The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-23 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

On Wednesday; the French Ambassador's chapel
in Little George-street, Portman-square, was hung
with black cloth, and a solemn feßtival observed, in
commemoration of the death of Louis XVI., and
during the performance of divine service some ono
broke open the lid of the poor-box, and robbed it of
its content..

In the evening the Rev. Mr. Laporte, the Am-
bassador's chaplain, sent the beadle of the place to
give the sitting Magistrate at this office information
of the robbery, and he brought the empty box in his
hand. It was made of wood, and the lock was by
no means a strong one, yet Mr. Rawlinson wondered
how the lock could have been forced with an instru-
ment, and the money taken out of the box, in the
face of a large congregation, as it were, unobserved.
De Caisne, the beadle, said, the darkness occa-
sioned by the hangings before high mass commenced
was very great, and no doubt assisted the t.hi,f in
his undertaking.
Mr. RawrANsoN asked De-Caisne if suspicion fell
on any particuhr
De Caisnc said there were upwards of seven
hundred pre ent, and he observed one person of
loose character among them, but beyond that nothing
appeared against him.
" I fear," said Mr. R Amiss" "it is a hopeless
ease, and you do not know whether the box contain-
ed any thing."
De Caisne—lt had riot been opened for three
weeks, your Worship, and in the course of three
weeks it generally receives from 7/. to 10/.
Mr. IlAwtamoN—lndeed ! It is very much to the
credit of the congregation. We should not get so
much in our churches. There is an old proverb in
this country, " When the steed is stolen, shut the
stable door." Give my compliments to Mr. La-
porte, and tell hint the fastening of the box should
he a better one.

De Caiqne said, an iron-box would be used in fu-
ture, and Mr. RAWLINSON ordered Dutch, the offi-
cer, to assist De Caigne in endeavouring to discover
the thief.

Yesterday afternoon, Wall, the officer, bronkht
John Clare Thatace, a young man of dashing ap-
pearance, before Mr. GRIFFITH, and charged him
with felony.
On the 13th of this month some plate and a black
leather portmanteau full of linen, and other property,
belonging to Colonel Gordon, were stolen from Me-
lina cottage, Grove-road, Regent's-park. The pri-
scner once lodged in the cottage, and after the rob-
bery a sword-stick belonging to his father was found
upon the premises, and measures were taken for his
apprehension. Wall secured him yesterday at
John's coffee-house, Little Queen-street, and upon
his prisoner he found an eye-glass, mounted in gold,
and a bunch of keys, which James Barton, one of
Colonel Gordon's servants, proved to be part of the
contents of the portmanteau, and the property of his
master. The prisoner was remanded till Tuesday
that the Colonel may appear against him, and
other charges, which are said to exist, may be
brought forward. lie has been trying to improve
his circumstances by a matrimonial alliance ; he has
been advertising for a wife, and several letters from
ladies who possess no mean share of ability in writ-
ing and inditing, were found in his pocket-book, di-
rected to J. C. A. Winchelsea, Esq., 2., Mount-
place, near the London Hospital.