The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTFILLIGENCE.

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kozsrox-HousE.—YeSterday Mr. Todd, of the firm of
Todd and Co. appeared to answer an inforMation fbunded 'Upon
the 34th section of the 2tlth of George the third, commonly call-
ed the. Wool Act, charging him with having, on the 22(1 of
September, in the Port of•Condon shipped a quantity of worsted:
yarn, without having procured a license, or provided that an of-
ficer should be in attendance.

Mr. Todd said been done entirely in ignorance,
and pleaded guilty.
The Loim MAYOR was anxious to know whether he could
not reduce or do away with the penalty. He knew the circum-
stance originated in mistake, and that an hundred such were
likely to happen every day. The Act,. however, was found to
be imperative with respect to the penalty.
Mr. Todd observed, that the penalty was greater than the
amount of the value of the yarn. _ .

The Officer said, that if he chose to follow the matter up,
the ship in which the offence was committed might be for-
feited.

The LORD MAYOR assured Mr. Todd that he regretted the
Act spoke of no mitigation, and established the conviction.
G u ILDII f...—Two very dashingly dressed lasses, entirely
new faces at this Justice-room, who gave their names Mary
Williams and Ann Gordon, were brought up yesterday before
Mr. Alderman ANSLEY, charged as pick-pockets.. By the de-
scription given of their dexterity and address; by the prosecutor,
Mr. Kernot, of Paul's-court, Huggin-lane, these female pro-
fessors have arrived at an eminence in the art, which bids fair
to surpass the male competitors ; for in the short space of not
more than a minute and a half, which it,took him to get rid of
their affectionate importunities in Skinner-street, on Tuesday
evening, the nimble fingers of:one of them had contrived, un-
perceived by him, to ease his-pocket of four sovereigns and
some.filver. He lodged themin Giltspur-street.Compter ; but
though the whole transaction had not occupied five minutes,
yet in that time they had managed to get rid of the money, no
part of it being -found on either of them when searched in
'the Compter ; one sovereign, however was discovered on the
floor near where they stood. In the gloVe of the girl, Wil-
hams, -a Note was foundt which she said was a 11 Bank Note,
but which, upon , inspection, turned out to be a 101. Country
Note, of the Rye Bank, No. 5210, dated Ist October, 18113,
and ,payable at Messrs. Percival and Co.'s, bankers, London.—
While this evidence was being detailed yesterday the girls el.,
fected perfect innocence, occasionally lifting up their eyes and
hands in surprise that such shocking things should be laid to
their charge. This, however, did not serve their turn, for Har=
rison, the Marshalman on duty, recognised them as old practi-
tioners, who had only strolled out of their usual bounds, their
regular scene of action being Cornhill, Leadenhall-street, and
about that neighbourhood, and although new corners at this
office, they were very well acquainted with. the Justice Room at
the Mansion House. The Alderman was about to commit them
both for trial ; it was, however, subsequently deemed more ad-
visable to afford the opportunity of discovering the owner of the
Country Bank-note, and they were remanded for another exa-
mination on Saturday next. . . _

