The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-27 00:00:00

PARIS CORRECTIONAL POLICE.

A young and pretty woman, named Warren, whose
manners and language indicated that she belonged to
a respectable station in society, and who indeed is the
daughter of a Lieutenant-General, appeared on Sa..
turday before the Correctional Police, to enter oppo-
sition to a judgment passed on her by default, in
1840, for swindling. She was also under a charge of
having thrown vitriol on a person named Lombard,
through motives of revenge. It appeared from the
evidence that the prisoner had received a good educa-
tion, but had, by her irregular life, been reduced to
distress. She afterwards contrived to interest some
influential persons in her behalf, and opened a school
in the Rue d'Astorg. She again became irregular in
her conduct, and, being forced to leave France, went
over to England, where she became governess in a
family of rank, and about eleven months back married
in that country a person of the name of Warren.
She returned some months back to Pais, and again
commenced a life of dissipation. It was during this
period that she formed the acquaintance of M. Lom-
bard, and on his breaking off the intercourse existing
between them, threw the vitriol in his face. This
latter person deposed that he had gone to the resi-
dence of M. Poultier, the singer, who is one of his
friends, and whilst there, being called out, he found
the prisoner at the door waiting for him. He had,
he said, certainly known her before, but not suffi-
ciently to lead him to suppose that she could ever
think of revenging his breaking off his acquaintance
with her. She, however, after reproaching him
with his conduct, endeavoured to inundate him
with the vitriol, but he fortunately per-
ceived her intention in sufficient time to in a
great measure avoid the liquid. In answer to this
charge, the prisoner declared that she had purchased
the vitriol to clean the floor of her lodging, and that,
having it in her hand when speaking to M. Lombard,
the bottle by chance flew out of her hand, was dashed
against the wall, and some drops of the liquid fell on
his clothes and face. This was, however, positively
proved not to be the case. The case of swindling
was practised on a watchmaker named Legris. The
prisoner called at his shop in 1839, and asked to see
some watches for her mother, who was unwell.
Three were set aside, which she desired the watch-
maker to carry to a house in the Rue de Miromesnil,
where her mother would decide which she would
take. He did so, and, delivering up the watches to
the prisoner to show to ;the invalid, was left in the
room by himself. Some time having elapsed, and the
lady not appearing, he began to grow uneasy, and,
going to the door, found it locked. He then disco-
vered that he had been tricked, and at last only got
out by calling to the porter from the window. A
year after he had some propositions made him by the
prisoner to repay him the value of the goods which
he had lost, but nothing came of it, as she had only
some china of little value to give him to make up his
loss. A charge of robbery was also brought against
her, but the evidence appeared inconclusive. During
the time the Court was deliberating, the prisoner ap-
peared in the greatest despair, and, throwing herself
on her knees, exclaimed, in piteous accents, " Oh,
spare me ! spare me ! I will go over to England, and
you shall never hear of me more." The Court con.
demned her to two years' imprisonment, and 50f. fine
—Galignani.

THE LATE ROBBERY AT TIIE
BANK OF ENGLAND.
We understand that Burgess, the clerk in the Bank
of England who lately absconded with 8,0001. in gold,
obtained by means of falsely identifying an accom-
plice, who personated the stockbroker, and forged
the name of that gentleman to a transfer of stock, is
the son of the bailiff to a Baronet in Essex. So great
was the respect entertained for the father of Burgess,
that his employer brought the son forward and pro-
cured him to be educated at the Blue-coat School, and
ultimately obtained for him a situation in the Bank.
It is well known that on entering this establishment
every clerk is required to find security for 1,0001.,
and so high was the opinion entertained by the
Baronet alluded to of the character of young Burgess
that, as we are informed, he consented to be one of
the securities. From all that we have heard,
however, it seems that Burgess has been gradually
getting into bad society, and it is from amongst this
set his accomplice was no doubt selected. He laid
his plans with a good deal of cunning, having taken
care to provide himself beforehand with bags large
and strong enough to contain the enormous
amount of gold he obtained ; and before he com-
mitted- the forgery he applied for three days' leave of
absence, so that he might be away from his duties
for some time without giving cause for suspicion,
and make arrangements for his flight. In fact, it was
not until his leave of absence had expired tb.at any
suspicion was entertained, when, from his having
been seen engaged in assisting at the transfer of stock
alluded to just before he left the establishment,
coupled with his absence without leave, caused the
authorities of the Bank to institute an investigation,
which ended in the discovery of the fraud. It ap-
pears extraordinary that so soon after the conviction
of Barber and Fletcher any one should be found like
Burgess, who must have been almost an eye-witness,
of their degradation, to have ventured upon such a
proceeding; but the observer of what passes in life
must almost daily see that even the horrors of tran-
sportation for life will not deter from the commission
of great crimes when the temptation is more than
proportioned to the hazard. John Forrester, the able
City officer, is in pursuit of the fugitive. It has been
erroneously stated that the two Forresters have sailed
for America on the business. It is, we are give* to
understand, the intention of the principal merchants
and bankers of the City to follow the example of the
Court of Aldermen, by bestowing a sum of money
upon these two officers, in acknowledgment of the
very great services rendered to that class of the com-
munity by their zeal, alacrity, and energy.