The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-09 00:00:00

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open.
Notwithstanding the most active efforts of thetro,
lice, no clue has yet been discovered to the perPed
tor or perpetrators of this serious robbery : tb°oo
the cash-box was found the same morning t 1
we are sorry to say, near some trees which 5k,1"0.0
carriage road from Stoke to Fenton Manor
the residence of P. B. Broads, Esq., to whom it
taken, and by him restored to Mr. Lindley.
lock of the box had been forced.—North Sitifora"
Mercury.

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EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF TOBACCO BY TH.. ;1,-
TOMS' OFFICERS.—On Saturday last large plant'Zifll
tobacco and cigars was discovered hidden beneath 4t
packages on the quay at the St. Katherine t-tieJ
which, it was supposed, had been surreptitiouslY 17 IV
from a vessel now discharging her cargo, to nsval'esli
opportunity of removal from the premises with
elis,
goods about to be shipped into craft to be landed ,00
where, which was immediately seized by the Cwit'estr
officers. On Monday afternoon a further quantit).9 ,
'listing of about forty pounds' weight of manuflictdoi
negrohead tobacco, done up in the same manner, ;13i
exactly the same description as that discovered "l/ciont
quay on Saturday, was found concealed behind theedo
of a shed adjoining the place, which was also seii
the same parties. No clue has yet been obtained ddi
the actual source from whence this tobacco was lag
though saspicions are entertained on the subject. r
THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON'S NEW
" STRATHERN; OR, LIFE AT HOME AND ARRO.4".e'agi
" 'This novel presents a series of exciting tableaux el, p)
of Italian, French, and English society, such it' of
writer of the day except Lady Blessingtou hasiO
courage to paint, and at the same time has the
it b
tol
to execute. Her portraitures are full-length, each t6'
being as firmly marked as though fresh from the tet
of Vandyke; her groupings are bold and dramatic' o,
dis-ection of the human heart is scientific and ullsPtrilitli
In Strathern ' Lady Blessington has given her g'
unbridled sway, and here we have exhibited i11,,1014
work all those essential attributes that peculiarly 140
to the mind, and all the attractive graces that distidb,pli'
the pen of this accomplished novelist. Pathos, t'arao
ment, romance, wit, humour, satire, ridicule, by
rule the hour."—Morning Post. tot
[ADVERTISEMENT.)—AN IMMEDIATE REMO' fr
A DISEASED STOMACH BY HOLLOWAY'S piLLs•-"re,
TRAORDINARY CURE.—Mrs. Lydia, a stay-stitcher' se
siding in Harrison-street, Gray's Inn-lane, Holborn'
been subject for two years to swimmings in the
no)
dimness of sight, constant sickness, and derange°3erill'
w
the stomach, with a want of appetite, together ", Id
health and loss of flesh. Half her time she Oil bor
no work. She had been to almost every S$
pital in London, but they could do berg Of
good. Notwithstanding this, she was restore oo
three weeks to the highest state of health by the tig tt
Holloway's Pills.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointale%ete
Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand (dt,' slo
advice may be had gratis), and by almost all respec
vendors of medicine throughout the civilised world' vel
Before we enter on subjects relating to the
year, there is a blot connected with the old which If stio
naost,anxious to expunge. We owe it in justice t.°,e
offended feelings of a nobleman—we owe it in jostiPoi/
a public, who may have been misled—and we also °,itti
in justice to ourselves, to express our regret at b:ti,4
been made the channel of an unfounded itorl'o;ii
against the commanding-officer of a cavalry regidi'o
Ireland, who was said to have refused an ext... 01,
leave under very peculiar and distressing circurost4,t
On receiving intimation of its incorrectness, we I°i. the
time in offering to place the columns of our paper g!,ol'6‘
disposal of the aggrieved nobleman, for any refutlltitii
might desire at our hands ; and it is now our du 19,1'
dr
express our regret at having been the means of 54'30
ing the public mind by a statement which has turniet,"
to be unfounded. The difficulty of keeping the CO!, for
of a public journal free from erroneous statements toe
;10
greater than perhaps any one unconnected wi‘'colla
press may believe. In the present case, there is btlOP
circumstance to mitigate our regret—by having eb
publicity to the paragraph in question, we hilve„itill
placrd in a position as publicly to establish the 131-)-sor,
untruth of a charge which might otherwise hor°,„ss'
time d be darkly and malicietisk whisper. d
the Noble Lord. It is our anxious wish as jollr°,ol
always to do right; and when led into error, our -'re ss'
satisfaction will always be promptly to acknowledge'
an ply to atone for it.— au; t .lou, nal. a
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, hap'
interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the
chequer.