MARLDOIIOUGH-STREET.—Yesterday the celebrated Miss
Dickson was brought up by. a warrant, in the custody of Cle-
ments the officer, and examined before Mr. DYE a, on a charge
preferred against herby a Frenchman, named Lacore„ residing
in Poland-street. The _complainant said he was a fancy mita
box maker, and having been acquainted, with Miss Dickson
when she kept the English Hotel, near the Tuileries in Paris,
he entrusted her with 78 snuff boxes, gold.itiounted, of consid-
erable value,. she having promised to dispose of them amongst
her friends in London, upon the usual commission ; but he
could not get either moneysor the boxes from her since, and he
was compelled to adopt this course. Miss Dickson, in reply,
entered into a long detail of the conduct of the complainant
in Paris ,_- he promised to promote her interest by introduc-
ing friends to her house, drew upon her, and contrived by
various arts to entangle her in such difficulties that she was
ultimately cast into priSon, and left. destitute, without a
friend in the world. At last some British Noblemen, who fre-
quented her house, interceded and advaneed.2ooo francs for •
her release, which sum was paid to Mr. Lacore, who converted
it to his owituse. The Governor of the gaol wherein she was
confined advanced 1000 francs for her, and she succeeded in
obtaining her liberty. Smile time after the battle of 'Waterloo,
she met Mr. Lacore on the' Continent, and he then offered her
only six francs and a bottle of wine, which .she declined to ac-
cept. When she came to London she found him in the utmost
distress, and he begged of her to dispose Of a few boxes for him.
In consequence of the kindness she experienced from the Frencli
people whilst in'prison, she took a dozen to a friend's house in.
the Strand, but the articles would not suit, and they remained
upon her hands. She brought them to the Office, and would
willingly give them up if-he remunerated her. The Magistrate
ordered her to leave the boxes in charge of the officer, and as
she had a claim against Mr. Lacore, he would postpone the case
till a future day, in order to enable them to settle the Matter in
the mean time.—Three urchins of 12, 13, and 14 age,
of e,
Were charged with attacking the child of Mr. Wright (a book-
seller in Bloomsbury), aged four years, and robbing her of a
coral necklace.—The whole were committed for trial. .
A DANCING-MASTEII AND A MUSICAL LADY.—An affair'
of crim. con. came up on inquiry. The • dancing master de-
scribed himself as living upon good terms with his wife at an
obscure village in Buckinghamshire, and on Saturday last he
accompaniedier to witness an exhibition of strolling players in
a barn. The husband left his frail rib to see Pizarro, while 'he
took a glass of comfort with a neighbouring farmer, and did net
return home till after the play was over ; and, to be brief; the
musical lady had become enamoured with the performance of
Rolla, and she eloped with him in a neighbOur's chaise cart.
• The husband discovered the retreat of the fugitiVes at Somers-
town, but the wife refused to leave Rolla, and the former
sought advice how to make her. The only answer given was,—
by an action for criminal conversation. " 'What," said the
husband, with much emphasis, " an action against a strolling
player !"
MARYLEnoNE-OFFICE.—.A youth about l( years of age,
very genteelly attired, and who appeared to have been well
brought up, . was brought before the Magistrates by George
Iluggett, butler to the lion. Miss' Forbes, in Baker-street,
Portman-square, charged under the vagrant act. The pohr
fellow on entering the justice-room made his obedience in a
most gentlemanly manner to the Magistrates, and was then
placed at the bar. The butler stated, that yesterday about one
o'clock he was in the kitchen, when the prisoner descended the
area steps, and in a most pitiful manner implored his charity,
at the same time presenting a. petition. His habiliments not
appearing like those of a beggar, and having read in • the pa-
pers of. yesterday, under the head of this office, of a nest of
thieves who plundered the passages and areas of gentlemen's
houses, lie considered him to be One of the gang who had as-
sumed that character as a cloak to facilitate plunder. Ile there-
' fore. considered it his duty to bring him before the Magistrates.
The Magistrate asked the prisoner what he had to say why he
should not be committed to prison. The poor felloW; -shedding
tears, stated, that he was an orphan, and a native of Hereford-
shire; that' he came to-London four days agO to get employ-
ment, but could not ; and having no friends or relations to
assist Jinn, he had written the petition, thinking he was not
offending the laws. The above narrative was. delivered with
great expression, and excited the sympathy of all around him.
The. worthy Magistrate told the butler that his conduct was
very commendable, and expressed his wish that -every person
would act with the sauce discretion. The examination of the
prisoner was.then taken, and he was ordered to be passed to his
parish (Bullingham) in Herefordshire. •
TOWN HALL, SO UT HWAR N.—J. LA3IDERT, the prisoncrin
custody under the warrant of the Coroner, on the charge of
manslaughter, in killing his father-in-law, James Allingham,
was brought up yesterday for re-examination, before Mr. Alder-
man J. J. Smith, agreeably to the order of the Magistrate, as
previously noticed in our Paper. Mr. Shelton, the. Coroner,
was in attendance, and previous to the commencethent of the
examination a long consultation -ensued between him and the
Alderman, in which the Learned Gentleman endeavoured to
impress on the mind of the Magistrate, die propriety of the
general custom of considering a Colunntiwnt under the Coro-
ner's warrant, by virtue of a verdict of a Jury, as removing a
prisoner out of the further cognizance of ;the Magistrate, home
whom he might previously have been examined. The convert
sation was carried on in so low a tone of voice, that the argu-
ments made use of by the Learned Coroner could not be dis-
tinctly heard. They, however, had the effect, if not of con-
vincing the Worthy Alderman, of inducing him to forego his
intention of proceeding further in the business. On the Coro-
ner's quitting the Office, Mr. Alderman Smith-desired to see
the authority by which Mr. Lawes, the keeper of-the Borough
Compter, detained the prisoner, Lambert,. and having ascer-
tained that he was in custody under a full commitment from
the Coroner, he formally communicated that fact to the pri-
soner, with the information that he would be tried for the of-
fence at the Surrey Assizes, in March next. -
HAT TON-GAWDEN.—Y estcrday two Italian boys, who were
found begging in Somers"rown, carrying each a racoon in a
box, were brought up, by the constable of the Mendicity Society,
and committed: for a month each, under the Vagrant Act,: to
the House of Correction. At the expiration of which time it is
expected they will be sent to their native country.
Bow-STREET.—Late- on Tuesday evening, a young man,
of the most gentlemanly manners and appearance, was brought
to this office, and underwent an examination before Sir Rim.
Ann 11-inxin, charged with obtaining, by false pretenees,
from William Sheerly, of Rocknigham-rOw, New Kent-road,
Surrey; surgeon, the sum of two 'hundred pounds.—On the
priwner being placed at the bar, he solicited that the inves-
tigation might be private ; but this was not acceded to.—
Mr. Sheerly stated, that in the month of April last he answer-
ed an advernsements,which appeared in-" The Times" news-
paper, of an advantage to any person ' who could command a

