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London, England, 1844-12-06 00:00:00

going to his place of business, he discovered that a lot of I
crape lisle, of the value of two pounds, was missing.
suspecting the prisoner, he spoke to him on the subject,
when he iHorden) confessed that he had pawned the
crape for five shillings, at the same time giving up the
ticket and the balance of the money in his possession.
His object for giving him into custody was, that he
might be remanded for a few days, as there were a num-
ber of other things missing, which might be traced in the
meantime.
The prisoner said that he had only been in London
about two months. Six or seven weeks back complainant
offered, as he was doing nothing, to take him at a re-
duced salary until he could find a better situation. He
was to receive 12s. per week, but had not been regularly
paid after the first fortnight, sometimes receiving only
3., 45., or ss. on Saturday evening, and at the present
time there was a balance of over 30s. due to him. It
was in consequence of being in great distress, owing to
Mr. Hughes's irregular mode of paying him, that he
pawned the crape.
Alderman WOOD wished to know whether the pri-
soner's statement was correct.
Mr. Hughes said he believed there was about 11. Se.
due to him, as he was not always able to pay the whole
amount. He had heard that morning that Horden had
called last Monday on a customer of his and obtained
ten shillings in his (Mr. Hughes's) namo.
The prisoner declared that he borrowed the money on
his own account, until he received the balance of his
salary, and had given an acknowledgment for it to
the party.
Alderman WOOD asked the prisoner if he had taken
anything else, or had any more tickets of property
about him ? •
Horden said that he had not, nor would he have taken
the crape had Mr. Hughes paid him regularly.
Alderman WOOD said that in this case he should dis-
charge the prisoner, as it was evident the things were
taken to obtain necessaries. If employers wanted good
servants they must be good masters, for if those em-
ployed were not supplied the necessary means of exist-
ence, it must be expected that things of this sort would
take place. In the 'present instance, Mr. Hughes had
taken the prisoner into his service at a very low salary
—too small to expect him to dress in the usual style of
his class, and even that small sum was only given to
him a few shillings at a time. Mr. Hughes could expect
nothing else.
Mr. Hughes igain asked to have him remanded to see
if the other things missing could be traced.
Alderman WOOD refused to deal with the case, and
the prisoner was discharged.
CLERKEIV WELL.
Yesterday an elderly woman, named Davis, occupying
the upper part of a house in Store-street, Bedford-
square, appeared to a summons at the instance of Mrs.
Finituin, formerly music-seller of the Strand, to show
cause why she detained a pianoforte.
It appeared that in the year 1842, Mr. Horncastle, the
vocalist, took apartments at the defendant's, and whilst
there, he hired a piano of Mrs. Fentum at 10s. per
month. He made some payments, but at the time of his
death, which took place about six weeks ago, he was in-
debted to Mrs. Fentum for the hire of the instrument a
considerable sum of money. She applied for the piano,
but the defendant refused to let her have it, on account
of arrears due to her by Mr. Horncastle for board and
lodging, and that her goods were about to be distrained
by her landlord. She therefore detained the piano, un-
less Mrs. Fentum paid the arrears of the deceased. So •
licitors attended pro and con, and argued at great length
upon the case, when it was proposed by the magistrate
that the piano should be produced, but Miss Davis obsti-
nately declined acceding to this, and in order that some
arrangement might be entered into by the parties, the
case was adjourned until yesterday, when the com-
plainant attended with her solicitor, but the defendant
appeared without her legal adviser, and said that since
the adjournment of the case, the landlord had dis-
strained on the piano, and she, consequently, could not
produce it.
Mr. GREENWOOD, under the circumstances, could not
make any order, as the law required him to order the
party having possession of the property to return it, and
the distraint being made, and the piano not being in the
possession of defendant, he must leave the complainant
to the civil remedy by action, or to have another sum-
mons. He, however, pronounced it to be a wicked pro-
ceeding, very much like fraud, on the part of Miss Davis,
who ought to pay Mrs. Fentum for the piano.
The case was dismissed.
HAMMER SMITH
ROBBERIES OF PLATE AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE
DUKE OF RICHMOND, &c.—A man of respectable ap-
pearance, who gave the name of Benjamin Ewan, was
brought before Mr. G. Clive, charged with having sto-
len a massive silver teapot, the property of his Grace
the Duke of Richmond.
Inspector Morgan deposed that on the Ist of June
last, he was at the shop of Mr. James Aldous,• paWn•
broker, of King-street, Hammersmith, when he saw a
silver teapot, of costly manufacture, which had been
pledged there. Immediately afterwards he saw in the
Government Police Gazette, that on the 25th of May.
there was stolen from the house of the Duke of Rich
mond, No. 51, Portland-place, a large silver teapot,
which, from the description he got, ivory handle' and
top, crest a lion, he recognised to be the same teapot
he had seen at Mr. Aldous's. He had since endeavoured
to find the person by whom the teapot had been pledged,
but had not succeeded in doing so until that morning,
when being again in Mr. Aldous's shop, he saw the pri-
soner there. He told the prisoner he was the person
he wanted. The prisoner asked him what he wanted
him for, and he told him about the silver teapot. Mr.
Aldous's shopinan then brought forward the teapot, and
the prisoner admitted having pledged it, he thought there
could be no harm in his trying to sell it. The prisoner
also said the teapot had been given to him by a Sir.
Hughes, together with other articles, the duplicates re
Wing to which he then held in his hand. Witness, h. .w-
-ever, being convinced that, the teapot was the property of
the nuke of Richmond, as it bore his crest, and he had
also seen the fellow to it at his Grace's residence in Port-
land-place, wished the prisoner to be remanded for a few
days, in order to get time to obtain further evidence.
Mr. CLITE asked the prisoner if he had anything to
say why he should not be remanded ?—The prisoner ad-
mitted having pledged the teapot, which he said was
given him for that purpose by a Mr. Hughes, a gaming-
house keeper.
Mr. CLIVE said he must remand the prisoner until
Tuesday next.
Inspector Morgan subsequently informed the worthy
Magistrate that he had, since the examination of the pri-
soner, ascertained that amongst. the duplicates found
upon him was one relating to a number of silver dinner
forks, which were stolen on the 12th of February last
from No. 8, Grosvenor-plaee, the town residence of R.
IL Cox, Esq., of Hillingdon-park, and Craig's-court,
Charing-cross, which additional charge would be brought
against the prisoner at his re-examination.

