The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-16 00:00:00

VIE POLICE.

GUILDHALL.---Philip Johnson, of Dyer's-build-
,ings, a master tailor, charged his. apprentice with
at,tempting to set fire to his house on Tuesday
se'nnight. The complainant, about' half-past.
eight o'clock in the evening, was .sensible of a
smell pf burnt wood, and perceived the stairs and'
the shop at the top of the house filled with smoke;
bliCfinding no fire in the stove that.stood in the
shop, imagined' the smoke to proceed from his
lodger's li'gliting a fire. He then went out, and
upon returning. at 12 o'clock, " was informed the
house had been on fire. The fire, it appeared,
took place under a pan in which the stove stood,
and where several staves of a tub and some paste-
board were found.—Several witnesses were exa-
mined, but the charge was not at all brought
home to the prisoner, who admitted his intention
of running away from his master, in consequence
Of frequent disagreements ; but had delivered
himself .up when he understood he had been
charged with having attempted to set fire to the
dwelling.

The Alderman (AINsLIE) ordered the prisoner
to attend to-morrow (this day),-buf not to be de-
tained in custody ; observing, that his compliance
would be no inconsiderable presumption of his
innocence:

Anne Watlin and Mary Barnet were charged by
George Rimmington. The complainant, ‘vho is a
linen-draper, stated that the prisoners came toge-
ther into his shop, and made a small purchase.
Just as they had left the shop, he saw something
balky under the cloak of the prisoner Watlin,
which proved to be a, piece of lißen which was
lying in the shop when the prisoners came in,—
Upon searching the other prisoner, Barnet, a
piece of gingham was found', which,, however,
was not the property Of the complainant. The'
Magistrate ordered the gingham to be advertised,
and the prisoners to be.' remanded till Saturday;
• with the view, that should the -lawful. owner of
the piece of gioham come forward to Claim it,
both the prisoners might be committed for trial.
Bow-ST RELIT.---Yesterday Benjamin Warren was
brought to the OfEee, and under Went a Second
examination, charged with feloniouSly stealing
bank notes, to the amount of -275/. and a draft
for 300/. on Messrs. Towgood and Co. bankers,
the property of Wr.•Arron Bray, a hOrse dealer,
of Red-lion-yard, Holborn ; who, it appeared;
(vent t 6. Oundle Fair, in Northamptonshire, and
went.to bed thc.re on that night, at the Swan Inn,
atthalf-pa§t ten o'clock. There being no key in
his 'bed-room door, he could not lock it, and for
security he put his pocket-book into his breeches-
pocket, and placed them under his head, be-
tween the Mattress mid the bed. On the fol-
lowing morning he missed his breeches from
the place he put theni in, and found. them
at the outside of his bed, at tine corner, his
pocket-book, which contained the above proper.-
ty, having been taken out. Tho prisoner, wino
was on the spot, was 'suspected, and. having left
the town after the rabbery,,he -was pursued and
taken by the prosecutor at Dancer's Hill, where
the prisoner delivered to Idm a-1001. Bank of
England note, one of those which had been stolen,
and acknowledged that he had purchased a horse,
for 251. with part of the remainder.--The pri-
soner was committed for trial.
- ..Iz.n.r.rrhotia 111 "try P rir
and Ann Rose, were brought to this Office, by
Salmon; who had detected them in taking illegal
insurances in the State 'Lottery. Mr. Hesse, the
Secretary to the State Lottery, attended to prove
that the prisoners are not licensed to transact bu,
siness in the Lottery They were committed as
rogues and vagabonds till the Sessions. • -