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BIRTH N.
On the 6th inst., at Stratford-green, Mrs. W 0140
,f
of a d..iughter.
,ife'
On the 6th inst., at Westhorpe Lodge, Suffolk, the "
Nathaniel Cotton, Esq., of a daughter. k tll
On the 7th inst., at Titehtield-terrace, Regent, sr- '
5-P hte,Pr,
wife of G. De Morgan, Esq., barrh,ter at-law, of a daugni P
On the 7th inst., at Finsbury-place South, the Wife - ~{
Charles Tlogt.f, surgeon, of a son.
EcitCy On the Bth inst., at Clairville, Old Brompton, MP.
Chapman, of a daughter.
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MARRIED. beg"(
On the IStb of November, J. P. Mayers, Esq., - bter°
jesty's 28th Regiment, to Wilhelmina, youngest &age,
George Ormond, Esq., of her Majesty's 80th Reginieri
On the 6th inst., at Leckhampton L.OO Church, J. Hellr,,
Esq., of Alveston Gloucestershire, Captain in her e oil,
14th Regiment Light Dragoons, to Harriette Cather`ri-Cl3l/
child of John M. Connell, Esq., of Lansclown-cressent"
tenham.
.561°,111114:
On the 7th inst., at St. Mark's Church, Myddeltoneborii.
the Rev. Robert S. Tabor, 8.A., Incumbent ()f Christ
Enfield, to Mary, second daughter of the Rev. Frail—
man, M.A., Incumbent of St. Mark's.

DIED. --
Col.
On the 7th of September last, at the Royal Alilitoll
z Itif!lii*
lege, Sandhurst, Captain F. H. Prosser.
On the 6th of Octrber, at Victoria, liong-1,1,-ief '' -
eldest (laughter of the Hon. John Walter Hahne, L'w- I,
tice of Hong-Kong.
oil o.''
On the 10th of November, at Nolapore, India, grit" ;d ,
Weld, of her Majesty's 22d Regiment of Infantry, pritio-
on the 26th of December, at Tulloch Castle, INort,".b. .f
Eleanor, the wife of Duncan Davidson, Esq , of errs
Richard -
On the 3d inst., at Burcot, Shropshir' e, Elizabeth( '-
Richard Emery, Esq. agea9:.
3 On
on tthhee4sththinisnt;,t.a,t
JBorhonmpLteaond,alla4lrs.EBlSaraphofßrloookle,„- :00.-
„,
Southwark, aged 68. nor-,
On the sth inst., at Osnaburgh-terrace, Regent's-r
th
Smirke, Esq., ILA., aged 93. eeirie
On the sth inst.. Mr. Thomas Walton, of the Fr
Canterbury, aged 86. . T wi eb 'fl r
On the sth inst., at Stepney, Mr. Butcher, of 45- i, ,-A-
-p
On the sth inst., at Wellington-street, SouthWe '
trude Butler, youngest daughter of Dr. Lever.
„,.k.I. Or
On the sth inst., at Clarence-terrace, Regent's-par 1:
Smith, Esq., aged 75. cubboc,._
On the sth inst., at High- elms, the Dowager Ladi 'TboriP'
On the 6th inst., in Grosvenor-greet West, Mr-
Dodsworth, aged 72. I, ose'
On the 7th inst. in Sloane-street, Mrs. Elizabet '

