The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-08 00:00:00

CLE RKEN WELL.-(T HIS DAY).

George Riley, an errand-boy in the service of Mr.
Drewitt, a jewellsr and goldsmith, in Hatton-garden,
was brought before Mr. Combo, charged with having
stoltn a large quantity of rubies, pearls, and turquoises,
and other precious stones, the property of Mr. William
Ilazzell, a jeweller, carrying on business at No. 24,
Gloucester-street, Clerkenwell.

Mr. Hazz,,ll stated that the prisoner came t,) his place
of business yesterday evening, about five o'clock, to get
some work, with which the witness had been entrusted
by the prisoner's master, for the purpose of finishing.
It was in another room next to that in which the pri-
soner was, and, having gone in for it, on his return he
perceived that one of the drawers in which he kept the
more valuable description of stones was partly open,
and a number of turquoises scattered on the ground,
The prisoner appeared very much alarmed when he per-
ceived that the state of the drawer was observed, and
said he would go away and come back again in about
ten minutes. The witness, however, detained him, and,
upon searching him, found in his pockets two small
boxes, containing between three hundred and four hun-
dred of the above description of stones, which he recog-
nised as his property, and which had been safe in the
drawer some short time before ; and also a valuable
chrystal-handled gold seal, which it was subsequently
discovered the prisoner had stolen the day before from
' Mr. Couch, another jeweller, residing on Clerkenwell•
green. The prisoner at first denied having stolen any-
thing, and said tt:e seal was his own, but acknowledged
the truth when he was taken into custody by the police-
man.

Mr. Couch said that the prisoner came to his shop
the day before yeSto.day with some work from Mr.
Dre%itt, and soon after his departure the seal was
missed, but suspicion never rested upon him until the
constable brought it to the shop this morning, as he bad
been in the habit of often coming to the place en errands
before.

The prisoner, who said he had no defence to make to
the charge, was fully committed for trial upon both
charges.
Ills father applied to have him liberated on bail, but
. _

Mr. COMBS said, as it was evident the prisoner had
availed himself of his situation, which afforded him ac-
cess to places where much valuable property was kept,
to plunder wherever he found an opportunity, he could
not think of granting the application.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF MR, J. M. MORGAN.—By
letters received from Italy, we deeply regret to find that
this gentleman has, in his progress through that penin-
sula, been impeded by an attack of paralysis. at Flo-
rence. Mr. Morgan has long been honourably known
by his benevolent exertions in favour of association upon
Christian principles, and his recent visitation will be a
cause of earnest sorrow to the many thousands whose
sympathy towards himself has been:already excited by
his laborious and philanthropic exertions.

DEATH OF COMMODORE DANIEL PRING.—We re-
gret to announce the death of Commodore Daniel Piing,
of the West India, Halifax, and North American sta-
tions. This gallant officer died on board the receiving-
ship Imaum, 72, at Kingston, Jamaica, on the 29th of
November last. His remains were interred in the
burial-ground of the parish church of St. Andrew, at
Kinpton. Comme,dore Piing served as mitishipman on
board the Russell, at Copenhagen, in 1801. He was
lieutenant in command of the Paz, schooner, in the
second attack on Buenos Ayres, in 1807. As commander
he was actively employed on the lakes in Canada, and
on the death of Captain Downie he succeeded to the
command of the flotilla in the attack on the American
squadron at Plattsburg, where he was captured. His
captain's Commission is dated September 19, 1815. He
was appointed to the West India station on the 16th
September, 1844.