Police.
BOW-STItEET.-Yesterday John Fcllowes, an agedl main of de- cent appearance, was broughi befote Sir PI BIBNIE. charged with having falsely and frauxdulently obtained the surn of 3Q.0 from Alr. HenryGurley, underthepretence of havingthe power to procute him a Government situation. Mir. Gurlcy stated, that he is a geintleman lising upon his income, and resides at 5ichael's-grove, Brompton. In April last, he in. serted an advertisement in* The Titnes newspaper, stating, that a certain surn of money would be given to any lady or geneltewan who would procure the advertiser a permanent mercantile situ- ation. The advertisement was answered in a day or tiro, by a MIrs. Newminm of No. 28, Exeter-street, Sloane-street, who offered her services, and appointed him to call upon her thu following day. lfe called, and was introduced by Mtrs. New. man to the prisoner, who said that lie had the power to procure .a si. tuation in the Custom-bouse. Being asked the nature of the situo. tion, he said it was that of a land-waiter, and *as worth at present 3001. a-year, writh the chance, by deaths, superannuations, and other castualties, of increasingto 5901. Some conversation took place s to terms, and it was at length agreed upon by both parties that the wit. ness should paY the prisoner 3001. upon his obtaining the situation; The witness was about to depart, highly satisfied witf the atrange. rnent, and congratulating hiaself on thefortunatetesdltofhi5adver. tusing speculation, when the prisoner se d thein was one tbing abo. lutely necessaryto the eomnpletidnoftheirbargain. There wouldbe30 wanting to prowre certain 5tamps which wercused upoR aUch o_es. sions, and alth6ugh the gentleman in the Treasuj-, jhiough wh , the situation was to be procured, wasuhit (,nRocer's)ion t intimate friend, yet It could hardly be exFIoCa d thatreforethrouth advalcathe prn f,thesampsbeforRe sra :elda -tt*c ehdiet-sv- e pritspee thesturn fi '- , e, bven writh the certainty of having itpeeddily returnas ed. alaides," continued the prisose woul the genp temen in the Tyasuyrh make itian established rule among therns selves, never toaU ince anoney upth similar otcasion, butk p ife t that the Party obligea. will do t all. that is nkn epian f that we y." Allthe s khN wat very siy. uecid difih witnesss e6lu1d not help thinking it advaneh enough th tthouglt. he .woulsd be cautious-, antheforetrew ut a delite hiuif, tbht, befoibh paid dnaiy WMn'ey he sioudlike tohbave -, re. fevence to some Pe Xs6jb te p rVjtisocata man of theapparthad ce tctabilieyvof the prisoner toul .not, anidject to or tmk dffendehat answer to -appltiOh,.my dear trrnot all,"s aid thereidiocer; =t ot blames a gentleman feir takin every posgible care. Lpdn occaipon s offbic; kind, especally wben I rta fe, the n ithrtIe'sk ftauds that haive 'been comrmittedl by pe?ons .1alsely pret'endin' to have tht interest' chiph I posiosh" no e -then r.eferre to Ali. Sibbery,a shinr of toat New Uniohdtreet, dtia, whon he adescribea t s hi gaadvi . The witess aid he would at ,ly to -Mtr. Sibbdry,, ab 'fh a stsidwith lhe;re~iult of his inquiry, he wotild Ian and hayt the MIl. RIe walfed uion Ilr, Sibbery, wh inforied him t t own the prisoner f'o* soihe time, tae hie s gmneuncdl to r e did asm n imed divi.' den,U for at Lord L sver ad advanced him sonie nioney to go on with. -Mr. Sibr loioe im some doitiment6ieldnging to the prisonor; and uponl te.sregth uezstailed thesarne evening iponhinijinarid