The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-06 00:00:00

skoad be t.t'io
hatter theme .every day front ten o'clock inrthe;
morningll three, vind frolfl ail to 'eight
'eVeilicl4 it has been the cirstr;rti Id-ohiS'sider 14tei
o'clock sis eleven, or a few aiitnites- before) !out.
instead of stßsiogsill three, *e are ri‘fteti
antil. fdo oot leave the Wifietyvhile therli is;
'any busine4s before u 3 : we go there tittilin iii the'
evening a little before seven, and stay very fte
(Newly till nine, when any business is 110. ore tug.
Is any clerk resident in the Office, tti
oration to this magistrates in case their prisknee
should be rendered necessary I—Not in the Het-
ton-garden °dice.
IVito iliides in the Hatton Garden Office
There is a houiekeeper and a messenger ; and Mr.
Leach is considered as the -resident Magistrate;
but for the last eight or nine months Mr. Leach
has been in nu ill state of health, in consequence
of which helias a residence At Hampstead.
Who pays the rent and taxes of the Louse in
Hatton Garden I—Government, with an allow-
ance for coals and candles.
It dries not appear, in tlie return, what advan-
tage Mr. Leach gains by livink in that house;
with the allowances you have stated, that is an
enrollment ?-,',No doubt of it, for it of course
saves rent and taxes, coals and candles ; T appre-
hend it was trout a misconception of the heading,
or the article it was not considered as an emo-
lument.
Now king hits Mr. Leach ceased, from the state
of hie health, to live at that (iiltve has been
in a precarious state of health for the last nine
months, and been attended by physicians ; he is"
rather better, but in a precarious state of health
at this moment.

He is not in a state of health to enable'him to
do his duty ?—Yes, he atteuds in a morning re-
giderly ; but dots not uttend in an evening, for
the reasons I have before stated.
In point of fact', arty inennvenlence occur-
red in, coi,eqeeitee of his non-residence in that
home ?--.Nwie whatever, that I ant aware of.
Has it 'ever huppened that there was no sitting
magistraie.:either on'ae evening or a morning, at
Ilaity.m.tiarden ?—Not to my knowledge; 1 Ceti
answer tor myselt% and I can, I think, speak de-
cidedly as to no instance occurred of there
not being a magistrate there every itiorniug and
evening.
The act, of parliaineet says there shall be two
mag so
isties ?The act of parliament says there
shall be two neigistrates in die morning, but it
does not require two in the evening.
„The bosi-
eess which requires lite attendance. of two, is by
custom brought on in the morning; awl I do not
recollect arty .instance of business being 1)11'90" on
iu ate evenitigthat required the etteodance of two,
flow ninny clerks are there in the office ?
There aret.vo clerks.
Have you an assistant clerk, who has a salary
of 20!. a year have.
What is the name* the tessiftant clerk, es his
name 'does not appear in thelise?—His name is
Robert Ford, he ik sou of the, chief clerk ; he is
not regularly upon the establishment as a clerk,
but he has been permitted for the last five, years to
assist : I found him when I came into the office.
Is he tflicU:nt ar a chalk ?•---kle is useful ; we
do not intrust bins, as wre do the other
With the material part of the business,
flow comes his name not to be inserted, as 116
receives 201. a year, out of the public purse ?-11
ant. not prepared to answer that
11410 Wad; ottt that.returni--fOor chief ;clerk,
under our directions ; we prodeced the , heeding
of it paper brought brittle, the:finance committee
in the year 1794, and ordered hi,» to follow tlit
directions of that, according to the orders received
front this Committee, and the heading was pre-
pared from that, •
Do the .clerks hold any, other ,sitnation than
that of clerks to your office ?---Our chief clerk
has no other situation whatever, he gives up
whole and undivided time to
Does be poetise as a solicitor ?—N'vot at ail ;
lie has no otheremPloyntent.. .
Has the seeonti clerk, Jong Shearmen, any other
employment ?---Lie h an attorney..
Does he practise.as a solicitor?--I believe he
does, but I am not certain,
In the office ?—NO; when T sar 'not in the of:.
flee, I beg to correct 'tnyielf; he is sometimes
employed for the prosecution., bto we newer
fer him, on any Occasion, if we know it, to be
concerned for the tiefenditnts.
Does he give' daily attendance ?--He does ge
neralfy,
Is his attendance as constant as that of the chief
clerk ?—Thiey divide attemlanCe lietwee,) them ;it
Mr. Shearman wants to be out of.the way,, Mr.
Foe(' takes care to he there, and sometimes Mr.
:Fora wishes. to be absent
,on an evening. 1 beg
to say, that Mr. Ford is a most diligent, efficient
clerk, and unremitting in histlitty.
Is Mr. Sheerienn as tioreinittinvitehis duty as
Mr. Ford I.—l think he is; we have:no cause to
complain of hilO; our besiness Bever 'tends still.
W,is the app,int 'tient of young Mr.*Ford owing
to a pressure of hnsiness beyond the united. atten-
tion of the,t‘i,o clerks, or beeausetheprivate avo-
cations of Mr. Shearman rendered other assist-
ance neeeisary,?—When kcameto Ilittott-garden,
I found. Mr, Ford, jitnior, thtre. and I. am not
prepared; to as, to the mode in which he Wait
appointCd, 119 t;. Siteartnan Ins been at the office
about two years, but has now left its, being up,
pointed to"amithee site:llion, I believe that of
Governor-of the drew i teutiary House. Mr.
Sheartnen is it very worthy,litimane man, and a
valuable •me Mliee society,
Do ..yoe think
,if he twit clerks were as
regular, in their attiendlince us ,111-r..FOrdsi!*, there
would be any occasion to have an extra dirk
1 tilioold think not.
It appears- by. the,retnrn, that.yon hove ,eight
(Ace: h belQng: to pier establishment 1114(104
had ten on the ,2lst of Jalltiallt, 181S1„ why were
the two 'lest dismissed?--'fiery,were 011;44.1(1 in
consequence of malTrae,tiees.Hate
you up. their pl,tees?---We have not.
What were the practiees:forewhich -t /rev were
disMisaed ?—To the best atilt* recolleetion, tot
having taken of-stitnipartie-s who hail.beeti
delivering cools that weer deficient in measure ;
that those• officers 'were sent for its order to tee
those,eoalit measured,. anti we bad reeson
lieve, indeed I rather think we had positive protif