The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-28 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

A young man named George Hanslip, of No. 10, Alfred-
place, Old Kent-road, and O.'ivia Hanslip, his mother, the
latter in the dress of a Quakeress, were brought up for steal-
ing various pieces of satin and cashmere, the property of
Messrs. Cash and Ledgard, wholesale woollen warehousemen,
of 39, Wood-street, Cheapside.
Mr. Mullins, of the firm of Bush and Mullins, on behalf
of the prosecutors, said that before he entered into a state-
ment of the case, he must observe that the female prisoner
did not belong to that respectable body called the Society of
Friends, although she had assumed their mode of dress.
With regard to the charge it was this :—George Hanslip
had been for some years in the employ of Messrs. Cash and
Ledgard as entering clerk, and for a long period had been in
indigent circumstances. On Thursday last he was observed
to enter the satin department and take a remnant of satin
and place it in his desk. A watch was then set to discover
where he lived, and on searching the apartments occupied by
the son and mother, a number of pieces of satin were dis-
covered, as well as gowns, trousers, and other articles, made
up, the produce of George Hanslip's plunder. It was also
discovered that a large quantity of property had been
pledged with various pawnbrokers in the neighbourhood by
their landlady. But he now came to the greatest discovery
of all, which it was necessary the trade throughout the
kingdom should be made aware of, for the purpose of being
on their guard against similar practices, and be wished par-
ticularly to call the worthy Alderman's attention to it. In
the search above forty letters were discovered, from which it
appeared the prisoner carried on a correspondence with one
John Phelp, who was in the employ of a rival house—
namely, that of Messrs. Bull and Wilson, No. 52, St. Martin's-
lane, and if it had not been for the fortunate detection of the
prisoner's delinquency, there is no doubt the prosecutors
would have been ruined in the course of six months. He
would read three letters, which would give an idea of the in-
tentions of both the prisoner and his correspondent towards
the firm of Messrs. Cash and Ledgard. The first ran as
follows :

" 52, St. Martin's-lane, Oct. 15, 1844.
" Dear Sir,—What have you been giving for the inclosed
goods to Robinson, what do you sell them at, and who have
been buying? Six hundred pieces are a good many for you
to get through. Is this something fresh? I have sent May-
nard_with sized parcels of patterns to Cordell, of Plymouth ;
Slierril, Newcastle; Gardiner, Bristol; Browell, Coventry; all
marked low, and said we would charge them less the profits
which are required to meet travelling expenses. Will that do?
" Yours truly, "JOHN PHELP.
" Mr. G. Hanslip.'r
In the above letter were inclosed two patterns. The nest
was as follows, and showed that Hanslip was regularly giving
all the information in his power to Phelp, and that they ac.
tually contemplated sending round a traveller to all his
clients' customers for the purpose of underselling them :
" " March 12, 1845.

,
" Can you give me the names for Ipswich, Wisbeach,
Stamford, Peterborough, Bicester, Wallingford, Bampton,
Henley, St. Ives ? When shall I see you ? Who is in town ?
What fresh news?—Yours truly,

"JOHN PHELP.
" P.S. We are excessively busy. Headland has done won-
ders in the north."
Mr. Mullins then read another letter, dated Feb. 3, 1845.
The following is an extract
•" I want the names, &c., various parties and places. What
fresh jobs did you buy of Butterworth ?"
Mr. Mullins said he thought those letters would be
sufficient to show the intentions of the parties, and he should
now call evidence in support of the charge of robbery.
Mr. Henry Ledgard stated that the prisoner had been in
their employ about six or seven years, as an entering clerk,
and that it was his business to enter all goods, from whom
bought, and to whom sold. One of the pieces of buff ker-
seymere produced he identified by the mark on it, and by its
corresponding with the number on the invoice :when it was
delivered.
Thomas Evans, under warehouseman, stated that between
five and six o'clock he saw the prisoner take the piece of
satin, and tear the cover in pieces, and throw it away. Pre-
sently after he placed it in his desk, and before witness could
mention the circumstance to his master, he was called to
take some letters to the post-office, which he did, and found
that the prisoner had left for the day. Witness then made a
communication to Mr. llolyland, and then picked up the
pieces of paper and put them together. They came off the
piece of satin.
Several pawnbrokers here stepped forward and produced
a large assortment of satins, kerseymeres, &c., which had
been pledged at their shops, and which were identified.
They were pawned in the name of Ann Jones, by a Mrs.
Wandsworth, the landlady of the prisoners. They were in
for sums varying from 10s. to 1/. 15s. and 21.

