The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.---(MR. MARTIN AND THE MORNINfi
CHRONICLE.)-Mr. Clement, the Proprietor of the above Jour-
nal, came yesterday to this office to enter into his own recog-
nizance in the sum of 2001., to appear at the Sessions of Clerken-
well to answer any charge which might be exhibited against
hin4, and, in the mean time, to keep the peace towards Mr.
Martin and all his Majesty's subjects.
THE LATE POLICE A CT. —ln consequence'of the provisions
of the late Police Act, the Magistrates are empowered to swear
in the servants of any place of public amusement as special
constables. In pursuance of this Act, nine persons, the ser-
vants of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, were sworn in as
special constacles, before Sir R. BIRNII:, to serve that office
for twelve months, or so long less than a year as they should be
servants of Covent Garden Theatre.

GUILDLIALI..---(MONEY-LENDINCL)-- Th1Y711(23 Wilson
Richardson, a clerk to the well-known money-lending 6rmlof
Messrs. Coster, Casey, and Coster, of Staining-lane, and
sundry other places, was charged with forgery. From the evi-
dence it appeared, that an advertisement, inserted in The
Durham Chronicle some months ago, offering advances of
money upon good security, and requesting letters to be addres-
sed to John Camp, Esq., at the New York Coffee-house, at-
tracted the notice of a Mr. Graham, of Chester-le-street, tailor,
publican, and paper-maker, and who was then in want of
0001., to purchase a paper-mill which he occupied. He accord-
ingly wrote to London, and received for answer a printed
letter that Mr. Camp declined advancing the amount, but
had handed over Sir. Graham's proposals to Messrs. Coster
and Company, who would do as lie required. A negotiation
ensued, in consequence of which Mr. Graham received five bills
to the amount of 7001. from Messrs. Coster, as part security for
which he sent to them a large itiantity of paper, and 421. in
money, as payment of their charge for commission, &c. He
also subsequently remitted to them two bills for 1241., request-
ing them, as his London correspondents, to make a certain pay-
ment. This however they had not done, but placed the bills to
his credit in their account with him, and forwarded a statement
thereof to him, by which it appeared, that in consequence of
this appropriation, the amount due to Mr. Graham had swelled
to 2131., in payment of which they sent hint the half of a
51. Bank note, and a bill, dated the 30th of August last, at
three months, for 1981., drawn by the prisoner Richardson upon
William Robinson and Co., of No. 4, Great Waterloo-street,
Surrey-road. The bill was not indorsed by Coster and Co. as
it should have been prior to their remitting it, and this circum-
stance led Mr. Graham to send it to Mr. Alderman Wood's for
inspection, to request a friend to call on the drawer, and see
that it was e. genuine-acceptance, and that the acceptor seemed
likely to be able to pay a sum of 2001. To that friend (a Mrs.
Smith) the acceptor evaded admitting any knowledge of the
bill, though yesterday, Richardson having in the interim been
apprehended upon suspicion of forging the acceptance, he came
forward to avow his signature. Under these circumstances the
charge of forgery fell to the ground, but the prisoner was re-
manded, it being alleged that it was probable a charge of fraud
could be made cut against hind
UNION-Haet.—(CONVICTIOS 'UNDER MR. MARTIN'S
Brer..)—A hackney-coachman, named Hunt, was brought
before R. J. CHAMBERS, Esq., yesterday,. at the instance of
Mr. Thomas Smith, a hackney-coach proprietor, charged with
wilfully damaging the vehicle under his care, and ill-treating
the horses.—Mr. Smith, who recently pronounced a high eulo-
gium at Bow-street, on the services of the Hen. Member for
Galway, in taking up cases in which horses were ill-treated,
and who likewise said something about the good that would
result if Mr. Martin's benevolent designs were extended to the,
Navy, appeared to prefer the present complaint. He repre.-
tented the defendant as being an extremely drunken man, and
unfitted to be intrusted with dumb animals. He left home,
remarked the complainant, on Sunday morning at nine o'clock,
and about that hour at night he was found in a state of in-
toxication, with the chariot much damaged, and the horses
worn out with fatigue, manifesting that they had been severely
lashed with a whip. When he was ?asked to give an account of
the money obtained that day, he was insolent -and abusive,
which led to his being sent to the watch-house. In addition to
this charge, there was a second one for damaging a gentleman's
carriage, but as the parties did not attend to prefer it on oath.
the Magistrate said he could not take cognizance of it. Ir
however, it shculd be brought forward on a future occasion,
would be the subject of another investigation, and, if proved,
would be a distinct offence, for which the defendant might be
punished. The damages to the complainant's chariot were
then estimated, and the defendant under the authority of the
57th Geo. 111. cap. 12. 5, sec. 13, was called upon to remunerate
the owner. Not having money sufficient for that purpose, he
was taken away in the custody of the jailer, whilst his friends
could be sent to relieve him from thraldom.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—On Saturday evening a young
female, of the name of Mary Widen, was brought before the
Sitting Magistrate, on a charge of having robbed her mistress,
the Lady of the late General Fawcett, of two notes, one for 401.
the other for 5/.7 Ballard, the officer who took her into custody,
stated that in bringing the prisoner along she requested to have
a glass of water, as slit was extremely thirsty ; he therefore
took her into a public -house and requested a glass of water,
when h e observe her to empty something in it, and instantly
drink it off. Suspecting it was poison, he taxed her with it, but
this she denied, although she observed that she would not live
under the imputation of guilt. Upon this being made known
to the Magistrate, Mace, the messenger, was dispatched for
medical aid, and quickly returned with Mr. Keats. This Gen-
tleman, upon arriving at the Office, said lie should think from
her appearance that the supposition was ill founded, and Lady
A. Fawcett wa., about to give her evidence, when the unfortu-
nate girl all down senseless. Medical aid was instantly re-
sorted to, when before they could administer an emetic she was
forced to be held by five persons, and the antidote to ,be given
through a funnel ; upon its taking the desired effect, she threw
hp a considerable. quantity of oxalic acid, when she was taken
into the air ; the change occasioned fits to come on, which last.
ed a considerable time, when she was removed to St. James's
ntinziary. The examination of her case was to have come on
yeste
• "Jay, but owing to her extreme illness, it was still further
postponed.