The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-26 00:00:00

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about five weeks ago one of the defendants, who, on
that occasion, represented himself to be Captain
Palmer, was brought to the station-house by a cab-
man, for refusing to nay the fare; and having no
money he gave up his hat to the driver, and walked
home with a handkerchief round his head.
The defendant to whom the inspector alluded
said that he was mistaken in the person ; that he
never assumed the name of Captain Palmer, his
name being plain John Brown, commander of a large
merchant vessel.
Here a coach proprietor, named George Bevis,
stepped forward, and said that on Sunday the de-
fendant ordered one of his coaches off the stand to
a house in the Dover-road, saying that he wanted it
for the purpose of taking his luggage to Blackwall.
The coach was sent accordingly ; but, after waiting
for an hour and a half at the door, it was ascer-
tained that the defendant had absconded, leaving
the lodging in debt.
Defendant (laughing)—l can assure you that you
are mistaken in the identity, for I am not the person
you mean.

A respectable woman, residing in the Dover-road,
stated that on Wednesday last the defendant en-
gaged to board and lodge at her house, saying that
his name was Captain Foster, that he had just ar-
rived from the West Indies, that his ship had suffered
much damage in the late hurricane in the chops of
the Channel, and that she was then lying in the
West India Docks undergoing repairs. This was
considered a sufficient introduction. He had break-
fast, dinner, and supper, and then went to bed
The next morning he had breakfast again, and bor-
rowed a half-crown, saying that he had no change,
and that he wanted it to pay his coach hire to the
Docks. He then went away, and she had not seen
him since until that day. She was confident the
defendant was the man.
Defendant—You are quite mistaken, ma'am, I
can assure you. I never had a meal at your expense
in the whole course of my existence.
Mr. Fitch, the vestry clerk of St. George's pa-
rish, who happened to be in attendance at the Office
on other business, related an extraordinary circum-
stance which occurred some time ago in the vestry
room. He said that on the occasion to which he
alluded a young man presented himself, dressed in
sailor's garb, and, addressing himself to those pre-
sent, said," Gentlemen, I dare say that I may be
unknown to you all now, but I was brcught up in
your workhouse, and by your bounty sent to sea.
I have now returned, thank God, and have come
here to thank you all, and to express my gratitude
for the interest you have taken in my welfare." The
gentlemen were so much pleased with the grati-
tude evinced by the young man on the occasion,
believing him to be the person that he represented
himself, that one and all, in their wish to encourage
such a feeling, instinctively placed their hands in
their pockets ; upon seeing which their visiter ex-
claimed, " Gentlemen, don't think or imagine that
I have come here in the expectation of getting
money from you ; no, no, far from it ; my only mo-
tive for calling being that which I at first men-
at imo n
indebted
namely,eb
tedto youto express
ym y
benefactors, heartfelt hfoarnkms,akaisngl
a man of me." The vestrymen, however, could not
resist the temptation of awarding some pecuniary
consideration to a person who had exhibited such an
example of thankfulness for what he had received at
the hands of the parish. Each of the gentlemen
then gave the " sailor" some money, and he went
away imploring benedictions upon them. Some
days afterwards it was discovered that the " grateful
sailor" was a regular imposter. Mr. Fitch was
present on the occasion, and although the dress of
the defendant was different from that in which the
person appeared at the vestry-room, yet he was con
vinced that he was the man.

Defendant—Lord bless you, the thing is impos-
sible; the inspector is wrong, the coach-proprietor
is wrong; the boarding-house lady is wrong, the cab-
man is wrong ; in fact, you are all wrong together.
Mr. MURRAY had looked attentively at the de-
fendant, and knew his features again. He recol-
lected his having been brought up to that office
about five weeks ago for committing damage on a
coach, and also refusing to pay the fare.
Defendant—Your Worship, I can assure you that
you are wrong, as well as the rest of them.
Upon the occasion that the defendant had been
previously brought to this office a penalty was in-
flicted on him, arid in default of payment he stood
committed to the House of Correction. Before,
however, he was sent to gaol he pretended to be
suddenly attacked with cholera, arid carried on the
deception with such skill as to render it necessary
to send him as a cholera patient to the workhouse.
In the middle of the night, however, he contrived
to get out of the ward by jumping out of the wit,-
dow,and poor Jarvey was regularly bilked of his fare.
The defendant said that he should send for his
owners to prove who and what he was, lie, how-
ever, evinced no disposition to send for his owners,
and while the Magistrates were engaged in sum-
ming up the amount of damage, &c., another cab-
man presented himself, and stated that the defend-

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ant hired his cab a few days ago, and also bilked
him of his fare.

The other defendant, who gave his name Wood,
said that his acquaintance with the "Captain" was
limited. He (Mr. Wood) had been invited on the
excursion in the cab, and made no arrangement with
the driver; he therefore contended that he could not
be held responsible.
The " Captain" was committed to Brixton for
the space of six weeks; the other defendant was
discharged, and cautioned as to whom he associated
with in future.

. „
INFANTINE A foreign lady, a
Madame Bianca Milesi, a very short time since, while on
a visit to this country, took her son, a child of about four
or five years of age, to see the Thames Tunnel. The lady,
who is well known among the literary and scientific men
of her own country as a woman of very superior and well-
cultivated mind,explained to her eon the difficulties that had
been encountered in the progress of the work, and the
dangers that had more than once threatened the workmen.
The child on hearing this, appeared to be lost in considera-
tion for a few moments, at the end of whi,..h he exclaimed,
" Mamma, why did they not make the tunnel befuie they
made the river, and then these accidents could not have
happened !"

Monday se'nnight a child was dreadfully
mangled by a weazle, near Mount Prospect. It appears,
that, for some time previous, several hens and ducks were
missing, and the child remained in the yard on the avove
day to ascertain the cause. In a short time the weazle
entered and attacked some of the ducks, and, on the child
endeavouring to save them, the weaz'e leaped on his throat
and dreadfully mangled him. The boy was taken to the
Dispensary of this town, where he is doing well.—Bally-
shunnon Herald.

The melancholy information brought from
Columbia of the barbarous murder of Colonel Woodbine,
his wife, and son, has occasioned a strong excitement in
the City. The Colonel lived on a small property in the
vicinity of Carthagena, and, as is stated, was, with his
family, murdered by a baud of organised assassins for his
adherence to Bolivar. The French Consul, Monsieur
Adolfe Blrrotr, attended the funeral of the murdered fami-
ly, but was peremptorily ordered to retire, which he re-
fused to do, saying he was bound to pay the last duties to
a subject of a Sovereign in amity with his own. Force
was then used to compel the Consul to retire, and lie has
declared that he will strike his flag unless an apology is
made to him on behalf of his nation. Several persons
have been arrested on suspicion of having participated in
the crime, and the utmost exertions were being used to
bring the delinquents to justice.