The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-04 00:00:00

PUBLIC-OFFIC'E, BOIV-STREET.

YESTERDAY Peter -Pcbg• examined -before;
NrcEiciLas:BoND, Esti. on a charge. of Fraud. The.
case; as appeared ;in evidence, wiis.as A
poor. Widow with three'children, advised
apply tO her husband:B workmates;
.Sawyers; for. A
ription to-alieviaa ber-Condltion, jind.whiclr
usual in,the -trade, carne:doWn to SOmerset.House
inquire what the pcoec..cds were. .The Prisoner met
her, and,tOld her. that he wasLforenian of the sawyers, -.
,and that-he
.had interested himself .vefy. much' forle4
and in eonsekinence had received from 'Squire Block..
3!: 55, on her;,CCovgts.and that if
,she;would bring;
116 the difference of a jl, note, he would give -it
to her. Tim •poor woman went .to a friend, and
'borrowed a tt, note and a guinea,. On her retur.n;•,
the Pri,oner met her near Temple,bar, .asked ,
her-if she had got, the ehirnge ; she said she had, -
and gave it to feiorn for i'vliich; he-..gav6
-her a parier, with hornaine written. on
.desiring
her lb to the Office-at SiiraerBet-honse as fast as -
slle c0n;c1,..t6 get inoney for it. When- slie got:
there, the -paper he•had given "her -proved to be a
printed transfer.nOte of the s .per_cents; 797, She;
saw him afterWiraS by Accidentj and had hini'appre.,
h'etided.• •

Mr. Li*soh, fioiii ate Na%iy-t'aybfrice:a-ttend.,-
edr and ritoduced dlist-of twelve other- persons who ,
had been defraiided in 'a similar way. •
.•
.1:
Af:,er a long exa.minaiioni the Prisoner WaScoirt...
niitted till this day week, that the other piaties'w.b.
hair.e been.defr:inded May haire time co attend.

114Arislotc-HOtisE.—Yesterday I&4eri Call, -a
porter in :the warehouses of Wiesrsi. Bill arid Coin-
pariy, Milk streets Cheapsikle, .was charged before:
the Lord Mayor •igyitlf stealing at different' times a
great quantity of muslins,and calit`nes; part Of which •
was prOcluted; -which lia(, been found in .thelioses_
bioti bf woman, .who is likewise ih- custody, and
purchased them- from the receiver: The
Prisbnet Call begged his Lordship would indulge
him With a private hearing,-.aS meant 101/ Like a -
full discovery of tlie„villany, that liad been' prat- •
tised on dial warehouse for many years;. which prie.
vald examination Look- place, and the Prisoner was
recommitted for further examination;-`
.

jitmef• .Fiisdini was likewise charged upon the
Oath.of three.drovers, with-being' "concerned with
others. In anempting to drive off r bullock which
they were confeying with others from Smithfield to
Whitechapet last Monday. They positively swore
to the prisoner' and Others being armed with long
knives,' and saw the prisoner cut the bullock twice
with:his knife: They secured hiM in Houndsditch,
and the long knife was -produced. The Lord Mayor
expressed his detestation at such -cruel condua, .in
torturing the poor animals, and. xvas-sorry the law
'was not mare severe; .as he could only fine him
twenty shillings, which he•paid direftly, and was
glad 'to get off at so easy a rate.
On-Monday night, abOut ten o'clock, a Gentle..
man -was- stopped-in kpost:lchaisei near Stamford-
-41.37 two footpads,' 'who demanded his money.
One-'of them presented. a pistol at the bq, threaten..
i-ag ro blow leis brains Oth if he. attempted to drive
on ,;• the other- robbed the Gentleman of cash and
notes to the amount ofiipiiards of 301. with Which
they got clear • -

. ... .
The Echo., Johnson, on. her, passage to Jamaica,
got agrotind.on:.the. Diamond Rock, about five miles
horn St.: John's, Antigua, and will be lost, but the
cargo will be saved.. - . .