The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow-STREET.—A Bill of Exchange for 1451.
10s. on the Pay Master of the-Marines has lately
been paid into the Bank of England, which has
proved to be a forgery. It purports to be drawn
by Joseph Edward Bredon, on the Hon: George
Villiers, bearing date the 27th of August, 1811;
payable 30 days- after sight; and to be accepted
by the Hon. Edmund Phipps; Paymaster of the
Royal Marines. • On its being sent,from the Bank
to the Marine-. Pay Office, Mr. Thomas Hind, the
chief Clerk -in the Office, discovered thk the ac-,
ceptance was not the hand writing of Gen. Phipps,
and also strongly suspected that thedrawer's ira me,
purporting to be Joseph Edward Bredon;'First
Lieutenant in the Royal Marines, and who is em—
ployed in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, is in-
the' practice of drawing bills of exchange on the
Paymaster of the Royal Marines., was forged.
In. consequence of these suspicions cireum:-
stances, inqt!iriet were made respecting the bill,
and it was: nscertaitted that it was paid .into. the
Bank of -Etn,.4land. by William Tally,• clerk to
Messrs Bidduiph and Cox, ..f.:haring-
Crosit.. They received it from Mr. -Isaac Fisher, a
silversmith,. 'in. CockTur,strect, who had paid it
into his own cash account; which he keeps there.
Mr. Fisher took 'it of Mr. Gladstanes, a silver-
smith in Wells-street„ Oxfotd-street,,havinis dis-
counted it,for him on the 24th of June last.„

. The account Mr.Gladstanes gave of it was, that
he had taken it of a man whom he had.known
about four months,. when he came -to purchase
jewellery at his shop ; he had several transactions
with him. On the .234 of last June, he took the
bill in question from him. observed to the
man on the strange circumstance of its. being
drawn on Mr. Villiers, 'and accepted by General
Phipps ; but the man explained that eircuntstance,
by saying he was lately come -from the Colony
where. the bill purported to he drawn from,, and
that at the time Lieutenant Bredon drew it, he
did,not:know that, Tkilr.,Villiers had been distuised,
and that GeneratPhipps had been appointed to his
place. He said he had other bills of a similar dc-
script:ion from the, same quarter : he-confes3ed he
did not know where the man liV`cd, but knew his
resort: In: consequence of which, Lavender was
employed, and. lay a stratagem traced him out,
and took him into custody. He has been examined
at.the Marine Office by Mr. NAnßs „and says his
name is .Francis Shepnm. Ile ,was committed for
further examination. .

John Sia!telyfe was charged with feloniously
stealing nine books, and a variety of other arti-
cles, the property'of Mr. Hugh M‘rien'zie, Brick
eogrt, Temple. He liras committed for further
examination.

QuEEN-SQUAME„—Saturday, a private belonging
to the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards underwent an
examination on a charge of murder, at the above
Office. It appeared by the testimony of his,com-
rade, he had confessed to him that about 4 Years
ago- h wassconcerned in the mneder of A Clergy-
man, at Truro, Cornwall. Under this circum,,,
.stance, the prisoner committed till information
can be. received from.the Mayor of.that place, re-
specting this mysterious business.

thottp.ian was on Fr('
i'ay charged. by Messrs. Fields, wax-chandlers,-
in Lambeth INlarsh, with robbing them of a quail-
tit-y of waX.candles and paper., Mr. Field .stat-1,
the prisoner was the Officer of E.iteise ar-
pointed to survey his business, and having reason
to suspect him of dilhonesty, he desired that the
,next. _time he 'came he should be watched. Ac-
cordingly, on his coming, as usual, on Thursda,v
morning, 002 of Mr. Field's Workmtin did wach
him, and perceived him put three hxge wax 'can-
dles into his. pocket;
.he immediately informed
his master of the circumstance, who challenged
him with it. The prisoner denied it, but on •
constable being sent for, the candles were taken
from. Iris packet; and or searching him furdier,
a :roll of wax-taper was also,produced„which
Field knew to be his property. At
.the prisoner's
lodging there was also found.a quantity of papers
which lie acknoWledged. he 064. frouLM.r.
shop. He fully committed for trial.

atichael Dines, the Collector of the Queen's
Elms Turnpike .oate, was charged with 'extort'
ing double toil, to I,vbieh he pleaded. guilty,. an 4
cotri a
xted in the penalty of 40s. nil o9sts.---.-
Tlie.,Geritletnan:who,,hrou4lit forward the prose-,
cutio-a, however, stated his case,. is--tbat
on.,,Sunday-the 2d inst.-. be went through the above
Gate it) a post-chaise, when the prisoner. demaii-
ed -double toll, on account of itS.belug
avhich he paid.. Since that time be learnt tIn!!: bt
wa,-; an impositjon; h'owever.,• he would have
given the prisoner if he would hays asked partioa
in the r,..nvspapers 5 his object in proposinl4
was to ,_ciartl the public
.against insp,:seij
in bat cit lrest ,timnly he was going in a piP4-
cflaiSe Oro:1g') the. 'cane Oate, when a similar
in4i)o:r4ition Was attempted. Half the. penalty.
coming to the Gentleman, he gaveit to the pow:
of 0,1,4 parish. .

