The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-19 00:00:00

ADVENTURES OF A TEN POO'
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NOTE.
On Tuesday, a rather curious case came be—,o
sitting magistrate at Worship-street
and was in substance as follows ;—A man' 0
Abraham Gunton, a policeman of the II divisit/ni
the 2d of May last, received the sum of 651.,•i;5il
and 51. notes at the London and Westminstir
and, for security against fire and flood, Pa.n,7'}'',ll
up carefully, and carried them about with
one of his pockets. While on duty, at ten ocOcii:
Police-)
Thursday morning last, in a court leading citerl
the Hackney-road, he had occasion to enloll
house belonging to a Mrs. Plowright, andtfrol
notes from his pocket, laid them down, (ln"
place, forgot all about them, and left thenl bet,
him. Directly after he had left, Mrs. PlowrigPod
covered the treasure, but not being able to reofvt
write, and never having possessed a genuine Or
own, she thought all these must be spurious, %jell
notes ; and, to settle the question, called in an,,e
neighbour, named Joseph Reading, to whoin suenerk
municated her discovery, and asked his opininilLeAtii°
ing, who possessed only the same amount of en 00
did not know what to advise her, but considerV
" Bank of Elegance" notes also, and advised 'OlO
keep all the notes but one of them, purporting,'"
for 10/., which he expressed his determination t°,o
to a more enlightened friend ofhis, one Willislllo
a porter employed in the docks. This was ngtbe
and Reading hied straight to the docks, wbere
into consultation with Short, who, though in $ n'a'r
state of blissful ignorance, corroborated thel l 0
of the others, and emphatically declare`' t 0
note to be " flash." Reading nur 0
walked away, and left behind 11i19.1,
note, which was carelessly left on the top of 7 bier'
and as Short had to make certain significa,4a
glyphics for every cask or pipe that was o'not
the cellars, he thought the note could
I,oLoll
applied to a more useful purpose, and ,‘
made all his entering upon the note till the
it was completely filled with chalk-mark
was now thought to be of no further use,
removed from barrel to barrel, until at lnstd It°
came so annoying to be obliged to Incret,
paper about, that it was pushed on to the dr,
where it remained for an hour or two, trodde„-Itilr,
by every workman who entered the vaultst_A"
length it became so tattered and disfigui,oll,
mud and dirt that it got out of sight, and rto;'
altogether. What makes the thing more 550114
ing is, that a number of mechanics and Irish 151,
were in and out of the place the whole tint?: ~41
yet none of them noticed the quality of °oil°
During this peregrination of the note G'11,;'110:
owner, discovered his loss, and made aPP"ch-foi
Mrs. Plowright for his property, 45/. of whinnbel,,,`
once restored, and a promise of restoration n,
note made for the following Monday; but
day came the note could not be found, an dips
gave Mrs. Plowright and the two men, Real,„t Yj.
Short, into custody. It was proved t“..,:dr,
Plowright was a respectable though uninforwy6
son, and that she had resided 40 years in °Il•aro
and there being no grounds whatever fol!ej
dishonesty to any of the prisoners, or anYt'iot./)
than an unfortunate ignorance. Mrs. P/owri'orri
Reading were at once discharged, and Shor atlf)
to enter into his own recognizances in case Btlai
further should in future transpire regarding
property.

CONFUCIUS IN 0FF1C60.4
Ting-koung, the King of Loo at lengtil
advantages that might be derived from etnPileitill'el
actual services of the philosopher. He reiTl4°')(
that Confucius, in his earliest youth, and h°'
a subaltern appointment, had established copoii,
between the inhabitants of the town and the a itsj
and had made the kingdom of Loo assume, 'Or
a new form, by the influence which the 1,113101;
necessarily has over all other towns. 11.e__"fore,lf
he would have the same success in his 111'nt19
vested with an office which should give bill'
Stiiiico to,
over the general police of the kingdom. ljeliiie 4th
him to Court, and imparted the views vvbie,..",„a
tained. Confucius, who sought for nOtrtle
make himself useful in bringing men back lic:hotitr;
tice of their respective duties, accepted, vv,":
tation, the burdensome duties which the, AinF,be o'4
to impose upon him. lie began by fillng in fit
of governor of the people in the very tow°
the Sovereign held his Court. his 05
On entering into office, the first of DIA
majority
to make himself agreeable to the- r133.j
benevolence towards all those of the lleaeo,P;
He frequently conversed with them ;be P tv"4
self on their level; he seemed even to cone p
and by this means he adroitly
he bad re.ol'Al,
expediency and necessity of what
were cony'
do. When he thought that they
that from their dispositions he judged that he,
venture without risk of compromising himselte;#4
basing authority, he promulgated his ordinae/i
insinuated to
310,4
had them executed to the letter. After three tjoiro
had elapsed, he had the satisfaction to fee ~04(1,4
things had changed their face. Peace ret°
families ; the citizens, far from seeking 05,
one another, as they had formerly dene'estf,;
pated one another by their kind offices; ben 9
veiled in trade, and assiduous labour anleng9oo;"
Ting.koung, delighted with an alteration ,e,"
to his subjects, and so glorious to his fel .4
cordially thanked 'aim who was the authorob
kingdom of Loo," said lie, "is in the most ti,je,!6.
state ; my subjects are become submissive, J'ileter
laborious. This is your work. But it 0
014;p,
plete ; I hope it will soon be so.
His hopes were not disappointed; the le
reti
trate turned his attention towards the /AO
This class of persons, the most useful of iTilerty
to him to deserve particular attention, 30° oil! pc'
them. Ile sent experienced persons to and oil!
country, and desired them to give an bac be' OP
count of it, in order that nothing toigh;odieetl" 'O9
lished which could turn to any one's Pre.':„forP',4o
their return he took advantage of the P-foluttoei
which they gave him, to make regulationshe
to the qualities of the different lands, which epiell
into five general classes. He assigned ,t°O4P
the peculiar species of grain or vegetablen4ogod
best adapted to it ; fixed the time for s:o,tl3!,trier
planting, as well as that of rea triire
species should have full scope for Parrivlll7;oos. 1)0
tion. The strict observance of these re", a
cured an abundant and wholesome food, ;00 "yllsd
well as poor, the proprietors of lands,
,l';'!iffelsot'.o,
vators, were equally benefited.—From ',CP!
the Life of Confucius," in Captain Piddin,P;
Olio and Tea Talk, No. 21.

