The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--Nov. 8.

GUILDHALL.—DanieI Slater was charged before
Sir R. W. Carden with stealing a pair of boots from the
Salutation Tavern,"Newgate-street.

Mr. Thomas Ru-dkin said—He managed the business
of the tavern for his mother. He engaged the prisoner
as a porter about three weeks ago, but finding he did not
suit, he discharged him last Saturday. From information
he received he had him apprehended.

Henry Turner, a butcher, of Newgate Market, said he
saw the prisoner walk out of the Salutation Tavern
about 6 o'clock the previous morning with the pair of
boots under his arm, and none on his feet. He came
out of the side in Rose-street.

Wm. Bailey, a detective officer, said be took the pri-
soner into custody the previous evening, and found the
boots in question on his feet. He also found on him four
cards for a raffia for a pair of boots, to take place on
Monday at the Cheshire Cheese, Mount Pleasant, Gray's-
inn-road.
Sir R. W. Carden said this was a new mode of getting
rid of stolen property

The prisoner said those cards di•d not relate to the
same boot 4.

Sir R. W. Carden asked him how ho got in !
Mr. Rudkin said he knew the usual hour of opening
the front door, and must have watched that opportunity
to get in.
Sir R. W. Carden said it was evident he went there
for sornethin,g else besides boots, but was disturbed.
The prisoner :aid he acknowledged taking the boots.
He went there for hoots only, becauFe his own were bad,
and he did not want to put his parents to the expense
of a new pair.
Sir R. W. Carden said it was a most serious offence,
and he should therefore send Lifn• to the House of Cor-
rection for three months.

Mary Ann OJX, a respectably-dressed middle-aged
woman, was place lat the bar before Sir R. W. Carden,
charged with knowingly uttering two forged 5/. Batik
of England noses.
James Soar, an assistant to Mr. Wm. Bickley, a man-
tle and shawl warehouseman, of No. 7, Ludgate-:street,
said that on Wednesday the prisoner went to his shop
and bought a mantle of the value of 355., in payment of
which she tendered a 51. Bank of England note. 1I
wrote her address at the back of it, and passed it to the
shopwoman t) take to Mr. Bickley for change. Mr.
Bickley did not like the appearance of it, and told wit-
ness to ask the prisoner if she had any small change.
She said she had not, and Mr. Biekley gave the change
for the note to the shopwoman, who gave it to the pri.
soner, and she left the shop with the mantle in a brown
paper parcel. He was certain the prisoner was the per-
son who passed the 51. note.
Sir R. W. Carden (after looking at the back of the
note)—There is a sum put on the back of this note, and
marked as if it had been paid into the Bank of England
with other money, and received there as good, and then
allowed to come out again. It is one of the deepest
schemes I ever heard of, but they who did it did not
know that the Bank of England never make a re-issue.
Josiah Scott, an assistant to Messrs. Thomas Baker
and Co , silk mercers, of 3 and 4, Ludgate-street, said,
when he went to business on Thursday morning last he
saw a parcel directed to Mrs. Cox, No. 5, Union-street,
Borough-road. As there was some suspicion about the
Si. note she tendered the previous evening to Mr. W.
Cooper, an assistant in the same service, ho took the par-
cel himself to 6, Union-street, Borough-road, and there
he saw the prisoner, who showed him into a small room,
and tendered him a Si. note. That produced was the one.
He said he had not change with him, but that if she would
allow him he would take the note back and send her the
change in less than an hour, After 001314) hesitation she

consented, and he took back both the note and parcel,
which contained a flounced dress and lining of the value
of 2Gs. He then sent the apprentice, whose nava() was
on the note, to the Bank of England, and he brought
it back marked forged. The prisoner called for her
change about eleven in the moraing, when be showed
her the note, and she said it bad been given to her by a
sailor who had been staying with her, and she thought it
was a good one. At his request she accompanied him
to the Fleet•street station-house, and to the inspector
she gave the name of the sailor who had given her the
note, but said he bad sailed for the Crimea. He left her
and the note with the inspector.
Mr. Joseph Bumsted said he was inspector of notes at
the Bank of England. T e two notes produced for 51.
each were both forged. IF
Sir R. W. Carden—The signature is very good.
Mr. Bumsted—lt is, Sir Robert.
Remanded.

