The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—There appeared in the Tines
newspaper of the 13th inst., the following advertisement:
" To Clerks.—Wanted, a clerk, an apprentice, and a
shopmau. Letters post paid, or personal applications from
I 1 to 3 o'clock, will be attended to fur the next week.—
Apply to Robertson and Co., Bird-in-hand-coart, Cheap-
side."

This advertisement, as might be expected from the state
of things at the present time, gathered together a rest
number of poor out-of-place clerks and adventurers.—
Upwards of 250 unfortunate candidates appeared in the
neighbourhood, and eyed each other with some jealousy,
but the feeling did not last long. They found that the
object of the advertiser was to humbug them out of any
little money which they might have to keep them from
starving.
• The landlord of a neighbouring tavern, upon hearing of
the nature of the concern, advised the candidates to ga to
the Lord Mayor and state to his Lordship what had taken
place.

It appeared that the personal applications, which were
so numerous as to cause the greatest bustle in the neigh-
bourhood, began at an early hour, and that the candidates
were severally told by a sort of clerk (the principal, as he
is called, never appeared), that the gentlemen must, 'before
they received any intelligence, put down the sum of ss.
each, and give cceurity to pay 7} per cent. upon their sala-
ries for the first year. One'of 'the candidates, it seemed,
told the clerk of this concern that he would, the moment
the promised situation was procured for him, pay the sum
of 51. to the proprietor ; but he said that it was (rite im-
possible for him to advance a farthing. " Oh, then," said
the clerk,
it is against OUT system to act without receiv-
ing the fee."
candidate who
hadphaerLteodawnithilfitYlonr(;naesykeltsast
presentiiether any.l
It was stated that there was no dope Present.
The LORD MA YOft was glad to hear that the complain-
ants had not been fools enough to pay their money.
It was mentioned that it was no doubt the intention of
the owners of the concern to get as many Pounds as they
could, and to decamp as soon as they should be blown upon.
His LORDSHIP said that if the taking of money had been
proved against this respectable firm, be should deal with
the masters without much ceremony. His Lordship hoped
that the matter 7.70011), eiros24.l V... 4 to prevz:lt any poor
man from being iMposed upon.'

GUILDHALL—A boy, only 12 years alit named John
Haickins, was committed for trial for stealing a gold watch.
From the evidence, it appeared that on Thursday even-
ing, the prisoner, with one or two othe4 boys who were
older than himself, went three times into the shop of Mr.
Light, Birmingham and Sheffield warehouseman, in Skinner-
street. First he purchased a comb-case and a pin-cushion;
nemt he wished to change the pin-cushion, that he might
buy two of p4terp, 1•7. r his sisters in the country ; and
the third time he asked to be shorn Lome cheap ien,knives.
The prigoner was now alone, and while Mrs. Light, who
was attending to him, went into an inner room to get some
knives, the prisoner opened the glass case and ran away
with the watch. Mr. Light's errand-boy, who was in
another pert of the shop, saw the act, and started in pur-
suit, but was knocked down by the prisoner's ai;sTociates.
Bush, a watchman of the parish, saw the boy chasing the
prisoner, and secured the latter, suipecting something was

amiss, as soon as he saw the boy knocked down. Upon
searching the prisoner, it was found be had already given
the property to his accomplices, who had escaped.
The prisoner said his parents keep a chandler's shop ia
Whitecitapel, but declined saying anything in his defence,
and denied that be knew anything of any other boys.
Mr. Light said his windows bad been cut by boys three
or four times this year.
Bush, the watchman, stated that the prisoner's person
was familiar to him, as frequenting the neighbourhood.
The other boys were, like the prisoner, all genteelly dressed.
Mr. Alderman ANSLEY thought that, from the daring
manner in which the offence was committed, the little cul-
„Fit was irreclaimable, and therefore committed him to
Islevrgate.

