The Sun.
London, England, 1830-09-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS' APPOINTMENTS, &c..—Capt. S.
Rowley, Lieut. G. Woodberry Smith, Mr. Thomp-
son, Master, Mr. G. A. Acheson, Surgeon, Dr. C.
Alison and Mr. John M'Kitterick, Assistant-Sur-
geons; Captain S. Sayer and Lieut. Williamson,
Royal Marines, are appointed to the Wellesley.--
Lieut. Francis H. Anson, of the Pylades, and Mr.
J. Hulse, Purser, are appointed to the Racehorse,
commissioned at this port. Lieut. R. Robinson is
appointed to the Pylades, vice Anson. Lieut. J.
Anderson is appointed to the Rainbow. Lieut. S.
H. Liston is appointed to the Kent Blockade.
Lieut. J. M‘Domiell is appointed to the Ariadne,
vice Pitts, promoted. Mr. Walter Cosser is ap-
pointed a Second Lieutenant of Royal Marines, at
Chatham Division, vice Baker, whose promotion we
some time since noticed; Mr. Armstrong, Master, to
the Pallas.

The schooner Bideford, Jordan, Master, of and
from Falmouth for Wales, in ballast, foundered on
Monday morning between the Blackhead and Lizard.
The brig Stephen, Henzeil, of and from New-
castle for Pictou, put into this port on Tuesday,
having experienced very bad weather, and obliged
to bear up from long. 18 W. with loss of bulwarks,
staunchions, rails, cabouee, and one man, both lower
masts sprung, and in such a disabled state they were
compelled to abandon the voyage.

POLICE INTELLIGENCL

BOW.STREET.

Yesterday a tall, fine looking man, of gentlemanly
appearance, who gave the name of Charlet Newton,
was brought in custody before Sir ft. lIRNIE, by
Taunton, sen., charged by Captain Thomas Hipkins
with having threatened to do him some personal injury.
Captain Thomas Hipkins having been sworn,
stated that be resided at No. 5, New Ormond-street.
At an early hour that morning, the prisoner came to
his residence and demanded money, which he (wit-
ness) refused to give him. The prisoner then grew
violent, and made use of language of a threatening
description. Captain Ilipkins added, that he had
reason to apprehend, from what had occurred, that the
prisoner intended to do him some personal violence.

Sir It. Bums—You are, I believe, related to the
prisoner, Captain ? Captain Hipkins--I am, and I
have reason to believe that he is of unsound mind,
and unfit to be at large. Letters to that effect have
been forwarded to me from two physicians residing in
New Yolk, and I have also received a letter from his
Grace the Duke of Wellington stating the same fact.
Prisoner—l request that the clerk will take down
what this gentleman has stated, and 1 hope the Ma-
gistrate will:inquire into the truth of the charge. Thu
witness has sworn falsely. I did not come to demand
money of him, but merely to claim the sum of 6084
now lying in the hands of Mr. Wiley in the city, and
which sum this gentleman has thought proper to attach.
Captain Hipkins explained that the prisoner had
left his wife and family in New York, and that in
consequence of his having squandered a consider-
able sum of money since his arrival in this country,
it became necessary to put a stop to his extrava-
gance. His wife and children were so far reduced
that they had been obliged to set up a school in
New York; and it was ;n order to save the family
from a further loss that he (Captain Ilipkins) had
deemed it prudent to attach a sum of money now
lying in the hands of Mr. Wiley, in the city.
Sir It. Irlintsig—And you have done this, being
the nearest relative of the prisoner in this country.
Captain Hipkins—l am not his nearest relative,
for he has a sister worth 80,0004, to whom I wrote
respecting him ; bat as she has declined to inter-
fere, I must. -

