The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-lIOUSE.--ExrExstvn Ronacay or A
BANKER'S CLERK.--,, &PACO Was cha.rged tvith abstratt-
ing from the pocket of Mr. Sharp, clerk iii the Wise of
Messrs. Hanliey and Co:, bankers, a pocket-book, con-
taining bilis of exchange and other property, to the amount
of considerably More than 10001., under the following tic-
cum staneet

Mr. Sharp, who is &n infirm elderly trim', stated that
on Wednesday afteinooni as he was passing by Angel-alley,
Throginorto-ativet, he observed the prisoner, with four
.or OA-e incn, standing against the posts, and who, upon his
advance, began larking. Upon his getting up to them
he Was instantly surrounded, and when he got clear of them,
which he did by the assistance of some, gentleman, he found
that his pocket-book, xiThich he had felt the moment before
seenre in his breast-pocket, was missing. The book con-
'ained bills of exchange and other property to the amount
of more than 1,000!. None of the bills had arrived at
maturity. He did not notice the act of taking the book,
—indeed lie was. too much agitated to be conscious of what
was passing.
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Air. Edwards, of Bread-street, was accidentally passing
and witnessed the transaction. The moment he saw the
gang surround the old gentleman, he was so well convinced
of their intentions that he called an officer, who succeeded
in capturing the prisoner, but the others escaped. He did
not see the act of robbery committed, nor did he know of
it till N.fr. Sharp informed him. The prisoner was very
active, and he did not take his eyes off him till he was safely
in custody.
• Mr. Clarke, of Cannon-street, was also passing at the
time, and gave similar evidence.
The officer who took the prisoner into custody produced
several articles, among which was some money, found On
his person ; the pocket-book, however, and its contents, is
missing; it is supposed some of the prisoner's accomplices
carried it off.

The prisoner, by the advice of Mr. Humphreys, his soli-
citor, declined saying anything, and he was fully committed
for trial.

GUILDHALL.--Thomas Wolter, a journeyman
printer, was charged with threatening to do some grievous
bodily harm to• John Cross, the overseer of the workmen
employed in the King's printing-house, near Shoe-lane.
Mr. Cross said, that on Tuesday last he received an inti-
mation that the prisoner was going about with a knife for
the purpose of assassinating him. After lying in wait for,
him some time about the printing-office, the prisoner went
to his residence in Poppin's-court, Fleet-street, knocked at
the door, and inquired for him, and at the same time drew
a knife from his fob, and concealed it behind him, ready to
give the fatal blow when an opportunity offered. Witners.
however, fortunately, was not at home. The enmity the
prisoner bore to him arose from his having dismissed him.
for misconduct about two years ago. lie had dismissed
him once before for some reason, but gave him another trial,
on account of his having a family.
Other witnesses deposed, that they heard Weller declare
k would take Mr. Cross's life.

The prisoner said, in his defence, that he had not been 1
able to obtain any press work since Mr. Cross dismissed
him. The improvements in printing had destroyed his
hopes entirely, and at the King's house the work was now
principally done by four large machines, and a swarm of
boys. He was tired of living in a workhouse, and had
been trying his fortune at selling oysters on Tuesday, when
one and another gave him liquor, and when the liquor got
into his head, he was not " right," but he was sure, how-
ever much he might have threatened Mr. Cross, he should
not have injured him, because he entertained so much re-
spect for bim. If he had met him, or Mr. Spottiawoode,
he should have merely entreated him to take him on again.
If Mr. Cross still felt alarm, he would move into another
neiOitwuritood.
Mr. Alderman Tttonr thought that as the man was now
so cool and rational, Mr. Cross had nothing to fear ; but
the complainant being still io a state of great excitement
and alarm, the Alderman committed the prisoner for tho
present, in default of sureties for his good behaviour.
BOW-STREET.--The following righteous cause came
on before Mr. MiNstrutr, yesterday :

• A young man named Christmas, who is an anatomical
artist, residing at Wilsden, charged a Mr. Nichols, a
" gentleman farmer," of the same place, with having put
his fist in his face, and threatened to horsewhip him.
These gentlemen are frequenters of the parish church of
Wilsden ; and they may be worthy members thereof—any
thing herein contained to the contrary thereof notwith-
standing ; but in this church there is a pew, and this pew
is the occasion, as it appeared, of much very unchristianly
heart-burning and contention between them, from each
claiming to have the sole right of possession to it.
The complainant said that after having been in the con-
stant habit of sitting in this pew for the last three years,
and having, as he believed, an undoubted_ right to sit there,
the defendant had lately•thought proper to attempt to ex-
clude him from it, by locking himself in during the time
of service, and keeping it locked at all other times. Many
had been the disputes between them in consequence, but
nothing more than angry, 'yet peaceable, words had been
made use of up to 'Sunday last, when, having presented
himself at the pew door and been refused admission by the
defendant, he contented himself with another scat, and after
the service was over was walking home, when he met the
defendant, who put his fist to his face, and told him that if
he ever attempted to enter his pew again, he would horse-
whip him. This was his complaint.
The defendant admitted that he threatened a horse-
whipping but denied that he put his fist in his face. He
was aggravated by the obstinacy with -which the com-
plainant-persiated in claiming a right to the use of the pew
in question, when he had no sort of pretence for such a
claim, and was only permitted at first to sit in the pew by
the courtesy of the Rector.
The Complainant denied this, and said the pew belonged
to his house, and he had used it as his own ever since he
bought his house, three years ago.
The defendant again denied the truth of this assertion,
and declared that the pew had been in the possession of
himself and family for 21 years.
Mr. MixsuuLt. asked the defendant why he objected
to the complainant sitting in his pew, even if he had no
right or title to it ? _ _ .