certain Mini of money, and in a few days received a letter from a
Mr. Hodgson, of Gray's Inn-squ4, referring him to Mr.
Benjainin 'Blom:field, of NO. "Lincoln's Inii;fields. The
preceding day the prisoner had called on witness and stated that
his name Was Bloomfield, and that he came' in consequence of
his ansivering•the advertisement to inquire as to the respectabi,,
lity of the person he had to treat with. Witness informed into
who and what he was, and the prisoner was quite satisfied.- lie
then told. witness that it was a "searcher's" situation in the. Cu-
stom. House, worth 5001. per annuni;•and he -represented thai,he
could procure the situation through the interest.of Sir Benjamin.
Bloomfield, to whom he was related. He added, that he should
not only do it thsoUgh that channel, but that be had collateral
interest with Lord Liverpool and the Marquis of Headfort..
The prison et at first proposed that the sum of 6001. should.be ad-
vanced for procuring the situation, but that was dissented to by
witness; and an agreement was entered into that the witness
should 1•?ay down the sum of 2001. on a bond of the prisoner's .
and a 111 r. Dunbar, who it appears is a colleague. • • 'fitness
directly put down the 2001, and the prisoner assured him that.
he should have the situation in the course of two months. Wit-
ness has repeatedly called on bith since, -but could never tee hiin;''
he, therefore, procured a warrant against him, and after a great
deal of trouble succeeded in apprehending him. Some discus-
sion took place as to admitting the prisoner to bail, which was..
decided by Sir R. Br uNIE, who suggested that if the prisoner'
could procure substantial sureties.- himself in 4001. and his,
sureties in 2001. each, he would take them. Prisoner was un-
able to find such sureties, and was accordingly committed for'
re-examination on Friday next..

