The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-31 00:00:00

BURGLARY.

George Williams was indicted for burglariously enter-
ing the dwelling-house of Joshua Kitby Trimmer, and
stealing several articles of linen, a gold thimble, two silver
spoons, Sze.
The prosecutor stated, that on the night of the 17th of
April last he went round his house before he went to bed,
and saw every thing safe. On the next morning he was
awoke by Mrs. Polignac at about six o'clock. kle arose
and found all the doors had been opened. The outer
door was broken, and an entrance effected by an
iron bar being bored out by a centre-bit. An inner
door had been forced off the hinges, and another which
led to the kitchen had had the pannel bored out.
The aperture was large enough to admit a man. A bureau
in the parlour had been broken open, and also a tea-chest in
the same room, which latter had been emptied, and the tea
taken off. When witness entered, the room was in dark-
ness. He missed all the things named in the indictment.
John Reynolds, constable, was returning from Hounslow
on the 18th. At 20 minutes past five o'clock, he saw the
prisoner at Hammersmith turnpike. He was walking
steadily, and had a bundle. Witness asked him what it
contained? Prisoner replied, that what he had got he came
honestly by. Witness took hold of him, and the prisoner
dropped the bundle and tried to escape, but witness secured
him. In going to the watch-house he again tried to escape
by violence, and failed. Witness found on his person a
centre-bit, dark lantern, crow-bar, chisel, and thirteen
door keys; and, belonging to the prosecutor, a quantity cl
tea in his hat, a pair of silk stockings, a silver purse, and
a gold thimble. Heard of the robbery on the same day,
and found the house in the state the prosecutor has de-
scribed. (Witness here produced the pannel of the door,
which had been bored for the distance of four or five feet,
one hole bordering on another, so as to form a sort of cut.
The pannel was inch thick, and the holes, thirty-six in
number, exactly corresponded in size with the centre-bit
found on the prisoner. The bit bad been broken at one
of the points, and witness believed the holes to have been
bored with an imperfect one.)
Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS-It was exactly 20
minutes past five when witness passed through the turnpike.
Re-eXamined---There is a clock there.
By Mr. Permr.irs—Will not swear that the prosecutor's
house is two miles and a half from the turnpike.

Mary Trimmer, the prosecutor's daughter, identified the
stockings, purse, and thimble.
The prosecutor's housekeeper proved the loss of 14 yards
of cloth, worth 2s. 6d. per yard, also the silver spoons.
His son had also lost a hat.

The prisoner said, in defence, that some men asked him
to carry the bundl© to town.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of stealing to the
amount of 405., but not in the night-time.

Lord Maryborough gave a grand dinner on
Tuesday to a distinguished party, among whom
were :—The Duke of Wellington, the Earl of
Westmorland, the Dowager Marchioness of
Salisbury, Earl and Countess Vcrulam, Lord
Beresford, Lord John Beresford, Lord Alvauley,
Lord Fitzroy, Mr. and Lady Caroline Cape!,
Sir Colin Campbell, Sir Pulteney Malcolm,
General and Mrs. Champigny, Mr. Culling
Smith, Mr. Villiers, Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot,
Mr. De Roos.