The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-28 00:00:00

Winat.4o,

War-Office, March 26, 1814

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The following appointment was omitted in the Gazette of
the 22d inst-Major the Hon. James Stanhope,. of the Ist
Foot Guards, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army.
Office of Ordnance, March 22,
John Webb, Esq. Inspector-General of Ordnance Hospitals,
to be Director-General of the Oidnance Medical 'Depart-
mint.

Roral Artillery Drivers.—Charles Cordeaux, Gent. to be Se-
cond Lieutenant, vice Kirs.opp, promoted. •
Engineers of the King's German„Legion.—First Lieutenant
F. de Qaugrebeu to be Second Captain.
Commissions signed by the Prince Regent, in the Name and

on the behalf of his Majesty.
Adjutant James launders, from the Mb Regiment, to be Ad-
jutant to the 341 Regiment of Warwickshire Local Militia,
vice Macpherson, deceased.
Adjutant Benjamin Robinson,. from the 3d Oxford Local
Militia, to be Adjutant to the sth Warwickshire Regiment,
of Local Militia, vice Siiunders..

Bernard M. Senior, Gent. to We Adjutant to the No►`th•Glou-
cester Regiment of Local Militia, vice Parkin, resigned.
WilliaM Hebson, Gent. to be ditto to the Penritli Regiment
of. Local Militia, 'vice Bennett, appointed to the Regular
Militia.
Thomas Watson, Gent. to be ditto to• the Ist Regiment of
North York ditto, rice Sleigh, deceased.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County
of Derby.

Derbyshire Old Militia—Thomas Buckley, Esq. to be Cdp-
tain. Samuel Hawkins, Esq. to he ditto. William Gale,
F4q. to he ditto. Philip liassano, Gent. to be Lieutenant.
Henry Wragge, Gent. to be ditto. Jonathan Massey, Gent.

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to he
Chatsworth Regiment of Local Militia—Edmund Phillips
Stock, Esq. to be Captain.
Commissions in the Tower Hamlets Militia, signed by the D-
eputy Lieutenants, in the AbseriCe.of the Lord Lieutenant.`
Ist Royal hegiment—Lieutenant samuel Burrows to be Cap-
tain,- vice Leonard. Ensign Van linerle to be Lieutenant,
vice Burrows, promoted. Ensign Thomas Litherland to
be Lieutenant, vice Scutt, iiismimsed. Charles Green Say,
Gent. to be Ensign; rice Van Baerle, promoted. Jaross
Ryder Mowatt, Gent. to be ditto, vice Litherland, pro-
moted.
2d-Royal Regiment--.-Lieutenant Mark O'Shaughnessy to be
Captain, vice Willard, promoted. Ensign Robert Butler,
to be Lieutenant, vice
.o'Shunglthessy, promoted.

Crown Tfice, „March 22, 1814.
Member returned to serve in this present-Parliament.

County of Mayb.—Donniich Browne, of Castle 111‘Garrett,
in the county of Mayo, Esq. in the room of Lord Viscount
Dillon.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED,

John Brook, heeds, upholsterer, from March to May 10.
BANKBUIVITIES SUPEBSEDED., ;:

Thomas Russell, Upper Seymour-street, PortuiaU-kquare,

grocer:
Andrew J. Mackenzie, South-street, Finsbury-Square, yeast-
merchant. .

BAIKRUPTS.

Simon Jewitt, Faxfleet, York, corn-factor, to surrender April
4,5, and May 7; at the Half-Moon Inn, How•den. Attor-
flies, Messrs. Lowndes and Lowndes, Red-Lion+square. .
William Sherwood, Liverpool,' soap-manufacturer,
15, and May 7, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool. Attorney,
Mr. Windle, John-street, Bedford-row.
Benjamin Wells, Gracechurch-street, hosier, March 29, April
5, and May 7, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Hult and
Co. 'l'hEeadueedle-street.

William Smith, Hart-street, corn-dealer/March 29, April 12,
and May 7, at Guildhall. Attanies, Messrs. Parntherand

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Co London-street, Fenchurch-street.
Stephen Brice, Whitne, Oxford, viatnaller, March 2S, April
6, and May 7, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Surman, Gol-
deu-square. . . , . .

rAlWartl Lane,
Jun. wanntriasstngi .r,sseNl .
16, and May 1, at Guildhall. Atitornia-s, Me srs. AnkeY,
and Coy Chancery-lane.
John Hail,, Lyndhurst, SoUthampton,- Victualler, Aril la'
14, and May 7, at the Coach and Hors., Inn, Southanir
ton. Attorney, Mr. Roe, Howard-srreet, S;rand„
John Freem;tn, Hatton-garden, tailor, March '29, Aprd
Si
and May 7, at Guildhall. Attoruies, Sir S. Whit•wwbe
and Co. Serjeaut'g Inn.
Saxidel Houlkins, Lea Forge,' Chester, iron-master,
2t, and May 7, at the Crown lon, Nantwich. ..horn j!;
Meisrs. Pourdillon and co. Little Friday-strait, Cti.eaps

[Dividends, To-morrow.]

