The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A person named John 3lerrett, came
before the LORD 31-k YOR, to implore his Lordship's aid or advice
against the Directors of the Cornwall and Devonshire Mining
Company. The applicant appeared to be a respectable mechanic.
His statement, which he had written, was to the effect, that he
feared that several persons acting as Directors to the Cornwall
, and Devonshire Mining Company, intended to defraud him of his
money, which he declared he placed in their hands under the so-
lemn assurance of the validity of the concern ; but he bad learned
that they had taken his money as well as that belonging to others,
add divided the greatest part amongst themselves. One of their
number had declared that he was ready to return his part of the
money, which he considered had been unlawfully and unjustly
taken from the shareholders. When the complainant heard this
and other thins which were said, he went to the office and de-
manded his money back, on the ground that they bad obtained it
on a prospectus that was untrue ; but they refused to give him his
money back, or to answer any inquiries. They had twice threat-
ened him, putting him in daily fear, saying they must have more
money of him for calls. He was not in circumstances to go to law
with such monied men. He knew not what method to take with
them, and he was afraid at times that he should fall a sacrifice to
them, unless his Lordship, or some other high authority, stepped
in to his assistance, and rescued him out of their power. All his
savings were in their hands, and he should be utterly ruined.
The Loan M.! YOR—I can give you no advice : if you had
come to ask my advice before you invested your money in the
concern, I could then have given it to you, but it is now too late.
The complainant, who was evidently in a state of the utmost
distress, then retired ; and his Lordship observed, what was re-
marked by most persons present, that his losses seemed to have
affected his mind.

A person named Conway appeared to answer a charge of hav-
ing feloniously obtained possession of some documents and papers
belonging to Mr. Fawell, an accountant.
The Loa') MAYOR (to the defendant)—Unless you give up
the property, I must commit you.
The defendant begged, before his Lordship took any steps, that
he would hear in his behalf a solicitor, who had engaged to attend
for him.

The Lotus MAYOR consented to adjourn the ease, that the de-
fendant might bare an opportunity of taking advice, and consider-
ing the situation in which he stood.

MA RYLEBONE-OFFICE —Yebterday John Lothian was
charged with having obtruded himself into a chamber at the
White Hart public-house, in Oxford-market, and with having
committed a desperate assault, with a poker, upon the persons of
two watchmen, who were called in to remove him.
The prisoner attributed his conduct to the influence of disap-
pointed love, and handed a letter to Mr. Rawlinson, which be
had received on Sunday morning, in which Miss Donelly declined
further intercourse, and requested an exchange of letters.
Mr. RAlvtiNsinq should put the young woman out of the ques-
tion; she had acted very prudently, and it would be unpleasant
for her to appear again on the subject ; be must find bail for the
assault upon the watchmen, and upon that charge he would be
prosecuted.
Wm. Broad, a little boy, exactly nine years old, was charged
by Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, of 93, Edgware-road, with crossing
round her counter, and stealing 10s. 6d. from her till.
The little urchin owned that he had taken the money, and said
he was told to do it by another boy named Wood.
Mr. RAWLINSON questioned his mother, who was present, as
to his habits and education.

She said that he belonged to the Marylebone National School.
He could read and repeat his catechism, and she keeps him out of
the streets us much as her engagement! as a washer-woman will
admit of. She did nut knew of his being acquainted with Wood
until Saturday, who, she believes to be 17 years of age, and a very
bad character.

Mr. RAWLINSON regretted the necessity of committing the
child ; but said he could not avoid it ; for if a feeling of commi-
seration was suffered to operate, and children allow to escape, older
thieves would take advantage of the circumstance, and make them
their dupes.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday Susan Hammond was
charged with robbing one Mr. John Budd, of a purse containing
twelve sovereigns.

The prisoner attempted to deny the charge, but the prosecutor
swore positively to her.—Committed.

LEMON MINCE PlES.—Squeeze a large lemon,
boil the outside till tender enough to beat to a mass, add to it thret
large apples chopped, and four ounces of suet, half a pound of cur-
rants, and four ounces of sugar ; put the juice of the lemon and
candied fruits as for other pies. Make short crust, and 511 the
patty-pans as usual.