The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.-- Thomas 4olliagshead was placed the
bar on suspicion of stealing a parcel, containing a considerable sum
of money in Rink-note:4, from the Southampton roach.
Mr. James Hentysworn—Was a hanker at Worthing, in com-
pany with his brother and James 'Hopkins. On the , 16th of
August last he made Up a parcel containing sundry country bank-
notes, to the amount of 1,000/. and vpwards, scaled up the parcel,
directing it to Hall and Co., Brighton, and gave it to his brother.
Mr. Charles 'S. Henry, brother to the last witness—l received
the parcel from the bands of any brother—locked it up in the iron
box, under the coach-box of the Southampton coach, locked also
the iron drawer, and brought the keys back to our own office.

John H. Burrough is a partner in the banking-house of Hall
and Co., at Brighton. Had duplicate keys of the iron box and
drawers of the Southampton coach. On the 16th of August last
went to the coach-office, in expectation of receiving a parcel from
Worthing. Found the box and drawer both locked, but found no
parcel.
Sir R. Emmy—And no appearance of the lock being open ?

Witness-None, whatever. I examined the iron-box the next
morning, and found a small screw loose, but could not find any
other injury. ,
Thomas Bolster lived at Southampton, and was the driver of
the Southampton coach from Brighton, to that place. On the
16th of August last, I left Southampton at eight o'clock in the
morning; with four inside and nine outside passengers, took up
another passenger, a respectable man, near Chichester, who rode
to Brighton ; five or six passengers were also booked for that place.
After leaving Worthing, I stopped at a public-house called the
Pads, about a mile and a quarter from Shoreham. The man who
eat with me on the box said, " Stop, coachman, I think our friend
hai sent some conveyance for us here," meaning himself and
another than, who was also an outside passenger; A man with a
hairy cap, and a sort of brown jacket, came over towards the
coach at the same time, and the man on the box and his friend
behind him both got down. They were both booked to Shore-
ham. They had !wait them a portmanteau, 'and a bundle, or a
travelling bag. I reqtiested one of the passengers behind me' to
hold the rein. whdo, gat down. I was delayed at the public-
house for about four or five minutes in giving the two passengers
their luggage and change. I saw nothing more of the two men,
who then left us, and had no knowledge whatever of their persons.
The witness was here directed to look round theoffice, for the pur-
pose of identifying any person who bore a resemblance to either of the
men in question, and the prisoner was directed to put on his hat,
but the coachman declared again that he had no recollection what-
ever of the two men.

Mr. Butler, clerk to Mr. Harmer, . who appeared for the pro-
secution, said that he did not mean to go further with the case at
present.
Sir RICHARD BIRMI: directed that the prisoner should he re-
manded to Wednesday next, and in the mean while that orders
should be given to the gaoler of the new prison to make his situ*.
lion as comfortable as possible.
MARYLEBONE-OFRICE. —Yesterday, Martin Nichols
was brought before Mr. BaouomoN, for a final examination, on
the charge of having committed a rape upon ' the body of Bridget
Foy, a. girl 13 years of age, his step-daughter, being the child of
his wife byre former husband.
Mr, Rogers, a master builder, who kept the house in Hermitage-
street, ' and who lets no other part but the floor occupied by the
family of Nicholls, Said, he thought it was impossible such a cir-
cumstance could have occurred without his knowledge, as he and.
his wife were at home occupying the first floor as a sitting room
and bed-room. The testimony of Mrs. Rogers was the same, and
she said she observed no difference in the appearance or conduct
of the girl, for she ran up and down stairs the next morning as
usual, which if the statement was true, She considered :to be im-
posaible. The girl's story was told and repeated to circumstantially,
connectedly, and with so much apparent ' simplicity, that hlt.
Broughton expressed himself astonished at--the • conflicting nature
of the evidence, and in order to obtain the testithony of the mother,
who was gone into the cooutry,• the prisoner was remanded until
yesterday: ...
Mrs. Nicholls lived nine months as wet-aurae in the family of
the Rev., Mr, Boswell, at Is-er, and is just returned, at Mrs. Boa.
well's request, into her service. again, as dry-nurse. She stated,
that her hnsband had always been steady and kind, not at all ad,
dieted to Women ; when she was absent, out of small earnings he
has sent her considerable sums ; she. did not caution Bridget not
to admit of familiarities; she never thought he would 'offer them,
and he never threatened 'to make her &login:yrs prostitutes,, but
frequently said their conduct was likely to bring them to that con-
dition.. At, first she belieyed 13ridget's story, and would not bear
what her luisbanA had to say in his defence, and it so disgusted.
her, that she has not filsid .sv ith,liiiii • sines. Now she is convinced -
from trtat the surgeon laid, that the charge is unfounded. The,
two girls, Jane and Mary, were sent to Ireland by her desire, be-
cause her sister' there will maintain them : the determination was

made before the alleged .crime was said to be committed, and Brid-
get was to have gone with them. She had been a great trouble
to her, she had repeatedly fobbed hey employers, and was a no-
torious story-teller. This was confirmed by Mr. Taylor, of
Southinolton-street. • •'

