The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-08 00:00:00

SCOTCH SEQEUSTRATEONS.

William Geddes, Inverness, vintner, Aug. 11, at one, at
W. Geddes's, Inverness.

Alexander, Archibald, Peter, and James McGregor,
Glasgow, merchants, Aug. 10, at twelve, at the Eagle
Inn, Glasgow.

It has been currently stated in the money
market that the Corporation of London has entered into
an arrangement with the Bank of England for borrowing
the sum of 1,000,0001. sterling under the Act of Parlia-
ment for completing London .bridge and its approaches, at
3:1- per cent. • .
On occasion of some recent operations- m
boring for water, in the neighbourhood of Paris, five
distinct columns of water were found to rise at the same
time, indicating the like number of distinct courses of
water beneath the . sod. A curious effect was found to
have been produced on the instrument with which the
bore was made. • It became strongly magnetized by its
passage through calcareous and siliceous earth. After the
operation a room-door key of the ordinary size would ad-
here to its sides.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

M ANSI ON.HO USE.

Yesterday a Mr. Benson, who superintends re-
ceiving-premises at the White Bear Inn, in Basing-
hall-street, forgoods, appeared upon a summons before
the LORD MAYOR, to answer the complaint of Mr.
William Neale, of No. I, Little Tower-hill, for having
detained goods intrusted to hitn for transmission to
Gloucester. The case produced much.surprise in the
Justice-room.

Mr. Neal, on the 25th of June, received an order
from Mr. John Prince, of Gloucester, for a,cei tain
quantity of hemp, which was to go by Robinson's
boat at the City Basin. The receiving house of
Robinson was at the White Bear Inn, and the wit-
ness sent with the hemp a piece of paper, of which
the following is a copy :-
6g White Bear, Basinghall-street—(per Robinson's boat.)
cwt. qr. lb.
10 pennies of hemp lO 0 0
1 bale do 2 3 4
" To J. Prince, Gloucester, from W Neal,
London, 25th June."

Witness, in a week or ten days, received a letter
from Mr. Prince, stating that he had not received
the hemp, and inquiry was immediately set on foot.
The goods were found at the White Bear Inn, but
Mr. Benson who appeared there to answer demands,
refused either to send them off by any conveyance
to Gloucester, or to return them to witness. Upon
being expostulated with, Benson first alleged that
Mr. Robinson had failed, but witness afterwards
heard that that was not the case, but that there was
a disputed account between Robinson and Benson,
and that on that account his property had been thus
detained. Under these circumstances, it bad been
considered necessary to represent the case to the
Lord Mayor. Several other persons in business
had met with precisely similar treatment. They had
lodged goods on the premises, to be transmitted;
but there they lay, and from thence they could not
be recovered. The goods were detained because
there happened to be a difference of account be-
tween Benson and Robinson.

Mr. Hobler—Then an action ought at once to be
brought against this person, and he would be made
to feel for his conduct. I would bring en action
against him for the whole of the loss and expellees
which must have been incurred.

The LORD MAYOR—What has Mr. Benson to say
to this most extraordinary accusation ?—The de-
fendant said, that he had been acting at the White
Bear as Mr. Robinson's servant, and he thought
himself justified in detaining the goods. There was
a disputed account between them. Who, he wished
to know, would be held responsible, if the goods
bad been lost ? Oh, he knew many cases of this
sort; and he would be glad to know, if the goods
were lost, against whom would an action be brought ?
The LORD MAYOR—Why do you dare to detain
those goods ? They are not Mr. Robinson's.—
Defendant (after some hesitation.)—Detain them
why, for very good reasons. I detained them on
account of my wages and the rent that is due from
Mr. Robinson.

The LORD MAYOR—But the goods are no more
Mr. Robinson's than they are mine. You are not
aware of the offence you are committing.
Mr. Neal produced the paper, of which we have
given a copy above, and asked the defendant whether
he did not receive a duplicate of it ? The defend-
ant--I'm sure I know nothing of any paper. My
receipt will prove every thing about it.
The LORD MAYOR—Have you received a re-
ceipt like that ? Defendant—Yes; I believe I
have.

The LORD MAYOR—You must know that you
have no right to detain this gentleman's property ?
Defendant—l know no person in this mat ter, except
Mr. Robinson. lam his 'agent and servant, and I
consider myself bound therefore to hold the goods.
I hold them for wages and rent.
The LORD MAYOR—You have received those
goods from Mr. Neal,,for transmission to Gloucester,
and by receiving them, you become accountable to
Mr. Neal. I consider you guilty, in this instance,
of a misdemeanour. You can have no lien on the
property. Defendant—lf, the property was lost,
who would be responsible ? Against whom would
an action lie ? I act as agent and servant, and
therefore I detain the goods. I consider that all
goods in the possession of the carrier, are the car-
rier's goods until the carriage is paid.
The LORD MAYOR—I tell you that you have no
more right to detain those goods, than you have to
walk into my house and steal my property. His
Lordship then desired that the porters who took
the goods to the premises should appear at the
Justice-room on Monday to be examined, and he
should then determine whether he should or should
not commit the defendant for a misdemeanour.

