The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
-MANSION-HOUSE. •

THE BRITISH AMERICAN COMP IN-Y.—The Lord
Mayor has received the following communication
from Lord Elibank' who name was used in the list of
Vice-Presidents of the American Emigration and
Colonization Company :
" Ryde, Isle of Wight, Nov. 3, 1842.
" My Lord,—Having lately observed in the papers
several reports relative to an Association called "The
British American,' and also that my name has been
coupled with it as one of the Vice-Presidents, and in
consequence of the manner in which the said Associa-
tion seems to be conducting its proceedings, in justice
to myself I take the liberty of acquainting your Lord-
ship how I became connected with it.
" About eight years ago, or, perhaps, more, several
reports of proceedings were sent to me, having for
their object the recovery of certain lands in Nova
Scotia, said to belong to the Baronets of that Order.
The representations were so plausibly made, and
seemed to be sanctioned by so many respectable par-
ties, that I felt no hesitation at the time in adding my
approval of the measures. It soon afterwards, how-
ever, became evident. to me, that the attempt to re.
cover these lands frOm the Government was altogether
absurd, so that Iceased to feel any interest in the mat-
ter, and never took any further notice of their pro-
ceedings.
" By what species of ingenuity the object of re-
covering land, said to belong to the Baronets of Nova
Scotia, has been made to slide into the present scheme,
lam at a loss to understand. I was appointed to
become a Vice-President, but to this application I
never replied, nor have I in any way sanctioned the
cameleon-like proceeding which has been adopted.
" I might not have considered it necessary to have
objected to my name being mixed up with this Bri-
tish American Association, had its objects been clear
and intelligible, and likely to be of any advantage to
the public. But since all its proceedings seem to be
so dark and mysterious, and of very questionable ad-
vantage to those for whom they are said to be devised,
I think it due to myself to send your Lordship this
explanation of my connexion with the British Ame-
rican Association.—l have the honour to he, &c.
" ELIBANK."

A
A man of respectable appearance waited upon the
Lord Mayor in the course of the day with a letter
from the conductors of the Company, requesting that
his Lordship would direct that the parcel which had
' been delivered to Childs, the constable, by some person
who had a temporary authority on board the Barba-
does, and which was stated to be valued at 2,0001.,
should be handed over to the Company.
The Loup MAYOR asked what the parcel contain-
ed, and was informed that its contents were merely
papers relating to the originating of the Company and
the Baronetage.
The LORD MAYOR—Any property of value ? The
Messenger—None at all.
Some of the papers, which appeared to be what it
was said they were, were exhibited, and his Lordship
delivered up the parcel, stating that he had no right
to examine it.
WINE RODDERY.—Georire Blyth was charged with
having robbed Tom's Coffee-house, in Cornhill, of a
quantity of wine, and David Chambers, a waiter of
excellent character, at the Baltic Coffee-house, near the
Royal Exchange, was charged with having received
the property, knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Wild appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Clarkson attended as Counsel for Chambers.
Charles Foote, commonly called " Old Charley," a
person jobbing in Cornhill, stated that about two or
three months ago, at seyen o'clock in the morning, he
met Blyth, whom he had often seen at Tom's, in the
street, carrying a barrel. After a few words of con-
versation Blyth told him he might carry the load, and
he consented. Blyth then left him under a gateway,
near Finch-lane, and went somewhere for the direc-
tion to which the barrel was to be taken. On Blyth's
return witness took the barrel, in which he had got a
glimpse of bottles, according to the direction, to a beer
shop at the corner of Tabernacle-square, and was, on
coming back to his stand ill Cornhill, paid the sum of
Is. by Blyth for his trouble.
Charles Howard, the keeper of the beer-shop, stated
that he received the barrel from David Chambers, the
prisoner. Chambers, whom he knew for some time,
asked him whether he would receive a parcel for him,
and he consented. The barrel was the second parcel
he had taken in for Chambers. He went to a baker,
the brother of Chambers, and told him that a barrel
had arrived, and the brother took it away.
Nathaniel Chambers, brother of the prisoner Cham-
bers, stated that he received the barrel, but did not see
what it contained. The contents of it were, he be-
lieved, deposited in a cupboard, of which his brother
kept the key. The police searched it, and found two
dozen and four bottles of %vine in it. He could not
state the time, but he believed it might have been
three or four months ago.
Inspector M‘Lean, of the City police, stated that he
had tra isf.d the wine to the cupboard in the house of
Chambers's brother, and learned from that person that
David Chambers was a waiter at the Baltic Coffee-
house. Witness then went to the Baltic, and asked
the prisoner Chambers whether he knew Blvth ?
Chambers took him aside and said he knew Blyth, and
appeared to be ready to give every information in.his
power.
Mr. W. B. Silk, one of the proprietors of Tom's
Coffee-house, stated that he believed the whole of the
-vine had come out of his cellar. He had never autho-
rised anyone to sell wine from his stores, and he had
missed wine repeatedly in May, when Blyth was eel-
Jarman in the house. Blyth Chad subsequently been
discharged for breaking into the cellar.
Mr. Clarkson, for Chambers, submitted that there
was no evidence calculated to show that that prisoner
had any guilty knowledge, supposing that the posses-
sion of the wine was undisputed altogether.
The Loan MAYOR said he thought the case of
Chambers ought to go to a Jury. Chambers knew
that Blyth was cellarman at Tom's Coffee-house, and
ought to have asked the proprietors whether they
authorised the sale of wines before he bought of
Blyth, who had never produced a bill of parcels at all,
and had consented to receive three shillings a bottle
for sherry, which, ifgood for anything, was worth five.
Chambers must prove his innocence elsewhere.