Mary Ann Wandsworth proved she pledged the satins at
the request of Mrs. Hanslip, who said she wanted to raise
some money, and that her son had purchased them. She re-
marked to witness at the time that she should destroy the
tickets, and she (Mrs. W.) feplied that it would be a pity to
do so. They had lately got new furniture into the house.
Mr. Holyland stated-that on Friday last, in consequence of
the information he received, he went through the whole of
the stock and discovered about 100 yards of satin missing of
the value of 401. They were cut lengths. He could identify
some of the goods produced, and had no doubt the rest be-
longed to his employers. He held patterns corresponding
with them all. The gown produced was made of French
satin, with a waistcoat pattern.
The male prisoner said nothing in his defence, with the
exception of asking Mr. Holyland, could he swear that the
gown came out of Messrs. Cash and Ledgard's premises, and
how he knew it? To which the latter replied that he missed
it by its not being entered in the proper book as being sold,
besides having a pattern that was cnt off of it.
The mother merely said that she was under the impression
that her son purchased the goods of his employers.
On the application of the solicitor for the prosecution, the
prisoners were remanded until Friday (this day) week.
BOW-STRE7ET.

Thomas Edwards, a cab-driver, appeared upon a summons
to answer a complaint preferred against him by Captain
George Robert Harry Kennedy, of the Royal Artillery, for
having, on the 6th instant, inflicted an injury upon him by
furious driving. •
_ _ _

The compli.inant stated that on Friday evening, about
half-past six o'clock, he was proceeding at the head of his
company, from the Euston-square station, on his way to
Woolwich, and while crossing the corner of a street in Long-
acre some of the men in the rear cried out " Take care," at
which time he had just stepped off the kerb stone. At the
same inst the defendant drove up in the same direction at a
rapid rate, and passed the fore wheel of the vehicle over his
foot. Had his foot not been on a flat surface it would have
been crushed to pieces, from the rate at which the defendant
was driving. The men were marching in single files to pre-
vent any inconvenience in the streets, and the defendant
could not have been taken by surprise as ho must have
passed along the entire line.
Mr. TWTFORD, having read the military surgeon's certifi-
cate, said that the injuries which had been inflicted were of
a more serious nature than he bad expected.
The statement of the complainant being corroborated by
two bombardiers,

