The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-09 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A foreigner, named G. San (Jarrett, was charged with
forgery to a very large amount.
A Clerk is the Union Bank said, that Measn. Duncan
and Co., of New York, were in the habit of giving letters
of credit noon the Union Bank in London, annexed to the
form of which was a list of mercantile houses from whom
the bearer of the letter of credit might receive the money,
and the bearer would then draw a bill on the Union Bank
for the amount. In November or December last, the bank-
ing-houre receive'- advice from Duncan and Co., that they
had given a letter of credit for 2101. No. 41. On the 11th
of December, a person, supposed to be the prisoner,
brought a corresponding letter of credit, and obtained 601.
on account. It was the practice to indorse on the letter of
credit, before returning it to the person presenting it, the
amount received, in order that the other bankers mentioned
is the letter of credit, from whom the party was authorised
to receive money, should not receive a larger sum than was
intended. December 17 the same person obtained 201. So
fai;as witness recollected, it was a person of the prisoner's
height and:complexion. Recollected going to the shop of
Moses and Son, where the prisoner was pointed out to him,
at which shop it was ascertained that a 6/. note, which was
, a portion of the amount paid to him, had been: given in
payment for goods supplied at that establishment. Mr.
Michael Dierburg, an assistant to Messrs. Moses and Son,
proved that the prisoner had given to him a 51 note, identi-
fied by the last witness, in payment for goods supplied, and
that lie gave the name of Macedo, lodging at Miller's Hotel,
Blackfriars. Mr. Edward Wilson, of No. 6, Adam's-court,
Old Broad-street, City, of the firm of Wilson and Co. of Sc.
Petersburg, stated that their firm at St. Petersburg
was in the habit of paying letters of credit drawn
by Duncan and Co., and he produced two bills
drawn by G. San Garret, supposed to be the prisoner,
upon the Union Bank, for 2,6001. and 601., purporting to
be drawn in pursuance of Duncan and Co.'s letter of credit,
No. 41, and witness expressed his belief that he should be
able to prove that the same person had received the sum of
6001. from a firm is Berlin, upon the same letter of credit.
Witness's brother at St. Petersburgh paid the money he
(witness) had advanced, in gold Russia imperials and half-
imperials, about the 21st of February last.
Mr. John Hearne, of Regent's-circus, money changer,
deposed that in March last the prisoner called upon him
with a large quantity of Russian gold half•imperide' and
witness purchased a portion of them to the amount of 6801.,
and gave the prisoner bank-notes in exchange.
Mr. Mullen*, who appeared for the prosecution, said he
should he able to prove at a hinny examination, by the evi-
dence of witnesses from Amoeba and St. Petersburgb, who
were most anxious to attend, that the letter of credit given
by Duncan and Co. to the prisoner was for the sum of
2101. only, and that, although the letter of credit would still
be in the hands of the prisoner, be should be enabled to chew
that it had been altered to ie enormous sum of 6,0001.
and upwards, so as to include the very large
amounts he had received at. St. Petersburgh and
Berlin. The prisoner, who spoke with a foreign accent,
and was with difficulty undentood, said he had received the
letter of credit originally for the sum of 6,6101., that be had
only drawn money as his occasions required, and had not
exceeded the amount mentioned in the letter of credit. He
declared that he was perfectly well known as a merchant.
The Lord Mayor said the evidence was sufficient to justify
him in affording the prosecutors the opportunity of obtain-
ing further testimony to substantiate the serious charge of
which the prisoner was accused, and remanded him for a
week.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Ann Kelly was placed at the her upon a charge preferred
by a gentleman named Fell, resident at No. 3, Medina
Nillu, Balaton, under the following circumstances:
On Friday evening the prisoner made her way through
the garden to the kitchen entrance, upon
_pretence of pur-
chasing broken glass, but, whisperingly, offered to tell the
fortune of Rebecca Blake, the servant girl, who at first re-
fused; but, after some importuning. consented, on being
told that the fates bad many good pings in store for her,
and especially a good husband, and that she might learn
the whole particulars for the small charge of threepence.
She produced a sixpence, and, as requested, produced also
a handkerchief and a key, which were mysteriously tied to-
gether by the prisoner, who, however, presently discovered
that three pieces of silver would be required, merely to
complete the charm, and not for her to keep. The girl
accordingly handed her an additional shilling and a six-
pence. Tile prisoner then, finding that she could make
nothing more of her dupe, applied some opprobrious
epithets to her, and endeavoured to make off with the
money, the handkerchief, and the key, but the girl reso-
lutely closed the garden-gate to prevent her egress, and
rang the house-bell, which brought out her master; and
the latser, on being informed of the fade, sent for the
police, and gave the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner was committed to the House of Correction
for two months as a rogue and vagabond.