The Sun.
London, England, 1818-11-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BREAKING OPEN OF THE QUEEN'S PALACE.
Bovv-STREEr.—Yesterday a long investigation viok place
before Sir NA fHANLEi. CON.ANT, respecting the brcaliinp„; open
the Queen's Palace. Colonel Stephenson came to town from
Wihdsor Palace, to be present at thr investigation, as did
Mrs. Beckcndorff, her Majesty's principal dresser, from Kew
Palace, the Quern haying dispensed with her attendance, in
order that she might ascertain the property that had hero
stolen, Oa room which had been broken open being under
tin control of Mrs. Brchendorff.

Nlrs. I3ucliland gave a full statement of her discovery that
.the Palace had been. broken. open ; and in adilitiori to the
particulars. we.stated -yesterday, it appears, that the door of
the room was locked, and on her opening it, she discovered
the room in a state of great confusion ; there being a fire
harning-in the'room at the time, she could not say whether
the light seen. proceeded . from the fire or from a litothurn
the rubbers might have; nor could she say whether
they were the room a: the time site entered it or not. Mrs,

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ifeli tatid Observing the state the rump was hi, immediately

1 locked the floor, an ..
d retired to give the alarm in the Palace.
Mrs, Beckendorff slated,. that she knew what the drawe'rs
containeti which 1)::(1' been broken open, as well as all the
other property :which- was in th'e wont, -and which was safe
when she last left the. Palace previous test tl.ie robbery to at-
teud her Majesty at Kew, She yestertAy` morning carefully
'examined -the drawers as Well as other parts of the runny, and
she found very few articles missing, and those of little value.,
and were her own property. Ttie.door was 'not broken open
which led to her Majesty's wardrobe, and there' weretio nu,- ~
pleurents of house-breaking found, nor phosphorus matches.
Mr. Bennett, who has the direction of the.worlsmeo em-
ployed in the repairs of the Palace, stated, that, the piagterers
lett their work about half-past four o'clock on Saturday after-
•noon, and that the plumbers, bricklayers, and carpenters, . •
left work at five, and he entertained no doubt but that they
all left the Palace ; he did not think it possible lir anY of -
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them to have stopped behind and concealed theitO:elves in 'any'
part of the Palace.' The ladder by which the robliews.eritered
the room belonged to the Palace. There is ii doubt but the
thieves expected to fim: considerable veralth in the room.
No.trace whatever has been made of the villains.

PRISONERS IN THE MARSHALSEA AND KING'S
BENCH.
UNI oN-HA LL—Application was yesterday made to the Sit-
ting Magistrate by one of the 011icers belonging to the Mar-
shalsea Prison, for his signature to several orders, addyessed
to Mr. W.?F. Hope, the person appointed tinder the statute
53d Ge 0.411. cap. 1 td, to distribute certain monies to the poor
prisoners in the King's Bench and Matshalsea, requiring him
to pay tic sum of 4d. per diem to such of the prisoners named
in the (aders.
By the provisions of theabove-mentioned Act, any prisoner
confined in the Marshalsea, upon oath that he is not,
worth lot, and that he cannot subsist without the assistance
allowed by the Act, is entitled to an allowance not exceeding
(id. per diem, .to he paid upon the production of an order for
that purpose, signed by a Magistrate, and alldressk'd to • the
person appointed nude:- the Act. For a considerable time-
past the snot of lid. has been paid ; but recently an alteration
has taken place in the printed form of the orders, and the
sum of 43. substituted for t :at of 6d.
The Magistrate refused to affix his signature to the orders
in their present form, assigning as his reason, that no caose
had been shown to him why the allowance should be reo;;Led,
It was his determination to withhold his assent to tin• orders
until a satisfactory explanation had been mad. to him. i. t ire
subject, and a reasonable cause assigned for deprivin,.; the
poor prisoners of their accustomed stipend. The officer who
presented the orders received them bock unsigned, and said i
that he would endeavour to procure some information respect-
ing the alteration that had been made, cud wake the Magis-
trate acquainted wi.th it.

Mr. Porn.--It may well be asked why this
Actor, who had begun to as.uule Characters well
fitted to his time of lite, and who, by his talents
and experience, might be a valuable addition to
the London Stage, is without an engagement at
either Theatre. His Cardinal Beaufort, last sea-
son, wa& as fine a specimen of theatrical skill as
the public has ever seen.

THIS STOLEN CUILD.—At a late boar last night
no positive •information had reached the Magis-
trates of Bove-s,reet Pollee-office respecting the
stolen child, The greatest auxi-ty prevails through-
out tie metropolis ; acid Mr. 1.31 NIB was in hour.
,y expectation of receiving the news of, the ap-
prehausion of Bennett.

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LAW INTELLIGEENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Noy. 16.

In consequence of the very severe indisposition
.of the Lord Chancellor, the business of this
Court was necessarily put off. We are sorry to
•state that his Lordship was quite unable to leave
his private room in Bedford-square, and that
there is very little hope of his bein able this
week, at least before Thursday, of resuming his
arduous duties as Chancellor. On Solid-ay his
Lordship laboured under excessive pain, so much
so as to excite much uneasiness among his friends,
but he endured all with the utmost firmness.
The business of the Court before the Vice-
Chancellor was merely Bankrupt Petitions.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 16.

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AN IMPORTANT CASE IN PARISI-I A
Mr. MARRYAT moved for a Mandamus . against
Crtolen, the Mayor, RIO! another Wigistrate
of the Borough of .Gravesend, to sign trld allow

a poor rare.
Cause was shown by :\lr. A. MooRE that there
WaR an IttleolleCttitrilte.
'OW it being shetvu by the affidavits on the part
of the Parish that the sum uncolltcted was very
small,
The COURT granted the Mandamus immediately.