The defendant said that the evening was very dark and
wet, which prevented him from observing the complainant.
and the moment the accident occurred he begged pardon, in
addition to which the gentleman who was riding in the cab
gave the number, which showed that there was no intention
on his part to escape the charge.
Mr. TWYFOLtD said that cab-drivers were determined to
get on as fast as they could. They were bound to take care,
particularly after receiving a timely warning not to drive
over persons in the streets, in turning round a corner, and as
there could be no justification for such conduct, he would
order the defendant to pay a fine of 405., with costs, or be
sent to prison for one month.
The defendant paid the fine, and he was discharged.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday Solomon Goldsmith was brought up for another
examination, on a charge of having robbed, or connived at
robbing, the shop of his master, Mr. Russell, of New Co-
ventry-street, of between 7001. and 8001. worth of jewellery
and plate.
The robbery occurred on Friday week, between the hours
of five and seven o'clock in the evening. It was discovered
by the prisoner, who made known the circumstance to Mr.
Russell, at his other shop in King-street; but in consequence
of the adroitness with which the robbery had been accom-
plished, and the selection of the valuable from the inferior
part of the stock, it was presumed that the thief was some
one well acquainted with the stock and premises, and as the
prisoneehad only been a few weeks in Mr. Russell's employ.
and was not able to give a very satisfactory account of his
movements on the evening of the robbery, he was suspected
and given into custody.
Mr. Russell stated to the magistrate that although he had
used the utmost exertions to gain a clue to any part of his
property, and had even offered a reward of 1001. to effect that
object, he had not been able to obtain any information, and
he was consequently not in a position to bring further evi-
dence against the prisoner.
The prisoner's solicitor said he hoped, after the declara-
tion of Mr. Rucsell, that the magistrate would no longer
-continue to deprive the prisoner of his liberty. He felt him-
self bound to state that the prisoner had always borne the
most irreproachable character, and so desirous was :he of
manifesting his innocence, that he was willing to come for-
ward at any future day, or, if necessary, his father, who was
in court, would be bound for his future appearance.
Mr. Russell said he knew the boy's father to be a man of
respectability, living at Bath, and he would willingly take
his word to produce his son on some future occasion, should
further evidence be obtained. He could not ask the magis-
trate to detain the prisoner in custody any longer, as the
evidence was net sufficiently strong to warrant his further
detention.

Mr. HARDWICKE said there were certainly circumstances
of suspicion against the prisoner, but not enough to justify
him in sending the case before a jury.
Mr. Russell said he could not divest his mind of the im-
pression that the robbery had been committed by some one
acquainted with the stock and the movements of his esta-
blishment. A large robbery had taken place in Portman-
street, but the thieves had destroyed about 801. worth of
jewellery in their plundering career, and this showed that

the robbery was not done by any one in the house, but by
regular burglars.
The prisoner, on being told that he was discharged, de-
clared before God that he was as innocent as the baby un-
born of the robbery. He would give all the assistance in
his power to Mr. Russell to trace out the thieves.
The father of the prisoner said the dexterity with which
the robbery had been planned and executed was no proof of
the boy's criminality, for in Bath several large robberies had
been committed in which the thieves had selected the best
p ortions of the property, and had replaced everything in its
usual order.

After the parties had left the Court, Mr. Hardwick asked
police-sergeant Langley, of the detective force, his opinion of
the case.

The constable said, though at first ho thought the robbery
must have been effected by some one connected with the es-
tablishment, lie had since had reason to believe that it could

have ben executed by an expert London thief. The pro-
perty carried away consisted mostly of antiques and rings of
comparatively small value to break up, and they formed so
little bulk, that one or two thieves might have carried them
away in their pockets and about their persons without ex-
citing suspicion. _ _

MI: HARDWICK thought it was singular that no portion
whatever of the property had yet been traced.
Langley said very possibly it had• been sent to Holland or
Hamburgh, where a ready market would be found for it.
The matter here dropped.
THAMES.

A lad named Burrell Wonow, in the employ of Messrs.
Holt and Co., brewers, in Broad-street, Ratelitf, was brought
before Mr. Ballantine, charged with stealing various sums of
money from his employer's counting-house.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had been
in the service of Messrs. Holt for the last twelve weeks, and
during that time they had repeatedly missed cash from an
iron safe in the counting-house, the key of which was kept in
a small hole in front of it, and was accessible to Mr. John

Ilolt, his brother and a clerk. The prisoner was occasionally
in:the habit of going into the counting-house, and so found
out the depository fur the key, and robbed the safe.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

PERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Parliament was formally further prorogued yesterday by
Commission to Tuesday, the 16th of December.

Lord Denman, in consequence of the continued indispo-
sition of the Lord Chancellor, officiated as the principarCom-
missioner.

