The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-03 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, Nov. 2.

Stephen Sandford and William Leslie were capi-
tally indicted, the former for a burglary with in-
tent to steal, in the house of Messrs. S'ultz and
Co., tailors, and the latter for counselling the said
Sandford to commit the same.

John Rossiter examined—The prisoner Leslie is
a tailor, and. had worked at Messrs. Stultz's during
the last summer. Witness slept in the establish-
ment with Metzer on the night of the robbery. Be-
tween two and three o'clock in the morning they
were aroused by a knocking at the door, resembling
the noise of a hammer struck upon a chisel. Wit-
ness saw the body of a man intruding through the
door, and called out, '" Who are you ?" When
the person answered, " Silence, or shoot you."
Witness replied, " I'll shoot you," and felt about
for a blunderbuss. The man whom witness ad-
dressed' *is like the prisoner Sandford in height
and size.

Bannister, a watchman, hearing an alarm, came
to the premises between two and three o'clock on
the morning in question, and saw the prisoner Sand-
ford coming from the Mews, at the rear of Messrs.
Stultz's. He was running at the time, and witness
stopped him, saying he would not-let him go, upon
which he (Sandford) snapped a pistol at him (wit-
ness.) It missed fire, and Sandford then knocked
him down and ran away. He was subsequently
taken into custotr in Great Marlborough-street.—
The witness then proceeded to state, that at half-
past I I o'clock on the same night he was accosted
by the prisoner Leslie, who said he was a tailor, in
the employ of Messrs. Stultz. He offered to treat
him, but witness observed that it was too late to
procure drink. The prisoner then went away, and
returned again a little before two o'clock.
James Barrow, a waiter at Stevens's Hotel, saw
Sandford running away, pursued by the last wit-
ness. When taken to the watch-house, the prisoner
swore at witness, and said, that if it had not been
for him he should riot have been taken.

John Rossiter examined—l was locked up in a
call opposite to that in which the prisoners were
confined, and beard Leslie call out to Sandford, who
replied " Hallo !" Leslie said, " What a fool
you were to send me that letter." Sandford then
called out, " Leslie, I have just seen my wire,
and
she tells me that we are to be remanded for a week,"
to which Leslie replied, " with a bad

expression, tr but how is' that P'4 Sandford replied,
" Because there has been another robbery in Clif-
ford-street." Leslie replied, " What, has there
been another robbery ?" and Sandford replied,
" Welcome, I wish there had been a dozen." The
same voice added, " I understand that old Edge
has sworn to the pistol," to which Leslie answered,
" Has he ? I thought it was not his but Dicky's."
The conversation then stopped suddenly, and Leslie
called out " A plant ! a plant I" Sandford then
said, " Have you said any thing." Leslie replied,
" No, not here."
Cross-examined—Witness wrote down the con-
versation as soon as lie came out of the cell, and
gave it to the solicitor for the prosecution.
The Jury found Sandford guilty of the burglary,
and Leslie with being an accessory before tke fact.
Sandford was then put upon his trial, upon an in-
dictment framed under Lord Ellenborough s act, for
shooting at Bannister, the watchman, with intent to
murder or do him some grievous bodily harm.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty upon this in-
dictment also, and

Mr. Baron GAItROW made a most solemn and im-
pressive address to the prisoner, telling him that,
having been found guilty of two such heinous of-
fences, there was no ground whatever fur supposing
that mercy would be extended to him.
John Allen was capitally indicted for stealing in
the dwelling-house of Ann Andrews, the sum Af
6251., the property of Vincent Stuckey and Co.,
bankers of Taunton.
Mr. Wm. Newton examined—l remember hav-
ing taken charge of two parcels of bank-notes, one
directed to Roberts and Co., London, and the other
to Bristol, on Saturday evening, the 10th of Oct.
I went by coach to Bristol, arid went to Stuckey's
house there. I saw the porter, who ripped open
my coat and took out the parcel directed to Bristol.
I felt that the London parcel was safely sewed up
in my coat, and started for London soon after. I
arrired in town at nine o'clock in the evening, and
took my luggage to Mrs. Andrews's, Ironmonger-
lane, at whose house I had been used to lodge when
I had occasion to stop in town. I took some re-
freshment in Mrs. Andrews's kitchen, and desired
my luggage to be brought to my bed-room. The
parcel at that time was safe. I know the prisoner at
the bar, he came into the room and asked me how
I was. I went to bed about ten, or soon after.
There was no key in the door, but a slight fastening
which I found broken in the morning. When I
awoke at balf-past six in the morning, I found my
coat lying near the foot of the bed. Upon examin-
ing it, I found that the pocket had been ripped
open. The parcel was reduced in size, and it ap-
peared to me that part of it was gone. I also
missed three sovereigns from my trousers.
Ann Andrews examined—l am a married woman,
and have kept a lodging-house for seventeen years
in Ironmonger-lane. Mr. Newton has been in the
habit of lodging with me for these seven years past.
Allen has lodged with me on arid off also. I re-
member Mr. Newton's coming to my house on the
evening of the 10th of October. The prisoner
Allen slept in the room next to Mr. Newton. He
went to bed after him. No other person slept upon
the same floor that night. Allen came down stairs
at a little after seven o'clock the next morning. The
robbery was talked of, and he requested to leave the
house for five minutes. I requested that no person
might leave the house until a proper search was
made. He did leave the house, and was away for
an hour.

