The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

•
REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE.
MANSION-HOUSE.—Three boys were yesterday
brought before the LORD MAYOR on charges of felony. One
of . them was received by the Marine Society, one was taken
home by his father, and great difficulty arose with respect to
the mode of disposing of the third. The Lord Mayor alluded
to what had passed on a former occasion with regard to 'the
Refuge for the Destitute, and remarked upon the necessity for
sonic other Institution, where temporary employment could be
found for this class of juvenile' depredators. In consequence of
the reports of what he had stated the other day, several of the
most respectable citizens had come forward to express their
willingness to lend their efforts to the establishment of such an
Institution as that which he conceived 'to be so highly desir-
able. He had, amongst others, received a note to.the following
effect
" Mr. 'N. M. Rothschild presents his compliments to the
Lord Mayor, and in reference to his Lordship's observations in
The Times paper of' this morning on the cases of the three boys
Woodtvard, Abbott, and Earnshaw cannot but. concur most
seriously' with his L'ordship's remarks on the necessity of an
Institution being formed for the retention of such juvenile de-
' predatois .and others fbund in a state of destitution.' Should
such an establishment be eventually formed either through his
Lordship's or others' interference, Mr. Rothschild begs leave
to offer 501. towards its support."
Ills- Lordship biutrettirned an answer, in which he thanked
Mr. Rothschild for his humane offer, and assured him that it
was the conviction of his mind, founded' upon experience, that
by far the greater number of juvenile depredations were occa-
sioned by the want of friends and employment. He had fully
explained his feelings on the subject some months since to some
active gentlemen of the Committee of . the Houseless Poor, and
to others who had taken an active part respecting the London
Workhouse. They seemed to accord with him, and they were
to meet at the Mansion-house to form some plan for a perma-
nent institution. The London Workhouse was a large build-
ing, which might be applied. The Committee or' the Houseless
Poor had very large funds in hand, which, with the aid of it
viduals, and he hoped with the aid of the Corporation, the object
might speedily be effected. His Lordship expressed his willing= ,
ness to give the use of the Egyptian Hall, if a public meeting
were deemed requisite ; and.that he should be most happy to
receive the co-operation of Air. Rothschild and his friends, and
to afford every information and fatility.
In consequence of this communication to Mr. Rothschild,
Mr. MOntefiore offered .a
personal subscription of 501. and a
number of other gentlemen bad made similar offers. He was
confident that benevolent individuals could not do greater ser-
vice than aid in the formation of such an Inatitution, which
would rescue thousands from those demoralizing circumstances
that precipitated those of the best nature into crime—afford
relief to an infinity of cases that were continually arising—and
save from the'gallows numbers who had' now no other chance
than to live in wretchedness, and expire in infamy.
The young prisoner, for' whom no asylum could be found,
was then sent back to prison for further disposal. •
MR. HUNT'S RADICAL COFFEE.
BlAnutOnouou.STaiET.—resterday Madame de Gell, a
foreign Lady, of very elegant appearance and manners, who
has repeatedly made similar complaints at this Office, applied
to Sir (iEORGE Fan RANT, the Sitting Magistrate; for advice
how to proceed to get rid of what she denominated a most into-
lerable'nuisance.

This Lady stated that the Magistrates must be aware, from
representations 'she bad made at this Office some Months ago,
that Mr. Henry, Hunt had by'a stratagem got possession' of the
shop and parlour of the house No. 16, Pall-mall, belonging to
a relation of
,hers, a Colonel in the Army, because, had the
Colonel known that his house was to be converted into a radi-
cal coffee-shop he never would on any consideration, have let
it for such a purpose. Since that time the Colonel had in vain
held out-every inducement to 111 r. Hunt to quit the premises,
and proceedings are now being taken to effect that object
bylaw. In the mean time Mr. Hunt is using every means
possible of annoyance
,to drive .the Colonel and his family, who
oceupy the upper part of the house from their abode and get
the whole possession of the house to himself. In the first place,
Madame de Cell said that Mr. Hunt's shop is never closed be-
fore twelve o'clock at night, and from
,the time it is closed
until six o'clock in the morning, there is a constant influx of
all sorts of persons to the premises—soldiers, women, &c.,
wheretheY daffy on the most uproarous tumult all night long.
Dancing, or rather jumping in theparlour and shop, blowing
horns, scraping fiddles, &c., and in fact such a loud and horrid
discordance; as renders it -impossible to remain in the house.'—
Indeed not one of the inmates had been able to get.any sleep
for several nights ; and the people in the neighbourhood, who
are equally annoyed and disturbed all night, are constantly
coMplaining of the house as a nuisance, and, the Colonel not
being at home, she knows not what to;do. All these proceed-
ings, the Lady said, are sanctioned by Mr. Hunt and practised
by. those MIAs employment.
Sir GEORGE TARRANT said that he was extremely
,sorry,
that he had no power to render her any assistance Of afford her
any relief, as the practices she complained of were really shame-
ful; 'lf, however, any Ofthe'neiglibours felt that tile proceed-
ings carried on in the house were a nuisance, they might. in-
dict the parties who practised them, or suffered them to be con-
tinued.

