The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-26 00:00:00

them that opportunity by withdrawing from the
prosecution ; but he would remark, that his doing
so should not prevent his dealing, so far as the law
would allow, in any future affair of the sort.
The prisoners, who seemed to feel their degraded
position very acutely, were then discharged, and
left the court—the two younger ones in the care of
the rev. gentleman.

HAMMERSMITH.—DARING BURGLARY AT
NOTTING-lIILL.—A young man named Walter
Wiltshire, who refused to give any address, and
said he was in no occupation, was placed in the
dock before Mr. Ingham, charged with burglari-
ously entering the dwelling house of Mr. John Hud-
son, a gentleman residing at No. 3, Little Lans-
downe terrace, Notting-hill.
The burglary was committed under circumstances
of a daring character. The prisoner had lived in,
the family as footman for several years, but was
discharged some time ago, and was therefore well
acquainted with the premises. Just before two
o'clock on Sunday morning, a gentleman named
Mashider, on a visit to Mr. Hudson, who was ad-
vanced in years, was awoke out of his sleep, and
told that there was a noise at the bottom of the
house of smashing of glass, and that there was also
a light. He looked down the well of the stairs and
saw a light reflecting in the hall, and it appeared
to come from the kitchen. He immediately went
downstairs, and upon reaching the second flight,
the light suddenly disappeared. Directly after-
wards a noise was heard as of the slamming of the
area door, and upon Mr. Mashider looking out of
window, he saw the prisoner running up the steps,
and he then climbed over the gate, which -was
locked. He instantly went in pursuit, and after a
run of about 300 yards, the prisoner stopped and
held up his hands as if he intended to offer some
resistance. • Mr. Mashider knocked him down with
a poker, with which he had armed himself, and held
him there until the police came to his assistance.
The prisoner then pretended to be tipsy, but he
was very soon locked up. Upon Sergeant Lindsey
examining the house, it was found an entrance had
been effected by breaking a square of glass in the
kitchen window, by which the prisoner was able to
remove the lock. There were also three other
panes broken, but it is supposed that they were
smashed accidentally in climbing over some iron
railings into the kitchen. It seems that the win-
dow outside had some railings, as it was supposed,
to prevent any person getting through the
window, and it was through a space at
.the top of
only 101 inches that the prisoner had to pass be-
fore he reached the kitchen. It was also stated
that the prisoner, when in the service of
Mr. Hudson, had made• it his boast of being
able to get into the kitchen through this space. A
slice of beef covered with mustard was found near
the kitchen door, and it corresponded with a cut
from a joint. A thick slice of bread was found on
the prisoner, and that corresponded with a loaf in
the kitchen. The only other article taken by the
prisoner was a little wine from a bottle that stood
in the passage of the kitchen. A small piece of
candle was found burning in this passage, as if it
had been dropt by the prisoner in his flight. A
glass door at the top of the staircase leading into
the hall prevented the prisoner from getting any
further into the house, but there were marks of his
having attempted to open it. There is no doubt the
prisoner was at this door when he was disturbed.
Mr. Ingham remanded the prisoner for inquiries.