The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-04 00:00:00

BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY.)

James Jones, alias Doneldson, an errand boy, was
charged with fraudulently obtaining nine yards of cloth for
and on account of Mr. Robinson, linendraper, High Hol-
born, his late master.

Mr. Lewis, of West Smithfield, stated that last evening
cloth,th e
which carne
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said
to his
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would shop, and hadshow h twos
employer,
and
nd
about eight o'clock in the evening be returned, bringing
the order produced for the property in question, which was
and The order
suspicionsh were theore nanie of Mr.
from Robin-
son'sthecxcited
prisoner's manner the watchman of the establishment was
sent after him, who observing that he passed his late
master's shop, traced him into the yard of the Blue
given
foreman, to him.
a
Posts coach-office in Holborn, and on his perceiving that
he was about to be detected, he laid down the parcel, under
thee pretence that it was to be forwarded to the country.
He was then stopped by the prosecutor's servant, and after
considerable hesitation he admitted that he had obtained
the parcel by fraudulent means.
Mr. Robinson said that the prisoner had been discharged
by him about nine months back for breaking open a desk,
and he would, on a future day, be able to bring forward
several charges against him.
The shopman of Messrs. 'Willis, Holborn-hill, proved
that on the I3th July the prisoner came to him in the
name of the prosecutor, and obtained several patterns,
which he said were wanted for suits of livery.
Mr. HALL directed that he should be convened to the
Justice Room at Guildhall, as the offences had been com-
mitted in the city.
The prisoner was then removed.

,
LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THis DAY.

DEAL, Ace. 3.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the Somerset,
Ciift, from Teneriffc ; Liebe, Kirk, Newfoundland.
LIVERPOOL, Ace. 3.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Wil-
liam, Mackwood, from Quebec; British Queen, New-
foundland; DevoncK-rt, Quebec. Sailed the Australian,
Ireland, to North Wales; Supitly, Leslie, Cuba ;
Mattaface, Trinidad ; Dcyope, Murray, Alaratiham ;
Benjamin Morgan, Johnson, Charlestou ; Thomas Bennett,
Halsey, do. ; C. E. Platt, Rice, New York ;
Blanchard, do. ; Excharu2,-‘.: Atkins, Boston ; Souter
Johnny, Little, Montreal ; Erin, Clark, Quebec ; Coronet,
Bute, Sc. Andrew's, New Brunswick, ; Apollo, Jackson,
Newfoundland : Ricer, Curtis, F igueras.

VESSELS SPOKEN Wrrit.—The Iloward (packet), from
Africa to Liverpool,
18th June, lat. 21, lon. 40, by the
.
Reliance, 16:h ult., arrived at Liverpool ; Ninor, Liver-
pool to St. Andrews, 12th ult., lat. 42, lon. 54 ; Industry,
Waterford to Prince Edward's Island, with loss of bul-
warks, 16th, lat. 45, lon. 43 ; Thos. Baker, St. John's,
New Brunswick, to Glo'ster, 21st, lat. 47, lon. 34, by the
Romulus, arrived at Liverpool ; Iberia, 29th ult., six
leagues North of Cape Finisterre ; Lord Hungerford,
Saunders, London to Calcutta, 31st, by the Tagus, ar.
rived at Falmouth ; Minerva, from Alexandria, 13th ult.
off the Gut of Gibraltar : Sir Robert Peel, from Quebec,
28th, 100. 8, by the City of Wilton, arrived at Cork ; Gen.
,
Wolfe, Liverpool to Rio Grande, 24th June, lat. 1, N.,
lon. 16, by the Capt. Ross, arrived at Liverpool ; Prowler,
Jones, from:Sm rna 24th June,
off Cape Mattapan; \Vil_
'
Hasa Foster, 21st ult., lat. 41, lon. 10; Redcliffe, 27t1,,
lat. 48, lon. 8 ; Mabel 28th lat. 49, lon. 8, by the Leve.
vet, Ditehane, arrived at Cork ;
Romudo, of Newcastle, on
the Grand Bank, by the Argus Cottier, arrived at Car.
lisle ; Madonna, of Hamburgb, lat. 45, 100.47 ;
of Limerick, lat. 51, lon, 13, by the Ann Blair, arrived at
Carlisle.