The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—FEMALE ROBBERS.—Yesterday Mary
Smith, Catherine Carroll, and Elizabeth Capps, three women
of extremely disgusting appearance, who have long been the
terror of Drury-lane and its neighbourhood, were charged before
Sir R. BIRNIE with the commission of a very daring robbery.
Joseph Read, a young man who stated himself to be a jour-
neyman carpenter, said, that he walking down Drury-lane
'about nine o'clock on Sunday morning, and as he was passing
the end of Wellington-place, the prisoner Smith rushed out
upon him, seized him by the collar and dragged him up the
court, at the same time thrusting her hand into his waistcoat
pocket. He resisted, and had nearly got from her when the
prisoner Capps (a very powerful woman) struck him a most
tremendous blow on the eye, and brought him to the ground.
The other prisoner joined them, and they beat and scratched
him in an infamous manner; and finally stole a half crown
and some other silver from his pocket. In the latter part \of the
outrage they were assisted by two young men who got away.
The prisoners got into a public-house, where they were taken
by Scott, a constable of St. Clement's, who found a half-crown
upon Smith.
Several respectable inhabitants of Drury-lane ccrrobora el
the prosecutor's statement, and expressed their opinion that he
would have been murdered but for the interference of the con-
stables and those who assisted them. They described the pri.
soners to be women of the most desperate character, and said
the whole neighbourhood was continually in a state of riot, oc.
casioned by their conduct. The language they used was truly
horrible, and several persons had been assaulted and ribbed by
them.
Read;the.prosecutor, had a black eye, and his head and face '
were otherwise severely marked.—The prisoners were all fully
committed.
HATT oli-GanDEN«—Yesterday three boys, sons of a re-; •
spectable Gentleman, were brought in custody to the office,
accompanied by their father, and fined half-a-crown each for
bathing in the Regent's Canal between seven and eight o'clock
on Sunday evening. A Gentleman of the Law was fined ss.
for committing a similar offence between seven and eight o'clock
yesterday morning.
QUEEN-SQUARE..—SUICIDE, &C.—Yesterday J. Martin
was charged with interfering with two watchmen, named Bick-
nell and Boyde, on Sunday night, in Tothill-street, while they,
in the execution of their duty, were conveying a female, called
Cossack Poll, to St. Margaret's watch-house, who has subse-
quently committed suicide.
The Watchman stated that she was placed in a small yard
at the back of the watch-house, and in about an hour after-
wards they found her suspended from an iron bar, by .a hand-
kerchief. She was quite dead. The Magistrate reprimanded
Mr. Martin, and discharged -him. Mr. Martin accused the
*Watchmen of acting very cruelly to the female, by dashing her
against the stones, and dragging her along the pavement, with
her body exposed in a disgraceful manner. -
Stroud, a watchman, was sent for, and he declared that the
statement of Mr. Martin was entirely false ; that no more vio-
lence was used to the woman than was necessary to convey her
to the watch-house, and that Mr. Martin was very abusive.
A Coroner's Ihqiest sat on the body of the deceased yester.
day, and brought in their verdict, that "'the deceased hanged
herself in a state of insanity, produced by intoxication."
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—JOhn Patfield and Wm. Hop-
kins were re-examined, charged with having obtained certain
sums of money from Lord Eardley, the lion. Mr. Eardley,
and other persons of distinction, under , a pretence that they
were collectors to the City of indon Truss Society. The
office was crowded by the stewards of Noblemen, who attended
to give evidence against the prikoners. Piirfield said that he
could give information of a gang of persons who went about
• under similar circumstances, to obtain money from Gen-
demen.—The prisoners were committed for trial on the charges
of Lord Eardley, the Hon. Mr. Eardley, and several others.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

XTRACT3 ritom D ‘ILY MORNING PAPERS,
Tune 18, 18'22.

