The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIiiENCE.

HA T TON--GARDEN.
Yesterday Aserla Late, cnce, attired in a black surtout.
lined with silk, black silk velvet waistcoat, black silk stock,
and black kerscymerc trousers, stout made, of ruddy com-
plexion, and pock-fretten, aged 33, of gentlemanly address
and manners, was brought before Mr. Roexas, in the cus-
tody of police-constable N 0.58, E division, charged by Mr.
James Goodwin, perfumer. of Lamb's Conduit-street, Red
Lion-square, with having swindled him.
In November last the prisoner and an elderly man, whom
he represented to be his father, got possession of a house.
No. ~ Mccklenburgh-street, Mecklenburgh-square, where
they purported to be carrying on the business of respect-
able solicitors, and adopted every moans to make themselves
known, and ingratiated themselves into the good opinion of
their neighbours, upon whom they were in the habit of levy.
ing their contributions in various ways, the elderly gentle-
man acting as the principal in the establishment, and their
professional representations were believed to be thoroughly
correct, until an explosion accidentally took place. Mr.
Goodwin, who seemed to repose the greatest confidence
in their respectability, would have trusted them to an)
amount, and some short time after their residence
in the above house, the prisoner entered his shop ii.
haste, and requested the loan of 305., as bis father had
left home, taking the keys of the desk with him, and he
had a client waiting for change, and he would send his
footman with the money next morning. Mr. Goodwin,
conceiving that he had to deal with substantial men, imme-
diately complied with the request, and advanced the money,
when the prisoner left the place, but the money was never
returned, and on making inquiries, he discovered that he
had not been the only one duped under similar circum-
stances, and that the prisoner and his father had quitted
the house, after carrying on their depredations to a great
extent.
Mr. LAING inquired whether this was the fellow against
whom so many warrants had been applied for, for obtaining
goods under false pretences? He was answered in the af-
firmative, and Nesbitt, the officer, produced two warrants.
Mr. LAING—Is he not charged with assaults also ?
Nesbitt said that there were charges of assault against him.
Mr. Goodwin continued, that he, on finding out their
characters, applied to his worship for advice, and a warrant
was granted for his apprehension ; but yesterday morning
he was passing through Bedford-row, when he accidentally
met the prisoner, whom he accosted, and said he would
give him into custody, on which the prisoner assumed a
degree of consequence, and threatened to bring his action
at law for defamation, but , witness followed him until he
met police constable 58 E, to whom he gave him into cus-
tody, and he was taken to the station-house.
The numerous applications for warrants to aprrehend the
prisoners left no doubt as to the extent of their delin-
quencies, and Nesbitt and Hall were deputed to make in.
quiries after him, and to trace the victims of their arti-
fices ; and, after considerable expense and trouble, they
discovered that the prisoner and the elderly gentleman
(the father) had been carrying on an ingenious system of
swindling for upwards of two years pant- under similar cir-
cumstances, and that property had been pledged at various
pawnbrokers in the name of Long, and a bill system had
been supported under the recommendation of a certain so-
licitor, whose name we forbear to mention in the present
stage of the proceedings. Nesbitt here stated that Mr.
Coulson, clothier, of Holborn-bridge, had been swindled in
one of these bill transactions. Mr. Goodwin produced
two bills, by which two respectable butchers had been
duped, residing in his neighbourhood, but they were unable
to attend this examination.
Nesbitt. stated that if the prisoner was remanded he should
be enabled to bring forward numerous charges against him.
The prisoner has latterly changed his dress, but when
carrying on his system of plunder he was attired in a black
body coat, black waistcoat, black silk stock, and black
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trowsers.
Mr. Roceas would remtnd the prisoner until Wednes-
day next ; and he ordered Nesbitt and Hall, and the
tradesmen present, to use every exertion to bring parties
forward by that time, in order to identify the prisoner, and
substantiate charges against him.
The prisoner's father, it is stated, was formerly Mayor of
Lynn,in Norfolk, but is now reduced.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterda♦ Thomas Stokes and James Hallam, in the
service of the West India Dock Company, and Samuel
Ridler and InManz Wagstaff, were placed at the bar for
final examination, befor:Mr. CODD and Mr. MALLARD, a
county Magistrate, charged with being concerned in the
robbery of the West India Dock Company's warehouses,
Crutchet-friars.
Peake and Lovols, G 144, gave evidence in reference to

the apprehension of the prisoners, who were committed to
take their trial. Stokes is in the receipt of a pension
from the East India Company, and was a confidential ser-
vant ; and Wagstaff, who has a brother carrying on an
ostensive business, was frequently employed as touter to
the police.

