The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-20 00:00:00

THE GOLD BULLION ROBBERY.

MANSION HOUSE THIS DAY.

Pierce, Burgess, and Tester, who stood remanded
until this day, on the charge of being concerned in the
late extensive gold robbery on the South Eastern Rail-
way were again placed at the bar before the Lord
Mayor.

At the last examination it was understood that the
prisoners would only be brought up pre forma—a future
day to be appointed for the hearing.
Mr. Rees was in attendance for the prosecution ; Mr.
Lewis for Burgess, and Mr. Wontner's clerk for Pierce.
Mr. Rees said they should be ready to proceed with
the further examination on Wednesday, when a vast
number of witnesses would be produced.
It was then arranged that the prisoners should be
remanded until Wednesday next, when the examination
would be proceeded with.

The prisoners were accordingly remanded to Wednes-
day, and removed back to Newgatc.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH•STREET.

Charles Albert Phillips and. Sophia Wallace, two well
dressed young people, residing at No. 1, Porter-street,
Newport Market, were brought before Mr. Bingham,
charged with having in their possession a quantity of
counterfeit coin for the purpose of circulation.
Thomas, 17 F, stated that from information be had
received that some people at No. 1, Porter-street, were
driving a brisk trade by the sale of counterfeit coin, he
was induced to set a watch upon the premises, and last
night, about nine o'clock, he, in company with 139 F
and 95 F, went to the house in question, and found that
the shop and back parlour were occupied by the pri-
soners. Witness at once went into the back parlour, when
he saw the female prisoner at needlework, sitting by
the fire. He looked round the room, and on the table
he saw the box produced, apparently full of silver coin,
and on taking out some of it he discovered it to be coun-
terfeit. He then took possession of the box, and on ex-
amining its contents found it to contain 107 shillings,
64 half-crowns, and 3 crowns, all counterfeit. He called
139 F, and handed her over to his custody. Witness
then went to the shop door, where he saw the male
prisoner, and told him that he must consider himself in
custody. Prisoner made no reply, and on being con-
fronted with the woman asked her who brought the box
of coin there She made no answer. Witness subse-
quently searched the place, and among other things found
the life-preserver produced. Witness had no more evi-
dence at present, and wished to hare the prisoners re-
manded.

They were accordingly remanded for a week.'

SOUTHWARK.

EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF PLUNDER BY A SERVANT.—
James Weatherbys, an elderly man, was brought before
Mr. Burcham, charged with stealing upwards of 63
dozen of shirt collars, the property of Messrs. Blenhame,
Manchester warehousemen, Wood-street, Cheapside, and
Murray.street, Hoxton.

Maximilian Swinnel, manager at the factory at Hox-
ton, said that the prisoner had been some time in their
employ as collar dresser, and a large quantity were
at times given out to him for that purpose, which
he ought to return in a finished state at the warehouse,
Wood-street, Cheapeide. He had 63 dozen given out to
him in the early part of October, which he bad neglected
to send in, and they had been recently found pledged
at Mr. Dempster's, pawnbroker, in the Blackfriars-road.
Witness accordingly gave him into custody, and he
identified the collars produced by the pawnbroker, also
those produced by Mr. Connell, as his employers pro-
perty.
Mr. James Connell, hosier, Queen's Head-row, New-
ington, said that on Tuesday last the prisoner brought
a number of collars to him, offering them for sale. Ho
at first refused to purchase them, but afterwards he ex-
changed some neck-ties with him, and paid him the dif-
ference.

Patrick Connell, 4, Palmer's-rents, Snow•fields, said
the prisoner took a large bundle of collars from his house
on Tuesday morning, and in the evening he brought
back the neck-ties produced, and left them with him.
As soon as the police came to him he gave them up to
the officers, and a number of pawnbrokers duplicates.
They all related to collars.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said that his
aged mother, who bad lately died, had the dressing of
the collars, and it was at her request he pledged the
collars. His sister also pledged several bundles, and it
was their custom to redeem them in the course of the
week.

The pawnbroker informed his worship that such was
their custom, but some of the collars bad been in pledge
more than 12 months. _ _

Mr. Burcham said there could be no doubt he had
unlawfully disposed of the property ; therefore he should
fine him 51., and in default of payment commit him to
prison for two months with hard labour.

THE CHESTER MURDER. CHESTER, Saturday.—
Johnson was executed this morning. Previous to the
execution he made a full confession of his guilt.
THE ANTI-INCOME TAX MOYEMENT.—A requisition
♦ery numerously signed has been presented to the Mayor
of Bristol, requesting him to convene a public meeting
of the citizens, "for the purpose of petitioning Parlia-
ment to modify the present grievous and unfair income
and property tax." The Mayor immediately acceded, and
the meeting is fixed for Friday, the 9th of January, at
the Guildhall.
ENGLISHMEN IN NAPLES.—Mr. Wood, the English
gentleman who was insulted by a Neapolitan officer,
has written a letter to a contemporary, in which he
states that he has received an ample apology from the
said officer.
Four men, named Williams, Foley, Bryant, and
and Orme, were remanded yesterday from Southwark
Police-court on a charge of garott:ng a Mr. Hogan and
stealing his watch.
James Reath, a private in the Scots Fusilier Guards,
and who was decorated with a Crimean medal, was
yesterday sentenced by the magistrate of the Marl-
borough-street Police-court to three months' hard labour
for robbing a chemist in Tottenham-court-road.
"Prince Frederic William," sus a Berlin letter in the
Patric, " is charged to invite the Emperor Napoleon to
Pay a visit to the Court of Berlin next spring, and it is
said that his Majesty has accepted the invitation."
A NEW CONVICT SETTLEMENT.—" A resident at the
Cape," in a letter to the Times this morning, says—l am
not all surprised that the people at Cape Town did
object to convicts being landed in Table Bay, but if an
establishment were formed 700 miles from it, near the
mouth of the river Buffalo, between King William's
Town and the sea, on the road through Caffre land, by
which the troops in Caffraria receive a large portion of
their supplies, I do not think the convicts would be any
disadvantage to the colonists, for the more white faces
we have in CafrelAnd the greater our chance of peace.