The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-03 00:00:00

house of Messrs. Reilly and Storer, silversmiths,. &c.,
in Carey-lane, Gutter-lane, Cheapside, and stolen tilere-
from a large quantity of plate and other property of the
value of 2501. The prisoners were further charg„ed
with haVing been concerned in the commission of an
extensive burglary, at the premises of Messrs. Leaf and
Co., of Old 'Change ; and also with having being im-
plicated in several other robberies.
The Court was crowded during the investigation,
which attracted an unusual degree of interest, in con-
sequence of the extent, and daring nature of the depre-
dations, the successful perpetration of which had led to
the suspension from their duties of several City policemen.
Mr. George Storer, of the firm of Reilly and Company,
stated that their warehouse was broken open during the
night of Dec. 12, and a large quantity of communion
plate, together with several massive silver snuff-boxes,
were abstracted from it. The thieves effected an en-
trance by breaking through the skylight window in the
roof of the warehouse, He identified three silver snuff-
boxes now produced as part of the stolen property.
Thomas Durant, shopman to Mr. Sowerby,n- pawn-
broker in Chiswell-street, produced one of the boxes, and
identified the prisoner Davis as having offered it in
pledge on the evening of Saturday se'nnight. He had
previously seen a placard containing an account of the
robbery, and offering a reward of 501., for its detection,
and as the box presented by the prisooer corresponds d
with the description of those stolen he gave him into.
custody.
Mr. ,Tames Leach, pawnbroker, 156, Hoxton
Town, produced another silver snuff-box, which he
identified the prisoner Robinson as having pledged for
21., on the 12th tilt
Mr. Pierce, the superintendent of the detective police,
stated that the prisoners had lodged togethir at the
house of a widow named Smith, in Lloyd's-row, Clerkeu-
well, and on searching their apartment, he had found a
carpet-bag, containing 22 skeleton-keys, and also an im-
plement of a very novel and ingenious construction, for
cutting out thCpanels of doors and shutters, which it was
calculated to effect with remarkable ease and celerity.
He also found a great number of duplicates, relating to
property connected with other robberies.
Mr. BINGHAM said that as the evidence in the present
charge was complete, lie should commit the prisoners at
at once upon it.
The case preferred by Messrs. Leaf, Smith, and Co.,
of Old 'Change, was then gone into.
Mr. Michael Brankston stated. that he was in the em-
ploy of Messrs. Leaf and Co., whose warehouse was
forcibly entered through a skylight in the roof on the
night of the 6th ult. An immense quantity of property
was stolen, amongst which were eighty pieces of ribbon
and three pieces of black satin of French manufacture.
A reward of 2001. had been offered for the apprehension
of the robbers.
After other witnesses had been examined, Super-
intendent Price said both the prisoners had been con-
victed of felony, and he mentioned as a remarkable cir-
cumstance that Robinson, in the year 1838, carried on
business as a warehouseman next door to Messrs. Reilly,
the prosecutors in the first case. He requested that the
prisoners might be remanded to enable him to bring for-
ward further evidence in support of the last charge, and
also to establish further cases against them.
The prisoners were accordingly remanded for a fortnight.