The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE.

MARLBoRouGH-STREET.,--Collins, alias Lasper,
who had his arm amputated, in consequence of the
wounds he received in his attempt upon Cady Mor-
ton's house, was. sufficiently recovered on Saturday
to be brought up to the Office for examination.— •
The particulars were not entered into, and the pri-
Sonerwas remanded to'New Prison as a place of
greater safety., until Starkey, the other man in cus-
tody, is sufficiently recovered to be removed.
A man, of the name of Peppairt, was charged
with being at work at a private still, at No. 14,
Devonshire Mews, at nine o'clock yesterday morn-
ing. appeared in evidence, that the Defendant,
the only person in. the house, escaped frorn the top
of-the building, on the officers breaking open the
door, but he was pursued and taken. About i 200.ga1-
lons-of molasses' wash were found in the house. The'
Magistrate; at the request of the Defendant, deferred
giving judgment until this day, in order that he
might have legal advice.
GUILDHALL.—Robert Smith was brought before
Sir RICHARD CARR GLYNN, charged-with stealing a
game cock from the stables of Mr. Dixon's Reposi-
tory, Barbican. Mr. Dixon stated to the Alder-
man, that he had been robbed at different titres of
saddles, bridles, and harness, to the amount of two
hundred pounds, which induced him to give stria
orders to his men to be upon the look-out to disco-
ver the thief, if p( ssible ; that the Prisoner had but
lately come into his service, when he was found out
in this thefts he called one of 'his men to prove it,
who stated; that finding this cock killed, and put in..
the manger to be carried away, he watched, and saw
the Prisoner carry it out ,in his great coat pocket,
which he was carrying over his arm, when,he stop-
ped
him. -
The Prisoner did not set up any defence, but of-
fered to enter into the navy, which was consented to.

NIANsroN-HOUSE.—The proprietor of a cart was
fitted 20s. by the LORD MAYOR, fOr encouraging his
dog to fight, in Philpot-lane, and abusing,a Gentle-
man who remonstrated with him on the impropriety
of his condna.

The' LORD MAYOR took this opportunity of
inforcing the incumbent duty on the proprietors of
dogs, of keeping them in the house till the dread of
canine madness, so prevalent in the neighbourhood
of the metropolis, and which occasioned his Lord-
ship's Proclamation, has subsided. •
GUILDHALL. Mr. Nalder, the City Marshal,
charged seven different persons, who aced as dro--
vers in Smithfield market, with over-driving, and
otherwise mal-treating, the animals entrusted to
their care; and also with wanting the badge appoint-
ed to
,be worn by drovers while engaged in driving
or attending upon cattle.
The Alderman (Sir W. LEIGHTON) fined six of
the persons complained of in tOs. each, and the 7th
in 20s. he having had his badge in his pocket at the
-time.

MANSION-HOUSE.—On Saturday, John Groves,
who it appeared had been conViCted last Sessions, at
the Old Bailey, for felony, -and sentepced for trans-
portation, but who had been pardoned on condition
of serving his Majesty, was brought before the LORD
MAYOR, charged with being concerned in a riot.
He was ordered for the present, to Bridewell, that
it might be seen whether any freTh charges would
be brought against him, he being a fellow of noto-
riously bad character.
HATTON-GARDEN.—Saturday a young man, in
easy circumstances,' was examined, charged on suspi •
cion with stealing two bank-notes, value tool, with
other notes, arnountingialtogether to 1201. from his
fellow-lodger, in a lodging-house in the City-Road.
It appeared that he went to the Bank, and got the
larger ones-reduced to smaller ones; he besides took
a silver watch, with gold chain and seals, which he
wore as if he had been unconscious of the theft.
kancock, the Officer, who took him, stated, that
the prisoner, when apprehended, was'greatly agi-
tated, and expressed a hope that they would not
hang him. Several clerks of the Bank attended, and
proved the exchange of the notes from the numbers
and date.

The Prisoner stands fully committed, but subjea
to be brought up again on a future day.
Powell, a notorious astrologer, was committed to
take his trial at tbe Sessions. Some of the Officers
belonging to this Office having information that he
was in the habit of imposing upon credulous young.
women, and obtaining money from them, on pre-"
tence of telling their fortunes; went on pretence of
consulting him, and having paid their money, im-
mediately apprehended him. He had before been
convitied at the Sessions for necromancy, and suffer--
ed six months imprisonment; upon a second con-
vi&ion he is liable to transportation as an incorrigible
rogue. . .

Yesterday, as the Fulham long-coach was, turning
from Newcastle-street into the Strand, a young man,
shopkeeper to Messrs. Jollands, linen-drapers on
Ludgate-hill, being on the box with the coachman,`
a sudden jerk which the carriage sustained, arising
from the shortness of the turn, flung him and the
Coachman over. The latter sustained no injury, as
'be luckily fell upon the wheel horses. But the
former fell into the street, and the fore wheel going
over his bead; • left him a shocking spe&acle. He
cannot possibly survive it.

Thursday evening, as the Manchester Coach was
coming out of Lad-lane into Wood-street, it was
overturned,.and many of the passengers were much
hurt. A soldier who was on the top had his skull
so dreadfully fraaured, that he now lies at St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital without the least hopes of re- •
covery : he has a wife and several children at Man-
chester, and he had a good deal 'of money about him,
which it appears he was carrying to them.
The goats of RuSsia produce a down which, when
manufaCtured, is nearly equal to the shawls of Cash-
mire.—lt grows under the common hair, and is the
winter clothing of the animal, beginning to grow in
Autumn, and falls off in the Spring.
On Monday se'nnight, about half past twelve
o'clock, -a tire broke out in the corn warehouse of'
Messrs. Webster and Co. of Wakefield, which was -
occasioned by a tar-pan boiling over. It is under-
stood that the damage sustained is upwards of
4,0001.

A violent storm of. ,thunder and lightning burst
over Tintagell and Came Word, in Cornwall„ on
turday last. The deep and dreadful roar of the flint],
der, and the vivid and reiterated flashes of lightning,
were truly sawful. Three sheep, the property of
Stephen Warde, were killed upon King Arthur's
Island ; their wool was singed and their bodies
much torn by the ele&ric fluid. We have not
heard of any other damage.

SHIP NEWS,

GRAVESEND, OCTOBER 16.

Passed by—the Mary, Campbell, from Tenerife; Dor-
set, —, and Dantzic, —, trout Quebec ; Mary Ann,
Waterman, and Cuxhaven, Meyer; front Oporto; Snap
Dragon; —, front Malaga; Brilliant, Gilchrist, Lusis-
tiana,Carinan, a,nd the Aurora, nom the Brazils.
Sailed—the Sltorttnan, Moore, for Gibraltar; Catharine.
Seymour, thr ; Conti-tierce, Crews, for Gijon ; Char-
linteaiicilWriTy,' Wilson, Three F riends, Witt, lames, Bur-
chain, and ttielohn, Ward, for Heligoland.

81R711v.
Last week, at Lanstephn, the Lady of Thomas Morris,
Esq. Banker, Carmarthen, ot•a,Sen.
The Lady of Major. General Loft, M. P. of a Daughter.