The disputed account, it appears, is 141. or 151.,
and the defendant has detained the goods of several
houses on account of it. When applied to in a
pressing manner, he offered to give up the property
if the gentlemen who owned it would club amongst
them the amount of his demand upon Mr. Robinson,
au offer which was most indignantly rejected,

INTENT TO COMMIT A RAPE.—A young fellow of
particularly forbidden appearance, named Price, was
brought before Mr. Alderman ANSLEY, charged with
having intended (not attempted) to commit a rape
upon a pretty little girl, no more than six years of
age, the daughter of a shoemaker named Sims,
who resides in Somerset-street, and to whom he is
apprentice.

Mrs. Sims stated that she had seen the prisoner
once or twice kiss the little girl, but she took no no-
tice of the circumstance, not having the slightest
suspicion that there was any thing mischievous in the
young man's intention. On Thursday, however, she
saw him again kiss the child, but it was when be
suspected they were quite alone, and he immediately
afterwards placed his hands quietly under her clothes.
The mother ran to the child and corrected her ;
upon which the little girl begged to be forgiven, and
she would tell all that had happened to her. A
promise was given, and the child said it was not the
first time that Price had treated her in that way, for
he had frequently done so before.
The little girl—Oh, he did it often.
The prisoner said he merely went to tie the child's
shoe, and his hand slipped up higher. He never had
any idea of touching her offensively.
The ALDERMAN—My good fellow, if you don't
mind what you are about, you'll certainly be hanged.
The prisoner was then remanded for four days.
BOW-STREET.

Yesterday two young men, brothers, named
Samuel and George Keen, were charged before Mr.
MINSHULL with feloniously obtaining ftom Messrs.
Lundy Foot and Co. a quantity of snuff and cigars,
to the amount of 15/.

A Solicitor who appeared for the prisoners urged
that there wasno fraud either intended or committed
on the part of his clients. The fact was, that the
goods had been purchased for another party who had
promised to pay for them on delivery, but failing to
do so, his clients were now ready to pay for the goods
that were deficient.
Mr. ATlNsum. said that this was the first time
he had heard of a third party having been con-
cerned in the purchase. With that, however,
he had nothing to do. The prisoners had, in
his opinion, obtained possession of the goods by a
trick, and without any intention whatever to pay for
them. He should therefore commit them for trial.

The parties were then bound over to prosecute,
and the prisoners were fully committed to take their
trial for the felony.

A Mrs. Nelson appeared against a Mr. Evans, a
law-writer, whom she charged with threatening her
life.

The complainant stated, that she lived at No. 6,
Newcastle-court, and that she was related to a young
man named Coombes, who was a principal evidence
against the two young men, Martelly and Conway,
recently executed for forgery. The defendant lived
in the same house in which she resided, and where
Coombes and his mother also lived. Her complaint
was, that the defendant had threatened her life as
well as those of her relatives, and had frequently
sworn that young Coombes was a perjured

'and'. an infamous informer, because of his having
giiren evid.rwe at the Old Bailey against his two
companions. The complainant went on to state,
that. the defendant: used every species of annoyanc,
to get them !,11 opt of the house, and that he Nv.e,
assisted by two young men, whom he called hi,
jackals. They were in the habit of getting up
mock trial::, :.nd whenever theyoung ma►n, Combos,
made his ~pearance, they would cry out, " We will
have no informers—no minced witnesses."

The defendant said, that Mrs. Nelson had mis-
taken him altogether. He never meant to impute
anything wrong to her husband, and meant no per-
son but Coombes, who it was well known was the
close friend of William Jones, who stood his trial
for the murder of Mrs. Jeffs. As to the threat
which it was said he had used, he declaad he had
never made use of such an expression.

Mr. MINSHULL observed that the words had
been sworn to, amd the defendant must find bail.

The defendant said, that in consequence of
Coombes living in t)ie house where he resided,
several most respectable gentlemen connected with
the law had refused to give him employment, sup-
posing that Coombes was his friend. So far, how-
ever, from that being the case, he abhorred his cha-
racter, and would willingly make any sacrifice to
get him out of the house.

The defendant immediately found two respectable
persons to bail him, and the parties 'retired.
Thomas Duffey, alias Edwards, and his brother
Samuel Duffey, both lads, were fully committed to
Newgate for trial, on a charge of stealing two cows,
the property of John Bacon, a cowkeeper, residing
near Highgate. The particulars of the case appeared
in The Sun of last Wednesday.