The Sun.
London, England, 1813-11-13 00:00:00

POLICE.

rtqww-lt Ati..—Thamas Clark was brought up,
charged by Aleviiider Sims, a seaman, as being
concerhed with another person, named Rouke, iu
defrauding hint of'2sL It appeared from the
statement Of ;Sims, dot- be was accOsted by the
prisoner one morning, after having been at So.;.
ineesetAiou'ie to re4:!CIVe some money due to him.
The prisoner asked hint if ha wanted lodgirig, and
said, it' he did, he could take him to a house where
be could be accommodated with board, and' what-
ver else he wanted, on the most reasonable terms.
The prosecutor was induced to go with the pri-
soner to ltduke's house, in conseilnenee of his re-
presentation, where he found several seamen,
When he bad been there a short time, 'twilit! ad-
vised him to leave' his money at home, as it would
be more secure in 'his (itinthe's)- custody. The
ProJccutor accordingly gave hiS money to, ttouke,
ae ho a few days after disappeared, and had, not
since been heard of isoon after he disappeared, the
prosecutor received a note of hand, porporting to
be from fionke, for the amount of his money,
#.*?sl, made payable' at a distant/date. NOt satis.
fied with this,*the prosecutor gave infortnation of
the tra :isartiOn, and the prisoner was apprehend-
ed. There were two similar 'charges preferred by
othet seamen, one of whom complained of haring
been defrauded of 36/. and the other of 121. and
each hari received notes of, hand for the sOms.--
The 'prisoner refusing to give any information
where Rotake could be found, was committed fin*
re.:exminittion.••

IVIARWIOIIOI74II-STIMET..-- Ninny depredations
bave lately been committed
,abottt the west end
Of t Ite-towli,', by persons atrecting to be prirters
front 'coach'and waggon inns, exacting carriage,
for parcels, the contents of which were bricks,
tiles, Sze...-,-George Locke was yesterday charged
with,a fraint of this description. •He called at
Gentleman's lipase in Baker-street, and delivered
ti partel,,for which he demanded ss. 6d. carriage;
but the house being in-the'care of a 'nab servant,
whilst the family was at Brighton, he ripped the
prey! open, and found its contents a tile and
some hay, when he secured the..priSoner,-.who had
,-•oother parcel, not, directed, made up la a Simi-
-Itr mariner. The prisoner was committed.. • •
Flt‘Tting N.---Sorah Squirts under %vent a
final examination yesterday, before Mr. Ty Imo ,
cot a. Charge of, robbing her ready ftwrislital apart-
mem, at 'the house of James Smith, in the Colon-
!Jack, Bruns wick -sgitare. It appeared, that: in a
Jew, days after' the prisoner hall taken a furnished
room at-Mr. finding the »ext room was
; to be let •Itunished, she went to Mr. Smith,
and told' him she, had received a letter from a
itieml of her'S in the country, a lady who MU go-
vernei.ts at- a boarding-schoof:, requesting..her to
bare a ready i'nrokbed 'room for her against her
arrival in town, which Would be in two or three
.days,' in order to get- married. The prisoner, re-
preit•eitted her a good tenant, saying, how happy
she ',Torah] toil herself in her camp toy. Smith,
on this reinesehtatioa,let her the room, and gave
her the key, ,but, the governess peter appeareAL
sume.cattse of suspicion, watch,
his-opporttmov'of enterittg the pri:Oluer's room"
ttneNpecteJily, which- be ioinui completely strip-
ped of all its futniture the ,otli.er rocEnt he found
itt this same state : he gave her hi charge to ton-,
smble, when she delivered up a handful -of. dupli-
catcs for several articles. The inirseipal ;part '-of
the propel ty was productulby tlw different pawn-
brokers,. mho, delivered them up, and the prisoner
,C.OtitinitiCd for thrt:o..mutiths- to the 'House of
torre4tion.