The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-02 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL.

THURSDAY, APRIL SO.—High water 37-minutes past
eight o'clock.—Wind N.N.W.--Arrived the Mona,
Jones, from Dublin ; Eliza, —, Isle of Man ; North
Star, --, from Glasgow.
CLEARED OUTWARDS.--,31e Susannah, Law, for
Liebau ; Agenoria, —, Newfoundland; Fraw Gebke,

for St. Petersburg ; Smyrna packet, for EN-
don, Malta, and Constantinople ; and Ariadne,
Newfoundland.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

The following case wich occurred yesterday before Mr.
Motstfur.f. and Mr. HALLS, affords a strong instance of
misconduct on the part of a " substitute constable." or in
oth,r words a pets 4) who, for the consideration of a few
pounds, undertakes to perform the office of constable in a
parish, in sul,stitution of some respectable householder,
who is thus permitted to shift a responsibility which he
would otherwise incur, to some needy individual who,
generally speaking Las no character to lose, and front the
first moment of his appointment has no other object in
view than that of turning the office which he holds into a
source of advantage to himself.
John Dumeci )1, a substitute constable of St. Clement
Danes, was charged by Maria Howley, a woman about 40
years of age, with an assault with intent to commit a rare.
The prosecutrix stated, that having been separated from
her husband about eight years ago, she lived as servant in
the house of a publican, i❑ St. Martin's-lane. On Monday
night, she and her master had some words, and fearing
that he would use some violence towards her, she left the
house at two o'clock o❑ Tuesday morning, and went to
the watch-house of St. Clement Danes, where she claimed
the protection of Mr. Smith, the parish beadle, and the
defendant, who was acting' as night constable. After
some time Smith went away, and no person was left in
the room but the defendant, a little boy, and herself. The
defendant immediately began to take liberties with her,
having sent the little boy out of the room, he threw her
down, and used her in a gross and scandalous manner.
She could not enter into particulars before so many gentle-
men, but the paper which she held would explain to the
Aii,gistrate the manner in which she had been att►cked.

Mr. MlNsuum. having read the contents of the paper,
which the prose:unix handed to him, observed that it
was very delicately worded, and that it was well for the
defendant that he I►ad not fully effected his purpose. The
M gistrate then asked the prosecutrix if she cried out for
assistance? The prosecuu ix replied that she did, but no
parson came; and the defendant told her that her cries
were useless, as they were quite alone.

Mr. MlNsttut.t. asked the defendant what he had to say
in answer to the charge? The defendant replied that the
prosecutrix had accused him wrongfully, adding, that she
was no better than a street-walker, as she was living in
open adultery with a man in the very house with his wife.
Mr. Mursittm.t.—Even if what you say were true, it
furnishes no excuse whatever fqr the conduct with which
you have been charged. Hoe is an unprotected female,
obliged as she states, to leave her home at two o'clock in
the morning, and take shelter in a watch-house ; and you,
instead of affording her that protection to which she was
entitled, take advantage of her situation, and make an
abominable attack upon her person.
The prisoner was locked up in default of bail.
LAMBETH-STREET.

Yesterday Isaac Martin, a Jewish confectioner, re-
siding in Alitre-street, Aldgate, was brought before Me4srs.
flAanwicx and WYATT, charged with having feloniously
stolen a 50/. Bank of England note, the property of John
Digby.

John Digby was a green-grocer, and resided in Butcher-
row, liatcliff. On Sunday, the sth of April, he bad a
50/. and ti:. Bank of England note in hie possession, both
of which he saw on that day in a box, which lay in an
upper apartment, the key of which he kept in his pocket.
On the Thursday following his wife sent to him for the
key, havinz occasion to pay for some sweetmeats which
she had purchased. On his return home he asked her
syith what she had paid for them ? and she said a Si. note
and seven shillings in silver. He examined the box, and
found that in place of the Si. note, which was still in his
possession, she had given away the 501. The latter,
which was numbered 4,519, and dated the 231 of August,
1829, he had received in change from the Bank.
Hannah Digby, the wife of this witness, desetibsd the
mode in the purOtase took place. When she gave
the prisoner the note, she asked him if it was correct ? and
he saying it was, she gave him the difference in silver. She
did not know how to read or write, and through this the
giving the one note for the other occurred. The prisoner
when he went away said he would bring her thirteen
glasses and some other articles on the S441;110)7, bit this
he.never did.
Mr. Sri' TT-Look at the prisoner, ar.d say whether
you are positive he is the man to whom you paid the
'Toney ? Witness—Upon my oath he is.
To Mr. Isaacs (a solicitor) —The prisoner, when Le
left her, did not give her his. address ; nor did she know a
person of the name of Romaine or Samuels.

