The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-07 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

Yesterday Daniel Smith, alias Dan Donovan, one of the
mast dexterous house-breakers in Europe, and who, it is
affirmed, had effected, with two others, the extensive rob-
bery at the shop of Mr. Williamson of the Royal Exchange,
about the compromise of which so much has been said, as
well as many others of equal and greater magnitude, was
placed within the felons' bar, before Mr. WALKER and a
County Magistrate, charged with being found on the pre-
mises of Mr. Francis Butcher, a corn chandler, of 19,
Green-street, Stepney, on the preceding day.
James Dempsey, a cooper in the St. Katharine's Dock,
about a quarter pest three o'clock on the afternoon of Sun-
day, observed rz person knock several times at the door Of
the prosecutor, Mr. Butcher, and no person coming to an-
swer him, he took a key out of his pocket, and endeavoured
to open the door. The key, however, appeared not to tell
or fit the lock, upon which he took out another, which ap-
peared to open the door. The per:on who succeeded in
opening the door, as soon as he had done so, walked away,
and the prisoner entered the house, and closed the door after
him. He (witness) having witnessed the whole of this from
his lodgings, which were opposite, and suspecting that there
was something wrong, he mentioned the circumstance to his
landlord, and they both agreed to go and ascertain what
their business was. They accordingly knocked at the door
several times, hut not receiving an answer, he (witness)
went down by the side of the house to where there was a
large gate leading into the back premises, and seized
the prisoner as he was coming out of the gates. The pri-
soner at the time said that he was a friend of Mr. But-
cher's, and had come to see him, and added that it was ex-
traordinary that he should be suspected of intending any-
thing wrong. He (witness) notwithstanding, held him
tight, and forced him into a small room, where he detained
him until the arrival of an officer, to whom he gave him
into custody. While in this room, the prisoner threw
away some thing, which turned out to be two skele-
ton keys.

Richard Cutbill, a police-constable, on the preceding
afternoon went to the house of the prosecutor, and there
took into custody the prisoner, whom he found in the care
of the last witness. On taking him to the station-house he
found in his pockets the skeleton keys and chissel which he
then produced. (The witness here produced nearly 100
skeleton keys of the most curious and ingenious construc-
tion, and which would open any lock, from the largest
street door, down to the smallest ladies' work-box, as well
as the two keys, which the prisoner had previously thrown
away.)
Mr. Francis Butcher stated that on the preceding day,
himself and the whole of his family had proceeded to Fair-
lop Fair, having first locked up and secured the house. On
his return on that evening he discovered that, during his
absence, his house had been entered—three of the rooms
up stairs bad been forced open, as well as two boxes, and
that seven sovereigns, as well as about fourteen or fifteen
shillings in silver, were taken from the latter.

In reply to the questions of the Magistrates, the witness
said that the prisoner was a perfect stranger to him, and
that he had never to his knowledge seen him before.
The Magistrates, after consulting together, remanded
the prisoner, to give time for the apprehension of his com-
panion, who is well known.
During the day several members of the " swell mob" ho-
vered about, and it was stated that a large sum was offered
to the prosecutor not to come forward to prosecute, but
which he had the honesty to reject.

SURREY SUSI° xs.—Yesterdav these Sessions
commenced at Newington, before R. Hedger, Esq., and
several of the County Magistrates. Although so short a
period has elapsed since the last adjournment the present
calendar contains the names of thirty-five prisoners for trial
for felony, besides sixty-six for misdemeanours. There are
eighty-three prisoners in custody at Brixton House of Correc-
ti.in, six in that of Klngston-upon-Tharnes, and nineteen at
(3,nldfurd ; trrki,,g a total of 209 prisoners in custody in the
g.a - of no interest.