The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-25 00:00:00

POLICE.

130*-ST. REET .-L-Ping- dropp, Stvintilc'ii, •%:(7.---
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i Friday se'nnight, as an elderly man, a fanner
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residing near Gitildford, in Surrey, 'was returning
from Covent Garden7tharket by
.Clieri,g Cross,
be was addressed bya man, and they gut into
conversation about the county of Surrey, and
Guildford.. The man told the farmer, he was a
horse-dealer, and had often done business with.
him : the farmer denied knowing him. however,
Nybile they were disputing on this point, the man
stooped down and picked up a small paper parcel,
which was tied up very carefully; another mail
passed at tbe,time, who stopped ancl spoke to
him ; they appeared to be very intimate. The
man lold the other who was passing by of his ha-V-
-ing_just picked up the parcel: he replied, the far-
mer was entitled to half the velue of the contents.
They all walked together, and went into a public-
house on the Surrey side of Blackfriars-bridge,
where, on opening the parcel, it proved to con-
tain a cross set with-stones, and a bill and receipt
purporting to be from a jeweller for 1301. de-
scribing ihe'erbss as a dianiondcross. The ft:-
nier swallowed the bait, although it is a trick cif
so many years standing, and gave the man he met
' with at Charing CrosS all the money he 11.3 d in his
pocket, amounting to 591. and he, took the cross.
The man who had passed thew at. Charing Cross
represented himself as a master. builder ; and the
pretended horse-dealer, after arranging that they
were to meet the following morning, settled that
''the farmer should go to the Elephant and Castle
to, order dinner for the three, they having some
-business in that neighbourhood. lie went to the
.E:ephant_and Castle, and ordered the dinner.: hot
neither of the men coming to him, he had the
whole to pay. for. He was dupe enough to go the
following morning to the Elephant and Castle,
and wait a considerable-time for them, when nei-
ther the pretended horse-dealer nor builder mak-
ing his appearance, he then discovered the trick,
and came to the Office, and gave information.--.
From the description given of the man, there was
no doubt entertained but that thepretended horse-
dealer was John Castledine, he being very short,
deformed, and lame, and having been transported
for .a similar offence. Humphreys has been in
search of him since that time. Iresterday morn-
ing, as he was passing through King-street, Gol.
den -square, . he saw Castledine standing at the
door of Joe Wrard, :the prize-fighter. lie entered.
into conversation with him; and told the particu-
lars of another wellAnown clilteactee, Ned Owen.,
being in custody, and afterwards told him hint be
wanted hint. Castledine appeared astonished, and
hoped Humphreys would not take him ; and as he
had not been before the Magistrate, and as there was
no one present but themselves, it was impossible
any one could know: He had no money about
him, but if he would go with hint in a coach over
the water, lie would give him as much as he wish-
ed. All these temptations had no effect upon.
Humphreys ; he brought his prisoner to the Office,
when .he underwent an examination before Mr.
GRAHAM, and was committed for farther exa-.
initiation.

Thomas Symonds, alias Ned Owen, was charged
with being concerned with two others in robbing
John Delatouch, a youth, some citue since, in
Oxford-street, of 61.

A short time since, the prisoner, in company
with two other men, of the names of Kenyon and
Green, were at the Green Man and Still public-
' house, in Oxford-street, at which time there was
a butcher, whom they abused very much, particu-
larly Kenyon, who charged the butcher with be-
ing an informer, threatening to .serve it out to
him (fight hith.) The butcher denied being an
informer, and declined fighting, as he was no
fighter, &c. They all left the house, and at the
door the butcher was attacked by the three men,
and knocked down by Kenyon, while the prisoner
and Green called out to serve it nit to hiM. The
batcher finding himself attacked bi three men,
was crawling, back into the Green Man and Still
for assistance. A ynuth of the n rote of Dela-
touch, an upholsterer's son, hemin.; the butcher
call out that he was ribbed, having felt a hand in
his pocket, and observing some p‘per fall froM it,
he picked it up. ~Kenyon came up to him, and
said be would knock his eyes out with his um-
brella, if he d d not give him what he had picked
up, and by force took it from him, wh ch proved
to be Bark-notes to the amount of 61. An ob-
server of the name of Leigh, a gentlem ui's ser-
vant, followed Kenyon, who was :making off with
great speed up B ilsover-street to Portland-street,
where, at a convenient opportunity, he seized hit*
by the collar, and told him he had got s:nnetlyng
that did not belong to, him, which Kt Ilion, after
some' hesitation, acknowledged, and offered to
give the servant a 11. note, and treat him with' a
bottle of wine, if he would let him go. This was
not accepted, but the servant tookilim tb M
rlbo-
rough-street Office, where lie was con/mired for
trial, and convicted at the- last Old _Bailey Ses-
Sessions of the. highway robbery.—Gre:n was
tried. at the same time, and acquitted. Tile pri-
soner was apprehended on Monday afternoon, by
Humphreys and Rather), in Oxford-street. OR
searching him, they found Bank-notes to the
amount of 1401. in his breeches, and 541. in
_his
pOcket-book. lie was committed for further exa-
mination.

CORN EXCAANGE, Nov. 25.-Our market to-
day was so ill supplied, •and so little done, that
our letter on Monday.nearly described the state
of grain to-clay ; the .few samples 0,4' Wheat- sold
obtained lastpriees ; Barley went off freely, as be-
fore ; Malt is full as dear ; we had a few arrivals
of Oats, but there being a number of hungry
bupets they may he considered Is. denver through-
out ; Rye is scarce, and upon the
,advance ; Boil-
ing.Pease support last quoted prices;. New Tick
Beans are 6d. lower, but Old' Ticks. ate alpiost
out of price.
New Wheat - 90%. 100 s. foss
Fine ditto - - -
Rye
Barley; - - -
New Ditto - - - 70‘s:
1r ~ht - • - -02 s. 102 s.
Fine ditto - - Jos,.
White Pea; (boil.) 100 s. I los.
New ditto - - -
Grey ditto - - - 765. 80s.
New ditto - - - ti4s.

Tick Beads-, - 735.
Old ditto - - -120 s.
Small ditto -120 s". 6s.
Feed Oats - - 365. 403.
Fine ditto - - - 525.
Poland ditto - - 465.501.
Fine ditto - - 59.5.
Potatoc ditto - -
Rape Seed - - - 631. 761.
Fine Fluar -105 s. 110 s.
Sdeonds - - -100 s. 1066.