The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-21 00:00:00

THREATENING TO SHOOT.

!!"AN SION -1:1 Thomas Jhillinms • was
charged With threatening to shoot Air. Nitles, one
of the 'proprictort of GarrawAy's Cothe-lionse..
Mr. Thomas Iltinson, the partner of Mr.
stated, that the prisoner 4tad been their servant,
and they had disaarged him about six months
back, in consequence of a suspicion that bad
robbed them, since which he had written them
several threatening letters ; gone of which he, the
witness, received on the 24th of Septeinher. On
Satin day last the prisoner met their cellarman, and
told hint he was waiting to 'shoot Alt. Miles. The
wittiest afterwards sow him in Lombard-street,
and bad him takyn into custody ; be was searched,
but no fire-arms were found on hint.
Mr. Miles deposed, that, front the threats of the
prisoner; he thciught his life in danger.
. .

Jones, the cellarman of Messts. Benson
and Miles, stated, that he saw—the ptisoner about
seven o'clock on Saturday evening`, in Rose-coorr,
and asked llim how times %vent ? au-swered
that he had sent Mr. Miles a threatening letter,
and that he intended to shoot hiTil that oight.The
witness said, if he thought so he would send. for.
an officer. They walked a few steps farther, and

cite witite'ss.34;il to that he ivisliea be
hiore sane. The prist.jel. aIICIF Sh(mk hiiirds with
hint, aittl-saill hi vi4)11141 nit see• him at,;:titi. He
then :vent iltfur.shett his'master qt the cir-

Cufll,l a sfee.
TLe prisoner, in his clefence, sNitl, whet he had
clone was through irritatiem, anti he was sorry

he was ordered in find bail to keep `the peace
toward's Messrs. Benson and Miles, bin not bass
ing it ready, he was committed
Hau--It was stated Some tittie ago,
that several families in the neighbourhood of
Watidls worth, Brixton, &c:had been-defranded of
silver plate by a female ho htld represented her-
self to be the servant of the frieuds of time parties
for ‘ehom she requested the loan of the property ;
and' that when application was tbride to the per-
sons whose names she had.. •used, 'the .fraud was
discovered. A latly, named Iloneyman, who vet
in Kennington-lane, %vat defrauded Of several sil.;
ver spoons: It will scarcely be credited when we
state, that spoons and other articles of plate have
.got int.o the poisession of this "artful4emale, by
the same frautbdent practices, belonging to cliffs-,
rent to nearly 1001. value. On Thursday
last the delinquent called! at time housi.e.of alady
named Field, at Brixton-rise, and said that she was
the servi6it of Mrs. Rowson of Acre-lane, amid had.
been sent by her to borrow adozen Silver table:and,
dessert .spoons; as 'she: wilt going to have a large
party. Mrs. Field having been informed that.sevemat
of her neighbours had been duped byre female of ail'.
ver plate, she suspected-the :applicant was the per-
son who bad beeti so successfirl in her schemes ;
she therefore.ordered her gardener, and another
servant, to- take her to a lady named Child, teJ
siding at. Stocksvell, who had, been defrauded of
twelve ilver spoons. On her way to Mrs. Child's
house, she acknowledged that Mrs. Rowson had
not sent her, and. begged to be suffered to go
about her business, .which wki.not complied with ;
when she arrived a.tr Mrs. Child's house, Mrs. C.
immediately recognized her, and she,, was given in
the charge of a constable, and • yesterday she was
brought up at this office for esatninatiou, which
was crowded by pet soot who had soffered by her
artifices. About a dozen pawimbrollers,,to wittiM
she had pledged.the property', attended;;
The prisoner is about 17 years of age, and has
an appearance of simplicity (like the celebrated
Miss King) which would deceive 'any but. the mott
wary, Sheitated, that she hall been in the ser-
vice of the I(ev. Mr:Phillips, at 'Clapham.) ; ' strut
had left his house about six weeks, in tousetretice`
of having tin improper aetpiaihtaucie with a young
111311.
The frst evidence was Mrs. Rowson, a'whinw
lady, who resides in Acre-lane, Lambeth. She
stated, that the prisoner Caine to her house a ftirt=
night ago, and said that she was servant to the
Rev. Mr. and her mistress desired
,the
loan of six‘ dessert' spoons and a gravy spoon,
which she took with her ;-and slit le.al•nozd shortly
after, that tfeither the Rev. E'r'litienian ncor 11;9
Lady had sent any one for them. The property
e:as prodUced !'y Mr. Ftilkard, pawnbroker, re,
siding near the Circus, aod who deposed that they
were pawned by the prison.:T.
Second Charge.,---Mr. pesborough, of Wands-
worth-I oad, stated, the prisoner' obtained one
dozen silver taide-spouns :indl,•fr the pretence that
she was the set y:mpt of a Lady named Mrs. Clink,
residing in Cheapside, and be aftet:wards discover;
ed that Mrs. Clark had not sent any persotr for
such -articles. The property was found pledged
at Mr. Flemming's,-pawobroker, Fleet-market.
Third Charge.—Mrs. Child, of beets-phee,
Stockwell, stated, that the prisoner obtained ten
silver spoons from bet; by representing herself as
the servant of Mrs. Roberts (a friend of hers,
who resides at (vrove-house,. 11-ix ton), who was
going to have a party of friends she lee her have
time spoons without the least hesitation. •
The prisoner was reminded for re-examination
this day; when the evidence of others will be taken
Who could.not•give their eVidencesyesterday.

