WHEREAS, upon the night of the 8th or morning of the 9th of January
instant, the shop of Mess. INGLIS, HORNER & Co., Silk Mercers in
Edinburgh, was broke into, and articles taken therefrom amounting
to upwards of £300 value; and as the persons guilty of this robbery
have not as yet been discovered, notwithstanding every exertion
that has been made; and the offer of £100 of reward for that
purpose, his Majesty’s most gracious pardon is hereby offered to an
accomplice, if there was more than one concerned, who shall, within
six months from this date, give such information to William Scott,
procurator-fiscal for the shire of Edinburgh, as shall be the means
of apprehending and securing all or any of the persons guilty of or
accessory to the said crime.
SYDNEY.
BESIDES his Majesty’s most gracious pardon, the sum of ONE HUNDRED and
FIFTY POUNDS Sterling, in place of £100 formerly advertised, is now
offered to any person or persons who will, within six months from this
date, give to the above William Scott such information as shall be the
means of leading to a discovery of the person or persons who committed
the aforesaid Shop-breaking and Theft, or will cause apprehend and
imprison the said person or persons in any sure prison, to be paid upon
conviction of the offender or offenders; and the informer’s name, if
required, concealed.
And further, as a discovery in the premises, even although conviction
should not follow, is of material consequence to the public, in case any
person, within the above space, will give to the said William Scott
satisfactory information by whom the said Shop-breaking and Theft was
committed, a reward of TWENTY GUINEAS will be given, whether the
offenders are convicted or not.
The goods stolen from Mess. Inglis, Horner & Co.’s shop were a
considerable quantity of black lutestrings, black armozeens, black
florentines, and rasdimore silks, some of them whole, others cut pieces.
Most of the armozeens and lutestrings have yellow lists or selveges,
with some red threads on the outer edge; others of the lutestrings, and
all the florentines have white selveges. All of the silks were rolled on
pins or blocks, upon the end of most of which is the following mark I.
L. S. with the number of the piece and quantity of the yards in
figures.--Several pieces of cambric, some whole, some cut--Also a piece
of plain white sattin. It is more than probable that the said goods may
be cut in such a manner as to cause them, when exposed to sale, to have
the appearance of remnants.
The value of the above goods is upwards of £300 Sterling, so far as yet
discovered.
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