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London, England, 1857-11-23 00:00:00

of minorities erected into a system of Government. In
such a situation, which no antecedent justifies, the first
idea to which the exceptional circumstances give rise ill
that of a general and absolute abstention, a refusal to accept
the conflict under conditions which are devoid of since-
rity ; it is to count on the prompt reaction of the public
conscience, which in Belgium may deceive itself some-
times, but never goes astray long; it is to confide to the
future the task of avenging the injustice of the pre-
sent. But this idea has not prevailed. The retreat of
the conservative party might cause a grand national
perturbation. Its attachment to our free institutions,
its unchangeable devotedness to the throne, and its
love of nationality, impose on it the duty of ac-
cepting the electoral conflict with the unequal
arms allowed to it, and with its present protest,
which will remain. Belgian nationality is established
on the conservative bases of constitutional institutions,
Catholicism, and the throne. Belgium is free by her in-
stitutions, Catholic by her character, history, and manners,
monarchical by her inviolable attachment to the sovereign.
If one of these national bases be weakened or ruined, if
Belgian liberty were to loss the Christian character which
is the support and salvation of them, the establishment
of 1830 would be profoundly changed, and the country
would drift towards the breakers on which the po-
litical liberty of so many nations has been destroyed.
Whatever may be the fate which the future reserves t
parties in Belgium, the Conservative party wiil main-
tain its character and the national traditions. It will
remain in the service of the Belgian cause, of the cause
of the constitution, of religion, and of the throne.
Adopted at the meeting of the 13th of November.
(Signed) Count DE THEUX, Count DE MIIELENAERE, A.
DESCHAMPS, J. MALOII, DE NAEYER, Count DE LIEDE-
KEBKE."

POLICE INTELLIGE.ZVCE.--Nov. 217

GUILDHALL.—IsabeIIa Baker and Sarah Pea-
cock, two respectably-attired females, were charged
with the following robbery :
Michael Hayden, a detective officer, said—About
a quarter to twelve o'clock yesterday I saw the
prisoners in Bishopsgate-street, and followed them
into Cheapside, where I saw Peacock enter a jewel-
ler's shop, kept by Mr. Pearce. In a few minutes
she came out and joined Baker. They then went to
Mr. Pearce's, at the corner of Bow-lane. Pea-
cock went in and then came out, and they both then
went to the shop of Mr. Spence, St. PauPs-church-
yard, where they stayed a few minutes, and then
came out and proceeded to Messrs. Aliens', where
Peacock went in and sat down in front of the counter.
I entered at the back and saw her hands over a box
of ribbons placed before her. She went out shortly
after and joined Baker, who was waiting outside
for her. They then went to Mr. Spence's shop, and
on coming out they went to Willett's, on Ludgate-
hill, where Baker remained while Peacock went
in. They then went to Harvey's, whet e Pea-
cock again took the lead and went in, after
which they went to Simpqon's, in Farringdon-
street, Baker following Peacock into the shop
about five minutes after. Baker came out first,
and they went to the corner of Fiusbury-square, at
which place I stopped them. I told Baker I had
been watching her for upwards of an hour, and
that she must accompany me to Bow-lane station.
She made no reply ; but Peacock said she had never
seen Baker until that moment, and knew nothing
at all about it. At the station, on being informed
they would he searched if they did not give up all
the property, Baker gave up a pair of jet bracelets
and eight pieces of satin ribbon. Nothing was
found on Peacock, who said to the other prisoner,
"Young woman, you know nothing about me ;"
and Baker replied, "No ; I alone am guilty." I
have been to all the shops I saw them visit, and I
have persons here to identify three of the pieces,
containing about 40 yards.
Alfred Read said—l am assistant to Messrs.
Simpson, of Farringdon-street, drapers. Peacock
came into our house about half-past 12 yesterday,
and asked to look at some ribbons, and I
showed her a box containing ribbon pieces.
The three pieces produced are our property, and
were in the box at the time I placed it before her.
She did not buy any, but left the shop. lam quite
sure those three pieces had not been sold to any
one else, because they still bear our private mark,
which would have been destroyed if sold. I remem-
ber seeing the green, blue, and white ribbons in
the box when I showed them to the prisoner. The
value of the ribbons is about 18s.
The prisoners were committed for trial.

