The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Maxstow-HousE.—Two French silk-weavers were sum.
moned by a French manufacturer of silk goods, who has re-
cently set up business in the metropolis, to answer for non-
performance of contract. It appeared that the defendants were
brought over to this country for the purpose of introducing the
French mode of weaving ornamental silks ; their expellees were
paid from Brussels to this country, when they abandoned the
'complainant's service for a competitor. An agreement was
prepared abroad, but not signed, and they now refused to
execute it, considering the contract not sufficiently profitable.
They also made .the very extraordinary declaration that they
had abandoned the complainant out of mere tenderness, as they
were sure he could never suceeed in the contract. His Lord.
ship explained to them the Act of Parliament,' which imposed
the punishment of the treadmill upon workmen who refused to
perform either their written or parole agreement, and informed
theta, that unless they returned to their work they would have
to practise on that new British manufactory. A person, how-
ever, said that the complainant's factory was out of his Lord.
ship's jurisdiction, and thus was the case out of his hands ; but
his Lordship advised them to complete their contract, and it is
supposed that the terror inspired by the mention of the new
British machinery induced them to return to their employer
and ratify their compact.
UNION Ham—Yesterday an investigation took place be-
fore L. It. Allen, Esq. relative to a gum of money which was
given by a convict to a man named Banco, on condition that
he should not appear against him to prosecute.—lt appeared
that, on the 18th of April last, a Mr. Barte was assaulted on the
highway by a man named Joseph Barrett, and robbed of his
watch. Barrett was taken into custody soon after the robbery,
and brought before the Magistrates at this Office, where he
was identified by the Chief Constable as a returned convict.-.
Subsequent to the &tit examination the prosecutor kept out
of the way, and it was believed that he had received money
'from Barrett for not appearing against him. Hall, however,
by considerable exertions, after the prisoner's committal
from this Office, traced out the prosecutor, and procured his at.
tendance at Guildford on Tuesday last ; when that person gave
evidence against the prisoner, who was convicted and sentenced
to transportation for life. After the trial was over, Barrett, on
leaving the bar, requested to speak to Hall, when he informed
him that he had given the prosecutor six guineas net to appear
against him • and now that he had broken his word, it was fair
that it should be returned. Barte was summoned before the
Magistrate • lie said he certainly had received the money, and
considered it as an equivalent for his lost property.
The MAGISTRATE reprimanded him for his conduct, and
ordered him to refund the money.

DESTRUCTION OF INsEcTs.--Mr. VINEY, one
of the Editors of the Journal de 1 hartnaice, gives
the following recipe for making a fetid and hit.
ter solution, capable of detroying all kinds of
insects :

Take of wood mushrooms, or large brown boletusses - 6 lb.
Black soap - - - - 2 lb.
Grated nux vomica . - - 2 oz.
Water - - . 2OO lb.
—The mushrooms bruized and beginning to pu-
trefy, are to be put into water, holding the soap
in solution. The mixture is to be left to putrefy
in a cask for some days, care being taken to
agitate the liquid from time to time. When it.
has become very fetid, the decoction of the nox
vomica in water is to be poured in. This liquor
is used to sprinkle the objects from which insects
are to be repelled, whether in gardens or else-
where, taking care not to use it on gildings, or
polished theta's, which it would blacken. The
insect cannot stand this fetid poison.

• MONOPOLY OF THE LIONS.—The custom of
going to see the lions at the Tower, prevailed more than 100 years
ago ; when the followingintimation was issued :—" All persons
whom it may concern are desired to take notice, that the
master keeper of his Majesty's Lyon Office, in the
Tower of Louden, is informed, that several persons do
expose to public view several wild beasts, against his
Ajojesty's prerogative royal, and a prohibition given and
published to the contrary is in the words following That
no person whatsoever (except Thomas Dyniocke, and the
keeper of his Majesty's lions for the time being) do, for the
future, carry abroad, or expose to public view, for their own
any lions, lionesses, leopards, or any other beasts
naturtr, as they will answer the contrary at their
private gl,ea n.,ne

COAL MARKET, Avo. 27.
Ships at :Market. Ships sold Price.
lalli Newcastle . 22. SOs Od to 38s Sd
7 Sunderland - 6 i . 305 Od to 41s tid

COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Aagust 97.
ttostettlam . 12 2 C.F.
Oltto, at Sight
Rotterdam l2 a
Antwerp
12 4
Hattibuigh
37 0 4 Us
Altomt
37 1 ti Us,
Paris,3 Ihy's sight
Gitto
95 40 I L..
Mont &aux, ditto
Berlin
7 10
Frank fot tom the Main
Petetshurgli . 9
Vienna
10 4
rrieste
10 4
lladriti
354 Effect ivs
Cadiz
354 Effective
954 Effective
Barcelona
ieville
351
Gibraltar
Leghorn..
Gent4s.. 444-Venice, Ital. Lir. 97
Malta 47 -Naples 384
Palermo
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
Bahia . 49
Duhlin .... 9i C0rk......01 pet Cent.
BULLION.
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l'ortogal Gold, i n Coin - - ------
- 1.0 0 0 pet Oa
Foreign Gold, in Bars :t 17 I;
New Doubloons
New Dollars 0 4 10
Saxer in Bars, Standard 0 0 o

11l BTUS.
On the Nth inst., in Burton-crescent, the lady of William
Waste% Esq., of a daughter.
At Naples, on the 19th ult., her Royal Highness the Ductless
of Calabria, of a daughters

MARRIED.
Last week, at Manchester, Mr. John }Tung, to Miss Anne
Furneaux.
On the 26th inst., M. G. Da Cots, to Rachel, eldest daughter
of Solomon Israel, Esq., Statnfoni.itill.