The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-03 00:00:00

for his master without leaving the shop; and on ti:e

POLICE,

tioty-STREET.---We have to record one of the
most premeditated robberies that ever was commit-
ted, as well as the greatest perseverance' and exer-
tions, by Police officers, to deted and apprehend
robbers.—Read, belonging to Perry's party of the
Patrole, received private informatiOn that the house,
No: 4, in' Bury=stieet, St. James's, kept by Mrs.
M. :was marked to be robbed by a gang of thieves,
who had got to know that she in general went out
every evening, principally to the, play. A thought-
less and maprudent female servant had admitted one
of•them, of the name of Clayton.; to visit, her as a
sweetheart, who had got acquainted with bee by
stratagem, under a false representation that he was
a trunk...maker,, living in Oxford-street.
. Monday' night se'nnight was the time fixedon
for the perpetration of the robbery. Perry, Read,
L'mberick, and others, applied to a neighbour re•
.siding opposite to Mrs. M.'s hotise,, to accommodate
them with a room, to watch the proceedings ofthe
night ; they went there about halt-past seven
o'clock, and in, about t hree quarters of an hour alter,
three or four men and two women came and walked
up and down, in the front of Mrs. M.'s house, and
after some time, one of the men knocked at Mrs.
M.'s door ; the servant girl answered it; the man
who knocked at the door, proved to be Clayton,
who- preterkled to be the girl's sweetheart'; they
crossed over the way, talked together, be behaving
with great freedom towards her. Clayton expetted
to be admitted that night, but the girl was not able
to fulfil her premise, owing to her mistress being at
homeein Cons2quence of being unwell.
Oo Tuesday night about eight, or half-past eight,
the officer; being at their usual place to watch, ob-
served Clayton knock at Mrs. M.'s door. The
came to the door, and they walked away loge:.
!her, and went-to a liquor shop and had some gin:
When they were separating., he protes,ed such
strong icve for her, that. he was nearly broken-
hearted at parting. •
On Wednesday night, at the same time, Clayton
and two other men appeared before Mrs. M.'s house.
They threw stones against the kitchen window,
which not answering the purpose of bringing out
the girl, they threw some haltpsoiee, which had the
desired effeCt. She came out, and had some liquor
with them. Clayton courted the girl lor some time
in the street pering all theSeviSifs Clayton wished
much to go into the house, but the girl told bitir she
dare not,, her mistress being still ill, and reinaming
ecertined in' t he hottse.
On Thursday night. Clayton attended alone, but
his companions were supposed to be at an adjoining
house. The girl came out, and they wait and
drank together:
Friday night, Clayton was accompanied by
two, or three more men ; they waiket up and down
in.the front of the house, While
„Clayton knocked
at the door. The
,girl answered it, aad carne out to
him, and they talked together for some time; the
whole ,cang 'were. very eager to get into the house
that night.
On' Saturday, Sunday; Monday, and Tuesday
nights, Clayton pursued similar conduct, going
with. the girl' her errands, drinking together, &c.
On Tuesday night, the girl told Clayton that her
mistress was so much recovered that she expeBed
she would. be well enonnb
,to .go the following night
to the play.
. 'On Wednesday. night,, about eieht o'clock; Mrs.
M. accompanied by a Male and female friend, went
in a coach to the Theatre. In a tew minutes after
the servant girl Came out, and returned shortly after
with Clayto,4, arm in arrn together. They talked
several (nitrates arthe door, and then went in toge-
ther. In about, a quarter of an boor after Clayton
came our, and returned in about tide minotes, ac-
companied by another 'man, Clay ton knocked at
the door,_ and, the girl'opeoed it., She appeared tc
refuse letting the other man iu ; but Clayton forced
open the doer, and the other Man rushed in. The
officers, who had been upon the close watch every
night, then went over to the house, and heard all
three talking very loud in the kiteheo. From the
noise, and what they saw through a key-hole, they
ascertai.ued that the two men were dragging ire girl
up stairs against her wilt, and she., was exclaiming
" Lord have mercy upon me, what' shall I
One of the men told her, if she made such a noise
he would blow her brains out, and presented a pi*tel
.to her bead and kept h there. They forced her up.
stairs, site continuing the above exclamation in ,de-
fiance of their threat ; the officers heard doors • be-
ing broke open, Sec. 'and in a tease minutes alter the
other man, whose name is Jenkins, came dowri
stairs; and returned with. the kitchen poker; they then
heard other doors breaking open, but not bearing
the noise of the girl continued, the Officers were afraid
she was being murderediand were proceeding to break
open the street-door with an iron crow, w hich the
girl hearing,:exclaimed it was her mistress, gave. a
sudden spring, released herself from them, ran down
stairs, and the robbers after her; they got into the pas--
sage just as the officers had broke open the door and
got into the passage. Clayton and Jenkins appeared
as if nothing' had -happened, anti wanted 'to get out.
Perry
.and Iliad seized them ; the villains ,made a
most desperate resi,tance, which they were enabled
to do, being very tall, stout, powtrful teen ; the
Officers, ho,kever, soon secured them. On search-
ing Clayton a large clasp knife and a bad dollar were
found OW him. On Jenkins were found a..pktol,
two bad &c. On 'examining the house, the,
Officers diScovered that a lerge quaotity of, property
had been packed up ready to, be carried off, Several
rooms and closets were broke open,. and' 'they were
in the- at of 'breaking open a chest when they
were disturbed. • -
Yesterday-Clayton and Jenkins were examined,
and committed- for •further examination. •
M 11 Luortou G 11-STREET:—ThoniaL° Barrie, ajour-
neywan baker, out of employ, was charged by
,Mr.
Newton, of New Bond-street, with entering his
dwelling-house, with intent to steal. It appeared
ineevidence, that 1110 prosecutor had. a numerous
-ia'aryiif friends to -a supper and dance, on Wednes-
day evening, and at about two
'o'clock, Othen the
ctirnpatiy were in the height of the dance, the pri-
soner knocked loudly at the door, and on the
porter opening'it, he forced by him to the end of
the shopeaecompanied by e .shabby looking man,
and demanded to know
.the cause of music playing at
that hnur. He represented 'himself as an Officer
of Justice, and desired that the master of the house
might be imniediately called, and that a list of the
comp any be given him, The porter sent

