The Sun.
London, England, 1806-05-10 00:00:00

SWINDLING:

Pautalius HaHet, alias Smith, alias Jones, &c. was
charged at Marlborough-street, yesterday, with frauds
of various descriptions. His general system of late
has been that of representing himself as the -owner
of stage wag2,-Ons, and obtaining-money of the .cre-
dulous, by filling them with ideas that he had parcels
for-them at an Inn, which he had-brought from the
country, containing, among other things, a remittance
in money. The obje&s he fixed On were needypeople,
who were kept in suspenSe until they had mention-
ed the name of a person'whom such a present was
likely to come from, when .the Prisoner, affeeled to
be acquainted with them, and consequently he knew
the contents of the paCkets. A poor woman, in dis,
tressed circumstances, at Brompton, hadbeendefraud,
ed by the Pris9ner, who said he had brought a letter
containing a remittance of money. . The husband
went to Smithfield for his treasure, and during his
absence the Prisoner contriVed to-get 14s. from the
poor woman. He had also a surtout coat to shelter
him from, the rain, but he was never again seen. .

Mrs. Hodges, who resides in the Edgware-road,
was defrauded bf 11. or 21. by the Prisoner in a simi-
lar way. A parcel was said to have been lett at the
Brown Bear, -Piccadilly,, for her; and (haring the
absence of her son, who was...sent for, it, the Prisoner
got the money Under pretenCe of paying it in change
to a neighbouring cheeSemonger, who owed him a
large bill. He, howeVer, as in the former case, did
not return, nor was there any parcel. at the Brown
Bear.

Robert Elford,- a smith, in Exeter Mews, Sloane-
street, stated, that the . Prisoner . called on him as
long since_ as 1801,, he 'being .a Somersetshire man,
from the same place as himself. Mr. Elfidal bad
not seen his countryman for many years,. and he
Urn formerly in low 'circumstances, The appear-
ance of the Prisoner, when he called on Witness,
indicated that a fortunate change in his circumstances
had taken place. Tho Prisoner informed him, he
had recently marrietla snug thing, and he was then
in a dashing way in the linen drapery business,,in St.
Paul's Church-yard. His wife, he said, was a minor,
nd he had fought hard for her; .The was the daughter
of a Newspaper-Proprietor; and he had stole her
from a two pair of stairs window in ,the night time
she,
_however, had come to her fortune and made a
man'of him. The Prisoner 'talked of his Govern-
ment interest, of his sums of money which lay dead,
&c. and pressed his countryman never to stand fast
for 1001. as such a sum was no objea to. him. The
Prisoner had also a bill to receive in that very neigh-
bourhook and he borrowed a few pounds for change
of'his countryman, who was to bring his wife and
dine off venison, Btc. on the following Sunday. -Mr.
E. Was to call on the, Prisoner at his houe in the
Church-yard the nett morning-, to be paid his,loan,
and to bring a relation, who was to have a place, in
the Custom-House. He did so, but he found him.,
self duped, and never after saw the Prisoner.----This
informant told'the Magistrate that-at least 100 per-
sons had been defrauded,' by the Prisoner to his,
knowledge. The Prisoner was remanded' for further
examination on Friday next.

The DuzCHESS of YORK gaVe an entertainment
to celebrate her Birth-day, on Wednesday, to her
domestics, their families and friends, in London, at
her Royal klighness's own house, in Portman-square.
An excellent dinner was provided; consisting of roast
beef and other meats; a variety of poultry, and
several delicacies; with plenty, of strong ale, liquors,
and wine after. Tea, coffee„ and a cold supper was
provided. After which 'there was a ball in '-their
Royal Highnesses' apartments, on the first floor,
which did not finish till between five and six o'clock
in the morning. , •

We insert the following article' by desire of a
Correspondent, as It may tend to frustrate dishonest
pra&ices that are frequently injurious to property,
and sometimes give vi6tirns to the law :

The report that Dr.. r.it:RToSI has bequeathed the,
bulk of his vast tbrame to the Princess MARY, after
the demise of hiS widow, is contradiaed, and it-
stated that, except wool. to the wife and children
of the Rev. W. PETEiiS, be has left the whole tcl
Mrs. TURTOL4.—Even the tooth. aforesaid is to re,
vert to that lady in case of the- decease of the other
parties: The property is said to amount to 9000 L
per annum, fri'lailded, estates, and 60,0001. in the
Funds. •

The following' Observations on the security an 4
preservation of Titles; by Mr. Marshall, the liberal
and enlightened Agriculturist„ deserves the attention
of our Rulers when they are less occupied by matters
of higher importance.
• " In Scotland deeds of Conveyance, and other
deeds, are registered in one, magnificent building;
whose internal economy is as admirably adapted to
its design as its outward,form is beautiful. And; in
England, there are two counties (Yorkshire and .
Middlesex) which are termed Register COunties ; in
which. abstrads of deeds are preserved, and so arrang-
ed as to be readily referred to. Hence, in cases
where the original deeds are destroyed or loft, tho
registered abstrads are sufficient evidences of their
having existed, and capable of securing the titles of
estates to their rightful owners;' and are moreover
valuable in preventing fraudulent pradices, particu-
larly respeding mortgages., Nevertheless, the other
counties of England remain., from reign to reign, de-
stitute of these advantages.
" Without blaming- the supineness of the past;
or saying anything- of the measures of the present
times, let us look forward to the -future—dud hope
that it,patriot admini§tration—that inen . who shall
haVe the permanent good of the Country in view,
and a regard for its welfiire after their minis shalt
be ended, will -extend tliii partial benefit to the
kingdom at large.

‘i After the advantages of an-universal register of
landed property'have been experienced, a +-note sum-
mary and. less, intricate mode of transfer may' be
struck out. National 'Records, analogous to the
Court-rolls of Manors, may, for prolieitievat
least, be found'el,igible. And Transfer Offices of
real, as of ideal property, may be estgblislied."'

SHIP NEWS-

GRAVESEND, MAY S

Passed by—the Lurick, Ranns, and longe Vrow Anna.
,
Hasman, from Hambro'.
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Sailed—the Endibrio, Wallis, and Bransberg Sheppard%
Norman, for Gibraltar.