BOW-STREET.—A fat little man, a journeyman
plumber, was brought up from the watch-house, charged
with having committed an assault upon Mr. Cross, of
Exeter 'Change. One of Mr. Cross's elephant keepers
stated, that as his master and a number of his men were
the night before bringing home an elephant be bad hired,
they met the defendant in the Strand, who being rather
tipsy, began to amuse himself by playing with the ele-
phant's tail. Mr. Cross warned him of his danger, but
instead of desisting he threatened, thrust his fist into Mr.
Cross's face, and pulled the elephant's tail so roughly, that
the angry animal determined to avenge himself and his
master at the same time, and gave the poor plumber a
stroke of his trunk across the back, that drove him like a
shuttle-cock to a distance of many yards, which the keeper
said, he thought must have broke half the bones in his
skin. The plumber,-however, escaped any fractures, and
was given in charge to a watchman. Mr. Cross's man
stated, that his master was perfectly ,satisfied with the
punishment the elephant had inflicted on the defendant,
and did net wish to pros any charge against him. The
defendant, in consequence, was discharged, with a cau-
tion from Sir R. Brame, never again to play with an
elephant's tail; to which he responded that he should
never again touch a hair of an elephant's tail to the end of
his days.
Thomas Delany was charged by a gentleman, named
Johnson, with a daring street robbery. Mr. Jehnson
stated, that as he came out of the Haymarket Theatre the
night before, the prisoner made a snatch at his watch, the
chain broke, but the prisoner made off with the seals and
key, which were of the value of 10/. The complainant
pursued and overtook him, but the property was not found
on hint. The prisoner was committed for trial.
HATTON-GARDEN.— Thomas Knight, driver of
the hackney-coach 117, was charged with robbing a French
gentleman, who stated, that on Mende), last, he landed at
the Custom-house, and took the defendant's coach to a
lodging that had been provided for him at Pentonville.
After leaving his trunk at the lodging, he returned by the
coach to the Royal Exchange, where he paid the defendant
and dismissed him. On returning to his lodging in the
evening he was surprised to find that the defendant had
been there and had taken away his trunk.
The landlady of the house stated, that the prisoner had
returned to the house, and told her he was sent by the
gentleman he had brought there to pay her a week's lodg-
ing and take away his trunk. Not doubting the truth
of this statement she took the money and gave the trunk.
She added, that the prisoner, when carrying the trunk
into her house, asked the gentleman, in a jocular way (it
being very weighty), if it was filled with doubloons? to
which the gentleman answered with a smile, "Yes."—The
prisoner was remanded, to give time for further evidence.
MARLBOROUGH. STREET.—Sir Gao. FARAANT,
the Sitting Magistrate, was yesterday occupied at this Of- j
fice for some time, in the investigation of the following
curious case of robbery, alleged to have been committed at
the shop of Mr. Dunford, haberdasher and shoe-mercer,
in little Newport-street, Newport-market, and who is Liao
the proprietor of two other extensive shops in the same
line, in the Minories, and in Cheapside.
It appeared by the evidence of Mr. Heckt, who has the
management of Mr. Dunford's business at the shop in New-
port-street,
that about nine o'clock on Thursday morning
last, while his brother, a youth about 15 years of age,
was alone in charge of the shop, two or three persons en-
tered and made some trifling purchases; and that imme-
diately after their departure, a quantity of weaving silk,
which was laid in a parcel on the counter, was missed ;
and, satisfied that it must have been just then stolen, he
(Mr. Hecks) went round instantly to all the dealers in that
line in the neighbourhood, and describing the silk to them,
requested that they would stop any person who might offer
it for sale, and send notice to him.

Yesterday morning Mr. Laing, a hairdresser, in Saint
Ann's-court, Dean-street, entered one of those shops where
notice had been left by Mr. Heck* of the robbery, and of-
fered for sale 2ilbs. of such silk as Mr. Hecks had deseri-
laarrtsi,opriCr Ironsiaeitawadhettoted Mr.e
Laing until the arrival of Mr. Hecha, whom they also sent
for.

Mr. Laing, conscious of his own innocence, did not he-
sitate a moment in detailing how the silk had come into
his possession, and stated that a Mr. John Russell, a dealer
in curiosities, &c. also residing in St. Ann's-court, of the
Jewish persuasion, called upon him that morning, and
asked him to buy this silk, but although he (Mr. Laing)
does occasionally use in snaking wigs, &c. a good deal of
silk of this description, he declined purchasing this, as
the quantity was more than he then had use for. Mr.
RAMA then requested him to carry the silk out to some
dealer that he knew in that article, and sell it for as much
as he could get, and any stun he received above the rate of
225. per lb. be should be allowed 2s. in the pound for his
trouble; and in pursuance of that request it was he took
the silk for sale to the shop where he was detained.
Mr. Laing having given this account of the transaction,
as far as he was concerned, to Mr. Hecks and the con-
stable, all three went forward to the house of Mr. Russell,
who at once acknowledged that the account given of the
silk by Mr. Laing was perfectly correct, and added that
the silk was his (Mr. Russell's) own property, and not that
of either Mr. Dunford or Mr. Hecks. The latter, how-
ever, not feeling quite satisfied upon this point, gave Mr.
Russell into custody of the constable, on a charge of either
stealing the silk or receiving it knowing it to have been
stolen.

