The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-29 00:00:00

Brixton, near to which place he had a printing-office,
where the latter-mentioned publication is printed.
The prosecutor had in hs service as housekeeper
Brixton a woman named Fanny Ile ea men, acid her
sister was also in his service, assisting in the pub-
lishiog department at the Strand of The pri-
soner Taylor was an apprentice to the prosecutor,
and worked in the offices at Streatham, and, from the
fact of occasionally going to the prosecutor's house,
well knew the arrangements of it, and where the
property was placed. On the Saturday preceding
the day of the robbery, the 24th of September, the
prosecutor was from town, and remained away for
some few days, leaving the two Misses Plowman to
take care of the house, and it was known to the pri
soner that the only person in the house during the
daytime was Fanny Plowman. On the 24th of Sep-
tember the prisoner left his work about five o'clock in
the afternoon, his other workmen not leaving until
nearly six, and about a quarter past five some
man went to prosecutor's • house and asked
if that was Mr. Stiff's, and, hiving been
told that it was, said to the housekeeper, Fanny Plow-
man, "Some one you know in the Strand in getting
out of the omnibus has had something fall upon her
head, and you must take a cab and go there." The
consequence was that she took a cab, and went as
quickly as she could to the Strand, where she found
the statement to be false, upon which she went back
with her sister and one of the men from the office as
fast as she could, and found that the place had been
broken into by forcing an entrance into a stable at the
side, and then bursting the door inside with a crow-
bar. The place was in great disorder, and the house
rifled of all that could be found, and among other
things was a gold snuffbox, which for safety was
kept hidden in the top of the piano. Upon an inquiry
about the robbery being instituted by the police, cir-
cumstances came to their knowledge which led to the
apprehension of Taylor, who it appeared had sent a
letter to Costello (at one time a workman of the pro-
aecutor's) on the morning after the robbery ; but
when questioned shout him said he did not know
where he lived, arid beat the boy whom he had sent
to post the letter fur having said anything about it.
The police, to whom Costello was well known, could
not find him, and Adams was taken under the fol-
lowing circumstances :—About a week after the rob-
bery had been committed he called upon the prose-
cutor in the Strand, and said that he had seen the
property at a coffee-house in Drury-lane, and that,
having heard Mr. Stiff was offering a reward tor the
snuff box, he said he thought he could get it back for
him for 101. or 121. He also asked Mr. Stiff if there
were not some other things he set a store by; and
then went on to enumerate some trifling things that
had been stolen, and which at the time the prosecutor
did not know he had lost. This was communicated to
the police, who then took him, and finally Gosling
was taken, and Costello was at last found in Newgate,
under the name of Adams, for a burglary of which he
was convicted in the New Court on Wednesday last,
in connexion with a man named Wilson. Teylor
was also spoken of as being near the prosecutor's
about the time the robbery was being committed, and
Costello and Adams were positively identified as being
at the door, Adams anewering a man named Cinn,
who came to deliver coals, telling him that there
was no one in the house, as an accident had talon
place. Taylor had also told a shopmate named Rye
that he had put Costello on to the house of their
foreman, but they were disturbed by a cat, which, it
appeared, was true ; that he had put Costello on
prosecutor's, and on Wednesday, the day after the
robbery, was going to Drury-lane to " have his
whack" of the affair; and on teat night he was seen
in company wi-h the other prisoners in Drury-lane.
At Costello's house, when searched, severity-two
skeleton-keys were found. The only evidence
against Gosling was that he looked like a man who
was leaning on the railings of the prisoner's house at

the time.
Taylor, who is the son of a resp-ctabla tradesman,
had several witnesses called to hi, character.
Tie jury, under the direction of the Learned
Judge, Acquitted Gosling, convicting the others, with
a recommendation to mercy on the part of Taylor.
Costello, it was further proved, had been convicted
in 1841 for obtaining go-ads with forged orders.
He was now sentenced to ten years' transportation,
Adams to seven years, and Taylor to twelve months'
imprisonment, with hard labour.
Edward Smith and Thomas Hardy, two notorious
cracksmen, were convicted of breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Mary Higgins, and stealing a
quantity of wearing apparel.
Mr. Carteen prosecuted, and the case, excepting the
characters of the men, was of the ordinary descrip-
tion. Hardy had been transported in 1639, and
served seven years, and had since then been in Read-
ing Gaol, besides other convictions and some acquit-
tals. The other was equally well known.
Thomas Collins, 20, woodcutter, was convicted and
sentenced to seven years' transportation for stealing a
clock, value 201., the property of a lady named Rids-
dale, at St. John's-wood.
