The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-11 00:00:00

POLICE.:. INULL4.OI;NcE..

Bow-ST litim—Mr. Bowen, a respectable licensed victual.
ler,.in Duke's-court, How-street, made `an application yesterday
to Sir RI cila Bins it, on behalf of two young girls, who
he said bad fallen under his 'notice in rather a singuler manner,
and whom he was alh,tiOus to save from the ruin which might
await them; it something were not done
.to place them beyond
the reach of harm He went On to statj,that early that morn-
!flea decently dressed oil lrishWomir-earne into his house,
the Queen's If out,' secouilenied by two remarkably pretty-
looking girls, one',ls, othei'l7 years of age, and whilst
they were taking sliglif refreshment, he heard the old wo.
man lamenting that she had it not in her power to do more for
flii?find
,womlering what would become,. of them in "Ibis
la ace, ' Without money or friends. The girls wept, and
salt they mitit. beg 'their way home. This induced him to
ask them some questions, and he learned that the girls were
sisters, and natives of Shepton.Mallet, in Semersetshire, and
that about six years ago their mother deserted 'them anti their
father, who had formerly been a seaman, returned' to his old
profession, leaving them almost destitute. Tay the kindness
of a distant relation, they were alierentieed to a silk-weaver
at Shepton-Mallet, and they remained there in 'comfort un-
til Monday last, when they received a letter from their
father stating, that he was Just. returned from a prosperous
voyage, and wished to see them immediatelY in London.
—They obtained. money auflicient to defray their expences
to London front Bath, whither they proceeded on foot, and
mounted upon a stage.coach. Their good Old Irish friend hap-
pened to be on the same coach on her way from Ireland to
London, and they got acquainted. • They arrived in town on
Wedneday morning, and the old woman left them to make. their
way to the house Where they were to meet their father, but in
the evening she met them again accidentally, and the moment
they saw her they burst into tears, and said they had lost the
letter which they received from their father, and were unable
to find him. •TheYalso stated, that having a brother in the Ist
regiment of Guards, they inquired of a soldier whom they met
if he knew him ; he said he 'aid, and inveigled them to a
house which they had sense enough to discover was a very
had one, and when they refused to stay, he attempted to
steal their bundle, but was prevented by a crowd getting about
the door attracted by their cries. They had but Bd. in their
pocket, and were wandering they
knew not whither when they
met the old woman. She got theme lodging for the night, and
yesterday morning happened to fix upon-his house to give them
some breakfast.

Sir Ricitano Thrum: said, he was very glad Mr. Bowen
hati.matie the application, and innuediately sent, for the.girls,
and after questioning them, gave them some, money for present
use, and proposed that they should remain -in London fors few
days, when he would think of some arrangement for their benefit.
31r. Bowen offered to keep them at ins own house for a few
days, but the girls expressed a strong anxiety to get. home,
And while the conversation was going on, Mr. Corbett, one of
i
the overseers of St. Martin's, n which. parish the Queen's
Bead Is situate, entered the office, and cm being appealed to
by the Magistrate, , immediately gave them 110 s. on behalf
of the parish. Several gentlemen present gave their mites,
anti in a few minutes the girls were in possessien of a sum
amply sufficient to' convey them home: They thanked their
benefactors with simple
,earnestness and the old Irish wo-
man was only prevented by .the 'officers from going on her
knees to pray for blessings upon " the kind jontlemen," as she
called them.

Kir R. II IRNIE complimented her highly upon the excellent
feeling slit, had shown.
• The Worthy host of the Queen's Head took the girls to his
house, gave them, a dinner, and afterwards reported to tho. M-
agistrate that he had seen then) safely olf by a stage-coach to
Frorne,, within miles of Shepu)n-Mallet.

HIGHLAND SMUGGLERS AND SAsSENACII DRA.
GOONS.—Saturday se'nnight, Mr. SMITH, Excise
Officer, Cupar Angus, having been apprized of a
concealment of one futhdred ankers of whisky on
Cairn-o`Mount, set out with. a party of Scots
Greys to levy war upon them for the King's
found their
iunstee.ndOedn aprrriziveitgignaartdteiwbpylace, they
40 armed Ilaghland.
men, who shewed no disposition to surrender the
whole of their charge, though they offered
the invading party a free-will offering of forty
ankers..The offer was rejected, and the dragoons
were ordered forward ; but from the depth of the
snow there was only one pass which could be
entered, and it was so narrow as only to admit of
a single horseman advancing at a time. He who
led the van in the attack was speedily dismounted
by one of the Braetnen; and the King's servants,
thus convinced of the impossibiliiy of making a
seizure, now offered !o accept the forty ankers.
The smugglers, aware of their advantage, refused
to comply ; but made them a compliment of nine
ankers, with which they departed,