Sir Peter Laurie said he had received the following
letter, but he could really give no advice upon it any
further than to publish it, and by exposing such a nefa-
rious system prevent others from being similarly duped :
"The Old Hall, Wellington, Salop.
" Sir,—From art advertisement in the Shrewsbury
Chronicle of London papers at half-price,' I was induced
to send to the address of Daniel Tobias Jackson, 65,
Upper Ground-street, Great Surroy-street (or City News-
room, or 9, ➢larchmont-street, Brunswick-square, all
addresses being given), the sum of 21. 9s. for the Times
and two copies of the Illustrated London News. I re-
ceived six copies of the Time.; and two numbers of the
illustrated London News. This is about a month ago,
and I can get no more or hear aught of Daniel Tobias.'
" Will you excuse me asking your advice of how to
proceed in such a case.--I am, &c.,
"To Sir Peter Laurie, Knt."

" EDWARD CRANA.GE,

BOW-STREET.—A young man, named James Rus-
sell, in the empliy of Messrs. White and Fairchild, gni-
cers, of 63, High-street, Through, was charged by the
Post-office solicitor with stealing newspapers.
Mr. Sculthorpe, deputy-controller at the General-
Post office, stated that the prisoner's employers kept a
branch receiving-house, and the prisoner assisted in
sorting and despatching the letters and newspapers
posted there. Having reason to suspect that he had been
in the habit of intercepting newspapers, and sending por-
tions of them (the inner sheets) to his father, a farmer,
of Layton, in Essex, witness desired that any letters or
pap( r 4 so directed should be stopped at the General
Post-office, and brought to him for his examination. In
pursuance of ;;here directions a newspaper, addressed to
a Mr. Russell, Warren Farm, Leyton," and having a
penny stamp affixed to it, was delivered to witness on
the 6th inst. Oa opening it he found it to be a copy of
the Times of the previous day, minus the outer or ad-
verti,ing sheets. He then proceeded, in company with
Inspector C and Peake, the Post-office constable, to
the shop of Messrs. White and Fairchild, where they
found the prisoner behind the counter. Witness asked
him if he had bought any newspapers lately or sent any
away, and he replied in the negative ; but when witness
produced the paper addressed to Mr. Russell, the pri-
soner at once admitted that the direction was in his
handwriting. He was then asked how he came possessed
of the paper, and what had become of the outer pages or
"supplement." After giving some evasive answers, he
stated that the paper was the property of Mr. White,
and the other portion of it was somewhere in the house.
A pretended search arse ma le for it, and eventually the
prisoner produced it from behind a tea cannister. It was
then found that the paper had been originally addressed
to Mr. Wharton, of Sheerness, and still had the penny
stamp upon if. The prisoner now confessed that he had
stole the paper from the letter box, and that he had been
in the habit of doing the same sort of thing for six
months past, about two or three times a week Wit-
ne e; asked him if he had not also stolen some letters ?
He replied that he had cot, but admitted, in answer
to another question, " that when a pretty girl had
come add posted a letter at the office, he bad occasionally
opene I it out of curiosity, just to see what it was about ;
but he bad invariably sealed it up again and despatched
it with the other letters." The outside of another
copy of the Times, addressed to Mr. R. Thornton, of
Felton, Northumberland, was found in the prisoner's
room. This paper bore the impressed stamp.
Miss E. Wharton, of L awn-place, Lambeth, the young
lady who addressed and posted the first paper referred to
in evidence, was called to identify the same, and the offi-
cers stated that about 301. was found in the possession
of the prisoner, who said he got the money by successful.
betting.
The prisoner, who offered no defence, was committed
for trial.

Mr. Fairchild thinking it highly probable that the firm
had been robbed from the facilities afforded the prisoner,
owing to their great confidence in him, applied that the
money found on him should be detained, at least for the
present.

Mr. Hall said he had no power to make any order
upon the subject.

