The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.--FORGERY.- Geo. Hague, the
young man who represented himself as going out to Greece,
and who paid for a suit of clothes to Air. Baldwin, of
Cheapside, with a forged cheque on Coutts's bank, signed
"L. Stanhope," was on Saturday finally examined. The
following additional evidence was produced :
The Hon. Colonel Lincoln Stanhope, of Stable-yard,
St. James's, stated that he kept an account at Coutts's
bank, and did not know the prisoner even at sight. His
brother Leicester is also a Colonel, and there is another
Colonel Stanhope, whose initial is not " L:" The cheque
is not in his hand writing, nor, to the best of belief, is
it that of his brother, who does not, he believes, bank
at Coutts's.

James Powell, a ark at Greenwood's (the army agent)
stated, that he knew several Colonel Stanhopes, for whom
they acted as agents, besides Colonels Leicester and Lincoln
Stanhope ; in fact, nine altogether, whose initials matched
the cheque, the writing of which he is positive, is not that
of either of these officers.

Richard Minshaw, a clerk in Cratts's bank, said the
only person named Stanhope that did business with them
whose Christian name commenced with L., was Dowager
Lady Louisa Stanhope, and the cheque was not in her
hand-writing.
This was the whole of the evidence against the prisoner,
who when called on for his defence declined saying any
thing; and he was committed for trial.

BOW-STREET.—It was expected that General Sir
Gregor M`Gregor would have been brought before the
Magistrates of this office, on Saturday evening, in conse-
quence of a communication having been made to Mr. Halls
in the course of the day, from Mr. Nodder, the Governor
of Tothill-fields Prison. It appears that Sir Gregor
M‘Gregor, having been unable to put in bail to answer the
charge preferred against bins by Mr. Spong, is entitled to
be removed to the New Prison, Clerkenwell, that he may
have the benefit of the delivery of that gaol, which takes
place in the course of the week. Ford, the gaoler, was
directed by Mr. Halls to proceed to Tethill-fields, to in-
form the General, that if he thought proper he might be
brought up in the evening and be committed to Clerkenwell,
but if he preferred remaining at Tothill-fields till the be-
ginning of the week, ke might do so. On Ford arriving
at Tothill-fields, he found that Sir Gregor Itl‘Gregor had
sworn an affidavit before a Commissioner, for the purpose
being removed by Habeas Corpus on Tuesday next. Ford
communicated to Sir Gregor that he had the authority of
the Magistrate to take him to the office, from whence he
might be committed, by which the expense of a writ of
Habeas Corpus would be saved.
Sir Gregor M'Gregor said, that he was obliged to Mr.
Halls, but he would avail himself of the indulgence of the
Magistrate to remain where lie was till the beginning of the
week, because ke could not act without first consulting Mr.
Broderick, his Counsel.
Ford communicated the message of Sir Gregor M'Gregor
to Mr. Halls, and the Magistrate directed Ford to bring the
General to this office on Monday morning next.
John Easton, a cad to coaches in Holborn, was charged
with stealing a trunk and its contents, the property of Ca-
roline Stokes. The driver of the hackney coach, No. 25,
was also placed at the bar, and charged with being parti-
ceps criminis in the felony. It appeared that the prose-
cutrix was a servant at the Blue Bcar Inn, Holborn, and
on Monday night week she left her place with two trunks.
She called the hackney coach, No. 25, and directed the
driver to put her two trunks, which were standing in the
passage, into the coach. The coachman directed the pri-
soner (Easton) to put the trunks into the coach ; but he
put only one of them in, and the prosecutrix did not dis-
cover that the other trunk was missing till after she had
been driven some distance, when she ordered the coachman
to drive back to the Blue Boar. On arriving there Eas-
ton was not to be found, but the trunk had been seen in
his possession. Fagan, a patrole, apprehended Easton a
few days afterwards, and on his person were found several
pawnbrokers' duplicates. His lodgings we searched and
his girl was apprehended, and she confessed that the
prisoner had employed her to pawn the stolen pro-
perty. Several pawnbrokers produced different portions
of the property, and the prosecutrix identified the same.
The driver of the coach was discharged, and Easton was
fully committed.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--Three foreigners came
before Sir GEORGE FARRAHT, anti complained of the con-
duct of a pawnbroker residing in the neighbourhood of the
Office. One of them said, that being unfortunate in busi-
ness, he had been compelled to raise money, by pledging
two harps for 251. The pawnbroker gave them no dupli-
cate, which in fact lie was not bound to do, as the sum ad-
vanced was above 10/. ; but the applicant had paid most
exorbitant interest, in order that they should not be lost.
A short time ago, when he called, thall=taterittit
harps were safe, anal ...via. fta
which then amounted to '71., was paid. He was not then
prepared to pay this sum, and a few days ago, when he
called with the money, the pawnbroker said that one of the
harps had been sold. He was therefore desirous that the
pawnbroker should be summoned, to give some explanation.
The Magistrate said, that if the sum advanced had been
under IN., lie could have granted a summons against the
pawnbroker. The only remedy the applicant now had to
compel the pawnbroker to account for the harps was, by
commencing an action at law against him.

