The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARYLEBONE.—On Saturday, David Walsh, a well-
dressed man, was brought up in the custody of Hooker, the
officer, charged, before Mr. RA WLINSON, with stealing, from the
house of Mrs. Cameron, a desk, containing 260/. in money, on
Saturday night week. Mrs. Cameron, on Monday last, charged
her two, female servants with the robbery ; but there being not a
tittle of evidence to support the accusation, they were dismissed.
Mrs. Mary Ann Cameron now stated, that she has been a
widow seven months, and resides in Howland-street, Fitzroy-
square, and carries on the business of her late husband—" Curing
impediments in the speech."
Mr. lia.wumsow here asked Mi s. Cameron, why she had, upon
the examination of her servants, called the prisoner her brother?
Mrs. Cameron said, she hail known him fur some time, and as

lie patised as her brother, she called him so.
Mr. ItawraNsoN—So you now think it right to. come here,
and recognise bins as your brother ?—Mrs. Cameron said, that it
proceeded from mistake.
Mr. Ilnwtmesox—You charged your servants, recollect, upon
no grounds ; and I think it is my duty to ask you, whether you
were robbed? Mrs. Cameron—Yes, Sir, I have been rubbed of
a writing desk, and 2601. in money.
Sarah Taylor, a servant in Mrs. Cameron's employ, gave
evidence of Walell's calling in the absence of Mrs. Cameron, and
sending witness out, and also of her mistress discovering that she
had been robbed.
Mr. R A WLAN soN.--.What inmates had Mrs. Cameron .in. the
house? Witness—There Was a young man, a bricklayer's.
labourer, who slept in the attic.
Mr. Rewustsostl heard nothing about this before. Who
is the young man? Witness—His name is Mason; he is a friend
of Mrs. Cameron's, and was spending the evening with her at
Mr. Walsh's. Be came home with her, and went out early in
the evening.
Mr. RAWLINSON—This is getting more mysterious. It is a
very extraordinary thing for you to receive a bricklayer's labourer.
Your servants have sworn that he was sitting and partook of the
spirits at the prisoner's. Mrs. Cameron-1 received him out of
pity, because he was destitute.
Mr. RAWLINSOW—He had no impediment in his speech, I sup-
pose ? Mrs. Cameron.—No, Sit% The fact is, Le is my brother.
Mr. RawuNsoN-;—Your brother ! This is most extraordinary ;
and pray did you never acknowledge that before ? Mrs. Came-
rim— 1 did not like to acknowledge him.
Mr. RAWLINSON*YOUr conduct, madam, is very suspicious ;
I think he was as likely to commit. the robbery as anybody else.

Mrs. Cameron--Ile knows nothing about it.
Mr. RAWLINSON—At the last examination you said a young
man whom you also admitted into your house, and who has
gone.to Ireland, had said he wished to have your writing desk.,
Do yOu not think he was likely to have committed the robbery
Mrs. Cameron—No, Sir, I think not.
Mr. RAW walls—The young man was a brother, was be not ?
Mn.. Cameron—Yes, Sir, he was.
Mr. RAWL/MON-What, another brother! Well this is very
curious.

Walsh declared his innocence of any participation in the rob-
bery, anti said, that having exhausted some spirits which he had
in his lodgings, Mrs. Cameron said, "Dear, will we have any,
more?" or '‘ a little more." My wife and Mrs. Cameron's son
were present; I went to her house, as the servant had described,
and knew nothing of the rubbery.

Mr. Rawr.tirtot; said, "Dear" was a curious commencement
of a sentence proposed by Mrs. Cameron to him, but the evidence
did not by any means warrant his detention, therefore he was die-
charged. The worthy Magistrate said he could not express what
he thought upon the subject. Mr. Walsh was then liberated.

