The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-05 00:00:00

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1f,..5t.-rday. a chimney-;*(lepei'il
boy, named George Ddvii-, alias Hayfield,
b;ought up hit- exafriifiation, charged on sospie on
of robbing the house of Mr-. F. Core, of Witici.es-
fer•-streeti".ot a silver toapoi, and a number ut sivet
forks and tattle spoons.
Mr. COte stated, 014 on the ,22i of last mo!vh,
he was informed by his servant than, that .during
his absence, a pane had been broken in'hi.s pantry
xmdo,w, and tine silver forks stolen; of which
could fitt,t no accdlint whatever.

On the 25th of the, same month, another pane
was broken in the same window; and a silver teapot
and several table spoons taken ; but no trace of the
-thief found. Yesterday, -again, it' was. obserted
that another pane was cut in the window, and an&
ther loosened round the putty, .as if intended to be
'taken out ; but the operator was probably alartned
before his purpose w s eff.eeted. The servant
formed his master-4A the circumstance, and Mr:
Core, with one of his clerks, determined to keep a
dose watch, and see who approached. About font
o'clock the prisoner was seen very earnestly stooping
over the iron-railing, anti looking in at the p intry
window. He went away tor some time, Ind re-*
Inmed, and did as before, but without attempting
inyy thing. ft was observed several times walking
pa,t the Louie in the clErse of the afternoon and
a woman, also," carne and looked in earnestly; as
the prisoner had done; and shortly afterwards 1.1-
prisoner was observed going down .the area steps,
and entering the house, where he staid about a
minute, and then came out. He was immediately .
followed', it being suppos,xl he had secured and
taken some booty ; - but bring scathed nothing was
found on him but two,pawnbrokees-dopheito-s for
silk-handkerchiefs, and a small pocket ciasp.,
knife. Being asked who he lived with, and
what brought him there? he answered; that he
came from Miller, Mr.'Core's chimney-sweep r, to
inquire about sweeping the chimn+es. Aliller was'
sent for, and dewed any knowledge of biol. He
titen gave another direction to. his resid,nce ; and
Armstrong, the Worship-street. Officer, was sent:
for, to search his lodgings, but could- find no traLe
of the silver articles. A. knife, such as that lounc4 •
on the prisoner, was found by Mr. Core', servant,
in his mist, on the day of the first robbery. This'
was gften to Armstrong, in hopes that it night
lead to identify the prisoner with the fact. Arm-
strong, unperceived by the prisoner, put down the
knife in his room, and then, a 3 if just having found
it there, asked the prisoner whose it was ? He im-
mediately answered, it was not his, but belonged to
Tom Junes, a farmer's boy, who had slept with
him a night or two .before; whereas the knife
which he thus acknowledged to know so well, and
to have seen so recently, was in Mr. Core's posSesra,
sion above a week.

Miller said he had no doubt that thebby belonged
to a gang of the same description, who go about
plundering at nights. Several complaints had beet'
made to him of boys, who did not belong to hitn,
having gone in his name to the houses of his Cu 3..
touters, under the pretence of being sent to sweep
chimnies; and always carrying off some property.
Sir WATxtx LRWIS committed the prisoner tQ
take hts trial, on suspicion of felony..

BOW-STREET.--'Oll the nigh/ of 23A ult. of
early in the morning, the house of Mr. West,the celebrated pinter, In Newman-street, was
broke open,
and robbed of considerable property.
A very large chissel was left behind by the rotn7
bers. Peat kes and Salmon, belonging to this Office,
were applied to, and they ascertained that the house;.
was broke open with the chissel, and -that the
robbers entered by the back premises.—The chisaei
the Officers traced to belong to a man who work-
ed at a trunk-maker's, at the back of the premises.
The man proved to be a soldier in the Guards, to
whom the chissel belonged. Yesterday the man at-
tended at the Office, before Mr. Naafis, and proved
att alibi, most satisfactorily, by producing a certificate
from his Adjutant • and Setjeant, in the Tower, that
he was on duty in the Tower on the night Ms..
West's house was broke open ar;d robbed. He
also proved that the chissel was hot his own pro-
perly, but that he had borrowed, it of a man, and
had it in
,use ; and also that other tools were s al-ea
from his workshop on the night of the robbery.
. Mr. West acknowledged himself satisfied, and
was happy that the man bad been able to prove hiul-
seit innocent.

The. poor man named said he had a wife and two
children, had lost a deal of ti►t►e about the business,
a►►d wanted to know who was to pay him for
)oss of time.

NARES lamented his cast., but there was nc
redress for JIM), the eircualstance of the ctusiel be-
longing to him being very straog.