The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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INTEIiUSTING OCCURRENCE.
IIAnI.IIOROUGH-STltEET.—Yesterday Mr. Tatham, a re-
spectable Solicitor of Golden-square, made the following inte-
resting communication to the Sitting Magistrate. On Wednes-
day last he had a party of friends, and, as is usual on such occa-
sions, a quantity of confectionary was procured from a very
respectable shop of that description, amongst which was a num-
ber of what are called " wafer cakes" of various colours, smell :.!4
he now produced, some green, some blue, red, &c., being thus
coloured to give them a more ornamental appearance. Of those
wafer cakes his servants had eaten souse quantity, soon after
which they were taken alarmingly ill. Mr. Shelton, the Sur-
geon, on examining the cakes, declared that the patients were
I-bouring under the elli:cts of poison, and that those wafer
cakes, for the , purpose of thus colouring them, were always
mixed with verdigris, sugar of lead, and other poisonous in-
gredients, and besides this they are baked upon sheets of copper
so that in fact this species of cake, whic`a is so much used, is
highly dangerous.

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tv: FARIIANT said, that the public were indebted
to Mr. Tatham fin making this fact known, for those cakes
were in very f;eneral use, and to be seen at all tables at even-
ing parties; although they appoared to be so injurious to the
health, they hoWevcr seemed pleasing to the eye.
These cakes are elderly used as ornaments at fashionable
tables, and are generally made in the shape of a sugar-loaf.
1.3 w-S TREET.-1' es t erday Joseph Logan and John Cal-
clonArh, gunners of the ltoyal Artillery, were brought befote Sir
It. Isruxic, charged with defrauding Chelsea IluspitAl by per-
sonating two men who were entitled to prize-money ; and
James Clark, a bombardier in the same corps, was charged
with aiding, abetting, and counselling the other prisoners in
the commission of the offence.

The principal evidence against the prison-4 was that of an
accomplice, who, conscience-stricken at having taken a part
in such a crime, lisclused the fraud to the proper authorities.
It appeared that the prisoner Logan went on the of 3ineit
to Chelsea Hospital, and, representing himself to be ~Pstia
Forgay, a gunno-, who served at the taking of GuadalouP
claimed prize-money for his share in that capture. He pre-
sented a ticket, which was supposed at the thue to be genuine,
but which was subsequently discovered to be a forgery. On
the same day Conelough went to the hospital and claimed prize_
money as James Worthington, a gunner, who was present at
the taking of the Isle of France. • Ile also presented a prize
ticket, and recived the amount ot! the claim. - These prisoners
had been instigated to commif'frauds by the prisoner Clark,
who shared the money thus obtained.
The prisoners when called on for their deflnee tlcelined say-
ing any thing, but Clark requested that he might lie remanded.
in order to have time to procure legal advice'. - Thy were re-
manded for a week-.

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SMITHFIELD MARKET, Arum 16.
There was a fair supply of Oxen, but they were of an infe-
rior description, and most of them left over films the country
markets. Oxen of good quality obtained 4s per stone, but the
inferior sorts were scarcely saleable. (food small Lambs were
scarce, and sold very high ; those of a large size were nut
sought after. Upon the whole the market appeared heavy,
and not much business doing.