WmSdIm.3o Theprisoner subsequently called several tim; a~ oie the wimness, and sahfdthat in. consequeneeof thieabsenice .o-eYrd'laverpool from town, the situa- tion was not " forthcorntng"'so soon as he had expected, biitthat he might rnake hlinutel perfectly eas y about the mnatter. At length, however, the eitness beaiae imi,atilent and wrote to the prisoner, urgingk, himn to obtain th'e appbiritr&nt forthitith. To thiis. he re.. teived an answer, in which the -prisoner iUdsred that' hp had'called. at Lordl Liverpool's uj,on the' subject, 'and wei,%nfoTrmeadthat an' answer to the 'application, had been senit to, the'residenice of the witness, lie had received no cormmunication, fromn Lord ~Liverpool'a office ;_ and this circrmiztan6e~, together witih the~ bad spd4ling and worse comjpoition of the note wbich'th'e isone'r sent to him induced hin-r to suspect that heihad been defacle;and he prdcuiW tia.arrant ugainst. hito., The vwitfiesghh cale a the T'reiu'ry; and fauna that the pzisontr wAs ealy knownf there in. con- seVuence of pMetice si-milar tp) the -presenti t-'ansactiois. he prisoner,. in his defence, said,, 'that he did as be had repre- senteaf; c11amt Lodl'iir4wl's; andltbe porter tola him. that an azi- sywer had been forwarded to,ihe address of Mtr. GurIeyi Hle{prl. asntr)hljd bWeer disap oixitedl,and be was.now reaily to return the .m6ney he had reaKejZ'eWiUThl (liirk~y;Wlich-he,believed was all that gentlemhzu'wdntid, yor.:hc copid nQ9twilsm topreSS P. criMinal -Sir I-111mik pt se utostOk pine,ad-observed that he knew ije hdbenontia hstre1 e SuRBir.. Wie adid:hotanan todn httepioe ,uo oe. or.ca-. sf0oti9, lbeam 5ui~fu-w suecehe~orh oaltrt eant InM obtaining_4ittijaon,hu h er i whchhano .r "To-pi.W a comteefrftte xmnto ohTn s day netn Odr. alsThtits ein rSibbe ad. Thrd Lverppo a porer4 shu~l veUjreRo tlleng,npji that da cover thent to he bad. So ingeniously hbae the manufacturers of base coin brought their nefarious trade to perfection, that even th'e metal; when rung against tei counter, has a souird sirilat to that ej the go mibineyd. "In conseqttence off tlie utterers appearing,.to it. tea:, the'tradetrhen lave -enteredjrt& it rsoilti6n tot&Wairch any s,tlspjCol,s persOns4 and tirough iheexeriseof this laudiblM iani ..^ne6,of tlhels.as4eteifed in the-person l3f a very interesir.g female, :named Sarahd Lee. It 900ededft rouie ividence of Mr. Spenser, the' bewsi'an, bf Castle-street, t,hat - day or two:sinef the prisoner came into his shop -and asked- lrs; Spenserfor someconversation cards, a pack'6f tihidh was-showr-rher bhvhing exaniii'd' th'em, she looked at some,'btht , arti,,les o st;tiperyi nd mad 'a 'ifg puirchase,tendering in pay. Yn6ta wbhll'crown, which boiOshdivn.ia-blr.Spenser, hepronoqteicd htobe bad; at thirintimation thbe piisreer nllected%great sar'nse,aud left;the1'6jio, ?litoiinj to retumr: ,fr:. pefser folloved herh'broiigh several streets, when shie entered.the shopof Afr.Aard, butcher, in High.street, and-onher coming outie he,entered, and.