The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-25 00:00:00

THE GREENOCK BANK ROBBERY.

On Saturday informetiOn was given at Bow-street
Office, to Sir Richard Birnie and Mr. Halls, the
sitting Magistrates, that a number of the Bank
notes which were stolen in March last, at Greenock,
in the Banking-house of the Greenock Bank Com-
pany, had recently been uttered amongst tradesmen
at the West end of the town, and Mr. Alexander,
one of the partners of the Greenock Bank, applied
for the assistance of Ledbitter, Bishop, and other
officers of this establishment, to disenVer the parties
who had been engaged in uttering the notes. The
police officers proceeded to the house of a Mr. Par-
kinson, who keeps a looking-glass manufactory,
No. 54, Greek-street, Soho-square, and took him,
and Ann,, his wife, into custody. They were
brought to the office last night in a coach; a num-
ber of trunks and portmanteaus were alsO brought
from the house of the prisoner to this office, and the
accused were taken into a private room, and under-
went an examination which lasted a considerable
time. Two of the partners of the banking establish-
ment, and two solicitors, attended the examination,
and no persons were permitted to hold communica-
tion with the prisoners, The evidence adduced was
to the following effect :—About five weeks ago, one
of the prisoners went to the shop of Messrs.Sewell and
Cross, the haberdashers, in Compton-street, Soho-
square, and purchased a quantity of goods, and in pay-
ment tendered a 20/. note of theGreenock bank. About
a fortnight ago, both the prisoners called at the shop
of Messrs. Sewell and Cross, and purchased a quan-
tity of dimity, and they tendered another 20/. note
of the same bank in payment, and received the
change. The notes having been subsequently paid.
into the bank, they were discovered to be part of
the immense property' which was carried off by
thieves from the Greenock Bank, early in the pre-
sent year. The police-officers soon ascertained the
residence of the prisoners, and secured them both.
The two notes which had been uttered by the pri-
soners were produced, and a gentleman connected
with the establishment of Messrs. Sewell and Cross,
deposed that the prisoners were the persons who
uttered them. The notes were both marked. Mr.
Parkinson, on being asked to account for his having
possession of the stolen property, said that a Scotch
gentleman, about six weeks ago, came to his shop,
in Greek-street, Soho-square, and purchased several
mirrors, arid in payment•for them' he gave the bank
notes produced. In reply to a question of the-Ma-
gistrates, Mr: Parkinson said the name of the Scotch
gentleman was Grant; that it was the only transac-
tion he ever had with Mr. Grant, and it was not in
his power to say where Mr. Grant could be found.
Some information was given to the Magistrates,
before the termination of the inquiry, which continu-
ed till a late hour on Saturday night, but will in all
probability lead to very important results, and both
prisoners were remanded,

The LORD CHANCELLOR entertained a
select party to dinner, yesterday; at Wimbledon.
It is rather an extraordinary . circumstance,
notwithstanding twelve or fourteen large volumes. have
recently been putoiolo relgipg 0 the life of the late pr.
Palm and his works, that. a copy of his will has not been
given in any of them, although we understand it is very
curious document.

The following anecdote is told of a certain ir-
ritable tragedian. Ile was playing Macbeth, and had
reshed off to kill Duncan, when there was no blood for
the Thane to steep his hands in. " The blood ! the
blood !" exclaimed he to the agitateg property-man? who
had forgotten it : the actor, however, not to disappoint
the audience, clenched his fist, and striking the property-
man a violent blow upon his nose, coolly washed his hands
in the stream of gore that burst from it, and re-entered
with the words; " I have done the deed—didst Own
not hear a noise ?"—DuNi?z, Morning Register.

. . .
DEATH ots A MISER—We have had some
particulars forwarded to us relative to the late Mr. MILLS,
of Farnham, in Hampshire. He died worth at least
30,0001. although it was not supposed that lie possessed a
thirteenth part of the sum. lie dtnied himaelf every thing
hi the shape of a luxury, and grudged his own palate, oc-
casionally, even the common necessaries of iife. For Ave
years previous to his death l,e permitted his beard to grow.
He possessed in funded property, about 20,0001. and we
hear, that on searching his premises, of course post rnortem,
various sums of motley, giving a total of 10,0001. were
found concealed in hiicellar, and shut up in pill-boxes. The
golden pill" of one of our celebrated quacks must sink
infinitely in value when compared with these, which, no
doubt were taken with much more pleasure than patients
evince in swallowing the former. —.Bfrks chronicle.

WAKEFIELD, Aug. 22.
The supplyof Wheat fresh up here to-day is pretty gOod,.
and, having a fair attendance of buyers, prirpe fresh quali-
ties have been taken off at an advance of 2s. per quarter;
other descriptions have been field fißnly.for a: a sitbilar d-
vance, but up to the close of the market' not much busi-.
ness has been done in them, the demand being Chieffy!for
fine fresh samples. Several parcels of New Lave. been
shown by the farmers, the quality and condition of which
are fair, and sold at prices equal to s'Bs. to 625. per quar-
ter, 90Ibs. per bushel. Oats are is. per quarter dearer.
Good hard. Beans are rather higher,' but there is no amend-
ment in either price or demand for ordinary sorts. nape-
is very scarce, and looking up in price;; the new crop
abroad is less productive than expected a short time ago,
andthe quality and condition are materially injured by the
wet weather. 'On Saturday and Sunday last we had some
heavy showers, but since then, up to last evening, the wea-
ther has been very' fine. Theie was a little rain fast
night, and to-day is 'showery; with the 'appearance of
more rain. Nearly all the Wheat in this neighbourhood is
cut, and about one-half is carried, chiefly in tolerable NM.
dition. About one-sixth of the Barley is reaped, but very
little is yet housed.
Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suffolk sss. to Gls. fine 65.4.
Lincolnshire sss. to 595, fine 625.
Yorkshire, exc sss. to 58s. fine 61s,
- White

- Foreign, Red
Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk
Lincolnshire
- Yorkshire \Vold
Beans, Tick
- Small

535. to 575. fine 595.
—s. to —s. fine —s.
—s. to —s. fine
—s. to —s. tine —s.
395. to 435. fine 44►.
375. to 435. fine 445.

Oats, Poland and Potato 23s. to 265. fine 295.
Frierland and Small 2os. to 255. fine 265.
Mealing ll id. to 14c1. per Stone.
Shelling 2Bs. to 31s. —s. to —s. per Load.
Malt ' lis 41s. fine 435. per Load.
Rapeseed 2Ol. Os. 2 41. Os . 261. 10s. per Last.