The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-31 00:00:00

POLICE

BOW-STREET.—EarIy on Saturday morning .the
coachman, of lohit Ord, Esq. of Walham-green,..on
getting up to attend to' his horses, discover,d that his
master's house had been broken open, by forcing
the -bars and bolts of the kitchen window ; he
alarmed his master and the butler, when, on exa-
mining the premiss,- nothing was missed but a
great quantity of plate, but tle whole Was not taken.
Mr. Ord dispatched his butler and coachman to give
information of the robbery at the, above Office.
Pearkes, the officer, went to the house with all pos.
siblo speed. On the officer's arrival he had no doubt
but the robbery had been committed by parties who
knew the house, and where to find the plate ; and
oh his inquiry as to the state of the servants, he was
informed that the footman, Thomas Hall, hadzot
leave of absence for -A few days to go to see his
friends at Marlborough, and that he ,had left there
for London the day previous to the robbery, saying,
he was going off by the coach early the nexta-norti--
Pearkes having no doubt but-he was the rob-
ber, set off, in pursuit of him ; he learnt that lie
had been at Mr. Ord's town house in Lincola's-
Lel-fields, where he had melted some pewter-
spoons into bullets. ' He inquired at several Coach-
offices whether he had gone to Marlborough early
on Saturday morning, but at length fotind -a place.
taken in his name, at the White Horse Cellar, in
Piccadilly, to go by the Marlborough coach on' Sa-
turday afternoon; Pearkes, in consequence, went
'to the White Horse Cellar some time before the
coach was expected to start, and found the footman
sitting on a. large. new packing-case;' upon which
he 'took him into custody, and on searching hint
found a pair of .pistols, and some bullets made .from.
die pewter spoons, and on breaking open the pacii-
ing- case,' it- contained the whole of the plate of
which Mr., Ord
,had been robbed.. l'earkes put
handcuffs on him, as he attempted to lay violent
hands on .himself, but he said he would do it, as he
had robbed the best of masters.

Yesterday be underwent a full examination before
Mr. NARES, when, all the witnesses attended, and
were bound over to prosecute.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR AUGUST.

The genial showers at'the beginning of last- month
have brought. the corn of every description to a state-
of fulness and maturity rarely seen in the kindest
•season in this cliinate, probably from the rains being
accompanied with. violent gusts of wind, that may
have prevented the atmosphere from being disposed
to mildew,. a malady so injurious to corn in this
.country, and which is generally preceded by showery
weather.

The ears of wheat are 'extremely large and pro-
daiive, many of them contair rp; twenty-five cle-
vels on. an ear, and each clevel from four to five and
six corns, The straw is bright, even on,low and
swampy ground.

Barley is a full crop and bright, except in those
situations where it has been thrown down with the
heavy rains, and where it is considerably hedge-
grown.
Oats the heavy to the handl, and promise • to be
an average crop,' even • upon the uplands. The fens
and low sit-nations will be 'extremely produ6tive.
Peas and vetches, where they have been well har-
vested, yield a great produce, and the quality fine.
Beans are not large on the halm, but are well
podded.

Potatoes are a large crop, and the quality good.
Turnips, cabbage, cbles, and all the brassica spe-
cies, promise a most leotutiarit crop.

.
SECRETS OF MASONRY .—ln a town in the west
of England, and at an Inn where several people,
were -sitting • round the fire .in a large kitchen,
through which there was a passage to other apart-
, ments in the house, among the company there
was a travelling woman and a tailor. ln this Inn
there was a Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
held, and it being Lodge night, several'of the•Mern-
bars passed through in their way to the Lodge ;,this
introduced observations on
.0e ptinciples (of .Ma-
sonry, and the occult signs by which Masons'could
be known to each other. The woman said there
was not so much mystery as -people imagined,, for
that she herself could shew any person the Mason's
sign. " What," says the tailor, " that of. the
Free and Accepted Masons ?" Yes," she replied,
" and I will hold.you a half-crown bowl of punch,
to be Confirmed by any of the members whom you
please to nominate." " Why," says he, " a wo-
man was never admitted; then how is it possible
you could procure it ?" " No matter for that, says
she, " I will readily forfeit if Ido not prove the.
fact." The company urged the tailor to accept the
challenge, to which he consented, and the bet was
deposited. The woman immediate 4 started up, and
took hold of the tailor by the.collar ; " come," says
she, " follow me," which he did tremblingly alive,
fearing he was to undergo some -part of the dis-
cipline. in making a Mason, of which he had herd
such • a dreadful report. She led him into the
street, and pointing to the Lion and Lamb, a-ked
hint, whose sign it was; he answered, " Mr.
Loder's," (the name of the Innkeeper.) "•Is
itie a Free-Mason ?" " Yes." " Tiicn I have
shewn you the sign of
.a Free •and Accepted Ma-
son." The laugh was so much against the poor
litilor for being taken in, that it was with some dif-
ficulty he could be prevailed upon to partake of the
liquor.
.It _always happened in drawing a Lottery of
Fifty, or Sixty' Thousand Tickets, that wlien only
4000 Numbers, remained- to be drawn, and a
20,0001. in the Prize Wheel, that the price .cf
Tickets sold from 60_to 100-Guineas. The present
Lottery consists of only 4,006 Numbers, which
must gain a 20,0001. Prize, besides a large proper-
lion of Crfpital Prizes, and can now lae.bought for.
one third' of the money: TiCkels 221. 155.,.
Halves r 111. 'l4s. --'Quarters 51. Igs.-4ightlis
21. 19s. Gd.;--Sixteenths il. 10s. .6d. are on sale at
HORNSBY and- Co's, .26, Cornhitl, and at. Mar-
garet's Hill, I.3orough, who Shared and Sold the lase
dra vn Pre of 20,0001.