The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-20 00:00:00

indicted in every county in England, for there was not one in some
part of which he bad not uttered forged paper.
Mr. Gates" said he been engaged iu treeing him to a great
many places. He was a men of very imposing manners, and a
greatknowledge of business, and the style in which he had lived,
and the appearande of himself and his female companion, a beeuti-
fel and elegait woman, completely. disarmed suspicion in the rub .is
even of the, mostwary. ,Has general mods was to drive to the
first-rate inn, in whatever plaee he chose fostop at, and there live
sumptuously for a fetV days,' pay liberill34 and' take special pains
to ingratiate himself with the landlord of thehouse, whom, with
his wife, perhapi, be would take in his carriage for a day-or two
to,
,some place of publiereSoht, or for .a short time ahout the ads
joining country, treating ;them with champagne and every other
luxury, that could be procured.: When'abont to quit the town he
would say .he was short ofreatly money ; he ha 1 plenty of bills,
as good as the Bank .of ,Epglenil; " but, thee, 11w devil of it' is,
you see, that no one, knows me here; ,or your bankers would dis-
count for me . 'lbis was a difficol which the landlord would
soon remove, by offering to say . that' e kiteW him, sooner' than
he should he inconvenienced. In this manner he got a forged
paper cashed at Newark anat several other places. - At each place
where be stopped he was Constantly receivingslettere by the posts
containing . bills and •bankenotes,,ind ft lard been ascertained
that severid of : those very letters 'lsad heen first given by the
prisoner himself to stage-coachmen to 'be put into distant posts
offices. When he was apprehended he had two packages, filled
with printed forms of hills of eiehangei and promissory notes,
several of which were drawn, accepted, and endorsed in various
names. and hand-writing. One Of these parcels he contrived
to , destroy. (Mr. GateA produced the other.) There were
also some slips of paper,' on which were written. a' great many
signatures in different chareetera of band-writing, as if by some
person practising. At one piece the prisoner obtained cash
for a bill of 201. by this expedient. He received a letter by poet,
with a black seal, with which he 'went in haste .to a tradesman;
with tears in his eyes, and said his brother had been killed in the
'Burmese war, and he was compelled to go in great haste to Lon.
don, to settle his affairs. 13ot a still more ingenious trick was
played all him et Rochester. He had been some tirne at that.
places,and had by seine theans'got ecquainted.with a lady of high
respectability and good property residing there. 116 ascertained
where she kept cash ; and one day when he was taking a drive
with her in lier own carriage, 'he requested she would order her
coachman' to ,toll tor 0 feiw Momently at Messrs. .L.--:--'-, (mention-
ing the name of her bankers). 'She at once complied,. and he
alighted, walked into the banking-honse, and requested cash for a
bill of considerable amount. The bankers seeing with whom he
came, had not the least hesitation in complying with his request,
and gave him the money. He left Rochester very shortly after.
The prisoner is apparently about thirty-three years of age, 'of
florid complexion, light hair, and about the middle size. He
Wore a jacket, Made after the, fashion of . those worn by our me-
tropolitan: fresh-water sailors in their excursions. His female
companion was in the office, but not present at the examination.
MARYLEBONE.—Mr. Harmer -attended yesterday at this
office, on behalf of the gentleman, who represented himself as
,William Sctunderaon, and whose real mine he declined giving on
Tuesday,: in consequence of which lie ... a committed to the New
Prison, Clerketrivell. Mr. Hunter being informed by Mr. Ranr-
Boson that'Mr. Hoskins was the Magistrate vile hid. Committed
Mr. Saunderson, he waited until the arrival of Mr. Hoskine, at
One &Clack.' DT the mean time, a.,gentleman !entered the office,
who bore so striking a resemblance to the accused, that many per..
:suns mistook him at first sight, for the prisoner. He sat inside
the bar and conetiltedfor sone time with Mr. Harmer. We un-
derstand that the gentleman is a near relative of the accused, and
the strong family likeneto is a presumption in support of the asser-
tion. Mr. Rawlinson informed the gentleman that he might mm-
tire to the private room until the arrival of Mr. Hoskins. When
Mr. Hoskins arrived:, a 'king • consultation took plade, in private,
between Mr. Rawlinson, Mr. Hoskins, and Mr. Harmer, on the
subject of bail ; after which, Mr, Harmer retired torHeatoteshsektinpmepriivraoamtey
rooni, to inferno:" the accused's friend of the result. Mr. Har-
mer, returned to the' office, after a short interval, and made
some roininunicatiow to the Magistrates in private, as before.
