The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-21 00:00:00

-POLICE.

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ll.trroN-GARDE-k.---Ba/ditiin, Carr, Oney, and a
Voy named Stephenson, who had been-brought be-
-1:)re---the Magistrates last week, -on a charge of steal-
ing corn from Mr. Thos. Fag's stables, were yester-
day again brought up for further e:tarnination.
.The Prosecutor, Mr. Fag, was a respeaable stable
keeper in George-yard, Leather-lane, andthe Prison-
,erßalclwin was a respeaable bricklayer, whO bad a
-Stable in the same yard, opposite Mr. Fag's, Oney
tii :is Baldwin's man, and Carr was horse-keeper to

Mr. Fag.
In addition to what had transpired on the former
examination,-Mr. John Miller, clerk to Mr: Fag, de:
posed, that frequent depredations of this nature
;having been committed, and suspicion falling on
some of the Prisoners, he determined to watch their
motions ; and, accordingly, On- Thursday morning
last, before six o'clock, lie took his station opposite
the yard-gate. He.soou after ebservfed Oney knock ,
at the gate, anti Baldwin, who got up ; Oney
lighted a candle, and they both went into Baldwin's
gable. Immediately after, out came Carr from Mr.
rag's stables, crossed over to Baldwin's, and got_
his candle lighted. In the mean time, the Witness
slipped into the stable, and secreted himself ; Carr
returned with his candle, and a bag, and he'ob-
served him go to the oat-binn, fill the bag with corn,
And return to Baldwin, to i.vhonyhe gave it. The
Witneas then dizicoverd himself to them, and seized
Baldwin. There were other persons in: the stal)le;
but he could 'not swear to any of them but Bald-
win, Carr, and Oney. •
The bag and corn were produced, and proved by
Mr. Fag to. be his property. ; also an empty bag,
which was 'found in Baldwin's house, to which lie
positively swore. The corn was mixed with beans,
pease; and chaff,and proved to be of the value of 15d.
the bags 3d. each, which was sufficient to make the
offence
amount to Grand Larceny.
Solicitors attended on both sides ; the Gentleman
on behalf of Baldwin, contended, that upon .this
evidence his client -was not aprincipal in the theft,
but only an accessary, after the fad Was committed ;
he was upon his own premises at .the ticoe,,,where,.
lie had a -right, to be ; he therefore suhmittethe'
might be discharged upon bail ; he was a mati.of
respeaability, his reputation was called.in question,
and several persons of known responsibility attended
to give security.-
The Sitting Magistrate thought, on the contrary,
that the whole was a premeditated plan between the
• parties ; and he, therefore, felt himself justified in
Cully committing them for trial ; which was accord-
done.
As to the boy (Stephenson) it appeared, by the
testimony 'of John Trott, the Officer, who Was so
aftive in the apprehension of all the parties, that
when he went to take up Oney the' boy van away,
be followed, and took hire into cuacidy, :when.,;the
boy seemed to know the business .perfealy`well.=
Hewas detained for' ftirther investigation.

MAltt.noaonon-Sriftimr--Yesterday.'a'.'Serjeant
in the Marines,' of the narrit Shairick, was
Charged with defrauding Publicalis by 'forged billets., •
The Defendant, it appeared, was 'hired 'for,the Re-
cruiting Service,. without being littsteci as a Soldier,
and-13y having in his. poSsession..a:'heatid4' order:,
The Maigistpate,after making many pertfirent remarks
on:the evili =Zurich arose from havinz; men on the
sliecruiting.,.Service`who were mot subjeft to niartial
law, committed ilte.Prii4Oner for-trial on account of
. the fraud; it the same' rue' intimating, that the more
wady 'vvaf would 'hire' been- to have left .the pupiSh-
mint .
in,the 'hndsi 'of the-.Conmianding Qfficer, if
. the offender 11::0.b&en a regular
,Soldier.,,
'Bow-SaitE.F.T.-.,Several of the members. beloncr-
to.'ithe Prince-6f Wales's Volunteer Corps.-were
7 -,lesterthy- stumpned before Sir ItlcH A RD-FORD, for
girt-o—n-paymentrol:the subscription appointed .to be re-
c4eivi.hl fo3%.ene stipportpf the Corps, according to the ,
rOgulationsjirst-s4uig-d4. ' . • • -
, -.k
- Ifte • reagoliS alleoged. by the persons summoned
were; -that, the subscription for which they were
--/tunrnotied was not,' the first and primary sum ap-
pointed to be received for the incidental expences of
the Corps.,- but a secondary sum which the. Com-
mittee. of the Corps : ordered to be levied, on each
member, as an additional supply to the funds, the •
former .subscription not being deemed • sufficient,
which levy they did not conceive the Committee was
-aithorized,.at their own option, to attach to the re-
-- gulations..c.)f the Corps.
On the part of the Committee, it was stated that,
on the first- formation of the Corps, it was fully
agreed. y. its .Metnbers that a Cdmmittee should be
appointed by eleaion,, who should adopt such* re-
gulationsas they thought the necessity of the Corps
should require, and the remaining part of the Corps
should abide by such regidations-, to which t hesper-
sons- now present, amongst others, -fully'issented,
and ware therusulyes at diffeOat- tntes,,M4ibers of
tlie. Ccaunittees, who 'i.etatett rules to:tlae,CcrpS.
Sir RI c 'TAO, Vo tr:thimeyetli• they had-at first
- agreed to abide by the• regulations appoitktEd by the;
Committee,- they,, betame liable to•i>ii,y eyery" ''ab'-;-
scription- they .shoold appoint , which, if they ditt
not like,. they were at liberty to, resign, first paying.
the.fines.they had incurred during their continuance.
in the. Corps. .
They were,' therefore, obliged to pay the sums'
.for which they were summoned, with expellees.

_ .
A singular funeral took place a fetv:days ago.
John.
.Fisher, a drayman, in the service of Mr.. Wade,
of Peckham Rye, who died suddenly,, was attended
t? the grave by all the men in the employ of Mr.
W. each mounted on a dray-horse with its harness. •
On the 9:3d of 06tober, a water-spout burst over
the grounds of Mr. Cathcart, of -Bog...Walk, S.
Thomas's, Jamaica. It. was accompanied by 'a vio-
lentclap of thunder, and a rumbling. noise resem-
bling the,approach of heavy ,Carriages. In less than:
ten minutes frOrn the appearance of the cloud, the
Water forced its way between thekitcben and dwell-
ing-house to the -depth of give or site feet. -The
quantity of stones which the torrent disilaced and
lodged *Jilt' the bottle,. and in the adja,cent road,.
Wa s eitiniatedat many thousand .tons; aid the ex-
ca‘ a' ions occasioned .by this phenomenon; over More
th. r, mile 'of-ground, were truly terrific. • -

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