The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1841.

reiveiy stationary produce of our soil, and whilst dein;
th:e, vainly hope for relij on sn:ne and indofin'ta
ground, such as is expressed in the wi,c c.tws "that
when trade is at the wont it is sure to mcnd," and " that
fluctuations in trade are natural and unavoidable." The
truth is, that the manufacturing energies of the nation
are paralyzed by restricting them to just such a measure
of employment as is equal to the purchase of the agri-
cultural produce of the British Isles. That produce is
inadequate to the employment and sustenance of our
people, and the attempt to uphold the present system
is neither more nor less than an attempt to keep down by
star►ation the level of our population to the level of
our supply of food. The nation only wants the para-
lysis on its energies removed by the abolition of all re-
strictions on imprt and export, again to rise to pros-
perity and happiness : to expect the one without the
other, appears to us most absurd and irrational.—Leeds
Mercury.

POLICE INTELLic,ENCE.
M4NSION-110U.S.E.

EXTENSIVE PLUNDER BY MEANS OF FORGED
ORDERS.—Edward Beaman and Solomon Levin were
brought before Alderman Pirie, charged under the fol-
lowing circumstances.
Inspector l‘l'Lf an :t Ited, that having heard that a
large quantity of calico had been obtained by means of
a forged order, he set his men to work, and succeeded
in discov,ring to whom a quantity of the goods had
been sold. He then took Levin into custody, and was
informed by the prisoner that he had had the goods
from the prisoner Beaman, whom he expected to meet
at a public-house in the evening. After some delay
witness succ( eded in apprehending Beaman, in bed. It
was cvidee, in his opinion, that the plan cf robbery
was a deep one, and that several persous were con-
cerned in it.

Mr. Thomas Hadgley, landing and delivering clerk
at Miller's Wharf, Lower East Smithfield, stated that
on Saturday afternoon, between four and five o'clock,
a person presented an order for the delivery of goods
belonging to Mr. George Saogster, of Queen-street,
Cheapsicle. The order was for thr. e bales, and
marked W G: 321 ; the second marked 0:D: & Co.,
No. 349 ; and the third marked G : G : & P., N:,.84.
Those bales had come from Aberdeen, the order far which
was signed. A horse and' tart, which were owned by a
person known at the "'liar!, wore with the man who pre-
sented the order, the writing on which was like that of
Wm. Russell, of the !MW of Sakester and Cu. The
order was put into the hands of the warehouseman for
'oading, and the man who presented it was asked where
the owner of the cart was, to which be replied, " Close
at hand," and that haste must be made, as he was in
a hurry. No suspicion whatever was ent,rt lined of.
the man, who had been in the warehouse in the course
of the morning, and, no doubt, had taken the numbers
and letters on the bales.

Mr. Hugh Russell stziod that the goods so marked
,Ind numbered were cunsigoed to their house from Scot-
land. He knew nothing of the order.
_ _

Mr. S4ward, of the Commercial-road, linen-draper,
stated that the prisoner Levin, whom he knew, had
called upon him on Monday with two or three patterns
of calic,•, and wished to know whether he would buy
any. Levin asked sd. a yard fot the article, and wit-
ness finally arranged to give him 4d. a yard, and settled
with him for thirty pieces, V 4 itness afterwards sold
some of the goods at 4i,'. a yard. Levin mentioned
that he bought the goods of Beaman, and witness wished
for an invoice from the • party of whom the calicoes
were purchased._

Lcvin, upon being asked whether he wished to say
anything in that stage of the proceedings, said that he
had nothing to conceal, and he hoped his sta'ement
would clear him of all imputation. On the Sunday,
while he was nut, Beaman called and left word for him
to be At his (Beaman's) house, in S'. Thomas Apostle,
on Monday morning ; on that morning they accordingly
met, and Beaman asked him whether he could sel'. any
calicoes ? He then took Beaman to the house of Mr.

&►ward, and sold the goods at 4d., which, upon receiv-
ing from illr. Seward, he handed over to Beaman.
That was all he knew of the transaction.

Alderman PIRIE asked whether the money possed
from the hands of Levin to those of Beam in 9—Mr.
Saward said that such was certainly the fact.

PIRIE (to Levin)—Then you know this
Beaman ? Levin—Yvs, I know him.

Alderman PIRIE asked Beaman whctber he

wished to say anything?—Beaman declared that two
men called upon him on Toezdal morning, and asked
him to get a price for some calicoes for them. He
thought all was right, and he therefore went to look

after 111 r Levin, who accordingly disposed of the goods.
AidermAn PlltlE—Pray what we e the names of
these men ? Prisoners—Thut I don't know ; they
were strangers to me.

