The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-01 00:00:00

BOW.STREET.

On Wednesday a gentleman appeared before Mr.
HALLS in order to ask his advice, and seek some re-
dress under the following circumstances :
He stated that on Friday night last he arrived
with his wife from a distant part of the country, at
the Gloucester Coffee-house, in Piccadilly. Being
strangers in London, and not knowing of any lodg-
ings to which they could at once go, they resolved
to remain at the hotel till the following morning.
They had a slight supper, his wife partaking be-
sides of a glass of porter, and he of a small glass of
brandy. In the morning, after they had had break-
fast, they inquired for the bill, which was,after some
delay brought
,up to them. The applicant then
handed the document to the Magistrate, of which
the following is a copy :

1830, Sept. 25.
1 Tied, waiter, eliarnhermaid, and porter... 6s. 01
2 Suppers
Stout
Brandy and water 2 4
Apartments 7 6
Wax-lights 2 6
2 Breakfasts 4 0
Liam 2 0

LI 10 4

This charge, the most exorbitant that I ever heard
of, quite astonished me, continued the gentleman.
With respect to the wax-lights, I absolutely ob-
jected to having them; but the waiter said that it
would be all the same, and they were accordingly
brought. On receiving the bill, I refused to pay it;
but I found that in that they were a match for me,
tut they kept my luggage, and refused to restore it,
unless I paid the b►lt.
_ _

Mr. anus laughed at this recital, and admitted
that the charge was exorbitant. It was not, how-
ever, in his power to afford him any redress. The
best way would be to pay the bill, obtain the lug-
gage, and console himself by thinking that he had
gained some experience.
The applicant, who looked rather blue at this,
then retired.

Yesterday Patrick M' Cabe, who was remanded
011'a charge of feloniously uttering a forged bill of
exchange for 504, purporting to be the acceptance
of William Quinn, was brought forward in order to
be re•examined, when Mr. Henry Platte, the solici•
tor, of Crescent, Jewin-street, Aldersgate, appeared
to defend him.

The evidence of Mr. Clifford, of No. 22, John-
street, Adelphi, was read over, from which it ap-
peared that the prisoner brought him the bill in
question on the 17th inst., stating that he wished
to have it culled. Witness desired him to leave
the bill, and it was handed to Mr. Flight, who was
to advance the cash upon it. Mr. Flight gave it to
Messrs. Papp, the coal-merchants' who, upon ap-
plying to Mr. Wood, of Northumberland-wharf,C
whose employment Quinn, the supposed acceptor,
lived us furrier, that gentleman denied that the ac-
ceptance was that of Quinn, who, in fact, could
neither read nor write.

Mr. Wood corroborated this evidence, and said
he asked Quinn whether he had suffered his name
to be put to the bill, and he denied it.
William Quinn was then examined, and in an-
swer to a question by the Magistrate declared posi-
tively that he never put his hand to the bill, nor
suffered it to be guided.
The prisoner's solicitor put some questions to the
witness, with a view to show that he had lent his
name to the prisoner, and that he afterwards de-
nied it for fear he should lose his situation. The
witness denied that such was the fact, but acknow-
ledged that he was with the prisoner in a public-
house, near. Northumberland-wharf, on the 10th
instant, the day prior to the date of the bill.
Sir It. BIRNIR observed that there was quite
enough to send the prisoner for trial as the evidence
stood, but at the request of his solicitor he was re-
manded for a week.

Richard Phillips, a grocer, residing at No. 8,
Pickett-buildings, Strand, was charged with having
committed an assault upon Mr. Flintan, of the firm
of Flintan and (Abe, provision-merchants, of Ber-
wiek-strcet, Soho. The case was rendered curious
from the circumstance of•the alleged assault having
caused a charge of a much more serious description
to be preferred against the defendant, for which he
was ultimately committed.
Mr. Flintan stated, that in the afternoon of Tues-
day, the 27th ult., the prisoner came to his house to
purchase some hams, of which he selected three se-
parate parcels, and ultimately agreed to give 345.
per hundred weight for them. tie then requested
that one of the parcels, containing 34 hams, should
be sent to his house on the following day, and was
told that the amount of that parcel would be 51. os.
6d., and the prisoner promised to send witness 51.
of the money, and undertook to pay the balance
when the parcel should be delivered. Witness left
his house the next day without giving any directions
with respect to the hams, and meeting the prisoner
in Lombard-street, said " Mr. Phillip., have you
sent 51, for the hams ?" To which he replied, " I
have not; but I am now with a gentleman who will
let me have the money." About two hours after
this witness was informed that a parcel of hums had
been delivered to the prisoner, and he (witness) im-
mediately went to his (the prisoner's) house to in-
quire whether the 51. had been paid, The prisoner
replied, " I have paid your man the Cs. 6d., and 1
will send you the 51. in less than an hour." Wit-
ness then went home, and asked his man bow he
mid have been so stupid as to deliver the ham
without the money, to which the man replied, that
Mr. Phillips told him that he had paid the 54 to'
master. Mr. Flintan added, that up on Is • this
he Las
he ordered hie man to get the truck reedy fat the

