The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, iOND6N; TUESDAY gVtNIVIOI; DECEMBEIt 13,

GREAT SHIP COMPANY.

lIEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TIIIS DAY.

A meeting of the shareholders in this undertak-
ing was held this day at the London Tavern, for
the purpose of " reviewing the past management,
and receiving suggestions, by which this magnifi-
cent design can yet become a national glory, in-
stead of a national disgrace."

Mr. GUEDELLA took the chair at one o'clock, at
which time there were about 30 persons present.
The Chairman said he, like other persons, had
noticed an advertisement of the Great Ship Com-
pany, calling a meeting of the shareholders for the
15th inst., but as that meeting had been postponed,
a step which he did not approve, he had taken u;,on
himself the responsibility of calling thy share-
holders together. Tie had sent an invitation to the
solicitors of the Great Ship Company to attend, but
they had declined the invitation. He thought
that in any statements that might be made they
ought to be guided by moderation. (Hoar.) He had
often thought of many thing* to which the ship
could be turned—amongst other things it might be
turned into an immense floating battery, as a brush
with France was not impossible, but above all things
he counselled shareholders not to part with their
shares in the present state of affairs, as everything
had been resorted to in order to depreciate their
value.

[Wo shall continue the report in our late edition.]

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY.—Two men named Armsly
and Kenny, were placed at the bir before Mr. Beadon,
charged with being ooncerned in the extensive robbery of
plate at the house of Mr. Richard Hodson, solicitor, 11,
Devonshire-place, Portland-place.

Mr. Richard Hodson said, that at seven on Monday
morning his housekeeper, Eliza Wells, came up to him and
while in bed informed him that the house had been robbed.
He told her that as she had charge of the house that was
iMpossible, but on his proceeding down stairs to the dining-
room he found that the cupboard in which there was a large
quantity of plate was open, and that a portion consist-
ing of the following articles had been abstracted-2 large
and small silver coffee pots, 7 dessert spoons, 7 largo and 7
small forks, 2 milk pots, 2 tea pots, a fish knife, tongs, ladles.
He then missed a desk from the room, in which was a gold
watch, £lolos. in gold, two gold seals (one with his initials),
a valuable malachite seal, and a large musical box. He
then went to the door, the chain of which was not up, nor
was the door bolted, A little boy then came to the door
with bread, and he sent for a constable, who on examining
the door found no marks of an extrance having been made;
and said he believed there had been none, but that the rob-
bery had been effected from within. From the cupboard
also a mahogany box, with his name on it, was taken. It
was full of different articles of plate. On going into the
kitchen he found that three largo boxes had beer, broken
open, and dishes, salt cellars, butter knives, and a large
quantity of other articles taken. He als; found there the
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desk broken open, the parcel which contained the money
torn up, and a workbox also broken open. The only articles
which the thieves had ruiss`L,Ct were those not of silver. The
prisoners, ho believeo, *had been to see his servants on the
Sunday night, contrary to his rules to that effect.
Inspector Hubbard, of the E division, having confirmed
Mr. Hodson as to the state in which ho found the place
soon after the discovery, said he questioned the house-
keeper, Eliza Wells, and after prevaricating a great deal
she admitted that the prisoners had been there as late as
11 on Sunday night, and he then took the prisoners into
custody from the information he obtained. He had ttscor•
Mined that the prisoner Kenny had been in the habit of
going to the house to see one of the servants. Armslyhad
gained admittance to the house by going to work there.
A constable named Robinson, of the E division, proved
taking Kenny, who also went by tfre name of Gosling, into
custody, and his admission thel he was at the house on
Sunday evening. Ho fount'. in the house, on returning, a
large bag, a "jerntnyl" the marks on the desk and box
which had been hroton open corresponding with it, also a
chisel:
The prisoners were then remanded.

It was stated that the amount of the robbery is quits
4400.