The Sun.
London, England, 1807-05-23 00:00:00

POLICE.

PUBLIC OFFICE, BOW-STREET.--Oa Thursday
evening Charles Barnard, a groom to Mr. Fawkes,
of Great C..orge-street, Westminster, was brought
before Mr. RI AD, charged with embezzling six gui-
neas of his waster's property.
Earl. Craven said, that on the 23d day of March
last he bought a horse from the ,Prisoner, ,for the
sum of eighty guineas, for which he gave a draft
upon his banker, -and delivered it to his groom to
take to Mr: Fa Alies) and that he afterwards re-
ceived a receipt from :Mr. Fawkes's vouin, for
eighty guineas, signed by himielf.
Edward FaWkes,_ jun. Esq.-:-of Great George-
street, Westminster, said, that' about the 23d March,
be commissioned the Prisoner to sell a , horse -for
him, at the price pf eighty guineas, that his groom
returned and told him that he could only get seventy-
four guineas for it, but did not say from whom ; he
in consequence„ lesired him to sell it for that sum ;
and in the evening, the Prisoner brought him bank
notes to the amount of 'seventy-four guineas ; lie
asked him how''' it hapPened that the gentleman
who bought the horSe- did -nor giVe a,draft for the
amount ?- The PriSoneransWerce., Earl Craven
bought the horse, and gave his serves,, la draft, and,
be got it exchanged, and gave him the bank notes.
This caused Mr. Fawkes to suspect something was
wrong, and he said he should write to Eiirl.Craven,
to learn the particulars. The Prisoner replied; as he
had got the money h asked for his -horse, he could,
have nothing more to do with it, and 'That it would
ruin him and Earl Craven's groom. He was com-
mitted for trial. _ .

Thomas Ellis, who, since the commencement•of
the piling down of the houses near Temple-bar, for
the improvements, - had been made 'a Constable by
the City, for the purpose of taking' care. of the
empty, aouses, looking after the old materials, &c.
was yesterday brought before 'Sir NV twAm PAR-
SONS, 'at this Office, charged with.house,breaking,
under very aggravated circumstances, as he a6tually
used the implements of , house-,breaking which he
'had taken front thieves, in breaking open a house in
Pall-Mall.

It appeared from. the evidence of James Holmes,
a servant to:Mr. Cooke, of N0.•203- Pall-Mail, that
early yetterday,morning ITeard a great noise in
the house adjoining to his master's, which is • unoc-
cupied, and having •the ,key •of it, went and
tried to open the:door, but could not; in about
an hour after, he found the .'Prisoner near the door
of the utility house, with two largecoppers, and a
baSket, containing a saw, an iron' crow, a turn-
screw, a pair of pincers, and a number of piclilock-
keys. . The witness tool: him into custody,-and, .on
examining the unoccupied house, found the coppers
in the possession of the Prisoner to have been stolen
from it ; and likewise 'that all the locks belonting
to the doors had :been -taken off, and laid ready for
carrying away.
The Prisoner did not deny the charge, and told
Mr. Cooke he would have the coppers put,up again
in-the neatest mann'er possible
He was committed for further examination.

' GUILDHALL—T. Bagnal, a young lad, iG years
of age, was on Thursday charged with robbing his
master, a pawnbroker, in Holborn. It appeared,
from the evidence adduced,
.that Bagnal was chiefly
employed in the pledge-room ; that he had. pawned
his own apparel with his master ki a fiditious Hanle;
and when they were placed under his care he con-
verted them to their original use, and put in their
stead things of no value. The pawnbroker also
stated; that, as he had some reason, to suspeet. the
Prisoner, he examined his box, the result of which
so completely brought house the different robberies
to the Prisoner, that he at length confessed some of
them ; but declined possessing his master of the
whole of the circumstances.
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Jane Brxibury was also examined, charged by E.
Clare with robbing her dwelling-house of sheets,
blankets, pillows, 6.:c. The Prisoner was committed
for re-zagminatioa.

MANSIOI.I HOUSE.--yesterday, Stell, who
had undergone.a private examination before the LORD
INIAoa, some days since, charged-With circulating
forged notes of the- Ipswich and- Sutrolk
knowing them to be so, again underwent an eXami-
nation, as alsoa. person of the name of William
"[When, and others, who were apprehended on sus-
picion 'of being concerned in„ this :forgery; 141 r.
Humphreys, the solicitor for the prosectition, stated
to his Lordship, that the' Prisoner Hitchens, being
only apprehended 'that morning, he should not be.
able to bring forward the evidence against him till
next week. The LORD MAYpit accordingly recom-
mitted the Prisoners lof a fin-titer examination. The
Prisoners are genteel 'f0u441,7 men, and were -at-
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tended by Counia

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MADDING-TON RACES.

WEDNLSDAY, MAY

Mr: Worrall's Timekeeper, lost. tolb. agst Sir H. Lippin-
cott's Piougnboy, IoA. won, last mile, mugs.
The Maddington St,ii,,,es of 25gs, each, isgs. ft. and Only sgs.
if declared, arc. four miles, —N .13. To this stake 50p. will
be added by the Club. .
',old C. H. Somerset's Bagatelle, 6 yrs, list. 91b.
Lord Sackvillu's Witchcraft, 6 'yrs old, t tst. tolh.. 2
roar Otilt.;fS al.o started, but the Judge could only place
two. • ,

Sweepstakes of logs. each, with. 5,-.ls. added by the, Club,
for four y r olds, lost. 7st. five y r olds, t ist. bib. six yr
olds, izst. And aged, tz.t. 21b. Inures and geldings allowsd

31b. —'l'wo miles.
Ld Sackville's Whirligig, aged' - - -t, 1
Mr. Scrope Millie,' Mountaineer, 5 yrs old - - . 2
Sweepstakes of logs. each, with sogs. added by the Club,'"
for horses that never started or recd. ft. before the day of
naming; four yr olds, i i st. five yr olds and upwards, fist.
Slb. mares and geldings allowed '3lb.—Two-tnile heats.
Mr. Elton named b:' c. Stapleton, by Worthy, 4 Yts old a 1
I.d F. Bentinck. named Mr. Ferinor', ch. in. by buzzard,
nut of Tottetella, 5 yrs old , - - - 2 dr.