The officer said the prisoner was one of a gang who
hang about the outskirts to plan burglaries.
In the course of the day Mr. Metcalfe applied for
the usual process against Cornelius Baron Von Stentz,
against whom Wilhelm Sobiesky Kelldall had ob-
tained a true bill fur perjury arising out of some law
proceedings.
The application was granted, with the usual notice
of bail.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
Amelia Firzman, alias Hicks, Mary Ann Ryan
and William Warner, were charged beiore Mr. Hal
with having feloniously received a quantity of mue
lin, worth 1301., which had been stolen from an en
rand-boy.
On Saturday evening the 19th inst., a boy named
Henry Bartlett, in the service of Mr. J. S. Fisken,
merchant, of Wood-street, Cheapside, was sent out
by his employer with a parcel containing 466 pieces
of muslin, which he had instructions to leave at
Waterloo-house, The boy, finding the
premises closed, was compelled to return with the
parcel. On his way back he was accosted by a lad
named Henry Williams,
who made his acquamtance,
and invited him to take a drop of something ; they
went together to a public-bourse near St. Martin's-
lane, and Williams " stood treat." After they had
been a short time in conversation Williams requested
the errand boy to take a message from him to his
uncle round the corner. The boy went out for the
purpose, leaving his parcel on the seat. He could
not find his companion's uncle; and, on returning
to the public-house, discovered that Williams had
disappeared with the parcel. The loss of the pro-
perty was advertised, and this brought some informa-
tion as to the disposal of the greater part of it. On
Saturday a boy, answering the description of Henry
Williams, was examined at Bow-street, charged with
stealing a coat and some other articles. Mr. Fisken'a
errandboy was sent for, and he at once identified
Williams as the lad who stole his parcel from the
public- house.
Mr. Fisken, the prosecutor, identified the pieces of
melin produced, by the private mark, the quantity,
and the peculiar pattern. It formed the greater part
af 466 pieces which were stolen from his errand-boy.
The quantity recovered was worth about 11T/. About
131. worth was yet missing.
William Parker said he was foreman to Mr. Dicker,
pawnbroker, of Lambeth- marsh. The prisoner
Amelia Firzman pledged the muslin produced at their
shop, stating that it belonged to a Ldy who was going
to Australia, and intended making it up into caps and
cuffs. Witeess did not notice the value of it, and
advanced 2/. upon it. He had known the woman for
four e ears, and had always considered her a very re-
spectable person. She had been in the habit of coming
to the shop during the whole of that time, but she had
gone by the name of Hicks. She lived in the. Water-
loo-road. When witness saw the advertisement he
immediately wrote to the prosecutor, and subsequently
gave the police all the assistance in his power.
Constable Brown, of the- F division, said that he
met Firztnan in Drury-lane, and took her into cus-
tody on the present charge. She had some pieces of
the muslin in a basket, and admitted having pledged
some over the water. She said that a woman
named Ryan had brought it to her for sale, and
stated where Ryan lived. Witness then went to Ryan's
house, in Queen ~.place, Lincoln's lun-fields, and she
stated that the muslin was given to her by Warner
(the male prisoner) to carry to Firamaa, as, the latter
being connected with theatricals, he thought she
might be able to get a customer for it. She sold it to
Firzman for 155., and had 2s. 6d. for her trouble.
Witness afterwards apprehended Warner, who at first
denied all knowledge of the muslin, but eventually
adniitted that he sold some, which had been picked up
at the corner of a court, to Mrs. Ryan.
An attorney who attended for Ryan, said she was
the wife of a respectable man, and had lived 26 years
in the same house.
Mr. HALL remanded the prisoners to Saturday,
when they will be brought up with the lad Williams,
who is suspected of stealing the property, and against
whom there are no less than 20 charges of felony
awaiting investigation.
MARYLEBOIVE.
George Boum, aged 18, was brought up in custody,
and placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, on two
charges, one of burglary at the house of Mr. George
Seaton, landlord of the Dublin Castle, Park-street,
Camden-town, and a murderous outrage upon police-
constable Godwin 58 S.
The case excited a considerable degree of interest.
Godwin presented a most distressing appearance.
There was a quantity of coagulated blood upon his
face, he had a bandage round his head, and beneath
his left e 3 e was a quantity of strapping, from which
blood was still oozing; he was exceedingly weak, and
made his statement while sitting on the bench at the
attorneys' table. The back part of the prisoner's head
was also strapped up. The officer, on being sworn,
said—Between three and four o'clock this morning,