!lie proceeded to, the Clerk's offices and, gave instructions to
have the necessary bail-bonds prepared. The friend of the
accused left the Magistrates' private room, and went to the clerk's
offiee, where the bail-bonds were executed; . The warrant for the
(tllli:lteetl:gieeeing.wtle.einfmiolatetht the, prisoner
IPito2tenitcres,rt,nuwe.aabelat
ill , left the office and drove off in his
gig towards acrkenwell, followed by Mr. Harmer in another gig.
ythillr.g
was observed. Neither the reutalh:ntyiaesisiticereddo:fyb'the accused, nor his
,ratilt In UN. WO' the Wink., of the gentlemen who wee accepted its
hail. '1,,,••• the oimeOrt of hall. had transpired. Respect for the
feelings of the unfortunate gentleman's friends, and particularly
of his wife, were said to be thescause of the secresy which had
peen observed. The charge against the accused having transpired
on Tueiday evening before he wes.romove(l..to.prison, a crowd of
W6men, young and old, collected from stir , numerous Purlieu's
about the office, and assailed him on, his way through' the long
passage.to i. the van in which he was conveyed. Missiles were
thrown athim from every quarter, and the women were not par-
ticular in. the quality:of the materials which they threw at the
object of their fury. , They were by, no' means sparing of their
4naledietions, and it, was with difficulty that the officers succeeded
in Owing him, eefe in the van. The crowd followed the van for
eonfe' distance, and could scarcely be prevented froth attacking the
unfortunate Man. , The swiftness of the horseS, hoeseser, ~,,ii
p'swed him out of their reach, and he was • safely lodged in the
New Prison.
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The only property whiCh he had on hie person, besides the
gold watch, was 5/. which was handed to the gaoler.
Iniiigslite:ouiC:iairinyP
SWEEN-SQUARE.—An interesting young woman,' of the
name of Mary Woodward, charged her husband, John
,Woodward,
hwithoihome
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rarely
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said that theirsquireel wee occasioned by her fetching, her 'husband
teePdwatradt,hll;lhnaetnhaikvll46yaolB; to' s.ay to
courted at. the !.`flip, that, lie frequented it from Morning till
I darint say any thin be_
fore
'moment
hit g
takei .
this,
Woodwaril.---Why,: xinfr Worship,
:oorediennyiaxitrii:d.,fowr soliedr:opnglynsleerantleohngm,ywfahtente fur
gently
now ca:tion-)t.
hmimustinfitture t keep *
public houses, for it
We get back:, '. She came after me, your Worship ; would
lTniationtilsol7obfase.„nsaoylleTl,o.lg.tj':'s7aiill,;(:Mal,egnagiaft.l;
.INerV•l:Oh)od,eoluliv;:eahlgrdu'es,bc-Itand
to
is a practice, ,on the part of women, that no mortal man' likes.
Xlut; under all the circumstances, I shall keep' the . warrant open
for the present, in order to see how mattersare likely to go owl*.
'.. Mary Woodward.—Then 1 can cools here again,
.erd14.,t1411.:, to be sure, whenever I ti,dayri6butrwinlbil3
tween you.,
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happen
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PleaPe PIO . -
19rWirinOgWroNb-blier.y"vvial irTgliU
the morning, discovered to have been plundered," T
TqlltWhiAi irt—yetorrdma:ti_on Of the fol
i The counting-luanie pf Mr., WilliaM Wynn, 1. 'ip-factorS Coun-
tersetreet, in the .Bortitigh, t'Vittc;• on the waeh It
- • entering '
locks of the counting-louse desks had bets, unrest, gid4ed to it by means of :a picklock found iiinn ('
ere
'
and bills of
lunged menand admissioT
the tlooe hatling from
the'street. On proceeding to the interior, it wee' MOM-that the
exchange, Pramissury-notes, and checks to a considerable amount
taken away, together with the contents of a tin cashbox Of much.
he lied found,
Valli&. In the course of the tame' day,- and ' previous ,to the possi-
bility of any measures being taken . for the apprehension of the
nffenders, a well-dressed nutn.called at the counting-house With a
~;
paper parcel, containing all the written securities, which he stated
and. brought 'agreeably to the direct on the out.
114 ; and this man, it appears, front the want of presentv of
mind, was allowed to depart without appearing before the Ma-
gistrate here, Mis Alderman J. J. SIIITTIL
Mr. Alderman J. J, SirtlTlt, to whom the knowledge of this
mice;to 'protect the public from dep
puabssed If ';a a lukewarm spirit wasalisplayed
robbery Was conveyed by Kinsey the officer, could not think how
it was possible such remissness. could have occurred, as that of not
detaining the men, heiveVer imPosing his garb. - However stre-
minus the efforts of the
tittn, they muSt be rah-
on the part of those whose main interest it wee to be principals in
the business.
'We have since learnt;' that the person leaving the papers g y
44 tiime mut eildressi-but which in'the ',pewit stage of the ail' e
air,
we think: it el well not to mention. .

T 0
ri:)gceu;ab
swle .(r fevers,hil)., attlii a
s time
iltn s of the year, used to be
oul
that at two shillings or
War-a-crown i piece, are now so plentiful as to be sell-
ingin the streets at two.for a penny.
St. Swionthinsairsnrolitoy, ronaingleit all his votaries in the
lurch,
the anniversary , of his'
sintship, lust rainuet: olour
Monday, the
the u e
maintain his charter,
and on thetn following day the clouds were:
aqutl i tre sliuberarale d
in their home ;h
the solo Ascelidaney) and the charm has, for this year,
at least, been broken. ' •