The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday John Simmons, a
vender.of oranges, &c. was charged before the
LORD MAYoit with uttering counterfeit three shil-
lings tokens arid shillings, of base metal, imitat;.
ing the current coin of the eoup.try.—Mr. Moss
stated to his Lordship, that on Sunday morning,
in passing along London Bridge, he and his bro-
ther purchased sane fruit from the prisoner :
that he gave them in change-three bad shillings,
and two counterfeit 3s. tokens : They having dis-
covered the fraud, had the prisoner taken into
custody, and upon being searched,_ there were
found twelve bad shillings, and another counter-
feit 3s. token. A person from the Solicitor of the
Mint's Office proved the counterfeit shillings, and
a clerk from the Solicitor of the,Bank proved the
counterfeit tokens. The Prisoner Making no de-
fence to the complaint, was fully committed tor
trial.

BOW-STREET. —On Saturday night, between
eight and nine o'clock, a dirty looking fellow was
seen lurking about the Piazza Coffee-house, by a
neighbour's servant, who at length observing him
open the dpor and go up stairs, informed a waiter,
and the man was found secreted in one of the
bed-rooms, ,having in the few. minutes was
there pocketed a napkin and a handkerchief. lie
called himself Heyman Harris, and said he went
in for a pint of porter. He was taken, and com-
mitted.

HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday Marshall
was charged with having stolen a watch, the pro-
perty of Mr. George Shaw. It was stated in evi-
dence that the prosecutor had lodged at the Castle
Inn, John-street, Clerkenwell ; that he had left
the lodging, but had not taken away hii box:—
The prisoner lodged at the above Inn, and had
broken► open the box of the prosecutor, front
whence he had taken the watch,. and pledged it.
Committed for re-examination on Thursday next.
Mary Flanagan, charged with robb.ng her fur-
nished lodgings, in Tash-court, Gray's-inn-lane,
of bedding, blankets, sheets, lookingglas;, and
other things, the property of Mary Cummins, was
committed for rc-examination on Thursday next.

UNTIoN-HALL.—Edward Mathews; a feeble old
man, charged his son,. a lad about 18, with -hav•
ing ill-trea►ed and assaulted him. The lad.denied
the truth of the charge, and said be had never
struck his father. The old man acknowledged he
had not been struck, but said, his son took him
by the collar, knocked his head against the wall,
rubbed his fist up and down his face, and threat-
ened to turn- him out of• his own house. To this
statement the defendant made no reply._

The Magistrate expressed his indignation at the
defendant's conduct in strong terms ; and obserV-
ed, whatever lie might think of it, he had been
guilty of a most wicked •and aggravated assault
against his helpless parent, and for which hr
should be committed till the Sessions, unless he
could find very good bail. - The father, on hear-
ing this, entreated lie might be liberated, on .his
promise not 'to :treat him so again. To this the
defendant replied, he had no prothise to make, as.
he was not aware he had done'wrong. The :Ma-
gistrate, on hearing his declaration, declared lie
should not be discharged, anti ordered him to be
locked up ; and, unless most .satisfactory bail
were tendered, that he should be kept in confine-
ment till the Sessions.

Coaw:Ea's No.ussT.—Yesterday afternoon ate
adjoiwned impest was held at the Star and Gar
ter, near Kew -bridge; on the hotly of A new-born
male infalt, found drowned in the river Thames;.
near Strand-ort-the'-Green, on,Monday the 22d of
this month. On the following .day an inquest was
held on the body; at the Bull's head, in Strand--
on-the-Green,' and from the evidence then pro--
duced, :suspicion fell on a lady of the name of
Rogers, an initiate in the family :of Di. Bowen,
svho occupied a ready furnished houSe. Mrs.
Rogers and Dr. BoWen's fatuity, iii which' she re-
sided, having suddenly quitted the neighbotithOod,
the Jury, from the•cause of suspicion against her,
with the consent of the Coroner, adjourned the
inquest until yesterday, to give time to make
every necessary inquiry.
.George Collins, a fisherman, deposed, that he
lived in the Strand-on-the-Green ;' that about six
o'clock in the morning of Monday, the 22d of
this month, as he was fishing in the river Thames,
off Strand-on-the-Green, lie drew up in his net a
Cotton bag, containing something, which, on exa-
mining, he found to be the body of a new-born
male child ; there was a rope tied round its body,
to which there was a-stone attached, for the-pur-
pose, as lie supposes, to sink the same.
Ann Hayes, a laundress, deposed, that she was
employed frequently in that capacity, in the house
of Dr. Bowen, in Strand-on-the-Green ; the fa
milli consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen and five
children—a cook—Mary Price, a nursery-maid—
Fanny Hayes, niece to witness, who was a house-
maid in the family—and a Mrs. Rogers, an inmate
in the family—andsaria It. Suster, a mulatto,
servant to Mrs. Rogers, which witness learnt she
purchased as a slave at the age of six years, in St.
Croix ; there was a child's bed-gown found near
the ditch, which, when shewn to Mrs. Bowen;
she acknowledged to be her property. On the
night previous to the thing being; found in the
ditch, Mrs. Rogers was confined to her apart-
ment through indisposition Mrs. Bowen and the
mulatto servant and Mary Price attended her, all
of whom have since- left the place, and witness
did not know where they were gone to.
Fanny Hayes deposed, that she was house-
maid in Dr. Bowen's family ; the other servants,
she understood, accompanied them from America,
and she heard them talk of going to Paris. On
Tuesday night preceding the body of the child
having been found, Mrs. Rogers was taken sod-
denly ill,' as she understood from her servant,
through fright, saying she was alarmed at the
noise of some persons -breaking -into the 'house ;
she continued ill all night. The Jury, after se-
veral hours' investigation, returned a verdict of
lVi fill Murder against some person or persons un-
known. --