The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-08 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

INYAMOUS 'Fancip..4--Yesterday- a man named
Stoney, was brought up for ex' atnipation, under a
chargk of -having fratidukutly procured, under
false 'pretences, from a. young man, named Camp-
bell (a Scotchman); a sum of 61. and upwards.
lc appeared, that. the complainant is a young
mats who came • up to, the Metropolis with a
view to promote his- tontines in a creditable way.—
ll e was, accidentally introduced to the company
Of Mr. Stoney, who is a &titer in patronage ; and
pretends to procure-places tinder-Government for
such _aspiring 'candidate* as can smooth the
path to -promotion by a reasonable daucear to
the agent. Mr. Stoney having seconded the views
and wishes of Mr. Campbell, proposed to obtain
for him .a place in the Custom House, as• tide,
waiter, for which he was ultimately to pay 301.
on completion of:the-bargain ; but, ad interior, it
was necessary to advance 51., as a bonus to the
gentleman in the Custom House, through whose
influence the appointment was to be obtained ;
and a minor sum of'll.ss. was- advanced to Mr.
Stoney as an earnest of future consideration for his
trouble and friendship. The latter, accordingly,
proceeded fobusiness; and at a subsequent meeting,
produced to :Mr. Campbell a conditional receipt
for 51.• engaging to procure for him the appoint-
ment ; the remaining 301, to be paid by instal-
ments after Isis commission was made - out, and
his salary to commence from the day of his intro-
duction.to office. But Mr. Campbell finding the
business proceed rather tardily, and suspecting
his patron, Mr. Stoney, of something very like a
swindle, had bins apprehended, and brought be-
fore the Magistrate, where his presence was by
no means a novelty ; for lie had been there before
upon some charges, which rendered his integrity
a little problematical.
Mr. Stoney, in his defence, utterly denied any
sinister intention in the present case; but Said,
the appointment in. the Customs was to be
procured by a .gentleman there, who had obtained
appointments tor some of his friends before.. He
promised faithfully to. come up at,another day and
iefutelhia imputation by. respectable testimony,
and he had no doubt that Mr. Campbell, himself,
would be answeruble fur his appetirahceA

Mr. Campbell, however, declined this friend,'
office.
The Loan MAToa thought the charge of too
serious a nature to be passed-over without further
investigation ; and his Lordship, therefore, re..
mantled the prisoner till Saturday and ordered a
notice to bo sent to the Secretary of Customs, r 4.•
questing his attendance on that day.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THREATENING A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT'S
LlFE.—Yeswrday a man named Cowling, who
stated himself to be a porter, was charged by H.
Joliffe, &q. M. P. with menacing him aad ;
threatening his life.—The prosecutor stated that
' he had been much annoyed at different times by'
the defendant, who on Friday last followed him
from his house down St. James's-street, with
threats and menaces, and be got rid of him by
going into his banker's. His pretence was, that .
the Prosecutor had a right to maintain him,.
as he was a descendant of a family of the Mit-
chell's, into which the prosecutor's father mar-
ried, and he fancied himself entitled to great pro-
perty. On Wednesday, atter Mr. Joliffe arrived
in London, the prisoner watched him from lump
again, and told him that had he met him on Sad
ttuday night, it would have been a sorrowful':
night for him, and he would yet be a Bellingham
to him. The prisoner it appeared, had beta .
troublesome to Sir Timothy Shelly in like manner.
in defence, the defendant read a letter which he'
had sent to 'the prosecutor, full of threats, and
which corroborated all that Mr. Joliffe had .
The defendant was committed to the Sessions, la
default of bail.

SETTING FIRE TO A HOUSE IN SEYMOUR-?L4CE. ;
--Jane Cook, the wile of a soldier in the Foot
Guards, who stood charged with setting fire to the
house of Mr. Campbell, her master, in Seymour•
place, which house, together with its splendid fur•
Liture, was entirely consumed on Sunday -morn-.
ing last, was brought in a coach from the Mary•
lebotie Infitmary i she also stands charged with
stealing a part of the articles entrusted to het
Care.

The Lady of Mr. Campbell died in child-bed
last Sluing, since ,vhich time Mr., Campbell left
the house, and die pritoner had since liadl•ilia care,
of it.

One witness only was examined, and that was
Mr. Goodger, Apothecary to the Infirm'ary, who
stated that the prisoner was brought there Kt
o'clock on Sunday, and it was reported that she
had taken laudanum, and cut her throat. There
appeared symptoms of her having taken some rir-.
cotic draught, and there were several matins br
incisions about the throat, as if done with a shard►
instrument. She answered questions very inco-
herently, and in a confused manner. She vomitetl
much, and laboured under considerable nausea
although she bad never been in danger. On *
question being put, whether she was well enougla ,
to be discharged from the Infirmary, witness an,
swered in the negative, and said that her frame
was much debilitated, nor was her mind its it
should be. She appeared to have great appro.!'
bensions respecting what would be said about
her. She had said something about cutting sheets,
and setting fire to them.
Question from the Solicitor to the Sun Fire!
-Office--" Do you think that the prisoner is
state of mind to understand what is going on
Answer, Yes.
'Magistrate to the prisoner—" Do you feel any
particular ailment, or do you only feel weakness?'
The prisoner answered in a low unintelligiblei-
tone; and at the suggestion of the Solicitor, the
-Magistrate concurred with him in opinion, that
the inquiry should be postponed for a week. 011
a question to Mr. Goodger, as to the safety 01'
the Infirmary for the custody of the prisoner, its,,
could not undertake to say, unless she had 14,
straight Waistcoat, and be did not think her insane
enough to justify such a measure.—The prisoner
was committed to the care of the Surgeon Of
Coldhath Fields, and the Magistrate undertook to.
write to the Governor, that she should have par,
ticular care taken of her. .