The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION -HOUSE.
A young man, one of whose names is John Fitz-
simmons, was brought before Alderman Gibbs upon a
charge of having robbed the Right Hon. John Johnson,
the Lord Mayor of London, of a watch and appendages,
value 60 guineas.
Mr. Hobler attended for the prisoner.
The Lord Mayor stated that on Monday evening he
came to the City terminus from Blackwall by the rail-
road, in the ten o'clock train, and was waiting with some
friends who accompanied him, for a conveyance to the
Mansion-house. He was hustled by several persons,
amongst whom was the prisoner, and one of the number,
who was shorter in size than the prisoner, snatched his
watch, chain, seal, and key and then ran off. There was no
policeman on the spot, but soon after the robbery was
committed, a policeman made his appearance, and took
the prisoner, who said he came from Gravesend, into
custody.
In answer to a question from Mr. Hobler, his Lord-
ship said he felt his watch go from him as the prisoner

passed. He valued the watch, because when be beam!
of ago his father presented hint wilb it. .tio was
at the st. pa at the time for his carriage.
Mr. Jo:in Wood, or Falcon-street, stated that he was
standing close to the Lord Mayor at the time, and he
saw the prisoner and a shorter man in front of his
Lordship, and four or five others about the spot. lie
did not know that the Lord Mayor had been robbed
until he heard his Lordship call fo.r the police, and sat
that he was robbed.
Mr. Hobler—Did the prisoner attempt to run away ?
Witness—l did not see that he did.
Alderman GIBRS—Did he aear to you to be acting
in concert with the other man? Witness—Certainly'
I should say they were decidedly acting in concert to*
gether.
Mr. Nobler—What did the prisoner say upon being
accused ? Witness—He denied that there was any
foundation for the charge.
The Prisoner—l should like to hear the evidence
against me.
Mr. Hobler.—Prisoner be quiet, and hear the CYl'
deuce.
Evan Williams, porter at the railway terminus in
London- street, said that he saw a shorter man than the
prisoner run down the steps quickly.
Alderman GIBBS.-1-10vo did it happen that there 10,1s_
no policeman at the terminus ? Inspector Woodron.y
said the terminus was under the superintendence of t.ne
K division of the Metropolitan police, and the City
police had never had anything to do with that district.
The prisoner proved to be the man whom, sewn
months ago Daniel Forrester apprehended at master-
man's backing-house, suspecting that he was linking
about the place for the purpcse of committing a robhe9,_''
Upon the prisoner's person were found a white ile-
handkerchief, with a broad puce border, which 11:
seemed very anxious to get back from the officer, an
-
shilling. last
It was stated in the justice-room that within the be
few days bank-notes and gold to the amount of upsvtle
of 3,0001. have been stolen in the neighbourhood of t
Mansion- house.
The prisoner was remanded till Thursday next.
Alderman Gibbs was for some time occupied in beil.„
ing a case which was listened to with more than ordinal
interest.
Matthew S hrimpton, who was stated to be a respecta.a.ble
tradesman in extensive business, and Henry If
who has been some time known to the police as the et"
panion of thieves, were brought up in custody of GeS'„g
Trew, City policeman, No. 26, charged with a„F,
robbed Mr. Townley, surveyor of Bexley Heath,
of a pocket-book, containing a cheque for 51. and o,'"
papers.
A great many of the friends of the first prix
cue!
were present during theinvestigation. • OA
Mr. Townley said that about three o'clock in he
afternoon of Saturday he lost his pocket-book at.;ed
corner of Fenchurch-street. The witness here identl°

