The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday John Lifney, alias William Hutchinson,
alias Hutchons, an old Scotch sailor, with a strong
northern accent, was charged with having defrauded
various lodging-house-keepers, publicans, eating-
house-keepers, and others, by r e presentin g himself
as the chief mate of the Mary Ann East lndiaman,
free trader, taking lodgings in their houses, and ob-
taining money, victuals, and clothes, on a promise to
pay when his ship was paid off, which, unfortunately
for the numerous dupes, never has, and never will
'happen.
In consequence of the publicity given to the pri-
soner's former examination more than one hundred
persons attended, who, the moment they caught a
glimpse of his person, exclaimed, " That's he—
that's the villain who cheated me," and a strong
contention arose who should be heard first.
Several watermen complained that the prisoner
had cheated them of their fares, after they had
rowed him about the river all day, and he got ashore
on some pretence, and they had never seen any
more of him until that time.
Various elderly persons residing along shore re-
cognized the prisoner as a man who had partaken of
their hospitality under pretence of bringing them
good news of their son at sea, who was alive and
well, all the rest of the crew having been carried off
by the cholera morbus.
The prisoner made no defence, but looking with
"on the crowd, exclaimed, " Poor de-
ludedand deluded they certainly were, to
by;such a dirty looking fellow. He in-
an air of pity
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taking him into custody.
Mr.I3ALLANTINE said, it was extraordinary how
persons could be found to give such a man as the
prisoner credit; and after
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complaints
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him during the whole day, selected three of the
strongest cases: or which
to Newgate for trial.

CONVERSIONGai:sLI:yO FhaSs landdrE,feGii ROGER GeißecEtoSrLs EoYf .
Sir ROOV the
R.
county of Derby, announcing himself one of the four can-
didates under the operation of the Reform Bill. From
the following passage in the opening of his address, it is
easy to perceive that the worthy Baronet has abandoned
all hope of a successful opposition to the Bill :—" Pre-
,e:loing that the time is not far distant when you will be
called upon to return four Members for your county." As
Sir ROGER sees the certainty of •‘ the Bill," we would re-
commend to him not to continue to give it a fruitless op-
position, else he may find that an Anti-reformer cannot
command even the foul th of a county when the represen-
tation of a county is made free. Perhaps we may inter
that his patron, the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, has at
icr,gth seen the absurdity of opposing it any longer, or
denouncing the step which saved the country from a revo-
lution as a coup d'etat.

DISTRESS IN IRELAND.—At the monthly
meeting of Congregational Ministers and Churches held
yesterday at the Rev. Mr. HARPER'S vestry, London-road,
the state of the Irish peasantry was brought before the
attention of the meeting by the Rev. Dr. WINTER, when
it was stated by several leading Ministers that they intended
to make collections in their respective chapels on Sunday
next, and it seemed to be the general understanding that
the Congregational Churches of the metropolis would make
collections immediately, in order to assist in the relief of
the distress which prevails to so dreadful and alarming an
extent amongst our fellow-subjects in that unhappy and too
long neglected country. The Chairman (the Rev. Mr.
YocKNEv, of Islington) expressed his conviction that the
body of Dissenters would be ready to show their sympathy
with their distressed fellow-creatures, and that they would
move in the matter without unnecessary delay. It is
probable that a general meeting will be convened on the
subject, and it was suggested at the monthly meeting, that
a correspondence should be immediately opened with the
Rev. Mr. TOWNLEY, and the Irish Dissenting Ministers,
in order to secure the most effectual co•operation. There
appeared to be but one opinion as to the propriety of con-
gresational collections.