Mr. Clarksonl-No, my Lord, the difficulty will be
to prove his guilt.
The LOUD Mitroa—l shall take bail for Chambers.
I commit Blyth, for the robbery, to Newgate.
Chambers was instantly bailed.
GUILDHALL.
John Kennard, lately a footboy to Mr. Watts, a
respectable solicitor, whose, office is No. 8, Coleman-
street, was charfed with stealing 821., the property of
his employer. Ihe case had been fully heard, and only
stood over for the attendance of a witness to prove
that on the day named, viz., the eBth of October, he
sent up 821. to 3lr. Watts, to.meet a bill due on that
or the following day. Evidence was given to prove
that the prisoner was intrusted with the money by
Mr. Watts to take up the bill of exchange, but he ab-
sconded, and a hand-bill was circulated offering a re-
ward for his apprehension.
Mr. Inspector Black, of the 0 division, who brought
the prisoner in custody, deposed that he was found
"drunk and incapable," on the footpath of the New-
road, St. Pancras. Before: he was locked up, a 101.
note, a 51. note, 26 sovereigns, and some silver coin,
was taken from him. After the lapse of an hour he
sent for him, and requested his name and address, but
he was mute. In the course of the night he had him
up a second time and questioned him, but with no
better effect, so that he took him before Mr. Long at
the office-hour. On his way (he having in the interim
received the hand-bill produced), showed it to the pri-
soner, who burst into tears, and said, "I am the
person." He (the inspector) finding newly-purchased
articles about him, and not giving an account of him-
self, was the reason why he first detained him.

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Sir PETER I.9;;;;2 -Observed that a clearer case
could not be conceived, and committed the prisoner
to Wewgate for trial.

BOW-STREET.
A respectable-looking lad, named Charles Short,
was charged with stealing several proof sheets of a
new work, which is in course of being printed at the
Beaufort Printing-house, Strand.
Henry Guoyn, the overseer to Mr. Whiting, the
proprietor of the establishment, stated that the pri-
soner was an apprentice in the house. On Wednes-
day evening several proof sheets of a new work were
found in a cupboard which was used by the prisoner.
There happened to be a rival work in the market, and
it was, therefore, a great object in each printing-
office to keep the progress of the work through
the press as
secret as possible. Great inducement
was held out to printers' boys in publishing
offices, to steal these sheets, which they sold to other
publishers, who by this means produced a similar
work before the publisher who had purchased the
original copy
proprietor of the Beaufort printing-house, instituted
could get it out. Mr. Whiting, the
the charge, to show to the various publishing houses
with which he was connected, that he did all in his
power to keep the work secret. They had lost a li
great number lately, and several being found in the
prisoner's cupboard, hewas given into custody.
The prisoner reserved his defence to a future day,
and Mr. Twvford remanded him till next week.
E. Dash, an ex-assistant to a linendraper, a young
fellow of respectable appearance, was charged with
stealing a variety of articles, the property of Mr.
Heinle, a herald chaser, residing in Long-acre, and
Maria Robinson was charged with being an accessory
after the fact, and harbouring and maintaining the
prisoner. About three weeks ago the prisoner Dash,
and another young man named Hill, were brought to
the above Court, on a charge of having assaulted the
prosecutor, who on that occasion stated that his wife
had suddEnly absented herself from his house at Hol-
loway, and that he having ascertained the place of
her retreat, went there, and demanded an interview
with her for the purpose of inducing her to return to
Ins house, when the prisoner Dash presented himselfand

