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

seen or heard of, it is supposed that every soul belonging
to th2m perished. At Calais, the Montague, of New-
castle, for Honfleur, also foundered; the crew, eight in
number, took the boat just before she went down, and
were making for the shore, when the boat capsized, and
the whole of them sunk. _

Thirteen coasting vessels were driven ashore during
the gales off different parts off the Welsh, and the more
distant portion off the western coast; and in most in-
stances, in consequence of the continuance of the gales,
the greater part of them, it is feared, will become total
losses. Eight out of the thirteen were attended by loss
of life, each vessel varying from two to three of their
crew.

Along the Dutch coast the sacrifice of property has
been equally as great as off the English. The total
number of vessels reported to have been lost amount to
sixteen. The Belgian and French coasts have been
visited with similar disasters, also occasioning a de-
plorable loss of life.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
John Kloba, the old Dutchman, who was some days
ago charged with having robbed Mr. Burley, shopman
in the employment of Mr. Viper, of Regent-street, cf
three watches, the property of the latter, was brought up
for final examination. The watches were valued at
1301. The following was the additional evidence. It
will be recollected, that although several witnesses
identified the prisoner as the person who called himself
Mr. Delara, he stoutly declared that he was not the
man, and also denied that he was in England at the time
of the robbery.
Ann Maria Whitehead said, she was servant to Mr.
Salt, of 3, St. George's-terrace, Hyde Park, in June, and
was left to take care of the house by her master. That
the prisoner took the house of her master ready fur-
nished in that month, on a Friday, and after he had
been there three or four days, Mr. Burley called, and
asked for Mr. Delara, and witness showed him up to
the drawing-room, in which the prisoner was seated.
Witness then went down stairs. She had closed the hall
door, after having admitted Mr. Burley, but soon after-
wards that person called to her from the bead of the
stairs, and asked her for Mr. Delara. She replied that
he had coma to the house on Friday night, and Mr.
Burley said, "I am a ruined man, for he has stolen
three watches from me." Witness observed that the
street door which she bad closed, was wide open, ad
she never afterwards saw the prisoner until he was in
custody .
The LORD MAYOR—Are you satisfied that he is the
man? Witness--Certainly : not the least doubt of it.
The LORD MAYOR—Had any other tradespeople
called ? Witness—Yes, some dressing-cases were
brought home to him on the day before, and some on
the day after he disappeared, and the messenger with
the latter made an apology for the delay.—(A laugh.)
The Loan MAYOR—Prisoner, have you any ques-
tions to ask of this witness ? The prisoner—No. lam
the man.
The LORD MAYOR—You insisted before that you
were not the man. The prisoner—But I consider it is
now the best way to tell the truth. I have done
wrong, but I hope you will have mercy on me. I
am an old man, 65 years of age, and very poor. lam
very sorry.
The LORD MAYOR—AII that won't justify the robbery.
Inspector Shackell said the prisoner was very near
doing a jeweller out of a diamond ring, worth 75 gui-
noes, which ring the Dutchman actually had put upon
his finger. •
The prisoner said that he sold the watches fur for 36/.
That was all he got for them.
Alderman FAREBROTHER (who sat with the Lord
Mayor), said that somehow or other the case showed
that there continued to be great facilities for disposing
of stolen goods.
Inspector Shackell said, that Mr. Phillips, who pur-
chased the pearl watch of the prisoner, had done all in
his power to further the ends of justice, and had himself
caused the prisoner to be seized in the street.
The prisoner—I hope your Lordship will have mercy
upon me. I was a man of considerable property, but
I lost it by speculating in the stocks. I have four chil-
dren and five grandchildren, and I was endeavouring to
get out to New York to my son, who is a merchant
there, but I could not get the means of paying my ex-
penses.
The LORD MAYOR—The case is an exceedingly bad
one, and I shall commit you for trial.
The prisoner—Consider my age and my poverty.
Committed for trial.
James Fox and William Hannell were charged with
having joined in a conspiracy with others to cheat and
defraud Mr. Thomas Capps, warehouseman, of Leaden-
hall-street, of goods.
Mr. W. Archer, who belongs to the house in question,
at No. 21, Leadenhall-street, stated that about two
months ago Fox came to the warehouse, and asked if
the firm would give him credit to the amount of 30L if
he produced good security, and was told that if he
brought 10/. in cash, and would give good security, he
should have the articles. The prisoner referred witness
to a person, stated to be residing in Paradise-row, Beth-
nal-green, who stated himself to be a retired ship-
chandler. The referee, upon being communicated with,
produced his receipts for his rents, and said he had been
carrying on business there for three years, to show his
own respectability, and he also gave the witness a re-
ference to a grocer in Limehouse as to his responsibility.
The LORD MAYOR—And how did they turn out when
you made the experiment ? Witness—We found them
to be a regular nest of swindlers, robbing tradesmen by
means of giving characters to each other. The prisoner
Fox said that he was to open a shop at Walthamstow,
and the firm sold him the goods, and at the time the
goods were delivered to him, the prisoner Hannell was in
the cart by his side, and passed as his partner.
Inspector Shackell said the person who had been de-
scribed as a retired ship-chandler, and had been the re-
feree of Fox, had been lately tried at Newgate.
Mr. Archer said he had no doubt of the attendance of
many victims on the next day of examination.
The prisoners were remanded till Monday.
The LORD MAYOR stated that he had received 51. for
the poor-box from Miss Sophy M. West, through Messrs.
Gosling and Co. bankers, Fleet-street.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Concannen was brought before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with having committed the following robbery.
Thomas Cheeter, potman at the Plough public-house,
said there were three French gentlemen lodging for
about two months at his master's house, to whom the
prisoner acted as a sort of interpreter. n Monday last
the prisoner came to the public-house and said to him,
" I'm come for the Frenchmen's boxes, Tom, as they are
going away ; so get a cab." Witness went for a cab, and
then brought down the Frenchmen's boxes, and gave
them into the custody of the prisoner, who took them
away in the cab.
Richard Williams, cab-driver, said he was called by
the last witness to take up at the Plough public-house.
Two boxes were placed outside his cab, and the prisoner
then told him to follow. The prisoner went into a house,
and came out with a bag. He then got into the cab,
and witness, at his request, drove him to the Dover
Railway.
Police-sergeant Whicher, of the detective force, said
—On Monday, in consequence of information he re-
ceived, he went to Dover, and at the Providence public-
house, he found the prisoner playing at cards. He
called the prisoner out, and told him he was an officer,
and had authority to apprehend him for stealing two
boxes belonging to two foreigners. Witness afterwards
went on board the Widgeon steam-packet, and there
found two boxes. In the boxes were 59L in gold, be-
sides French money and wearing apparel.
Nicholas Henriet said he was an engraver. The box
now produced was his property. It was safe at the
Plough on Monday last, and the prisoner had no autho-
rity to take it away.
James Pierre identified the other box ; and Auguste
Cardeen said part of the stolen property belonged to
him.— The prisoner was fully committed.
Mr. HARDWICK directed that the constable, witnesses,
and the three prosecutors should have the whole of their
expenses.