The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSI ow- Housr.—A case of rather a curious kind came on
before the LORD MAYOR and Alderman Covi-on-Matula7.-. A
member of a benefit society summoned the stewards for refusing
to pay his apothecary's bill. It appeared by the complainant's
statement that he was very ill, and being unable to send for his
benefit society's doctor, he called in a neighbouring apothecary,
the charge of whom the society refused to pay.
The Loan MaYoit said the articles bound the stewards to
pay the apothecary's bill, and that if they thought the obliga-
tion an oppressive one, they must make new rules for the pro-
tection of the society:
GUILDHALL.-.-UTTERINO BAD SILVER.—ThaI. Knight
and Lydia Stevens, apparently working people, who were in
.custody at this office on Saturday, but remanded,' that the Soli-
citor 'for the Mint might attend, were brought up for examina-
tion yesterday before the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman
BROWN, charged with uttering base coin, knowing the same
to be counterfeit,—From the evidence produced. it appeared
that the prisoners had disposed of several counterfeit sixpences
at several small shops in the city. They made no defence, and
were committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.--SIIARY. AND FLAT.—A few days ago a
gentleman applied to Sir R. Birnie, for a warrant to appre-
hend a Mr. S., who, he said, had contrived, with no small
degree of ingenuity, to trick him out of a horse he happened
to have for sale.
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He advertised the horse for sale, and was applied to by this
Mr. S., who said it was just the sort of thing he wanted,
and agreed to give 25/. for it, he (the complainant) agreeing
to take the animal to a livery stable at Chelsea. Ile rode
the horse to, the livery stables mentioned, where he foulki
Mr. S., and alter the compliments usual between well-
bred persons, the latter drew- forth a purse, seemingly
well lined with sovereigns, for the purpose, as complain-
ant supposed, of paying him the price of the horse in good
hard cash; but Mr. S. paused for a moment, and observed,
that. he should wish the stable-keeper to try the paces of the
horse, and examine him a bit. The stable-keeper said, that
according to the rules 'of dealing, that was not necessary, as
there was a warranty given. "Oh, very well," quoth AIL S.
and pocketing hispurse, invited the complainant to accompany
hint to the. Man in the Moon, a public-house hard by, where
he said he would pay him. When they arrived, Mr. S. with
great sangfroid, handed, by way of payment, a bill of ac-
ceptance, which complainant, on inspection, found was five
months over due. lie rejected this with indignation, but
Mr. S. refused to give him any other kind of payment, and he
therefore walked back to the stables to take away his horse,
observing, that " there was no harm done." In this con-
clusion, however, he was a little mistaken ; for, on arriving
at the stables, he found that the !tomb had, in the interim,
been taken away ! He hastened back immediately to the Man
in the Moon, in the hope of finding Mr. S., but he also had
vanished,leaving complainant nothing,in lieu of his horse but
the before-mentioned bill, which remained on the table, but
which be had since ascertained, as indeed he thought at the
time, was not worth a farthingt lie had been unable to find
hint since, although he believed be had then some scent of him,
and he wished to have, a warrant against him ; or perhaps it
would be more advisable to take up the, stable-keeper, who, he
thought, was, implicated, and make hint produce Mr. S.
- Sir it. said it appeared to be a gross trick, but he
.did not think.he could well grant a warrant. The complainant
might'bring his action upon the bill.
The.compleinant said, the parties whose names were upon it
Were net worth Powder and shot.
Sir ;Hi IlticetE said it was of no use to bring up the stable-
keeper without ;the other, nor indeed.. either of them singly.
The eemOlitimint.might, if he choie, endeavour to find Mr. S.
and give. nun la charge to a conitable, and then the stable-
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was heard, and he_was ordered to enter Into recoizance* to
• the amount of :MO/. for Wit appearance at the Sessions, and all
the witnesses were bound over to prosecute.
Ha R TTOX-GADEN.—
IVilliam Davis was charged with car,
tying cm, in flreenhill's-rents, a private distillery, and the
charge being made out, was convicted in the penalty of 301.
and, In default of payment, to six months' imprisonment in the
House of Correction.