[NEW TIMES.]
Recognition of the Independence of South America.
The following extract of a letter, received last
night front. America, brings the important intelli-
gence of the Congress of the United States having
formally recognised the Independence of the
countries which lately constituted the Spanish
empire of the West. The calculating POlicy of
the American government, which keeps its atten-
tion alWays directed to objects of commercial
gain, has naturally led it to the adoption of mea-
sures, from which it is evident some arrangements
beneficial in a coniniercial, if not a political, point
of view, are calculated upon. flow far the steps
taken by the Governments of Europe in this af-
fair may tend to give the United States advanta-
ges over the rest of the world, we do not pretend
to know ; but „since it is _evident that Spain her-
_ self has- abandoned the idea of effecting the re-
conquest of her ancient colonies, and that.such is
understood to bathe opinion of the Governments
of Europe, it may be hoped that she will coin-
cide in placing them' in such a situation as will
enable them to turn their great resources to that
beneficial account which, with our intercourse
restricted by even a nominal hostility, they can
seldom accomplish. According to the opinions
of many persons most conversant with the affairs
of Spain land South-America, it would appeat to
be the true policy of Spain to abandon even the
shew of hostile proceedings—fairly,and freely to.
Make those concessions. the withholding of which
seems now to be _reduced to a matter of form,
(since the power of enforcing an 'opposite system
no longer exists,)—and by these means to secure_
to themselves-the advantages which a similarity
of habits and customs in their colonies for centu-
ries must have created-; and which are only
likely to be lost by a too fired adherence to the
determination of refusing a formal recognition' of
tteir independence. These occurrences naturally,
turn our attention back to a period within the
recollection of many persons now living, when
events more directly interesting to us took place
in that quarter_ of the world. And it is matter
worthy of notice, that within leis than half a
century after Spain had contributed by all the
means in her power to separate froth this country
the States on the Northern Continent of America,
which were then our Colonies; she herself will
have lost, facto, the sovereignty of the whole
of her own territory on both continents—countries
often- times the extent of the United States, and
rich beyond calculation in all the productions of
nature ; -witk a population' one-half more than
that of Spain herself, and. above four times that
of the United States at the period of their sepa-
ration from Great 'Britain. The thirteen Colo-
nies of North America united and declared them-
selves independent of, the English. Crown on the
4th of July 1776. In February 1778, that inde-
pendence was ecknoWledged by France—in
1779, by 1732., by Holland—and by
the British Parliament in 1783 ; being a period
of about 7 years from their own first declaration
of Independence.
[Extract of a Private Letter from Barton, Mayl9, 1822.]
" The seal is put to the termination of Spanish power in
South America ; and those fine countries which constitute the
southern portion of this henksphere, have received, at the hands
of our Government, a complete Act of Recognition of their
entire Independence. For the full particulars of this mostim.
• portant event I must refer you to the files of newspapers .con-
taloing the Debates of Congress. This is no half measure on our
part, provision being made for carrying the Act of Congress
into full effect, by the appointment of Ministers to three of the
Governments—Buenos Ayres' Colombia and Chili ; and in a
letter received this morning from Washington, -it is said the
Ministers are already named,• and will depart without loss of
time. You will be as mach -surprised as I was, to hear that
our friend T% is one of the three,—to what Government is
not saich •He has talents for every thing that can be re-
quired of him. It was hoped, that Mr. Clay would have
accepted the appointment to . one of'These countries, pro-
bably. Buenos •Ayres ;' and those who know his thorough
acquaintance with the affairs and policy of all the southern
continent, expressed great satisfaction at such a prospect;,
fog my part I could not hope any thing so favourable,
for reasons, among 'others, of etiquette. 1 'am informedthat
Official, dispOtch. are sent to all our Ministers and.:Consnls in
Europe, announcing this event. What may be the sentiments
of Eur9liean Powers on this subject is little thought of here
(though it is believed they will concur) ; and it can be of no
consequence to the New Countries themselves'; they have pro-
greisett too firmly and steadily through every difficulty to the
situation in which they now find themselves placed, to leave
room for doubt as to the maintenance of that independence
theY have' so nobly fought for anti- gained.' To the 'Vnited
States, as one of the last acts of the Session, belongs the honour
of first solemnly admitting them to the full rights of nations—
and Spain, by a horrible and unvaried system of misrule through
ages, hiS for ever lost some of the.finest; the most fertile, and
most extensive regions of the world, whose immense Commerce
and varied productions' are now laid open to nations of more
enterprise than dicifaticient masters'; and of which I hope we
shall have, as, we deserve, a very full share." .

['HIE TIME'.]
The repose hitherto enjoyed by Portugal; in
the midst of revolution, appears by accounts Loin
Lisbon, which arrived yesterday, to have been
on the eve of experiencing some disturbance. A,
conspiracy has been detected, the objects of which
were, to -depose the King, to nominate the Infant
Michael 4s the head of the Regency, to dissolve
the Cortes, and establish a new Legislative Body,
.consisting of two Housesthe Upper Chamber to
be composed of the hereditary nobility, and pro-
bably (although it is not so specified) of some among
the higher Ecclesiastics. Finally, to murder all
those members of the present Cortes and of. the Mi.
nistrr, who are distinguished by their attachment
to the free constitution of Portugal.---Such are
the views ascribed, to the authors of this conspi-
racy. Fire men were in custody, all of whoth
were seized in the night 'between the Ist and
2d inst.; and though among them there was not
any individual of superior rank or importance,
there is reason for believing that they were sc-
cretly hi connexion with many persons of high
station and influence.- .Their designs are ga-
thered from a number of incendiary proclama-
tions found .upon them, which. they had taken
out of a .p rioting - office for immediate dist!'
bution.

[MORNING lIERALI).]
Very littlelmsiness was done in the'House of
Commons lasCnight, and that little not of a na-
ture,to,excite any interest South of the Tweed.
The Lord Advocate's Bill to remedy certain
thuse;An the municipal administration of Scotch
Burghs at length got into a Cowmittee and at
length got' out of it' after •a discussion the most