The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

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rhe London mail to Falmouth was on Wednesday
delayed nearly three hours, in consequence of a
somewhat serious accident which happened between
Oakhampton and Bridestowe. It appears that on
coming down Stourton-hill and turning a corner,
the coach caine in contact with a van, when the pole
broke, and the coach itself turned over. We re-
gret to learn, that one outside passenger, Captain
Treweeke, of Gwennap, just returned from Cuba,
broke the small bone of his leg. No other passenger
met with any injury.
W 0 have some reason to believe that it is the in-
tention of the Queen to honour Brighton with a visit
on her Majesty's return from Scotland.
It having been discovered that facilities were af-
forded for the commission of fraud, by permitting cases
of wine, with cases of spirits and cordials to be depo-
sited under bond in the same room or floor at the ware-
houses at the docks and legal. quays, orders have been
issued for the practice to be discontinued, and that in
future wines he deposited in a separate floor from that in
*winch spirits and cordials in cases are warehoused.
An order has also been issued to the effect that high
and low duty spirits, or spirits imported from foreign
countres and British possessions respectively, are to
be kept distinct and separate in the vaults at the docks,
and the several dock companies have received direc-
tions to cause the vaults to be partitioned for the pur-
pose of separation under the locks of the Crown.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN.
SIR, —Why are the hospitals of London built in
such conspicuous and fashionable places ? Is it that
our gracious Queen and her family, together with our
aristocracy, may more easily catch, the fevers which
have of late been so frequent in the metropolis ? Why
are not such hospitals built some distance from town,
. and not immediately under the nose, and in the midst
of- a vast population ? Surely this requires some
consideration.—l am, Sir, yours, &c.
A CONSTANT READER.
London, Sept. 22.

ROBBERY BY SERVANTS.
(From Gulignani's Messenger.)
The Court of Assizes of the Seine was engaged
with the trial of Francois Cigogne, 34, for having, on
May 7, 1842, stolen from the apartment of Sir C.
Corbett, in the Place Vendome, a suit of diamonds
and other jewels, worth 50,000 f., contained in agreen
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jewel-case a dozen of dessert spoons, eleven tea
• spoons, and a sugar tongs. From the evidence ad-
duced, it appeared that in the afternoon of the
day on which the robbery Was committed,
Lady Corbett had shown the contents of the jewel
ease, which she had only just purchased, to
some ladies of her acquaintance, who came in
to visit her. She then locked it, and placed it on a
chair in a leather covering belonging to it, and went
out with her husband and children to dine at a res-
t turateur's. The next morning, wishing to take
something from the case, she proceeded to the
-•qpot where she had left it the day before, and
only found the leather covering, the jewel-case
'baying been taken away. A complaint was im-
mediately lodged before the Commissary of Po-
lice and the prisoner and another man named
who were both servants in the family, were
taken up on suspicion. Inquiry proved that they were
ken of bad character, but for want of proof they were
discharged in a few days. Eighteen months after, a
fortuitous circumstance seemed to intimate that the
former suspicions were well founded. When Mr.
Ward was murdered in the Rue de Londres,
amongst the persons taken up was a cook named
`Lasnier ; this man, on his examination, declared that
some jewels found at his lodgings were left there by a
servant named Maillet. The search brought to light
~SoMe•spoons which were proved to be those stolen
'pm Lady 'Corbett, as were the jewels. A few
gays after, 3,500 francs in bank-notes were seized
:at Pelagie amongst Lasnier's linen, which sum he de-
e,lared was the fruit of his economy; but this was
found to be untrue. He afterwards confessed that
il• let had acknowledged to him that it was he who
stolen the jewels and plate from Lady Corbett's.
:-Lasnier's guilt, as receiver of the stolen articles, was
I.'"r deubted, but he died in prison before he could be
"aught to trial. As to Maillet, he had absconded, and
could not be discovered. The evidence against Cigogne
4,11'4 derived from three sources—his conduct before
114,1 e robbery, at the time, and since. He had contrived,
towas alleged, to get another servant dismissed,
make room for Maillet, whom he had
C'4own in London. He made inquiries of Lady
orbett s maid if her mistress's diamonds were her
6", or hired; and also whether they were real
Stones or paste. On the day when Lady Corbett was
lavving the diamonds to her visitors, the prisoner was
411 the room as she was locking the box; and when
tie man came for some of the plate, which was hired,
Its the family were leaving town two days after, the
Prisoner tried to prevent his taking it away, declaring
tlist it would still be wanted, and, in consequence,
t!Ily part of it was carried away. It was argued
titt only Maiilet, or the prisoner, could have taken
tZyi those things. It was proved that, when the
15,-,,,leuY were at dinner at the restaurateur's, the pri-
t 411 d Maillet were in the apartment. As this
Bu (4only time that the coast was clear, it was pre-
the able that the robbery was then committed. When
probbery was discovered, Lady Corbett directed the
eer to search the prisoner's box, which the latter
11'
'ti refused to allow; and at the moment that a
door et-porter carried out his trunk by the front
Uigogne contrived to slip out by the back en-
itis'eet having on his arm a covered basket. ft appeared
that the accused had lent in 1842, after the
13„ iery, not less than 4,000 f., to a person named
1145;41,' notes of hand from that person to that amount
been found at his lodging. This Duval, and
et;2lnan named Plantade, with whom he was on the
intimate terms, had been summoned as witnesses
vsLee trial, but failed to appear, nor was it known
der had become of them. The prisoner, in his
tf,:,.triee, replied with much precision to all ques-
koltis put to him. He denied positively that he had
4,1 a ' man dismissed, in order to introduce
beket into Sir C. Corbett's service. Lady Cor-
r
het.t dismissed the man because his face displeased
tit,l' lie happened to meet Maillet at the
thilt and told him of the vacant place. He declared
ho had not the slightest suspicion of Maillet's
4%lgns as to the robbery so boldly committed, and he
4 that he was not in any way acquainted with
,•,olier. As to the notes of hand which he had
Itl tied from Duval, they were, he said, for money
tittt,,looe. before 1842 ; but in that year he had got
i'''r.notes renewed, to the amount of 6,177 f., for
Jj,i lei Pal and interest. The sums which he had lent
6441 had, he asserted, proceeded from several years'
11 economy.
h4vln he Advocate-General, in his address to the jury,
eiT4 g acknowledged that the gravest part of the
vt,''.B:e against the prisoner had not been proved, a
diet of " Not guilty" was returned.
ip.mae.prisoner's counsel, in the course of his address
itlitJury, read a certificate from an English gentle-
tortt:t.o, Whom Cigogne had been a servant, and who,
lirelay's honesty and zeal, bad settled upon him for
pension of 240 f. per annum.