declared that he should not see her, and that ultimately
he saw her come out of the house, and get into a cab,
followed by Dash and Hill, both of whom, on his going
to the cab to demand his wife, committed a violent as-
sault upon him, and for which offence they were sen-
tenced to pay a fine of 51. each, and in default of pay-
ment committed fur two, months to the House of Cor-
rection. The fine levied on Dash was immediately
paid, and (as prosecutor had since ascertained) by his
(prosecutor's) wife ; but Hill having no friend ready
to furnish him with the money, was committed to pri-
son, where he now remains. Yesterday the prosecu-
tor stated that he had subsequently missed several ar-
ticles from his house at Holloway; and that, with the
assistance of the police, he had succeeded in tracing
some of them to the possession of different pawnbro-
kers, with whom he also ascertained they had been
pledged by the prisoner Dash ; upon which he gave
him into the custody of a policeman, who, on search-
ing him, found a cornelian, which prosecutor at once
identified as his property ; and also a letter from the
female prisoner (Robinson) warning Dash that the
prosecutor and the police were looking after him.
After the prisoner Dash had been given into custody,
the prosecutor, accompanied by a policeman, went to
his lodgings, where he found his wife, and also the fe-
male prisoner. On his telling the latter that he sus-
pected some of his property was concealed in thehouse,
and demanding its restoration, she denied all knowledge
of it, but subsequently admitted that it was pledged, and
offered to give up the duplicates, provided he would
promise not to prosecute Dhsh. To this proposition
he refused to accede, and after some delay Robinson
gave up to him thirty duplicates, relating to various
articles that had been taken from his house, declaring
at the same time that those were all she had, but on
the policeman searching the house he found several
other duplicates, relating also, as prosecutor believed,
to his property, upon which Robinson was also
given into custody.
The Solicitor tier the prosecution applied to the
Court to remand both the prisoners for further exa-
mination, as he had no doubt he should be provided
with additional evidence against them on a future day,
and he also requested that directions should be given,
that in the meantime they should not be allowed to
hold any communication with the prosecutor's wife.
Mr. TWYFORD acceded to both requests, and th
prisoners were remanded accordingly.—An application
was afterwards made to admit them to bail, but which
the worthy Magistrate refused to accede to.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