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purpose of carrying away his goods from the house
of -the prisoner. On arriving there, he was in-
formed that Mr. Phillips was out, and after waiting
for him a considerable time, witness took 17 of his
hams from a shelf in the shop, for the purpose of re-
moving them, when a police serjeant, No. 3, of the
I? division, eame in, and told•him be must not take
away the goods, although he (witness) offered him
his card, and declared that the hams were his pro-
perty, and had been fraudulently obtained. The
serjeant, however, was obstinate, and finding that
there was no use in waiting, he (Mr. Flintan) went
away, and called the next day upon the prisoner,
who immediately challenged him with having called
him a mindler, and finally committed an assault
by striking him in the face.
Sir R. BIRNIE observed, that the case appeared
to involve a charge of fraud as well as assault, and
asked the prisoner what explanation he had to offer.
The prisoner said he had the best possible de-
fence to the charge of fraud, for he had paid Mr.
Flintan the amount of the turns, and was ready to
produce a receipt to that effect. He then drew
forth a slip of paper, which he handed to the ma-
gistrate.
Sir R. BIRNIE-Why this purports to be a re-
ceipt for 5/. 6s. 6d., signed by Samuel Stone for
Messrs. Flintan and O'Hea.

Mr. Flintan—That receipt is a forgery. Our man
was paid only Gs. 6d. As to the sum of 51., it was
never paid.
_ • .

The prisoner vehemently declared that he paid Sl.
to Mr. Flintan himself, and that when the hams were
delivered he, paid the man the balance of 61. 6d.,
and obtained his receipt for the entire sum.

Mr. HALLS—Ie the man here to whom the
money is alleged to have been paid P—Mr. Flintan
then called forward

Samuel Stone, who having been sworn, stated
that he was in the service of the prosecutors as
porter. On the 28th ult. he left thirty-four hams
at the shop of Mr. Phillips, who observed, " It's all
right; you are to receive 6s. Gd., and I will send
your master the 51. 'Witness then wrote a receipt
for 6s. Gd., and leaving the hams with the prisoner,
went away.

Mr. HALLS here called for the receipt, upon ex-
amining which, he observed that the figure 5, with
an 1. over it, was not written with the same pen, or
by the same hand, as the 61. 6d.
The receipt was then shown to the witness
Stone, who declared that neither the figure 5, nor
the L. S. D. placed over the figures 5 6 6 were
written by him, and that they must have been in-
troduced after be had given the receipt for 6s. 6d.
The prisoner declared, in the most positive terms,'
that he had paid Mr. Flintan 51. on the day when
the goods were delivered.
• Sir R. BIRNIE—On your oath, Mr. Flintan, is
that true or false ? Mr. Flintan—Upon my oath,
Sir Richard, I never saw the colour of his money,
with the exception of the 6s. 6J.
Mr. HALLS—If the witnesses are entitled to belief
the charge is one of forgery.
Mr. Flintan—Here is another gentleman whom
the prisoner has also defrauded of goods.
Mr. Carr, a respectable grocer, residing on Hol-
born-hill, then came forward and stated that the pri-
soner sent him an order for some candles and some
loaf sugar. From former dealings with the prisoner,
witness expressly stipulated that the candles and
sugar should be paid for on delivery. His servant,
however, notwithstanding a caution to the contrary,
left the candles at the shop of the prisoner, who
told him that when the sugar came he would pay for
both. Witnessaccordinglysent the sugarband told the
porter on no account to deliver it without receiving
payment for both it and the candles. The prisoner
on receiving the sugar said there was a mistake of
2s. per cwt., and that he would see him (witness)
upon the subject before he paid the money. He
then came back with the porter, who left the sugar
behind him, and spoke to hint (witness) about being
overcharged, and after blustering about the place,
he said he'd be -- if he'd pay a single farthing
for the goods. Mr. Carr added, that from that time
be had never been able to obtain the slightest satis-
faction from the prisoner.
Sir R. BIRNIE observed that the prisoner was
evidently a systematic swindler. The case of Mr.
Carr, however, was not sufficiently strong to ground
a criminal charge upon it.
The prisoner declaied that there was a combina-
tion to ruin him,• because he had been successful in
trade. With respect to Mr. Caw, he bad had deal-
ings with him to the amount of 501., and had always
paid him honourably.
Mr. Flintan—l have reason to believe, and I
think I shall be enabled to show, that the prisoner
is connected with a very extensive gang of swindlers,
who have been carrying on their nefarious dealings
to a considerable extent amongst respectable trades-
men in the metropolis. _ _