' Richard Coding, a drayman in the employ of Messrs. Coombs
and Delafield, btewers, was charged by one of the toll-collectors
at Ball's-pond gate, with riding without having reins to his
hones, or any person on foot to guide them. lie was convicted
in the penalty of ten shillings.
Robert Jackson, Joseph Thompson, and Thomas Spicer,
three carters in the employ of Mr. Rhodes, were separately
charged by the genie' person with riding under similar arcurn-
stanceii• and each was convicted in the penalty of five shillings.
AIARLBOROUGTI,STREET.—(EXTENSIVE HOURER.V.)—
Samlscl lirenand, who stated himself to be a native ofArnerica,
was yesterday. broughtto this office, charged upon suspicion of
having committed an extensive,. robbery, under the following
circumstances :
Mr. Le Grand, a foreigner in the suite of the Count St. An-
tonio, stated that he lodges in the house .of Mr. Garnet, a
linen-draper, No. 111, Marshal-street, Golden-square, where
the prisoner also occupies an apartment on the second floor.—
On Sunday morning last Mr. Lc Grand had occasion to go a
short distance into the country, and did not return until Mon-
day afternoon, when he found that his drawers and portman-
teau had been opened, and property to a large amount, con-
sisting of bank-notes, sovereigns, and valuable trinkets, had
been carried off'. lie immediately applied to this office, and
Clements the officer was instructed to investigate the matter.
Mr. Le Grand said, that amongst the property lost there was
one very valuable diamond ring, given as a present to hiui by
the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia.
Circumstances of suspicion were strong against the prisoner,
and he was remanded.

LAMBE T il-ST lIE E T.—Yesterday a case of considerable, in-.
terest occupied the attention of the Magistrates, MATTHEW
WirsTT and J. if AItDWICKE, Esqrs. A lady of the name
of Mary Potter, the wife of Mr. George Potter, an eminent
tradesman at Poplar, being brought before them, harged.with
having feloniously taken a bill of exchange for 3001.
. The facts of the case are these :—Mr. George Potter, the hus-.
band of Mrs. Potter, applied to a person of the name of West, for.
the purpose of making purchase of some annuities; an agreement
was entered into, and the bill in question, drawn by one Pen-
nell, was accepted by Mr. Potter, at two months' date from the
9th of last May, for 3001., as in part payment of the purchase so
made ; subsequently, however, to this, it was discovered the'
annuities had been previously assigned over to other persons,
that the drawer of the bill was in the rules of the Bench, who
had employed one of the turnkeys of that prison, named Peck-
ham, to negociate it, and he, Peckham, retained it in his pos-
session, under an asserted advance of. 1(101. upon it. When the
bill came to maturity, Peckham lodged it with Mr. Bennett,
for the purpose of presenting it for payment; it became slue
yesterday, and on Mr. Charles Bennett, the son of Mr. Bennett,
presenting it to Mrs. Potter, she made a snatch at she bill, and.
tore off the major part of it, which she kept, leaving only a
small piece at the corner in the presenter a hand. This act
formed the ground work of the present proceeding.
The Magistrates agreed that the case amounted to a felony,
and that unless the bill was returned the. party must be com-
mitted.

111 r. Potter then surrendered the bill, stating his intention of
indicting the other parties for a conspiracy to defraud.
thtiort-HALL.—A bedstead-maker, named Davis, was
brought before L. B. ALLEN, Esq., charged with having as-
saulted several females the night before in a very shameful
manner.

A Gentleman who caused the prisoner to be apprehended
stated, that as he was walking along the road at nine o'cloclron
Monday night, he saw Davis and two, or three other young
men tumult some young -women indecently. Davis appeared
to be the ringleader of this scandalous sport which is now, it
seems, very much the fashion amongst idle fellows about town.
Mr. ALLEN. ordered him witind bail, or he should be corn,

Davis said he had a wife and child dependent upon him.
would starve if he were sent to prison ; and the Magistrate in
the course of the day tined him 55., and he was then dhicharged.

Or igia of the Lord Advocate appearing covered,
—Sir THOMAS HOPE was Advocate to Charles 1.
Three of his sons being at the same time Lords
of Session, it was thought indecent that he shouJ4
plead uncovered before them, which was
origin of the privilege the Advocates kty,
ever since enjoyed.