The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-18 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.

WO RSH I P-STR EET.—Yesterday the Magistrates
SAMUEL TwYroen and Joust MILWARD, Esqrs. were oc-
cupied in the investigation of an extensive robbery, which took
place the night before in the dwelling-house of Lewis Pedro,
Esq. a rich Spanish merchant, No. 12, Artillery-place, Pins-
bury-sq uare. •
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Information having been given at this Office between eight
and nine o'clock in the morning, Mr. Garton, the Chief Con-
stable, with other officers, examined the premises, and all the
servants afterwards attended to be examined as to facts which
had come to their knowledge. From their account it appeared,
that on going down stairs about eight o'clock in the morning,
the cook discovered chat the doors were all open from the kit_
chen to the area, and after lighting the fire, she found that the
shutters of one of the kitchen windows were open, and ap-
peared to have been cut, that a wooden bar in the inside was
broken, and an iron bar was down, She remembered putting
up the wooden bar, and also the iron bar, the night before, but
she was not sure that she put down the stop of the iron bar.....
She recollected that the catch was not made fast on the sash of
the window. Presently the footman was informed, and on his
coming down ►tairs it was discovered that the pantry door and
a closet-door, had been forced, and the door of a strong iron chest
was open, out of which had been taken 2,0001. worth of silver
plate.
Armstrong,• and other officers, had, however, minutely exit-
mined the supposed entrance by the window, and they were de-
cidedly of opinion that no one had forced his way from without,
but that the iron bar must have been lit down by some one
within, They had the bar replaced, and tried themselves, and
even if it had been up without the atop at the end, they could
not force it without great violence and noise, and causing the
bar to be bent, whereas they found the bar straight, and with-
out the appearance of violence. There was another extraordi-
nary incident, that the closet-door, where the chest of plate was.
kept, was forced, though the lock was a poor common one; but
the iron chest itself, which was so very rrrong, and had a lock,
that out of five hundred picklock-keys, it might, according to
Garton's opinion, be impossible to find one to open it, was
found open, without the smallest appearance of violence.
The footman further stated, that the plate was last used on
Twelfth-day, and he put it in the chest on the 10th inst.; and
that he took care of the keys of the closet and the chest, which
in the day time he hung upon a nail at the far end of the
pantry, and at night he put them in his pocket, where he had
them on the night of the robbery.
It appeared also, that the house is situated next dom to Mr.
Millward, one of the Worthy Magistrates, and is about thirty
yards from the watchman's box.
After a very long and attentive examination, the Magistrates
observe.d,that there were some circumstances of a suspicious pa-
wns as to how the burglary had been committed; but with respect
to the servants, they could have no objection to their rooms and
boxes being searched which would probably establish their inno-
cence ; and Mr. Garton was directed to accompany them and
make search accordingly, and report the result of it to the
Magistrates.
In the meantime a search warrant was granted avainst a noted
Jew in Spitalfields, which was executed by several officers, who
searched the whole house, where they found plate and property
worth 5001. but not any of Mr. Pedro's place, though they found
everything requisite for plate being immediately melted.

,IMERICK, JAN. B.—On Saturday night, Cap-
Ain Dumas, with a detachment of the county
constables, from Hospital, pursued a party of
ruffians who had seized a young woman, and were
taking her off, in order to force her to marry one
of their associates. He recovered the girl, and
secured two of the party, the rest having fled 'on
his approach.

Two of the officers of Bow-street have been
down to Birmingham to search the house of the
late guard of the coach, who was intrusted with
the parcel of bank notes lately stolen, but did
not make any discovery of consequence.
RoanEntes.--Thursday night some' ruffians
robbed the Bell and Crown public house, near the
tcrinary College, Camden Town, of weaning apparel, house,
table, and bed linen liquors, cash, &e. It is supect-
ed that some of the villains secreted themselves in the locic previous to the family going to bed ; the noise they maile
In ransacking the house alarmed the family, but the ruKins
made their escape at the back attic window, lowering them.
selves down by a long rope, with which they came provided, on
every foot of which there was a large knot to prevent their
slipping, and the better to hold by. Previous to their
being disturbed, they carried a large box into the
,attic
containing much valuable property, where it is supposeii,
they intended to open and rob it, but being disturbed
they were obliged to leave it behind.—About six o'cloe.a
one evening last weed a person respectably dmssed came.
with a letter to the house of Dr. Shearman, 30, Northamton-
square, Clerkenwell, and whilst the servant took it up stairs to
get an answer, the villain stole a blue great.coat and spencer,
value, 4/. which hung up in the ha, and cscaped.—Wednesday
night the stable belonging to Mr. Thomas White, Back-hill,
Batton-wall, was broke open and robbed of a saddle, bridle,
and other articles.
PROVIDENTIAL ESC A PE.--011 TtleSdaytVenirle,'
between five and six o'clock, four girls, under 14
years of age, whose parents reside in the Wands-
worth-road, agreed to accompany each other t),
the adjoining meadow, for the purpose of engag-
ing in the exercise of sliding. On their way
thither they met with a youth, aged about
years, the sen of a Mr. Morley, a respectable
engineer, residing near Kennington-cross, who
accompanied them also. They had scarcely,
however, ventured on the ice when it broket,
and the eldest, a fine girl, unable to preserve
herself, was sinking very fast. The youth oh,
serving her perilous situation, hastened to tier
assistance, but in his laudable endeavours he
himself fell in. With great presence of mind
he still kept hold of her, and at length suc-
ceeded in bringing her out of the water; yet,
drenched as he was, he would not leave the ob-
ject of his preservation until he had taken her
home to her friends, nearly perished with cold,
and met with such reception from them as his
exertions required.
The workmen employed in digging up some
ground lately, for the purpose of forming the
new Carriage-entrance from Pall-Mall to %-;t.
James's Park, near the Royal German Chapel,
found a _number of human bones, among them
some remarkably large thigh hones. They also
found the remains of a coffin, which was sop-
posed to be of a distinguished personage, as it
was discernible to have been covered with crim-
son velvet, and ornamented with gilt nails. On
the plate were the remains of a coronet or mitre.
'The date of the year, 1876, was very plain,
was found near the spot where Mrs. Boscawen's
house stood. The place, probably, had been a
burying-ground.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

IIXTRACTS FROM THE DULY ,AIOItNING PAPERS,

January 18, 18'23.

totonmPio, cult°
We have always maintained that England:was
attungly interested in the establishment of .Gre7
eiau independence, as-the only bar to the ett•
croachment of Russia. An Empire like that of
Turkey cartnot possibly subsist much longer in
the neighbourhood of its ambitions and crafty
ewesny. A house divided against itself cannot
stand. The GreekS constitute the indigenous
population find the real strength of the European
portion of the Empire, and were they to be put
down, the. execution of the projects of Russia
-would only be thereby facilitateth The de-
struction of the Greeks, by far the most numerous,
I;udustrious and intelligent part of the population,
-would leaN'T the Turks Ivithont resources ; the
replacing them under the Turkish yoke would
only tie cherishing an ally for Russia. But the
(reeks, if independent, would soon, by the aid
of situation, be enabled to defend themselves
against any power whatever. Alexander has
continued to induce a very general persuasion,
that he has hitherto been restrained by magnani-
mitYy from encroaching on Turkey. We are,
however, satisfied that the want of adequate
means has alone prevented him attempting to carry
Ms plans into execution. The troth is, that the
preparations for a Turkish war are of a most
fOrmirtable description,. and a necessitous Power
like. Russia can with great difficulty support the
expet:ce of them.