Sir R. BIRN1F: said he should remand the pri-
soner till Monday next, on the charge of forgery ;
in the mean time he might give bail for the assault.
Prisoner—Can I not be allowed professional
assistance ?

Sir It. BIRNIE—There is no doubt but you will
be ably assisted.

The prisoner was then removed in custody.
MARLBOROUGILSTREET.

Yesterday a young man of very fashionable ap-
pearance, dressed in a splendid m►litary cloak, &c.,
named Fennel.? Schnell, was brought before Mr.
lion, the Sitting Magistrate, in custody of one of the
police constables, charged with defrauding Messrs.
liatcherd, the booksellers, in Piccadilly, of books of
various sorts to the value of 1801.

The prisoner was taken into custody at Richmond,
where he resides, as well as occasionally at the
Gloucester Coffee-house, in Piccadilly ; and it ap-
peared that he is the nephew of a lady of large for-
tune, who is supplied by the Messrs. Hatchard with
books, and that by sending written orders in the
name of this lady, he from time to time succeeded
in obtaining from Messrs. Kitchen's, books to the
above amount, without any authority whatever from
his aunt, who entirely sanctions the present pro-
ceedings against him.
The prisoner, who alleges as his excuse for his
conduct a want of sufficient means to live on, and
being refused a supply of money by his aunt, was,nr
the request of Mr. Hatchard, remanded for a week
to afford time for the production of some necessary
witnesses.

Lawrence
.Powell, who has been in custody some
days on the capital charge of cutting and maiming
a man named William WDonough, with intent to
kill or do him some grievous bodily harm, was placed
at the bar for final examination. It appeared that
the complainant, who is employed as a private
watchman by some gentlemen in the neighbourhood
of this office, had on one occasion, by his evidence,
been the means of convicting the prisoner of having
had a quantity of lead unlawfully in his possession ;
and that, arising out of a grudge on this account, the
prisoner on Saturday last, without the slightest pro-
vocation, on meeting the prosecutor in the Street,
struck him two desperate blows on the bead, with
an iron bar he carried in his band, which inflicted
such dreadful wounds, that the prosecutor's life was
for some days in danger, so that he could not be
brought forward to give his evidence until yesterday.
The evidence of the prosecutor, who still appeared
in a very feeble state, us to the wantonness and vio-
lence of the prisoner's attack, was clearly corrobo-
rated by two other witnesses, who were accidentally
present on the occasion, and the prisoner was fully
committed to take his trial for the capital charge.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Yesterday a young female of rather respectable
appearance was brought before Mr. ORRGORIE, un-
der the following circumstances :
On being placed at the bar, she gave her name
Eliza Locke.
A police constable of the A division, No. 40,
stated, that he was on duty in Cannon-tow, West-
minster-bridge, about four. o clock in the moming,
when he saw the prisoner and a young man near
the water-side. The prisoner appeared to be very
much agitated, and, the man told him that be had
caught hold of her just as she was about to plunge,

