The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-21 00:00:00

POLICE `INTE'LLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Job Harris, a haoknpY coachman,
alias the Flash Dragoman; was summoned respecting a rob-
bery that was committed in the house of a Mrs. Ellen
Burns, of thoinhaugh•street, by her female servant. It
appeared that on Friday last, Mrs. Burns werit.frOni home,
leaving her house in the care of her female servant, who is
a native of Germany. During her absence, the servant
packed up nearly the whole of Mrs. Burn's wearing ap-
parel, and left the house, taking with her the clothes, and.
also a gold watch chain, and five seals, some silver Spoons,
and a 10/. 'note and other moneys belonging to Mrs. Burns.
It had been discovered, that upon leaving Mrs. 13urns's
house, she engaged Harris's coach, and was conveyed by
him to the shops of two or three pawnbrokers in Long-
acre and Drury-lane, and finally to the Golden Cross,
where she started by ohe of the Dover coaches for Calais.
Harris admitted having driven the woman to the pawn
brokers' shops before mentioned, and finally to Charing-
cross ; but he declared' he knew nothing of the robbery.
By the Magistrate's desire, he.uccompanied an officer and
Mrs. Burns to the pawnbrokers' shops, where, however, no
part of the. property was found. At one of the shops she
had changed the 10/. note, and redeemed certain articles
'which were in pledge.
An officer stated, that the woman who had committed
the robbery had been apprehended in Calais, and was on her
way to England. Harris was therefore 'discharged, and
ordered to attend when she arrived in this country.

A young man of respectable appearance, named Smith,
and who said he resided in Holborn, was charged with
having indecently exposed his person to• a woman named.
Tipper. The offence was clearly proved by the complain-
ant's kusband, and by another female, but the defendant
was so excessively intoxicated, that he was quite uncon-
of having given any insult to the female. He de-
upon his honour, as a man and a gentleman, that he
was ignorant of having committed the offence imputed to
him ; and he admitted that he had been up the whole night
drinking with some of his companions.
Mr. Mixsgur.r, said that his drunkenness was no ex-
cuse for the insult he•had offered to the complainant. It
was abominable that females xvere to be insulted in the
streets by young fellows who had been drinking the whole
night. The defendant must grid good bail for his appear-
ance at the Sessions.

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.Mr. Russell, a hair- '
dreiser, in St. Ann's-court,- Soho, was charged with hav- '
ing some stolen silk in bis possession., it appeared that
about a week age, between two or three pounds of sewing
silk were stolen from the shop of Mr. Darnford, of New-
port-street, and instructions were therefore sent to those
who carried on the trade in the neighbourhood, to detain
any persons who might offer it for sale. Shortly after-
war& the silk was offered for sale to Mr. Hudson, of
Porter-street, by a person named Laing, and he said he had
received it from Russell, who was therefore taken into cus-
tody. Russell said he had received the silk from his bro-
ther at Sheerness. The case was postponed to give him
an opportunity of producing evidence, but having failed in
doing so, he was committed for trial.
THAMES POLICE.—A girl named Norman, who
had been in the service of Mr. Parsons, in the neighbour-
hood of the office, was charged with annoying the family
by breaking the windows.—lt 'appeared, that the com-
plainant and his family had been tormented night and day
by some assailant who had been in the habit of breaking
their windows. Whenever they ventured to sit down to
their meals in particular rooms, stones were thrown in at
them, awl scarcely a pane was left whole in that side Of the
house. Several persons had watched the premises, but
they were unable to perceive any one about, or from what
quarter they came. At length the prisoner was discovered
by a little girl throwing a stone at the area window, and
when she heard the glass break, she said, "There ma'am,
another window gone? they are at it again." Other facts
Were adduced, which left no doubt of her guilt, and she was
committed to prison for twenty-one-days, unless she paid
the.value of the broken windows.
UNION-HALL.--ROBBERIES.—Four men, named
Joseph Swain, John Thompson, Wm. 111'Carthy, and
John Sullivan,'belonging.to a gang of housebreakers who
have long infested the county of Surrey, were charged with
burglary and robbery. Two women, named Ann Stone
and Emma Stott, 'who cohabited with two of the pri-
soners, were also charged as accessaries'after the fast.
The officers produced a great variety of articles which
they discovered at the prisoners' abode; consisting of plate,
clothes, silks; satin, and other descriptions of property,
amounting in value to nearly 500/., almost the whole of
which was identified by different tradesmen' whOse'houses
had been broken into and robbed. They also found a
variety of house-breaking implements, and duplicates of
property which had been pledged.
-Mr. Sizer, Of Newington Causeway, stated, that on the,
night' of the 4th inst. his house was broken into, 'and'
'robbed 'of bet Ween 300 and 400 yards of silk and. Satin,
besides lace and other property, part of which" was now
produced.
Mr. Patten, of Prospect-place, Newington, identified
Some of the property produced by the pawnbrokers,. cor-
responding with the duplicates before mentioned, and he
said that his house was broken open some months ago, and
considerable property stolen. .
Mr. Phillips, of Wandsworth, said-that his house was
robbed on the 'night preceding that of Mr. Sizer's, of
Clothe, and plate. When the prisoners were apprehended,
M'Carthy and Sullivan were dressed in his clothes:—
The prisoners made no defence, and were committed fur
trial.