The Sun.
London, England, 1801-12-29 00:00:00

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A few days -Igo an cx.!miciation took
MarlboriTugh:street Police (Vice, of a ecrnon Ue-
cuSed of Swindling twO young women ou! of lout
or five guineas each'.—Under pretence of marrying
them, he took them at different times in -hackney:
coaches, to Furnival's Inn, where, pretending he
was going to his Attorney for the marriage-settle-
ments, he borrowed the above sums Of them to pay
the eqence ; but never again appeared, leaving the
damsels to sigh in the coach, "Oh me ! how I
long to be. married !" _ _

Yesterday be was again examined at Marlbo
rough-street, and severAl new charges were preferred
against him: One Lady of easy virtue stated, that
she accidentally became acquainted with him in the
street about two months ago ; that he represented
himself to her as an Officer in the !6th Light Dra-
goons, possessed of a good fortune. He called fre-
quently at. her lodgings in Marybone, where he
borrowed, at different times, money to the amount
of eleven pounds two shillings. One day he took •
from her apartments a
_silver nutmeg grater ; and,
on another occasion, a silver .knife and fork. The
first article she gave him ; but the last he took.
out of her drawers, saying he WOUrcl return it as
soon as he had got a Inife and fork made to the
same pattern, as he wished to make a present'of
them to his sister, whO was at a boarding-school,
within a few- miles of 'town. He had, previously
to the getting possession of the above property,
promised to settle on her forty pounds a year. At the
last interview, bee-ailed early in the morning, and
took her in a hackney coach to Furnival's inn, for
the purpcee, as he,said; to get a proper instrument
drawn up for the settlement of the annuity. He
then said the expence would be five pounds, which
she must advance, as he was shdrt of cash. He
went into the Inn, and soon returned, with a sheet
of blank paper; pen; and ink, desiring her to put her
name at the bottom. This the Lady objected to;
but, on his saying it was a prelude to the settlement
of the deed, she consented, and wrote her name.—
The prisoner again left her to expedite the business;
but she saw no more of him till he was in custody.
A' person with whom the Prisoner lodged some
months ago, said he went away without paying his
rent, leaving behind him two trunks, which he
begged the Magistrates would order to be brought
before them, as he was well assured they contained
nothing but rubbish.

A Boot-maker, and several other tradesmen, who
have been defrauded )3y the Prisoner, appeared, and
identified his person. He was.committed to Tothill-
fields Bridewell for re-examination.

The Prisoner, whose name is Reynolds, was for-
merly an Ensign in the Lincolnshire Militia. He
is about five feet nine inches in height, is slight
made, of a military, appearance, wearing powder.
He had on a blue great coat, bound with red. By the
last Insolvent Act he wa's liberated from the Fleet
Prison.

Governor BE NTI ck is mentioned as Sir J. WENT..
WORTH'S successor in the Government of Nova

Scotia.

Part of the Fleet which has sailed from Brest,
and which is generally understood to be destined to
St. Domingo, consists, of Spanish Ships of the Line.
Thus poor degraded Spain is obliged to lend its
own Ships to conquer its own territory fur its
All)!

An advertisement in the Canterbury Gazette of
Friday, convenes the brethren of the Loyal Order of
Odd Fellows, of Deal, to their annual. dinner, on
the 3 tst instant, and the Secretary announces that
amongst the dishes will be the
,following culinary
novelties, viz. " A.fine roasted turtle, stuffed with'
mincemeat; • two boiled pigs and caper sauce ;
a roasted turbot, and sweet sauce ;. a boiled fawn,
smothered with onions ; an olio, consisting of fried
oysters, sweetmeats, jellies, pickled tripe, and red
herrings," exc.,

A very extraordinary hare, was lately shot by
Lieutenant HORSELEY, of the Royal Regiment of
Horse GuardS, in Beeston-field, in the neighbour-
hood of Nottingham : she had four teeth in the
front of her upper jaw, of uncommon length,
greatly curved inwards ; the ends divided, and
sharp pointed ; the, two front teeth in the lower
jaw were two' inches and a quarter long, curved
upwards, and one of them so much so, as to
make a deep incision between the bone and gristle of
her nose, and prevent her mouth from opening to its
full width '; in consequence•of which, it is supposedt
her inouth- was considerably less than in other hares.
Her whiskers were four inches long, which is about
two inches longer than usual.

The Duke of BEDFORD purchased a quarter of
the Prize Ox for his family at Woburn Abbey, and
early last Thursday morning, as it was on its way
to Woburn-, it was cut from the coach in St.
John's-street, by a gang who infest that neighbour-
hood every morning, for the purpose of plundering
the coaches that go out before day-light. •
Thursday morning a lad about sixteen years of
age, %vb.() was observed the preceding evening walk-
ing in a melancholy state, was found drowned in
the most leading from Gosport to Stoke. He was
dressed with•a. smock frock, and had the appearance
of a farmer's servant.

A person at Yarmouth has contrived a very sim-
ple apparatus, by which the reason why the moon,
or any other celestial body, always appears much
larger larger when near the horizon, than when on the
meridian, is satisfadorily. explained.
A few days •ago, as two young men were shoot—
ing in Carmel Fell, one 'of them (named Rippon).,,
received the contents of his companion's gun in one
of his legs, which was obliged to be amputated, and
he is since dead.

A fire lately broke out in the house of Mr. Au-
stin, an eminent farmer at Easton, near &oxford ;
so rapid were the flames, that it was with great
difficulty Mr. and Mrs. Austin escaped diem ; a
Mrs. Lovidge, who was about 8o years of age, and
a fine little girl her grand-daughter, unfortunately
were burnt to death. Upwards of too quarters
of male were destroyed; the barns and rick-yard
escaped, owing to their being to windward of the
house.