Mr.. Kelly, of Paddingbin, gave'the prisoner an excellent cha-
racter; he had worked for him between six and seven years, and
had been a watetnan for four years' in St. Pancras parish, with an
unimpeached character.' ' '
Gibbs, the officer, who apprehended him, stated that he came
very willingly to meet the charge, and Mr. Wiffin, a pariah officer
of Marylebone, said, Nicholls applied some time since for a pass
to Ireland for the three girls, compleining.particularly of Bridget,
who, he said, stayed out at night, and associated with a parcel of
boys. „ .

Mr. Baouclittoti---I never knew a case involved in so much
mystery : the girl in Public, and with me in private, with tears in
her eyes, as she is now, has told a clear and connected story; if it
be not true, there never was greater wickedness ; those are works
of darkness, and therefore an eye-witness is not to be expected;
but as you (addressing the prisoner) possess so good a character,
and I do not Consider the evidence strong enough for 'a Jury, I
shall leave the case between you and your Maker, and discharge you.

QUERN-SQUARR.—Yesterday a foreign lady, of prepossessing
appearance and insinuating manners, who gave her mane Sophia
Madeline Cammara, residing at No. 2, Theitre-plaee, Stangate-
street, Westminster, was brought up in Custody under the follow
—lt appeared from the' statement of Mr.
Ilenrietta-street, Covent-garden, that
iTnhgonieissremvstaidigizio:f
the prisoner. came to board and lodge with him about twelve weeks
ago, representing herself as a .German lady of high birth and con-
nexions, and that Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg was her •guar-
dian; she also stated that Mr. Rothschild bad money belonging
to her in his hands to a considerable amount : she had also an ae-
coent at Meisrs. Contts, the bankers, to whom she had lately ad-
vanced 20,000/. its a loan ; as yonder' for her respectability, she
showed witness an inunense bundle of papers and other documents,

duly signed-mutse altd.by foreigners of distinction, relatiVe to her
possessions in Germany, which she described as being of great
value; among the letters were some from the Duke of Port-
land, Duchess of Kent, and several of the nobility. From the
artless and plausible manner of .the prigonesif witness con-
ceived her story to he correct`, and the respectable names
she mentioned, did not leave a doubt on his: mind but that she
Was a lady of theft distinction, and had trusted her for hoard
and lodging to the amount of 14/. Is. 11d. Upon one occa-
sion he acemnpeniedlier to the coonting-house of.Mr, Rothschild
to receive a suin of money, and waited for her outside, when she
returned with a bundle of papers tinder her arm, saying they
were Bank notes. Another thnelie went with her to the Bank
to receive ntoney, where she pretended to keep an account; anti
afterwards went with her to Took Ihr the Mansfield coach, where
she wait, she had a large estate. A few days ago he asked her to
settle his account, whet, she appeared extremely indignant at hi's
impertinence to ask a Lay of her connections for such a paltry
sum, and immediately quitted his lodgings, leaving her papers de-
posited in his hatalses security for the debt, when, upon taking
thew to Mr. Rothsehild.e, he discovered that the .documents of
the Gemini estates were all forgeries; and the clerk further told
him that
and she would at times sham madness. The letters from the no-
they had been plagued with her for, the
'm last seven years,
bility appeared to he genuine, and she had received several stuns
of money from the Duke of Portland 'and other high personages,
After she had, left her lodgings, a pair of soaks was missed, which
were hung .up.tad
ey in her room, and he now had her taken up
on suspicion of the rohlury.•
b
Ann Davidge Stated that the scales,; along with other things,
were left to dry
in the prisoner), room,
the day ei quitted her
lodgings, and she supposed the prisoner had taken them.
Mr. WafITY. (to the prisoner)--Where do you come from ?
Prisoner--From Wurtonherg, in Germany.
Mr. Wtture......n0,,,i long have you been in this country"
I Prisoner.—'saute here in irtit, on family affairs. (Here a
huge boodle of papere war, 'woad to the magistrate, which were
so vOttnninnus that no person but the Lord Chancellor would have
attempted tolvade through them.) The Magistrate, after examin-
ing attentively anise of the letters, asked her what she had to
say to the specific charge of stealing the socks?
The prisoner, in her defence, expressed her great surpriSe at
being•tharged,with the Mime of theft ; it was totally,impossible
for her to be guilty of such an act. • •
Mr. Wirrrit..—lt appears by
these ,aters that the Duke of

Portland has hitti ortrimely kind to you:and acted, as he always
does in the noblest manner.