-The defendant replied that, the fact was, that the com-
plainant was in the habit, in the practice of his profession,
of cutting tip horse-flesh and all twits of carrion, and his
clothes were so impregnated with the unsavoury odour
thereof, that it was excessively disagreeable to come so
closely in contact as he must do when sitting in the same
pew with him.
The complainant merely replied with a smile to this ex-
planation of the defendant's.
•He he
Mr. MinsitULL expressed an opinion that the defendant
was moat to blame throughout
said that but the defendant would
not arrwh
i t aantyhsuch i
did, for
during the time of service on. had provoca-
tion
Sunday, when the cdroplainant applied to be admitted Into
the pew, and was refused, lie said to him (the defendant),
" You are an impudent fellow, and no gentleman ;" and
when he (the defendant) told him be could not reply to
"
him then and there,' he said he would tell him so " when-
ever and wherever he met him. He (the defendant) did
therefore, when church was over, tell him that he would
horsewhip him if he ever came to the pew again,
The complainant retorted, saying th-at the defendant
bad even nailed up the door of the pew, contrary to the
.regulations of the church ; and the defendant replied that
he was obliged to do so, from the complainant having
broken the lock off; and he taxed the complainant with
having, upon more than one occasion, scaled the door of
the pew to get in.
Mr. Mnisnuu. asked with some surprise, if all this
very becoming work was carried on during the perform-
ance of Divine Service? and he was answered by one of
the Churchwardens, who was present, who said that the
parties came before the service commenced, with a view
of getting the start of each other.
The defendant was bound in his own recognizance for
20/. not to carry his threat of horsewhipping the complain-
ant into execution.
UNION-HALL.--VILE IMPOSITION. —Two elderly gen-
tlemen, who did not give their names, attended at this office,
for the purpose ofapplying
for advice and redress under the
following extraordinary circumstances:-One of the appliciar.cs
commenced by stating, that he had a slight acquaintance
with the gentleman who accompanied hitn to the office.
lie then proceeded to describe, that, about six weeks ago,

" "address A
a young nun, possessing toe on , manners o 4 a gen-
tleman, obtained 'an introduction to his family by fileel
assuming the name of the gentleman then standing by his
(applicant's) side, and describing, moreover, that he was
his son. Applicant having a knowledge of the revecta-
.... •

bility of the ftmily with which their new visitor claimed
so near a relationship, admitted him to his house, where he
was treated with every mark of attention, and admitted on
terries of famliailty*ith all the 4iqabers of the family
\ppliFint haOndatithied, the indivithial to Sirh Oni
to Lega4 to pay one of them partictilai attention ; and after
some short acquaintance, declared himself a suitor for her
hand. Applicant, as well as all the rest of his family, con-
fidently believing him to be the person he represented hini-
self, did not object to his beeomirig, to themin
marriage, arui accordingly sahetfoned big visits, iVhich were
ad ll:•eqiient, that he might almost be said to be one of the
inmates. Things went on in this way for some time,
when at length their intended son-in-law proposed i day
on which the ceremony of marriage was to be performed.
In the interim, however, applicant Most fortunately "met
with the gentleman whose son he (applicant) conceived his
daughter was about to be wedded to. He addressed him
in the fated, and a centersation ensued between them,

*llia led to ihe discbnery df as base' an attempt to im-
pose on a young lady and her family, as can possibly he
conceived.

The gentlemen, therefore, wished to be informed, whether
they could obtain a warrant, or summons, against the im-
postor. 'The gentleman whose name he had assumed said,
that, if his sons got hold of the fellow, they would give

him a sound thoihing.
The Magistrate said he could not, under the circum-
stances, order the offender to be apprehended ; but he con-
sidered he "would meet with a just punishment if a horse-
whip' vas well applied over his shoulders,
The applicants, on leaving the office, said that the man
was of low origin, and in embarrassed circumstances.

A GOVERNMENT MESSENGER BOBBED.