Madame de Gell then left the office evidently much disap-
pointed., and at a loss how to proceed. •

Bus.° L A RY.-7-111fOrMatigIl was jesterdu .re-
ceived at Ilatton-garden Mite-office, of the dwelling-house of
Mr. Wildy, of Noble-street, Spafields; being burglariously en-
tered on Tuesday night, between the hours of nine and ten
O'clock. It appeared that the family were sitting in a backparlour
When they were alarmed by the screams of an infant which had
been sleeping'in the front parlotii, which was 'u'sed as a bed-
room. On Alrs. rushing in to .ascertain what was
the matter, she foimd the infant lying on the floor; all the
bed-clothes, with the bolster and pillows, were taken away, and
many other articles which were loose in the roOni. The win-
dow was Open, and a hole.was cut in the sliuder,:through which
the burglars raised the sash. In their hurry to tear the clothes
off, the' bed, they dashed the infant on the floor, and • but for
its screams, they would have probably- entirely emptied the
room. The fellows effected their escape.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 29.
The Irish Constabulary-Bill, County Treasurers' Bill, Re-
cord Bill, and the Innkeepers.' Allowance Bill, were all read a
third time.—Adjourned.

INDIA.

THE TRADE OF SINGAPORE.
[From the Calcutta Monthly journal.]
We beg to call the attention of our readers to
some interesting extracts of a letter from Singapore. They
plaCed the local and cottirnercial advantages of that port in a
we heartily rejoice at the suc-
cess of the first free corn mer 4 emporium: 41 empoum ever founded by our
very strong point of views, and
The resort of the Chinese to it
nnaliusi4t4veir'y4 mthaet:efiraitilliya7tesneas tend to
.increase this sperity, and al-
ready it appears that two-thirds of the population of the island
consists of that race; who have thus voluntarily submitted Atm.:.
selves to our Government, under a firm conviction of its fos-
tering care, and just and protecting principles. The expecta-
tions, too, that were formed as to the advantages of its situation
for conducting a trade with, Siam and Cochin China seems
likely to be realized, for already have two junks belonging to
the latter country visited it with sugar, andJi ship belonging to
the fortner with peper. This last iA said to be of an excellent
quality, and is prefered by the Chinese to any other. The
King of Siam himself sends annually 20,000 piculs to China,
and the whole yearly produce •of Slain, is estimated at 80,000
piculs. . Its cultivation is principally confined to the coasts of
the Gulf of Kainhoja, and theprincipal Opper ports are Chan-
tibutt and 'Tung-yap. This branch of trade thus likely to be
brought to our ports is a very valuable one, inasmuch as it fur
nishes us with an article of trade with China, which its inhabi-
tants highly prize,- and we are convinced that the present libe-
ral and enlightened Resident at Singap'ore, assisted as be will
be by his local infOrniation and experience; will not fail' to eh-
sure this advantage to his country by availing himself' of all the
means in his poWei for that purpose. "This will be the more
_easily effected, from the *circumstance that the Siamese receive
.our goods in exchange for their own from the Chinese, with the
additional-charges of . fVeight and other incidental expenses,
while the" can procure them at a much lower rate at our ports.
The sugar of Cochin China is of that description called diva
sugar, and is produced in' almost all the provinces, but particu-
larly in those of Fti.:yin and the capital—Hue —lt is very white
and Oa fine grain.. The French have exported a.considerable
quantity, and .11. Bore], the agent of a Bordeaux house resid-
ing at 'Futon and Hue, had 20,000 piculs ready for the next
French ship in the latter part of 1822. As that ship, how-
ever, was late in arriving, it is presumed that the cargoes of
the two junks alluded to in our extracts from the letter may,
have composed part of .ita We beg to refer our readers to the
letter itself for.further information.
SINGAPORE, JULY 9, 1323.
":Singaf3nre is one-Ofthe worst places for an idle persOn that
can well be imagined:. I. see all around me so busily engaged'
in their several occupations of buying, selling, Scc. that I.can-,
not helplioking upon thy Self 'as an intruder, or as being of a
,different nature:- It is so different in 'Calcutta; there yim have
libraries,. newspapers, and various Other means of passing the
time agreeably, and at the slime time berieficially, and it the
hoUrS should hang heavy, yOu have the.pleasure of seeing many
others in the same hopeful- state of idleness: But enough of
these complaints; the climate agrees with mei and. I manage
wonderfully well. Igo out with my gun every morning .at
daylight, and seldom return before breakfast-time,—never
mind whether I kill any thing or not. After breakfast I study