BOW-STREET
Ever since the rubbery of 'Mr. Winter's. house,
Bury-street, St. Jame3's, of a silver tea-pot,
by a man going to the house early in the morn-
ing, under pretence of hiking a letter whiCh re-
quired an' answer, Donaldson and -Maidment,
constables, have been on the alert to discover the
depredators. On Sunday, in consequence ot. in-
formatkm, Maidinent went to an. oyster-shop• in
%lip:lt-street, where he found John Jackson and
William Hopkins, Who :were suspected to he
the perpetrators ,of the, above crimes. He 'Pro-
ceeded to search Jackson : and while he was
doing that, he observed Hopkins ,taking letters
and papers out of his pockets, and putting theta
into the fire ; he, however, snceeedfd. its rescuing
some ot them before they were entirely consumed,
and others liefoie they were scorched. They
proved to, be letters, dkeeted to diffecent persons,,
to enable the deptedator to eommit robberies in
parlours and passages, where they gained admit-
tance, under a, pretence 'of, waiting for answers,
There was also a list of maws, whose bowies
cvere to be'plundered.
Sarah Dick, a servant to Mr. Thomas HA., of
Howard-stt eel, in the-Strand,• scared, that abunt
a quarter before eight o'clock, last Tuesday morn-
ing, the prisoner, J.acksot, knocked at her toaster's
house, and inquired if he was stirring, • Oa her
informing him that he was not, the prisoner glee
her a letter directed to' hint,. and said he- would
wait for an answer: She took the letter up StaitS
to her mister, and on her return the prisoner had
left the house, when she missed a silver tankard•
from the parlour; and a new great coat and hitt,
of her :waster's from the passage. •
Mr.• Halt hoci; sated, that the letter purported
to be written 'by Mr. itc6itison, 'of Half
street ; hut on his calling upon' Mr. Robinson,
it proved to be a fabrication.
The female servant 01,Mr. Hunter, of ComptOn-
street, Brunswiek•sqnare, identified the prisoner'
Jackson, as having entered her lua'Ster's house,
under a similar pretence, anti stealing a silver tea-
pot and stand, alid several spoous, which were on
the table for breakfast.
Sarah Newton, daughter of Mr. Newton, Der
vonhire-street,Qneeu-Square, identified the „same.

•prusoner as st6leti .fitber'b a;;II their
tollgei"ii great runts. • ,

'Two feinole ,r rant I\Vr. i'h ttle, stock-
-I;roh,ei., (;iii!dfiird-st'a'rt, identified the other
pilsoner,l-.lopkin'si, as having i',,bht-d their
tees house triliie tic +vas ar tit•u,tl.!.:,st by sittitiar
incin6.-..--Conimit:ed iur turther osanlination.

LONDON AUK L'lsS.

1,81.4JE oF 11LE.113 Trns WEEK.

'lfAt hlghest price of the b..lt Nil:eaten Bread thronghoot
the S,Yctrupoiis. stated by flit. 13akers,.to be Is. 2d. thc.
Quat tern Loaf.---Sunie Quartero Loaf fro:it
one it'tiloy to two-peace lower.

trig
Peck i.oaf to Weigh .., t 7 Qaartrra Loaf to wtigh 4 (7,i
dittl.l I flat! Qiiirtcra thtto .. 2 Cci

sEr

Red Clover (Foreign) " ,—s 88s to 95S per cwt.
Ditto I.:tigrish
White ditto
Rye-Grass . ..
Tornip, While
Red and Green
NVltite Afttq'ard S_::,l ..
BroWn ditto. lss Od to'ins 041.
Carraway Seeds (new)
Chigoe FA/ iGi 011 to I+s. 04 per qr.
Coriaader dó:
Tritioil. ' • . . ' lOs 25, to '3,5, pvr cwt.
Ititigrass ... —s 20, to 52,
Canary (new) -s 42, to 51s Od per qr.,
Ditto (old) .
Linseed Oil Cake at tlie'Nfill, t I. iis. to 1,21. 12,. per thou..
sitad—llape..Caks: 71. 40s• to 81. Os. per ton:

OXIMIDGE.
Corn-Inspector'sitetorli.—Tlntrstlay, Oct. 16*.
N.Wlicat per I. / 7r. Os. =241.105. Oats
Wheat per 111. —I os to —I Os I.l4raus 44s'ild to 5.1,, (,4
Burley; pergr. 34s od to 48s 0d I Pc;tsc
Rye, 40s. Cd. to 42s Od.

PRICE

F 1-101's.

Nttw Bags.
Kent 2Ol o; to 2.31. Os
Sussex 191 Os to 221 Os

Ic(w P,vkrts.

Kent ;201 —1 os tu 251 Os
Susses Oi 201 Os Su 131 04
Essex'. 201 Os to •-j 4.;.;
Farnham.. 5231 Os to 301 0*

NEIVQATE ANb LEA

I3}' title:
Beef Q 6(1 to 13s Otl
Mutton ..;

DEM-I:ILL MARKETS:.
:arcitse.
Veal Ss Od t( 43 €d
• Pork 4s 4d to 5s 84
hi to 4i Od

ST. JAMES'S HAY NIAILKET, Oct. Is.
Hay 11 15s 0(1 to ol• 5s (41-Arcragq, 41 IN Od
..ttaiv • ll i 9 Od to 21 5s Od--Averag,.., et 21.. 04
Clovvr 4l 14s Od Gs Oil--Average, 51 11:11iiii

H ITE CH AP 17, F. HAY MARKET. •
•
Hay • '4l IGs Oil to 51 ltis 011--Average, 51 6:t od
New ditto.. or Os Oti to 01 Os Oil-Average, 01 Os 04
Straw., l2s Od to 21 -4s Od--lverage, 21. Is' 01
Clover GI Os Otl to 71 Us 0.1.--.lverage,.Gl los of