The following further particulars of the rob-
bery of the Treasury Messenger, in Ireland, who
was lately sent with dispatches to the Knight of
Kerry, are derived from a letter written on the
scene of the outrage.
Mr. James Willar, Treasury Messenger, hav-
ing received directions to proceed to Valentia,
posted from Dublin and arrived in Killarney at
half-past six o'clock on the evening of Friday,
the 10th instant. Being unable to procure a
post-carriage there without a delay of some hours,
he hired a pair of horses and a guide at Fine's
Hotel, and set out for Valentia immediately.—
On arriving at' Begh-bridge, the guide, who, it
appears, never 'travelled the road before, led him
by the old road under Lord Headley's plantation,
keeping some short distance before the messen-
ger, and both travelling as fast as the rugged
state of the road would permit. About mid-
way between Begh-bridge and the back road
leading to Lord Headley's, between the hours of
eleven and twelve o'clock; Mr. W. was stopped
by two men, one of whom presented a pistol at
him, demanded if he had any money, and desired
him to deliver what he had immediately. Mr.
Willar in the surprise of the moment dismounted,
let his horse go, and threw his purse; containing
about forty sovereigns on the ground. They .
then demanded his watch, which, with a gold.
chain and seals, he also delivered to them. They
next demanded his great coat, in one of the
pockets of which was contained his dispatch,
rolled up in a Map of Ireland. Before he de-
livered the coat he took out the map and letter.
On seeing him do so, the robbers instantly, called
to him to give up the papers, but he, having re-
covered a little from his first surprise, took out
his penknife, declared he would only give them
up with his life, and that he. would stab the first
man who would come near to deprive him of
them. Seeing the robbers stoop to collect the
money which he had thrown on the ground, he
ran forward, not knowing which way to turn.—
It appears that he ran towards the new bank made
by Lord Headley on the sea-side. Having got
on the top of the bank, seeing that he was pur-
sued, ,he threw himself into the river, and finding
himself out of his depth, swam to the other side,
where perceiving some large stones in a deep part
of the river, he got near them, in order that he
might the better escape observation, and
re-
mained up to his chin in the water, until all ap-
peared quiet. Finding himself suffer consider-
ably from the cold, he got out and proceeded
to some cottages in the neighbourhood, where he
saw lights. He knocked at the doors, but could
not obtain admission, the people within answer-
ing that they were all in bed. Having lost his hat
in the first plunge into the river, he was obliged to
continue during the remainder of the night at the
gable end of one ofthe houses, which afforded more
shelter than the rest. At day-break, seeing a re-
spectable-looking dwelling-house (Lord H.'s
lodge) at a short distance, he went towards it
and knocked at the door, which was opened by.
one of his. Lordship's servants. There every
assistance his case required was promptly afforded,
which enabled him immediately to proceed on
his journey. Having advanced a little, accom-
panied by one his Lordship's servants, he met
the guide in the act of making enquiries re-
specting him. It appears that the horse which
Mr. W. rode, on being lot loose, followed the
guide, who, hearirig the horse coming on after
him, thought all was right, and did not miss
Mr. W. until, turning round, a considerable
time after, he saw the horse following without
_a
rider. On meeting the guide, the messenger
anxious to discharge the object of his mission,
proceed to the Knight of Kerry's house, at Va-
lentia, when he learned that the Knight had
proceeded to London a few days before with
Mr. Wilmot Horton. Having` procured refresh-
ment, and lodged his informations of these facts
before a Magistrate, he handed his credentials
to Lieutenant Fitzgerald, of the Eaat India
Company's service, son to the Knight of Kerry,
which being found to be correct, he received
money to bear his expences hack to London.—
On Sunday evening he arrived in Tralee, and
set out for Dublin the following morning by the
mail coach: The police accompanied him on
his return through Glanbegh, and he pointed out
to them the place where he was robbed. Lord
Headley and the neighbouring Magistrates are
using every exertion to discover the perpetrators
of this outrage.
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The expellee of the Police establishment is
the county of Cork for the last half year, is
stated to be upwards of 4,oool.—Dieblin Morn-
lag Register.
Judging from the letter of our correspondent',
at that place, we should say, Tunbridge Wells is
now what Brighton used to be, when his present
Majesty, then Prince of Wales, honoured the
town with his company.—Brighton Gazette.
FANATICISM.-Mr. Finny, the Presbyterian
fanatic, has been lately engaged at New Leba-
non in getting up a revival, where a certain
young female having been urged, under pain of
endless ruin, to promise, that she would never
speak a word against God whilst she lived,
on reflection, felt great apprehension that she
would not be able to perform what she had pro-
mised: she therefore betook herself to the awful
alternative of seizing her tongue with one hand,
and applying a knife with the other, so effec-
tually, as to secure the tenure of her promise.—.
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