The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-15 00:00:00

HATT ON-GARDEN.

Ou Tuesday John Druitt, a young man of decent appear-
mice, Jane Druitt his wife, and Jane Reeves, were
placed at the bar before Mr. Serjeant SELLON.
About 8 o'clock on Monday night, information was re-
ceived at the police station in Rosoman-street, Clerken-
well, that a crowd of persons had collected round a house
in Grove-place, City-road, in consequence of a report
having been circulated that the inhabitants were
" Burkites," and that two bodies had been seen in an
empty room from some adjacent premises; also that two
men of a suspicious character had been observed carrying
into such house two sacks, containing something of a
weighty description. Immediately the information was
given, Mr. Busain, an inspector of the G division, accom-
panied by two police-constables, Ashton, 119 G, West,
100 G, and several others, repa red to Grove-place, where
they found a crowd of persons assembled in front of No. 7,
as above described. Ashton got first up to the door, and
having knocked, was answered by the prisoner Reeves,
who opened the door the length only of the bolt-chain,
and on discovering who was there, and that other police-
officers were then making up to the house, endeavoured
with all her might to close the door again, but was pre-
vented from so doing by the officers, who succeeded in
forcing the chain and gaining admittance. The prisoner
Reeves was then secured, nod Mr. Busain and Ashton
went up stairs, where they discovered, instead of dead bo-
dies, a quantity of property answering the description of
some stolen from four or five different houses which had
been broken open during the last month, consisting of
plate, silks, wearing apparel, watches, gloves, braces, to-
crow-bare, a
darkbaccol'anctiegraur,s't two p; h oa slspoh ofrBu s 81kmexleetso,nankdeoytsher instruments
used by burglars. Oa questioning Reeves, she stated that
her son and his wife were occupiers of the house, nod she
expected them home every minute, at;the same time giving
a deem iption of their per. Mr. Busain and police con-
stable West then left the house under the protection of
Aslit t
while they went out into the road to watch the
comingo ,
of the other prisoners, and whilst they were absent
Ashton found 5/. 19s. in copper, in packets of 3s. each. In
onn
about an hour and a half, Druitt and his wife carne in
s,ght, and were taken into custody, and being questioned
by Mr. Busain, the male prisoner
which he permitted
them
they to
were leaveafraidstated that two men
brought the property to
his
days,
they should behind them for
geat
intofew
trouble about it.
saying that
They were then conveyed to the station-house. On the
person of the male prisoner was found'lo/. 17s. 6d.; and
on the two other prisoners were found a great quantity of
duplicates. Immediately they were safely lodged, Mr.
Busain went to several persons who had given socormation
of burglaries, and discovered two persons who could iden-
tify a great quantity of property found.
Mr. George Fitch, glover, of 192,- Pitleadilly, deposed,
that on the night of the 2251 ult., his house was broken
open, and gloves, braces, and other property, was stolen, to
the amount of 601. The five dozen of gloves, braces, one
cloak, two coats, and three shawls, produced by police
constable. Ashton, were part of the property stolen from
his premises on the night in question.
Alm Elizabeth Kemp, of 55, Broad.street, Bloomsbury;

deposed that her house was broken open on the night of
the sth instant, and one bundled weight of cut tobacco, a
quantity of pigtail ditto, 201 h of cigars, and 10/. worth
of coppers stolen therefrom. The tobacco found on the
premises occupied by the prisoners was part of that stolen
from her house on the night in question, as also the 5/. I ss.
in 5•. packets.

Mr. BusAin had likewise discovered that the plite and
watches belonging to a lady residing in the neighbourhood
of Paddington, whose house was broken open about three
weeks ago. She had met with an accident, or would have
been in attendance.—The prisoners were remanded.

SPRING ASSIZES.

NOTTINGHAM, MA Rut 14.

The Commission for the town and county of Notting-
loin was opened late on Saturday evening, and the busi-
ness of the Assizes commenced this morning.

On the Crown side, in the county, the calendar is very
light, owing to the gaol having been so recently delivered
under the Special Commission. It contained altogether
only seven cases. The town calendar contained the names
of .23 prisoners; hut they mete for the most part, charged
with thefts of an ordinary description.

On the civil side, 12 causes were entered for trial in
the county, and one in the town : of these several were
undefended, some were referred, and all were disposed of
to-day, except the only two cases of public interest among
them—namely, the actions brought by Mr. Lowe and
others against the hundred of Broxtowa, to recover com-
pensation for property dtstroyed by the fluters in October
last, which are both Special Jury cases, and are fixed for
to-morrow. A similar action, at the suit of the Duke of
Newcastle, is postponed to next Assizes, and will, it is
sail, be removed in the mean time to London ; and ano-
ther, at the suit of Mr. Musters, is removed for trial to
the county of Leicester.