The Sun.
London, England, 1830-09-14 00:00:00

flglorious distinction, by exempting themselves from
the sacred obligations of honesty and public virtue !
--Morning Herald.

JONES, THE SWINDLER. ,ft

We have ascertained that William Jones, who
was some days ago committed as a rogue and vaga-
bond to Bridewell, has for years been living by the
system of. borrowing many small sums of money,
under circumstances similar to those detailed in this
Paper. The practice by which he used to fill his
pocket, was in fact so ingenious and feasible, that
it is believed be failed in no one instance except in
that in which be made the fatal error of repeating
the experiment upon one and the seine person,
Many of the cases have been productive of the most
laughable consequences. •
Jones culled upon Mr. Anthony Quoddy, an im-
porter of old Cork whiskey, and said he was recent-
molded by the 'proprietor of the Bedford Arms
public-house, in Camden-town, to the article. By
way of trial he should, he said, take two gallons,
and he ordered that quantity to be sent to " The
Lady without Legs" public-house, just off Hamp-
stead-road. He was very particular in his direction
that a permit should be sent with the stuff, as his
guager was very scrupulous, and he said, that ac-
cording to his way of doing business, the money
should be paid upon delivery. Mr. Quoddy. was
thankful for the order, and thought he had secured
a good customer in the landlord of " The Lady
without Legi." Jones went away, saying that he
was Ong- to get an acceptance from a man in the
neighbourhood for 601., a debt contracted at " The
Lady without Legs," and he hoped the whiskey
would he with his mistress before his return.
About five minutes afterwards he returned in a
hurry, and said, " Mr. Quoddy, they tell me the
price of the stamp is four shillings and sixpence, and
1 happened to bring out no more than half-a-crown ;
oblige me with two shillings, and your messenger
can have it along with the price of the whiskey.
Certainly," said Mr. Quoddy, and he handed
half-a-crown to Jones, who offered the sixpence
which he then had over and above what he required.
" Oh," said Mr. Quoddy, " you can give the half-
crown to say man," and off went Jones, successful
even beyond his own calculation. The landlord of
" The Lady without Legs" had not gone far when
Mr. Quoddy began to think it was odd in a pub-
lican to leave home without money, especially as
people in that trade are in the habit of making se-
veral wet calls in a day's walk; but when he thought
of the clean white apron and the boots with yellow
tops worn by his customer, all his doubts and un-
easiness vanished, and he despatched his porter with
the whiskey. Hours, however, rolled away, and
no messenger returned. At last the man appeared,
but quite in a fright. " Oh, Chrikey," said Mr.
Quoddy, " what's the matter ? Give me the 4)0.
ney." " I've got no money, Sir," said the unfor-
tupelo messenger. "No money !" cried Mr.
Quoddy, " give me the whiskey then." " I've no
whiskey neither," answered the messenger. " 1
was so long looking for The Lady without Legs,'
that the permit was out, and so an Excise Officer
seized it." " Oh, Chrikey," said Mr. Quoddy,
"is there no Lady without Legs? " There may
be many in Middlesex Hospital,' said the poor man,
" but, by the virtue of my oath, there isn't one in
the Hampstead-road."
Jones, about two months ago, called on the soli-
tor to the parish,of St. Mary Stratford Bow, at hie
office, in America-square, and said, " I have pur-
chased some premises in How from Nib. Wilkinson,
of Bromley, and I want two leases to he made out,
and as you, Sir, are solicitor to the parish, I thought
you would be the most proper professional men to
apply to." " Thank you, Sir," said the solicitor,
" I will give directions to proceed." Jones then
gave his solicitor the particulars with all the minute-
ness of a man of business, and being in a great
hurry to have a recognised title to the property,
prevailed upon him to have the leases tit to be exe-
cuted at all early period, when the,parties were all
to attend. Jones having arranged matters thus far,
departed; but in flint minutes he returned, and
calling his solicitor out intO.the hall, said he had to
take home some grocery to Bow, in the stage, ands
he happened to be minus ten shillings, which would,
situated as he at that moment was, be an at:commis,
dation. " You can put it its the bill for the
leases," said Janes, " and pay you altogether on
the evening we call to execute." "By all means,"
said the solicitor, quite satisfied that his client, Mr.
Townley (as he culled himself), would do nothing
but what was right. The Money was lent, and
the leases were prepared, and the appointed evening
`arrived, but the new client was acting in his pro-
fessional capacity in another part of the town, and
left his solicitor to lament, riot only for the loss, of
Isis money, but the loss of the time occupied in
preparing the lease papers. The knavery.was pro,
ductive of so much. inconvenience in this case, in
which a clear profit of 71. or 81. was expectedithat
the solicitor, upon hearing that the felloW was taken
op, offered to prosecute him without making any
demand, if a good Me could be substantiated
against'him.

When the news of the French Revolution was re-
ceived in this country, Jones, who appears to have
been alive to .every thing public or private, that
could administer to his necessities, went to a public-
house, and told the landlord that he intended to
have a public meeting on the subject, " and be-
tween you and me," said he, to the host, " my ob-
ject is to get money by it, and to do good at the
same time." The landlord replied, that it was a
very good thing to be able to do both at the same
time, and that every man was justified in getting
money in an honest way. " Certainly (said Jones)
and I have directed a parcel to be sent to me here,
which you will be good enough to receive for me."
The landlord gave the necessary instructions to his
wife, and went out soon after Jones left him. About
ten minutes afterwards, Jones, who had taken care
that nobody Omit the house should see his face ex-
cept the host, called at the bar and presented a
parcel directed to himself, the paymenL for the ear-
rive and porterage of which amounted to Is, lid.,
which having received Ile walked away. When the
parcel wits opened it was found to contain a dead
cat, supposed to be the mother of the Mocatihas
kittens which Mr. Jones had disposed of to the eat.,
CioriCr of IVehure-place some time before.
During the late election Jones levied contribu-
tions upon the public in sundry ways, as if he re-
ceived us much pleasure from the comic nature of
his pretexts, as from the pecuniary profit. He went
to a public-house in the neighbourhood of Fleet-
street, where an tilection CO timittee assembled,
and stated that be. had a vote for Rochester, He
was received with great warmth, and the good cheer
of the house was put before him. He was not, how-
ever, long in the room when a person entered whose
appearance seemed to give him great UtittalihlCSlL A
'friend of the candidate for whom Jones said be wag
prepared to vote, kindly enquired into the cause ?
Why," said he, ", that person you jest, saw enier
happens to be my Creditor fora paltry five shillings,
and he is such a brute that I,know he will blow me
up before the whole r00m.".--." Oh," cried
the gen-
tleman,," the best thing you can do is to pay him
the money e. and half a sovereign was immediately
handed over to Jones, who went over to the stranger
and retired from the room with him, but never re-
turned. The lender of the money finding that his
borrower was a long time absent, ventured to goes-
.,
non the` elector who had been pointed at us the
harsh creditor ? " Why, Sir," answered the elector,
" I don't know what can keep the gentleman. fie
just borrowed Itid, of site to pay postage for a letter
he was sending WI, to France."

The crew of the ahip. Inglis paraded the
Royal Exchange and various streets of the metropolis
terday malting, with flying colours, and distributed pipers
containing an Address to the liritish Nation. In this Ad-
dress they deity the chary of mutiny, and coinplain of the
excessive punishment inflicted oh board that ship, various
instances of which they mention, and which they term
cruel anti disgraceful.