41,,4)4055EL5, SEPT. 22.—The Moniteur Beige of this
1110- ,Publishes the convention between his 111ajesty
th- o_4(ing of the Belgians and his Royal highness
4itlb'reond Duke of Baden, for the reciprocal extra-
eri,4 of malefactors, of persons accused of. various.
fle-t;es, viz, :-1. Assassination, poisoning, parricide, In-
tl vies,
murder, rape. 2. Arson. 3. Forgery ;
.in-
ttl6l4g that of bank-notes' and public money securities.
•)11ting. 5 False witness. 6. Robbery, swindling,
Natio •
At n.
ARMING Ac c IDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, about
l'itte,°'el"ek, a very serious accident happened to the car-
keh'P,od horses of Mr. Currie, the banker, in the Re-
Vark, which occasioned great alarm and excite-
et, n,„
—.tong the people assembled there. It appears that
the -4rriage was being driven at a steady pace towards
thl.-liew-road when a fly, drawn by one horse, came
1 :I,IIRII the Cambridge-gate in the same direction, at a
the' 1) Pace, and the wheel struck the near-side horse of
of tit:tttriage on the shoulder, which caused both
.horses
the carriage to swerve-to the off-side, and in doing so
411:11e of the carriage snapped asunder, and the horses
Mph e quite unmanageable, ran on to the foot-path,, and
kitti;ged and kicked in a frightful manner. The coach-
f.Q having in vain attempted to stop them, jumped
I.")c)C,,,MC box at the imminent risk of his life, and the
114,,,411 also descended from his place behind, and, after
treth' "4(1 liberated a lady, their mistress, who descended
,-„,;the carriage greatly .terrified, they attempted
hailret the horses and to extricate them from the
tP,s, but they were so entangled in consequence
a'tieir elr bind-legs being over the splinter-bar, that
efforta were of no avail, until Mr. E.
b).rugs, an artist, of Royal-street, Lambeth, and
Pstltti;,°lller, Mr. C. Hitehings, who were engaged in
horse
a large. fountain in the Colloseum, rushed.
"ors, 1:r°111 the building, and extricated the near-side
"Y cutting the harness. The off-side horse imme-
thY broke -away, and in doing so knocked down the
htad,ln4o, and the hoof of the horse struck him on the
tellsibinflicting a severe wound, and rendering him in-
5a,,,116s- The animal then started off at a furious pace
,41tr,"1 the New-road, knocking down several persons
"g Its career, it reached the Circus-gate, where
eatce
,4413, with great force against the ornamental iron
the inNst. The violence of the shock knocked down
itiD.;"4.l.P-post, which fell with a loud noise, nearly crush-
th'eir.`4 its descent two fruit-women, who were seated by
f‘.ll:t4llA- The horse received a serious wound, and
the filth its entrails expos,. d, the wound vxtending from
Nribliatilt to the ribs. The blood gushed forth in a stream
1)144,,. the horse's body, and after giving several violent
,qu'''',,,sr,and attempting' to rise, it fell over on its right
41traa.-e' expired. The other horse did not sustain much
int, but the carriage was shattered, the pole and
tPpt,:vr'lJar broken in several pieces, and the harness
41144411 he horse which was killed was a remarkably fine
Jorth 601. No blame is attributable to the coach-
). Tiinri no is a very steady man.
// 4.1„,e It1)-c LASS TRAINS ON THE LIVERPOOL AND
ql3l anlil:"Eß
°f ranch4'RAlLlVAY.—Theay Directors of the Liver-
Ictition Uester Railway have announce d their in-
7, arid. fr,unning a third-class train of covered carriages -itlik.u.,it,eaciol3;d,.on and after the first of next month.—