ROBBING A POET ! !-Mr. Alaric A. Watt', the celebrated
author of " A Grey Hair," charged John Cooper, his foot-boy,
and Wm. Newland, formerly.his servant, with having stolen a
quantity of proof prints, belonging to the Literary Souvenir, of
which he is the editor, and John Chandler, another lad, on sus-
picion of being an accomplice.
Within the last few weeks, Mr. Watts had lust upwards of 200
proof engravings, a number of books, a watch, and other valuable
articles, from his house in Regent's Park, to which no, one had
access but Cooper; his suspicions therefore fell upon him, and
they were confirmed by finding in the pocket of Cooper livery coat
a written account of b 7 of the prints of which he had disposed of.
When be accused him, he confessed that he had taken them, and

said be had given thou to Newland, but afterwards acknowledged
that they were sold to Mr. Jenkins, a print-seller, in Bear-street,
Leicester-square. Mr. Watts had been to Bear-street that morn.
lug, when they were offered to him on sale.

Henry Bateman Jenkins, and Joseph John Jenkins, his brother,
who conduct the business in Bear-street, on account of their fa-
ther were present, to answer for their conduct in purchasing
them. Henry stated that he bought the first seven of Newland
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that the prints had been obtained improperly, but his suspicion
was done away by Cooper's open conduct, for he said he was ser-
vant to Mr. Watts, and showed hint his crest upon the button of
his livery. He said his master was a careless man; he suffered
the children to spoil the prints, and, when Sets were sent to the
bookbinder, he frequently dropped some'imon the floor, which be
permitter) him to take, and he referred him to his master for the
truth of his statement.
At this period Mr. Jenkins, sen. came into the office in great
haste. He said he had just heard that his sons were in custody,
but he could exculpate them.
If. B. Jenkins—We are not in custody,
.father ; we are here
as witnesses ; there is no charge against us.
Mr. Watts, to the Magistrate-1 beg to charge those two per-
eons (the brothers) with having purchased the prints, knowing
them to have been stolen. He also requested that the case might
stand over until Tuesday, at which time he should be able to pro-
duce more important evidence. H. B. Jenkins had his book with
him, but Mr. Hoskins said it was unnecessary, to refer to it, an"
calling forward his father, he told him he should hold hint in his
own security of 40/. for himself, and 40/. each for his two soar,
to appear again at the office on Tuesday. Chandler had been seen
in company with the other prisoners at improper hours, by a
watchman, but as he did, not appear to be implicated in the rob-
bery, he was discharged ; Cooper and Newland were remanded,
and sent to the new prison, Clerkenwell.
THAMES POUCE,..4IY6TERIOUS IARCUAISTANCES.--Late
on Friday evening two men came to this Office, having a hat-ho:
with them; they said they wished to see the.Magnarate, as they
had a most important communication to make. On the worthy
Magistrate
they said they wished to chew
him thet ra
contents
being desired to do so, they instantly untied an old blue handker-
chief which was round the box, and.opeaed it, and produced,
sasnktainogftti the their
business,
which they had with them ; on
possession, they stated, that their
two trifled shirts, which appeared as if they
among other things,
had been steeped 111 blood. On being asked their names, and
.itilte°anteheairnd Uobert Pearce, they both reside
while going up with the title, between Southwark-
izaFrrtehn"q, feortEiTx, I;4:4:all:their usual occupation is navigating a sailing-
barge to and from Brentford to London that on Monday night
and Blackfriars, they saw something floating, whiCh,
an a nearer approach, they perceived to he a hat-box, which
they instantly took up, which, on examination, they found
that It contained two. shirts all covered with blood. Capt.
last, while
Richbell ordered the contents of the box to be carefully
examined, and it was found to contain two shirts itainad all over
With blood ; one greatly torn on one ride, and the Wood quite
coagulated ; they were frilled, and marked with the Jetta" J.

