The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-07 00:00:00

SOUTHIVARK.

Thomas Carney, Edward Cripps, James Hussey,
Thomas Williams, and William Pontick, five ragged
and filthy-looking boys, were placed at the bar charged
with tresrming on property belonging to the South-
Western Railway Company.
Sergeant Harris, 6 1., stated that from information
he received he went at three o'clock on the preceding
morning and examined the arches under the terminus
of the South-Western Railway, and observed a hole
capable of admitting a man's body in one of them,
situated in Granby-street, Waterloo-road. On look-
ing through this aperture he discovered the prisoners,
some of whom had pipes in their mouths smoking,
while others were talking and laughing, and all
seemed as if they were p,,rfectly secure from discovery
in their hiding-place. The moment, however, he (the
sergeant) threw the light of his bull's-eye lamp upon
the motley group, their hilarity was turned into dis-
may, and they all started upon their feet, but, the
arch being enclosed on all sides but that on which
the hole was made, they had no opportunity of escape,
and therefore all were secured without difficulty.
They had worked holes and undermined the arch
in several places ; and after having taken them
into custody he examined the place, and found in a
hole covered with a piece of baard, small parcels of
coffee, sugar, pepper, candles, &c., all of which, he
had no doubt, had been stolen. There was also a
quantity of coals, and straw covered a portion of the
ground, and seemed as if it had been placed there for
the purpose of sleeping upon. The sergeant added,
that when he asked the prisoners what they were
doing there, they answered that, having no homes,
they went to sleep there.
Mr. ATECHETT inquired if he found anything in
their possession when he searched them, but he re-
plied that he did not.

The MAGISTRATE then asked the witness if he
knew the prisoners ?—The sergeant said that they
had all been convicted of petty offences.
Bent, the detective officer of the South-Western
Railway, prOved Hussey, Carney, and Williams, to
have been convicted at the Lambeth Police-court, and
that Carney was the most incorrigible boy among
them ; a number of their companions were con-
victed some time ago for an offence similar to that
upon which they had been now apprehended, and it
cost the company '751. to repair the arch, which they
damaged by taking up their quarters in it, and made
it a kind of store or depository for their plunder of
petty tradesmen about the New-cut and that neigh-
bourhood.

Sergeant Jones corroborated the first witness's
testimony.

Policeman 60 f, said, Cripps was " wanted" for
stealing some bread on Saturday last.
Mr. A'BECKETT said that a detainer could be
lodged against him ; but all the prisoners being found
in such a place, and their characters being bad, to-
gether with the circumstance of the finding such
articles in their place of concealment, created strong
suspicion that they had come dishonestly by them.
They were, however, charged with trespassing on the
railway company's premises, and for that offence he
should sentence Carney, being the worst amongst
them, to six weeks' imprison writ; Cripps, Hussey,
and Williams to one month each, and Pontick to 21
days.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OFJEW EL LERY.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAT.—This morning one of the
most extensive and extraordinary robberies that have
been perpetrated in this town for some time was dis-
covered on the premises of Messrs. Clark and Morris,
silversmiths, Church street, at the corner of Tarle-
ton-street. The circumstance having become known
the greatest excitement was occasioned, and the shop
of Messrs. Clark and Morris was surrounded during
the whole of the morning by persons anxious to learn
the particulars of the robbery, which was stated to be
very extensive, amounting to thousands of pounds.
'['he facts of the case are these:—Messrs. Clark and
Morris closed their shop about eight o'clock on Satur
day night. Everything was, to all appearance, made
secure, and every precaution having been taken to
insure safety as far as bars and bolts could do so, the
partners left the cares of business to enjoy the advan-
tages of a day of rest iu the fullest confidence that
their property was safe. This morning, shortly after
eight o'clock, the shop was opened by Mr. Clark,who
was astonished to find the stock in the utmost confu-
sion. A quantity of morocco and roan jewellery cases
were strewn upon the floor, and everything appeared to
have been ransacked or disarranged. It was at once
evident that a burglary had been committed, but it
was some time before an estimate of the extent could
be arrived at. The shop of Messrs. Clark and Mor-
ris is somewhat conspicuous, and has a double front-
age, in Church-street and Tarleton-street. The firm
also occupy a cellar, which is entered by a trap-door
from the hack part of the shop. This door was found
open, and an iron plate fixed for security against the
partition wall of the next cellar had been partially
bent.down so as to admit the body of a man, the
brickwork behind having been removed to a corre-
sponding extent. The adjoining cellar, it appears, is
used for storing coalsby Mr. Jones, the lithographer,
who occupies offices in Tarleton. street. These offices,
which are part of a range, and are variously tenanted,
are immediately at the back of Messrs. Clark and
Morris's establishment, and the entrance to Mr.
Jones's cellar is at the end of a ground-floor passage,
at the side of the stairs. The wall of the passage
which adjoins Messrs. Clark and Morris's shop is pro-
tected by iron bars ; but, strange to say, the entrance
to the cellar had been completely overlooked. The
lock of the door to Mr. Jones's cellar appears to have
been picked, and also that of the door communicating
with the street. The burglars then removed the bricks
of the partition wall alluded to, bent down the iron
plate, and thus gained access to the shop. As we have
stated, the shop was in the greatest confusion. The
show-cases bad been opened, and seals, watch-keys,
brooches, chains, studs, rings, &c., were strewn about
in great confusion. The morocco and roan cases to
which we have referred had • all been emptied of
valuable articles of jewellery, and upwards of 30 gold
bracelets and necklaces, 24 valuable brooches, and 15
sets of studs were missed from them. It is estimated
that gold watches and chains to the value of 6001.
were stolen, and diamond brooches valued at 3001.,
which were only received last week, having been or-
dered by a customer, were also missing. Besides
these, a variety of studs, bracelets, brooches, and
other articles were carried off. Altogether the loss
is estimated by the firm at 1,800/. The thieves ap-
pear to have been disturbed, for they left behind a
case of valuable diamond rings, and several other
articles small in bulk, which were conspicuously
placed. Their object appears to have been to take
only those things which were portable and might be
readily concealed about the person. Many conjec-
tures have been hazarded as to the precise way in
which the robbery was perpetrated. Some think
that the thieves must have been concealed in Mr.
Jones's cellar on Saturday night ; whilst others are
of opinion that the burglars did not commence their
operations till Sunday. It is stated that four or five
suspicious characters were seen loitering in the
vicinity on Sunday evening. As yet the thieves have
not been apprehended, but there is reason to believe
that they will soon be in the hands of the police.

MIRACULOUS PRESERVATION.—The Rokeby, from
the M turitius, just arrived at the port of Bristol, encountered
on her homeward voyage a fearful storm, in which the cap-
tain, the chief mate, and two of the crew were washed over-
board. The captain and mate perished, but by the reflux of
the wave the men were again thrown upon the deck, and
were thus almost miraculously preserved. The Rokeby was
safely brought to her destination by the second mate.
A HURRICANE.—On Saturday evening week, about
seven o'clock, a sort of hurricane crossed Marshland-fen,
Norfolk, in the direction of the farm occupied by Mr. James
Neeps, of Walpole St. Peter's, which tore up gates and gate-
posts, unroofed his farm-buildings and dwelling-house, car-
ried away several stacks to a distance, and otherwise did
much injury. None of the other farms in the neighbourhood
suffered from the gale.—Chelmsford Chronicle.