The Lords Commissioners (Lord Denman, Lord Wharn-
cliffe, and the Earl of Haddington), on taking their seats
below the Throne, in their full robes, at twenty minutes be-
fore four o'clock, commanded Mr. Pulman, the Deputy-Usher
of the Black Rod, to summon the House of Commons to the
House of Peers, to hear her Majesty's Commission for the
further Proroguing of Parliament read, shortly after which
Mr. J. Ley, and several of the officers of the House of Com-
mons, appeared at the bar.

Mr. Currie, the Clerk at the Table, having read the Com-
mission, and the usual preliminaries having been gone through,
Lord DENMAN, in her Majesty's name, declared the
present Parliament prorogued to Tuesday, the 16th of De-
cember.

There was not a single Member of the House of Commons
present, and the whole ceremony occupied only a few
minutes. The lateness of the hour at which the proroga-
tion took place was adopted in order to meet the convenience
of Lord Denman, whose judicial duties detained him till
half-past three o'clock.

IRELAND.
. .
REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
DUBLIN, Nov. 24. e weekly meeting of the Association
was held this day, Captain Seaver in the chair.
Mr. O'CoNNELL introduced, amidst loud applause, to the
meeting, Alexander M'Carthy. Esq., candidate for the repre-
sentation of Cork on the repeal interest. „
Mr. M'CarrrnY expressed his acknowledgment for the gra-
tifying reception he had experienced, and assured the meet-
ing, in return, that in the pursuit of the glorious object for
which they were contending, namely, the restoration of their
domestic legislature, and the assertion of the rights and li-
berties of Ireland, he should never be found lagging.—(Loud
cheers).
Mr. O'CosNELL remarked that on the last day of meeting
he adverted to some hand bills, purporting to be printed in
London, which were circulated through the county of Dublin,
instigating the assassination of the landlords. Two of the
placards had been posted on that. morning on the doors
of the Conciliation Hall. He had sent off these do-
cuments to the police commissioners, but he apprehended
they would take no notice of it, and he might almost be in-
clined to say that the "detectives" were getting up a conspi-
racy against the Repeal Association. lie trusted that no ex-
ertion would be spared to bring the villain to justice who
concocted and circulated those atrocious placards.
Captain BRODERIP moved, in pursuance of notice, " That
the Parliamentary Committee of the Association be instructed
to consider and report whether the inquiries connected with
legislation for Irish railways which now take place in Lon-
don, before Committees of the House of Commons, may not'
hereafter be conducted in Dublin with great saving of expense
to the country and to the parties concerned." In support of
the resolution he showed that the number of Irish railways
proposed to be constructed amounted to 112; and taking the
average expense of obtaining an enactment for each at
B,OOOE, the sum thus expended for procuring liberty to un-
dertake these works would amount • to, 896,000/., all which
would be expended in England. If the Government acceded
to the proposition of having the Irish railway business trans-
acted in Dublin, that enormous sum would be saved to the
country. But he feared that the Government would not ac-
cede, for they would fear that if the Irish people became
practically aware of
,the advantages which the seat of Go-
vernment conferred on the country, they would never cease
in their exertions to obtain the restoration of the Legis-
lature"'

Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN seconded the resolution, and quoted
the Evening Packet for the purpose of showing that the Con-
servatives were friendly to the proposition of having the Irish
railway business transacted in Dublin. If the English Mem-
bers refused to come to this eountry, for the purpose, he
would say they had Members enough of their own, and he
felt justified in saying that the Tory representatives would
co-operate with them.
Mr. O'CozavELL supported the motion, and showed that
the interests of the bar of Ireland were identified with the
repeal of the union. If his anticipations were well founded,
he Would say that it was contemplated to remove the entire
law business of this country to England. As a proof of this,
he need only refer to the " Service of Process" Bill, which was
attempted to be passed during the last session of Parliament.
The effect of that Bill, if it received the sanction of the