The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-26 00:00:00

THURSDAY

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BURGLARY AT EAST FARLEIGH. OS Tuesday
morning last, soon after midnight, the footman )f E. Turner,
Esq., was suddenly awoke by the window of the pantry in
which he slept being violently burst open. A nan wearing
a mask entered, on which the servant, whose name is David
Roberts, a youth of about IS, seized a table knre and aimed
a blow at the fellow, the force of which broka the blade,
having probably struck some hard substance. The robber
struck him on the head, and observing another man outside
Roberts retreated upstairs and alarmed the famiy, consisting
of Mrs. and Miss Turner, and the female servants. The bur-
glars followed him, and entered several rooms, the drawers
and bores in which they opened and ransacked, but took
nothing. After some time Roberts with great courage de-
scended to the lower part of the house, and filding one of
the robbers in the act of getting out of the pantry window,
struck at him with a boot-jack, on which tl ey made off,
leaving behind, just within the window, a quantity of plate,
to the value of 40/, which was packed up in tue "cracks-
men's" style, ready for carrying off. As soon as it was light
Roberts went into Maidstone and gave information to the
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police. Superintendent Dunne was quickly on :he spot, and
took active measures to discover the thieves. Two men,
named Mathews and Burton, were subsequently taken into
custody, and taken before D. Scratton, Esq., bat not being
identified, Mathews was discharged, Burton, whose shots
exactly match marks left on the flower border near the win-
dow, being remanded till Friday next. It is singular that
the point of the broken knife was afterwards found in Far-
leigh-street, at some distance from the house, apparently un-
soiled.

THE FIRE.. IN SOUTHWARK AND THE CORONER
FOR THE CITY OF LONDON.—In consequence of the great
suspicions entertained by various parties as to some foul play
having taken place during the late conflagration in South-
wark with regard to the burning of the extensive warehouses
of Messrs. Wigan and Co., that were discovered in flames in
so mysteri us a manner, the head of that firm, supported by
Mr. Alderman Humphery, yesterday made a formal request
to Mr. Payne, the City coroner, stating that in consequence
of the doubt entertained that this part of the fire was not
accidental, they wished that he would issue his precept for a
jury, and that a full investigation might take place into all
the circumstances. To this application Mr. Payne replied
that he would most willingly assist the inquiry but for the
reason that the expenses for the inquiries that he had held
for a year and a half, in which much useful information had
been obtained, and offending parties brought to justice, had
been refused to be paid by the Court of Common Council.
BEQUEST OF 2,300/. TO THE WEST HAM ALMS-
IIOUSES.—Miss Mary Goldthorpe was born at Stratford in
the year 1773, at which place her father carried on the
business of a tailor and habit-maker. Miss Goldthorpe and
her mother, Mrs. Hayte (who died about two years since)
executed a deed of gift, the former giving 1,3001., and the
latter 1,0001. to the trustees, to pay the interest to the sur-
vivor of them during life, and at their joint demise the an-
nual proceeds to be given to the inmates of the almshouses
belonging to tlae parish of West Ham. Miss Goldthorpe
devoted the interest arising from the 1,0001., since the
death of Mrs. Hayte, to the sama laudable object, usually
paying periodical visits to the almshouses, and giving the
money for such articles as the poor inmates appeared to
require. The residue of Miss Goldthorpe's property is be-
queathed to her relatives, except a few legacies to some per-
sonal friends. The trustees of the bequest were the Rev.
A. J. Ram, vicar of West Ham ; the Rev. C. Nicholl, late
incumbent of St. John's, Stratford ; and Edward Vincent,
Esq., of Stratford.
CAPTURE OF A GANG OF RonnEns.—lnformation
having been received by the police at rtlullingar, that a
robbery had been perpetrated in Castlepollard on Saturday
night last, Head Constable Bradshaw, deeming it likely the
parties would come to those town for the purpose of dis-
posing of the stolen pprty, had close watch kept for
their arrival, and on Monday morning he fortunately suc-
ceeded in arresting a gang of eight persons in the house of a
man named Woods, at the Cross Keys, where a quantity of
the property stolen, consisting principally of shoes, was
discovered. Ward and his wife,. together with the whole
gang. have been committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions,
the shoes having been identified by the owner. Ot the
eight persons arrested, no two were from the same place—
ono being from Dublin, others from Kildare, Banagher,
Ballinacarigy, Streamstown, and other places. The arrest
of these plunderers is a fortunate circumstance, for by it the
whole gang is broken up, and we trust it will be the
means of putting a stop to the robberies so frequent in
this country. The prompt and successful exertions of the
police in this instance does them infinite credit.— Westmeath
Guardian.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—We hear that an invention
will speedily be laid before the public. which will enable en.
gine drivers to stop the trains, even when at their greatest
speed, almost instantly.
GOULBURN, M.P.—We are sorry to learn
that Mr. (ionlimn is confined to his bed by indisposition.