The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-13 00:00:00

POLICE:

Bow -sTn.p.r.y.--;0n Saturday Phohia's cud. wine,
Esq. of Pitt-place, Epsuin, .Surrey, the Gentleman
who we stated, a short time since, was charged on
suspicion of writing to his coachman to assassinate
Charles Browning, Esq. the., late High Bailiff of
Westminster, and likewise sending him an anony-
mous letter, threatening that be would, when he 1;4.-=
tie expetied it, haVe the pleasure of putting a piece
of lead into his guts, calling him a, d—d son of a
mad bitch, with other threats, and a deal more abu
sive language, was brOUght hetbre Mr. GRAHAM,
from his own house, where he had, by indulgence,
bein in the custody of Adkins during the last fort-
night.—Mr. Browning being prepared with his
Witnesses, the business was fully gone into. Be-
sides the Prosecutor's own testimony, he produced
.Mr. Burt, an Attorney, of Gould-square„ Crutched-
friars, and of Epsom ; and Mr. Gay, of EpsOm,
who were of opinion the letter was written by the
Prisoner.
• Mr. LAWES, the Barrister, attended for the Pri-
soner, andapplied to the Magistrate to admit him
to bail ; but Mr. GRA informed him, it was not
a common bailable offence, it must, therefore, rest
with the Prosecutor.
Mr. Browning, therefore, after consulting Mr.
Gt; RNEY, who attended for him, very leniently agreed
to- it ; and the Prisoner gave bail to appear to take his
trial at the next Assizes for the County of Surrey,
for the offence, himself in look and four sureties ,
in 2601. each. Mr. Browning and his Witnesses
were accordingly bound over to prosecute.
Mr. Browning has retained Messrs. GIBBS, GAR-
Row, and GURNEY to COIICIU6t the prOsecution.
Hopwood produced several other witnesses before
Mr. GRAHAM respe&ing the young mad, called
Weeping Billy;. who is charged on suispicion of be-
ing the murderer of Ann Webb, alias Winterflood,
in Higgler's-lane., •
Their evidence went to prove, that the Prisoner-
did net sleep at his lodgings, at the White Horse
public-house, in the Washway, Kennington, on the
night of the 'louder that he did not go to his work
the following morning ' • and that he was met by a
young woman, a few days after, who observed to
.him, she thought he looked extremely down, and
appeared as dejeded as if he had murdered some-
body. He replied, something lay very heavy
upon his mind ; hut if he. bad murdered any=
body he should not tell her. The young woMan
then observed, she supposed he had 'murdered. Ann
Webb, in Higgler's,lane, to which he made no
reply.
Mr. GRAHAM does not let the most apparently
trifling circumstance escape his attention, that can
in the least tend to bring to justice the perpetrator of
this barbarous murder.

HATTON-CARDEN.—On Saturday Mr. S. Morris
appeared at this Office under the following circum-
stances : Mr. M.'s father, who resided at Child's
Hill, Hendon, died lately; appointing a Mr. Clark:.
son his executor. Mr. C. disposed of his' property
by public auEtion, and' the son bid for a quantity of
tilesand the tile-kiln : he, paid the deposit, but neglect-
ing to pay the remainder of the purchase-money, the
Executor ordered that the tiles should not be re-
moved. Mr. S. Morris, however, carried them
away. by force. Mr. C, conceiving that this amount-
ed to a robbery, obtained a warrant in consequence.
The Magistrates were, however, of opinion, that al-
though Mr. Me.'s conduet was incorrect, it was not
within their cognizance ; and it was at length agreed
to adjourn the discussion till Friday next, when the
parties are to attend by Counsel.
Walsh, and another man (his accomplice), were
charged by Mr. Wiggins with defrauding him of 41.
It appeared that "Walsh had sold him a horse for
that sum. After the money had been paid, the ac-
complice called upon the purchaser, and told him
the horse was lame and unsound. Wiggins, upon
this information, returned the horse, and desired to
have , his money back. Walsh consented to pay
him the money, but said he had not got it by him :
he gave him, a written, order to receive it, which
fumed put to be of no value. The same trick has
been pradised upon other persons, who . lodged si-
tnilar complaints. The -Magistrates thought the
otiltice amounted to a conspiracy to defraud, and
they commit:.ed the Prisoners for further examina-
tion.

MANSION-HOUSE.—On Saturday last a boy was
brought before , the- LORD MAYOR, charged with
being concerned in a robbery which had been com-
mitted the preceding night on one of the wharfs
near London-bridge. It appeared that the boy had
been taken up, about three o'clock in the morning,
with some grey linen, in a bag, on his shoulder.
man and woman were walking before him, but made
off when they saW the boy stopped. It also appear-
ed from the evidence of a Watchman, that a package
of grey linen had been cut open about eleven
'o'clock on Friday night, and a quantity of _cloth
taken from it.
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The boy, in his defence, said, he was a common
porter, and had been employed by the man and wo-
man who made their
,escape, to carry .the . bag for
them. The LORD MAYoR discharged the boy, but
detained the linen. •

UNiox-HALL.—On• Saturday John Finch, John
Adams, and Joseph Smith were charged with rob-
bing their empluyers, Mr. Avery Benhatn, of the
High-street, Borough, and Messrs. Tuesley and
Cooper, also in the 'same street.
The depredations had been carried on for a long
time, and to a considerable extent. SuSpicions arose,
''and the lodgings of Adams being searched, a large
quantity of,artieles, sold at braziers' and ironmon-
gers' shops, were found, many of which were owned
by Mr. Benham, the late employer of Johti Adams,
by a.private mark. Some others were owned 4y
Mr. 'ruesley., The articles being found in the .pos-
session'of Adams, he, was fully committed for.trial.
Pinch and Smith were discharged, there. being no
evidence to 3111.61 them. •

Wednesday morning R. Davis, • of Nolton, Ox-
fordshire, a boy of twelve years old, ~.ivas found
hanging, to an apple-tree near his father's house.
No cause for his coinn;Etting the rash aft has been
discovered..

