The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-05 00:00:00

CLERKEIV WELL.

Fisher Lloyd, a young man of gentlemanly manners
and exterior, was charged by Mr. Thomas Reves, gold
and silversmith, of No. 137, Goswell-street. on suspicion
of having been concerned in breaking and entering his
premises, and stealing articles of plate, &c., to the
amount of upwards of 300/. Mr. Robinson attended on
the part of the prisoner, and another solicitor for the
prosecution.
The prosecutor stated that on Friday night last he
left his house, 137, Goswell-street, and proceeded to his
residence in Barnsbury-park, Islington. Previous to
leaving Goswell-street he carefully barricaded and
locked up the house for the security of valuable plate
and other property therein. On the following morning
he received information that his house in Goswell-street
had been entered and plundered by thieves. He pro-
ceeded thither, and found that the thieves had cut a
panel out of a door at the back part of the house, suffi-
cient to admit a man's body. The house had been
stripped of valuable property, consisting of articles of
silver, plate, gold &c. ; and the front shop-window was
stripped of silver tea-pots , trays, and other articles for
show.
Mr. GREENWOOD inquired whether he knew anything
of the prisoner ? Prosecutor said he knew nothing of
him.
Mr. Robinson (surprised): What, not know him? Has
not the prisoner called at your house with another party?
—The prosecutor admitted that the prisoner had called
upon him.
Mr. Robinson: Ay, wasit not with Mrs. Elliott, to ask
you to sign a petition to the Secretary of State for a
commutation of her husband's sentence of transportation?
—Prosecutor admitted this to be the fact. He called
with Mrs. Elliott a month ago. lie only saw Mrs.
Elliott two or three times.
Mr. Robinson: Pray, sir, did you not propose to Mrs.
Elliott to get the jury list?—Prosecutor: I did not.
Mr. Robinson said that Elliott some time ago was
tried at Oxford, for a Bank coach robbery, he (Mr. Ro-
binson) went professionally to Oxford, on the part of
Elliott in May last, and a judge admitted him to bail; he
was subsequently acquitted. He s% as a' terwards tried at
Newgate, convicted, and sentenced to transportation, and
after this the prisoner called on the prosecutor and had
dealings with him.
In answer to questions, the prosecutor said he did nut
know that Elliott was tried at Oxf.Grd fur a Bank coach
robbery. He was a m trried nian—hid been at Elliott's
house, and Elliott at his. Ile ustcl t i conic and sell
cold and silver. Did nut know he was a tobacconist.
Had sold Mrs. Eiliott a gold chain atixr her husband's
conviction.
Mr. Robinson—Will you swear th,t Elliott did not
visit your house when he was nut on bail in August? Pro-
secutor—lle did no!. I did not the.; kno N his name. Ile
had only two dealings with him. N v,r watcLes
of him since August. Only. one. He had bought watch

cases.
By Mr. Robinson—Made no entry in his books ; was
not careful with his book-. 1-1 not destroyed any
books since Elliott's conviction. Gale Os. an ounce fir
gold watch-cases.
Mr. GaF.z.-Nwoon asked if thoro was any evidence to
produce to warrant hi.; detention of ttie prisoner? as yet
there was nothing against Mr. Robinson—l can
show that the piosectitor is a regular pu-c`laser of these
men.

. .
srduntor for the prosecution—l can produce evidence
to show the. pris,,ner's charac:cr.
Mr. GREENWOOD-1 hay., no right to hear it. Is
there any evidence to show t.ha, the prisoner has been
dealing with the property, or that he is in any wiiy con-
cerned in the robbery ? Sergeant Archer, G—l re-
ceived him in my charge, I h.,ve not heard any evidence
to pro,ince.
Mr. GREENWOOD—There may be something behind
this eAse which I know nothing of. There is no ev;

hoe against the prisoner, and I :11Jil discharge him.
The ruisaner was thin disci,arged, and he left the
court with his solicitor rind friends.

LAMBE% fi.

