The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-13 00:00:00

OLD COURT.

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John Pywell, John Brown, and Charles Similar, were
indicted for a conspiracy.
A Mr. Kerrison, being in want of a horse, observed in
the Morning Chronicle of the sth August last an advertise-
ment announcing some horses for sale, and which were to be
seen at Lemon-tree-yard, Bedfordbury. On goinj to the
yard he saw Pywell, and on the prosecutor looking at a grey
horse the defendant said that it Was the most. splendid
horse in the world ; that he would draw a gig without
having the bit removed from his mouth from Londoa to
Brighton, and would clear all the five-barred gates on the
road ; in fact, he would stop at nothing ; and if it was his
horse he would not sell it under 1001. ; but h.n F,lpposed the
gentleman to whom it belonged would take 701. it. On
the following day he went to the stable and saw Brown,
who said the animal belonged to a gentleman who was going
abroad, and that if he (the prosecutor) wished to become
the purchaser he could have the horse on trial for five days'
for the longer be had it the better he would like it, and that
no money would be wanted until the purchase was com-
pleted. After some conversation Brown proposed that a
check for 451. should be lodged in his hands as a dormant
security, and which the prosecutor agreed to. • He subse-
quently lodged 45 sovereigns in the hands of Brown, and
they then retired to a public-house, and partook of a glass
of brandy and water, Brown stating that the money would
be placed in the Bank for the benefit of some children, to
whom all Bedfordbury belonged ; that he was a gurgco to
the navy, and entertained the prosecutor with a narrative of
his hair-breadth escapes from flood and pestilence. While
talking Simplar came in, and exclaimed " Good God! have
you bought the grey horse ? If you have you have got one
of the most glorious animals in the world." He then said
his name was Marshall, and could supply harness. The
prosecutor stated he bad not purchased it, and it was then
sent home. The Sunday following the animal was ridden by
him to Laytonstone, when he was discovered to be unsound.
The evidence adduced corroborated the Leatned Coun-
sel's statements.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoners
Not Guilty.—The trial lasted nine hours.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Last evening eight young men were placed at the bar for
re-examination, charged on suspicion of having been en-
gaged in manufacturing base coin. On Sunday week, Bal-
lard and other officers went, in consequence of infermation,
to a house in Lascelles-place, Broad-street, St. Giles's, a°,
found seven of the prisoners in a third-floor room, and found
some moulds apparently intended for the manufacture of
base coin, but no pieces of base coin were discovered. nal"
lard, in pursuing a more thorough search of the premises,
saw a very small ladder leading to the extreme top of the
house. He ascended, and found the eighth prisoner
crouched in the corner of a miserable cock loft, with scarcely
any covering upon him. There was nothing about him to
implicate him in the charge of coining ; but Ballard Inv;
ing seen in the Hue and cry a very minute description 01
a young man who had committed an extensive robbery
in the dwelling-house of Captain Hillyer, R.N., °f
Wombe-hill, near Chatham, the resemblance of the pri-
soner to the description was so close in every re-
spect, that he (Ballard) was induced to write to the
chief constable there. The whole of the prisoners were
remanded until last evening, when they were brought 11P,
and Mr. Field, Inspector of the Mint, said there was not
sufficient evidence to warrant a prosecution. Severe of the
prisoners were consequently discharged ; but the one al-
luded to, whose name is John Burch, the chief constable at
Chatham, and a servant of Captain Hillier identified 85
one of the perpetrators of the robbery. Having been posi-
tively sworn to he was delivered over to the Chutbam con-
stable, he took him away handcuffed. He said to the
officer he supposed he should be " lagged" (transported).

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