The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

APPREHENSION OF A LEITH MERCHANT ON

CHARGES OF FORGERY.

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Joseph Manning Wilson, recently a well-known
coin merchant and ship-broker In Leith, has just been ap-
prehended (says the Soper/moo) on charges of forging bills
of excihaoge to the amount of between 2.0001. and 3,0001.
It may be recollected that, in the month of May lest, Jacob
Christianise, who was also a ship-broker in Leith, wu con-
victed before the High Court of Juatteiary of forging seven
bi4a of exchange for the sum of 3,7751 , and beams to be
accepted by ponies in Dude*, Montrose, Newcsatle,
Stockton, and Hartlepool; and at the same time Wilson
was outlawed for not appeariog to answer to similar
charges. Is the course of the investigation into Chris-
tiansen's ease, It appeared that Wilson was im-
plicated Is the matter, but before this came oat he had
abseonded ; indeed it would appear that he bad left
Leith immediately after the apprehension of Christiansen.
It was not till two or three weeks afterwards that
Mr. Great, superintendent of the Leith police, riaosived
information of Wilson'. Ogre in the forgeries. He imme-
diately proceeded to London, where he had teellOn to believe
Wilsos had gone, and succeeded in tracing him to the Lon-
don Coffee-house. Laagate-hill, and then to the Bridge
Hotta, where he ascertained that Wilton bad taken his
gunge on board the Cyclone for Sydney, that he had gone
on board the vessel at Gravesend, and was then far beyond
the reach of the police. Mr. Grant, however, determined
to use every means likely to /Scare Wilson's apprehension,
cad be acoordingly took measures to have his movements
watched on his arrival in Sydney. A few days ego, accord-
ingly, he received intimation from Australia that Wilson
was about to return to this country, and that he had taken
his passage to London on board the Adele. Mr. Grant
at ones put hissed( iato communication with the London
police,: with the view of getting immediate intruistion
by telegraph of the arrival of the vessel off Deal.
On Monday last, in paranance of this arrangement,
Mr. Grant received a tele_grapbie message from Superin-
teadent Hodgson, of the Lannon pollee, to the effect that
the Adak, bad paned Deal that afternoon. Mr. Grant int-
, wiedlogsly mooted fie London, expecting to reach Gravesend
la gm Me await Mr arrival. He was, however, too late;
test he WoessogslHai two Loam detectives should be
then la sem be WWI ass love arrival, and they inforiaad
his that Mina arm anima board, bat that be bed left the
ship in the toossierg ire leek& Channel sosnewhers be-
times Dower Oni-amensta. Mr. Owe, -ea
Dever and eadtkoo Mtaikalesati, swum la see us with
Brpsoloesodeot Ifeee., of the Polkeetooe pollee, be law
eroded Yapseekendieg the mac of whom be was to saw&
Ho brought dews to Edinburgh on Thursday night,
and yesterday the risoner was brought before Bailie
Wishast, and walled to the Sheriff on various charges of
forgery. Is seems Ira bad ant intended to come to ScPtlaed,
but was about to peeesed to Germany. It may else be
stated that be cheated the captain of the Adele out of his
passage money house, having given him a bill on the Bank
of Scotland, payable at Coatis and Co.'., in London, which
was dishosonred on being presented.