The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-05 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Suturday a well-dressed man, who said that his
name was Henry Smith, was brought before the LORD
MAYOR, charged with having defrauded two young
men of eight shillings. The apprehension of the pri-
soner led to the development of a regular system of
swindling.
The prisoner, it appeared, addressed the young men
on Tower-hill, and asked them whether they wanted a
ship ? They said they did ; and he said that he would
introduce them to the steward of the Britomart, which
was about to sail for Van Diemen's Land. He accord-
ingly introduced them to a person who called himself
the steward, and who promised to engage them, the
one as butcher, the other as cuddy servant, upon being
paid the sum of ten shillings. They had only eight
shillings between them, and he accepted that sum, and
after making another appointment with them, walked
off with the prisoner. Upon inquiry at the Britomart
they soon learned that they were " done," and that
such fellows as the prisoner and his companion would
not be allowed to set foot in the ship.
Upon the person of the prisoner was found a bundle
of papers, drawn up in a mercantile form, evidently for
the purpose of imposition. Some of them appeared to
be memoranda of bills of large amount on high houses
in the city about to become due, others bills of parcels
for all sorts of merchandise, and in a pocket-book was
found a paper containing a long list of ladies who were
described as about to sail for Van Diemen's Land.
Even the persons of the fair ones were described.
The wife of a tailor in Fleet-Street was set down as fat
and sandy-haired, with a false brown front. A fish-
monger's
daughter was set down as very narrow waisted
and small mouthed, and a young lady from Bath as
Dutch built.

Upon being asked the meaning of all these mor-
sels, the prisoner replied that he had found them in
the street, and knew nothing about them. As for the
person who got the money from the lads, be really
took the person for the steward of the Britomart.
• The LORD MAYOR suspected the prisoner to be one
of a gang of swindlers who infested the town, and or-
dered inquiry to be made by John and Daniel For-
rester, the officers.—The prisoner was remanded.
A pauper who had been sent to Sydenham house of
occupation to work for his living complained to the
Lord Mayor of the conduct of the house, in telling
him and several others in the house that they might
all go and be cursed, and turning them out.
Mr. Waddington, the proprietor of the house of
occupgtion, said that the complainant and about a
dozen other paupers, who hated work, had taken the
hint from the dissatisfied workmen of the metropolis,
and determined to strike. In order to accomplish the
strike effectually they armed themselves with spades
and pickaxes, and went into the fields to the poor men
who were at work, and threatened to smash them if
they continued to operate. Many were terrified into
compliance, and he (Mr. Waddington) having per-
ceived what mischief such an example was likely to
occasion, turned away the most refractory, and Was
determined -never to let one of them inside his doors
again.
The complainant said that the paupers had to com-
plain of bad coffee and measley bacon, and over-work.
A young pauper said that some of the union paupers
had run at him while he was digging, and made him
understand that if he did not desist he should have
the ground turned over himself. He declared that the
food was good, and that Mr. Waddington always ate
of it himself.

The LORD MAYOR dismissed the complaint, and
advised the overseers of the parish not to give the
unionist a farthing to relieve him.

BO W-STREET.

A young woman of decent appearance, aged about
30, named Elizabeth Clarke, last night attended to
ask the advice of the magistrate. The applicant had
been a servant, and in the course of about fifteen years,
by constant prudence, she had contrived to amass a sum of
money amounting to nearly I 701., the whole of which
was in gold. Abmit eight months since she became
acquainted with a young man, who stated his name to
be James Webster, and who addressed her while casu-
ally passing-along the streets. After an acquaintance
of six months Webster proposed marriage .on the most
honourable terms, at the same time stating himself to
be a musical professor and short-hand writer, and
that he was of respectable connections. He then
inquired of her whether she possessed any money ;
and on her answering in the affirmative, and ac-
quainting him with the amount, he said that he himself
was the owner of 6001., which was in the bank. In conse-
quence of these representations she was induced to pro-
mise him her hand, and after another month she left
her situation, and proceeded to lodgings which were
taken for her at 4, York-street. The bans were pub-
lished in the usual way, and the marriage day was fixed

for Friday last. On that morning she dressed herself
ready for the approaching wedding, and her intended
husband arrived at the appointed time. Webster then
asked her whether she had any objection to hand over
her money to him, to be put out at interest with his
own six hundred pounds, stating that his intention was,
on an eligible opportunity, to enter into business. Con-
sidering his intentions honourable, she declared no
objection existed, and immediately gave him the mo-
ney, which he counted over, and put into his pocket.
He then took a watch, which was lying on the man-
tel piece, belonging to her, and placed it in his fob, of
which she took no notice. He then proceeded down
stairs, leaving his hat in the room, but she had since
seen nothing of him. She ascertained, however, that
he had left the house immediately on his quitting her.
She had thus become dispossessed of the whole of her
little property, and must return to drudgery and servi-
tude. She was without the slightest clue as to the
residence of her deceiver.

Mr. MINSHULL commiserated the situation of the
applicant, and declared his readiness to assist her. He,
however, informed her that her only remedy to recover
the money was by proceedings at law.
The applicant, who was accompanied by her land-
lord, then withdrew, evidently much distressed.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
A middle aged man, named Thomas Bonner, was
re-examined on a charge of fraudulently obtaining
money, by delivering parcels containing waste paper,
at gentlemen's residences.
Mr. Smalley, the warden of St. Paul's Chapel,
Vauxhall, stated that the prisoner came to his house
with a paper parcel, directed to the Rev. Mr. Mit-
chell, who was to preach at the chapel on Sunday,
and demanded 2s. 4d. postage. Suspecting that an
imposition was attempted, he opened the parcel, and
found it to contain nothing but paper. As soon as the
prisoner ascertained that he was detected he ran off,
but the cry of " Stop thief," caused him to be taken
into custody by a policeman, who, on searching him,
found another parcel on him, directed to Sir Charles
Blicke, which contained an old newspaper. A bad
half-crown, a sham sovereign, one good shiling, and
a number of unsigned country notes, were also found
upon him.
A female, named Charlton, stated that the prisoner
delivered a parcel at Mr. Emeley's, 6, Walcot-ter-
race, Lambeth, for which he demanded 2s. 4d. She
gave him half-a-crown, when he said he had no change,
but he would procure it, and bring back the twopence,
but he forgot to return. ( A laugh.) •
Mrs. Ann Hosack, residing at Doctor's Commons,
identified the prisoner as the man to whom she paid
2s. Bd. for one of his sham parcels.
Mr. Miller, solicitor, 19, Earl-street, Blackfriars,
also proved paying 2s. 2d. for a similar package.
In some of the parcels was found a piece of paper
with the following lines written on it :
" You see as how, my covey,
You've got not nothing for your money ;
You'd liked to have seed more than paper in it,
But, my master, don't you wish you may get it?"
The prisoner made no defence, and he was com-
mitted for trial.