The Sun.
London, England, 1805-10-11 00:00:00

POLICE.

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PUBL/o.oPgicE, Bow-Svq,ET.--On the 25th of
last month a young man of the name of Lirontfield,,
Clerk and Assistant to Neil M‘Gibbons, Esq. Col-
leetor of .the Laud Tax fur the County of Argyle,
was out collthing taxes at Inverary, from which
place he absconded with a considerable :stun of public
-money, supposed to amount to several thousand
pounds, and also, with a number of valuable vouchers.
As soon as his flight-was known, a number of per-
sons were dispatched in pursuit,of him: They traced
him to several of the prineipaltownsin Scotland, and
from thence to .Shields, where they: learnt that he
had gone. in a vessel' or ..London. Mr. M'Gibbon
then applied to the Sheriffs. of Edinburgh; .by.peti-
tion, for assistance, upon whieh they granted a War-
rant to apprehend hitu;and sent it off express to their
Agent in Hatton Garden, who- applied to Sir 11;
FORD. Rivett and Miller, in consequence; were
alpatched in ,pursuit of him, who traced out the
Vessel in-which he came to London, and learnt that
he had taken lodgings in the neighbourhaol of 'Wel-
elose-square,' but could not learn his exact diredion
till Wednesday morning, when, by means of a bill
being presented for paynient, they learnt that he
lodged at.a Mrs. Johnson's, The Officers went with
all possibl9taste in pursuit of him. They inquired
tbr him as direded, and were informed that he was
. not at home. They made .further inquiries, and
learnt that he was at ;u public-house' in'the .neigh-
bourhood ; where they went, but not knowing his
person, they were obliged to use their judgment in
piing upon the man, and after Viewing' the different'
persons who Were in the house, they at'length fixed
upon a mau who fully answered the deicription they
had received.. The Officers went up to hiM in a very
familiar manner to shake hands with him, expressing
great astonishincut at seeing him there ;: heist:slimed
at acknowledging himself, when the Officetsebserv-
ed, that his name was certainly trounield, and that
he was froth...Seed:lnd. lis acknowledged he was
the man, and.they took him tO Bow-street.
On Wednesday evening he underwent an exami-
nation belbre.Sir Riot A an Fotin, who directed Rivett
and Miller to convey him to Scotland.
• 'Yesterday .10An Brown ..war, charged with fele-
mously, ste.iling a OriOy of jewels and trinkets, the
property of the Duke of Portland, on the second of
last month, at his
.Grace's house at Bulstrode. Grit-
tiths, an Officer belonging to Worship,strect
paice, stated, that having had information of the
robbery., he exelied !Antigen° clew& the robber, and
learned, at Mr. Winser's, the pawnbroker, in White-
chair]; that they had taken in pledge some articles,
which they afterwards found answered the descrip-
tion of those stolen front the Doke of Portland's
. house; in Buistrode; and dcsci 'bet' the'roan they
had been taken 'froM consekluence of which
apprehended the Prisoner. Several pawnbrokers at-,
tended, and produced a variety of articles which they
had taken in pledge frOm the Prisoner, and' which;
oad examidation, by several persons in the employ of
the Duke, proved to be his Qraee's,property. The
Prisoner was fully committed for trial.
PUBLIC OITICB, .NIARLBOItoUGH-STBSET.----Yes-
terday, a -phor old woinati, of the name of Hickey,
charged a young woman, of the name of 4717'carthy,
Cif Tottenham-court-road, with, having defrauded her
of two guineas. The old wonian swore that site had
taken the two guineas, theproperty of her daughter,
towards defraying the expences of carrying her back
to Ireland; of which country she is a native. She
deposited 'therm in the hands of the Prisoner for ofc-
' ty, and, when she: came to demand the rearm of
the money, she swore that the Prisoner had given her
tWe countertelt, instead' of the two goOd
The Prisoner denicd having over Opened the bit of
linen which was said ii have contained the money,
and said that it reotrae4 it was given to her.
A witn-, in opposition to the Pros.ccutrix,
that no 'honey ‘vai shewn or !ipoLen of at the-time
ut the.parrel beiw:: left. 'The daq:.;hkyr'of the Pro-
sccutrk, who had been in the say if• 2.! of two or three
Most respectable per,onS, swore that :;lie had saved
34 guineas 'by her industry.; her mother had tal:en
two, and thirty 'k‘:.erz: lodged in the Wink. On thc
sipiestion of the Aligistnite, the.. parties being all
iotatrao iicyil'intances together, 100 lodged in the
!iarne holve, they withdrew tO conic, to farther ex-
-1) anatiou at the ty.Hincl,s. The person who was
era; a very reTcaable looking WOMB, and
lit r hii,band tho;C;11t. it 1)10 t t-ichii4eable to compro
inise the 'Lisa 'money was then paid,
though the tat most positively denied to the
• last, discharged.
Ata:or of the '34 :Reginient of Guards,
4lanala►l~tat':l :t P;.t wnbroker before the-Magistrates, at
ti,i, (sti,,:c, for the 'purpose of recovering froni him
some valtrible articles of female apparel which this
Pa%VnbrOker haul taken in .pledge from a servant
twirl %via.) h a.t ab:.wonded from the service of the
(;onipanion: he PaWnbreker, in
his outilice, stated, that some of the articles- had
been' red:Tined from him; and soon' after 'pledged
I.gain•by the, s tmc person,' which 'he comidered
presoroption,, that they had been sent by the right
further. said, that some of th.-. 01 Itacl
h. ea fiequently pa7...-..iteti' by the Lady's own auth,,,ri-
; %Ouch. the latter denied. However, as the
procird eviC,eaue ',vas absent, the bUsiness was not
tf flay goue into, and the, parties were ordered to at-
tl i:ll }II as feature day.
hobinson was brought belbre . the Sitting
Nlaiistrate, cli.irged with aiding and ithetting in
the riot, in': Silver-street, Golden-square, on Tues-,
day evening last, of which We gave an account In
our paper of Wedne›day. He • vas iinmetliately
rendered. in bail, to take his trial ttt, the ensuing

Sessions.
MANLiioN-1-fousE.— Maki 'Donovan, an old
man, between sixty and seventy years of age,
was
brought up under the VagrantAa. Being asked
by tot. lulu) Wil4 Parish lie belonged tea
he was born in th,:! County of Cork, and
had. Loine 'over here about two years since, to see a
brother of his that was going to tim,ign parts. He
gait' that he never had gained a settlement here, as
the GentitqlW7l of the ,Parishes would not let him
stay long, enough in any one place, and being• now
online CO: work, iEewas reduced to the greatest ne-
c,!;,,,ty a the time he was arrested.
LORD MAYort said, as he I)Aci
,no settlementiri _
I,',n..;iand, he must be sent to his Parish in Ireland,