The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. Briant, the Overseer of St: James's, brought a per-
son name Pledger, living at Walthamstow•, before Mr.
DYER, for having refused to maintain his daughter and her
three children.

Mr. Bryant proved that the woman's husband, a. man
named Fennel, deserted her and his children ; conq!-
quently they had become chargeable to the parish of St.
James, which was the father's settlement. '.rtre father of
the woman (the defendant) was a builder at Waltham-
stow, and, from evidence which he had collected, he be-
lieved the defendant was a man of property, and capable of
contributing towards the maintenance of his daughter aud
his grandchildren.

The defendant said it was a mistake to assert he was a
man of property, for he was ready to swear that his pre-
perty was not sufficient to meet the just claims of those to
whom he was indebted.

Mr. Bryant said he had information from the daughtr
that the defendant had a number of houses at Waltham-
stow. He had heard the defendant possessed 17 houses,
some of which were let at 201. a year, and the defendant.
could say if such were the fact.

The defendant admitted that a few years ago he had con-
trived to scrape a little money together, but he declared he
had experienced such reverse 4 that he was now in an insol-
vent state.

Mr. Bryant asked the defendant if he would allow his
leases to be inspected ? The defendant said he would most
willingly, but he hoped the other side of the account would.
likewise be looked to. If his leases were sold they would not:
cover the amount of his debts.

Mr. Bryant asked him to bring his leases to the woika
house next Saturday, and. if on inspection it should appear
he cculd not'afford to allow the parish ss. a week he should
not be further pressed.
The defendant would bring the leases on the day named,
but he did conceive it was very hard that he, a poor man,
after having already lost one day's work, should be called.
upon to lose another, and to be put to the expense oti
authenticating his poverty.

UNION-H:4 LL.
Yesterday Russell Charles Tyerman, of respectrhide con-
nections, draughtsman, in the employment of Mesim Col-
them and Hallam, engineers and iroolonakters, of th.l
Cornwall-road, Lambeth, was brought before Mr. WEDG-
WOOD, charged with embezzlement. -
The Magistrate asked the prisoner if he had any thing-,
to say in answer to the charges hrou4ht forward agabet
him ? The prisoner replied that he had nor, adding, that
he felt so much compunction for his conduct that he Ix% a
ashamed to appriSe his friends, who are respectable, of th
circumstance. T e.-
he prisoner was then committed
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THAMES-POLICE.
Yesterday John Smith, a rough weathet‘beatgai old sailor,
with an immense pair of red bushy
.whiskers, was brought
before Mr. BRObERIP on a charge of obtaining money
from various persons by presenting tVem with advance
notes he had procured from the captsins of several ships
with whom he had made engageatents to go to sea.
Sarah Gordon, a lodging-housel:eeper, said the prisoner
had cheated a great number of tradesmen and others who
had cashed his advance, notes. She held four, on which
he had obtained money from as miny persons, without in-
tending to go to sea with any of the ships, after signing
the articles. She had.pashed one herself; and gave him
2/. 10s., and bought some small stores. One of his dupes
was a poor blind woman, who had cashed an advance note
for the same sum. There was a third person, a woman
with a large family, who could ill afford the loss of nio,
ney she had advanced to the worthless scoundrel. Many
other persons had been cheated of money and goods, and
she understood the prisoner had entered on board ten-or
twelve different ships.. N
The notes being handed to the Bench,
Mr. BAODERIP said the diffieu4 in this case was great;
,slopsellers, lodginghouse-keepers, tradesmen, and publicans,
were all anxious to cash seamen's advance notes for the sake
ordoing a little business and obtaining a profit on their
goods, or a small per tentage of money was given, but no
person should cash advance notes for seamen without first
making diligent inquiries, and being satisfied that the sailor
was going in the ship. The notes were at the best very
questionable instruments ; payment of them could not be
enforced in any Court of Law, and they were merely a
promise to pay on the part of the Captain three days after
the ship left Gravesend, provided the seamen sailed in the
ship. The prisoner had agreed to go in various ships, but
had not ; consequently the notes would not be paid by the'
shipowners. Tha prisoner, morally speaking, had com-
mitted a great fraud, but he could not be punished legally
for it.

• The prisoner, with an air of great seriousness, made a long
defence.