BOW-STREET.—Cbarles Baker, porter to Mil
Slack, ironmonger, of the Strand, was charged with
robbing his master of property to the value of 201.
It appeared that the prisoner had been some time
in the service of Mr. Slack, who had behaved very
kindly to him, on one occasion advancing him Si.
to pay out an execution which prisoner's landlord
had put in for rent. His salary was 30s.
per week. Lately suspicion of pilfering had
fallen on him, and on Friday evening this sus-
picion was increased by the extreme care with
which he put on his coat to go out upon some
trifling errand, for which, under ordinary circum-
stances, he would have gone without any coat at
all. Constable Holmes, of the F division, was then
set to watch him, and perceiving tkat he was fol-
lowed, the prisoner took from his pocket a pair of
nutcrackers and flung them away, intending to
throw them over into an area, but they lodged on
the horizontal bar of the area railings, hanging
with one leg each side. They were the prope,ty of
Mr. Slack, silver plated, and worth ss. Holmes
then charged him with having some of his master's
property in his pocket, whin he denied, but on
searching him, several articles were found, and a
further search at his lodgings led to the discovery
pofortaale quantityartciloefs,conffeeaerlymilalll bearing Mr. Slack'sa, stewpans, and other
private marks. This accumulation of small articles,
to the value in all of about 201., must have been
the result of a long-continued system of pilfering.
From so extensive a stock they could not possibly
have been missed if this discovery had not been
made as it actually happened.
The prisoner admitted that the majority of the
articles were stolen from his master ; but said that
a few, which he would point out, were honestly
come by.
Mr. Jardine said it was extremely painful to see
a man in the prisoner's position, in regular em •
ployment at a fair salary, guilty of such base
ingratitude to a master who bad behaved so kindly
to him. He must be committed for trial.

CLERKENWELL.—Two well-known thieves,
who gave the names of Henry Walls, aged 24, and
Alfred Lee, aged 19, describing themselves as plas-
terers, re,,iding at 20, Watson-place, Somers-town,
were charged with burglariously breaking and en-
tering the dwelling-house of Mr. John Chappell,
brushmaker, of 5, Junction-villa, Junction-road,
and stealing therefrom four silver spoons, and other
articles of considerable value. They were further
charged with breaking and entering the dwelling-
house, on the 10th inst., of Mr. Cavendish, 17, St.
Paul's-road, and stealing therefrom four silver
table spoons, one silver sugar tongs, nine silver tea
spoons, two silver cruet stands, and other articles,
of the value of 501. Owing to the numerous rob-
beriet that have taken place lately in the neigh-
bourhood of Kentish-town, Mr. Superintendent
Loxtes, of the S division, has ordered some men
specially to do duty at the backs of the homes which
are contiguous to the fields.
POice-constable Farr, 144 5,/, was passing along
the Junction-road, when he saw a light in the scul-
lery of No. 5. He at once procured assistance, and
then, entering the house, found that the thieves had
gained admittance by breaking down one of the iron
palings in front of one of the windows. When they
had passed into the kitchen, they stopped the clocks,
muffled the bells, and breaking the wine-cellar door
open, proceeded to regale them-elves with wine,
gin, beef, bread, and jam. They had packed up
nearly everything moveable when they were appre-
hended.lnpseotor UFipdog, findingnebeingtaken to the police-station,
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whove very
linen sLirts on,
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tified them as his property, as well as two siik hand-
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The prisoners, who had nothing to say in their
defence, were remanded.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Mark Nicholas Powles,
a young man of gentlemanly exterior, was brought
to this court on a warrant ,granted by J. Hammill,
Esq., charging him "that -he did unlawfully and
feloniously acknowledge certain recognisances, and
become bail in the ,name of another person, to wit,
one Thomas Powles, the said Thomas Powles not
being privy or consentino• thereto :"an offence
punishable under the act of William IV., cap. 66,
with transportation for life, or not less than an im-
prisonment for two years.
Mr. George Marwick Stuckbury, City Solicitor's
office, Guildhall, who attended to prosecute for the
corporation, explained the circumstances out of
which the charge arose. On the 18th of July last,
two men, named Nathan Wootman and Davis
Gould, journeymen in the employ of Messrs. Lynes,
tailors, of Shoreditch, were, after several remands,
fully committed for trial at the Centril Criminal
Court, for having fa,ged a certain order for the
payment of money with intent to defraud the firm.
Mr. Hammitt consented to accept bail, and the
prisoner, together with another person, named Sax,
tendered themselves, and became joint sureties for
their appearance to answer the charge.
Thomas Powles--The prisoner is my son. I re-
side at 6, Portland-terrace, Victoril-park-road. I
did not attend at thin court on the 18th of July
lasr, nor authorise any one to become bail for any
person. I know nothing of Gould or Wootman.
Prisoner never told me he had become bail. The