The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1834

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THE SUPERB STEAMER.

GUILDHALL.
Yesterday Thomas Tipper, the ex-metropolitan police-
liceman, and Thomas Swindle, were finally examined before
Mr. Ald. WILSON ; Swindle being charged with stealing a
pocket-book in Fleet-street, from F. Vine, Esq., and Tipper
with receiving the same knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Ald. WILSON asked the prisoners if they had any-
thing to say to the charge?
Swindle declined offering any defence.
Tipper at the time he saw the offence committed was
carrying home some pork in a basket, and this occupying
one of his hands he thought the best thing he could do was
to keep the two thieves in conversation, in the hope that
he should presently see an officer come along. He had not
concealed his knowledge of the offence. He had given a no-
tice of it at Bow-street as well as to the City policemen.
As he knew the thieves it was less material that he should
secure them at the time.
Both the prisoners were committed to Newgate, with
instructions that they should be kept apart, and that they
should be prosecuted at the expense of the Corporation.
Hammond, the thief, who was allowed to become a wit-
ness, was committed to the Compter in default of sureties
for his appearing at the Central Court to give evidence on
the trial of the prisoners.

The following _is extract of a letter from tile tritish
Vice-Consul at Emden, dated the 12th inst., which fur-
nishes some additional particulars connected with the fate
of the Superb steamer :
" Since yesterday there was brought to me a loose chest of
about the size of a quarter tea-chest, surrounded with black
waxed linen. On the waked linen WAs fixed near the lock a
brass plate with the name as hereunder, E. Souchay.' Round
this wax linen is a common pack linen, sown, cross-roped, and
on this linen the mark C C S * * 3.'
" This latter pack linen and its mark I have not seen myself,
but the brass plate and the iron chest are at this moment in
my counting-huuse. This chest has been picked up by a cap-
tain of this neighbourhood, emptied, and its contents sold at
Delfzyle. As far as I know, the chest contained valuable ap-
parel, viz., four silk dresses and other articles, that show the
chest belonged to a lady, most likely a passenger of the steam-
biat Superb. About the time of her loss the chest was
picked up. I have taken steps to prosecute the captain, who
by showing the stolen money has given occasion to draw these
facts to light ; and I should be obliged if I could learn the
exact value of the contents, in order to make the captain repay
it, who besides will be criminally punished. I could not learn
any news besides that I have published already about the Su-
perb, although I have written to every magistrate round the
coast."

In noticing the above letter we are able, however, to
acid that, from the inquiries we have made, the lady was
not one of the passengers of the Superb, but that a carriage
and five cases belonging to her had been sent by this con-
veyance, so that although she has not fallen a victim the
fate of the vessel is placed beyond doubt.

BOW- STREET.
THE CASE OF THE TAPESTRY TAKEN FROM THE
HOUSE OF LORDS.—Yesterday John IVeare, who, it will be
remembered, was examined at great length a fortnight ago,
on the charge of having improperly taken some tapestry
from an apartment in the House of Lords, attached to the
Lord High Chamberlain's office, attended upon his bail to
meet the further investigation. He was attended by many
respectable friends.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—DEc. 19,

Mr. Preston, who bought the tapestry of Wea.re, and
Mr. Thorne, who purchased it from Preston, were in at-
tendance, as was George Sieben, the late German servant
of Major M'Arthur, the Lord High Chamberlain's Secre-
tary. Sieben, it will be remembered, was sent for from
Frankfort-on-the-Maine, by order of the Government.
The following statement made by Sieben before Sir F.
ROE at the Home Office on Thursday evening was then
put in and read :