:Thc thirteenth annual sale of. sheep, at Cos-, •
ford-Park, took .Place,on 24.)aday last, and, was, as
usual, aitended by a number of mos' respeeinlr.;
agriculturists. Mr. Western, .the Mt:inner
Nai!den, was present Ile. appeared in a coat; tlie,
• c10..h of which, he said,. was manufactured foul
wool of. his ovv.a g'iowth.—After dinner the-Wor"
thy alember very politely entertained the company
with a statement of the prices he had obtained for
• his wool ; the fleeces of his sheep had broug:ie
him,. upon an aV-21„ge, 23z:. Mr. Western saidt.,
that his next object was to retain the quality of
the Spanish wool, and to Improve the carcase 0
as to-make it-good mutton, which lie had rcasoo
to hope he should accomplish. Mr.We,tern also
gave an account of his progreSs in the system
irrigation,fro which he had already observed th
ni z
most beneficial effects. Some "resolutions were
proposed and entered into to support the Colches-
ter Wool. Fair. The usual conviviality Prevailei!•
and.the company separated much,please4 with the
biisiness of the day.
The canker in the stems and branches. of apPle"
trees may be cured, merely by lifting tree's; fu
October or November, planting them again above
the land's level, upon little hills of common-raid--
sand.. No other application is wanted .for the -
cankered holes hi the stem—rub the road-sand int°
the wounds,
,after cutting out the black. Branches,
must be cut away to souud wood,
nand-if you re;
duce the tree .to a mere post, a ew head 3'64
quickly shoot forth.

An interesting ease was lately determined at
Cardiff Assizes. The point at issue was,
,whedwi.,
an iron-master and mine-owner could, by a C 1
rious process which has the name of scouring,.
work his mine so as to impede the navigation pre";
viously existing; of a'canal established by Act o.`
Parliament. The Counsel for the iron-Maste
contended,' that he bad the right of using this
process whether it obstructed the canal or not'
but Mr. Justice Hardinge,. wlio tried the caul
was of a different opinion, and the Jury foulf`
a verdict for the Canal Company, Vith 200/. (13-

mages.
Weduesdayevening-, as an elderly woinan sr's
ptrichasing: a, sthali tokantity of apples, Lit a fruit'
stand,: ESsex-street, Strand, she .suilde,ruY
drojped and
.instaut,iy expired,: She Tvl:
conveyed.Ao a pubic-house in I...sex-st;ee(,
9-a Thursclayaftepoon the boLciwas.,,a,vnta
son..

Thursday night, an elderly man, a Scotcbriar'l
sat dowii to rest-himself at.the. door of -tl-1
Lion public-house, corner of Great Wild-strect,
Lincoln';; Inn-fields, he was.seized with all at-
pieetic fit, and died imraedieftelv afterwards.
bodyrernainslor a,Goroner's inquest at the Pab-
lic-ballSC.. • •

BIRTH. • - "
On.the 2 ict inst. nit,, his house in Olifford-street, the L 1
of .I.9v,a.itus I:,:liottFuller, Esq. of a Son.

- 4 r MARRIED.
On .the 21i;t. of May, in: the Island of it. Martin's/ ' .ts
'i,'
Indies,' Lieutenant John ,Tuulier, It. A. second son of 1',."-
Rev. .J. 'flicker, to •Mi.is Ei"..zalietil M'. Richardson, nice e"
Engle J. itichateison, Esq. President of the Council of thzt
Island. . ..
On Saturday; at St. Paull's, Covent-garden, Mr. S'
0f14:37
ris, of Humus Terrace,' Chelsea, to Miss Maltwood, '-,,
Lon-street, May-fair.. . .
.
The saint day, H. D. Mislci, Esq. of Camberwell-grove,.
to Miss RiChar:Json, of Walworth.
.. . ____....

• DIED.
1-
On the 14th inst. at Bromptnn, after a long. series of '
ness, Elizabeth, tte v.ife of Henry Stebbing, Eq. daugi'ter
of John Whitiourd, Esq. formerly .of the Hey Wood, tie"-
•
fordshire.
Qn the 21st inst. Mr. Thomas Bell, of Southwark, in -`-
?."tit year.
On Friday morning, Mrs. Clouteic• aged 7.9, of St. Aull°-
street,. Dock. ,m 19,
Yesterday, at a very advanced "aee, Mrs. Moil
sister Of the laic John Twywan.,:Esq. of St. 14-athc'ln
square.

PRICE OF STOCK.
Bank Stock,:
Navy 5 per Cent. 902 i
Irish S per 'Cent.
4. par Cent. 751:11
3 per Cent. Red. sem,
3 Ifer Cent. Cone. 58 MI
Bank L. Ann. 1511 i 13-16ths
India Stock,

ON SATURDAY.
India Bonds., 7s• dis. s.
Excliecf. Bilis, 4er
d. p' "34'1'
2s. dis. par
Omnium, 5 54k pr.,
Imperial 3 per. Cent.,
Ditto All 11 .
Cons., fur oith inst. SPII

HIGH WATT AT LONDON IMIDGE TO-M°11g97474
after 4.
Fortthig, 5 miwites after 4. I.Es-ening.; 30 minutes