the book. dulyutes
Trew (policeman 26) stated that about 20 u •
past three o'clock on Saturday, as he was on
Cheapside, in plain clothes, he saw the two Prislefr,
following Mr. Townley. They stopped behind col_
Townley for a minute in the Poultry, and then thei 01
lowed him down King William-street to the corner or
Arthur-street, where the last witness stood still tw°,4o3,
three minutes, and the prisoners remained behind Poo
Mr. Townley then went on to Gracechurch-streett
prisoners still following him. At last, when Igr- T°1,13, g 0
stopped to look at a window, witness saw Shrin3P'e- to,
up to him, covered by Williams, and pass sornethingket,
Williams, which Williams put into his breast P.
Witness then seized both prisoners, pushed then;
shop, put his hand between Williams's coat and
which
coat, and withdrew from thence the pocket-b00k',,,,e
was at once identified by Mr. Townley as his Pr-11 JO'S
Mr. Wontner, who appeared for Shrimpton, state holly
his client was'a man of most excellent character, row
incapable of an act of dishonesty under any enrer senS
stances, and that there were numbers of persons P
anxious to testify to his respectability. oo big
The prisoner Shrimpton declared, as he had 'IP ietely
first examination on Monday, that he Was ei),„lnPbbe,rit
guiltless ; that he was wholly ignorant of anY.'c-tbilt
and that his circumstances in life, as well as ef„-spob`"
about his character, would show that he was *-
of
Severalanthing of
tradesmen here cried out from d•ffele n
Oster
of the police court, that Mr. Shrimpton Isr!„ dun.
tradesman, known from his infancy to be man
to be
doubted integrity. They said they also knew
a man of considerable property. the wit°
Alderman Gibbs having questioned man)" of owed
nesses who thus presented themselves, and w.eer ,
ex'
that the opinion entertained of Shrimpton was ril°,4,a
cellent, asked the policeman whether he still beu,7o of
that he could have made no mistake as to the persu
Shrimpton.
ce n tbe
Trew replied that he had no doubt at a. u
tiP° the
matter. He had notid for a considerable Mu
dress, as well as the face of the man. 0.4 ,
Mr. Wontner asked whether the officer bad not hein
a good character of Shrimpton, upon making micuteo
quiries about him ? Trew replied that there w 95 ijof
doubt of the good character of Shrimpton, and sow°•
the inspectors and other officers of the police bore tesue
mony to the respe.lability of the tradesmen, wile eta
forward to state that they had the utmost reliance Ur'
the honesty of the accused tradesman.
no , t,hing
Mr. Wontner asked whether Williams, the other prti;
sorter, had not d. Glared that Shrimpton had
do with, and knew nothing of, the robbery ?
1 rew r
mentioned until the prisoners
plied that such was certainly,twheerecatsaciebnuttotthhaet
himself guilt/
house. Williams then said that he was
knew nothing about it. nt f°ll
of receiving the poeket-book, but that the other won
swtaastiol
Mr. Wontner—llid not Shrimpton, the mome
You
accused him, state his name and address, and t,e,soct.
that he was a wheelwright, and a man in most r'
stating
able business ? Trew—He did.
Alderman GIBBS—And do you persist
k in
-u ~001; to
et
that he was the man who handed the poe
Williams ? Trew—l do. I have no doubt of.it' while
Mr. Wontner—Was not a cab or a cart pos!n,ginie
you were on the opposite side of the way, tnn, for
have prevented you from seeing the person- „jog,
moment ? Trew—There was a cab or acart Ps'
but I kept my eye upon them. ° rttale:,e:
Mr. Wontner submitted that it was a ease nee '-
taken identity. It was evident from the Wan" eon
which the robbery had been committed, that thec P Soo'
who stole the pocket-book was a dexterious thiet•
„ter
here was a tradesman of unquestionable char%-bery
in
property charged with having committed o I.° it was
which skill and boldness was indispensable.
quite evident that the officer had made a inistakbe•_it the
Alderman GIBBS said he was bound to stiorrnnitiale°
case to a jury. The officer had had great opP
of marking the person of Shrimpton, ho,ving only big
him for a considerable time, and notic
no
face but his dress. ShrituPt°
Trew said he bad omitted to mention thsat.he time ber
said to C'e inspector that he was going, tsal'undero for
was apprehended, to Woolwich, to a Mr.
Mate
money, and that was found to be without ffenuttri°oll:llt
sta.
Shrimpton—•l was questioned in such i:niu
such
did-not know what I said at last, was our Lot ds'? ill
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of confusion ; but lam as innocent fitted' for rial.
The prisoners were then both Onim

