Star. — 1831-08-03 (London, England)

BOIV-STREES.—Exvossivilarrodiontw.—Last night a young man' of highly respectable connections, named Henry Cape Seymour, was brought up in the custody of Salmon, one of the principal officers charged with having stolen watches, plate, and moneys, to the amount of nearly 0001. the property of Messrs. Makeptace, the well-known silversmiths in Sale-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, in whose employment be was a clerk. From the evidence of Mr. inalepeact, the principal partner, and Salmon, the officer, it appeared the prisoner had been in the service of the firm for eleven months, and about a fortnight ago he suddenly left them without giving the least notice of such an intention. After hb had disappeared suspicions arose that he bad robbed them, and upon taking stock a quantity of plate, watches, and other articles were missed ; and upon further inquiry it was discovered that the prisoner had possessed himself of several weeplances drawn in favour of the firm, and had taken them to the different places of payment when they became due, obtained the money, and applied it to his own use. Salmon was applied to apprehend him, and on Sunday morning went to Brighton, where he met him en the Stein; and took I him into custody. He at wee said be knew what had'. brought Salmon after him, and on the road to London eon. fused that he had lobbed his employers, and told the officer that if on their arrival be went to a respectable house, which he named, and where he (the prisoner) had been in the habit of visiting, he would find on the top of a bureau a number of pawnbrokers' duplicates relating to property which be had pawned belonging to Messrs. Makepeace. Salmon discovered the duplicates as dentribed, and they were found to relate to property bebeafteg to the prosecutors. Mr. kfasepeace said ite-had not yet had time to ascertain correctly the full moment of their loss ; and the prisoner was remanded fora feral" *Ws the case will be more fully gone into. Mairr.LA.Bowitn...lffiesets Pitcher, a demure-looking man, was yesterday brought before Mr. Griffith, at the instance of his lawful wife, Hannah Pitcher, for ill-treatment, the complainant at the time sighing most piteously'. Mr. uairryrn t Why, you sigh ? Hannah : So I ought, for the wretch, (pointing to poor Simon,) he murders me every day, your Honour, day and night, though I say it. Mr. Osaveir : Bat you are not dud yet. What do you want? Hannah: I want nothing at all of him, your Honour. I have been nine years getting my breed, and be wants to live upon me, that's all. Simon Pitcher now stated that it an arose entirely from his wife's unaccountable attachment to her uncle, who bad to emigrate to America with bar. In proof whereof proposed _produced the following letter : " Ballywerern Feb. 26, 1831. " My dear Hannah,—l direct thee; few lines to you, hoping that Mr. Pitcher has found good health, as I find at pawn; thanks to Amorenvir Gen for the same. I should have written long before now, but expecting your favours, and knowing that it was right. Yon know my mind, and I need not manias a word to you with regard to that. I need not tell you how nearly I feel inclined to you, so lose no time if you wish to travel with me, for you have no more than one single moult to be over with me. If you don't come, I hope you will not delay your answer to this letter three days. Don't with dela if y the letter, as I would divide my last shilling you, you are inclined to me, u there is not that woman on ear,L ..11 I could wish beyond you. So no MON at present, dear trannatt, from your /orb, and most affectionate uncle, .S. I "