-was shown a hulf.crdW,n- Mlich che lhad paid forsome beef. this was also a coun- terfeit. le iniiimediatcly ran out, ai &iwasobserved by theprisoner, who instantly,stooped,and appearedto be doing something to one gt her pattens; he ApOr&iched .her - tth ' lI arg' and said, "You must cone with me ;" she answeredl," Well, I will." Alr. Spenser then pickect up rapaperj .rntaining twvo other.bad,juilf-.royM.Which iie`--stenicidavoun-ng tb conceAl wfth hbr fe,et; .,se was taken.into a. p1bli'-hdnusi,-and from thence to tlhe watch-housb,hiere sHie offer. ed 5s.to be allowed to go away, not denying having passed.thelxalf- ciowns,7.whih 'she said were givdn'her bj a gentleaui in Oxford. :street:.: This was her defrce; and witlh tbe tears trickling, do-n hlovf5-cc, she beg1 fot mifercy-. She called lie 5istcr.and anpther female.tb ',roveshe,gaihe4herlivin,g bv prostitiiti6n'; and:a'entlermna had ac. comp!an ie4h,er~ ae3 bousc i; Shepherd.sireaou the eveningpreviou& *o t he day ol h-et capture, and had givers her money, b'ut'what they Ir. P.-OwE,;r.7, the solicitor,for,tbae.Mint; in calhng-uprn the na. gistrdte to tomnmSt th'e prisoner, observed, that the defence could 'iot avail her anything,ass she waS chai'ged with Qitterirdtcefiain base t1 be s counterfei.t'; sud.fherefore it -dd notXignifj -A1r. Riwntvisow- t ofm cifteavouring toC6i the half-crowns vas.sulflient Befor9 he corAmitred her, lhe-required proof of the unitYbdn bad'r hie thereforddiretedM':lr. ,oiell to. be swlorn. -- . * .- :.Ar POWgLL was sworni and pronpun)ell tlbehalf crowns,to be counterfeit, snd all fromtlhe sam'e die'. Th' prisoner was tben coi. ioitedkfortrial! Shefstated herself nbt.fo beffiirribd. ' " ' ':: i WOnSnrIP-STRtET.-YeSterday Wn.-.i W ,nofe, 'of Beinal- green-road, Ajournerman Milkaweaver, ' asrtbe-o pre'Mr.. Eu-. VILL and MIr. -B?4>tT. iisbn;-the offlcer, un&r a charge atising,fropM thefollowing circumstances:- r3tapTpe'a'red,t lsoner had been in. the employmemtt,ofMlessrs. ' llF zans dud Sinipson, rspeetable' silk.nanufactureri 'ii the old ArtillereYgrobnd, andibad bcin co6nvited e a >rivio oueffice and sentenced for three months to the House ef-Corredtioff. tipIPOD-thc expiration of his,ti'aqcle;was brought by-Armstrong. fom. emnbez?ling 4ih. '130z. ofl tig;lk- ut of 7l1b 10o'wvlbich bad been intgusted to biiyraby WiillNa s'dadSimp?non,'on the ltb of arch lst. Jt also apP~se rebth3t it the.peniod of his firstdrTest,'he candidly ahd'freed,y t.tnoa;)anhope 'held out or promise giye.n, ..dpitted tu 'thomas 'Oflupon"hmiits?ors of Shoredit.ch,1,t'hegra. .bad, co,nmiut- AXtSA.MORitY 3nd COtEs, of lirogmorten-street,'solitiioisf6r the Silk Society, attensded-on rhepart:of the prosecutibn. ',: After,hIr. Coles hgxd supported the case for. embezzlerment upon the Instianoiy'eI.M. lVilhiasfn Alr. Dunn, th'eAfajistiates, in considez'atiOn of hisprevious puniins'ment, sentenced him only t 14 days in te oIseo orrctin.: ' : - l'Ti0Xo HALL.-EXTRAOUVDXsNy. Co2x!LAixT.-Yesterday morning a paper containing t'he following ,written complaint was put irtito tlfhnds'ofthe sittiugniagistrame, -. D. ALLE-e Esq.,. by a man of nispectabIle appearance- . ' '' ' ' t' i m . " Alistiof persons tha rmixed venereal substance atdiffcrent 6mes with ll ifer andea iablei:- ' iay so, Sunday, andothes times, Mr. Gerri*h,sigr'opfieijin- er*' Arnis~Bedlatu : '-.~'- "'June 6, Sunday, and other times ~' -r. Leedhatn, at the 'book- shop Blackfriars.road. - '" RY~i 6 nl G,'Wednesdav, and~other?timesr llXr ,puthah1, at' the sg,n of.she,Gipes,' Charlt;e:street, Blaehfrfis-rsoad. ''. '"'.' I'"Junel8, Friday7 and othertimes, lrl Durrant,St the sign of the Prince of Wales .Ta2vpn+by thebelisk.. - 4'l13dndaiy, and e'ver rtimes, ,Ar:R. VFood, at the pull Inn,Ne.w Dover Road. , ':.Ju,n,e?O, SundaeMr. .L,nvedaz and4, wife, and a mqltitude of. tirmysbesde> Ch'arfdth,-stre&t,. Blckfriars-'raad." ,O9,readingthe above pa,pe; .M. 