The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-06 00:00:00

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base money, together with implements for coining, plaster
of Paris, metal, &c.
The officers of the Mint having reason to believe that a
great portion of the base money now circulating in the me-
tropolis issued from St. Giles's, employed two officers be-
longing to the F division of police, named Higgins and
Tripp, to obtain information, and endeavour, if possible,
to bring the offenders to justice. The officers mentioned
accordingly disguised themselves, and Tripp, pretend-
ing that he had just come from the country, and wante4
to purchase some bad money, went to the female prisoner,
who agreed to sell him six " bobs" (shillings) for a good
shilling. They went to a public.house together, and from
thence to a gateway in Vine-street, where the witness
handed the prisoner a good shilling, which he had previ-
ously marked, and received in return the six counterfeit
shillings. The prisoner advised bins to rub them with
some white powder, and then rub them with the dirt of
his shoe, before he " put them off." She then asked him
if he did not want some more " bobs" and ‘, tanners"

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(sixplenees), to take with, him to the country, adrisinghim
at the same time never to have more than one bad one <
about him, "or he might get six months of it." Wit-
ness subsequently purchased other base money from the'
prisoners, and subsequently the ether constable (Higgins)
purchased five base half-crowns, and a quantity of shil-
ling* and sixpences, from the male prisoner, to whom he
gave in return three good shillings, previously marked by
inspector Preece. On Saturday night inspectors Rogers ,
and Preece went to the lodgings of the prisoners, accom-
panied by several constables, and found the male prisoner .1,
in the act of filing some base money.

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The whole of the conterfeit money, metal, &c. were pro-'-
duced before the Magistrate ; and the prisoners, who de.'
dined to say auy thing in their defence at present, were
fully committed to Newgate, to take their trial at the next
Old•BLiley Sessions.
'LAMBETH-STREET.'
Information was yesterday given at this office of the fol.
lowing outrage and robbery :

On Thursday night last, at about half-past 9 o'clock,
as Robert Sturgeon, an itinerant dealer in tea, residing in
Cannon-street, Commercial-road, was returning to town
along the Barking road, he was stopped about 200 yards
beyond the Metal-bridge, on the Essex side, by three men,
who instantly seized him, and, to prevent his giving any
alarm, they placed a handkerchief over his month, and
carried him some distance into the marshes on the left
hand side of the road. They then tied his hands behind
his back, pinioned his arms with a handkerchief, and
fastened his feet with a leather strap, which they found
in hie pocket, and robbed him of all the property which be
possessed, which consisted of two silver watches and about
251. in silver. They also talked of stripping him of his
clothes, but the approach of a waggon prevented their
doing so, and put them to flight, leaving their unfortunate
victim in the state above described lying in the marshes.
By the working of the lower jaw he partially removed the
handkerchief from over his mouth, and called out for as-
sistance, but it was not until between five and six o'clock
on the next morning that he was released from his dreadful
situation. A bricklayer named Shepherd, in passing
along the road at about ten o'clock, on his way home to
Plaistow, heard distinctly the cries of " come and release
me, or I am a murdered man ;" but, having some property
about him, and fearing that it was a lure to get him into
the marshes for the purpose of robbing him, he took no
notice, but hastened home. During the night, howe►er,
he felt so unhappy and uneasy in his mind, that he could
scarcely get any rest, and at five o'clock in the morning
he got up, determined to go to the place from whence he
heard the cries proceed. He did so, and on arriving
there found Sturgeon tied up in the manner above described,
and nearly dead with cold and fatigue. He at once re-
leased him, and assisted him to the bridge toll-house,
where be was placed before a fire and proper restoratives
administered to him, and he was afterwards enabled to get
to town.

The circumstance attending the robbery bearing some
similarity to the late affair at Barnet, the officers were
induced to put some questions to Mr. Furguson, the em-
ployer of Sturgeon, and he expressed his conviction that
the statement was correct. Sturgeon, he said, was a
steady honest servant, and could have no object whatever
in lending himself to such an affair, as the property he
lost was his own, and besides, he had not recovered the
effects of the suffeting which he endure:l on the occasion.
HATT ON- GARDEN.

