The Sun.
London, England, 1807-04-01 00:00:00

POLICE;

SWINDLING.

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1 • QUEEN'S-SQUARE.---'-YCSteiday Richard Andiezi. ;s,
a man of very gentleman-like appearance, for whOse.
i apprehension a reward has • been offered, underwent
anekatriination, on the charge of Swindling.
Colonel Davison, the principal accuser in this
case, stated, that he first became acquainted with
the Prisoner in the Kimp Bench-. It was very ma:-
terial for the Colonel to get a seat in Parliament ;.,
and as the Prisoner bad often represented hirnSelf
as a man. of family, and intimately 'connected with
Some of the first charaCters in the country; the
Colonel disclosed Ins affairs to the Prisoner; whd
undertook to assist in forwarding his intention.----
The Prisoner described himself as the intimate ac=qnaintance of _the, Earl of Besborough, Earl Pttz-
william,..Lord Robert Spencer, &c. froni whom he
received contributions. for his support in prison.
After 'the .Colonel had left the Bench, impres;ecl
with .a belief that , the Prisoner could forward hiS
views, he frequently relieved him with pecuniary
trifles, for which, in return, he received grateful let=
ters., After a short time, the Prisoner was liberated
from prison, by the Insolvent Aft; and be then
carried his pretensions to -the' extreme ; by observing
that he had been offered a seat in Parliament by Earl
Fitzwilliam,- but it would be ill-becoming him to,
accept of it, having been so recently, liberated froM
prison by the Insolvent A& ; and he would, by the
interest of Earl of Besborough, have the honour
conferred on the Colonel, as it was through the in-
terest of the Earl, ,that Eati. Fitzwilliam's promise
was to be realized. The Colonel went to dine with
B. Goldstnid, Esq. at Roeharnpton, I
ant. the . P risooer
acCompanied him in his carriage to the Earl of Bes=
borough's house, at the same place,, but the Earl W;1.4
from home. The Colonel saw the PrkOner'agaln in
a, day or' two, when he informed him that he had '
conversed with the Earl of Besborongh, on the
subjea of Earl Fitzwilliain having offered him (the
Prisoner) a seat in Parliament; and the Earl jo-:
cosely remarked, " I should take you for a Sir
~.Launcelo Greaves or a Don Quixote,- to want i
seat, after taking the benefit of 'the In'solvent ACC'
—After that, the. Prisoner said, the conversation
was more serious, and the Colonel, 'as' his friend;
was. to have the seat prothised by Earl Fitzwil-
liana; ' The PriSoner went nu to state, that he was
cdfineeted with the 'Earl of` Besborough, who had .
four Boroughs in Ireland, and who would dispose
of them t '4OOOl. each ; and if the Colonel should
have other friends to accommodate, he might have
the preference, as the Noble - Earl had• authorised
him-to find candidates. The' Colonel -found candi-
dates . for all the- &roughs the Prisoner had talked
of; and, by his desire, the price of the, seats was
deposited in the hands ofa Banker. The candi-
dates,. when they became Members, -wore to retain
their seats for five•years, in case of, a. dissolution of
Parliament. The . Colonel here observed, that he
had such full 'confidence in the Prisoner, as by his
artifices to have' been led away in a manner that
made him look more like an aceornnlice in the de-
ception of the Prisoner; than his dupe. He had
been so deceived by, the plausible pretences, and the
solemnity-of the Prisoner's condua, .that his mind
was tranquillized, ancl he had Obtained of him (the
Colonel) and his friends, by his recommendation,
40001. he having got 20001. in two payments, as he
said, for the'Earl of Besborough, as part ofthe con
sideration for the-Boroughs in Ireland. The other
money consisted in relieving the temporary ernbar
rassments of thz-Prisoner, and accepting his bills.
The Colonel 'had' ac,cePted bills for a carnage;
which the , Prisoner had, made in Poland-street,
for 'his stud, &c. besides which, were those of dif-
ferent trades-people., The Colonel went on with tt
narration of circumstances similar to those which
we have related; but which our limits will not per-
mit us to enter into. : .

ColOiiel Davison having at length entertained
some §uspicion. of the Prisoner being an impostor,
waited 'on the 'Earl of Besborough, when he found
his suspicions realized, for he was merely a de,t)en=
dant on the-Noble Earl's philanthropy, combined
with that of other Nobles. .

The Earl of Besborough proved, that he knew
no more of the Prisoner than having received letters
from him while in prison, asking relief, which he
granted to him in trifles.' The Noble Earl knew
nothing of what had been related . respecting the
Boroughs, and the other Noblemen who had beeh
talked of, knew no-more of the Prisoner, than bay-
ing- afforded
,relief• to his distresses, -having been
written to as well as himself.

A Gentleman, who had agreed to purchase one
of the Boroughs, on the recommendation of the
Colonel, proved. that he had paid the Prisoner 4001,
as part of the, consideration for the same,, and he had
been completely misled., . •
Several. industrious trades-people are considerable
sufferers by the conduct of the Prisoner, but their
charges were not entered into.

Tile Prisoner was re-committed till a future day.
The Prisoner formerly kept his unpaid-for car-
riage in Half-moon-street, Piccadilly, but he was
apprehended by Gill iner and .Renney, Police Officers,
in an obscurelodging.in liVestmintter.

POOLE, MARCH 3 1..--, In the expealation of a
speedy dissolution of. the present Parliament, an ac-
tive canvass has taken place here, between,. the two
present Members (Mr.'GARLAND and Mr. JEFFERY)
and Mr; SPURRIER, son of a respeEtable Merchant
.of this place. . _
The report of BONAPARTE having 'been wounded
in the back, at the Battle of Eylau, having puzzled
some of our Quid Nunes, as he was stated to have
pursued the Russians, an Irish Gentleman. reconciles
the - apparent'-contradiction by observing, that the
crafty Chief might have had his coat buttoned beftind.
CORN-EXCHANGE,., ~ORN-,,t. XCHANGE,, 'AP.RIL I. --. The supply of
Wheat to-day is large, the sainpies principally second
aridordinary, and but few sales, which are heavily '
effe&ed at less prices ; the supplies of Barley art,
abundant, and the prices further decline ; Malt is
very, dull sale ; but few. White Pease; Grey and
Beans. in plenty, and the sale,s at less; Ov.ts are' iu
inicklling supply, many arrivals expected, and this
trade has. little variation 'in price ; Flour likewise ;
fine American 445. to 48s. per barrel.
Wheat
.47) a 6cs a 7gs od Leans .. 42$ a' 47s 0.1
Fine ditto ' - Sos aBO od Tick Beans 32 a 38a oil
Rye -- -40 S a ',a's od Oats us 2 25'a 3 30) oil
-,. -34 s a 40) od Poland ditto 31s a 32s od
.. _ .
Barley
:tut as a 75s ad Rape Seed 27i. 301...05. od
White Pewze • . 74s 'a Bas 0:t Fine Flout. 65s a 70,: cd
Grey ditto 03
.a 48?; od seconds , 6os a 6; cd