LAMBETH-STREET.--SmucaLED Tos.o.cco AND
Smars.—On Saturday, Mr. William Sydney Debney
appeared to an information, laid at the instance of the
Commissioners of the Excise, charging him with having
in his possession a quantity of manufactured tobacco, the
duty on which not having been paid, he had incurred pe-
nalties treble the amount of its value.

William Esaftus, an officer of the Customs, stated, that
in consequence of information, he accompanied by another
officer, went on the lOth August to No. 11, Wellclose-
place, and in an apartment occupied by the defendant he
found seven boxes, and seven paper parcels of cigars,
weighing 31 pounds ; and 88 parcels of manufactured to-
bacco, weighing 34 pounds; there were also two bottles,
containing about a quart of spirits. He saw a female in
the house, who told him she was the mother of the de-
fendant ; that the house was her husband's, but that her
son occupied a room, for which he paid weekly. She also
said that the tobacco belonged to him.
The defendant's solicitor contended, that the evidence
wits not sufficient to identify his client with the possession ;
the Magistrate, however, thought it was, and over-ruled
the objection.
Joseph Waldron corroborated Esaftus's testimony ; and
Mr. Bodmin having proved the value of the tobacco, Scc.
to he 24/. 19s. he was fined in the sum of 37/. Ss. 6d.,
being only a moiety of the penalty incurred, which amount-
ed to no less than 74/. 17s.

QUEEN-SQUARE.---A COCKNEY SFORTSMAN.—On
Saturday, a person named Crouch was charged by a con-
stable with illegally letting off fire-arms in a field near
Elizabeth-street, Pimlico, whereby the lives of his Majes-
ty's subjects were endangered.
It appeared that the defendant in imitation of his supe-
riors, had determined to have a day's spurt, and for that
purpose had procured a fowling-piece of ancient manufac-
ture, something resembling a carbine ; and after having
beat about some houses tat were building, he at last saw
a fine covey of birds alight on a hedge which adjoined the
road. Being a keen sportsman, he could nut avoid having
a shot, without ever considering whether flume was any
person on the other side of the hedge ; he accordingly let
fly, when down fell three brace and a half of game ; the
shot flew across the road, to the great alarm of several per-
sons
passing, as well as pigs, poultry, &c. who quickly get
out of the way in expectation of another shot. Souther-
wood, a constable, happenedtoorbemtahn busily employed inere,and got into the
field, where he found the sportsman
bagging the
sportsman.
The birds, and he took the liberty of
The sportsman declared they were neither pheasants nor
partridges, they were only sparrows, and he did mot know
they were game.
Southerwood said he had shot seven sparrows at one
liable to
shot, and it was a great ntereY that he had not shot any
thing else.
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The sportsman uleade,' ignorance of the law, and pro-
mised not to offend again.
The Magistrate said lie was inclined not to enforce the
penalty, but cautioned him with regard to the future.

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TOWN-HALL. --EMBEZZLE3IENI.—On Saturday a
young man named Burton, was charged by John Lushby,
an oyster seller in Temple-place, Blackfriars-road, with
embez'Aing the sum of 11. ss. The prisoner, w-ho was in
the prosecutor's employ, wassent on Tuesday last to Billings-
gate, for a kit of salmon, and the money given him to pay
for it; instead of doing which he absconded, and was seen
no more, till taken last night in the Borough-road.
The Magistrate, Alderman J. J. SMITH, expressed his
belief this olfenca arcse, like many others, from the tempta-
tions held out at Bartholomew fr,,ir ; and inquired of the
prisoner if it was not so; when he said lie spent the money
there in company with a woman of the town.
The prosecutor did not wish the prisoner to be sent fo
tridi ; he sbw4d ae satisfied with his being committed for
a mouth's hard labour.
The Alderman said he had no power to pass such a
sentence, committed him to the .s...essions.
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morning, the premises of Mr. R. Barber, bat-manufac-
turer, situated in l'ilhitecross-street, Southwark, were
discovered broken open, and a vast number of hats in
an unfinished state stolen therefrom. The Union
Hall officers were immediately made acquainted with
the facts connected with the robbery, and commenced
au immediate search for the lost property, as well as
a diligent inquiry after the party likely to have committed
the offence. In the course of a few hours the property
was discovered secreted in the cellar of a house in Queen-
street, Mint, and five men and four women were presently
apprehended on suspicion of being implicated in the nefa-
rious transaction. The prisoners, whose names are H.
Cross, Richri. and Henry Lawrence, John Roney, TY.
Aleais, Barrett, Jane Jones, Sarah Cann, and
Mary Parsons-, underwent an examination before Mr.
HONE, the sitting Magistrate ; after which they were all
remanded, to give the officers an opportunity of completing
the evidence against them. The only things attached to
the females, bearing upon the question of criminality, at
present discovered, are, that they cohabited with the men
who are in custody, and were found in an apartment asleep
above the cellar in which the hats were discovered to be
hidden. The prisoners are all bad characters, and some
of the men are said to have been before charged with serious
offences. In the office they conducted themselves with
great effrontery.
In addition to the above case, there were two females
charged on suspicion of being concerned in a burglarious
attempt to enter the house of a tradesman in Bermondsey

parish.
On account of the absence of a principal witness, the
evidence was not fully gone into, and the prisoners were
consequently remanded for a future examination.