The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-April 21.

CLERKENWELL.—Benjamin. Allen Howard, who
described himself as a mfrchant of Wisconsin, United
States, was charged with having, on the night of the
13th of March, stolen from a bedroom at the Great
Northern Hotel, Kiug's cross, about 5G01., the property
of Mr. Stanisland, a solicitor, of Boston, Lincolnshire.
The prisoner is a smart-looking Yankee, with a mous-
tache and beard, and wore elegantly-cut clothes and
coloured boots, and had with him a quantity of most
valuable jewellery, and a fancy stick with a gold horse's
leg for the handle.
Mr. Stanisland said be resided at Boston, in Lincoln-
shire, and' on Wednesday, the 18th of March, he came
up to town, having in his possession about 5651., con-
sisting of three Bank of Eng and notes for 1001., the
remainder being in Boston notes. He went to bed at
the Great Northern Hotel at about half-past 10 the same
night, taking the precaution of first locking the door.
In the morning, when he left his bedroom, he felt in his
trowsers pocket, and then discovered that his puree and
money were cot there. He then gave information to the
police, and having a.certained the number of the notes,
found that one of the prisoner's companions, of the name
of Howard Kirgston, had paid one of the 1001. notes to
the Messrs. Emery and Co., tailors, of Regent-street.
There could be no doubt that he had locked his door
when he went to bed, but a man was now not much
more safe even if he locked his door. He (Mr. Stanis-
land) should prove the passing of the notes for 1001.
each and would then ask for a remand, as be had little
doubt but that a great portion of the property found on
the prisoner woutd be identified,
Mr. J. R. Owen proved that one of the 1001. notes
had been passed at Mr. Speelman's, but the chief clerk,
who could identify the man who passed the note, was
unable to be present that day. The party who changed
the note had the greater portion of the change in Ame-
rican dollars.
The hall porter at Morley's Hotel produced a book,
in which was an entry of " Hoskin, Kingston, New
York, 19-h Feb., 1356 "' He ease him write his name
in the book. It is the practice of Americans using that
hotel to write their names in the book in case any of their
friends should call. Sometimes the prisoner called ; that
was about a week after. There could be no doubt that
Kingston and the prisoner knew one another, for they
conversed and went out together.
The prisoner, upon being asked in the usual way if he
had anything to say, replied "Nothing."
Mr. Corrie remanded the prisoner for a week.
When the prisoner was searched there were found upon
him two valuable gold diamond rings, one of them a rose-
coloured one, worth about 20/.
The prisoner was apprehended on board the Persia,
American steamer, just as it was on the point of leaving
Liverpoot fa- New York. He had on him a belt, con-
taining 115 sovereigns, 78 twenty-dollar pieces, 34 five-
dollar pieces, and other property of the value of 600/.
There is a large quantity of property in the hands of the
police ; and if hotel-keepers and others who have been
vacated will communicate their loss to Scotland-yard,
they-will he allowed to see the several articles.

ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF Al MS.—Tbe Tribunal of
Correctional Police of Lyons three days ago tried a man
named Dumas for belonging to a secret society, and
having illegal possession of arms and ammunition. Al-
though he was known to have been one of the emplo.Yes
of the Association Fraternelle, which in June, 1849, got
up the insurrection at the Croix Miusse, and though be
bad been one of the principal members f a rrvolution•
ary society which planned a general insurrection for
August, 1855. and who had been sent to the neighbour-
ing departments to represent the Voraces, the Carbonari,
liivincibles, and other secret societies, he for some rea-
son enjoyed the special protection of one of the mayors
of the city, and through him got two of his children
admitted to an hospital, and was allowed to keep a stall
for the sa'is of liqueurs near the Pont Morand. It, how-
ever, in Fthruary last, became known that he was an
active member of a secret political society called the
Cornite Europeen, and on searching his lodgings pro-
clansations of that society exciting to lnsurrectnin were
pro-
f ts well as a pi-tol, ten hall cartridges, 44 caps,
&c. Tribunal sentenced him to two years' impri
sonment and 16fr. fine.

PREVENTION OP STEA.II DOILTII EXPLOSION. —The
aQsociation eslald'shed in Man, hester f, r the prevention
of ,tram-boiler explosions, has just issued the followine
instructions to firemen. As they is-ue from a body of
practical men, they are deserving the attention of all
pArties working steam-engines throughout the kingdom.
"Instructions. —Where there are two furnaces to a
boiler, fire alternately, and at regular intervals of time.
In throwing on fresh c sets, si real them evenly over 0 e
bars, commencing at the bridge end. Large coals should
he broken into pieces not bigger than a man's fist.
Never allow any part of the grate outface to be un
covered, nor allow the fire to burn too low. There should
n. .t oe lees than four inches thickness of brigh. fuel on
the bars when a fresh charge is trown on. Keep the
bars free from clinkers. In case o the water falling be-
-1 ,w the bottom of the guage-glass draw the fires at once;
but if the plates of the futnice should have become red-
hot before this has been noticed, and the fires cannot be
drawn with safety, at all events close the dampers; but
.n no account attempt to let water into the boiler. In
-uch cases, if the engine he not at work, it must not be
started, nor must the safety-valve, or any other valve, be
opene 1. Iu short, the boiler must be left undisturbed
till it has gradually cooled down,"