The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-03 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Thomas Smith, Wm. David Eales, and Anne Jones,
alias Smith, who have been in custody for the last ten
days, charged with being concerned in the gross outrage
and robbery at the house of Mr. Hamblin, an aged and
infirm gentleman, in Grayford-road, Camberwell, were
placed at the bar for final examination before Mr. Henry,
the nresiding magistrate.
further emu case,
Mr. HENRY asked Inspector Campbell, who had the
e"'incting of the if he was prepared with any
bell replied inncetuagainst the prisoner Eales? Mr. Camp-
used his utmost
writing, he h e negative, and said that, though. he had
aaelZrtion to procure evidence to his hand-
The prisoner v„jrrecessful•
Games for his defence
would put off the case until%
_ere said he had retained Mr.
hoped that his Worship
Mr. HENRY observed that,aast gentleman came.
Case would be taken in the absenr
fee who
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nst him, Eales, no
as against Smith and Jones hew OUif ;his
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solicitor, but
tions taken at once, and commit them for the deposi-
Mr. Phillips, the brother of Mrs. Hamblin
gave the prisoner Smith the IV., spoke with
tainty to his identity, as being the person wr
0 hut car»
ented a pistol to his breast in the hall of his brotherilt law's house, and who threatened to shoot him if he either
followed him to the door, or made the slightest noise.
When the depositions were read over, Mr. Games ap-
plied for the discharge of the prisoner Eales, on the
around that the evidence adduced was not sufficient to
implicate him in the serious charge in which the other
prisoners were involved.
Mr. HENRY replied, that on the former examination
some evidence was given of a suspicious character as
against his, Mr. Games', client; but as the officer en-
gaged in the case had not been able to strengthen it,
and as he (Mr. Henry) was aware it was not sufficiently
strong to insure a conviction, he should not trouble Mr.
Games to have it read, but should at once grant his re-
quest, and discharge the prisoner Eales.
The other two prisoners were fully committed to take
their trial at the ensuing sessions of the Central Criminal
Court.

CLERKEN WELL.
William Willis was charged with burglariously enter-
ing the houses of Messrs. Walker, surgeons, St. John-
street, Clerkenwell, of Messrs. Dallow and Neill, in the
same street, and of Mr. Lerew, a chemist and druggist,
residing in Milton-street, Cripplegate, and stealing
therefrom gold and silver watches, plate, wearing ap-
parel, bank notes, and jewellery, the property of the
above-mentioned persons. The prisoner is a very de-
mure-looking young man.
On the night of the 22d of November the houses of
four tradesmen in St. John-street were burglariously en-
tered from the house of Mr. Neill, HU, the contents of
a cashbox, and some wearing apparel, were stolen; from
the home of Mr. Walker, jewellery, wearing apparel,
droo of
:de :egoklinwatc h. The watch was taken from the very
rueln in which Mr. Walker slept, and the cash-box from
pre • _ Mrs. Neill ; it was forced open on the
' and then thrust through the window of the

' counting-house, but so skilfully and silently were the
robberies effected, that the burglar got clear off with
the booty undetected and unseen. On the night of the
20th of the same month, the premises of Mr. Lerew, of
Milton-street, were burglariously entered, and two
watches, a signet ring, and guard chain, 10/. in gold and
silver, a 51. bank note, and other property, were ab-
stracted in the same mysterious manner. The affair
caused a :great deal of excitement and uneasiness, and
particularly in St. John-street, where four houses were
entered on the same night. The police, who were
greatly blamed for not being more vigilant, spared no
exertion to apprehend the offender. An old soldier was
arrested on suspicion of being concerned in it, but the
police failed in sustaining the charge ; he was, however,
convicted of having five counterfeit crown pieces on his
person when arrested,'and sentenced to 18 months'impri-
sonment at the last Old Bailey sessions. On the 20th ult.,
at 4 o'clock in the morning, police-constable Moss, of the
G division, being on duty in St. John-street, saw the
prisoner coming out of Mitre-court ; seeing there was
something bulky beneath his dress he questioned him,
and finding his answers evasive and contradictory took
him to the station, when, on being searched, all the ap-
paratus of a burglar were found upon him—lucifer-
match-box, pick-locks, screw-driver, four bunches of
keys, &c. The prisoner gave his address, and the con-
stable after lodging him in the cell went to ascertain if
it were genuine. The landlord of the house in which
the prisoner lodged came to the door at the constable's
knock ; sail, in answer to inquiries, declared the pri-
soner was at that moment in bed (which no doubt the
landlord believed), for he was surprised to hear the pri-
soner had crept out in the same stealth) and silent way
by which his movements at Messrs. Walker's had been
regulated, and that he was then a prisoner at the police-
station. The prisoner's apartment was forthwith
searched, and the duplicates of Mr. Walker's gold
watch and other property belonging to the same gentle-
man found there. The duplicates of a great portion of
Mr. Lerew's property were found in the prisoner's box,
and a 5/. Bank of England note, stolen from the latter
gentleman, has been found, and traced to the prisoner,
whose name is endorsed upon it in his own handwriting.
The greater part of the property was pawned. It was
produced in Court by the pawnbrokers, and identified by
the owners.

The prisoner, who was undefended, having received the
usual caution, confessed the burglary at Messrs. Walker's
and Mr. Neill's. He denied that there was any money in
Mr. Neill's cash-box, but Mrs. Neill swore the direct
contrary.—The prisoner was fully committed for trial.