The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—Mr. Alderman ANsLEY was engaged
upwards an hour in a private investigation, whether any
blame or suspicion attached to seven watchmen of the
Ward of Cripplegate, relative to a robbery committed on
the premises, No. 129, Wood-street, a house situated be-
tween the Cross Keys inn gateway and Cheapside. This
house is let in three separate tenantcies, as warerooms, to
Mr. Weldberry, Mr. Wilkinson, and Mr. Feaver. The
latter commenced his occupancy on Saturday last, and
moved in a quantity of broad cloth ; and was compelled to
call in the assistance of a locksmith the same evening to
pick the street-door lock, not knowing that it had been the
practice with Mr. Wilkinson, or those under him, to fasten
up the premises at six o'clock and carry away the key, they
being ordinarily the earliest and the latest at business. Mr.
Feaver quitted the house at seven o'clock on Saturday even-
ing, leaving the door fastened, as usual, merely by a spring
lock. On Monday morning it was found that the premises
had been entered by false keys, and stripped of 3001. worth
of lace, and woollen, silk, and other goods of the value of
900/. snore. The goods were of sufficient bulk to fill a
waggon ; and it was presumed that they must have been
carried away in the night time, and this could not have
taken place without the connivance of the watchman, whose
box is fixed up opposite the house.

On Tuesday a solicitor applied to the sitting Alderman,
and stated that he appeared for the owners of the goods ;
that those gentlemen had obtained the names of seven watch-
men, who were on duty at the above station on Saturday
and Sunday night ; but that the constable of the night had
refused to allow them to be questioned, and that the au-
thority of the Alderman alone, it seemed, could enable them
to pursue their inquiry.
Mr. Alderman ANSLEY' immediately directed the watch-
men to attend yesterday, and they appeared accordingly;
but on the application of the solicitor, the inquiry was con-
ducted in the private room. A Common Councilman of
the Ward was present. We understand no .clue whatever
was obtained.

The watchmen stated the time tl:ey were on duty—for
here they arc relieved and shifted almost hourly through
the night from one part of the ward to another—and
they all persisted that they saw no vehicle waiting about,
no goods removed from the house, no suspicious charac-
ters lurking, and they themselves were attentive to their
business. Charles Herdsfield, the marshalman, stopped
and searched a notorious fellow near the spot about eleven
o'clock on Saturday night, but found nothing of a suspici-
ous nature upon him.
A reward of 501. has been advertised for the discovery of
the thieves and the property. It has happened that rewards
have been offered for the recovery of goods that had not
been lost. Of course we do not apply this observation to
the present case, because here the goods stolen belonged not
to one firm but to three.

BOW-STREET.— George Goodrich, the servant of
Mr. Price, lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, was brought to
this office late on Tuesday evening, charged with having
robbed his master of several articles of plate which had been
intrusted to his care.

Mr. Price stated, that the prisoner had been some time
in his service, and from the excellent character which he
brought from his former situation, added to his own good
behaviour, he was induced to place every confidence in
him ; indeed, so much so, that he trusted him with the
payment of his bills, and considered that his property was
perfectly safe while in his (the prisoner's) keeping. It was
therefore with some surprise that he (Mr. Price) perceived
on one or two occasions, when he gave a dinner to a few
friends, that his side-board appeared to he deficient in seve-
ral articles of plate, but the circumstance made but little
impression at the time, and the honesty of the prisoner was
not questioned. " This day, however," added Mr. Price,
"having invited a few friends to dinner, on proceeding to
inspect my side-board, I missed, amongst other articles, a
silver waiter, and I questioned the prisoner as to its disap-
pearance. He appeared a good deal confused, and at first
said it was below stairs; I desired him to fetch it, and a
maid-servant, who was present, said she would go for it,
if he told her where it was. The prisoner then said that
the waiter Lad been taken to my silversmith to clean, to-
gether with the other articles I missed. I judged imme-
diately that the prisoner had made away with the property
and accordingly sent for this officer to take him into
custody."
Ledbetter said, that he searched the prisoner, and found
some pawnbroker's duplicates upon his person. There
was one duplicate for a silver waiter, pledged at the shop
of Mr. Young, St. Martin's-lane, for 131.
The pawnbroker's shopman produced the waiter, and it
was identified by Mr. Price es the ene Which he missed.

tjlr RICWARD TStaNix expressed his surprise that the
pawnbroker should have taken in such an article witl:out
well knowing who the prisoner was, and whether he had
cope honestly by it.
The shopman of Mr. Young explained, that in conse-
quence of the prisoner's appearance, and the way in which
he represented himself, when questioned respecting the pro-
perty, no suspicion whatever was entertained but that all
was correct. The prisoner came first to the shop on the
7th of July, and offered the waiter in pawn for 101. He
was closely questioned on that occasion, and represented
himself to be a gentleman reduced in circumstances, and
obliged to seek this mode of raising a temporary loan. He
said he expected a sum of money in a short time, by means
of which he should be enabled not only to redeem the
pledge, but purchase other articles of plate from Mr.
Young, which he wanted to complete his set. The pri-
soner gave his own name, and said hr lived in St. Martin's-
lane, a few doors distant from the shop. He came after-
wards with other articles of plate to pawn ; and this day
he came to ask for 31. snore on the waiter, in order to
redeem some spoons.
The prisoner being called upon to account, if he could,
for pledging his master's property, burst into tears, and
said, if his story was known, the Magistrate, if he could
net excuse, would at least pity him. He had a wife, he
said, and four children to support by his earnings, and no-
thing but'the greatest distress would have driven him to a
dishonest action.—He was remanded.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—A case occurred at
this office yesterday which shows the gross impositions
which are passed off upon benevolent and charitable indi-
viduals, who, merely judging from appearances, are in-
duced to give alms to the numerous mendicants who throng
the metropolis.
A woman, named Mary Brown, apparently in great
distress, and as she subsequently stated 76 years of age,
was charged by the beadle of St. George's, Hanover-square,
,with begging in Grosvenor-square, and asking every re-
spectable person for relief.
Lewis, the beadle, stated that upon searching her he found
no less 61. Ss. bid. in silver and halfpence, secreted in vari-
ous parts of her apparel, besides a promissory note payable to
herself for 201., and several duplicates for silver cream-jugs,
spoons, &c. in all eleven duplicates. She had also in her
apron a quantity of broken victuals, sufficient to supply any
two persons fur a week.
When placed at the bar she implored the Magistrate to
restore her the money in the most piteous tones.
Sir G. FAaRANT inquired of her how she became pos-
sessed of so large a sum of money ?—She repled that she
had saved it--a halfpenny at a time.
Sir G. FAILILAXT—But RI to tae promissory note
Woman—Oh, I found that.