DESTRUCTION OF THE GRAND

STAND at NEWCASTLE by FIRE.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, WEDNESPA.T.

The inhabitants of this town were thrown into a state
of consi4erable excitement last night by a report that the
Grand Stand, at our race-course, in the occupation of
Captain Fenwick and family, was on fire, and 'the report
turned out to be well founded. _ _ _

A special messenger arrived on horseback for the fire-
engines, and no time was lost in conveying them to the
spot. The fire had then made great progress, the grand
staircase having become ignited, and the roof appearing
as about to fall in. There was fortunately a good supply
of water in a pond near, and the engines were soon at
work playing on the destructive element, whilst parties
were engaged in removing the valuable furniture and
other things to the area in front. The inmates escaped
through the adjoining fields, and found a temporary
asylum in the mansion-house of Mr. Brandling. They
were chiefly ladies, and such was the rapidity with which
the flames extended after the fire was discovered, that
they had only time to escape in the dress they wore at
the time, without even head covering. By great exer-
tions the fire was at length subdued, but not before very
extensive damage had been done to the building.
From inquiries instituted, it is supposed the fire
originated in one of the upper flues or chimneys, and
thence communicated with the wooden platform erected
al the very top of the building to extend the space
occupied and let to visitors during the races. This
platform was covered with pitch and felt, and burnt with
great fury ; then it reached the grand staircase, the
whole of which is destroyed, and spread to the ap4rt-
ments right and left.
Several extensive improvements were determined up ,n
at the Stand, and this calamity renders it probable that,
the old building will be entirely replaced by a new one.

SUDDEN Duirru.—Many of our City readers will
be shocked and surprised to learn that Mr. F. Soutter,
who for many years carried on the business of a bill and
exchange broker in Adam's-court, Old Broad-street,
was summoned by Divine Providence on Sunday last to
another state of existence. The unfortunate gentleman,
who was seen by one or two of his friends in the City
on the preceding day, apparently in excellent heath
and spirits, entered the shop of a druggist in or near
Holborn on Sunday morning (no doubt feeling ill at the
time), when he almost immediately fell down dead. The
immediate cause of this shocking catastrophe is at pre-
sent unknown, but it is presumed that a legal inquiry
will be instituted into the circumstances, although Mr.
Soutter's death was, in all probability, a perfectly natural
one. The deceasedgentleman, whose eccentric manner
and habits rendered him well known throughout the
City, and who was much respected in the various mer-
cantile and monetary circles, was a native of Switzer-
land, and a member of the Swiss Protestant church in
Soho, of which Mr. Audemars is the minister. He has,
we believe, no family, ties whatever in this country, but
the Swiss Consul (it is understood) has undertaken the
last melancholy duties of relationship.
THE UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE for December
contains, as usual with this able periodical, many papers
of vast. interest both to professional and non-professional
readers. We need only to allude to two of the most re-
markable. These are, the, account of the reviews at
Verona, an excellent description of the manoeuvres of
the Austrian army—" Notices from Kaftirland," a stirring
narrative of the events that have recently taken place in
the interior of our possessions at the Cape—" A Pursuit
into the United States after British Deserters charged
with Felony," by Sir J. E. Alexander, an amusing picture
of the sense of justice and state of feeling of the American
population bordering on Canada—" A Record of Indian
Warfare," by Percy 13. St. John, contains an animated'
tale of a contest between some settlers in the new Re-
public of Texas, and a tribe of Waeeo Indians;—and
" The Naval Chaplain's Note-Book"—interesting re-
miniscences of adventures in the East, combined with
some curious particulars of that extraordinary character,
Lady Hester Stanhope.
Mr. Hogg, portrait painter of Lowestoft, was cal
Thursday found dead in his bed. The deceased feeling
himself unwell, Mrs. Hogg went out for !ogee medicine
but on her return she hind him-dosid.