The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-17 00:00:00

NEW SARIM.

This appeal was dismissed because ten days' clear
natice had not been given to the respondent.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
MANSION-HOUSE.

Three men named Bellington, Cheshire, and Thompson,
who looked like farmers, but have been long known as
victimisers of country people, alias magsmen, were
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged upon suspicion
of having robbed a countryman of seventeeen 101. notes.
From the statement of Inspector Woodruffe, it ap-
peared that a countryman named Smith, who is at pre-
sent in Edinburgh, was, on the 13th of October, robbed
of 170/., which he had just received at the Bank, and
there was good reason for believing that the prisoners,
who were known to be constantly associated together,
were concerned i❑ the robbery which took place in
Barnard's-inn Coffee-house, immediately after the re-
turn of the countryman from the city, to and from
which he had been accompanied by one of the fellows
at the bar. -

Mr. Robinson, who attended for the prisoners, re,
quested that the witnesses should be separately ex.
amined.

Haywood, a City officer, and another policeman,
had followed the prisoners from Cheapside to London-
bridge, in the expectation that others of the gang to which
the prisoners notoriously belonged would join them. No
other part of the gang, however, appeared, and the wit-
nesses took the three men into custody, and conveyed
them to the station-house, where, upon one of them,
was found several counterfeit sovereigns, and upon
another some humbug bank-notes, which had the appear-
ance of being the issue of the Bank of England, but were
manufactured in the mint of the Bank of Elegance, and
a pack of cards, which had, no doubt, been played off
upon many a poor countryman.
Mr. Robinson begged to be informed why the men
were taken into custody at all. There was no evidence
to show that the officers were at all justified in the very
unceremonious course they had adopted.
The LORD MAYOR—Tho inspector believes that he
can produce evidence to show that they were connected
with this robbery, and I do not intend to let them go
without giving him an opportunity of producing his
witnesses.

Inspector Woodruffe said he had no doubt of being
able to show that they were participators.
Mr. Robinson admitted that the prisoners were in a
certain line of business, not recognised in the honourable
professions, but they were not thieves—they were not
pickpocket 9. It would be ridiculous to deny that they
pursued a peculiar game, from the testimonials found
in their pockets. They were, however, quite away
from any reasonable imputation in the business of the
robbery.

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A lad, who had been potboy at the Bernard's-inn
Coffee-house at the time the countryman was robbed,
stated that two of the prisoners had been sitting with
the countrymen, while the third was at the bar, and that
a stamp was sent sent for, and the prisoners suddenly
disappeared altogether, leaving the countryman without
his money, as it was represented in the house, but in
anxious hope of their speedy return.
The prisoners were remanded.
Bellingham, who is 62 years of age, is very clever at
imitating provincial dialects, so that he is considered a
sure card with a countryman.
Henry Gibbs and John Ireland were charged with
burglary.
J. Death, shopman to Mr. W. G. Mott, of No. 55,
Cheapside, jeweller, stated, that between three and four
o'clock on Saturday, he heard a knocking and smashing
at the window, and saw the glass broken. Gibbs put his
hand into the window, and took out one of the three gold
watches produced. The witness ran out and seized Ire-
land in the act of taking his hand from the window.
Gibbs was stopped by another person, and was seen
throwing a watch, value 121. 155., with great violence
upon the pavement, and a watch dropped from Ireland,
value 101. ss. Immediately afterwards a third watch
was picked up by a gentleman in the gutter, on the spot
where Ireland was apprehended. The value of the third
watch was 131. 16s.

The policeman, who took Gibbs into custody, said that
prisoner's hand was bleeding at the time very much. In
going to the station, he said it was a " case with him."
Gibbs—My hand was cut before I ever knew anything
about thf! business. I was coming by when the glass
broke, and a man that was there gave me the watch and
went away.

Ireland—l never saw the thing afore in my life.
Committed for trial.

John Cairns was charged with felony. Isabella Wild,
of no.seroary-lane, stated, that between ten and eleven
on Friday night the prisoner asked for a lodging, and
was shown iT.to a room, from which a sheet and two
blanketa disappeared next morning. A labourer, who
slept in the same room, and who left the prisoner there
next morning, proved that he lost a bag and three
brushes.

A policeman stated that at nine o'clock on S'iturday
morning, lie saw the prisoner, with- the bag i‘lentified
by the last witness, offering the contents for sala to a
clothes' dealer in Houndsditch. Upon being questioned
by witness, the prisonei said there were two blankets
and three brushes in the bag, and they were his pro-
perty, and he was going to sell them. Upon being fur-
ther questioned, the prisoner said that he had slept the
night before at the Fishmongers' Arms, Wapping Wall,
and that his wife was a great drunkard, and was mak-,
ing away with all his things, so that he thought he
might as well be beforehand with her in the affair of the
blankets and brushes by selling them.—(Laughter.)
The prisoner said there was no use in his saying any-
thing, as he supposed they were determined to fix the
offence upon somebody.
Committed for trial.