into the river. The prisoner said that shitivtlde-
termined to destroy herself the very first opportuaity.
Mr. GREGORIE put several questions to thspn-
soner, who replied that her friends lived at Illai..
head, in Berkshire.
Mr. Forbes, the Inspector, said that the prisoner
lodged in Stangate-street, and be had sent theil4
but the people of the house refused to have any
thing to do with her. _.
In answer to further questions, she said thatithe
was indebted about 255. for rent, and having tt4l-
- of her own, her landlord had threatened,totis•
train upon her for the amount. She ' wits -ill
able to pay the sum, and that circumstance hid
preyed upon her mind. She wished to go home to
her friends. . .
Handley, the officer, said that he believed she bid
lived in the household of her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent.
Mr. GREGORIE directed her to be detained totals
present, and desired Handley to make some inquiries
about her.
WORSHIP-STREST.
Yesterday two common informers, named soap
l'urton and ?Unica Vickers, were charged before
Mr. TwYFORD, with having extorted 12s,fid, freP
a publican under the following circumstances.
William Vernon, landlord of the Robin 800 lin,
Little John, at Hoxton, stated thst on itfOrailf "It
be was summoned by Brooks, se informer,. to
,ap-
pear at this office on Wednesday, for suffetlnV
game of bagatelle to be played ,in hie •house,
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attended accordingly, and remained till the' cin_lB,,"
closed, but his name was not called, sod lvi.w
away. He saw the prisoners about the office. Abed
eight o'clock on Wednesday evening
'4l thskris°92l4,...,1
cone to his house and had a glass of 0 0011'
then went into the tap-room and called for it pint
porter. The prisoner Purton said he bad allad:re''
specting the summons. Witness asked wkstb!'
meant. Purton replied, aWe never take less
Witnesstrr
a sovereign of any one." said he wise
aware of having to pay any thing, and (*lad 1144
afford a sovereign. Purton said if a soveroign:_uv.m.
paid, witness would hear no more of it. It Willi
agreed
fret
ittakfoiurgl2tsh.ead;weahuitichonseofitne,,si
to ';
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the money, which was four salt-crown ',.; i the
ling., and a sixpence. They were stew When
presence of a police-sergeant and a friend. • "`:
witness had paid the money, he called in the sell"
and gave the prisoners into custody.: „,,,, jiitiao,
Mr. Arnett, collector to Messrs. mew ,be
ale-brewers, said he saw the last witness rY,,ir
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marked money to Purton. Pi"
Serjeant Waller, of the N division,. toolt,00:,
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soners into custody, and found the Insr.--7kart . 10
upon Purton. 's
-brigs• sli'
A poor man stepped into the witnee, img
said he had been confined in the hoepiralL°ro;.,
time through an accident, and .durlng hi' cam „,,,,ti,
ment the prisoner Vickers nffered.,P Risi..l.'-nop
petition to obtain some relief, Vieker,11,,,47,;-no.;
obtained several sums of money kern nt"..,t-„,,`lii,'
sons upon the petition, and appropristeu *er.'""'
t, vit
his own use. 01454%
Mr. TWYFORD said he was sorry, for .....a
man, and advised Vickers to refund !ISlLriti.:
which he had received by means of the petiP_lnwk
for the cu m
ge of extortion, it was of a grossai-
it was high time such abominable practices:`,
a stop to; but he was sorry •to say, in ltroot.
instance, he thought the prisoners twine.. • ki.
law, the money had been giVem, not to nrestt..i,
summons being heard before this Magistrate4P,'„
a gratuity to the informer for not pretteingiteN#.,
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UNION.IIALL
Yesterday two boys, named Narks 1 - . :
Charles Sanders, were brought up to thiv
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charged with the following outrage.. -;:8,0,
Edward Watben, a lad of. tender age, 1t0nt„,,,,
epectable parents, stated • that •on the-prfmnirir
evening, as he was proceeding along Wal - ...-.4
.ofea
two defendants whom be bad frequently sires „,k,!,
larell'' "I"
that neighbourhood, but never woe
..,... held
seized him as he passed along. One Of r,„nitorth
