The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-25 00:00:00

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There is now going about town a gang of
Swindlers, whose plan of operation is this ; one
Or two enter either some shop or publicl.house,
stating that they are Otlicefs from the Bank come
to examine all the Bank-notes in the house; in-
formation having been given to the Bank that
the sbop-ke4Ter or publican had in his possession
a good lllitllV forged notes. They get sight of as
many notes as possible, and then taking the notes,
they say that atter the information which has been
given, the owner and notes too must go to the
Bank, but On the road, the pretended ,Officers
ebntrive to escape with the notes, leaving the
Owner to deplore his loss. Within the present
week the gang successfully practised this scheme.
On Monday last one of them went to a chandler's
shop keeper in Orchard-street, Westininster,
named Whiting, who is reputed to be remarkably
rich, and stated that 'he Imdcome to search for
forged notes'. . Whiting produced* what he had,
and said that he had 2SI. more in the hands of
Mrs. Somerville, his sister-in-laW* in New Or-
chard-street, which were also delivered over to
the Officer for inspection. lie indOrSed the notes.
" Somerville," and putting the whole into his
pocket, said that ‘Vbiting must go with him to
the Bank. To the Bank they went, where the
man carried Whiting through several offices,
when he said, that as the proper clerk had not
yet arrived, they would take some refreshment at
a public-house; and .after being there a short
time, he went over to the Bank to see if the clerk
had yet arrived, but he never afterwards returned
to Whiting. The same man, who is of the middle
stature, and fresh coloured, with red hair and
whiskers; accompanied by another man, went to
Mrs. Boiley'l, Coach and Horses, Banbridge-
street, St. Giles's, on the same errand, assum ng
the same characters of Officers front the Bank,
and stating, that they were Ant by the Bank So-
licitor. She--told* them that she had only 201.
-Jade ttplor the Distiller. They took the notes
and i‘gr. It's son to the Bank ; and on arriving
there, they sent the son to a public-house, while
they went to the Bank Solicitor, but they, of
course, never returned.

RuaNG ROBBERY.—On Wednesday evening,-as
Jong Fri.ttiOar',- a farmer, residing near Barnet,
was returning ffom town, he was attacked on the
highroad, within a-mile of the town of Barnet,
by four men, dressed in smock-frocks, who with
great imprecations demanded his money. .111r....F.
knoek,ed down the man who laid hold of his
horse's reins with his whip and galloped forward,
when another of the villains snapped a pistol at
him, which, fortunately, only flashed in the pan ;
the third Man then jumped over the hedge.on the
road before, him, and made a stumble. Mr. F.
at the samvtinie attempted- to strike at the robber
with his Whip; :but missed him, and unfortu-
nately, from the stumble of his horse, and his-ex-
ertion in attempting to strike at his assailant, he
was unhorsed. '!'he four robbers then attacked
and beat hint unmercitully for about five minutes,
and then dragged him into the field, where one of
them pulled.out a clasped knife, swearing he would
do for h'im if he made the least noise, another
holding a pistol to his. head, whilst the two others
rifled his pockets of their contents. Fortunately
for him, he, before he Jett town, put 501. in .a
private. pocket in his waistcoat; and had only 101.
in his pocket-book, 'which they took, with his
watch and hat. after-holding a council - whether
they should put him to- death or not, they_ left
him in a very disabled state in a ditch in the fields :
he was, however, able to attend and give infor-
mation to the Police Officers, and-, from his de-
scription of the robbers, it is hoped they will soon
be tsken.

HoratißLE SuicinE.----Yesterday an inquisition
was held at the Queen's Head, Covent-Garden,
upon.the body of a man unknown, but whese
name is supposed to be Clark Adams, who was
found yesterday morning about nine o'clock kneel-
ing on the flour, with his head upon the bed, his
throat cut-, and a clasp knife in his right hand. It
appeared that the deceased had lodged at this
house nearly three weeks, during which time he
had shewed strong symptoms of insanity, and
stated that he was originally a quaker, but had
incurred the displeasure of his relatives by pro-
mising to marry a young Lady to whom- he was
much attached. On Thursday morning he com-
plained of being ill, and drank nearly 'a quart of
water. After this he went to the Brown Bear,
in Bow-street, where he continued several hours
without speaking, and being considered an im-
postor, a piece of paper was written and present-
ed to him, stating, that he would he carried before
the Magistrates if he did not give some account of
himself.. He wrote several incoherent words in
answer, but wrote something which conveyed to
Air. Mann, the landlord, that he had. been at the
Queen's Head. He' was consequently !conveyed
thither by a 'Mr, Warren, and refreshments of-
fered to him, which he would not ,take. He was
put to bed, arid found in the morning in the situa-
tionbefore clet4ribed. ..Vepdict—lnsanity.
Yesterday, at the Public Office, Worship-street,
William Raker arid Richard Baker, -after a final
examination, were fully committed for trial, on .a
charge of robbitYg the house of Captain WEST,
of Sydenhatn. The mother of the prisoners was
also committed for being an accessary to the
felony. •

• Mo-anEn.—A letter from Londonderry, Ire-
land, says—" On Tuesday week, a most barbarous
murder was committed at Illaghera, in this county,
on a respectable Protestant widow of the name of
Porter. Returning from the market of that town,
she was followed by a band of villains, who, after
using her in a manner not to be deseribefl, mur-
dered her in a shrubbery adjoining the Church-
yard, where she was found in the morning, lace-
rated from bead to foot„ and her hair entangled
in the bushes. Her sou, a boy of eiglrt years old,
was present at this awful scene."
On Saturday last, aSout three o'clock the
morning, a young man 17 years of age, son of
Mr. SrOtb, shopkeeper, of Friskney, on his way
to Boston market, was stopped near Wrangle
mill, by a woman, who seized his collar and de-
manded his money ; hut, after a short struggle
with her, he tripped up.her heels, and titus escaped
being robbed.--(13031911 Gazate).

LAW IN rBLLIG,',:;C:::.

COURT OP KING'S BENCH, Fro.

CURRY V. SMITH.

This was an action by the late Lecher of the
Stratford livid, against the defendant, a Pil! h-
h
Bean- in Mount-street,, for' Slander; by which
he was obliged to leave his House, being turn-
ed by a Club. oftrentlemen who 'net therei
It appeared by the evidence of a person name(
Baileock, that he accompanied the plaintiff to the
house of the defendant, when they got into e°11;
versatfon respecting Ctirry. They asked him .1
he knew Curry, who kept the Stratford- Hotel?
He said he did—applied some opprobrious epithets
to him, and said he could prove what' he said
After some further conversation, the plaint"!
said " My name is Curry, and I keep the Strati
ford Hotel." Upon which the defendant re'
plied, " You ! you are not the man I mean,),
you are no more like him than chalk is likechecse,
'the plaintiff then said, he hoped he would sign $
written paper, acknowledging his mistake. ffe
said he would not sign any thing; but be wonl"i
say before any Magistrate, that he was not the
man : that the man he meant formerly lived as
servant with Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, and
well known to his neighbours as well as libuselt•
The words being proved, Mr. TOPPING, for. the
defendant, insisted that the present action was un-
necessary to vindicate the character of the plaintiff'
particularly as he had recovered in daina.es fro"
two other persons, in former actionsi• for
same slander.=Verdiet for the plaintiff—dainagG'
Oae Shilling.