The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-23 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Win. Weston was charged with stealing a quantity of
water-closet basins and pumps from the shop of Messrs.
Milligan and Turner, in Chancery-lane.
It appeared that the prisoner entered Messrs. Milli-
gan and Turner's shop last evening, and exhibiting an
order signed by Mr. Kirk, a solicitor, took possession
and removed the stock of the shop to a sale room. This
seizure was made on the part of Mr. Themes Milligan,
the father of Mr. Milligan, one of the prosecutors, on an
agreement of which he alleged the latter had committed
a breach.
Mr. HILL said that it was impossible for him to treat
a case like this as a felony.
A solicitor's clerk, who appeared for the prosecution,
inquired what was to be done with the property? It was
now in the possession cf the police.
Mr. HALL said that as far as he was concerned, the
property might remain where it was, and the claimants
might get it how they could. It was for the police to
consider to whom they would give it up, and he would
not interfere with them.
The prisoner was discharged, and the parties left the
court.

ISTARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY,
lane Johnson, a woman possessed of at least a dozen
aliases, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with
havin7, obtained the sum of 5/. from his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, under false and fraudulent re
presentations.
William Horsford, the active and intelligent officer
in the employ of the Mendicity Society, said,
in consequence of a description he received
from the servants of the Duke of Cambridge,
ho went to a house in Old Pye-street, West-
minster, last night. He went up stairs into the first
floor front room, where he saw the prisoner. He
said, " Mrs. Johnson, I want you for obtaining 51.
from his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, and you must go with me." She replied, "If I
am to go, I must." On their way to Cambridge House,
he told her that there were several other cases against
her for a similar offence. The prisoner then told him
that she was the person who had got the money, but she
should not have gone there had not her husband been ill.
He then told her that she had obtained 21. from a Mr.
Thomas, in the City, and the like sum from a Captain
Shaw, residing near Hyde Psi k-gate. He then asked
her who was with her when she received the money ?
She said, " Long Jack," and she had given him a sove-
reign of the money. Witness then took her to Cam-
bridge House, where she was identified by his Royal
Highness's footman.
Major Baron Knesebeck, Equerry to his Royal High-
ness, said—About the 15th inst. the prisoner came to
his room at Cambridge House, with a petition stating
that her mother was a dairy •woman at Barnes, and that
six of her coda had been poisoned by some evil-disposed
persons. The petition bore the names of the Rev. Mr
Reeves, the rector of Mortlake; Mr. Penrhyn, one
the county magistrates, and several other persons we.
.newn to witness. Ho laid the petition before his Roya.
Highness, and by his command gave the prisoner Si.
He mentioned to her that the Duke thought it a very
distressing case, and was very sorry that ho could not
give a more liberal subscription. The prisoner then
expressed her gratitude, and left the house. In conse-
quence of another petition witness received on the
following day from Kingston, he went to Mortlake,
and found that the petition was a fabrication, and the
names all forgeries, and
.that such a circumstance as
that: described by the prisoner had never happened
at or near Barnes. On his return to town, witness im-
mediately forwarded a description of the prisoner to the
Mendicity Society.
John Pratt, footman to his loyal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge, identified the prisoner as the woman he
showed into Baron Knesebeck's room.
The prisoner admitted the charge, and urged
i in ex-
tenuation of the offence, that her husband was ill, and
that she had four children to support.
Mr. BINGHAM committed her to the House of Correc-
tion for three months.

DA/LING ROBBERT.—A robbery of a most daring
kind took place on the morning of the 22d instant, on
the premises of Messrs. James Murray and Co., the
chronometer watchmaker, 30, Corobill. The thieves
having obtained entrance to the second fiat; which is
used as a manufactory, carried off a largo quantity of
unfinished work, consisting of gold and silver cases, &c.,
amounting in value to some hundred pounds, and
although the foreman sleeps on the premises, with so
little noise was it managed that he knew nothing of it
until the morning.
STRIKE AMONG TIIE MASONS AT LINCOLN.—The
stonemasons at work in Lincoln have struck for an ad-
vance of wages. They have been paid 245. per week
up to this time, and now they want 275. per week, which
sum they have been receiving at the Corn Exchange
building. We hear the masters are willing to give their
best workmen the amount required, but they refuse
to work unless all are paid the same.—Lincolnshire
Chronicle.