Mr. Russell now, on being called upon to account for the
possession of this silk, which was produced, said, that it
had been in his hands for several days before the day on
whiCh tide alleged robbery was said to have taken place at
Mr. Dunford's, and that it had been sent to him from
Sheerness by a brother of his, who is a large dealer in the
silk business at that place ; and besides, he said it was quite
ridiculous for any person to pretend to be able to swear to
the identity of any silk in skeins such as this.
Mr. Necks, on the other hand, positively swore that the
silk produced was a part of the same that was stolen on
Thursday last from Mr. Dunford's shop, nor was there, he
said, the smallest difficulty in proving its identity, as it
happened to be a particular silk that bad been spun and
twitted in a certain manner, for the sole use of Mr. Dun-
ford's establishment ; and besides, this silk was worth, at
the very least, 40s. per lb. in the trade, although Mr. Rus-
sell authorized Mr. Laing to sell it for 225. if be could get
no

Mr. Russell still persisted hi his story.
Mt. Laing said, that he understood Mr. Russell, when
he gave the silk to sell, as saying that it was sent to him,
not from Sheerness, but from Manchester ; but Mr. Rus-
sel denied having said this, and the Magistrate ordered the
whole case to stand over to Thursday next; but said that
Mr, Russell must 'put in good bail for his appearance on
that day.
An application was made a day or two ago by Sir P—
B—, Knt. to the Magistrates at this Office, for the
assistance of an officer in the recovery of Sir P.'s three
daughters, who had absented themselves from his protec-
tion without his consent. _ .

The circumstances to this affair have been kept
with the greatest secresy, and the investigation which sub-
sequently took place was heard in the Magistrates' private
room. As many strange arm exaggerated reports have
been in circulation, arising, in a great measure,
mystery observed upon the occasion, we have made inquiry
into the particulars, and we believe the following to be
the correct state of the facts : from the
Sir le_ B—, some few months ago, placed his
three daughters to board and lodge at the house of a Mr.
W---_, in a street leadieg out of ci.leveudish-square, and
considered, at the time, that they would there obtain all the,
parental cars and attention necessary for
young ladies of
their station in life, and would also, as be was led to expect,
receive the advantage of mixing in good society. With n
the last few days, however, circumstances, had cone to his
morality of the family, and in consequence he was de_,
knowledge which altered his opinion with regard to the
propriety of his danghterS continuing in the family nie
hided to;
in fact, he (Sir P.) doubted very much the strict
sirous of moving his three daughters to a ,ore suit,
able residence. But unon rocking application for the
purpose, they positively refused to leave the house;
and to slthsequeut applications made by their father,
they were denied being in the bones., In consequence,
Sir P. applied for legal assistance at this office, .and
an officer was sent to bring forward the young ladies. The
olicer returned in company with one of them, but the
other two had made their escape, and positively were ric=
termined to continue in their present situation.
Mr. W---, the proprietor of the house in question, en-
tered into a recriminatory conversation, and stated that if

his (Sir P.'s) daughters had sustained any demoralisation,
it arose from the father's own conduct to them.
Other particulars have come to our knowledge, but as
they are in a great measure unsubstantiated by facts, we
decline giving them publicity.
In this situation the affair rests for the present, the two
young ladies remaining still in seclusion.
MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.— Thomas Ilarding anti
James Jackson, chimney-sweeping lads, werecharged with
stealing two silver table spoons from the house of Mr.
Quartermaine, No. S, Great Quebec-street.

They introduced themselves as belonging to a respecta-
ble master in the neighbourhood, and were admitted at
five o'clock vcsterday morning to sweep the kitchen chim-
ney. While Jackson was up the flue, Harding endea-
voured to send away the young woman who was watch-
ing them, by asking her for seine table-beer, and other
things, but did not succeed. When the job was finished,
Harding asked her to lit them out : she went up stairs,
Harding followed, and Jackson staying behind, under a
pretence of looking up his tools, which gave him an op-
portunity to steal the spoons; and they were afterwards
found in his possession.
Jackson declined saying any thing in his defence; Hard-
ing said he knew nothing of the business, and they were
about to be fully committed, when Mr. Padmore, of Craw-
ford-street, informed Mr. Hoskins that they were old
offenders, and had committed a similar robbery in his house
a short time before.

For the purpose of obtaining the evidence of Mr. Pad-
more'a servant, who has since left him, and of giving others
who may have like charges an opportunity to bring them
forward, Mr. Hoskiss remanded the prisoners for a week.