Prisoner—l am sure if you will look at my papers, they will
satisfy you.
Mr; do not think so. When such pains have`been
taken by the Duke of Portland, and he hat come to the conclu-
sion I find he has, you had better get.off now, for unless you pay
the complainant, you may find yourself inside of a prison before
long. At present Ido not think there is sufficient grounds to de-
tain you on a charge of robbery.
Several persons were in attendance who had been victims of her
duplicity, many of whom exprmed their determination to prose-
cute her for swindling.
THAMES-POLICE.—John Pritchard, a waterman, !ap-
peared on a summons, to show cause why he extorted an exorbi-
tant fare. •

Mr. Claude Nelson, a respectable gentleman, residing in Arbour-
place, Commercial-road, stated, that he and his family bad lately
come from Scotland by the United Kingdom steam-packet, and
on her arrival at Greenwichhehailed two boats, one fur his flintily,
and the other for luggage, to take him as fur as Ratcliff-cross ;
when,' on their arrival there, they charged him 12s. each boat,
though he understood aftenvards that the fare, was only 3s. Out
of a sense of public duty, he brought the defendant there. The
name of the other boatman he could not learn.

Mr. BRODZAIP asked the defendant what he had to say ?
The defendant replied, " I did not ask the fare, it was the
other young man who did ; when the gentleman said, ' I sup Pose
I am to give you the same,' and I said, if you please, and he glive
it to me."

Mr. BRODY:RIP observed, that watermen latterly have been. in
the habit of imposing on strangers coming out of steam-vesseli---
that it was necessary to make au example. Ile therefore should
convict the defendant in a penalty of 40s. and costs.
The gentleman requestal that his portion of the fine mightbe
put in the poorbox.

Last week, a bare, perfectly white, with pink eyes,
was shot upon the estate of Sir Jacob Astley, Bart.,
at Seaton Delaval, in the county of Northumberland.

CHEAP TRAVELLING.--,EFFECT'S OF OPPOSI-.
TION BY STEAm.---Persons may now go from Bristol
to Cork for the small sum of .one shilling and sik-
pence ! A few years since, the passage was three
guineas.---Plymouth

PLUCKING OF GEEsE...—The farmers on the Moor-
lands in Somersetshire rear vast flocks of geese, chiefly
for the sake of their feathers, which are mercilessly
stripped from the suffering birds five times in, a year !
By this practice the owners obtain, in the whole, one
pound weight of feathers from each bird yearly. Last
week was the period of .plucking for the fifth time in
the neighbourhood of Westmoor, near Langport, and
the geese were immediately afterwards turned out oh
the common. The rain descended that night in tor-
rents,, and the air was chilly in consequence of which
the flocks having been divested of their natural pro 7
tectiOn from the weather, suffered so severely, that op
Westmoor alone from 1,600 to 2,000 geese were in
the morning found dead, and a very considerable num'7
ber besides are now so languid that their recovery is
doubtful. Many of the operations of rural life are sadly
revolting to humanity, but:few, if any of them, are 84
barbarous as that ,above-mentioned.—Dorset Chroi4

WATERPROOF L;OMPOSITION FOR LEATHER,
OR CLOTII.-7The new patent waterproof
.composition
consists of the following materials :—Boil six gallons
of linseed oil, one pound and a half of main, four
pounds and a:half of red lead, litharge, or any other
substances usually
,called dryers, together,till they ac-
quire such a consistence as to adhere to ;lie fingers in.
strings when cooled ; then remove, the mixture from,
the fire, and. When sufficiently cooled; thin it to the
consistence of sweet oil, with spirits .of turpentine, of
which it commonly takes six gallons. Leave into
settle for a day or two, pour off' the liquid from the
grounds, and intimately mix with it one pound and a
half of ivory or lamp-black, and one pound and a half
of Prutmian blue, gijound in linseed oil. The composi-
tion is then ready- to be used on any kind of leather or
cloth. Stir up the liquid, and apply it with a brush till
an even. gloss I,s procured : hang up the material acted
upon. till the next: day, taking care to leave the surface
as even as possible, and proceed in' the same mfmner
till it has the desired appearanee.--.-Cork Southern
Reporter. -