On Friday the adjourned case of Captain Douglas,
charged with desertion from the service of the East
India Company, came on for hearing. So great was
the excitement caused by this novel case, that tho
Court was crowded to excess by military men and
others connected with East India affairs, and numbers
of respectable persons were refused admittance.
Mr. Clarkson was for the prosecutors, and Mr.
Chambers for the prisoner.
Mr. CLARKSON observed, as since the last examina-
tion sundry unpleasant communications had gone
forth, through the medium of the press, to the world,
he would briefly recapitulate the main facts of the
case. It appeared from his instructions that the de-
fendant had, in March, 1841, served as an officer in
the 49th Madras Infantry. He had obtained leave to
go to the Neilgherry hills on account of a complaint
caused by the climate ; that leave of absence was,
however, expressly confined to India. Since he (Mr.
Clarkson) had previously appeared in this case, he
had again consulted the Queen's Advocate, and upon
the opinions which he had expressed called upon the
Magistrate to commit him (the prisoner) to be dealt
with as a deserter, under the Act of 5 and 6 Victoria,
cap 12, sec. 22. He would now, however, make no
secret of the real charge against the prisoner, which
was, that in his official, civil, and political capacity,
he had been guilty of most important malversa•
tions, and of receiving bribes to an enormous ex-
tent. The Advocate-General of Madras had been con-
sulted by Lord Elphinstone, and 21 criminal informa-
tions had been exhibited against Captain Douglas. In
consequence of this lie had surreptitiously left Tan-
jore, and instead of stopping at the Neilgherry hills,
had grone through Mahee or Mahai, in the assumed
name of Jackson, through a French port to Bombay.
where he embarked in the ship Reliance, still in his
assumed name. On the passage he, however, let slip
his real name was Douglas. ,He (Mr. Clarkson) was
now in a condition to produce Captain Hall, the 'com-
mander of the vessel in which Captain Douglas had
come to England in the name of Jackson. He had
further proved the transfer of India Stock by the de-
fendant in the name of N. Douglas. The East India
Company, feeling that it was due to themselves, as
well as to the officers in their employ, had caused this
inquiry to be proceeded with. In conclusion, the
Learned Counsel quoted the 22d clause of the Mutinyi
Act, 5 and 6 Victoria, and called upon the worthy
Magistrate to keep the defendant in custody until he
could be transmitted to the Secretary at War. The
defendant had been identified by his hand-writing,
and also by his admission to the officer who had ap-
prehended him. The Magistrate had no option but to
commit.
Mr. Fitzpatrick (the chief clerk) inquired of the
defendant whether he was now prepared to state his
name?
Mr. Chambers replied in the negative.
Mr. Clarkson observed that, for the sake of the de -
Pendant, he did not wish to have gone further into the
case. He must, however, now call two witnesses.
Mr. Chimbers said, that what had hitherto been
done had been through his advice. • His client was
charged with an ignominious crime, of which he was
prepared to prove his innocence.
Mr. Clarkson then called •
James Borrock Egan, the Assistant-Military Se-
cretary to the East India Company, who produced
and read the letter signed " Lieut.-Colonel Alexander,
Commander of Fort St. George," by which it ap-
peared that the defendant had absented himself with •
out leave; and also a letter from Major Gunning, of a
similar import, and a letter from the French Gover •
nor of Otocammund, relative to the defendant's pass-
ing through the French territories, in the assumed
name of Jackson, and finally embarking at Bombay
for England.
Mr. Stewart Milne partly repeated his former evi-
dence, and produced one out of a number of writs
issued in India against Captain Douglas.
Mr. Clarkson read the extract, which was the copy
of a writ signed " George Norton, Advocate-Gene-
ral," for 25,000 rupees, addressed to the Sheriff of
Manras, on the Bth June, 1842.
Mr. Clarkson—What is about the amount charged
against the defendant ?
Mr. Milne-128,000 rupees, or about 12,8001. The
witness also produced a copy of dispatches relative to
the defendant from Lord Elphinstone, stating that in-
quiries were instituted respecting the defendant.
Mr. Clarkson having read the dispatch, called
Thomas Cameron Hall, Captain of the Reliance,
who proved that the prisoner came passenger in his
ship from Bombay, which place he sailed from on the
18th of June. The prisoner left the ship at the Cove
of Cork, and the ship proceeded on to Liverpool,
where she arrived on the 22d ult. The prisoner passed
by the name of Captain Jackson, but had paid his
passage-money by a draft signed "A. Douglas."
Mr. Chambers in defence said, that as an opinion
of the Queen's Advocate had been handed in, he had
another to produce from Dr. Addams, which was dia-
metrically opposed to the former one. The Learned
Counsel contended at great length, that under the
clause of the Mutiny Act his client was not respon-
sible to the military law, which merely related to
soldiers and not to officers. The powers of the Ma-
gistrate were therefore limited, and this was not a
case in which he could derive the inference that his
client was a deserter. He had, forsooth, been accused
of certain crimes, and because he had, before his leave
of absence had expired, chosen to come to England to
consult with his legal adviser—was he to be branded
as a deserter ? Were the East India Company,
powerful as they are, to be judge and jury ? He hoped
not. Mr. Chambers finished by calling upon the
worthy Magistrate to discharge his client.
Mr. HARDWICK wished, for his own guidance, to
be informed by some one of the officers of the Hon.i
East India Company as to the terms in which the
leave of absence was couched.

Mr. Egan replied, that the leave of absence was
for India alone. Had the defendant been allowed
leave of absence to come to England it would have
been expressed as a furlough to England.
Mr. HARDwIca observed, that the course he had to
pursue was a very simple one. It was proved in
evidence that the defendant was the Captain Douglas
who had leave of absence to the Neilgherry hills, but
who had chosen to come to England, rightly or
wrongly that was not for him to say, and whether or
not he was a deserter, was not for a Magistrate to
decide. His duty was to ascertain from the evidence
laid before him whether the defendant was or was not
the person described as a deserter. From the evidence
adduced he was of opinion that he was, and should
therefore commit him to prison in accordance with
the provision of the Mutiny Act ; and the chief clerk
would, at the bottom of the commitment, point out
that he should be referred to the Secretary at War.
In the meantime the Learned Counsel for the defen-
dant could apply to the Court of Queen's Bench for a
writ of habeas corpus to remove his client.--Captain
Douglas was then removed, and sent off in the care of
the gaoler to prison.
William Wagener, a fcreigner, was brought up be-
fore Mr. Hardwick, charged with having feloniously
appropriated the sum of 901., which he was intrusted
to receive for a person named Crofts.
It appeared that Crofts was connected with a
gaming-house, No. 2, Rupert-street. A gentle-
man went into the house about a fortnight ago,
and was pigeoned to the tune of 120/., for which
he gave his I 0 U for 301. and 901. The de-
fendant, who was also connected in some way with the
gaming-house, was sent to receive the money. Ac-
cordingly the defendant applied to the gentleman, and
was immediately paid his demand. Instead of giving
the whole sum to Crofts, he only paid over 301., keep-