Charles Thorogood—l am a city police-officer.
By directions of Mr. Cope, I was ordered to watch
the prisoner, and saw him coming out of Mrs. An-
drews's house in Ironmonger-lane, with a portman-
teau in his hand. He took a boat, and went on
board a steam-vessel bound to Gravesend. I went
on board the same steamer, and we both landed at
Gravesend. The prisoner got upon the Chatham-
coach, and I got upon it also. The prisoner went
into the Sun Tavern, and stayed there from Thurs-
day to the following Tuesday. He went to Graves-
end on the Monday. He left Chatham for London
on Tuesday, and 1 went by the same coach, I saw
his portmanteau put into the boot of the coach. I
was watching him all the time. When we stopped
at Rochester to change horses I got off the coach,
and called for a small glass of brandy, Allen remain-
ed on the coach. He dropped a paper which I
picked up, and the prisoner said " Bless me, is that
paper mine?" He then pulled out a roll of notes
aid said, " Oh, its all right." I saw that the
notes were country notes. The prisoner got out at
the Kent-road, and carried his portmanteau to the
house of Mrs. Morton. I kept watch there the
whole of the night. The next morning, about eight
o'clock, I saw him come out of the house with a
young man. I followed them to Cornhill, and For-
rester, the officer, came to me, and we took the pri-
soner into custody.
Brown, eltrk to Stuckey's bank, was asked whe-
ther the notes found in the prisoner's portmanteau
were the same that were entered in the book at the
banking-house at Taunton as having been forwaided
to the bank of Messrs. Robatts and Co. ? The
witness replied, that the numbers of some of the
notes (those found in the pocket of the prisoner)
did not agree, but he believed that the remainder
were the same notes that had been packed up and
forwarded to London by Mr. Newton. The witness
added, that he had no doubt but that the notes now
produced were the same so forwarded.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was
immediately called up for judgment, and sentenced
to seven years' transportation.
The trial lasted from five in the evening until past
ten o'clock.

On Monday last was instituted, by the Bishop
of EXETER, the Rev.' GEORGE Tottsisorr, M.A. to the
Rectory of Ashreigny, in Devon, on his own petition as
true patron, void by the dt•ath of Joi( Tossam. JOHN-
SON, clerk; the Rev. THOMAS ROWLAND BRADSTOCE,
A.M. to the Rectory of Thelbridge in the same county,
on the presentation of WILLIAM WILTON WOODWARD, of
Pershore, in the county of Worcester, Esq., void by the
cession of the Venerable the Dean of YORK ; the Rev.
FRANCIS POTT, A.M., to the Vicarage of Churchstow,
with Kingsbridge, in the same county, on the presentation
of his Most Gracious MAJESTY, void by the death of
GEORGE FURLONG WISE, clerk; and the Rev. Joax
FISHER TURNER, A.B , to the Rectory of Saint Mary
Major, in this city, on the presentation of the Venerable
the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Exeter.

The Boar exhibited by Sir NEIL MENZIES
at Perth, during the Highland Society's Show, which was
of the Chinese breed, and quite blind with fat, was killed
on Tuesday, and weighed 30 stones.—Perth Advertiser.
The founderies for making fire-grates are at
present very brisk; and this demand originates more from
the orders for families, who are to reside in town, than for
any export orders. The fitting up of the new patent gas
tin pipes has also been favourable to the founder. The
English plan is improved upon, and they are beat hollow in
the invention, three times the quantity being made by
this Scottish patentee in the same time; and besides the
superior and more datable construction of the article, it
is furnished to the shopkeeper at a much cheaper rate.—
Glasgow Chronicle, Friday.
The leather trade, which was considerably de-
pressed in summer, is now much revived, and a great
quantity of business is doing by the curriers. The
Rus-
sian Kip hides fell in April, from excessive importation,
2d. a lb. ; but, owing to the increased demand for upper
and sole leather, prices this week of Russian hides have
advanced one halfpenny a lb. We are happy to learn
that the tanners of Leith (so famous for the making of
fine Bend) are fully employed with orders which are to
be executed in rotation from different parts of the coun-
try; and the extensive tan-yards in Edinburgh are also
evincing more activity.— Glasgow Chronicle of Friday.
HAPPY MEETING.—A respectable woman
who resides in this city, has a family of four sons, who
were parted Fo far back as 1812, and never since assembled
together until a few days ago, when chance brought them
all once again under the family roof. The first enlisted in
1812, the second in 1816, the third in 1819, and the
fourth in 1822: and mast of them have since visited the
four quarters of the globe. Only one now remains in the
army, and happening to visit his mother on furlow, at the
very moment when another son had just arrived from
London, the whole family, after being long scattered abroad
on the face of the whole earth, sat down once more, as it
were, under the shadow of their mother's wing.—Scotsman.