'Allien asked the compliinantthe; aS5tute of thie 5hanrgehe had, to' mape againt .the aboye.Eatsed in- diidi udst1. '* '''''' Coomplaiuant. (t.erygmvely)_.I. have, a most ieriohss charge t'o brnig againitjll che,persons mentioned in the paper which I have h anded iD,. 'Li is neirher'ore not-les` tluan aduiterating the biezr withlove-powders,,nd.,othercembustibfematters . : . - AiMr;. ALLiEN-.What do. you mean. by loye-powder,and other coinbustibl'emrttrs5?-They put cantYarides ind opiumintotheir liguors, and I can It veit. . . . . - - The ills 5t ate iere tirected one:of the,officers to' require tbe.at- tendanee oF:a few of the above nanied individuals. In a short time Mr. -Durrant and Mr. Gerrisb gaine to the office, -when the follow- ing gro6ndless charge was mnade by the complainant,,which excited generAeilaughterincihe co.urt. ,fMtr.AL.EN.-NOW state your, complaint. egainst thesegehtlei ,u en o.-MIy charge against yo'u,M3r. Diurrant, is,.that.I w ent to your house on Sumday 6vieninglast, ',nd drdnk somne porter and rum arid water, and ii: the,nnornin I felt myselfvery uncomfortable,,verytn- comfoitable indeed, Mr. Darrant. I would not-spend asuch a night and'morning atain.Zno, aoi for o,l. -Mr..ALr EW..Perh:ps youdranktoamuCl of Mr. Darraut?s rumt' and wate, ?-.Oh, no, Sir, not a.,rop too much; but I am not yet recovered from-th'e aectcs of the drugs that were in hi, liquor. ,1ir; Iarranr,' e'who was. struek wibh astonishment atsuch a- con,-, plaint.declared ttatthrewasno foundationwhateverforthetarge. H'ad no rlecldon of the person who niade it bhaving penu iiiia i house; and .kc added,.with a laugh, that he eas pretty cersain there was neitlierlove, or any such tuff, in his house or in his liquors. Conmplainant.-.l am positive there wnas, for I fes'so queer'the next mri'te3ntag.strate ' z desired th'e complainantto state the manner inwhichhe wa'Ssattacked~ith illness from the drug,thelatterreplied, " Oh, Sir, l felt as if Itooklove.powder and if you had takencom- bustibles of the same -kind, I am sure you would have had reason to complain.":= lie was. desised to state what induced him to imagine there was love-powder it) what he drank at iUr. Darrants house. The compla nant.-After I drank the liquor, I saw sopne Spanish ilies at thebottom of the gass, as well as in the.pint pol. 'I'he ?la i'sQare asked him if be had any witnesses to prove the f'act of his having discovered Spanish flies In the liqdor? The Complainant.-I have no witnesses, certainly; but that does not alter the ca'se. Mr. ALnEN then informed the complainant that his chargc must fall to the ground, as it could not be supported by other ccstimony tban'hls own. Alr. lIiurtantagain repeated, that there was no truth in the charge allezed against hin. Mr1 ALJE* observed, that he was. perfectly satisfied there. was hot ihe slightestground for the cenmplaint. The worthyM Magistrate then asked .thecomplaicant whether .his .charges against the otler persons namaed in the paper could notbe better substantiated than the one against bIr. Di-apna The UdinplaiienLh.-Alf the case. are of the same nature. I have no 'other evidence to bring forward than my owo. Mit. ALLELN 6aid, under these circumstances, it would be aue. cessary to go inso.tlieni antd immediately dismissed the complaint altogether. Alr.Gerrish, en leaving the office, observed, that the person who brought forward such unfounded and uttetly groundless charges must have escaped out of Bedlam. _ POrf,R.