LA.MBETII.—It will be in the recollection of our
readers, that on Monday last the churchwardens of the
district church of St. Matthew, North Brixton, obtained
a summons in this court against the Rev. Dr. Vaughan,
incumbent, upon a charge of having committed irregu-
larities iu the matter of certain funeral foes charged to
parties residing out of the parish, and making false en-
tries in the parish register in connection therewith.
Yesterday a good deal of surprise was excited in court
by the appearance of Dr. Vaughan, who made applica-
tion to Mr. Elliott fur a summons against Mr. Malby,
sexton of the district church, upon whose evidence prin-
cipally the summons against Dr. Vaughan himself was
granted. Tho ground of the present application was
perjury, alleged by Dr. Vaughan to have been com-
mitted by Malby in a recent action brought by Dr.
Vaughan in the Lambeth Coenty Court, fur the recovery
of a sum of money lent by him (Vaughan) to Malby,
when the latter was, upon his own showing, in a state
of distress. Upon the trial Malby swore that Dr.
Vaughan bad not lent him the money as asserted.
The summons was granted.
Ann Harper, a fashionably-dressed young woman,
was brought up for final examination, on a charge of
attempting to pick pockets at the Waterloo Station of
the South-Western Railway.
From the statement of Inspector Thomas Bent, it ap-
pears that on the evening of Wednesday week he saw the
prisoner came up the steps, and get on the arrival plat-
form, at five o'clock, and as the passengers got eut of a
train that had just arrived, she, after saying something
to the person who was with her, mixed with the crowd.
Suspecting her object, be watched her closely, and saw
her put her hand into the pocket of a female. She did
not take anything, but that she was there for the pur-
pose of committing felonies there could be no doubt.

- Mr. Solomon, Who attended on behalf of the prisoner,
said she wag a member of a most respectable family, but
had been seduced and brought to town by a gentleraan
who had deceived her.

Tho Magistrate said there could be no doubt that the
prisoner was at the railway station for dishonest pur-
poses, and he should therefore commit her to the House
of Correction for three months.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday a court was held.

Alderman and Sheriff Rose said he wished to know
who was responsible at the present moment as governor
of Newgate, for the safe custody of prisoners committed
to that gaol. He asked the question, as two prisoners
were in the daily habit of being taken from that gaol for
the purpose of attending examinations at the Court of
Bankruptcy, and in the event of an escape, instances of
which had before occurred, it was desirable to know who
was responsible to the Sheriffs and to that court.
Alderman WIRE—Mr. Cope is governor of Newgato,
and the sheriffs are rewonsible.

Alderman ROSE—Is Mr. Cope still responsible !
Sir P. LAURIE—Yes, until another governor is ap
pointed.

OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF NEWGATE.
Mr. WOODTHORPE read a report from the gaol com-
mittee, stating that after an examination of the testimo-
nials of the different candidates for the situation of go-
vernor of Newgate, they were of opinion that Mr. J
Wetly rhead was best qualified to fulfil the duties of
that office.

Sir P. LAURIE said he considered the committee had
made an excellent selection.

Sir H. MUGGERIDGE tbought the committee had so•
feeted the best man.

On the motion of Alderman WIRE, the report was
agreed to, and the election was fixed to take place at the
next Court of Aldermen.

The Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor Elect (Alderman
Salomons), and the chief officers of the corporation then
proceeded to the Guildhall, where the Lord Mayor Elect
was sworn into his new office. The hon. alderman was
loudly cheered at the conclusion of the ceremony.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a special court, which had been summoned
at a late hour the previous night, was held in the Egyp-
tian-hall, Mansion-house.

CLOSING OF THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

The LORD MAYOR said he had convened the court im
mediately upon the receipt of a letter, of which the fol
lowing was a translation :

"Paris, Nov. 6, 1855.
"My Lord,—H. I. H. Prince Napoleon, President
of the Imperial Commission, has desired me to invite
your lordship, as also the members of the Council of the
City of London, to be present at the ceremony of the
closing of the Universal Exposition, which will take
place on the 17th inst., at 12 at noon. Will you oblige
me, in your answer, by stating the number of seats of
honour and ladies' seats that you may desire to occupy ?
—Accept, my lord, the assurance of my high consider
ation. (Signed) A.IILET DUFOUR,

The Secretary General.
"To the Right Hon. The Lord Mayor of the City of
London."

Deputy DAKIN moved—" That this court acknow
ledges with grateful feelings the honour of the invitation
conveyed to them by the letter from the President of the
Imperial Commission of the Universal Exposition, ad-
dressed to the flight Honourable the Lord Mayor, awl
authorises the Town Clerk to communicate such ac-
knowledgment. That the members of this court who
may purpose to attend, with or without their ladies, do
communicate their intention by two o'clock on Saturdaj
next, and that such names only be forwarded by the
Town Clerk, and members not so communicating will
be assumed as being unable to attend."
Mr. H. LLOYD seconded the motion, which, after a
short discussion, was carried unanimously amid applause.
The court then adjourned.