him tightly by the arms, While tbit,orhef 1r „riof
a small phial from his pocket, anti ir rtilinfir',ll4.
its contents over his (coispiSMl6el)lrtii ore; 111
then rubbed the hand containing ths 1iqu;,..,,, -,to Or
mouth. The liquid was no sooner sp..PoidMm'otito.
mouth than he felt a burning sensettoProfrom the
diately attempted to extricate him o, gal
0014
grasp of his assailants, but they stili,L.h"aft'st e'
although lie cried out with pain, Wt.,' .- 44°'
applied the phial to his mouth, and enu"'" • orpar•
pour the remainder of its contents downltis.. t his
They would have effected this, bad he.
rtl*kfP •
d Ant t 9
mouth closed, and the liquid, which turned l
be vitriol, ran down his chin and on the foil:
shirt. shirt. His cries from pain now brought SO 511
sons to the spot, but the defendants ran trr. t„ Asp
he was conveyed to a chemist's shop, 0n.9._,:;0rs
application put to his mouth and hand, whit:. mil
very much burnt by the liquid the defog's"'
attempted to make him swallow.
The complainant's father stated that hi,hbour•
fendants were both well known in to irvrrie eta
hood as of very bad character. Very'su° in, hid
the outrage had been committed on his 011 Alb
seen him, at which time he was suffering 117: olio
from the effects of the burning liquid Vu ,
him by his assailants. kniiid Of
A fo er'
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Mr. CHAMBERS said, that he into ..-vd,.Aaew .-,
a more wanton act of cruelty than Mitt Vied do
the defendants, who must inevitabil onoch.
child, had the vitriol passed into tits st°,loo.did !Mt
The defendants both protested thett'ad'iocked it
know what the phial contained; they 'I hard poured,
up in the kennel the carne afternoon, en. for s, bit In
some of its contents on the compillinsni Hier*
fun, but with no intention of doing him 59.., him IO
tTphaheiTnye
,yhmteahudel‘sydtieadidgle:isysi
ttserhtaekatdtlei.ows,avhil
des when they found i! Pu
.__ evident
offeosive liquid from the tvhteeirlyatbc°iittrtcluveamistqa:c.e:-:ideriii°l:
having poured it, in the first instance, 00,,i'lch it wit.
hand, and then rubbed the hand upon which
vire
applied up to his mouth. They took elc`i._ yti gesh•
that none of the liquid should touch thelrel no ee
The defendants' hands were here exonoing been
marks whatsoever indicative of vitriol
on the en'
applied to them were apparent ; while. his lito ''''
trail, the complainant's left hand, en. to to or
chin, were very much excoriated, owing
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dthereclond*
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bail, two sureties in 501. each,• to answer in 0011.
atof tphreocSueristsigiottrisi,easandinetl.ley were lockedctin
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the 30th ult., at St.
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Dorant, Esq. of a son. i ilsl►ii 6 thil
,I ult.
lad!, of J. W. Face, Esq. of a son. D ,r, , ,hivoi
the
eutvnlehe 29th tilt. at Rockingliani.ball, "'ltiree'''
if of T. S. Lea, E•a•. f d e ter.
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On the 28th - s-*- " a AU, t / aiielilltr,ii,
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at Salisbury-square, of a daughter.
MARRIED. te of
On the 29th ult. at Fulham, Lieut. N. S. Mal' ii
tothe 18th Royal Irish, eldest son of Colonel Dull, of 1104;1
H Mary Si
- 'Phil, youngest daughter of John Tato .
inumerstnith, Esq .
On the 30th ult. St. Nave's • II t•OWN Rlr.
, in sr •
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Davis, •of S ll• lk
II 0 ...place, Islington, to Magasx.--0
of 1. Mole, Di., of Crotcheil.friars. I Le-
On the 30th ult. at St. Pancras I'leAe Churelli '. d
vi4i Esq., of Eildclitie, near Sheffield, in the e'irtY :,f
York, to Helen, daughter of A. Pigkerr f'4l'
Langley, near Slitificlil.

DIED.
On the 26th tilt. Mr. Joahua i' r Rol Oil,
Col la, o
Surrey.
On the 30th ult. ink Wateiloo-place, PAlrittall' 1411i°'
wife of P. CAloper, Es in her 6t3th MG I
On the 29th ult. at Upper Claptort-street, Garolinr, t 'e
wife of the Rev. J. B. Deane, aged 27. •
II
'4% • Vine
On the 29th ult. at Ilat:iptotti Mia'''''' ' all
Harriet Gaillard, yousgest tlaughWr of the late 1001 i
Gaillard, E.q.

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