The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-09 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow-siagET.--Yesterday, an Officer of very re-
spectable connedions, was charged with an. atuanut,
to Commit a most detestable offence by a boy, be-
tween eleven and tweiVe years. of age,, in New..
court, Old Brompton. The prisoner appeared ex-
tremely agitated at a charge of .such a natute being
brought against him, and a number of his friends
attended, and stated, that they did not believt d
to be a man so disposed ; however; he not being
able to rebut what the boy swore; he was ordered
to find bail, to answer the charge at the Sessions:
John Edwards, a pawnbroker, was convidcd in
the penalty of 51. for taking more interest than is
allowed by Ad of.ParliatneLt ; however, it was con—
sidered a.hard case, as it was charged by a boy, who
delivers the pledges, the defendant having decliteed.
business.

FIA'iTON-GA Vyse was brought
before the Sitting Magistrme, Mr. LEACH, for fur-
ther examination yesterday, when Williarn Raddori,.
-of Upper Eaton-street, Pimlico,. underwent a long
and.minute examination, to ,prove the identity of
the prisoner as one of the passengers in the 'Donlon
Coach on the. 2.1 of Mar, 1810, when it was robbed
of a sum of 2500!. The witness stated, that he. .
went two or three
,mornings ago into the prison of
Newgate, and pointed out the prisoner as the per-
son most like one of his fellow-passengers in the
coach on. the night of the robbery ; but ha%ing; only
noticed his fellow7ttaveller at Egham, and more
iniperfe6Aly at supper at Basingstoke, he did not 1)0
sitiyely identify, bus' on, belief, the prisoner, who.
was again rernanded.for further investigat.on.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--,A workman, • lately in •
the employ of .Mr. Gibbons, of Mary-lc-bonne Park,
was charged With robbing' him. The pri4oner had
absented. himself, and the prosecutor happened-
n 't with him in Diory•lane on Monday, when he
ni,iue off with tlLe cry of " Stop thief !" by his own
utterance, by which stratagem he ayoidcd deter:l-run
for about three quartersrof a orile. On beii,g
taken, to the Office, lie itgain got away from the
ConStablevand was Ultimately secured, after tf hat
chacea

The prisoner was rernpnded for another examipa''
lion.

• J. Griffiths, who wgs conviaed at the Shropsbiro
Assizes tor the murder of Mr. Bailey, was exctll-:
ed on Monday at Shrewshuiy. When he ascended
the platform he howed to the niultitude, and ad-
dressed them in a firm and very 'audible voice
" Wit h.er,"-said be, " rattier sit at borne and starve-
at your fire-sits in want,; that you may die
•peace, than do any thing that will Japing you to a •
prison or a galloWs. I wish that it may be life to
all these who come to see me die. Many of }'"to
are affeoed at seeing me now.; but you will 80011
forget it. 0 ! look at me, and never forget tint:
scene. Do not deceive yourselves, you cannot de-
ceiVe God., I thought. I could deceive Him, but
have only deceived . myself. I see many faces' hero
whom I know to be' in the gall of bitterness ; but
I hope to meet them in Heaven."—He requested
thespeaators to join him in singing a hymn ; soon
afterwards the platform dropped. ,

BIRTH.
On .Wednesday last, in King's-road, Bedford-row, tI!F
Lady of joseph Sladen,ksq. of a Son.

411ARRIED.
On Monday, at-Southampton, 'MajorXeneral John Lind
sey, to Miss J. Willie.
The same day, at Mary-le-bonne Church, Captain -los'
Vernon, of his Majesty's 2.2 d Dragoons, to' Sarah, second,
daughter of the'late Key. Bernald FOurler, Redor of viortn-!
ley; Herts.
On Tuesday last, at Boltire Church, near Lymingt• n.
Hants, John Kingston, Esq. eldest son of John Kingston,
Esq. M. P. of Belmont, Hens, to Harriet Anne, eld.e.4
daughter of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Itooke.

The-same day, at Westbury-upon-1.6m,, 'nutrias 1)11-
Ow fort, near Bristol, to Mary Sybella, •
thiuqhrer of I. Hill, Esti of DOWn House, Clc.nicestershire,'
On the 7th inst. at,Hampstead, Thomas Harmnond,
to Elizabeth Stanley, of toe s.4ine place. •