Malay, read the Encyclopmdia Britannica, pore over the learned
pages of the liarkura., and occasionally have the delectable
pleasure of writing long epistles (like die present) to my. friends.
" The trade-of Singapore continues. brisk, and the quantity
ofgopds imported and. afterwards exported, are rapidly inereas-
ing, but opium will always be the staple commodity. The
trade with home is greatly enlarged this season. There is one
free trader completing her lading for London in the roads, and
two or three are daily, expected with large investments of Eng-
helm goody. The king of sianivs Ai)) has been here with a
cargo of pepper, which froth its Superior quality met with a
ready sale, and ,she has returned to Siam for more. We have
also two junks belonging to the EmPeror Of Cochin China.
daine here with cargoes of silt ar, which
they have advan-
tageously disposed of, and are now on the point of returning to
their own country.. It is the first .mercantile speculation in
which his Cochin Chinese Majesty has engaged, and was un-
dertaken, I believe, More for experiment, and a desire of gain-
ing information respecting
Singapore, than with the view of
profit. The chiefs of these Junks are respectable people, and
appear to be inen,of some authority.
" The dispatch with Whieli the town Of Singapore is rising
in size and beauty, certainly reflects great-credit on its late Go-
vernor (Sir S. Raffles) as also on the industry and activity of
the inhabitants. The left bank of the river, Which a few months
since was nothing but an extensive marsh, is now, by levelling
a small hill in the vicinity, converted into a fine plain of solid.
ground, which is laid out into streets and squares, and a great
nuMber of good sUbstanti#l. briclt houses are built, and many
more in progress. Along the -banks of .the,river several exten-
sive godowhs and commercial establishments are completed,
some of which belting to wealthy Chineseniezchants, Whose
enterprising spirit contributes not a- little to the prosperity of
Singapore. The Government haye by no means been behind
in die construction of the necessary roads, bridges, &c.—
The bridge over the river is now almost finished, arid
the road which is now in progress through the morass at
the back of th 4 town, will soon make a large track of
land
,(now lying Useless) a valuable acquisition for building
ground and small gardens, &c. The Chinese constitute more
'than two-thirds of die- present inhabitants, and the demand for
labourers and mechanics is so great, that numbers are flocking
from all the Dutch Ports in Rorrieo and . the Straits. The
lends which. have been cleared' are already • covered with
flourishing crops of pepper, coffee, .and gamble (terra japonica
or khut), and in , short the little colony presents the :most
flourishing and happy specimen of the effects of a liberal and
equitable system of Government with which we are acquainted.
It ever, there was a free port in every sense of the word, it is
Singapore. It is the same to all nations and tribes without dis-
tinctitm. All leases of lands, farms, contracts, Government
bills', and all other things that are disposed of by the Resident,
are put up to public auction, and sold to.the higbeat bidder—.
a plan which gives, and ever must give, universal satisfaction for
this teasonthat ityirecludes -all partiality or cause-of com-
plaint."

MELANCHOLT AccisENT.—A letter from Nia-
gara,.,dated Feb. 14, says On Sunday, in. the River, be-
tween Lewiston Ferry and Queepston; •Mrs. Gordon, (wife of
idmes Gordon; Esq. and daughter of T. Meiriett, Esq.) with
her daughter and another young lady; Miss Stevens; of Lew-
iston, embarked in a ferry boat, at the ferry on the American
shore, with' E. Smith, ferryman ; when about the middle of the
river; Smith saw a Cake of ice coming dOwn, and in order to
avoid it; got into a whirlpool, which instantly sucked'the boat
from underneath the passengers and ferryman ; when the
boat came up, it was bottom upwards, and the ladies and fer-
ryman clung to it as long as they could; the scow crossing the
'river from the British shore at the time, went down to their re-
lief, and picked up Mrs. Gordon and Smith,. and made every
oreition to pick up the two young ladies, but in vain. When
Mrs. Gordon was taken into the scow,' she- had no appearance
of life, and was hi ought .ashore to.thp ferry-house .on this side.
Medical assistance was procured,_ and every pleans tried for
her. recovay, which proved ineffectual. The bodies of the
two young ladies have not yet been found. Mrs. Gordon's
corpse was removed to her father's house, at St.. Catharine's,
and interred in the church-yard there on Tuesday. Mrs. Gor-
don was in the 33d year of her age,. and her daughter in the
"13th, year, andhas left a disconsolate husband, with • one son,
,apd her aged parents and family, to lap-lent this afflicting dis-,
pensaticn of Vrovidence.”