On Saturday, Mary Brown, alias Davis, alias
lh!th Orde, a well-dres=ed fee.ale, was placed at the bar
before the lion. G. C. Norton, and charged with carrying
on a wholesale system of shoplifting
Frmn the evidence adduce 1, it appeared that the pri-
soner had been in the habit of at the shop of
Mr. Mathews, a pawnbroker, in the Princes-road, Lam-
beth, to purchase trifling ;:rtieles ; and on several occa-
sions when she had been th,re articles of property had
been missed. This circumstance determined the shop-
man to watch her narrowly the next time she called, and
on Friday morning she managed to secrete a number of
articles upon her person.
Upon being given into custody site refused to give her
address, but the constable who apprehended her, after
much difficulty, succeeded in divine.; out her lodging in
Vauxhall-street, Lambeth. On searching her apart-
ments a vast quantity of property, consisting of linen-
drapery, new shoes, dresses, and, in fact, goods of almost
every description was found tin re, as well as a con-
siderable sum of money.
The constable stated he had no doubt, whatever, from
the variety and description of the articles, that they
were the produce of different robberies, and that the
prisoner carried on a wholesale system of plunder.
The prisoner, who could give no account of the pro-
perty, was remanded to Thursday next.
Richard Alexander, a potman at the Rosemary Branch
Tavern and race-ground, Peckham, was charged with
stealing from 41. to 51. in silver, the property of his
master.
Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the Rosemary Branch
Tavern, deposed that on the night before, between ten
and eleven o'clock, a bag containing from U. to 71. in
silver had been taken from the bar, and could not be
found. Some time after, the prisoner brought back the
bag quite wet, and about 20s. in silver in it, and said he
had found it amongst some counter-cloths which he had
removed from the counter. Ile was asked to account for
the other moneys in the bag, but declared it was in the
same state he had found it, and also said he had no.
money about him. On being searched, however, a sove-
reign was found in his p eket which he said had been
given to him by his wife, but this the wife positively
denied.
Mr. NORTON thought the probabilities were, that the
prisoner had procured gold for the silver.
Mr. Smith observed he had plenty of opportunities to
do that, as the house was tilled with company, and a
number of gentlemen were present to make entries of
horses for the forthcoming races in his ground, so that
he would have no difficulty in getting gold for the silver;
but, besides this, he had left the premises for some time.
The prisoner was remanded. . -

COMMISSION 01' LUNACY.
EXTRAORDINARY DELUSION.
On Saturday a commission de lunatic° inquirendo was
opened at the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion-square, before
Mr. Commissioner Barlow, and a jury of fifteen free-
holders of the county of Middlesex, to inquire into the
state of mind of Mr. James Leopard, baker, late of Dock-
head, Bermondsey, now an inmate of Grove-hill Lunatic
Asylum: The commission was sued out at the instance
of the lunatic's wife. It appeared that the unfortunate
lunatic, previous to the year 1843, had suffered consider-
able losses in trade, through which his mind became
affected, and Ms friends found it necessary to place him
under surveillance. In the first stage of the disease it
bordered more upon a melancholy character, he fancying
that he was very poor, and that all his money was bad.
At a subsequent period, the disease became more appa-
rent, it having changed from melancholy to the most ex.
travagant fancies and delusions respecting- his property,
which he imagined was immense, and that he intended
to make a railroad round the globe, by which means he
would derive great interest for his money. He at times
fancied himself a king, and that he had one hundred
queens and wives, some black and some white, with a
great number of children ; but the most extraordinary
delusion he laboured under was a wish to destroy Lon-
don, which he fancied was his property. During the
inquiry he was brought into court, and seated in a chair
close to the Commissioner, who asked him several ques-
tions, but he answered in the most incoherent manner ;
and upon being questioned as to the amount of money
he had in the Bank, he said he had 1(0 black coats, 100
buttons, two queens, and lot; of wives ; two steamers
and a great number of children. The jury, on hearing
this, expressed themselves satisfied as to his insanity,
and instantly returned a verdict to that effect, fixing the
date of the disease from August, 1843.

ANCIENT INN.—The Cross Keys, Gracechurch-
street, is not only one of the olde,t and Lirgest inns in
a
London, but it has played a conTicuous part in many
one
reign gone by ; entertainiug piince.i in public at
time and secreting them at another. The history of
the Cross Keys alone would form a work of no ordinary
interest. It must not then be wondered at that the anti-
quarian, some few months since, heard with regret that
the 44 demon of demolition" was di alined to visit this,
one of their favourite hatutt3, and to number with " the
things that were" a building so replete ,Aith his darling
thoughts. Ile will now, however, he rejoiced to hear,
that the Cros Keys, -pith its mas,ive wooden balconies,
has obtained a respite—indeed, fi-0.0 the thonaigh re-
storation it has undergon,., it is likely to xist many an
age to come, cot a chartb, r or eerridor, staircase or
st-cret. recess, has been tortured from its ancient style
into the questionable " hupro%emetrts-' of the present
time.

It has been intimatea s9rne of the journals, that
certain recent proceedingi in It e1,n,1 have in•lneed the
(lace!' to forego her determination of visitit,g, that
country this year. Whi.,n we state, hoowever, that no-
thing whatever had ken suttled re3pc.eting a royal visit
to Ireland, +%e prosuaie upon no supt nior intelligence in
adding the asurancd that no decision whatever on the
possibly have been change:l or abandoned by
tshuebjecSot can
vereign. bse, ver.