The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-( THIS DAI.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
SINGULAR SENTENCE.—THE WATCH ROBBERY AT
" SCOTT'S."—James Clarke, the young man who was
charged at this court on Saturday last before Mr. Mansfield
with stealing a gold watch of the value of £l4 from a gen-
tleman (the report of which case appeared in this journal)
at Scott's, a well-known night-house, near the Haymarket,
was again brcught up before Mr. Tyrwhitt.
On the last occasion Sergeant Cole, 23 C, stated that the
prisoner had been at this court about two years ago, and
committed for three months.
Upon this Mr. Mansfield said he should remand the
prisoner for a few days, expressing his determination to
commit the prisoner for trial, and refusing the prosecutor's
application to deal summarily with the case, as he con-
sidered it one on behalf of the public that might go before a
jury.

It has since been ascertained that the prisoner has been
twice, if not three times, before at this court and Clerken-
well, and also that he is 'cell known at the other side of
the water.
Mr. Tyrwhitt disposed of theal case by committing the
prisoner for one month with hard labour.

THAMES.
CRUEL ROBBERY .—Eliza Swainson, a married woman
about 30 years of age, was brought before Mr. Selfe,
charged with stealing £5, the monies of a poor widow
named Shadbalt, who keeps a shop in the general line in
Plummers-row, Whitechapel.
It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Martha Sirbut, a
married woman, the daughter of the prosecutrix, that on
Tuesday last the prisoner, whom she bad known five years,
was on a visit to Mrs. Shadbalt. While the prisoner was
there, Mrs. Shadbalt went up-stairs and brought down £5
for the purpose of paying her rent. It was in a bag and
consisted of four half-sovereigns,
11 florins, 25 shillings, a
five-shilling piece, four half-crowns, and two sixpences
Tho money was placed on a table in the room
where the prisoner was. Witness had occasion
to leave the room, leaving the prisoner there. On
her return, three minutes afterwards, the prisoner was still
there, but the bag containing the money was gone. No one
elso was in the room but the prisoner. Witness exclaimed,
Oh my good God, the money is gone I " The prisoner
expressed great surprise, and said, " Where do you think
you have laid it ? " To which Mrs. Sirbut said, "On the
table." The prisoner said, " You had better go upstairs
and look for it." Mrs. Sirbut did so, and could not find
the money. On the following morning the prisoner came
to the house at five o'clock, and said she was unable to
sleep all night as she was so much concerned about the loss
of the money, and expressed the greatest anxiety about its
recovery.

Evidence was given that the prisoner had stated on
Tuesday evening when the money was lost that she had
none of her own whatever, that yesterday the prisoner was
spending moneylreely, and that suspicion being directed
towards her, her room at No. 23, Greenfield• street, White-
chapel, was searched by police-constable, 179 H, and four
half sovereigns were found in a tobacco pouch on her
mantel shelf, and 11 florins.
Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner for trial.

VALUE OF LANDED PROPERTT.—The Berkswell-
hall Estate, Warwickshire, ten miles from Leamington, in
a favourite sporting country, was submitted to public auc-
tion, at the Mart, City, yesterday, by Messrs. Chinnock
and Galsworthy. The sale attracted a large attendance of
gentlemen from the midland counties, with their agents,
evidently intent on purchasing this fine estate. The rental,
as stated in the particulars, was £2,350, including the cot-
tages, and £250 fixed as the estimated rental of the mansion.
The biddings commenced at £60,000, and after a spirited
competition the price reached £Bl,OOO, at which it was sold
to ThomatWalker, Esq., of Orgreaves Park, near Lich-
field, thus realising 341 years' purchase on the total rental,
with the addition of timber at a valuation.
The Emperor of Russia has granted to the
Governor of the Caucasus the power of authorising the
local ministers of Christian sects tolerated in Russia to
admit Makommedans and idolators, as converts, into their
congregations. The heads of these congregations must
make a formal declaration that the new converts have not
belonged to the orthodox church of Russia.