Sir It. BiuNlE—You have done very right, Sir.
I happen myself to know something of this gentle-
his proceedings at Windsor and elsewhere.
gentle-
man,
,—That bus nothing to do with this busi-
„,,N. I hope you will hear evidence to rebut the
statement of this gentleman. I am ready to swear
that he has stated that which is not true.
Sir R. BIRN!E—You are charged before me with
threaning to injure this gentleman. I cannot there-
fore administer an oath to you, but I urn ready to
hear your witnesses. Prisonet—l have no to
bring forward, but I deny that Captain Ilipkiusne has

the slightest reason for apprehending personal vio-
lence from me. I never used any threats towards him.
Captain Hipkine—You have not only threatened
me, but the Duke of Wellington has declared that
he considered himself in danger also, in consequence
of your conduct, and it is well known that his late
Majesty went in bodily fear of you.
Prisoner—l deny that :it is ridiculous to suppose
such a thing, and at all events that has nothing to
do with this charge.
Sir R. BIRNII3—I have a letter here signed
" Charles Newton," dated New York, and forward-
ing several certificates of medical gentlemen residing
there who concur in declaring that you are of un-
sound mind, and expressing an earnest desire that
you might be taken care of. The letter is written
by your son, in the name of his " distressed mother,
Elizabeth Newton."
The prisoner requested to see this letter, and,
when it was shown to him, he said that it was not
in the hand-writing of his son, and added that he
believed it was a forgery. As to his family being
in a state of poverty he denied that also, and de-
clared that he transmitted 0,000 dollars to New
York for their use, besides which he gave his eldest
girl 1,200 dollars previous to his leaving America.
Captain Hipkitrs regretted very much to be under
the necessity of appearing against the prisoner in
this public manner, but the fact was, that it was for
his own good he had done so, and in order to rescue
what little remained of his property for the benefit
of Iris family.
Sir R. Thum told the prisoner that he must call
upon him to find sureties to keep the peace towards
Captain Hipkins.
Prisoner-•-I know of no persons to go security
for me.

Sir R. BIRNIE—Then I must commit you to
prison. The prisoner was accordingly removed in
custody.

The prisoner is the same individual who annoyed
his late Majesty at Windsor, by endeavouring to
obtain a private audience, the avowed object of which
was to restore his Majesty to the perfect enjoy-
ment of his health, and also, by some supernatural
agency, to make him as young and vigorous as he
was at the age of 25. This wonderful result the
prisoner declared could only be effected at a private
audience; and so urgent was he to fulfil his loyal
desire, that he went to Windsor for the express pur.
pose, and applied personally at the Castle to demand
an interview of the King, which was of course de-
nied him. He then hired a private carriage, and
followed his Majesty about from place to place until
at last the annoyance became so intolerable, that an
application was made upon the subject to Sir R.
Birnie, who proceeded to Windsor, and had an in-
terview with " the mysterious stranger," as he was
called in the town. The Magistrate having told
him who he was, represented to him the utter hope-
lessness of his being enabled to obtain the desired in-
terview, upon which the prisoner, after explaining
the object which he had in view, said he thought it
very hard that he should not be allowed to render so
signal a service to his sovereign. Sir R. Birnie pro-
posed that the experiment should be tried upon
him, and observed, if you succeed in restor-
ing me to youth, I will not only engage that
you shall be immediately admitted into his
Majesty's presence, but I hereby undertake to
give you 5,0001. as a small token of grati-
tude for the favour conferred upon myself. The
stranger looked somewhat posed, and was silent for
a few moments, but turning quickly upon the Ma-
gistrate, observed, " You are not of the blood royal,
and therefore my specific would have no effect upon
you." Sir R. Birnie having thus ascertained the
real state of the prisoner's mind, placed Taunton
and another officer to watch him and prevent his in-
truding himself upon the royal presence. The
officers, according to their instructions, followed the
prisoner about from place to place until at last, find-
ing it impossible to obtain an audience of his Ma-
jesty, either by stratagem or otherwise, the prisoner
left Windsor a short period prior to the decease of
the King, and was frequently seen in the neigh-
bourhood of Downing-street, for the purpose of ac-
costing the Duke of Wellington, in order to make
known to his Grace the wonderful secret he pot-
sessed. He also lay in wait for Sir Robert Peel,
and on one or two occasions addressed both him and
the Duke in the street upon his favourite topic.
The interference of the police was again deemed
necessary, but the death of his Majesty having put
au end to the solicitude entertained by the prisoner
for an extension of the royal life, the prisoner sud-
denly disappeared, and, we believe, bad not since
been heard of by the police, until his appearance
yesterday at this office.