The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. •

MANSION-HOUSE.—Mr. Gilbert, the proprietor of
the Blossoms-inn, Lawrence-lane, was summoned by a
gentleman named Parnham, who charged him with having
refuied to deliver up a box which had arrived in town by
the Brighton Mail.

The complainant said, that on Tuesday night he and It
friend came to London by the Brighton Mail, and upon
their arrival at Lombard-street he gave the coachman and
guard a shilling each. The guard, however, was dissatis-
fied with the perquisite, and said, "Is this all you are
going to give us ?"—" I give you that for myself," said
the witness, "my friend will of course give you what he
likes."—" That he —," said the guard, " I will have
half-a-crown ; and if you won't pay it, I'll have this here
article ;" and he seized the box, "and I'm if I don't
keep it till you pay me." The witness then was appre-
hensive of being annoyed, and desired that the box should
be conveyed to the coach-office, where he certainly ex-
pected that justice would be rendered to him. Upon ar-
riving at the coach-office, however, he was told to his
astonishment that the box was over weight, and ought to
have been charged at Brighton. The guard mentioned, as
if in excuse for the neglect, that the box had been brought
to the coach in a hurry, and put in the box in a moment,
without examination or delay.
The book-keeper of the defendant declared that he would
keep possession of it until the extra sum of 3s. should be
paid.

The complainant,' in answer to a question put by the
Loan MAYOR, said that the box had not been brought in
haste, as had been stated, to the Mail. It remained at
the hooking-office for five hours and a half, and the book-
keeper looked at the box and their other parcels, and asked
if they were all the luggage they had.
The LORD MAYOR—Is the box entered in the way- bill ?
The book-keeper replied in the affirmative.
The LORD MAYOR desired that the way-bill should be
produced.

After aroma (Wax the waybill was produced, but the
items turned out to be niece interlineations, and written in
a hand different from the writing of the body of the
The book-keeper admitted that those interlineations had not
been made at Brighton, but in London, after the arrival of
the mail.

The Lone 'Maros asked, what was seriously the inten-
tion of the defendant after having made these admissions?
Did he mean to detain the box, or give it up ?
The book-keeper said that his master was not in town,
and that he knew nothing about the conduct of the guard
or the coachman.

The LORD MAYOR said it was evident that nothing was
intended to have been charged for the conveyance of the
box until the guard and coachman were dissatisfied with
their perquisites. If the complainant had not voluntarily
surrendered the box when required so to do, he would have
sent the coachman and guard to Newgate for stealing it.—
He hoped, however, that an action in trover would be
brought for the recovery of the box.
The complainant said he should bring his action.

BOW-STREET.—SEDUCTION.—A young man, of
very respectable connections, was yesterday brought before
Sir Richard Birnie, at Bow-street, after the business of the
office had closed, on a warrant of bastardy, at the instance
of a beautiful younc, Swiss lady, whose age did not exceed
eighteen years, and charged with being the father of her
child, of which she was then pregnant. He did not at-
tempt to deny the young lady's statement, and the Ma-
gistrate told him that he must give the usual security to
the parish that they would not be burthened with the
mother or the child..—A gentleman, who accompanied the
young lady, said, that it was the defendant's intention to
quit this country; and he added, that the lady had been
seduced by the defendant under the most atrocious circum-
stances. She had been educated in Switzerland, her native
country, and was highly accomplished. Seven or eight
months ago she arrived in this country, and was engaged as
governess in the family of a Mr. Alston, in Bedfordshire.
About two mouths ago the family were in Northampton,
and there the defendant became acquainted with her. He
prevailed on her to abandon her situation ; and as an in-
ducement for her to elope with him, he produced a written
promise of marriage, with a seal annexed to it, and he even
went so far as to tell her that the banns had been pub-
lished,-and shewed her a letter, which he stated was written
by the Rev. Daniel Wilson, the Rector of Islington, to
confirm his statement.