SURI:LY general Quarter -sei-
sions for the County of Surrey commenced on Tuev!
day, at Kingston-upon-Thames, in Surrey, before
TnoltAs fiYntstcp., Esc{.. Recorder of Kingston; and
a full Llench of Magistrates. •
A great number of Appeals against Orders of Re-
moval and Poor Rates were heard, and contained
nothing mOre.than to pl-,we a spirit of litigation
among Parish Officers.---The PrisOners were but few
in number ; -and ,of them two were found guilty,
and sentenced to be transported for seven years, viz.
William Green, for stealing fowls at Norden ; and
gyanz Mitchell; fur an assault and robbery•at Dork-
ing. John [Para, for a violent assault on a Con-
stable in the excution of his duty, was fined 1 01. and
to be hpprisoncd one month. Elizabeth Pearce,
Ann Cooper, Sarah Neale, and.- Fanny Rance, for
plundering coal-barges at 'Wandsworth, were found
guilty, and received sentence to be imprisoned in the,
llouse of CorreCtioa for 14 days each ; and Thommi
Siddell, alias Siden, alias Sudden, found guilty. of re., •
peated ais of vagrancy, to be imprisoned two years:
BASTARDY ti CRIM. CoN.—At the Woodbridge
Quarter Sessions, on- Thursday last, a new and
teresting Appeal against an Order of Bastardy oe..
cepied the Court for three or four hours. Captain
Taylor; of the Due Duck Whaler, left England on
the nth of April, 1804, and did not retern till the
9.9 th of JUne last, when lie found his wife pregnant
by Mr. Luff, an opulent farmer and merchant at
Benhall. She was delivered of a male 'child on the
13th of July, •which was immediately sent out to
nurse, and an .order of bastardy made out by two
Magistrates against Mr. Lutf. Against this order
Mr. Luff appealed. The ease was opened by Mr.
STOCKS, for the Parish Officers of Benhali, as Re-
spondents; who, in a most able, -brilliant, and
pathetic speech, stated the distress and pungent
feelings of the injured husband. Mrs. Taylor, a
beautiful and modest-IdoLing, woman, was called to
state the faCts.----Many objections were ably urged
by Mr. ALDERSON, against het evidence being taken,
On the ground of hers being the 1,614 of a man of
property, who was rated to the poor's rate, himself
liable, in the first instance, to maintain the child
until it should be legally bastardized ; and, in the
second, interested to ease the Parish'of the burthen
by throwing it upon Mr. Luff. These objeCtions,.
and many others, which the Learned Counsel most
ingeniously urged in fav-chir of his Client, were,
. hoWever, over=ruled by the Bench. Mrs. Taylor'
evidence was admitted, and, the order confirmed. A
cause con. is commenced.

An inquisition was taken on Thursday evening at
a publie-house a few miles froth, Uxbridge, on the
road to Hes.vet(s Bottom, on
,the
,body of a perso4
unknown, who was suPpoSed to have been shot
in a duel On the day preceding, The only evidence
by which it could the' ascertained, how the deceased
art-ie by his death; vas given by two farmer's then,
who; whilst iii pursuit of husbandry in the fields,of
Mr. 'WATKINS, their employer, heard the report di
pistols root far from them ; and on approaching the
spot, they perceived about six persons, two of Whom,.
according TO description, were engaged in a duet.
One of them fell in tb presence of the witnesses,
and he was _Conveyed to a neighbOuring house, where
he was put 'to bed; bat a wound in the side de-
prived
.him of life in about two hours. The Whole
of the party who were with the deceased absconded;
but by papers found about the deceased. his name
was supposed to be WoopcoT. He was a.: gen-
teel dressed man, about twenty-five years of age.---;
Verdial—Kanslalighter. •
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,
Last week the servant of Mrs. DiuspALE, near
Bath, 'having been dismissed her service, discharged
a double-loaded 'pisto) at her head. The muzzle
was direaled against the temple bone ; but the ball
passed through her cheek in a dire&ion downwards:
the wound is not likely to prove mortal. .She has
since Confessed, that she purchased the -pistols ii
order to destroy a Gentleman at Bristol, who had.
become obnoxious
_to her.

EXTRAOTIDINARY EFFORT.—On Saturday a curi-
ous exhibition took pace on the .Riper :—A young
than, a carpenter, who undertook for a small wager
to row in a 111:ashing-Tut from Milbank to London
bridge, seated himself in the tub, and had a scull in
each hand, with which he balanced himself;anct
rowed down the River, 'in the presence of several
thousand spetators. As he passed through the dif-
ferent 'Bridges, the tub was twirled -round by the
current, whilst he sung some favourite song. The
speaators often started with the dread of seeing him
drowned, while he sat unconcerned and although
the tide was very rapid, and on its ebb, he effected
his purpose in safety, and won his wager.