Sir G. FARRANT—That is rather extraordinary, as it is
made payable to yourself.—Here the prisoner implored the
Magistrate to order her " (bar money" to be returned
again to her.
Sir G. FIRRANT used to what parish she belonged?—
The beadle replied to St. Marylebone.
Sir G. Panaerr—Well, they will be very glad to
hear that they have got so rich a parishioner. Woman--
Oh, pray let me go, and give me my money, and I will
not beg again.
Sir G. FARRANT---4 shall send you to prison as a
don't
common vagrant, and the money shall be placed in the
hands of the parish officers. Woman—Oh, pray
send me to prison—l am '76 years of age, and was never
in a prison. Pray let me go.
Sir G. FARRANT—No, you must go to prison- Woman
—But my money, your Worship, my money ! What is to
become of my money? How am Ito maintain myself
without nay money ?
Sir G. FARRANT—Oh, they will take care to maintain
you where you are going.
After some difficulty this aged impostor was dragged
from the liar, reiterating her calls for her "dear money,"
the loss of-which seemed to hurt her more than being sent
to a prison.

In London and its neighbourhood the small-
pox has lately been making dreadful ravages, and it will
scarcely be credited that the chief agents in extending the
power of this horrible pestilence are the lower order of
surgeon-apothecaries, who are induced, by tho paltry temp-
tation of sve shillings a-head, to inoculate all the children
that ignorant and prejudiced parents will bring to them.
In France and Germany the inoculation of the small-pox
virus is prohibited by the Government, and it would be
well if our Secretary fur the Hems Department, who is the
patrol of the National Vaccine Establishment, would im-
mediately turn his attention to this subject, involving, as it
does, the lives of thousands and tens of thousands.—
Morning Paper.

CHELTENHAM

Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d.
Wheat
Barley . 5 6 6 0
Oats
Beans 7 9 8 0
Posse 5 0 8 0
Hay 6.

[ARKET.—ALL. 28.
Per lb. d. to d.
Beef 6 8
Mutton
Veal
Lamb sh 9
Pork 6 81
108. to 71. per ton.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday afternoon
an inquest was held at the Man in the Moon, Noble-
street, Goswell-street, on the body of William Gildere,who
died under the following circumstances :—The deceased,
who had been a gentleman's servant, went to the Man in
the Moon on Sunday afternoon, between four and five
o'clock, and called for a glass of shrub and water, which
was given him. He returned about ten o'clock with a
young man, and called for more liquor, which the land-
lord (not observing he was tipsy) gave him; he then ex-
pressed a desire of going home, and bid the landlord good
night. In a few minutes, however, the young man re-
turned, and asked the landlord to help him in getting the
deceased to bed, which he did, and they left him. In
the morning a young man of the name of Taylor, on
going into the room, found the deceased on his hands and
knees quite dead. The surgeon stated, on opening the
body, that the deceased laboured under inflammation occa-
sioned by excessive drinking, which caused his death. The
Jury returned a verdict to that effect.
THE BENEFITS OF PERSEVERANCE.—AII
Irish gentleman lately paid his addresses to a rich
widow, who conceived a horrible antipathy to-
wards him, though, in truth, there was nothing
very dismaying in his personal appearance. His
suit was rejected, but he would not take " No"
for an answer. To escape his persecutions, the
lady fled to England, but her lover discovered
her at Bath, where he was as assiduous as ever.
At Cheltenham she was equally persecuted, and
at length sought refuge at Brighton. She had
been, however, but a few days residing at the
when she observed her odious tormentor
her window. He nodded to her with all
ItShateesYn sinfameg'iliarity of an old acquaintance, and passed
on. Resolved upon a desperate remedy, the
lady sent her servant to request that he would
favour her with an interview. He came ; and
on their being left alone, she rehearsed the
various persecutions she had suffered from him,
and stated, that she had sent for him on that
occasion to put an end to them for ever. "Now,
Sir," said she, taking a Bible which lay upon
the table, and kneeling while she raised it to her
lips, with the utmost solemnity, " By the virtue
taking
time exclaiming, "
of my oath, I will never marry you." This she
of course deemed conclusive ; but the gentleman
with
amazing coolness knelt beside her, and
the book from her hand, kissed it also, at
the me
By the virtue of my
oath, Madam, I was never certain of you until
this moment." Within six weeks afterwards
they were married ! There is an old proverb
verified in this instance—" Impudence pushes
its way through the world."