The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-18 00:00:00

TIIE NEW STRAND THEATRE.

Mr. ADOLPIIUS, on the part of Mr. Rayner, applied for
a license to the above Theatre.

Mr. M'AVILLIAm (who had opposed almost every appli-
cation for licenses that had hitherto been made) objected to
the present application.

Mr. ADOLPHUS said he was not at all surprised at the
conduct of the worthy magistrate ; it was beneath contempt,
and unworthy of notice.

The magistrates, by a majority of one only, decided
against his application.
Several other applications for licenses for public-houses
were made, most, of which were granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BO IV-STREET.

Yesterday a young man of genteel appearance, named
John Ellis, was brought before Mr. HALLS by Ledbitter
and a gentleman named Boyle, serving the office of church-
warden at Buckton, in Huntingdonshire, charged with
having absconded with the sum of 6001., the property of
his employers, Messrs. William and Lewis Cubitt, the
builders in Gray's Inn-road. An advertisement was pub-
lished in the papers on Tuesday last, and a reward of 501.
offered by the firm for his apprehension.
Mr. Evans, of Took's-court, Cursitor-street, attended as
solicitor for the prosecution, and before the examination
commenced requested the Magistrate to order Mr. Boyle,
the churchwarden of Buckton, in whose possession the
money found upon the prisoner was, to give it up to Messrs.
Cubitt at once, as the possession would be as well with
them as with any other person. There was another ground
also, namely, that they thought the prisoner was insane.
Mr. HALLS, however, said that there was a charge of
felony brought before him, and he could give no order
about the disposal of the money until the case had been
gone into in the regular way.
Mr. William Cubitt was then sworn, and it appeared
from his statement, and that of other witnesses, that on
Saturday last the Prisoner was sent by his employer to the
banking-house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, with
a cheque for 7001., 6001. of which he was to bring in half-
sovereigns, and the rest in silver. He received 6001. in
new half-sovereigns, and 1001. in silver, and on leaving the
banking-house he went to a tavern and drank a considerable
quantity of brandy and water. He afterwards went to his
employers' counting-house, and deposited the 100/. worth
of silver, but went out again with the bag of gold still in
his possession. He proceeded to a public-house, to which
he had been in the habit of resorting, and after drinking
some more brandy and water, he got into a cabriolet and
was driven to Enfield, where he slept. On the following
morning he mounted one of the York coaches, and was
conveyed to Ware, at which place, however, he left the.
coach and took a Lincoln stage through Hertford into
Huntingdonshire, at the border of which county he
again quitted the conveyance, and proceeded on foot.
On his way he overtook an old waggoner in the ser-
vice of Mr. Cartwright, one of the proprietors and
drivers of the York Express coach, who also keeps
a public-house at Buckton, in Huntingdonshire, and they
walked on together. The Prisoner conversed freely,
and said he had recently left London ; that he was
going to see his friends, and that he had plenty of money,
at the same time opening and showing to the waggoner a
bag filled with gold. When they arrived at the entrance of
Buckton they separated, and the waggoner went to his
master's house about his work. Mr. Cartwright had ar-
rived shortly before with the York Express coach, and sent
it on by another driver, and it had happened very curiously
that on his journey a gentleman who was a passenger had
read one of the handbills to him while on the box, which
had been sent by Messrs. Cubitt per coach, on Monday
morning to all parts of the country, offering a reward of 501.
for the apprehension of the prisoner, and containing a minute
description of his person. Mr. Cartwright was sitting in
his parlour when the prisoner, who could not then have
parted more than half an hour from the waggoner, walked
into the room and called for a glass of brandy and water.
Mr. Cartwright was immediately struck with the resem-
blance which he bore to the description in the hand-bills,
and his suspicions were more strongly excited when be saw
him pay for his brandy and water with a new half-sovereign.
He went into the yard and mentioned his suspicions and
the circumstances in the hearing of the old waggoner,
who immediately described what had occurred between
him and a stranger on the road, and on going to the
parlour recognized the prisoner as the same person.
Mr. Cartwright upon this took him into custody, and he
confessed his identity and his guilt at once. Mr. Boyle,
the churchwarden, was then sent for, and in his presence
the prisoner was searched, and a bag was found upon him
filled with new half-sovereigns. He was taken before Mr.
Richardson and another Magistrate at Buckton, in whose
presence the bag was sealed and delivered to Mr. Boyle,
and information was transmitted to Messrs. Cubitt, he being
in custody in the meantime, and they obtained a warrant
from Mr. Minshull to bring him to London, the chief wit-
nesses residing here. Ledbitter went down with the war-
rant, accompanied by Mr. William Cubbitt, to whom when
they met the prisoner confessed his guilt, and said that he
first made up his mind to commit the offence as he came
from the banking-house. Mr. Cubitt paid the reward of
501. to Mr. Cartwright for the apprehension of the prisoner,
and the latter was brought to town.
Mr. eubitt, in answer to some questions from Mr. Halls,
thought the crime which the prisoner had committed was
more the effect of aberration of mind than anything else.
He came to them when a mere boy, and had been with
them fourteen years. They always considered him worthy
of the most unlimited confidence. He (Mr. Cubitt), how-
ever, had certainly no reason to suspect him of being insane,
except the extraordinary act which he had committed.
Mr. HALLS told the prisoner he stood in a very perilous
situation, and he was willing to hear anything he h
wish to say.
Prisoner—l shall defer what I have to say until another
occasion.
He was then remanded for another examination, the at-
tendance of a clerk from Smith, Payne, and Smith's being
necessary to prove the payment of the money for the check.
Mr. Boyle, the churchwarden of Buckton, was directed
to keep the money in the meantime.
The prisoner answered the magistrate with perfect cool-
ness, and throughout the examinotion seemed quite collected.