The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE',

BOW..STRRET.—For some montlis tii..St a num-
ber of hotels, coffee-h'ou'ses, and priva:-e boast-s
have been robbed of silver spoons awl various ar-
ticles of plate, by persons gaining admittance by
false pretences. Among the houses that have
been robbed is the Verulatw Clnh-hoimse in Litt-
being the house occupied by
the late Lord Kenyon. The club is. composed of
450 members, coosisting, of the. Judges, the leading
gentletnen in the law, and OthetS of respectabilit7,
who ttecptently dine together. It seems titat the"
outer door was kepi constantly ()pen, amid 0,0
inns r 400 r in the passa;:e was only closed. with c
sirriut ; a glass is In the floor throng!, wlH.o.h it is
supposed the tobhe'rs looked to take- sl.(ltailt-ave;
when spoons,w,ere left by' the wai.ers in ihe
sage, to slip in and ma with (hill,. If the
roliber WAS discovered In the pa,4sage, life ingoited,
for some of the members, and thus escaped.,—;
The house having been repeatedly rubbed, A:I-
-the otteer,, was employed to discovm r
robbers ; tri;ceil out one of the F:!;,:ois lo long
in g to the club to haVe been sold at A.lr. Aldridge's
shnp,a pawn-broker's, it, Or.Atige•si.ivet
bury, who gave a very written (1,,-eriptioo of
the num of whom he. had purchased the spoon.
On Wednesday evening, the 'time the tretnlytts
of the chit) were at dinner, a matt was tOuttaip the
passage folly answering ihe description given by
Mr. Aldridge,
,nho inquired for Air. Sergeant
Best, who is'a member of the cltal2 : he was de-'
twined and brought to the office, and underwent
an examination before Mr. kitcKs. lie ,iiket
genteel appearance and manners. He gave his
name Thomas lio6inson.

Mr. Aldrike attended and produced aie spoon
purchased of the tirisoner. The spoon having the-
head or Lord Chancellor Bacon on it, and under
it " Verulam," the Magistrate asked him holy he
could purchase it of the prisoner. , Mr. Aldridge
replied, that be used all due prec•antinti, by quits—
tiouing the prisoner as to its" hying his property,
When the prisoner answered,.with a great deal of
composure and confidence, arat-the question ‘stai
nnnecessaryrobim, asthe.arnis on it were his fa•+
n►ily's--that he was a cle,cayeil Gentleman and irs
diißculties, or he shoOhl nor sell the spoon. The
-appearance and rummers of the prisoner were Such
as were calculated to ittipose with such a repre-'
sentation.

Mr. Harris, the Steward of the Club; amended;
and produced .a spoon belonging 'to the Club-, [Ai
correspond with the spoon sold by the prisoner to
AIL Aldridge. The prisoner, on tieing called,
upon for his defence, declined making anytlef:?nce'
to the charge, or giving any account of himself.
Adkins produced two pair of spectacles, one,
very handsome with -small glasses, the`other com.;
mon with largeglasses. He is supposed to have
worn them as-suited-his purpose, for a disguise.
The prisoner refused to tell his residence-. He.
was committed for further examination.

SWINDLING.-;—Wednesday C. H. Bowen, latelyt.
of Poplar-row, WalWorth, was again hyottgitt,-up.
to Union 'Hull, charged with defrauding Fk-yecrat
tradesmen Under the pretence of having !marled'
an heiress, and in default of pAying tt fine 0k 51.
he was committed to the House of Correction for
threenionths' hard labour.

On the 23c1 inst. at Tapluiv, Bucks, Mrs. George f3i•ppel,
of a son..

DIED.

On Monday last, of copsniiption, in the, 21st. year of. her
age, 'Aliss Anna'Aiy,.of Itrixtna*-hil!, surrey.
iii theith Inst. in hiv 47th Vear,- MiAtobert Girl iai,'St4-cretaly to the Society fur the Poor, anal the British Institu-
tion.

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