Sir RICHARD—I should like to see that letter, for there
may be something to punish such villainy made out of it.
The gentleman said it was in his possession, but he had
not got it about him. The conduct of the defendant to-
wards this poor young lady had been the most atrocious lie
had ever heard of, and he richly merited being held up to
public scorn for having seduced her, and lived with her a
month. He was preparing to leave the country ; and the
gentleman then read a printed circular, in which the de-
fendant's father appointed an agent for their business dur-
ing their absence from this country.
Sir R. RIRNIE observed, that as that appeared to be the
case he should have inquiries made, and the defendant
should certainly not leave this country until he found suffi-
cient securities; and lie hoped the solicitor was in the
office, who intended to bring an action against the defend-
ant for breach of marriage-promise or seduction ; for a
more atrocious case of the kind had never come to his
knowledge. He repeated, that inquiries should be made
respecting the defendant, and in the meanwhile ordered his
commitment to be made out.

The defendant, who was observed to smile frequently
during the investigation, was then locked up, and the
young lady withdrew, accompanied by her friends.
A young woman, who is employed as servant at the
&etch Arms, in Round-court, in the Strand, summoned
the porter of Mr. Cowdry, the brush-maker in the Strand,-
to show cause why he kept a ferocious dog.—lt appeared
that the poor girl went into the parlour of her master's
house to serve the defendant, and a man who was with him,
with a glass of brandy and water, when the dog, .tvhieh
was then with the defendant, flew it her, and bit her in
the face near the eye.
The Magistrate said, be could render no assistance ; her
only remedy was by an action at law.
Mr. Harding, the proprietor of an eating-house, in Ru-
pert-street, came before Sir RICHARD Biaseis, for the pur-
pose of inquiring what course he was to pursue respecting
the proceedings that informers were now taking against the
proprietors of eating-houses, for supplying their customers
with beer. Mr. Harding drew the attention of the Ma-
gistrates to the fact, that the proprietor of an eating-house
was a few days ago fined at Marlborough-street, is 101.
for supplying a common informer with a pint of beer, and
said that if they were to be prevented from supplying their
customers with beer, there would at once be almost a total
overturn of their business.

Sir RICHARD RIRIVIZ said, that if ouch A Me bad bees

brought before him, he did not think he should have in-
flicted the fine. Eating-houses were a great accommoda-
tion to the public ; and it was hard, when a customer re-
quested to be supplied with a pint of beer from a public-
house, that a fine of 10/. or 20/. was to be imposed upon
the proprietor of the eating-house, merely because he
suffered the pint of porter to come into his house.
Mr. Harding said, that the eating-house-keepers were
in the habit of having a can full of porter brought into the
dining-room from the public-house, and it was served out
in pints or half-pints, as it was required.
Mr. Wood, the Magistrate's clerk, said that if the eating-
house-keeper sent to the public-house every time any porter
was required, and it was brought in by the waiter of the
public-house, and he received the money for it, he thought
that the eating-house-keeper would not be liable to fine.—
The Act of Parliament said, that no persons but those who
are duly licensed shall vend or sell any beer, ale, &c. Now
if it was brought into the dining-room by the waiter of the
public-house, and he received the money, it could not be
vended or sold by the eating-house-keeper.
Mr. BEcKETT, a Magistrate, said that that was the plan
adopted at the Boiled Beef House in the Old Bailey.
Mr. Harding said, that where 500 or 600 persons were
in the habit of dining every day at one house, that trouble
could not be taken. Eating-house keepers were in the
habit of having beer brought into the room in a can, and
it was served as required. Lie repeated, that it was rather
hard they should be fined for endeavouring to render the
public every accommodation they could.
Sir R. BIRNIE said, that he was so fully convinced that
eating-houses were a great accommodation to the public,
that he thought they ought to be protected. He added,
that if any case of the kind was brought before him, he
would not give any decision until the appeal against the
conviction of the Magistrates at Marlborough-street had
been decided.

QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday a number of persons
ent,red the office in a state of great excitement, bringing
with them a young man, apparently of rather idiotic ap-
pearance, who had attempted to strangle a fine little boy,
about 15 months old, in St. James's Park.

On the prisoner being placed at the bar, a' lady who had
witnessed the transaction entered the office with the infant
in her arms, who immediately screamed in the most dreadful
manner at the sight of the prisoner, and clung with all its
might to the lady, who had considerable difficulty in ap-
peasing it.

The prisoner stretched out his arms to the child, who
shrunk from him with instinctive horror.
At this juncture the mother of the infant entered the
office, having by some means heard of the circumstances.
She stated her name to be Mary Forbes, of No. 52, Old
Round-court, Strand. The prisoner was the son of the
landlady of the house, and his name was Robert Water-
man : she had intrusted her child with him for the last
three months, to carry him out.
In answer to some questions by Mr. Martazarr, the sit-
ting Magistrate, Mrs. Forbes said she did not consider the
prisoner a natural idiot ; he had no recollection, nor could
he deliver a message ; she could not express what he was,
but she considered bins harmless.
Mr. MARRIOTT made some severe remarks on the mo-
ther entrusting her child with a person of the prisoner's
description. He felt it his duty to hear the evidence, as
he had known many escape a just punishment on the plea
of being an idiot.

Mrs: Amelia Burn, of No. 22, Charles-street, deposed,
that as she was returning home about 11 o'clock that morn-
ing, when near the Horse-guards, she saw the prisoner
carrying the child under his left arm ; the infant was
screaming, and the prisoner struck it several times over
the mouth. lie took a handkerchief from his pocket, and
endeavoured to ram it into its mouth. The infant screamed
dreadfully, when the prisoner thrust his fingers into its
mouth, apparently endeavouring to strangle it ; the blood
gushed out from its mouth, and several persons seized hold
of the prisoner. Witness wrested the child from him.
Had not the slightest doubt but the child would have been
strangled had it not been for assistance. The prisoner said
it was his own child, and endeavoured to get away.
A respectable gentleman, residing in York-street, fully
corroborated this evidence, and declared the screams of the
child to have been dreadful. The prisoner got his fingers
in the child's mouth, apparently attempting to tear its
tongue out. The poor child bled at each corner of the
mouth, and its struggles were painful to behold.
Mr. MARRIOTT questioned all the witnesses as to whether
they thought the prisoner was a natural idiot at the time.
They all declared he had no appearance at the time, nor
did they consider him so.
The mother said he was scrry for what he had done, and
would not do it again.
The panther evinced the most callall4 fie-rizieduring -the-
examination, which called forth some severe remarks from
the worthy Magistrate, at her want of parental feeling.
The mother wished to know if the prisoner was to be
locked up, and whether he could not have bail.
Every person was surprised at this question, and Mr.
MARRIOTT indignantly told her he should not answer her
questions.

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The prisoner was ordered to be committed for trial, in
default of bail.

UNION-HALL—Two men, named For and Chuck,
were charged with committing a highway robbery. It
appeared that on Thursday night a young man named Page
spent the graater part of the evening at the Alfred's Head
public-house, Newington Causeway, and on leaving the
house he gave the waiter a 51. note, desiring him to deduct
the amount of what he had drunk. The waiter did so,
and gave him 41. 189., and Page then left the house. On
passing an unfrequented spot near St. George's market, he
was surrounded by five men, two of whom l swore to be
the prisoners, who knocked him down, beat lim and kick-
ed him about the body, and robbed hint of his money.
Both prisoners were described as bad characters. They
were committed.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

LONDON DI ARY.•=rIJESDAY
Commissioners, 1
Adams, J., Union-street,
Southwark ll
Collinson, T., Bread-street 11
Craft, G., Oxford-street
Crokat and Co., Lawrence
Pountney-place
Cubbidge, NV., West Wy-

