The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-29 00:00:00

CLERIEN WELL.

Yesterday Charles Thompson, alias Charles
Thomas, alias Christopher Barker, and Mary Thomp-
son, alias Amelia Thome; alias Amelia Parish, were
placed at the bar before llr. Combe, for final exami-
nation, charged with having been concerned in a
daring and extensive robbery in the house of M.
Charles Edward Hyde' of No. 24, Guilford-street,
Brunswick-square. The case excited considerable
interest, the prisoners having been concerned in
numerous extensive and systematic robberies under
extraordinary circumstances.
It appeared from the evidence of Margaret Davis,
a pretty-looking girl, servant to Mr. Hyde, that Mr.
Charles Chippendale, jun., occupied the first floor
and Mr. Barber, another gentleman, the second floor
apartments in her master's house. A few evenings
ago she met the male prisoner accidentally in the
street, when he was it: the costume of a sailor. He
accosted her, and -asked whether she was en-
gaged. She said she was not. He told her that
she was the very image of his sister, and would she
like him for a husband ? She said she would
have no objection as far as his looks went. He
said he was mate of s ship, and that his landlady
was a highly respectrole woman ; and,- conceiving
his intentions to be honourable towards her, she
obtained the permission of her master to allow him to
visit her at the house. The prisoner told her he could
always manage to earn an honest crust, and he never
wou.d be ashamed of anything so long as it was
straightforward, and le would marry her off in no
time. Witness was seat on an errand to the Times
newspaper, and on her return home the female pri-
soner called at the home and inquired for her. She
introduced herself as the male prisoner's landlady,
spoke of him in the highest terms, and said he would
mike an excellent husband, as he was a nice, parti-
cular young man. She said that she met her husband
accidentally in the street, and he was one of the best
of husbands, and she was married in four months
after they met; and :be had no any doubt but they
would make a happy natch of it, as a young woman
had once before deceived him. In consequence of the
good character she gave him she entertained a high
opinion of him, and trusted him over the house, and
he iaade particular inquiries about the plate and the
lodgers, &c., and his eoi-disaret landlady was treated
with similar respect, aed she was equally anxious to
be informed about everything connected with the es-
tablishment. On last Sunday evening week the male
prisoner paid her a visit, and seat her for some ale,
when, during her absence, he must have admitted the
female prisoner into the house. Ha then forced her
to take some rum and water, which stupified her.
Mr. Hyde went into the garden at the back part of
the house, when he perceived a light in Mr. Barber's
chamber, and being aware that Mr. Chippendale and
that gentleman were sot at home, he made an alarm,
on which the male , prisoner and witness came up
stairs from the kitchen, and he made his escape. On
proceeding to the various rooms above, the whole of
the drawers, Ste., were found forced open and plun-
dered, the plate and jewellery with other property
were packed up, and the place was in the utmost
confusion. The polite were called in, and the female
prisoner was found concealed under a bed in Mr.
Hyde's chamber on the third floor, when she'veae taken
to the station-house. The male prisoner was subse-
quently apprehended by Morris, 10, and 83 E.
Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Hyde, and other witnesses
were examined, when the prisoners reserved their
defence, and they were fully committed for trial ou
the charge. They will be brought up again, when
other charges of robbery, committed under exactly
similar circumstances, will be preferred against them.

DA.RING MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
STREET Stevens, a
fashionably-attired woman, was brought before Mr. Bing-
ham, charged with stealing from the person of William
Hylies, 29, King-street, a gold watch ,value le/.
The prosecutor, a Lative of Ir.dia, deposed that about
three o'clock on Friday morning last he was proceed-
ing across St. James's-square, when he was accosted
by the defendant, who wished him to accompany her
home; He refused to have anything to say to her, and
walked towards his residence in King-street, when
on arriving at the door, the prisoner again
came up to him and twined her arms arourd
his waist, and begged of him to take her indoors. Lie
told her he had no money, and would not disgrace his
respectable lodgings by letting her enter the house. She
then pulled him some distance down the street, and tore
his coat open, and during the time he was endeavouring
to extricate himself from her embraces two men came
ur, when the prisoner lct go her grasp, and
ran away. The two men then placed them•
selves before him, and asked him the way to
Berkeley,quare. He told there, and then went
to his lodgings. On pulling out the key to unlock the
door, he discovered that his watch had been cut from
the guard, which was hanging from his waistcoat pockm.t.
He immediately gave notice ef the robbery to the police,
who succeeded in taking the prisoner into custody on
Saturday night. He was positive the prisoner st the
watch, as he had occasion to look at it whilst she was
following him, and she no doubt saw where he carried
it. The prisoner, who donied the charge, was committed
for trial.

RAILWAY BILLS ON STANDIND OariEits.--Yester-
day the standing orders were declared to lave been
complied with in the case of the f Mowing Bills
lin and Belfast Junction Railway, for extending time for
the completion of works and retlVal of powers far pur-
chase of land. South-Eastern Railway, fvr discontinu-
ance of raynaent of interest upon calls on third and
fourth shares, and enable the holders to partickftte in
dividends after 30th Jane, 1850; also to enable the
company to raise additional capital not exceeding
1,200,0001 by new share& The Oxfard, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway, for carrying into effect
the purchase of the Stratford-upon-:teen Candi
the purchase money being 103,3304, and liabili-
ties 52,104/, making 160,4341, for raising which
powers are to to taken; also to tike power
for the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Shrewsbury and
Chester, and South Staffordshire Railways, to subscribe
to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway,
not exceeding 500,000/. Tho York, Newcastle, and 13.2r-
wick Railway; for payment of the purchase money,
2,754,925/., for Great North of England Railway. The
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Edinburgh and Bsthgate
Amalgamation. The Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland's
Junction Railway and Glasgow College Lands, dissolu-
tion of railway campany and repo d of Acts.
LARGE SNAKE.—The Itfoulmehi Times of Oct. 23
states that on the previius Tuesday a large scake, mea-
suring 15 feet 6 inches long, was killed by Lieut-laint
West, of the 11th Regiment Madras Naive In-
isntry. The snake was first seen while in the
act of swallowing a fowl, the noise of the bad
having brought the servants to the spat. Lieutenant
West, on the snake being pointed out to him, with his
sword pierced the head through and fixed the blade in
the ground. The snake, faelasg the sudden shock, im-
mediately turned round by the tail, and in a moment
c i:ed round Lieutenant la tat, bat, valaa bk.;
prcaeut, they suraeded in tana.,ifiraa- it from his bat;
af:en a lung struggle, formuatoly wicbout his ata4ail4ag
any injury.