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(Before the COMMON SERGEANT and Alderman SIDNEY.)
Gewye Saker was convicted of stealing a bird-cage, value
Bs., from the door of Lewis J. C. Jainrack, bird dealer, of
George-street, and, as he had been convicted several times
before, he was sentenced to seven years' transportation.
John Davis and John Long were both indicted for stealing
a pump, value 205., from where it was fixed, at the house of
Joseph Harris, North Brixton. Davis was seen with the
pump on his shoulder on the night of the 15th January, and
Long was in company with him, when the policeman took
them both into custody. There was no more evidence
against Long than being in the company of Davis, and he
was therefore acquitted. Davis, who had been summarily
convicted on three former occasions, was sentenced to nine
months' imprisonment and hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
ROBBERY OF DIA3IONDS.—A man named Robert Kerr,
captain of the barque Levenside, was brought before
Alderman Johnson, in the custody of John Forrester,
the Mansion-house officer, charged with having stolen
two parcels of diamonds, of the value of 3,3001, which
were intrusted to him to convey to the port of London from
Baca. The prisoner had left bis vessel and come ashore
in a boat with the diamonds, and as soon as the persons
to whom they were consigned learned that the captain
had disappeared with them, a warrant was put into the
hands of John and Daniel Forrester, who after having
traced him from place to place with extraordinary skill
and activity, at last pounced upon him in France, and
hurried him away to London with great expedition,
having found upon him about 3001., some of which was
in Bank of England notes, which had been paid in the
Commercial Bank for a cheque drawn for the amount
of a portion of the diamonds.
Mr. Peachey, from the house of Messrs. Olivarson,
Lavie, and Co., of the Old Jewry, appeared for the pro.
secution, but did not enter into the details, John For-
rester having only just arrived with the prisoner, and
no opportunity having presented itself as yet for col-
lecting the in..terials on which the warrant was founded.
lie stated that the prisoner had arrived near Folkstone
in the barque of which he was the commander, on the
the 20th of January, and that he got into a boat and
landed, with the diamonds, at Folkstone, from which
place he started for London, where he arrived on the
next day ; that he went to a public-house, in an obscure
part of the metropolis, near the London Docks, and was
introduced by the publican to a Jew, who introduced
him to another Jew, and that they repaired to the
offices of an extensive diamond merchant, or agent
who purchased some of the jewels for 1,7504, for which
amount he handed over a cheque to one of the customers
upon the Commercial Bank. The sale was negotiated
by the publican and one of the Jews, who was a slop-
seller, and they received 2001. in gold, and 1,5501. in
bank-notes, at the Commercial Bank, and, according to
their statement, they gave the money to the prisoner,
who decamped to France, followed by John Forrester,
who apprehended him there, and contrived to bring him
over to LontLn without delay, or allowing him time to
deliberate upon the consequences.
Mr. John M`Millan, part owner of the barque Leven-
side, of Greenock, stated that Robert Kerr, the pri-
soner, was the master of that vessel. From information
which the witness had received, he had reason to believe
that the prisoner had received certain diamonds to convey
to this country. The prisoner's receipts for two
packages of diamonds were upon the bills of lading, and
it was the duty of the captain to bring them to the port
of London. The value, as appeared from the bills of
lading, was 3,300/. The vessel had been reported in the
port of London, and witness had seen the manifest, in
which the diamonds had not been referred to. One of
the parcels was consigned to Messrs. Costello and Co.,
and the other to Messrs. Schroider and Co.
Mr. F. Costello, of the firm of Costello and Co., of
No. 10, Bury-court, St. Mary-Axe, stated that the firm
had received the bill of lading, but not the diamonds.
The prisoner, on being asked whether he wished to
say anything, replied, " I wish to have a solicitor ; I
have no objection to be remanded."
He was accordingly remanded until Tuesday next.
The prisoner, it was stated in the justice room, was
plundered of almost all the money he possessed himself
of by the robbery before he quitted town with the ex-
ception of that which John Forrester took froln him,
and forty guineas, the price which he gave for a gold
watch on selling the diamonds.
ATTEMPTS TO SWINDLE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN AND
CLERGY3IEN.—A young man named Francis Bennet
was charged with having attempted to defraud the Rev.
Mr. Greyham, of Great Bromley, near Colchester, of
11, in the manner detailed in the following statement.
A merchant of the city of London said he received
from the Rev. Mr. Greyham the following letter, which
was marked paid, but posted unpaid, with a request to
make inquiries about it:—

" London, 27th January, 1847.
"Rev. Sir,—We have to inform you that we have a
case of wine from France laying at our wharf. It is
addressed to you, to be left till called for. You will
oblige by forwarding 205., per Post-office order, for
freight and wharfage, when we will forward it per
Eastern Counties Railway. We do not like to keep
goods long, in case of fire. An early reply will oblige.
" We are, Sir, yours, &c.
"For JAMES and HENRY,
" WILLIAM GEORGE.
"22, St. Martins le-Grand.

" George James,
" John Henry.
" The Rev. Mr. Greyham, Great Bromley,
near Colchester."
Suspecting that a trick was intended the witness wen
with the son of the clergyman to No. 22, St. Martin's-le-
Grand, which they found to be a coffee-shop, the owner
of which knew nothing at all of the party by whom the
note professed to be addressed, and most readily volun-
teered to bring the schemer to justice. Between twelve
and one yesterday morning, the time at which the
writer of tke letter intimated that he should arrive at the
house to receive the money, the witness, a policeman,
and a boy who had, for the occasion, a pound of
marked money in his pocket, went to the office, and
sat apart from each other. Presently the prisoner en-
tered, and stated, in answer to questions from the boy,
that he was the person who wrote the letter, and that
he had the case of wine, which he believed to be cham-
pagne. The money was then given to him, and he
pocketed it, and, upon giving his receipt for the amount,
signed George Williams, was taken into custody. There
was no such wharf in London as James and Henry's
Wharf, which the prisoner said, in his conversation with
the boy, was at Wapping. The prisoger stated subse-
quently that he committed the offence because he was
much distressed.

The prisoner—I have nothing to say but that I con-
fess I have dune what I am charged with, and you may
as well commit me for trial.

Alderman JOHNSON intimated to the prisoner that he
should be committed for trial as soon as the depositions
were made out.

Another clergyman in the neighbourhood has, it was
stated, received a similar letter, and it is apprehended
that the manoeuvre has been very successful.
MARLBOROUGH-ST.REET.
John JP Clime was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged
with committing an assault upon Mr. Campbell Bowman, oil
and colourman, 3, Tottenham-court -road.
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