SENTENCES.
At six o'clock the Recorder proceeded to pass sentences on
the several prisoners who had been tried and convicted during
the sessions.
DEATll.—Christopher Hall, burglary; John Edwards and
Charles Fitzpatrick, robbery from the person ; Charles Jones,
William Taylor, and John Smith, burglary.
TO BE TRANSPORTED FOR LlFE._William Aylward, Wil-
liam Lansdowne, Joseph Haydon, Benjamin Neck, Henry
Brown, Julia Hayes, Margaret Moran, William Rance,
Stephen Casey, William Bamfield.
To BE TRANSPORTED FOR FOURTEEN YEARS.—William
Johnson and William Smith.
To BE TRANSPORTED FOR SEVEN YEARS.--James Collins,
Cain, George Smith, George Baker, Thomas Sorrell,
Maria Clifton, Louis Levy, Thomas Lambeck, John Spillan,
James Anderson, Thomas Whittingham, Ann Taylor, Hannah
Sheen, Eliza Wilkins, George Woodfield, Henry Bentley,
Eliza Casey, Ann Allen, Thomas Moss, William Hughes,
Richard Corfield, Thomas Bews, Clemence Berms, Owen
Osborne, Thomas Jones, Thomas Swindle, Henry Hulnott,
Frederick Scott alias Jones, Benjamin Pearson.
TO BE IMPRISONED FOR ONE YEAR.—Jane Butler, James
Willett, Mary Ann Wilton, James Johnson.
TO RE IMPRISONED FOR SIN MONTHS.—W. Hardy, John
Sullivan, J. M. Suttleworth, William Dugdale, Peter Walls,
James Parker, Edward Jones, 'I homas Brewer, William
Wren, Henry Jackson, John Ryan, Mary. Stanley, alias
Delany, John Askill, William Moore, John Simmons, John
Green, John Carol, Charles Campbell, and George Oduway.
To BE IMPRISONED FOR FOUR MONTHS.—Emma Smith.
TO BE IMPRISONED FOR THREE MONTHS.—John Gardener,
Alfred West, Hannah Sullivan, Sarah Anderson, Thomas
Waters, J. Thomas, George Wooler, Abraham Broom, John
Laburn and Ben King (the two last to be privately flogged.)
To BE IMPRISONED FOR Two MONTHS.—William Jones,
Eliza Collins, Charles Johnson, Ann Smith, Mary Crawford,
and William Overwright.
To BE IMPRISONED FOR Two AND ONE MON
Jones, William Reynolds, and James Penkess.
The judgment on Charlotte Holbut, alias Smith, was res-
pited until the next Sessions.
Ann Spiller was sentenced to be imprisoned ten days and
Andrew Donelly five days in Newgate.
The Sessions were then adjourned until the 15th of January.

" George Sieben, courier, living at Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
sworn—l was servant to Major M'Arthur, who had apartments
in the Louse of Lords. In the month of June last I left Major
M'Arthur's service. A day or two before I went I spoke to
Weare, a porter at the House of Lords, and told him that there
was an old piece of carpet (couverture], which was almost of
no use, and that I would sell it. Shortly after Weare came
into the place where it was, in a wooden chest, and I showed
it to him ; and, after some conversation, he gave me ss. for it.
My master had never given me this carpet, or any permission
to take it. I remember my master showing it to Lord Chol-
mondcley, and he afterwards asked me if I had put it by ? My
belief was, that it was an old piece of furniture of no value, or
of consequence, to any one. I saw Weare take the tapestry
away, and he took it home to the house where he lived, and i.
is very possible you will find it there now. Nobody is to blame
It is entirely my own fault.
( Signed)
Home-office, Dec. 18."
Sir F. ROE then observed that there was no imputation
of felony against Weare, and, as respected Sieben, his ready
manner of making his statement, convinced him he had no
felonious intent. Nothing could be more complete than
Weare's justification, and no man's character could stand
higher.
Weare was discharged, and the matter ended, except tha
a negotiation was set on foot between Mr. Groom, the ageni
for the Lord Chamberlain, and Mr. Thorne for the pur•
chase from the latter of the tapestry for Government,
Monday next was appointed for the final settlement.

“ GEORGE SIEBEN,

Yesterday Mr. Glossop, the proprietor of the Royal
Victoria Theatre, was summoned on an information, at the
instance of Mr. Porter, one of the Lambeth district sur-
veyors, for causing an additional erection to be made in
front of the Theatre, contrary to the regulations of the
Building Act.

HEBER'S LIBRARY.