The prisoner,-Why, you were with him this morn-
ing ? Witness-1 know no one by these names.
Mr. HARDWICK (to Mr. Isaacs.)—What do you pur-
pose by this line of examination ? Mr. Isaacs—To show,
Sir, that this is a concerted plan between Romaine and the
prosecut,u• to extort money from my client; and that in
fact, as I am instructed, there never was a 501. note in the
prosecutor's posscssio,^,.
l‘lr! HARDwicK—We know nothing of Romaine; he
is not before us. It is on the evidence alone that we are
authorized to act.

Isaacs—Certainly;llr. and on this principle I shall
prove to yon that it was a 51. and not a 50/. note that was
given to the prisoner.
Mr. liAnDWICK—Prove that by credible testimony,
and the case is at an end.

An elderly Jew here eagerly hurried forward to swear
to the fact ; but it turning out that he was the servant of
the prisoner, and that he was actually watching his cart
without the door when the money was transferred, his
evidence was not received.

M. Isaacs—Well, Sir, admitting, which I do not, that
the prisoner did receive this 501, note, it is not a felony ;
the prosecutor has his remedy, and may bring an action of
:rover for the recovery of his property.
Mr. IlAnnwicK—lf I give a note to change, and the
prisoner does not bring back but absconds with the money,
what would you call that? Mr. Isaacs—A felony.
Mr. HARDWICK—If it comes to his knowledge after-
wards that he has received a larger sum of money than he
is entitled to, and that a conversion of the property has
taken place, it is equally felonious.
Mr. IlAttnwtcx was about to commit the prisoner,
when Mr. Limes requested that he might be admitted to
bail.

Mr. HA Rumex said, that though such a power was
placed in their hands, it was only conditional, and must
be regulated by the opinion they held of the guilt or inno-
cence of the accused. If he had any doubt, he would Tea-
doy comply with the request; but having none of the
felony iniputed to the prisoner, he did not think himself
justifiable in acceding to it.
Mr. I4aacs said, that if it was the intention ultimately to
commit the prisoner, he would rather it was done at once,
as he would more imme.lititely derive the benefit of the
habeas corpus.

Mr. HARDWICK said, that though there was sufficient
evidence forthwith to commit the prisoner, yet, that the
ends of justice might be completely answered, he would
remand the prisoner to a future day.
The prisoner was Alien remanded until Wednesday next.

We may be tempted some day to give an ac-
count of the secret movements of two or three agents in the
late desperate endiivour made by an illustrious person to
overthrow the present Administration! One of the must
active of the party was a celebrated diplomatic lady, whose
vanity lad been piqued by the gallant Duke at the head of
the Cabinet having, in his late conversations with her,
tEarlayea more courtesy than confidence, and greater
anzitty to discuss general than political topics. This,
perhaps, was mere than could be borne by a personage
who has for many years taken so decided a tone in the
diplomatic world, and who has manifested her political
enthusiasm in an unequivocal manner, by giving to the
great promoter of the Holy Alliance a most positive pledge
of her attachment to his principles. TWa surely was such
a voucher for the sincerity of her friendship, that it seems
hard the Duke could not give confidence to one SO dis-
posed to be confiding.,.-_.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF-LASTNIGHT.•

St. Jamea's Palace, April 29, 1829.

This day had private audiences of his Majesty—
His Highness the Prince of I.ieven, Ambassador Extra•
ordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of All the
Russias, to deliver a letter from his Sovereign ;
The Marquis of Barbacena, on a special mission from
the Emperor of Brazil, to deliver a letter from his Sove-
reign ;

The Count Moltke, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the King of Denmark, upon his re•
turn to his Mission ;

And the Chevalier de Zea Bermudez, Envoy Extraor-,
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of
Spain, to deliver his Credentials as Minister Plenipoten-
tiary from his Royal Highness the Duke of Lucca ;
To which several audiences they were respectively in-
troduced by the Right Hon. Robert Peel, one of his Ma-
jesty's principal Secretaries of Stite, and conducted by
Sir Robert Chester, Knt. Master of the Cerereonie..

St. James's-Palace, April 29.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon William Richard Cosway, Esq., of Bit-
sington, in the county of Kent, late Secretary to Vice-
Admiral Lord Collingwoot
The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Captain John Franklin, of the Royal
Navy, Me Commander of the Northern Land Expeditions.
The. King was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon William Seymour, Esq., one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court of Bornhay
The King was this day pleased to confer Ike honour of
Knighthood upon William Campbell, Esq. Chief Justice
of Upper Canada.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Captain William Edward Parry, of the
Royal Navy, late Commander of the Expeditions for the
Discovery of a North West Pu.sage, &c.
The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon William Anglin Smrlett, Esq. Chief
Justice of Jamaica.

Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant and High
Steward of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
William 111‘Caa, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated
Feb. 14, 1829.

Commission in the Renfrewshire Yemanry Cavalry,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County'of Renfrew.
Duncan Darroch, the younger, Esq. to be Captain.
April 13.