The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-18 00:00:00

EXTORTION BY PUBLIC OFFICERS.

George Lowers and John Gook, inspect;;;lnuisances,
were charged with conspiring together to extort money under
pretence of laying an information against a Mr. Jessop and
Mr. Murray,tradesmen, in humble circumstances, in the parish
of St. George's Hanover-square, for nuisances, such as leaving
the shutters of their houses in the street, &c. ; and taking
money for settling the cases. The charge was clearly establish-
ed against the prisoners of extorting ten shillings from Jessop,
and of other sums from Murray. Scholefield, an officer, on
being informed of what was going on, contrived to place him-
self in a situation where he could hear all that passed between
Gook and Jessop, the prosecutor, whom he had instructed to
get the prisoner to give an acknowledgment for what money he
should give him, which was done.
The receipt given was produced in Court.
The CHAIRMAN adverted very strongly to the heinousness of
the prisoners'offence, especially when they, who:were appointed
to protect the public, turned their office into one of extortion
against tradesmen, who were already under greater burdens
than they could well bear.

The prisoners were each sentenced to a year's imprisonment
in the House of Correction.

Thomas Preston was convicted of stealing a coat and um-
brella, the property of James Cohen. On the 11th of this month
the prisoner was seen by a policeman lurking about the house
of Mr. Cohen, Bryanston.street. The servant had been clean-
ing the doorway, and had taken her pail down stairs without
shutting the door, when the prisoner slipped in and took the
coat and umbrella from the passage. Sentenced to a month's
imprisonment, a week in solitary confinement, and to be once
well whipped.

Timothy Collins was placed at the bar, charged with having
assaulted, on the sth of May, Mary Hicks, his mother-in-law.
The prosecutrix stated that the prisoner came to her house
drunk on the day in question, and wanted to fight her boy. The
boy went out for a policeman, and whilst gone the prisoner
began to abuse her, and also a young woman who was with
her. On being spoken to, he took a chair, threw it at her,
and broke her arm.

The prisoner, in his defence, said that he had married the
prosecutrix's daughter against her consent, which had been the
occasion of many quarrels between them. Being 4unday,
and his wife being in the habit of spending that day with
her mother, and he with his father, he went to fetch her
home, when his mother-in.law began to " jaw " him, and told
him that his mother was this thing and that ; on his retorting,
she up with the tire-shovel and hit him a crack upon the pate,
when he took up the chair to defend himself, till he made his
escape from the house.

Sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and to find sureties
in the sum of 201. to keep the peace for a year.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Philadelphia Papers to the 21st of April, Bombay to the 27th
January, Halifax to the 30th April, Boston to the 24th April,
and New Brunswick to the 20th April, have been received at
the North and South American Cofl'ee-house.

The Philadelphia Papers state, that the sugar crop at Bar-
badoes has been much injured by the continued dry weather.
(From the Halifax Paper.)
NEWFOUNDLAND.—We have St. John's Papers to the
9th April. Legislative troubles in this colony have com-
menced with the first Session of the Assembly. The Council
has objected to the Revenue Bill, in consequence of which the
House addressed his Excellency, praying his interference.
In reply his Excellency expressed his regret at the differences
which had taken place, but lamented he had no power to relieve
them.

A correspondence had taken place between the Chief Justice
and his Excellency on the subject, in which his honour requests
permission to proceed to England, considering that his absence
would secure the passage of the Bill. This request having
been refused, he, on his own responsibility, left the island on
the 30th ult., in the brig Mercury, for England.
ST. JOHN'S, APRIL 9.—Several vessels have arrived from the
ice with good trips of seals, and bringing favourable accounts
of others.

On Saturday, at two o'clock, his Honour the President
closed the session with a short speech.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.—Lord Goderich has officially in.
formed the Governor of Prince Edward Island that Isis Ma.
jesty's Government has no intention at present of annexing
that island to the province of Nova Scotia.

The rest of the above papers do not contain any news of
consequence.

The following is posted at the North and South American
Coffee-house :—" Falmouth, May la—The Reynard packet
has just arrived from Mexico, with a freight of 600,000 dollars,
on merchants' account, and five passengers."
A Halifax mail has arrived, which sailed April 30 ; also a
mail from Vera Cruz, which sailed March 25.