AUGUST 21.--(At the Court of
iaslnghall-street.)
Jessop, W. Oxford.st. ll
Joseph, A.;Compton-street,
Brunswick-square
Letts, G~
M'Kinnon, T., Wapping I
Nash, W., St. Mary Axe 1
Neely, W., Sherborne-lane 2
Neely, S., Regent-street 11
Neupert, G., Pall-mall l2
Taylor,- J., Somers-place,
New-road
,Underwood, J., Woolwich 11
IWardale, M., Allhallows-

coma ll
D'Oyle,N'.,Vauxhall-bridge
road ll
Duke, J., Basinghall-street 1
Friedman, J., Finsbury-sq. 10
Hawes, W., Regent-street 10
llennell, F., Potton, Bed-
fordshire ll
Jackson, J., Poultry

lane 1
Wells, J., Aldbourn 1
Woodward, D. Cheapside

COUNTRY DIARY.—TUESDAY, Au°. 21.
Britton, T., Pensford, Somersetshire—Office of Mr. Grevile,
Bristol
Brown, G., Banbury—Red Lion, Banbury ll
Duncan E. and Co., Liverpool—Clarendon Buildings, Li-
verpool l2
Jones, E., Asbon—Royal hotel, Birmingham
Lonsdale, J., Northwich—George, Liverpool ll
Lucas, T., rampton, Derbyshire—Office of Mr. Gillett,
Chesterfield ll
Mellar, J., Nuneaton—Globe, Warwick
Weetraan, J., Liverpool—George, Liverpool 1
AN oolley, 1., Nottingham—Punch-bowl, Nottingham ll
Williams, U., Newtown—Oak inn, Poole ll

AUQUST 22.
Backhouse and Co., Spring-mill, Almondbury—George
Huddersfield
Bell, T., Liverpool—Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool
Cleininson, J., Salford—Hayward's hotel, Manchetter 9
Jones, E., Aston, near Birmingham—Royal hotel, Bir-
mingham
Lacon and Dale, Liverpool—Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool 1
Latham, J., Liverpool—Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool

IMPROVEMENT AT INVERNESS. -. The
change which has resulted from the opening up of the
country by our new roads is little less than enchantment—
but 16 years ago, even the mail was brought to us on
horseback. It is but eight years since a two-horse dili-
gence conveying it was as often empty as occupied: we
have now three daily coaches from Inverness to the south-
ward, and one three times a week - and one daily, to
almost ultima Thule, to Thurso, although but a few years
ago, the road to the seat of one of our very principal
northern proprietors was for six miles in the bed of a
river, rendering it scarcely possible to get away during the
continuance of a flood, at least until its abatement. —ln-
verness Journal.

DREADFUL DEATII BY FIRE.—An Inquest
was held before Mr. Shelton, at St. Bartholomew's Hos-
pital, yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, on view of the
body of Sarah Barlow, of Turnmill-street, Clerkenwell,
who was blowing the fire, about one o'clock, on Wednes-
day, preparatory to her cooking some steaks for her hus-
band's dinner, when a spark caught her clothes, and she
became instantly enveloped in flames. In this state she
ran into another apartment occupied by lodgers ; who
however, prevented her entering (we hope, for the sake
of humanity, through fright), and she made her way to
the street. In her progress thither, her clothes were lite-
rally burnt to cinders, so that, by the time she reached
the street doer, she was perfectly naked, except some parts
of her apparel which were brushed from her person with
a birch broom, and with which mice away great portions
of flesh. Mr. Charles Caswall, the house-surgeon, in his
evidence, stated that, in the course of bis experience, he
never met with so bad a case. The deceased lingered till
half past seven, on Wednesday evening, when she died,—
VtrdictwAccidentally burned to death,

LONDON MARKETS.

(From the New London Price Current of yesterday.)

Rum, BRANDY and HOLLANDS.--There is no altera-
tion in Rums ; the transactions in Leewards this week are
not so extensive as formerly. The late purchases of fine
%Jamaica are about 4s. 2d.—Brandy and Geneva are un-
varied.