„cars ago,
boa 14 Ccidentallf
A SUBJECT FORA LECTURE.--A
Mrs. Dutton, of Heywood, near cheater, 3 The
the titne.f. elieg
swallowed a needle, she being pregn at and e
other day Mr. Dutton was playing 3aliaatlinht his s°ll/' P a &lea
n the(
something sharp in his tide, he took a pincers a
out, when, lo it was the identical needle that t",..'”
had swallowed before the child's birth.—Norfolk Ae"":4 010
THE ATHANASTAN CREED —We are inform' be in'
an unhappy controversy is being carried on between td solne
cumbent of the parish of Woodbury, near this city, all 0103
of the parishioners, relative to the use of the A thin'il bet
Creed, which the Church orders to be used on almost $39 re'
solemn celebrations. We are told that a meeting ss,e
of
cently held, at which resolutions were passed exPress' *()11 of
hostility to any incumbent who should use this coofe:iivg i•
faith in the performance of public worship. The li
said to be a peculiar of the Archbishop of CanterltrYbi,be
'consequently exempt from the superintendence of shed to o,p.
of the diocese. The circumstance of its being attao,,credits._
distant a jurisdiction can alone explain the most Td irt the
report that the Athanasian Creed has not been_ Exeter
parish for the last thirtyolfortY 5
Gazette.

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BIRTHS.
•
On the 28th alt., at Swift-villa, near AlverstOke,
the wife of David Welch, Esq., R.N.
Charlotte
On the Ist init., at Upper Esq., Lady Liu.
Watson Taylor, of a daughter. 10
On the Ist inst., at Warwiek-villas, Maida-hill, Mrs.
Andrew Clarke, of a son. the
On the 2d inst., at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-squares
lady. of W. S. Wetmore, Esq., of New York, of a son.

MARRIED. George
On the Ist inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington,
ghter
Pagden, of Burton-on-Trent, to Emma, youngest
of the late Mr. Joseph Dermer.

DIED. zed 79.
On the 31st ult., at Dalston, J. Newman, E 94" 4° ,~E$4•
M Davidson,
On the 31st ult., in Gordon. square, Meyer of IV 10:
the.str 2dee
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Covent•
Mr.ga
On the Ist inst., Ann, the wife of S. Adams, .r4)9' be SW'
Barnes-street,
garden Baker, late of t

late blaster-General
.icI.O.ATT-----------HL F MILITARY OBITU4I/IY. p_o.o.
andG General—Riht Hon. Sir George Murray, G.C.8., nieg,
Lieutenan
Colonel of
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Ordnance,o ot ,r L Governorolinpdsolt
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Major-General—Lord William Russell, G.C.8., Genlior
Colonels—Hans Allen, late Royal Irish Artillery,tutier,
tester ; Zuhlcke, Unattached, Edinburgh; Son. P. '
Kilkenny Militia, London.
Lieutenant-ColonelDigby, Unattached, County Dogici:l;9B
Captains—Bambrick, 7th Dragoon Guards (killed), 0
of Good Hope ; Campbell, 2d Dragoons; Willough*
Lancers, Meerut, Bengal. ,fi, PI
Lieutenants—Hamilton, 14th Foot, Qaebec ; A'"' ItoLi-
Foot ; M'Cann, 84th Foot, Fort St. George; Atki9st hell'
Artillery ; Winterbottom, Royal Artillery ; G. Clark,
Dpaoyugßlaosys-,alhaill-apr
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Battalion;
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;RcSail,f7-0, hia.
pay 88th Foot. bslf-PIY
Second Lieutenants and Ensigns—T. Walker, ogrioesi
Royal Marines ;D. O'Connell. half-pay 1:1? Yal,_ 22d ot%!
Manson, half-pay 87th Foot; Watkins, halt-Pa! !Alf .1)..,
Biggs, late 3d Royal Veteran Battalion ; Cooker
89th Foot.xr„il gall half'
Quartermasters—Forbes, Royal Artillery; ..--i-
riffit°l;
Lieut. Lucas'
pay 56th Foot. B
Paymasters of Recruiting Districts—
Lieut. Storey, Coventry. DP
Lancers ; tie
Medical Departments.—Surgeon Burt, 16th _I At
West, of the 11th Foot, at sea; Assistant-ure' goes_
(Ordnance), Sudbury, near Harrow ; Assstalc;contio
Locke (Ordnance), Swaffbam ; Assistant-SaW(Mnnsoce)l
T(Orirudindaand7)A,sTsirstndt.ads;uAssirgeosntacnut-Surgeon
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