The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-11 00:00:00

THE REWARD OF HONEiTY.

, 130w-STartT.—Yesterday a decent looking
man, who described himself as an occasional waiter at the
principal taverns and coffee-houses in London, presented him-
self before the :Magistrate, and said he had to ask his advice
upon what he thought a very hard-case, He was employed one
day last week to wait upon n party ' t the John o'Groat's
,)
' coffee-house in Rupert-street,, Haymar , et, when having oc-
casion to go out for something, the f und on the footpath a
pocket book, containing drafts upon an army agent, and
upon hankers to the amount of 3.101., together with some
receipts of Praed and Co. the bankers in Fleet-street. He
immediately informed his employer of what he had found, and
asked his advice, which was, that he should go to Praed's and
to the places were the drafts were payable, and endeavour to
ascertain the residence of the owner, who was found by the re-
ceipts to be a gentleman of considerable consequence. He went
to the army agent's, where he learned that payment of the draft
upon him had not been stopped, but the agent knew not the
address of the owner. At Praed's they told him they did not
know that the owner was now in town, but on former occasions
he resided at the Albany, Piccadily. The applicant could not
find him there, and he went from one coffee-house to another for
three days, and at length found the owner at Graham's in St.
James's-street. Having been shewn up to his apartment, he
informed him that he had been so fortunate as to find a pocket-
book containing drafts to a large amount, and at the same time
hinted at the trouble he had had in ascertaining his residence.--
The owner desired him to hand over the pocket-book, but the
applicant, who fancied by his manner that he seemed to think
very lightly of the obligation, said he hoped heshould be excused, 1
but he wished first to be remunerated atleast for the loss of time
he had suffered in the inquiry. The owner, however, swore
he would send for an officer, and actually ordered a waiter to go
for one, but die latter perhaps thought it best not to attend to
the order. The owner at length said--" Give me the pocket-
book, and I will satisfy you for your trouble." The applicant
relying upon the promise of a gentleman, gave up the book in-
stantly, and the owner tendered him fire shillings, which he
refused to accept, at the same time explaining that his regular
earnings at his calling were ss. per day, and that he had lost
3 days in finding him. The owner, however, refused to give
him more, and told him to go about his business.
Sir It BinNIE—I am afraid, my honest fellow, you have
no remedy even by civil process, no reward haying been offered ;
and I am very sorry it is so. You have behaved like a very
honest man, and the owner not like a generous one, and that is
all I chose to say of him. You may try the Court of Requests
but I am doubtful of the result.
The applicant said it was a hard case, and retired looking
rather doleful.
Sir G.F. Bonham is the owner of the pocket book and contents.

POACIIERS.—SeveraI daring attacks have been
made this season, by unpreccntedly large gangs of poachers, on
the property of Colonel Kingscote, in Gloucestershire. On
Monday about forty men, with white handkerchiefs round
their hats, marching in files, drew up upon seeing the keepers
and their assistants (about ten in number), and a desperate
battle ensued, many of each party being severely wounded.
But though the keepers made a spirited resistance, they were
overcome by numbers, and unable to secure any of the depre-
dators, who, after the conflict, formed by word of command,
and marched off. At a preceding visit of 26 of this band, a
number of them surrounded the house of the head keeper, ,
whilst the others shot in the preserve immediately behind the
house.—( County Chronicle.)

COURT OF CHANCERY-(Tim DAY).

In the Matter of LORD ORMOND.
ILI thli case, in which property to the amount
of uo less than between four and five hundred
thousand pounds had been disposed of, but
which could not he transferred until his Lord-
ship's opinion had been taken as to the meaning
of one of the dilertions in the will, Mr. HART
handed up the clause in question, and prayed an
early judgment, every one of the Party con.
renting.

Thil LORI) CHANCELLOR said, he would look
into the document, and let them know the result
to-morrow.

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, JAN.. 10.—Wind N. fresh breeze.—Arrived the
Bellona, Marshall, from St. John's, N. B.; Vanny Voase,
Lester, front Oporto.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 10.—Wind N.E.—No arrivals or
sailings. His Majesty's ships Pheaton and Nieman, went out
of harbour.
COWES, JAN. 10.—Wind N. E.—Arrived the Vino, Simp-
son, from Hamburgh, out 75 days, bound to Bahia, with her
rudder damaged, has been out all the late gales ; the Master
reports, that on the 4th inst. in lat. 56. 31. long. 5. 10. blowing
a gale at %V. N.W. he spoke an English Bark, name on her
stern apparently Cleo, of Lynn, from Narva, steering before the
wind, with both pumps going, and in a sinking state in con-
sequence of the boisterous weather he was unable to render her
any assistance.
PLY Arotrrit, JAN. 9.—Wind N.—Off the Port the Royal
Charlotte, Hay, from Shields for Oporto ; and the John and
Elizabeth, from London for St. Michaels. Sailed the Thomas,
Hobbs, for the Mediterranean.
FAL)IOUTrI, JAN. 9.—Wind N._—Arrived the Hero,
Prawins, from Jersey ; and some coasters front round the land.
Sailed the Marchioness of Queensbury packet for the Medi-
terranean.

