The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGIINCE.

GUILDHALL.—John Desmon, a labouring men, was
brought before Mr. Alderman KEY yesterday, on suspicion
of having worked an illicit still, which was discovered on
Monday evening.
James Hill, the principal permit-writer in the Excise-
office, stated, that in consequence of a private intimation,
he and another officer proceeded to No. 5, in Brazier's-
buildings, Fleet-market. His companion knocked at the
door, which was opened by a woman, who, upon being
asked if John Jones lived there, made an attempt to shut
the door again without replying. The man, however, got
his knee in between the door and the door-post, forced his
way into the house, and rushed to the cellar, upon reach-
ing which he cried out, " All right." Witness under-
stood this to mean that a man hail been found working at
the still, and therefore he suffered the woman, who bolted
out of the house without her bonnet, to run away with-
out troubling his head about her. His companion, how-
ever, meant simply that they had made a good hit, he hav-
ing found a still at work charged with 80 gallons of wash,
and which was still at work, though not for the bene-
fit of the charger. From the neighbours they heard that
a man had escaped from the parlour window of the next
house, which was empty, and upon examining more
closely the house where the still was, a hole was found in
the party-wall between the two premises, through which
the man had crept on hearing the scuffle in the passage.
Some time after the prisoner knocked at the door, and

asked for John Jones, the very name the exciseman' had

used accidentally as an axcuse for knocking at the door,
from which coincidence they judged the prisoner was a man
that had effected his escape. He said he was to meet Mr.
Jones upon business, but could not tell the nature of that
business. He, however, gave his address correctly, " No.
13, Union-court, Holborn;" and on searching his room
they found a gallon of British Brandy, precisely the same
sort of thing as was in course of manufacture at the still,
namely,—a British molasses spirit, coloured to resemble
foreign brandy.
Mr. Alderman KEY inquired whether any witness could
be produced who had seen the prisoner iu the house at the
time the still was found at work.

The complainant admitted such testimony could not be
adduced ; and the Alderman dismissed the prisoner, with
an admonition to be cautious for the future.

IIOW-STREET.—Yesterday two notorious thieves,
named Charles Westbury and James Wicks, were charged
with a burglary in the house of Mr. Clare, a gentleman
holding an official situation in the Horse-guards, who re-
sides im Earl-street, Westminster.

The house of Mr. Clare was entered by the kitchen-
window, between five and six o'clock on Monday even-
ing. The house was shut up at the time, and the thieves,
after dropping into the area, proceeded to " star the
glaze," that is, to break the glass of the window, with
a view to undo the rawteninge en the inside. This
they effected with very little trouble, and having thus
admitted themselves, they went up stairs, where they
seized upon a valuable portable clock, ten silver spoons,
and a variety of wearing apparel, with which they
speedily decamped. Luckily some of the family returned
to the house »coon after .rtnd (E.:oyez-hag the rettieu, nclice
was sent to the police-office, Queen-square, ant from thence
conveyed by a patrol to two very active youn,,,c, officers
belonging to this establishment, named Wheatley and
Ledger, who succeeded in capturing the prisoners upon sus-
picion, in Rose-street, Long-acre, at seven o'clock the same
evening, about an hour and a half after the robbery was
committed.—The prisoners were remanded fur a further
examination.

A respectable-looking man, named Charles Horne, was
charged by his employer, Mr. Edward Taylor, a spectacle-
maker, residing in White Horse-yard, St. Clement Danes,
with appropriating to his own use four ounces of silver
filings.—The prisoner was committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Yesterday John Lee,
the driver of the hackney-coach, No. 671, was brought
before Mr. CONANT, the Magistrate, from the watch-house
of St. Pancras parish, charged with the following robbery
at the house of the Duchess of St. Alban's, No. 1, Strat-
ton-street, Piccadilly.

. _
Charles Bradshaw, a very fine youth, dressed in green
and gold, is page to her Grace the Duchess of St. Alban's,
and always accompanies or attends her Grace whenever
she visits any of the theatres. On Monday night, about
eight o'clock, the Duke and Duchess went to Covent-
garden Theatre, followed, as is their custom, by the wit-
ness and one of the housemaids in a hackney-coach, having
charge of the necessary equipage for supplying their Graces
with tea and other refreshments during their stay at the
theatre. On Monday night, the performance was not over
until very late, and it was near one o'clock when they got
back to her Grace's house in Stratton-street. Witness
and the housemaid returned as they went, in a hackney-
coach, having with them two baskets, containing a tea-
service, &c. of china, and a parcel folded up in a damask
table-cloth, containing two large silver candlesticks, a tray,
some ivory-Nandled knives, and two pieces of wax-candle.
When the hackney-coach stopped at her Grace's door, wit-
ness got out first, and rang the porter's bell, 'and on the
porter opening the door, the housemaid handed out of the
coach to witness the parcel which contained the candle-
sticks, &c., and witness handed it to the porter, who, in
the presence of the witness, laid it down on the
matting of the outer hall ; the housemaid then got
out of the coach, and the porter and herself went
into the inner hall, which is separated by folding
doors from the outer, while witness, assisted by the driver
of the coach, carried in the two baskets, and placed them
also on the matting by the side of the other parcel. Wit-
ness then went into the inner hall, to get change of half-a-
crown from the porter, to pay the driver, who stood all this
time at the streer-•door, with the witness's and the porter's
back towards him. Witness next came out, and paid the
driver 2s. as his fare, and the latter instantly jumped upon
his box and drove off with the utmost speed. The street-•
door was then fastened by the porter, but neither the parcel
or its contents were missed until the next morning, as it is
supposed they had been removed inwards by some other of
the servants. Witness said, that he did not know the
number of the coach, nor could he now recognise the pri-
soner as the driver upon that occasion. The candlesticks,
&c. how produced, the witness identified as the same that
lie had charge of at, and coming home from the theatre, on
the night in question ; he knew them well, because they
passed through his hands almost every day.
John Ward, under-butler to her Grace, about ten o'clock
on that morning, as he was arranging and collecting the
plate in his charge, missed the two silver candlesticks pro-
duced, together with the knives, tray, &c., all of which lie
swore to be the property of her ;Grace. The candlesticks
cost about 101. and the tray, which was one of Spode's
manufacture, cost 30s. ; the table cloth, which is damask,
and the knives, he valued at 20s. the lowest.

