The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.
A French nobleman of high respectability applied
yesterday to the LORD MAYOR for redress under
circumstances of the most distressing nature to him
as a man of honour.
He lodged with his family, one of whom accom-
panied him into the city. The landlord of the house
complained of the loss of some trinket, and gave
utterance to a suspicion of the integrity of one of
the complainant's children. The imputation was
not to be endured; a policeman was sent for, and
the complainant desired that his apartments and
trunks should be searched. This, however, was
not done. The complainant's feelings were injured
beyond expression, and he called upon the landlord
to prove the truth of the charge, or give him that
reparation which a gentleman would not hesitate to
offer to one whom he insulted. The call for redress
of so serious a kind was not answered, but the land.
lord, who belonged to the Jewish persuasion, after-
wards mentioned that he had been in bad company
a few nights before, and might have got rid of the
article through the ingenuity of those with whom
he had on that occasion associated. This acknow-
ledgment was by no means sufficient, and the cm-
plainant hoped that the chief magistrate would inter-
fere to protect a gentleman of honour and a foreigner
from being so injuriously treated.
The LORD MAYOR said it was evident the im-
putation had originated in mistaken circumstances,
which the conduct of the landlord, upon reflection,
clearly proved. Applicant ought to take no further
notice of the falsehood.
The complainant had had no rest night or day, in
consequence of the base imputation.
The LORD MAYOR—Go home, and rest upon the
consciousness of your own high honour and inte-
grity. It is impossible that the slightest suspicion
can attach to you or your family.
The complainant then departed, evidently grate-
ful for the solicitude which his Lordship manifested,
but pained at the idea of not being assisted in his
attempt to obtain pubic or private reparation.
The applicant had been a cavalry officer in the
French service, had been in numerous campaigns,
and is a gentleman of very high literary attainments.
Mr. Johnston, son to the owner of the house,
No. 25, Wellclose-square, in which Messrs. King
and Co., who professed to lend thousands upon
thousands to gentlemen who would supply them
with good bills, and whose plan of operations was
a few days ago completely exposed here, stated they
resided, appeared before the LORD MAYOR, in order
to remove any impression which might have been
received to the prejudice of the proprietor of the
house. He stated that the real name, or one of the
names, of King and Co. was Rutledge, as had been
staied by Diniel Forrester, the officer ; and that
Rutledge had been introduced as a lodger by a pro-
fessional man, but the owner of the house knew
nothing whatever of the nature of the correspond.
ence received under the address of King and Co.
The LORD MAYOR—Nobody supposed that the
owner of the house had anything whatever to do
with the schemes of Messrs. King and Co. It is
the common practice of men wbo set up firms of
such a description to endeavour to get into respect..
able houses, and such, no doubt, was the case in the
present instance.

Mr. Johnston said that his father never received
any rent for the lodgings, and now never expected any.
Daniel Forrester said that he had, as was usual
on occasions of the kind, inquired about the cha-
racter of the house, and he found that it was irre-
proachable.
The LORD MAYOR had no doubt that such was
' the fact, and expressed a wish that the applicant
would introduce Messrs. King and Co. to the Jus-
tice-room, as there were some little matters alluded
to in the important circular addressed by the firm to
the merchants, manufacturers, &c. &c., all through
the country, of which those who were addressed
might desire to hear some explanation.
Mr. Johnston said that he had ascertained the ad-
dress of the firm, which had dwindled down to the
name of plain John Rutledge, and handed it to the
Lord Mayor.