ay °
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.-01). I°l'll,e dl
about one o'clock P.M.., while two 'omits; den roll!"
Fair Isle were on their way to Osekney, poll!"
produce of the island, they were overtaken molf the
squall" when about seven miles to the S.' ifstiPcoil`'y
light in Sandy. One of the boats instantly ~Tell;.,
and has since been found by a London 0"-vgerg,,,,t 4i°
up, and has been taken to Sandy. There 01°1
men on board, two of whom have- left largefroA e'
deplore their loss. The other boat had a°-
-Ross-shire Advertiser.
BIRTHS. Ecliv
nell
O,
Esq., of an the 12th
son,tsti 11-born
ins., at W.
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bledon, the "- °f
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f s s°l
On the 1411 inst., Mrs. Frederick W. Ree—.
On the 16th inst., at Carshalton, the wife 0f ty
man, Esq., of a daughter. Soothe., 4(
On the 16th inst., at Landport-terrace,
of J. C. Giles, Esq., R.N. of a daughter. nool-
- the 16th inst., at Woolley-green, reen near
rife ° 4
Charles Simeon, of a daughter?' g s
fie
On the 15th inst., at Bury St. Edmonds, tie
Rev. J. W. Donaldson, of a daughter. tiare'
On the 16th inst., at Store-street'
--
Bed.for"--(1
of James J. G. Wilkinson, of a son.

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MARRIED, ttic, goof 0
On the 16th inst., Mr. Thomas Brockleb3 Alter 4,
traveller, Liverpool, to Eleanor, second clll°' Wiir '
Kendal, Esq., Gleaston, near 171.eerstonc. _street i 2. el
On the 17th inst., at St. SepWchre's, Skinnef wigtof V
eldest son of W. H. Browning, Esq., of 11 °liter of
de
Middlesex, to Frances Anne, second daog Atigol
Iloughton, Esq., of Ckstrterhouse- square. , jobn.,.„rt
On the 17th inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington
‘,O line- iiir
Cory, Esq., of Durham, youngest son of the InAii jittiV
Esq., of Great Yarmouth, to Emily Ann, full
Joseph Hall, Esq., South Lambeth. ..------ °.
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Wilson, Esq., her Britannic Majsty's urgeco Wig'
0O nn Venezuela.tthhee 12 4t h o f July,
Caracas,p .Louisa,
Brockett Brockett,ithinst,
jun.,s Pboanutiesstfeorrd , $tY
but7l' .I
near Weis ,f
On the 15th inst., t Hampton-place, muriglit°l74 ;111
Atkins, Esq., aged 67. firi Pt
60,
On the 15th inst., at Tonbridge-wells, the
Arthur W. Ward, Esq
On the 16th inst., at. Augusta-place, CloPhitill' '
OA 01
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Favenc, Esq., aged 69. , vr„ii .4, yid 4
On the 16th inst., at St. John's-woeu., '-..---'' reli'
wife of Mr. Thomas Ditchburn. 'here* 0
On the 16th inst., at Petersham, Maria 1-- 0, tor
the late Joseph Gourdez, Esq., of Turnham- greet. the
l$
On the 17th inst., at Greenwich, Jane, relict°
John Clause, of the same place. 10
On the 16th inst., Captain Robert Ma(leod. „Of
"
On the 17th inst., at Hawley-terrace, Caniden"
relict of W. Thompson, Esq., of Kentisb.-town. ore, 7t;,,j
On the 17th inst., in Ormond-street, Queeriliqape Or
relict of T. Dale, MD., of Devonshire -street, Bolligsrir
oto
On the 17th inst., at West Ham, Essex,
daughter of the late Joseph Cleypole, Esq. if, of Oglsi I,
On the 17th inst., in London, Eliza, the wife rii
Price, Esq., of Paris. Job° 1
o
On the 14th inst., at Amelia-place, Brompton, 011
the child of the Rev. Henry John Owen. he wicloll i'
On the 15th inst., at Islington, Hannah, t ~. 40
aged 7,;iiiair
~
late Rev. Professor Farish, of Cambridge,
On the 15th inst., at Grosvenor-place, John 11' -"" 4 "
IP
den, Esq., aged 46. 9(14 ~1)
On the 15th inst., George Vernon Cotton., „,
Frederick's-place, Old Jewry.flisl,l;
Frances ip /,
On the 16th inst., at Wilton-place, ~. iste:7 O'
Catherine, daughter of Adam Bromilow,k,sq.,b*__!:-.----• '0 *
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