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Yesterday's sale (at Evans's), being the tenth day, was
'utile in old Plays, Shaksperian, &c., and most productive
as to prices. Many of the lots were exceedingly interesting
to the lovers of first or early editions. We cannot ermine-
rate even the most conspicuous lots ; we give, however,
three or four of the most curious items. They follow :-
Lot 1,863. Play. B. ('r.) " A Newe Dialogue betwene
the Angel of God, and the Shepherdes in the felde, con-
cernynge the nativite and berthe of Jesus Christ, our
Lorde and Savyoure, no lesse godlye than swete and plea-
sante to rede, lately compyled by T. B. Imprynted by me
John Daye, dwellynge in Sepulcheres Paryshe, a 1) tel above
Holbourne Conduit. n. d." Most rare. This is, in fact, a
miracle-play, and ought to be included in dramatic lists.
Title damaged.-Sold for 6/. Bs. 6d., to Thorpe.
188.5. Pembroke. " The Tragedie of Anthonie, doone
into English by the Countesse of Pembroke." Printed by
P. S. for William Ponsonby, 1598. Very rare. It was
first printed in 1.592 4to, and annexed to the translation by
the Countess of Pembroke, from Mornay. The choruses
are remarkably well rendered, and it is a very early specimen
of English blank verse-41. lOs. to Rodd.
1960. Green (Robert). " The Historic of Orlando
Furies°, one of the twelve Peers of France, as it was played
before the Queen's Majestic." Second edition, extremely
rare. Printed by S. Stafford, 1599-10/. ss. to Rodd.
2012. " A Midsommer Night's Dreame. As it bath
been sundry times publickly acted by the Right Honourable
the Lorde Chamberlaine his servants. Written by William
Shakspeare. First edition, excessively rare. Imprinted by
Thomas Fisher, 1600-21/. 10s. 6d.
2013. Ditto, second edition-71.
2014,, " The most excellent History of the llferchani
of Venice with the extreame crueltie of Shylocke, the Jew.
towards the sayd merchant in cutting a just pound of his
flesh, &c. Written by William Shakspeare." First edi-
tion, extremely rare. Printed by J. It. for Thomas Hayes,
1600-17/. 17s.
2016. " Mr. W. Shakspeare. His true Chronicle His-
toric of the Life and Death of King Lear and his three
Daughters." First edition ; extremely rare. Printed for
N. Butler, and are to be sold at his shop in Paul's Church-
yard. 1608-[There is a remarkable variation, in the
copies of this edition, in Goneril's speech on the weakness
of her husband. 15 lines from the bottom, where the pre-
sent one reads " A foole usurps my bede " Mr. G. Ste-
vens (since Mr. Kemble's, and now the Duke of Devon-
shire's) reads "My foote usurps my head ; so also does
one, I believe, of Mr. Malone's.-Note by Mr. Heber.]-
Sold for 22/. ls.
2018. " Tragedie of King Richard the Second. Se-
cond edition-41. 14s. 6d.
2019. " The Seconde Parte of Henrie the Fourthe,
continuing to his Death ; and Coronation of Henrie the
Fift." First edition-91. 12s.
2020. " Henry the Fift, with his Battell fought in Agin
Court, in France. Together with Ancient Pistole." Third
edition. 1608-5/. ss.
2021. " Hamlet." 1611-4/. 14s. 6d.
2022. " Life of Sir John Oldcastle," &c. 1600-61.
2033, " The London Prodigale, as it was plaide by the
Majestie's Servants. By Will. Shakspeare." Very
rare. Printed by T. C., for Nat. Butler. 1605.-Sold
for 51. .ss.

The MAGISTRATE adjudged Mr. Glossop to enter into a
a recognizance in the sum of 2001. to comply with the regu-
lations of the Building Act, and either to abate the addi-
tional erection, or have it reconstructed of the proper mate-
rials within one month.

2024. " Shakespeare. A pleasant conceited Historie,
called The Taming of the Shrew. As it was sundry times
acted by the Righte Honourable the Earl of Pembroke his
servants." Unique. Printed at London by Peter Short,
and are to be sold by Cuthbert Barbie, at his shop at the
Royal Exchange, 1594. It was sold--a single play ! for
the enormous sum of Ninety-four Pounds! " This edition.
(says the catalogue) is two years earlier than any hitherto
noticed. It is anonymous, and has been supposed to be the
play used by Shakspeare as the foundation of his Taming
of the Shrew. There is no good reason why it should not
be considered as the first idea of his play, as the difference
between the two is little more than that between the re-
cently-discovered Hamlet and the more perfect editions
afterwards printed ; and also between the first edition
of the Merry Wives of Windsor, 1602, and that in the
folio 1623. The variations in the names of the charac-
ters between the present edition and that in the folio
of 1623 will not militate against the supposition, as
it was not an unfrequent practice among the drama-
tic authors of the time. Ben Jonson changed the
names of the dramatis personm of his Every Man in
his Hunzour, as will be seen by comparing the quarto edi-
tion of 1601, and the folio, 1616. In the Hamlet of 1503,
Polonius is called Corantbis throughout ; and it is well
known also that Sir John Falstaff originally bore the name
of Sir John Oldcastk. Mr. Malone assigns the year 1594
as the date of the composition of The Tenting of the
Shrew ; and when the present play was re-published in
1607, it had the name of Shakspeare, as the author, on the
title-page. In whatever light it may be considered, whe-
ther as the play remodelled by Shakspeare, or as the first
draft of his comedy, it is unquestionably of the highest
literary interest and curiosity in a Shaksperian library."—
From Mr. Inglis's Collection. [lt was mentioned that this
book, which now sold for 941., was bought from Mr. Inglis's
sale by Mr. Thorpe for 201.]
This sale, and these lots in particular, excited great
interest.

MISS LANDON'S NEW ROMANCE, "FRANCESCA
CARRARA."—There are scenes in this new romance by L. E. L.
of great power; while the tragic incidents tell the more strongly
from their energetic simplicity. Nor is the authoress less happy
in her lighter and gayer scenes : she has brought all the wit
and fancy of the period to the brightest era of the Court of
Louis le Grand, before the Monarch, schooled as he was from
the cradle in the cautious policy of a Statesman, had becomo
-If-deceived hypocrite of after-life, when the Mancines
the 5... • the full flower of their beauty, and Mazarin had ac-
revelled xi. -t influence. Miss Landon shines at the feast
quired his bight.. lescriptions are as brilliant as the scenes
and the festival : her -re excelled by the grace and sweet-
they embody—these again -enery.— Court Journal.
ness of her portraiture of rural 15,7%