The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-25 00:00:00

GUILDHALL

Yesterday two young men of respectable appearance,
named Arthur Barnes and Chas. fousiffi., were brought be-
fore Sir John Key, in the custody of Herdsfield. the Guild-
hall officer, to account for their possession of a bill of ex-
change for 891. Bs., part of a number of bills and bank-
notes, to the amount of 4301., with which a clerk in tke ser-
vice of Messrs. Barron, Harvey, and Co., druggists Gilt-
spur-street, absconded on Saturday last.
Sir J. KEY thought their conduct was so suspicious that
he should remand them for a few days unless they could
give good bail for their appearance.
They were accordingly remanded.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
A Mr. Bradfield, of Derby-street, Parliament-street,
applied to the sitting Magistrates, Messrs. GREGORIE and
BURRELL, relative to a decision of the latter gentleman
upon what be considered a most important point under the
new Act of Parliament for regulating the weights and
measures.

Mr. Bradfield stated that he had been an inhabitant of
Westminster 21 years, and he was deputed by several
tradesmen to ascertain whether a report which had ap-
peared in most of the morning papers was correct or not ?
Mr. Burrell, according to that report, had decided that the
city and liberties of Westminster were not at all liable to
the new law, and that there was no necessity for tradesmen
having their weights and measures re-stamped. He consi-
dered this decision, if reported correct (which he doubted),
completely at variance with the new Act of Parliament,
and he wished to ascertain from the Magistrates whether
the decision upon this important Act as it bad gone forth to
the public was correct or not ?
Mr. Bradfield here produced a newspaper containing the
report in question.
Mr. BURRELL said the report was perfectly correct.
Mr: Bradfield then contended that if such had .been the
decision of the magistrate, it was calculated grossly to mis-
lead the tradesmen of Westminster, and he considered it a
complete trap for informers, and baited, too, in the most
delicate manner.

GREGORIE—For what do you apply ?
Mr. Bradford—l wish to have the report which has ap-

peared in the newspapers publicly contradicted, to set the.
tradesmen of Westminster right with regard to the Act. it
is stated that there are no inspectors of weights and mea-
sures appointed for Westminster. That is a gross untruth.
There is an office at the Guildhall, Westminster, specially
assigned for the regulation of weights and measures.
A country Magistrate who was on the Bench said that
the Magistrates had not appointed any inspectors under
the new Act.

Mr. Bradfield said that by the new Act of Parliament
they were called upon to appoint inspectors, under the 10th
clause, within their respective jurisdictions. He considered
that his application was of paramount importance to the
tradesmen of Westminster, as it was absolutely necessary
that a proper conclusion should be made upon the point.
He had made an application to Mr. White, who would,not
entertain the subject. _

GREGORIE informed Mr. Bradfield that if he would
bring forward any complaint of a definite nature he would
listen to it, and requested him to sit down.
M. Bradfield then entered into a long explanation vrith
regird to the provisions of the Act ; but as the Magistrates
considered that there was no case before them, he was de-
sired to retire.

Mr. Bradfield still continued his address about the report
being a trap for the tradesmen of Westminster, and the
Magistrates were at length compelled to direct the officers
to eject him, and, after a few words with the officers, be
retred, declaring that he would immediately ico to the
Secretary of State's office to complain.

11fARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A Gentleman named Ewen, applied to Mr. CONANT ou
bellalf of a number of tradesmen in the palish of St.
James, who were in some doubt in respect of the course
required by the recent Act, relative to the re-stamping of
their weights and measures. They were under the im-
pression that they were exempt from the operation of the
new Act because they lived in Westminster. In the Act
itself, however, no particular exemption appeared ; but in
the schedule of the Act there was a.clause excepting the
cities of London and Westminster, which afforded grounds
for inferring that the intention of the Legislature was to
exempt those portions of the metropolis. The question was
of the greatest importance to all parties engaged in trade,
as in the case of any mistake as to the meaning of the Act
on their parts they would no doubt be subject to the bar-
raHng proceedings of informers.
Mr. CONANT fully agreed with Mr. Ewen in considering
the matter to be of great importance, and intimated his in-
tention of applying for information to Mr. Phillips, the
Under-Secretary.