The James, Lang, has been driven on shorenear Marstrand
but expected to be got off.

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal and China, by the ship
General Kyd, were closed at the East India 'louse, and deli-
vered to the Purser of that ship.
LIGHT-HOUSE, COAST 01 FlNLAND.—Extract of a letter
from the Agent to Lloyd's at Ilelsingfors, dated Nov. :
" On the 11;th ult. the Light-house at Percale, or Ronnikors,
was lit for the first time in a new manner, to enable mariners to
distinguish it from the Nargo revolving light, viz.: 1, A light
of a minute and half duration. 2, Darkness for about 35 se-
conds. 3, A light from a revolving refractor of 20 seconds'
duration. 4, Again darkness for about 35 seconds ; thus con-
tinuing to change four times in every three minutes.

Bow-SritErr—(This Dv.)—This morning a
young Gentleman of highly fashionable appear-
ance, said to be connected with a family of dis-
tinction, was brought from the watch-house,
where he had been confined all night, charged
with assaulting two Box-keepers of Drury-
Lane Theatre, and thereby causing considerable
disturbance. It appeared from the statement of
the prosecutor that the prisoner entered the
theatre in a state of intoxication, and calling the
box-keeper, he demanded entrance to No. 9 box,
which was occupied by a party of ladies and gen-
tlemen, by whom it had been recently engaged.
The prison,.r, on being refused, used violent and
indecent language in the presence of the ladies,and
began belabouring the box-keeper with his cane,
and ultimately attacked them dla Randal. He
was with much difficulty taken to the watch-
house, and endeavoured to make his escape.—
The prisoner denied making use of improper
language, with the exception of " Damn ye, let
we into the box," and his blows were 'so slight,
that he appealed to the Box-keepers whether the
painful effects were very great. He said he was
very willing to make reparation. Mr. HALLS—
What reparation can you make, Sir, for the insult
you have offered to the public : it is necessary
that decorum should be supported in our Thea-.
tree, and I shall order you to find bail. Ile was
committed until they were procured.
DISTRESSING ROBBERY.-011 Sunday evening
a distressing robbery was committed in the house
of a poor woman, named Pitman, in Laundry,
yard, Great Peter-street, where the thieves en-
tered by demolishing the glass and window
frames, also forcing the doors. The robbers
stole every article of wearing apparel, clean
and dirty linen, and completely stripped the
bed. Another robbery was twice attempted
the' same night on the premises of Mr.
IValker, a doctor, residing near Lady Dacre's,
Alms-houses, but the villains were frustrated in
their design, and the report of some fire-arms in-
duced them to make a precipitate retreat.
DARING ButioLAturs.—Tuesday morning no
less than four shops were broken into, viz. that of Mr. Alex-
ander, grocer, Frederick-strett ; Mr. John Stenhouse, fancy
bread baker, St. Andrew's-square ; Mr. Thomas Isbis
grocer, Greenside-street, who so lately suffered by the fire ir t
High-street; and Mr. \Vin. Smith, watch-maker, foot of I.eh.h
Walk. Mr. Alexander's shop had been entered by fo e
in the don., and the thieves succeeded in taking away a
quantity of groceries, a sugar axe, knife, and some halfpence,
besides regaling themselves; they also took a coat and waistcoat.
A quantity of lozenges was part of the booty. It is supposed
that, in Mr. Stenhouse's shop a person had secreted himself,
and when all had retired, opened the door to his confederates_
They also took away sweetmeats there. At Mr. Isbiater's in
Greenside-street, the lad was fortunately secured in the shop.
Three blacksmiths going to work between six and seven in the
morning, heard a noise in the shop as they passed, and on exa-
mining, found a fellow peeping through a broken pane above the
shop door, by which he had entered ; he came immediately ow,
heels foremost and made some frivolous excuse of having gone for
his hat, which had been thrown into the shop. On being taken
to the Police.office, he was recognized as an old offender of the
name of Sutherland. From the watchmaker's shop a great
number of gold ii Igs, trinkets, and various articles of jewd-
lery, were carried off; but a box containing watches lucidly
escaped notice. Several bad characters have been apprehend,d
on suspicion, and on some one of those in custody, lozem es,
&c„ similar to those taken from Mr. Alexander's or Mr.
Stenhouse's have been found.--( Edinburgh Courant Jan. 8. )
CANTERBURY, JAN. 9.—ln the evening of Fri-
' day last, about seven o'clock, the servant of Mrs.
TORELY, widow of Captain Tokely, R.N., re-
siding at Sturry, a short distance from Canter-
bury, was dispatched by her Mistress upon some
trifling errand to the house of Mr. Philpot, about
a hundred yards distant, and on her return it
is supposed she inclined to the left, instead of
proceeding direct to the bridge over the flood-
gates of the mill, and over which she had but a

minute before passed ; the consequence was,
she fell into the mill-pool, and was drowned.
The water at that time was rushing with
great force through the gullets, and created
considerable noise; but the girl, who had just
received her message, imagined she heard the

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considerable distance down the stream.—(Kent
Mereury.)