Alderen—tn Penis—How did they find you out, if
they were strangers to you ? Beaman—l am sure I
can't say ; they bad heard of me. I suppose ; one of
them %, as a short man, in black. That's ail I know.
Alderman FlRlE—There are more behind the scenes
in this pertorMaoce. You can both get Counsel, if you
please. I shall remand you tits Wednesday.
Levin—l don't see that I have any occasion for Cmin-
sel ; mina is a straishtfortva-d case ; I piid over the
money the instalt I got it.
Beaman—Yes ; and I paid it over to the person who
employed me when you pre it to me.
The prisoners were remanded. Beaman is known at
the Conapter as an adept at this sort of business.
Two persons, named Mardell and Whitaker, were
charged with having eomnrtt.'d an assstilt upon a yOling
I tdy named Miss Al4K.suce, in a Camberwell omnibus,
the one ba..ing 'Awed his hand upon her knee and
shoulder, and the other endeavoured to prevent her
giving an alarm to the conductor.

Alderman PIRIE said there coal be no doubt of the
bad intentions of the defend ants. Ladies must be pre•
teeted from such ruffians in public vehicles ; he should
order the def ,ndants t) find good bail to answer the
complaint at the Sessiont.
BO W-STI?E.ET.

John Odell Ratkbone, a letter-carrier in the employ
of Vac General Post-office, was charged with stealing
money from letters that bad come into his possession by
virtue of such employment.
Mr. Peacock, the Post-office. Salieitor, attended to
conduct the prosecution.
John Pleyel, an inspector of )Pater-eatriers, stated
that the prisoner tele a lefter.carriet in the service of
the Post-office, and *As employed to deliver letters in
the Guldero,ervare district. Mr. M‘Gowan, of Great
Windmille•tr,et, Ha)market, resides in that district.
la consequence of that gentleman havng made a com-
plaint at the Pot t-office that several letters containing
money, and which had been put into the Post-office di.
rected to him, bad not.been delivered to him, witness
made an arrangement by which he expected to detect
the guilty party. On Monday last he received a sove-
reign from Mr. Blott, a clerk in the Post office, and
which thet gentleman previously markt) I in the pre-
sence of witness. Witness afterwards enclosed that
sovereign in a letter, which he directed to Mr.
M'Gowan, Great Windmill-street. Oa the following
morning that letter was placed among those which
the prisoner had to deliver. Witness subsequently re
ceived information that that letter had not been deli.
vered to Mr. M'Gowan, and he consequently went in
search of the prisoner, whom ho found near his (pri-
soner's) residence. Witness dt sired he would accom-
pany him to the Post-offiie immediately. He asked to
be allowed to go home first, but witness refused tea per-
tett him. On arriving at the Post-office, witness told
the prisoner that he was suspec-ed of having stolen' a
sovereign from a Litt .r directed to Mr. M'Gowan, and
that he must be searched, He said he had but one
letter that morning for Mr. M'Gowan, and that he
had duly delivered it. Toe prisoner was then searched
by Pcake, an officer employed by the Post.office, who

found in his trousers-pocket a sovereign, a half sove-
reign, and Bs. 6d. in silver. Witness immediately
identified the sovereign as the one he had enclosed in
the letter to Mr. M'Gowan. Prisorer, on being ques-
tioned respecting it, said that he had had that sovereign
by him for a considerable time. Witness identified
some pieces of paper, now produced, as forming a
portion of the letter which he had sent to Mr. M'Gowan.
Their as Blydon proved placing the letter in question
amongthose which the prisoner had to deliver.
P eake, the constable, stated that having searched the
prisoner as above-rnentioned,.he rece vett some informa-
tion which induced him to go to the King's Arms pub-
lie-house in Marylebotte-street, Piccadilly, that is also
in the prisonel'a district. He searched the water.
closet, and found among the soil several pieces of
paper, which were afterwards identified as forming part
of the letter that had been sent to Mr. M'Govrae.
Mr. M'Gowan stated, that on Friday
last he received
a letter from Northampton, but none enclosing a sove-
reign, and in consequence he m Ida a communication to
the authorities of the Past-office on the subjed,
Mr. Blots, a clerk in the Post-office, identified the
sovereign found on the prisoner as the one he had
marked and given to the first witness.
The prisoner, who declined saying anything in his
(Ponce, was committed to Newgate for trial.
.31ARLI30110 UG u-S TRE ET.

Mr. Henry Crick, of No. 125, New Boni street, aN
pesred before Mr. Hardwieke, to charge an elderly
ptitleman with the following unexpected assault :
While he was walking in Harewood-place, an hour
andp revicoouusllyd,
onlyh ewaacscsouudndet
fornly and violently attacked by
the defendant. He defended himself till the police
came up. Complainant h.id never seen him b?fore,
that the defendant had mistaken him assaulthiml
or somebsupposing
that
onee
se,
or that be was insane.
The defendant, who positively refused to give any
rime or address, said the complainant well knew why
be assaulted him.
Mr. HAROWICK considered it would be advisable
to fine the defendant 51. or a month's imprisonment, as
the most likely means of making the friends of the de-
fendant acquainted with what had occurred.
The defendant pulled out a handful of 101. notes and
handed one to the officer.
Mr. Crick said he did not feel quite satisfied with
the mode of settling the charge. What security bad he
that simile violetea would not be repeated towarda
him ? Jf the gentleman was really insane, out of regard