At the close of the Market to-day, the report of the sales
shows the business has been more extensive this week than
what was generally anticipated ; about 400 puncheons Ja-
maica; the fine of a favourite mark realized 4s. Bd., 31
and 32 over 45., and 28 over Ils. 10d. Some Leewards
have been sold at 2s. 2d. averaging proofs.
TEA. —The Market is rather dull; common Congous
may be had at a discount.

SPICES.-There is no alteration 'in Spices since the
India House sale. Pimento continues in demand, and
good quality sells at 104 d.
Tonacco.—There are no sales of Tobacco worth re-
porting. A cargo of Kentucky at Market has been offer-
ing at 245., for which we believe offers have been made
about 225.

PaovisioNs.—The imports last week, have been exten-
sive, but there is little alteration in Beef or Pork.—Bacon
is not so brisk as formerly.

FlEmr, FLAX AID TlLLow.—Tbe demand for Tallow
has rather increased; all the buyers have kept out of the
Market for some time, in the anticipation of lower prices
when the extensive arrivals should take place, and yester-
day the sales were considerable at rather advancing prices.
In Hemp or Flax there is little alteration.

By Public Sale this forenoon 319 casks Tallow, cargo of
the Royal George, from St. Petersburgb, stranded, average
345. 9d. a 355.

SALTPETRE.-Since the India sale considerable parcels of
Saltpetre have changed hands, chiefly at 235. 6d. and 235.
to-day the general currency is 245.
Asums.—On Tuesday 340 brls. Canada Pearls 295.
295. 6d. ; Pots 265. a 275.

DRUGS, DRY SALTtRIES, &c.—The sale closed at a late
hour; particulars will be given in our neat publication.
INntoo.—The declaration by the Eaat India Company
of 1900 chests Indigo for sale the 3d of October, has pro-
duced no effect on the Market; the whole stock of the
Company is reported about 3100 chests, and about 1000
chests in private hands.

The safes of Indigo previously in srn:ill parcels were con-
siderable, and chiefly at 4d. a 6d. per lb. advance on sale
prices.

CarTox.•--The Cotton Market con tinues steady ; the
purchases are not extensive, being conned to 1200 bags
for the weds ending last night inclusive,.

WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET—Aug. 16.
80s. Od. to 115 s. Od. j (lover 90s. Od. to 1475. Od.
Straw 40s. Od. to 4( ;s. Od.

PRICES OF HOPS (per Cwt.)- Aug. 17.
Kent Pockets 3/. 12s. •1/. Os. to 41. 10s.
Sussex Ditto
Essex Ditto
Farnham Ditto, 01. Os. .51. 12s. to 61. 6s.
Seconds el. Os. 411. 4s. to 54 ss.
Si. 3s. 34 15s. to 41. 2e.
2/. 16s. 31. 3s. to 31. 10s.
3/. Os. 31. 10s. to 31. 16s.
Old Duty laid at £95,000.

Kent B,

Sussex Ditto
Essex Ditto.,

PRICE OF POTAI OES.—Aug. 17. •
New Ware

PRICES OF
Per lb. d. to d.
to
Ditt0,.,,,,,-.60 to 661 b.—
Dressing Hides 13} 16
Fine Coach Hides 16 18
Crop Hides, 35 to 401 b. 141 15
Ditt0.,....... 45 to 50th. 17 191
Ditto lBl 20k

LEATHER.
Per lb. ► d. to d.
Tanned Horse Hides.«, 12 15
Spanish Ditto 15 20

Per dozen.
Calf Skins— 36 to 401 b. 18 23
Ditto 50 to 701 b. 24 26
Ditto 70 to 801 b. 21 23
Small Seals, Greenland 18 19

RAW HIDES.
Per Stone. s. d. to s. d. Per Stone. a. d. to s. d.
Best Heifers 8r Steers 2103 4 I Ordinary 20 2 4
Middlings .2 6 2 8 Market Calf 7 0 each.

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