R. in blue silk thread, aid were quite new : an old towel marked
L. C., a pair of calico drawers, marked as the shirts, with the
lettere J. 11. on the waistband : an old silkhandkerchief, a coarse
apron, with no particular mark on them ; a pair of white cotton
stockings, marked J. R., very fine, such as ladie Ageeerally
Wear; a blue cotton handkerchief and also a collar, l ained
with blood ; besides several small bits of paper, which, on ex-
amination, some were found to he apothecary's directions to take
Medicine, upon which was written " the pills to be taken es before.
for Mr. Robertson,"-they seemed to have been not the directions
of a London practitioner, sit there was no name attached tithe m;
the
among them there was also a washerwoman's bill,
name of Robertson, as also. printed card, on which there war
name
" H. B. Plowright, wholesale and retail ironmonger, Lyon ;1
on a small piece of paper, in but indifferent handwriting.there
Was " Mr. Bell, No. 10, Gee-court; Henrietta-street,
Duke-
atreet, Oxford-street," and a small canvas bag, in which there
was the case of a comb ; the inferior of the box exhibited a
most disgusting appearance, from the quantity of coagulated
blood which was attached to the sides, and the bottom was one
cake of blood. On the lid outside was written, Mr. Robert-
ion, passenger ;" and there was another word endeavoured to ha ,
erased, which, upon a most minute exam"ination, we could trsce ta,
he Lynn. The side MIS marked thus— 54 Lymington Deqt
the usual letter mark.
Captain BICUBELL requested Mr. Evans to take the mitt ef-
fectual means, if possible, to unravel this mysterious and, hoiribla
: Air.
transaction. Consequently, early on Saturday morning,
Evans caused au immediate and most particular inquiry to be
without effect. On inquiry being made at 12,
inside at the office of every steam-packet to and from London, but
was no such person as Mr. Bell ; at No. 10, there was a peso at
that name; but he denied all knowledge of any individual of the
name of Robertson. In the course of the morning of &nada'',
W. Arundel, the street-keeper, in the neighbourhood of Allhal-
lows-lane, came to the office, and begged to bring to the recollec-
tiou of the Magistrates a circumstance, which is, that about ten
int,
) days ago, a quantity of blood was perceived on Allhallows-sta .
leading to the river, which, on examination, was feu to tte
human ; and, from the appearance of the manner in which the
stairs were marked with it, there remained no doubt but the au;
fortunate being who had lost it, must have done se in a violetr
straggle for the preservation of existence. On examination of thet
shirts, it was found that the bloody shirt was torn on ghatrig?
Gee.c9urt, there
side. Indeed, such was the quantity of blood in the box, tut
smell arising from it was most offensive.
Captain Rlcitsam. and Mr. BRODER'? gave the most
lar directions to Mr. Evans, to make every exertion, and, VP,:
Bible, to bring this dark and mysterious transaction to light.
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is rather singular, how such a fragile article as a hat-box, wi II
such a weight in it could float.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--.on Saturday, the 111414uii
of Bristol's footman, accompanied by tau farming men, brought
in a square green leather trunk, a writing farm
ing and tty. P4ln.
phlets, in French, to the Office i ruins
The footman stated, that the countrymen brought the t
that morning to his master's house in St. Janics's-squate, euppu-
frtmi the eircuru-
sing it to belong to one of the establiehmeut,
stance of two pamplets being found near the trunk, eiriel°pPetil in
a sheet of paper, on which was written. "44 Lore '.1.-81°'
Pair d'Angleterre, a son Hotel, LOlldrel."
The trunk has been stolen from a carriage on its road to Loc;
don ; has a brass plate engraved " Janie* Salruoutl, a Pattn,,,
particu.
Bramah lock, which the thieves did not trouble, themselves to pc.
they forced out the bottom, and obtained the contents by thli Int'
tlind. in the folio is an account of potting limn Meur
c€ g'''
ricer to
Rome and Naples. The pamphlet, are entitled " Qui"'
M. 1' Abbe Mennais."