A GANG OF SWINDLERS.

tove-sTREET.--A Gang of Swindlers have bee
detected, who hive been carrying into practieeut!
vatiety,of deep-laid schemes of depredation„ t
this purpose, chambers iii Clement's-Inn were.g°.,
possession of, which one of the gang occupied "„,
an attorney, and another as his clerk; Most
the advertisements of cases of real distress thq
had adopted as their own, and have also obtaiueL
subscriptions from persons of rank and others) tGr
a great amount, under pretence of collecting
other cases of distress. One of their advertise'
ments was headed " Misery unparalleled,", 9°6
went on to state the case of a widow confined ry
childbed, surrounded by her,numerous off spring 7
who were afflicted with complicated misfortunes'
It then proceeds, in very pathetic language, !°„„
solicit a further bounty in addition to what
had already received, and directs the subscriptioos.
to be paid at- a house, very respectable in apPeMt:
aitce, in Maddox-street, Hanover-square, wbic:
also belonged to the gang, To give this a degree
of plausibility and reseectability, they had the ea'
handsomely printed on the best wove paper fr°ir,
the advertisement, and circulated in great on°.
hers to humane persons, in the form of a lettthe
with a certificate by a student in midwifery of
of the principal hospitals, assigning as a reo°,si:
for- adopting that mode of address that, it ‘ll'
cheaper than advertising.
. This imposing address appears to have had the
desired effect on a great number of those wil°se
hearts and pockets are always open to the afll:e.t
-
ed. Among them are the Duke of Northumbel-
land, Lady and Mr. Hope, Several naval and will-
tary officers, Sir 'Robert Harries, Earl and CP11`1;
tess Manners, Viscountess Berkeley, &c.-1
(%
gang
_had got possession of a number of house,
to carry on their depredations. The discovel?l
and breaking ,up of the gang
_hat 'been
by 'a youth lately -from Gloueeatanabire,
answered one of their plausible advertisements fbve
a place in an Insurance Office. Be applied °t e
office of the gang in Clement's lon, where tO
youth, John Burgess Shepherd, on the- 9111 itlsr,
ma saw a n, calling hiniself • Andrew Thonias°l",
;
who appeared to be an attorney, and a Y°111)g
man who acted as his' clerk, he having been tee
faired there from Peele's Coffee-house, where t',3.
advertisement referred to. Mr. ThoiripsOn
Shepherd that the place to be disposed or vv3s
a Life Insurance Office, for which a premien' -
301. was expects
•
After consulting with his friends, the -bils“.lo4 1,
was settled for• him to have the place at the
vauccd sum of 351. and that as a matter Of
1>
your, sonic other person having, as he was t" 0,
oferdd 501. for it during the delay- in the "efata
elation; Mr. Shepherd paid the 351. oe tirc-,iveti
bailyils.etacHialiiptatnthocearioluiffiliegegme
ohitin•ina
nclu[n for the
self
he understood him' to belong to the firtn.
Ge
ia):11111elatil
ptirr euscy ,ell ad
, I 1 utton
Mr. Shepherd,was afterward 3 iatrodacor L° to
old Gentleman in Maddox-street, Haubv,er-squ'ice-
who pessed as the principal in the lour°
office, signed a document, purporting to be Ills 3if
11
pointment, when he was informed that his c'g
would not commende till Lady-day, but tai' iii
would not be wanted to commence business.eli
the first of the month following.- Front a valiler:l
of-circunistances which' transpired, Mr. ShePj,-01
and his friends had 'strong suspicions that he
been defrauded of his money, and cominualeTo
.his suspicions at the above Office on FridsY,%l.
Mr. MIRES, the Sitting Magistrate. &tee' or
Jones to fetch Mr. Thompson, the pretended,
torney of Clement's Inn. - • are 4
On hit being taken into custody, be aPPe
to feel extremely indignant, stating himself „
.merely an Attorney in the business ; but °id by
ffi
:being brought to the Oee, he was recognize'pe
Bishop as having been often in custody onselz tiff
Charges. Mr. NARES then sent Jones -to
the papers, boas, &c. at the'Office in Clen''''ild
Inn, and on their being brought to the thlicees
examined; they proved that the most netlir,. 011
and iniquitous practices had been carrYini'oaf
there for a considerable time- past. Bishq,ilil
dispatched to apprehend the pretended pri'jcio)e.
of the Insurance Office'at ahe - house in .A14.6,1'010
street, 'Hanover-square, who called hiMseit
i\lasou, whose.papers, &c. were also seized' ,eit
they corresponded in infamy with those ,0!;4‘
at the office in Clement's Inn. Their
'tion occupied the attention of Mr. Na°s,laf
near six o'clock, when they were COlLlP.iitte°l
further examination. •

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.On Wednesday morning,'et the I,lisivop,of Lincoln 9,0;,>4'
George-street, Westminster, the Lady of W. 4.'1011,"
111. l':•.of a sen. Pt . I
Yesteniay morning, at the Duke of Deronshire'i 11 j
Chiswick, Lady INlorpeth, of a son. .

MARRIED. •
On the .sth inst. at St. Luke's,• Chelsea, John- rfue;
Esq. of Knightsbridge, to Miss Gillson 'of Cado4-a.O
On Saturday last, at St. tleorge'S;.lllnoverrsquAle, ()pr.,
flanway Bigge, Esq. of Burton NorthuMberLitid,
.13.80
late, youngest daaghter of the late Rev. Janes Scott,
for of St. Lawrence, Southampton.

DIED. ps.ebfi
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On'the 28th of January, in Barbadoes, John 03-i- t
Esq. Merchant in that Island: ~.„ sob"'
On Saturday last,"in tlie 73d year of his age, 5,- •
Lewis, of Bur-I'd-court, W.albrook. ' —l---'-'

PRICE OF STOCKS ON. SATURDAY.
Rank Stock, shut lndia Stuck, ' nr.
Nary 5 per Cent. ;,14 94j ,95 India Rands, BS. 35' ' r.
Irish 5 ilir Cent. - . Excilieq.-Bilis, ss. I'''
4 pur Ceut. shut . • °trillium, SO L' 190 t, 9
3 per Cent. Red. shut Ditto for April Pall" ,/
? per Cent. Cons. 6841 G 54 67 17 20i 20
664
'Bank!, Ann. shut . 6___,,.._,1?61- 651
Cons. fur GthApril;

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