William Hooper, one of the watchmen of St. Pancras
parish, about two o'clock on that morning met the prisoner
in Warren-street, New-road, carrying a parcel. Witness
asked him what it contained, and the prisoner replied that
it contained a candlestick. Witness then felt the bundle,
and found that it contained two candlesticks and other
things, upon which he insisted upon conveying the prisoner
to the watch-house.
Scofield the officer, stated, that when the prisoner was
that morning brought to this office from the watch-house,
he searched him, and examined the bundle found on him
by the watchman, which he found to contain the candle-
sticks, knives, &c. produced, and on the table-cloth he saw
the name " H. Coutts." Witness then referred to the
Court Guide, but happeninc, to take up one of rather an
old date, he found in it "Mrs. Coutts, No. Stratton-
street, Piccadilly." He mentioned this to the prisoner, and
the latter then, for the first time, admitted that it was at
that address he had set down his fare from the theatre
on the previous night. Witness then went to the
house in Stratton-street, and forgetting altogether that

Mrs. Coutts was now the Duchess of St. Alban's, he
asked the porter who opened the dour if Mrs. Coutts lived
ther. : the porter replied that there was no such person.re-
sided there, for that was the house of the Duchess of St.
Alban's. After some explanation, however, the porter ad-
mitted that the Duchess of St. Alban's was at one time
Mrs. Coutts, and then witness knew he was on the right
scent. Witness then inquired if any property had recently
been lost from the house ; and the porter replied that there
had the night before, and that they had jost sent off to
Bow-street and other police-offices on the subject. Wit-
ness then told him that the thief and the property were
secured, and he brought all the parties whose evidence was
necessary, to the office, except the porter and housemaid,
who could not just then attend.
Mr. CONANT did not think the evidence of the two last-
named persons would be very material ; but he would re-
mand the prisoner until they could attend._Ple was
remanded.

UNION-HALL.—Yesterday the investigation into the
mysterious circumstances of the robbery of Mr. Densham
of SOK, at the Lord Nelson, in the Kent-road, was re-
sumed. In the latter part of the statement that appeared
in our police report of the preceding day, respecting this
case, it will be remembered that Mr. Densham related
some circumstances, implicating the character of an indi-
vidual whom he was alleged to have had an interview with
subsequent to the robbery, and who made certain overtures
to him relative to the restoration of the stolen notes..`
The name of this person is Thomas Lea, an attorney's
clerk.

Mr. enAunsas observed, the case wu of such public
importance he should postpone it in order to have the
attendance of other persons. In the mean time, he should
call uponlir. Lea to put in bail for his appearance to-mor-
row (this day), in two sureties of 1001. each.

LAW NOTICES.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

BILLS OF EXCHAVGE AND PROMISSORY NOTE CAUSES TO

BE TRIED :NIONDAY, JAN. 21.
It has been ordered that the attorney for the defendant
in anv of these actions defended on merits must apply to
the Lord Chief Justice by summons, supported by affida-
vit, for the postponement of the trial, on or before Fri-
day, the 1S th init., and give to the plaintiff's attorney
two days' notice of such intended application.
White v. Steadman Pocock v. Bryant
Edwards v. Smith Lacy v. Brattle
fewness v. Eaton Potter v. Briggs
Corney v. Strout Lowe v. Bond
Little v. Mullett Cutbush v. Swatland
&rough v. Walters Thorman v. Bannister
Coulot v. Ilinde Waller v. Weatherby
Creed v. Watkins Goore v. Cook
Biggs v. Hallet Brown v. King
Swan v. Fisher Same v. same
Grazebrook v. Hutchinson Morley v. Davis
Salmon v. Overend Mahon v. Parsons
Knight v. Hutchinson Attwood v. Woodward
Esdaile v. Symmous Ashley v. M'Cauley
Strutt v. Hewlett Storks v. Wilcosks
Page v. Retorick Thomas v. White
Nicholson v. Norcutt Sandeman v. Bristow
Kinnaird v. Aspinall Christy v. Peck
Harvey v. Kay Walton v. Stables
Howard v. Bradstreet Taunton v. Taunton
Bradshaw v. Nias Heywood v. Delcombe
Allison v. Hollis Evans v. Page
Hines v. Wilson Morris v. Hunt
Tatham v. Kenrick Millengen v. King
Naylor v. Richardson Knight v. Spurging
Barnard v. Ford Parker v. Avery
Williams v. Hanison Jones v. Bowdler
Harvey v. Kay Gill v. White
Kenneth v. Brewer Anderson v. Barling
Mayo v. Harris Sarel v. Thompson
Williams v. Smith Fowler v. Gilbert
Eagleton v. Punter Satch v. Turner
Rippingham v. Robbins Slater v. West
Gibbins v. Dickson Dornford v. Sutton
Baker v. Claxton Easterby v. Earle
Colchester v. Shoreditch Templer v. Mackintosh
Buckley v. Leech Hunter v. Turner
Edis v. Wilton Um phelby v. Meybruck
Powell v. Coveney Hinton v. Breedsteat
Fenton v. Sumpter Young v. Lake
Pocock v. Heather Pebble v. Hudson