Mr. Ewen having called yesterday by appointment, Mr.
Conant informed him he had seen Mr. Phillips, but at
present he was not prepared to say anything decisive on the
quo ,tion.

Mr. Phillips had intimated that as yet Counsel's opinion
had not been taken on the point.
The matter, therefore, remains for the present in an un-
determ;;:'2d form.

Yesterday information was given of an extensive
jewel robbery, cornro;;ted on Wednesday night at the man-
sion of Lady Canning, ut,;svenor-square.
The property was usually deposited in her Ladyship's
bed-chamber, and was contained in boxes and drawers on
the evening it was stolen. Her Ladyship, we believi, lives
much retired, and is but seldom disturbed by large parties.
O. Wednesday some ladies dined with her, anti this was
seized by the perpetrutors of the robbery as a very excel-
lent opportunity. Her Ladyship saw the jewellery safe at
eight in the evening, and at ten it was missed. Ballard, 1/0
officer of this establishment, has examined the premise
thoroughly. There is a pane of glass broken in the attic
window, seemingly in order to enable a person from the out-
side to withdraw the bolt in the inside, so that the window
might be pushed up. Ballard has tried, and finds it impose
&ble to have forced the bolt through the aperture, and feels
confident, after examining the root; on which there is n°
mark of footsteps, that this is merely a ?we to mislead in-
quirers. None but the most valuable articles have been
tak.fii, and these have been so picked for in the apartment as
to show that none but those intimately acquainted with the
1 )ca!ity could have perpetrated the robbery. It is but just to
the domestics to state that they all bear the most excellent
eh erecter.

The following is a list of the property stolen :—A set of
amethysts and crysolites, consisting of necklace, ear-rings.„
clasp, and brooch ; a necklace, bracelet, and oar-rings, °I
rose diamonds and rubies, with a small gold chain and
cross ; a set of chrysolites, consisting of necklace, with
gold chain, girandole earings, branch with drops, and
cf..mb set in Gothic points ; a set of garnets, necklace,
bracelets, ear-rings, comb, cross, broaches, and ornaments
a set of turquoise and pearls, necklace, bracelets, head-or-
nament, clasps, and ear-rings ; a massive gold bracelet;
with cat's-eye opals ; several other bracelets and armets °'
gold and coloured stones ; two sevignes, with coloured stooce
drops, and enamel ; two rope pattern gold chains, °ll
bright gold, the other dead ; several other gold chains, 0`
various sizes and patterns,. and some Venetian gold chain,
very small ; a gold watch chain, with serpent slide, and
bunch of seals ; an elastic serpent gold necklace ; an enam-
melled cross of the Legion of Honour ; gold empossed
Dutch costume head ornaments and ear-rings ; set of gold
and silver filagree chess men ; several rings, seals, clasps,
and other ornaments. Three gold watches, and other al'
ticks of value, are also stolen.

W ORSHIP- STREET.
Henry Banks, IV. Chapman, and John Pheasant, men of
respectable appearance, who described themselves to 10
nocturnal musicians, were brought up from the station-house
of the H division, and charged before Mr. Twyford with
creating a disturbance on the preceding night in Brick-lane'
Si,.;talfields, under the following circumstances :
It aoeared by the evidence of several constables of the
H division, that about twelve o'clock on the night preced-
ing, the prisoners struck up in a charming manner in front
of a public-house, and shortly after they were joined by "
German set of waits. They played in rivalship for so"'
minutes, when the prisoners, considering that they were be-
ing outvied by the Germans, created a great disturbance,
and assaulted them, but instead of the Germans retorting,
they made off. The constable, on interfering to preserve,
order, met with every obstruction from the prisoners, an
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they in consequence took them all to the station-house.

The prisoners said that they had now been carrying 'l2
their profession in the neighbourhood of Spitallields as oril"
for about three weeks, and they had never before met Wit',
rivals in the district that they claimed.
Mr. TWYFORD reprimanded them rather severely, ona
then ordered their discharge.