The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—A well-dressed young man, who
gave the name of James Brown, was brought before Mr.
Henry, charged with obtaining money from several
parties by false pretences.
It appeared that the prisoner had represented hirnst,lt
as a legal practitioner, and in this capacity had beet/
employed to get in outstanding debts for small trades-
men, who advanced him money for the purposes of pay-
ing the preliminary fees and expenses.
Mr. John Bustin, wheelwright, 26, Little Queen-st.,
proved that the prisoner obtained Hs. 9d. from him,
" on account," haviug undertaken to sue a person for
50s. ; and Air. W. Radbonrne, a coach-builder, residing
at King's-cross, deposed to having advanced 2/. 4s. 6d.
to the prisoner, from time to time, to enable him to re-
cover a debt of 61.

In the latter case it was proved that the prisoner had
at different periods reported the progress he was making
in the action, from the issuing of the writ to the alleged
trial of the cause at the Croydon Assizes, and he went
so far as to exhibit what purported to be a judge's order,
signed by Mr. Justice Maule, at chambers. Upon these
various pretences the prosecutor advanced the money,
and on Thursday afternoon, meeting him accidentally in
the street, he asked the prisoner bow the action was
getting on ? He replied that he had deceived the pro-
secutor all along, and now felt bound to confess that he
had never commenced any action at all. He expressed
his willingness to accompany the prosecutor to the p. dice
station in Bow-street, where ho was given into custody.
The prisoner made no defence to the charge. He ad-
mitted the truth of the prosecutor's statements.
Mr. Henry—Then you must know that it is a very
serious offence to represent yourself as a qualified attor-
ney, and. obtain money from people under the pretence
of conducting actions which you had no power to cow-
scence. There is a probability of your having defrauded
others in the same way, and you must therefore he re-
manded for a week that the police may ❑sake inquiries
about you.

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WORSEIIP-STREET.—Ro6ert Dallimoo', an athle-
tic but quiet-looking man,• having the appearance of a
decent mechanic, was charged before Mr. Harnmill with
having
drug assaulted Mr. Thomas Symond., a
chemist and ggist in Napier-street, ITOiton.
The complainant, who appeared with both his eyes
o s
blackened, and exhibited a severe cut across the ne,
said—At the urgent request of a friend, who had given
a man int custody, I proceeded with him last evening
to the stato iou-house, but we were closely followed by a
ren ered himself particularly eon-
disorderly mob of persons,dand subjected ail the waylto
insults. The prisoner
epicuous, and just as he reached the station he addressed in such an offensive.., toneo that I demanded
me personally
he 'night be a
what he meant, and added, in ment of irritation,
to me,
that as he was an entire stranger
I knew to the e
ticket of leave man for aught
ontrary.
I had no sooner uttered the words than he hounded
" What is that you di4iti to
towards me, and exclaiming,
say !" instantly struck me such a terrible blow beikeeti
the eyes that I dropped' senseless to the ground. On re
covering my facultieu I found myself under the care of
the police surgeon at the station-house, where I reamineil
nearly an hour before I was sufficiently recovered to re.
turn home, and arn still in a state of extreme. suffering,
which deprived me of Sleep all night.
In answer to the charge, theldefendant emphatically
denied that ho had been in
any way connected with the
persons who had molested the complainant and his
friend, and said that having been attracted by the crowd
in front of the station he was passively looking on, when
he was grossly insulted by the complainant, who singled
him out amongst the bystanders, and publicly stigma-
tised him as a returned transport. Ile had bapn am-
Pl°eminent yed for .years by au iu the neighbour-