The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE'

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT APOTHECARIES' HALL
—Yesterday three men, who have been labourers at
Apothecaries' Hall, were brought before the LORD
MAYOR, charged with having plundered the ware-
houses of the establishment of property to the
amount of upwards of 1,000/.
One of the principal servants of the establishment
stated, that large quantities of quicksilver; scatinnony,•
and other valuable drugs, had been stolen out of the
warehouses. None of the stolen property had been
discovered,- but information had.been received which
warranted the apprehension Of the prisoners, who
were known to have lived in -much better-Style than
their salaries of twenty' shillings a week each coidd
enable: them to support. it was 'supposed that this
statement was sufficient to warrant the detention of
the 'poisoners until the activity of the police might
be attended with suceJss; 'but
The' LORD Mivott said, that; before he could
think of remanding them, some adequate cause must
be shown. His Lordship at the same time observed,
that tie should ,not require any thing' to be stated
that :might operateas an impediment tO'detection,
A .witness• was• then sent for, and the following.
extraordinary statement was made by a person named
Corbey,- who keeps livery stables near Whitechapel-
road youngest prisoner Called upon the wit-
ness at the.stables, and told'him that he and another
had got 501hs. of quicksilver at Apothecaries'-hall,
mid disposed •of it,:and that he -(Witness) 'would be
surpeised in a day 'or two at something which he
should , hear. Accordingly, in • a 'few days witness
heard of the extensive robbery at Apothecaries'-hall.
On.the Wednesday after the robbery, • the youngest
prisoner again called upon- him, and made him a con-
fidant, 'and to a.stillf:greater extent. "He had, he
said,. concealed himselFin the warehOuSe, and let in
some persons on Sunday, he 26th of October, and
they were all near being discovered-by a child, who
sad' them enter, and whotold his father. While in
the warehouse they had' bread and' meat, and they
packed up the goods: They had paid 'a man 10/. to
take away the•property, but that person 'sent word'
to them that he would not take away' the'goods ex,
cept they would consent to give,him 101. iticire. They
were therefore obliged to send for a'hackney coach-
utati,- who took • the plUnder away- for M.
It • was stated that thisaccount agreed with the
circumstance 'to which others could bear testimony.
'Part of a leg of pork was fotind on the premiseS:on
the Menday morning when the robbery was discover-
et.l;l and the child'allUded to had given the informa-
tion before stated.' . • -
The' first witness stated that the'warehonse had
been elosed on•the Baturday night As usual at :ten,
'o'CloCk. - He 'passed through :the warehouse to the
Counting-house, and persons might ha:ve been hidden
at the-time in the former place:, On the Monday
,roorningthe flap of the cellar door was foundopen,
and it was' Soon • diSeeiVered. that extensive plunder
had talien;place.
-Cha'rl'es' and ThOmas Hurdsfield apprehended the
.priOners, and searched them at their house. The

,youn2pst pri::inner said, " If. you don't search other
people's places as well as mine, my eyes, but I'll
let:them know something before long." The other
prkonerS said they knew math* at all about the
robbery, and the officers found nothing at the house
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of any of than. ,

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Pie LORD MAYOR asked the prisoners whether
they would •all promise to come forward when re-
gnired ?—Tlicy all promised; and his Lordship,
having told them that, they were bound to assist to
the utmost in detecting the authors. of those daring
depredations, discharged them.
A West India merchant, of unquestionable, re-
spectability,, was brought before the, LORD MAYOR,
chaiged with having been (to use the modest lan-
guage of the constable in whose custody he, was)
" unable to see liimsellhome."

The LORD MAYOR, who perceived that the de-
fendant's countenance was most wofully cut and
swollen, asked by what accident the gentleman at
the bar became so helpless ? The defendant held
down his head, and
The LORD MAYOR said to him—l think, Sir, I
have had the pleasure of seeing you before.
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The: defendant, with A deep sigh--.1(ou are right,
my Loi.d.

The LORD MAYOR--And how (lid you happen to
meet with this disagreeable accident ? You are so
much disfigured that 1 scarcely knew you.
The Constable--Please your Lordship, the gen-.
tlernan had a drop too much,. and
.he was tumbling
about the streets, so I took him to the Compter,
where they washed him clean and pat him to bed.
—(A laugh.)
~ The LORD MAYOR—But how did your face be-
come so much injured ? (The defendant's face was
something like the representation of Baron Mon-
,chausen in the caricature shops.)
The defendant,-Ohi I fell down before the officer
came to my assistance. lam much obliged .to him
for the care he took of me.
The :Loin MAYott said •the defendant was under
obligations to the officer.

:the defendant, who is rather advanced in years;
then made bow -to the Lord Mayor, said that he
shonld.avoid,falls of the kind-as much. as possible in
future, and departed.: . •