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Yesterday an Irish labourer, named Callagan, was
brought to this office, in the custody of a posse of the
N division of police, charged with having committed a
violent assault upon James 'Russell, a policeman of the
same division.

The derendant said nothing to the charge, and the Ma-
gistrates, Mr. LAINO and Mr. ROGERS, tined hint in the
penalty of 51., and in default of payment to be imprisoned
for two months in the House of Correction.
UNION- HALL.

Yesterday Thomas ihr:ey was brought before Mr.
IlluaßAY, charged with working a still in an unentered
place.

Linstead, an officer of Excise, stated that from in-
formation he received that the defendant was carrying on a
biiik trade in the sale of spirits above proof, he kept a
wA:h upon him, and at length discovered his place of
abode. It was situate in a low street called Broad-wall,
near Mr. Hunt's blacking manufactory, and was well
adapted for carrying on illicit distillation. In the house
no persons were found except Hurley and his wife, and the
back room was appropriated as a still room, with all the
necessary apparatus. When the seizure was made, Hurley
attempted to "holt" out of a window, hut the officer
prevented his escape by seizing the skirts of his coat and
dragging him back again.

Hurley, in his defence, was quite ignorant the house he
was living in was a distillery until the officer discovered
the secret. Unfortunately, however, for the defendant,
the landlord of the premises a.tended. and stated that he
let them to the former about six weeks ago. Hurley could
not deny the fact, and in default of paying a fine of 30/.
he was committed for three months to Brixton.

THAMES- OFFI CE.
Several watermen, lightermen, fishermen, and dredger-
men, were charged with stealing coals from the craft on
the wharfs along-shore. The offenders, many of whom
have already suffered imprisonment for the same crime,
generally pleaded distress, and the want of employment on
the river. In numerous cases their statements appeared to
be too true ; for, since the cholera has been declared to
exist in the metropolis, the trade of the port of London
has greatly decreased, and many handred individuals have
been thrown out of work. With respect to the fishermen
above bridge, there is no fish for them to catch, and they
are compelled to have recourse to plunder, or the work-
house, to support themselves and families. Captain Rich-
bell and 31-sers. Ballantine and Broderip have declared
they will bind eo more apprentices to them. The Magis-
trates convicted several in various penalties, and sentenced
others to sundry terms of imprisonment and hard labour at
the treadmill. The boats belonging to the prisoners were
ordered to be burnt, in the most public manner, as close
as possible to the places where the depredations were com-
mitted, as a warning to the river pirates.

EAST INDIA COMPANY'S TEA SALE.

The Quarterly sale of teas by the East India Coin-
pany, commenced this morning at the India House, and
was fully attended. The total quantity to be offered dur-
ing the present sale is 8,300,0001b5., consisting of the fol-
lowing—viz., of Bohea 1,700,000 lbs. ; of Congou, Cam-
poi and Souchong, .5,100,0001h5. ; of Twankay and Hy-
son Skin, 1,200,0001b1., and of Hyson, 300,0001b5. The
present declaration exceeds that of December last by
150,0001b5. ; but as the consumption of tea is on the in-
crease, the sale commenced with spirit this morning—the
lowest Bohea selling most above the taxed price. The
prices at which different sorts of tea are to be put up, are
as follows, Bohea Is. 5d., Congou IS. 81d., ditto finer
2s. 01‘1., Catopoi 2s. 4d., Souchong and Pekoe 2s. 7d.,
Twankay 2s. lid., Hyson Skin 2s. 2d., Hyson 35., ditto
finer, 3s, Id. per lb. The Boheas now on sale are
going off briskly at from 2s. to 2s. Id. per lb. The lower
quantities of teas are principally in demand—finer sorts are
not expected to go off at higher prices than last sale.