London: Printed and Published by MURDC
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Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy,
.. in the -A)
litddlosenc, Thursday, January 9. 1045'

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY at ST 0101'
On Monday morning last, soon after seven o'clock?
a rumour was generally circulated that a robber??
of serious extent had been committed at the shop
Mr. R. Lindley, bookseller and sub-distributor of
stamps. 'The indications of a robbery were
discovered by Mr. Lindley's female servant, who, 0
coining down stairs, perceived that the staple which r
ceives the bolt of the lock on the inner door of the sh:ro
had been wrenched off, and her attention was i
ed
drawn to a quantity of papers which were scatter
ieti
about the floor of the parlour. She instantly call,
Mr. Lindley, who got up in haste, and, after
amining the state of the shop, communicated with t
the police. Inspector Armstrong (in the aloer'd
of Major Macknight, who was at Staffeq
and subsequently Major Macknight hin3sethe
inspected the premises. The grid under
front shop window had been removed, and the cs 74,
ment in the cellar window beneath the grid oPelliij
for which purpose a pane opposite the handle P,te
been taken out, as well as another pane 0P13°,11e3
the bolt below. The wood had been chi
away from the door-post of the door on t';
cellar stairs, and the bolt pushed back. The bOOl
staple of the shop inner door was also torn oft ad),
the alarm. bell behind the front door had shared;ctiPi° t
same fate, and was lying on the counter, the ",
itself being unfastened, so that it would apPeertv
thief or thieves had made their exit that way
street. The, shop-drawers had the appearance 4
having been rummaged, and a quantity of paPer,:at
been abstracted from a table-drawer in the par
and thrown in confusion about the floor. • if
In the course of the day a placard was issued, it
ing particulars of the property missing, from which
app-pared that rumour had not exaggerated the aal°ll-0
It is stated to have consisted of near 7001. in trielle.'
and 1151. worth of plate and jewellery. The degriit
tion of cash is, " Half Bank of England notes telot
amount of 651.; and a quantity of gold and 511;,et,
coin and Bank of England notes—gold, 1201.; 5",19
about 21. 104.; and Bank of England notes to „ir
amount of 5001."—making a total of more than 6„eit
The following is a list of plate and jewellery:—" ni
,
case containing 17 valuable gold wedding rings,
30 gentlemen's fancy ditto, bestudded with dial'', °Gn r
six steel chains, three German silver ditto, 27
man silver guards, 10 large ditto, four 50,:"`,
ditto, six gilt ditto, 12 silver ditto ; 13 siel
cord purses, two silver knives, splendiugv
necklace, with brooch and bottle ; two jet Recutchains, pair of bracelets, five dozen shawl pins, 'o
dozen pair of coat links, two silver corals; two d?irof
silver penholders, splendid dessert case with 51.4
knife, fork, and spoon ; lady's companion, eontaie:il.
a silver thimble and scissors, with case, &c.; 1810 it
ver thimbles, two silver butter knives, three Ire
ditto, three silver pickle forks, three silver CO
i,,et
shells ; a most valuable assortment of skivi
pencil cases, desk seals, toothpicks, scissorS t/b,
sheaths, vinegaretts, watch-hooks, keys, buckles, stuOJ
tops and bottoms of purses, hand pins, chainst;of
small pins ; gold brooches, and a great vsrietjpo
bosom ditto ; gold cuff breguet chains and s'd
studs, lockets, pins, micr,scope, eye-glasses, 11,110',
quantity of knives, &c.," the whole valued at
cost price.
t'
The cash-box containing the money, we 11°-A
stand, had been left overnight in a compartmen',Bo
d
the inner side of the shop counter; the plate het
jewellery in a show-glass on the counter, where 'bel
were usually kept, and which had been wrens