Ryall's last Number of eminent Conservatives, has
the following singular instance of longevity, in Sir Robert
FitzWygram's Memoir, where it is stated of the late Sir
Robert Wigram of Wexfurd, Bart., who was allied to the
noble families of Wellesley and Ely ; being grandson of
Margaret Loftus, born at Loftus Hall, Wexford County,
in 1670, and d'.ed as Mrs. Boyd of Rosslare, in 1770, at
the great age of 101 ;—that the two lives (namely her
own, and her grandson's) formed a link from the reign of
Charlcs the Second to his late Majo,ty William the Fourth,

a period of 160 years, including nine years, and exceeding
by ten years, the time mentioned by Lord Wharneliffe in
a note to his edition of Lady Mary Wortley Montague's
letters, where it is stated, that her Ladyship and her grand-
daughter, the Lady Elizabeth Stuart, now formed a link
from William the Third to his Majesty William the Fourth,
a period of 150 years. Margaret Loftus was sister to Vis-
count Loftus, and aunt of the first Earl of Ely. This
lady was cousin to Anna Loftus, daughter of Adam Loftus,
Lord Archbishop of Dublin, and Lord Chancellor of Ire-
land, which Anne married Sir Henry Colley, of Castle
Carberry, Kildare County, ancestor of the Duke of Wel-
lington. The late Sir Robert was sixth cousin to his
Grace, and third cousin to the present Marquis of Ely.
APoTtIEcA RI ES' HA L L.--NaraeS of Candidates
who passed their Examination yesterday :—Edwin Bryant ;
George Nelson, Moor-row, Wigton, Cumberland ; Henry
George Garland Harrison, Devonport ; Joseph Taylor
Johnson, Birmingham ; Philip Reilly ; Frederick Steele
Verity, Bridgend, Glamorgan ; Wiliam Selwyn Morris ;
W. White Williams. High Wycombe.
The Trusty China merchant vessel, for whose
safety some apprehensions were felt, has arrived safe in our
river from Canton direct, with a cargo of teas, consigned
to Mr. Seymour, of this city. This is the first craft from
the Celestial Empire that ever entered our harbour.—Li-
merick Chronicle.

" SNARLEY Yow," BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT.--
The author of " Peter Simple," may justly be considered
as one of the first delineators of national manners since
the days of Fielding and Smollett ; and it has been very cor-
rectly observed that he possesses their wit and humour with-
out their coarseness. This new production fully sustains
his high reputation. The story is full of incident, and
happy delineation of character, and the naval scenes are
particularly spirited and excellent.
AN AFRICAN REAUTY,--Attention was with-
drawn from the war dance, by the appearance of one of
the Young women who were looking on. Tall and well
made, and wrapped in an ample kaross of white sheep-
skin, she had one of the most regular and pleasing coun-
tcanccs I ever saw. Her complexion was light brown ;
her nose, lips, and teeth beautiful ; her eyes " globes of
fire ;" and her dark hair " ensnaring the hearts of lovers,"
On - enquiry who this African beauty was, I found that
she had come from the far Umzimfoodo ; and was sup..
posed to be of Malay descent.--Alexander's Colonies of
t Vegte in Africa.
INTERVIEW WITH KING OTHO.—The King
thevir aonidintaliont
commenced the conversation, in the French language, by
athskeingme if I had been in Greece before. I answered in
affirmativeduring served. then
several
independence. He asked me ny
objects in visiting GreeceP informed his
Majesty years
of
my
projectgl a. second time. I
t've‘‘to the establishment of a
steam communication betweenr' `Western Europe and Athens,
and explained to him my views
en ted b
as to the results of such a
step, in causing Greece to be freq
the same manner as France and Italyunow ayro.trecigonchez, in
ne,,
Wanderings in Greece.