SAFE-COACHES.—A case of some importance
to the proprietors and patentees of the new safe
coaches was decided on Saturday last by the
Magistrates for the Deptford division, Kent, of
which the following is a brief account :

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• An information had been laid. against the driver of the .Chat-
ham safe coach, belonging to Messrs. Waterhouse-and Co., OF
the ...-an.avitli-two-Necks, charging him with carevine two
grown persons on the coaelt,box 'besides- himself; •cCintriry
the-statute, and on Saturday the proprietors attended to a-nswer
the intbrinatiOn. The depositions of the witnesses in support
of the information being taken, it was contended on (11,,
part of the proprietors that, the. statute of the 50th G:0.
111. cap. 48, did hot extend to coaches of this descriptor
when it enact(' that no more than one person shall sit on the
box with the coachman. liZ;cause this was a patent safe coach
of a new description, having no coach-box, bill merely a,
front seat (usually in other coaches as well as ibis) attached
to the frOnt of the roof, and- being 16 inches wider than the box
of any coach ; whereas a. box extends only two-thirds of the
width of the coach, and is not in any manner attached Or' fixed
to the roof. Now this coach, by authority of this statute, can
legally carry three persons on this front seat;- and the pro-
prietors for the greater safety of the passengers have- built this
coach without a box, and placed besides the coachman two per-
sons on the front seat, ail they had aright to do. It was.ti r her
c intended that the 21st section of tile same statute protect ;din
the clearest manner all coaches of this description ; tOr this car-
riage does not carry- the smallest quantity of higgage on the
roof; but in a fore-boot and beneath the body. And the std'
tute•enacts, that as several of the restrictions imposed by this
Act would lie randeredless necessary if no luggage were carried
on the roof, all coaches which should in future carry -all their•
luggage in a boot or beneath, should be licensed to carry t',velve
instead of ten passengers, and without stating where such addi.
tional passengers should be placed, goes on to protect the 01411.7
ers or drivers of such coaches from any lof the penalties irn'
posed by the Act, notwithstanding any clause to the control.
Upon -these grounds it was' -submitted that the informatic°
should be quashed, and the fine 'remitted. After some delibe"
ration the Magistrates decided that the front seat was not a b6ic
within theineaning of the Act, and "released the defendant frail,
the pen ilty of the information accordingly.
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ATOCIOUS PARRICIDE.-----A most norrrbie pn•"
riide has been lately perpetrated in the arrondisement of Br ice/
(Corrego. The circumstances which attended the commis-
- c f the crime heighten, 'if possible, its atrocity. The Sie°ls
, father. and son, the latter an unemployed captain
in the army; and a Chevalier of the • Legioh of Honour, ill'
'habited together a' house in the. country, occupying, however,
different apartments, and keeping in a manner separate esta-
blishments. Disputes had arisen between them respecting some
property, and proposals fOr adarrangemerit had been - made by
two friends of the family; who oh the 3d ult. Waited Cirftht father
for his consent, but were told, by him that he required
further
time to make up his mind, and requested them to come to him
again in the course of a few days. The two friends having re",
Paired to the son to acquaint him with• 'his answer, he in-the
most furious manner la d hold -of a double-barrelled gun, act'
_provided himself with powder and' shot. He afterwards ran
into his bed-room, where he was'folloved by one of the friends,
and having seized a pistol, he took some papers out of a closet;
at the same moment he tore from his button-hole the inSigni3
othis -Order, thrust it with violence into the pocket (tithe friend,
and holding out to him the packet of papers— I'Herr,"said he'
ii'rtiycominission,' take care of it." The latter -refusing,
" Take it," he added with oaths, ccor I will force you with the
pistol at your breast !" After saying this, seeing the person 11
addressed retire a few paces, without persisting further, he placed
the papers on a bed, and descended precipitately into the garden
to prime his pistols. The friend who had followed this despe-
rado approached him for the purpose of soothing him ; but •the
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latter, turning-towards him, said, Leave rue alone, Six, Ana
of one evil do not make two." The'-friend, alarmed -
menace, quitted the'garden, when his companion' joined.bilr;;
, and said, " Let us retire; I have taken care that nothing Oa"
happen to the father ; his room-is harricadoed in such a mann"
that his son cannot penetrate to him." Unfortunately thesere-
cautions were. insufficient, and a few minutes after their delYar,,
ture the son Succeeded in gaining'admittanee into his father, _
apartment by. forcing in a window. He advanced towards !n;
old man, who was seated in an eaSy.chair, which his infirmitle,,
• seldom permitted 'hint to quit, and shot him with one of ',,e
piStols in the breast. The Sieur , the son-in-law of t"
old man, who was present, having laid hold of his brothcr-in:
law, a struggle ensued between them, during which the slneeen
deavortred to discharge the other pistol into the breast 'Ol i'4
s
brother-in-law, but as it burnt priming, he drew from under h'
be
coat a short two-edged sword, with which he stabbed him irithe
stomach. The thrust, howeyer,_was ill-directed,
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wounded man proving stronger than the aggressor, suceeedes',
disarming him,-broke the weapon into pieces, and having dr?.,14-1c
his' brother-in-law out of the room; he fattened the door. 'ls
Son-ih-law
.naturally concluded that the scene of horror
terminated. His father-in-law was not dead, and he ran up
l,(ci
hitn. AVl'eahe was engaged in rendering- the unfortunate ,eaa
man his assistance, he saw the assassin., armed with' a Floosie(
barrelled gun, re-appear at the same window by which he ti!.l'4
before entered the apartment. The monster discharged the ,14,1,
barrel at- his father, who died almost instantly,' and the szeonn-i,
his brof ler-in-law, who fell in consequence, but not dangero9s4
' wounded. The assassin fed, but on -the sth the corps wre
found in a wood near the little towa-of_St. Pantaleon, *MIT
had blown out his brains with the fatal double-barrelled gn.n:
by means of a string, 'of which ore end was attached to the trlg
(ear, and the other. end wound round his foot.