arrival of Mr. 'Newton, the -prisoner's cnii panio:.
escaped, and he was sent to the watch-hoU:6: 'DK;
Migistrate committed the prisoner till the SetsionO,
when a Bench of Magistrates would judge of ti.e
case, rather than resort -to• his summary juzis;-
di3ion, of committing the prisoner for six months
to the House of Correaion.

PAROCHIAL. MEETING.—There was a Meeting of
the Parishioners of St. Anne's, Soho, on Wecines.-
day, to take into consideration the present state of
watching, which requires improvement in this, as
well as in all the surrounding parishes.
Mr. ADAmS- having been called to the chair, a
map of, the parish was laid before the Mdeting,
dis-
tinLtly pointing out the heat. of each . watchmao,
Which arrratigehient. iS, almost in evety',4l,tauce,
.compliCated' and defeaive.

. Mr. TROTTER suggested 'a plan much more
simple, and much better calculated for the secu;
lily of the inhabitant ; but with respect to the
inefficiency Of the present watch, there w►is but one
opinion, Which was, that it required immediate
improvement, as it was necessary, at a period so
pregnant with danger as the present, to have young
and aElive watchmen, and to augment the number.'
However, as the present ACS of Parliament limits
the. watch-rate of the parish, it will be necessary to

lave it amended ; but that is a matter for future

consul-ration.

ry A Committee was appointed, on the motion of
Mr. WOOO, to exatnine the state of the Watch,
and to sepoit their opinion thereon to an ensuing
Meeting of the Inhabitants.

The arrival from Gosport of Mrs. M. the wo-
man who decoyed from his home the boy Del'owe
was looked for all day yesterday, at .the Mansion
House, but she was. not known; to have reached
town at a late hour last night. The Lord Meyor,
immediately on learning that iqrs. M. was the per-
son who stole the child, sent for Mrs. Russell,
who had ;peep falsely charged with the theft, with
the view Or proposing to her some recompence tor
the injury her character and feelings had sustaieed.
and the inconvenience she had been put to on the
occasion ; but, on inquiry, it was found she was
in the country.
On Saturday evening the 21st instant, about
seven. o'clock, two men entered the house el Mr.
Joseph Protberoe, in St. Jarnes's-sqearee Briseol.
One seized Mi.e. P. the erms,„ telling her, if
site said a word he would' murder 'her ; his ac-
complice then proceeded to search the house.. Afier
packing up some candlesticks, spoons, &c. and hein4
about to make their retreat, they released Mrs. P.
when she, instantly ran up stairs, where was a
maid: with the:children, who threW up the widow,'
and gave ,the alarm. Several people came to tti.►
door, bat could nut get admittance until the robbers
made their escape, leaving the greater part of the
booty in the garden.
. .
Connor Mpgrath, Patrick Meehan, and It-Whim
Mullowney, were transmitted from Limerick to u
jail ot Innis, on the 2 tst ult. under military escort,
to abid trial tor the murder of Lawrence Connei:o,
at the fair of O'Brien's Bridge, on the gth ult.
Y-sterday a considerable Banking establishment
lii Cornhilt. suspen,,tedits .payments. Prior, to the
determinaiion which led to this conseqeence, we
understand the accounts ot the House were enaero-
ed, and it was not deemed prudent to iiitertete, by
those who were competent to remove the. imme-
diate cause of embarrassment. We believe, that,
for Irish securities deposited with the firm, Govern-
ment have a demand, which is variously stated, of
between 60 and 100,0001, An extent is issued,
and possession is taken for the satisfadion of this
claim, which,., in the regular course of business,
ought to have•been answered on the first day of; she
year. The hoUse was. connected with about. 13
Country Banks: It is one of the oldest in the City,
and, with little alteration in the names of the part.:
ners, it has been maintained in credit and impor-
tance during 70, years. Tee wound inflicted (pi
private credit, by this calamitous event, occasioned
Exchequer Bills, , and other public securities, to rise.
in the money market yesterday.
On Wednesday evening, one of. the Clerks of
a respeetable tanking-house, in the. city, was. lip.
prehended on a charge of embezzling 1-400 i. the
property of his employers, and lodged in the Poul.
try Compter.
• Mr. Healing, the Somersetshire pedestrian, who
started in his own county on Monday se'nniglit, to
walleso,railes a day during 18 successive days, and
to touch on,, as many ,COunties, for 400 guineas,
halted at Shoreditch yesterday morning, on his way
to Hertfordshire; from whence he will proceed
through Cambridgeshire, and travel into Worcester-
shire, and from thence to Somersetshire. Yeslete,
day was the pedestrian's eleventh day's labour; and
he is described 'as bring in good 'health and sound
plight,-but much reduced. -

SMITHFIELD MARKET, lAN. 3.
This day's market was. pretty well supplied h
different ktnds of cattle; Mnttoni Pork, and Veal,.
are cheaper ;., Beef is dearer; and ,the :trade for it,e,
inost part was somewhat fiat.----The salts in the Hay
.Market were not liVely; Clover sold at last prio..• I
Flay and.. Straw fetched -a better price.—The
lowing Prices and Numbers are an accurate state.