Mr. BRODERIP.--I have again and again cautioned per-
sons against cashing these notes ; if they do they must.
take the consequences. I know they are a great conve-
nience, but great frauds are often committed with them. I
believe the prisoner to be a worthless, good for nothing
fellow. I am, however, compelled to discharge him.

The Bristol Mercury, speaking of a seizure for
Church-rates, which took place there last week, says, " The
whole circumstances attending the transaction are full of warn.
ing and instruction, though whether they will he suffered to
have their due influence, is more than we dare to hope for.
That in Bristol, a city famed for its deeply-rooted attachment
to the Church, there should, in the first instance, be the ne-
cessity for a seizure, ought to lead members of that Church to
pause before they continue an opposition to those wise mea-
sures of Government which would go for ever to destroy that
necessity ; and that, after such a seizure had been made, it wag
found impracticable to effect a sale, ought to teach them that
there is in the public mind a feeling of deep and growing re-
pugnance to th. 3 t xisting system, because it is conceived to be
founded in injustice. Let us hear no snore arguments in fa-
♦•our of Church-rates, founded upon the assumed interests of
the Church, until it can be shown that the deepest and strong-
est foundations of that Church lie in outraged feeling—still
less of the interests of true religion, until we can unite in
abrogating that golden rule of Christianity, Whatsover ye
would that men should do unto 3ou, do you even so to them.' "
A novel mode of auction took place in Liverpool on
Thursday in the lead trade, be offering by ticket about 1.000
tons; but, in consequence of the price not being high enough,
only 600 tons were sold. It is supposed that the object of the
parties in resorting to this mode of selling was to establish. a
price, quotations latterly having been nominal. It was under-
stood that the extremc prices were 171. bs. to 181. 10s.
Liverpool Standard.

Srit ANDREW AGNEW.—It i 3 currently reported
that this stiff-necked saint, and one-sitlal asceticar Scotchman,
intends to move in the House of commons, for leave to bring
in a Bill to transpose the Opera from Saturday to Friday-_a
legislative attempt quite as rational, and infinitely fairer ard
snore praiseworthy than any of the Sunday-starvatian Ac;s
which this overstarched and too partial personage has aimed
against the humbler classes of the community.
GREENACRE's FOURTH WIFE.—The public arc
already aware that Greenacre has a wife now living, whom he
married in America. The following particulars relative to
that unfortunate creature have been gathered from her friends,
who are resident in London, but who wish their names to Lo
suppressed, that they may avoid the odium of being connected
with such an unexampled villain. About nine years ago NEss
M. and her sister (who were then young girls) left London for
New York, under the protection of a distant relative. Their
father, who had been in business as a coach proprietor, in-
tended to follow them when he had wound up his affairs ; but
having heard after their arrival in New York that they had
established themselves as dressmakers, and were doing well,
and a turn having taken place in his own affairs, he determined
'to remain in this country. The elder of the girls was married
a few years ago to a storekeeper at New York. For the
younger (who is stated to have been a beautiful young woman)
a sadder fate was reserved. She was only 19 years of age
when she attracted the regards of Greenacre, on Isis visit to
America. He succeeded by his artifices in winding himself
into the confidence of her friends, arid she became his wqe.
Shortly after marriage Greenacre got himself into trouble
with the exact nature of which our informant is unacquainted,
and he found it expedient to leave New York till it was over.
He went to Boston, taking with him his son by a former mar-
riage, who had accompanied him to America. He returned
to New York after a few months' absence. He returned alone ;
stating that he had left his son at Boston in a comfortable si-
tuation. Soon after his thoughts took a homeward turn, and
having possessed himself of the hard-earned savings of the
young creature he had married he abandoned her in a preg-
nant state, and made his passage to England. When he ar-
rived in 'London her friends received and hospitably enter-
tained him, until he accidentally opened to them a glimpse of
his monstrous depravity. Accounts from his poor victim in.
America soon afterwards confirmed their worst suspicions..
Since then they have received letter after letter from tag
wretched girl, imploring them to send her some tidings of her
miscreant husband. It appeared to be a favourite scheme of
Greenacre's to induce persons of any property to adventure it
with hint in emigration. He had almost succeeded iv per-
suading three persons to go out with him to America, when,
fortunately perhaps for them, he partially unveiled )''_is infa-
mous character, which put them upon their guard..