The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

IVAxsiox-TlousE.—Yesterday, John Hetdcrpon, who wai
some days ago examined upon.the charge of having altered the
number of a lottery ticket, for the purpose of obtaining - the
share of a 2,0001. prize, was discharged, no person Itavinz ap-
peared to give evidence against him.'
The Loup Al AY° it assured the prisoner that he had had a very
narrow escape, and advised him to separate himself altogether
from the abandoned associates who had led him to cOlunnt'snch
an (rffence, as it was evident he had committed.

PARISH OP ST. CLEMENT DANES
V. ST. CLEMENT'S INN.—An application was yesterday made
e,)n behalf of this parish to Sir R. BntwlE and..Nlr. BECKETT-,
the Sitting Magistrates, to issue a distress.warrant against Mr.
Vaughan, one of the inhabitants of St. Clement's Inn, to levy
certain arrears of watch-rate assessed to him. After, some dis.
cussion between Counsel, the Magistrate declared that, with The
view he took of the question, he should have no hesitation in
granting the warrant; but the defendant might appeal to the
Sessions.

The five prisoners charged with being concerned in the rob-
bery of Mr. Froet, the jeweller, in Arundel-street, were fully
committed for trial.

HAT TON-GARDEN.—FORGED NOTES.—John 'Burleigh
and Charles Forster were brought up by Edward Read and
William Wainwright, officers, charged With uttering a 51. forged
note, purporting to be of the Bank of England ,t 4.) 31r. Spooner,
a chandler, in Turnmill-street. The prisoners lodged together
for some time in the house of Mr. Spooner, and had run up a
score of .10s. for rent, &c. in payment of which the prisoner
Burleigh gave the note in question, and received 31. in change.
The note was found to be forged.—Forster was discharged, the
joint utterance not being proved ; but Iturleigh was committed
for further examination on Tuesday next.
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MARY-LE-BONE OrvicE.-ITesterday Mary Chandler, a
well-known character, was brought before • the Sitting Magis•-
trate, J. llAwraNsoN, Esq.,. by Prendergast, the officer,
charged with stealing various articles of wearing apparel, &C.
From the evidence,- rt appeared that °Li the 211th of December
last, the prisoner was observed in Ironfoundry.dane, Harper's-
fields, surrounded by a great crowd, who were literally tearing
'her clothes from her hack. A poor woman named Williams,
.taking compassion on the prisoner, took her into her house,
where she had an asylum for the night. Early next morning
Mrs. AV. went out, and left the prisoner in lied, but on her re-
turn in the afternoon, was greatly surprised to find the prisoner
had decamped with several articles of her wearing apparel, also
a gown and-petticoat belonging to one of her lodgers. Prender-
gast, from inforir.ation be received of the robbery, apprehended
the prisoner on Monday last in Bryanston-street, and found con-
cealed about her person several of the stolen artieles._she was
fully committed for trial.

We lately stated that requisitions were prepar-
ing to be presented to the Sheriffs of the counties
of Norfolk and Suffolk, severally requesting
them to convene county meetings, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the depressed
and distressed state of agriculture. The Nor-
folk Requisition was forwarded to the High
Sheriff of that county on Saturday last, who, it is
expected, will fix Saturday. week for the required
meeting.
SUDDEN DEATIL-011 Wednesday, Mr. COLES,
who resided in Bennett-street, Oxford-street,
was walking with his wife and sister along the
street conversing with them, and appeared in a►.
excellent state of health and spirits. He made
an observation which excited laughter, in which
he heartily joined, and in an instant dropped
down and expired. An Inquest was held yester-
day at the Middlesex Hospital on the body, aati
the Jury returned a Verdict of—" Died by the
Visitation of God."