The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIPENSINO PUBLIC-HOUSES.
now-STita6r.—Yest6rday a Petty Sessions «•a,
held by Sir N. CO ANT, Mr. litarns, and other
Magistrates, to renew the licenses to the
public-
houses in.the parishes of St. Paul,. Covent-gar-
dew, St. Clement Danes, and St. Mary-le-Strand.
The public-houses in the district of St. Martiliq-
le-Grand used to be licensed at these Sessions,'
but in the Act of Parliament passed for erecting
R new Post-office, this power of the Middlesex
and Westminster Magistrates is taken flway-, and
the whole- s
.now within the regulation of the
City of Landon. The licenses of several houses,
particularly gin-shops, were yesterday'suspended
for ' improper manageinent. stisptlision
will continue till the adjournment day, when it
will be finally determined whether they will:be
renewed or not.

A DASIiING :SWINDLER.
Richard Foulke, a young Mail of a respectable
appearance,' calling himself Cvtain Fou/kes, was
charged, at the above °dice, wii h being _a common
cheat, and with various traudulcnt acts. About
a Aveek since the prisoner was lodging at Richard-
son's [lntel, under the PiliZZil; in Covent-garden,
when he ingnired if there were any pine apples in
Covent-garden Market, and on being informed
tliere were, be said lie would go. and pnrchase
One; but some suipicions being entertained a 2ainit
him, he was watched,. which he discovered, or,
it. is supposed, he then intended to decamp. On
his return to the hotel) Mr. Richardson requested
payment of his,bill, when • lidacknowledged that

he had no money.
Application Was made at the office Idia° proceedings conld
issue, as it was only a debt. .Hitinphreys, hawever,'-inte: fer-
ed, and left the to accompany him to a friend in West-
minster, to borrew the money to isay the hill; 'b'ut they had
proceeded but a short distahee when he aeloiowledged that ha .
had no friend in Westminster. but would F.; .old, borrow the
money of a blether [Meer in St. George's Field : How p 4ries
accompanied him to a man living in the Rides of the i(itiv.4
Bench prison, dose to the Prison, who appeared in a very dis-
tressed state, who admitted having a slight knowledire of the
prisoner, bet he had no money to spare, and if he had he should
not let'the prisoner have it. They then priteextlud to Mr-
ttrillinm Dowding's, a 'ante merchant, at Wapping Wall,
who acknowledged knowing, father and friends, whO
reside at Weymouth, and are very respectable, and expresv.
cd surprise at the prisoner coming to borrow oloney'Of
saying he . ought to go to those he had bean driving about
with m currinles,' gigs, and' dralset, afal with tiles; he had
been living in luxury with, and be declined advaneingtiat
env money till Humphreys said he shunldTlebp him in custudy
till it was procured. it was not loaf before he was in,custody
again. A short time since he weht into the shop of Mr.kag-
le;ts, a pastry-cook and confectioner itiPi&athilY, where ht ate
pastry to the amonnt of one shilling and twopence, and Om
said he had come out without any motley, and desiredtKaf
bey might be sent to Reddish's Hotel, where he said befWiti
lodging; but Mr. Rayless said it seas of no conscattence,-111
could-call and .pay when he came that way ;;but he presse.
that a boy might be sent. A few days alter hen rot into Mr.
Pagless's shop. said he had &auk too touch wine the tiarbif-
mote, and dranl. some ginger beer, ululate burns and a quan-
tity of pastry', 'and left the shop Without paying. On Thttrs-
day he went there again, and was, eating pastry very freidyi
when Mr. RaLtiess, sospectiag him to he an impostor, seized
him by the; Collar, and Milted hini how he (116.cd to taksi his f
perty without }fay* fin it ? 'when' he confessed; he had no
motley. •
. Thomas I..imbrielc, belonging to the .office, was sent.. for,
and he Was given into his Custody, who accompanied him to
teveral!places; but be cuttld rai,e the money. He
,was
brought to the odice, and yesterday it was literally mowded
with persons exhibit* charges agaiost
Mr. Curzaus, of Southampton-street, stated that the pri- .
loner had obtained property of 'hint to the 'amount of 40.4
and a tailor, through the recommendation of Mr.
had trusted the prisoner with clothes to a large ailmnt', M e r'.
Cuesttnkatiliat time considering hint to hca respeetaldc man,
Catherine Kirwan nruveil the prisoner had been living at
the'Britisbeiittee4tonse thry.t Lane& hica out, and whoa

his bill amounted in Qs. .
Hubert Agnew stated, that the prisoner had ;lined twice at
Sitcpben's,, itt llond-.street, where he had ellielietis, fish, Ikc.
drank Madeira with his diunur and Port afte'r ; lils bill
amounted to ,31. lets,
Mr. David Peek, of ;Mount-street, Grosvenot-srpuire,‘tateri
that the prisoner 'Med a horse and gig for a fotinight of hiitt •
Fur which he was to pay six, guineas, hut hailmat paid any
thing; On his getting his chaise back he diSciivered tne drat,
Ang.z..oox, was inksing, which wa,,wortli
'pritainer; explanatidn to Mr'. I)e'ettfor 111filfrniiii:.
ing, stated, that when e imi,the-thaise nut une of the shafts
gave, selsy, aid lie went to the nearest coach-makers to get it
moaded, which Wat:Mr. Holmes in Lonotere, when he tmt
having any money to pay for the rnending,'they refused to let,
the chaise go till their charge was paid, but at length'agreed
to detain the dtiriog•box.
l'isellagistrates etihsid'etiag this a conversion of the ko-
p.erty,entrosted ,to hint, to his• own use, cotivieti a hint it%
ihtuble the militant of the value of the hos, which NV 0..
TWA, penalttof.ll. which be nut heiug repo; to pay. bit,
. was connuitted for three months, and in ease of the Moonlit
twc heing paid, tsts he,whipped.
The aceotrat he ire of blin,elf to the Magistrates was,
that' he had heel, beith-jti the ai thy and navy, that ht was last,
'll Abe arlsY anti was a cadet in the 7th battalion of the Guth,lt egisnent, ntid 'Mid lately 'arrived 'from Nova Scotia.
110 40,4 bt*ndgfrandiptAeveral Whet-hotel
and'eutfee-bousc hes:pert, by lodging in tht;ir Houses,
having -gspdrtsire dinners, viithout:heing,possetsesi of moneh
to itay, nr.any sisihk means of doing so; and ite having re;
,ftintself to several of the,partiesoseaptaiuFuulkel
tt way, thote•ht right to orderhinitu find hail on these charges.