The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-16 00:00:00

PUBLIC-OFFICE, POIF-STREET.

YESTERDAY William Merr%s, alias the Doe:Fort
and James L,,tve, two well known sharpers, were
brought before Sir RICHARD FORD, charged
with attempting to defraud John Roberts, who
stated that he is a drover from Wales, and yester,,
day aboutve o'clock, as he was passing along the
Strand, tFe prisoner Morris came up to him,
and asked him what part of the country he came
from ? To which he replied, from Glamorganshire ;
when Morris said he knew a Gentleman who lately
came from the-West Indies, who warned to board
and lodge in Wales, land asked the Proiecutor
he could recommend him to a house. After some
recolleC'tion, he said he could, and they agreed to got
into a public-house to write-the dire Lion ; they ac...
cordingly went to the Fountain public_house, ill
Wych-street. A Gentleman who knows the villainSt
by sight, happening to pass through Wych-sireet, at
the time the prisoner Morris was going into the
public_house with the Prosecutor, who, appearing to
be a countryman, he had no doubt Morris was go.i.
ing to defraUd him. He immediately went to the
Public,Office, Bow-street, when Rivett, Anthony,
and Jones, were dispatched immediately, to pre»
vent any depredation being committed ; and on
their arrival in Wych_srreet, they found Morrie
and the Prosecutor coming out of the Fountain
public-house, when they took Morris into custody.
Observing the Prisoner Lowe habired like a farmer,
and knowing him to be a companion or pa/of Mor.
ris's, they likewise secured him.

The Officers produced two pocketbooks, which
they found upon the Prisoners ; they contained seA
veral Notes for tool. and in the whole foe- upward•
of 10301. and a Lottery Ticket. On examining the
Notes, they proved to be only pretended ones, in►
imitation of Bank Notes, carried for the pt►rpose of
making ajiash, on opening their pocket books, when
they get hold of a
_fiat. There was only a Bank Note
of 51. among them all.
Sir RICHARD FORD said, he would commit them
till the Sessions, for want of sureties, as nc offence
had bren committed against the Prosecutor, but be
would take care they should not be liberated tilt
they should produce good bail, of which ht: would
have notice. Morris is between sixty and s eventy
years of age.—Sir RICHARD FORD cautioned the
Prosecutor to take care of his property, as there
were two more belonging to the same gang.

In the afternoon of Sunday the 3 Est ult. the reort.
gregation at the parish church of Blackburn, were
considerably alarmed by a noise in the gallery,
which they apprehended was falling, and the greater
part flew towards the door. The Ladies shrieked ;
bonnets, cloaks, aprons, shoes, &c. were lost ire
the confusion. Fortunately no lives were lost nor
limbs broken, A considerable time elapsed before
it was discovered' that the alarm was occasioned by-
a woman in the gallery falling into a fit, and in her
fall raising the end of the kneeling bench, it came
down with so great a noise as to spread a general
panic throughout the church.
On Friday se'nnight, the son of Mr. SANDE RS, far-
mer, of Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire, with a
man-servant, went to Monmouth with a load of
cyder, and after discharging the waggon, proceed-
ed to the Forest of Dean for Coal ; but on their
return home on Saturday morning, just as they
came opposite to the Broom Farm, about three miles
from Monmouth, the waggon was overturned, and
young Mr. SANDERS, who was asleep on the top„
was thrown therefrom into a ditch, and the coals,
failing upon him, crushed him instantly to death.

The Counsel for the Crown, addressed the Court
,ono ehaif of the Prosecutor, Mr. Sparrow, stating
-to 'their Lordships, that a sense. of public justice
alone had compelled him to institute this prosecu.
•ticm ; that he felt for this unhappy Gentleman's dis-
Akesses, which he knew to have been such as few in
life encounter,. and that.his statement of them was far
-short of the actual sufferings of hiS unfortunate family.
Judge FINUCANE addressed the Prisoner in a
very feeling style, informing him that the Court
-felt it their duty nct only to forward to Govern-
, .went for HiS Majesty's pardon, the recommenda-
tion of the Jury in his favour, but the afFeaing state-
ment of his case, together with the representation
made from the Prosecutor. He hoped-he would be
,more fortunate than others in similar circumstances
•bad been, in applying for Royal Mercy in Great
Britain, where the crime of Forgery is held in parti.
cu ar abhorrence. He exhorted the Prisoner, how-
ever, to prepare for the worst, and lamented the ne-
:cessity of pronouncing the final sentence of the Law,
Which was death.—Ordered to be executed on
,Sa.
turday the 27th instant.

COUNTRY r
UXBR
The Corn-Inspeetor's Return' on Thursday, Nov. zr.
Wheat, per load, 141. to 161. Oats 235. to 20
os. . Beans - 341. to 4os.
New ditto, —l. —s. to —l. Peise -48 s. to 525.
Barley, per guar. 275. to 3 is.

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