BIt.THS:
At Caroline-place, Haverstock Hill, Edward Harper'
of a daughter.
lest-I.day, in Hill-street, Perkeley-square,. the Lady of
H. Brougham, Esq.• of a daughter. •
On the 25th ult. the Lady of tine Rev. John Tryon, of
wick, 'Northamptonshire, of a son.

MARRIED.
On Monday morning last, ,at Bengeo,•near II ertford,
Maria, second daughter of R. W. Elliston, Esq. Stra#ll'.
place, to
,Mr.. Charles Marmatiuke Wilson, of Voris-stros,
Portman-squ'cre.
On Wednesday, the 3d inst. at Halton, H. W. Sober, P`l,
of Whites Stanton, Sornersetshire, to Nlis4 Elizabeth J 1 ry
wood, youngest daughter of Sir, John Dasliwood KiDgf.
At Edinburgh, on the Ist inst., by the. Rev. David An,
son, Kirkcurd, Mr. James Denitani, of the Register
Edinburgh, to Isabella, youngest ila..lghter of James tilnve
Esq., Broughton.

. DIED. . or
On the Ist inst. at her house in Rithmond, Surrey, PS'
years of inKring, borne with exemplary fortitude, 3.Ers• ,
therine Leslie, esteemed :Ind 'lament2d. t I,o'
On the 29th ult. Wm. Arch, late of Cullum-street, le3-.
s2ller, in his 48th year. ' 101'
On Sunday last, at. the house of her brother, New Elle- fter
ham, Norfolk, Mrs, NI arg :Ira Taylor, in the 7.. m year of,

age.
resterday morning, at Little ChelTea, Frances, wife of of
Stoneham; Esq. and-eldest daughter of J 4-
ohn Peacock, Ei
Bruton-street, •Berkeley-souarc, aged 32. sge'
On the 18th inst., at tfarlyn, in the 69th year of 'AT-foro•
Henry Peter, Esq., formerly. Llentealant Colonel of the
wall militia, and for many years a iliagistrate of that eolinf
Aged 18, at OrHton. the ,John Owen 3 Bart. bohc..
his guardian, Rd. Le Hunte, Esq. of St. Batolples, l'ent4r
shire, and Artramon, county Nce:ford.

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