The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-15 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

UTTERING FORGED LETTERS OF CRITDIT.—The two
Spaniards, Coda= and Ma,sip, were placed before
Alderman Films for final examination, charged with
obtaining two sums of 1,1001. and 7001. by means of
forged letters of credit.

Mr. Mullins appearel for the prosecution, and Mr.
Wontner for the prisoners.

Mr. Mullins stated that since the last examination of
the prisoners he had bad an interview'with the French
Minister of Justice, at Paris, and had succeeded, in in-
tercepting two letters containing the whole of the money
obtained by thesa forged letters of credit, with the excep-
tion of 5,000 f. The money was forwarded to Paris in
two letters, addressed in Masip's handwriting to him,
Poste Restante, Paris. The letters were posted at the
General Post•office in London, after seven o'clock on
the night of the prisoner's apprehension, by Masip, and
after Cortaza was in custody.

The evidence of the gentlemen connected with the
Spanish houie,,.whose names the prisoners had flrged
to the Ittter4 of credit having been examined, and some

other evidence given,

The prisoners were committed for triAl.

BOW-STREET.

MORE POST-OFFICE ROBIWRIES. —This morning a
middle-aged man, named Richard Walker, a sorter in
the General Post-z,ffice, was placed at the bar, charged
with stealing two letters supposed to contain money.
Mr. Peacock, the Post-office solicitor, attended for the
prosecution.

Mr. Willis Clara stated that he resided at Mile-end,
and was an inspector of letter-carriers. The prisoner
was a sorter in the General Post-office, and was on duty
this morning, when his attention was called to the
prisoner by the 'repeated pasages he made by the
lift, and also at receiving let&rs from him out of the
ordinary course. The lift co.nmunicated with the let-
ter-carriers' department and the inland department.
He (witness) then gave instructions to see whether he
travelled up in company with other persons or singly,
and from information he had received he sent for the
prisoner to attend him at 11;s private room, and upon his
arriving he accused him of sculling letter,, and that he
believed at that moment he had some upon his person.
The prisoner denied the accusation, and stated that he bad
no objection to be searched, but that he bad changed his
coat during,the morning. &nee was then called, and he saw
him (Sinee) take the two letters produced from the pri-
soner's pocket, which bore the day stamp. One of the
letters was directed to Mr. K. Tuck, Great Western
Stables, London-street, Pacidington, and the other to Mr.
H. Toomer, 117, Lerrington—treet, Vanzha4-road,
Westminster. On the letters beiiig produced, the pri-
soner said he knew nothing about them, and that some
person must have placed them in his pocket. •The pri-
ioner had been in the service of the Post-office for
nearly 15 years, and his salary was U. 15s. 9d. per week.
Smee, one of the police-constables at the Post-office.
stated that about 10 minutes past 8 this morning he was.
called into Mr. Clare's office, and having searched the
prisoner found two letters is the breast-pocket of his
coat, which he handed to Mr. Clare. On asking the
prisoner to account for their being in his pocket, he
stated that he did not know the letters were in his
pocket, and that some one mast have placed them there,
as he had changed his coat early in the morning and left
the one he then wore for some time under the stairs.
The coat, an old black one, was then shown to Mr.
Clare, who stated that the assertion of the prisoner was
false, as he had not worn the black coat the whole of
the morning. He then took the prisoner into custody.
Cummins, one of the sorters, at the Post-office, said
the prisoner and himself came on duty at 5 o'clock this
morning, and his notice was specially directed to him by
the repeated journeys he made by himself to the lilt,
when there was room for him to ascend with other
parties. The coat he had now on was the coat he wore
the whole morning. He bad watched him the whole of
the morning, and he could swear that the prisoner never
changed his coat.
The magistrate asked the prisoner what he had to say
in answer to the charge, when he repeated that the
letters must have been placed in his pocket by some

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The prisoner was then remanded to enable the writirs
of the letters to attend, but it was intimated to him
that next week he would be committed for trial.

Grace, a letter-carrier, was this morning fully com-
mitted to take his trial for Ftedling three letters.

Charles Simpson, the Barnet letter-carrier, was also
committed for trial this mirning for stealing a letter.

THAMES.

HORRIBLE CRUELTY TO A WlFE.—George Rood, a la-
bourer, a singularly ill-favoured, dis+.ipated-looking fel-
low, of No. 2, John-street, Charles-street, St. George-
in-the East, was brought before Mr. Ingham, charged
with attempting to murder bis wife, Ann Rood, and
throwing her from the first-floor window of her dwelling
into the street.

The priasecutcr, who VMS led ip'W court, and was in

very weakly condition from loss of blood, sthted
.that
aer husband had long been in the pr.tctice of ill-using
her. He came home last night drunk, and took he r
child from her, and after throwing it across the room,
commenced swearing at her, and kicked her. She went
4:o the assistance of her child, and he said, " It's you I
want. I have been waiting to.do this a long while, and
I am determined to be strung up for you, and I shall
not be satisfied till I have taken your life." He then took
the chi!d from her again. She took it from him, and a
struggle ensued, and he again kicked her and beat her
She went towards the window, which . was broken, and
.hrew up the sash, and, being fearful the child woulei be
killed, she dropped it into the arms of a neighbour in
the street, and called out "Murder." She was banging nut
of the window, and calling on the neighbours to assist,
when her husband. raided her by the heels and delibe-
rately threw her out of the window into the street. She
was most fearfully bruised, and was rendered hiseusible.
The poor woman, who was in great pain, here sobbed
aloud, and was assisted to a chair.

Several neighbours of the parties spoke to the brutal
conduct of the prisoner, and said that he had often
threatened to kill, his wife, and Mr. Field, an undertaker,
said the prisoner was a most, brutal drut.ken scamp, con-
tinually inebriated : the wife 'was a sober woman and
very industrious.

Henry Groves, 251 K, said he beard scream of murder
last night in John-street, and saw the woman hand her
child to the people below. Directly afterwards the pri-
soner lifted her up and, using horrible imprecations,
threw her out of the window.

The prisoner on being called on for MI defence, said,
in a sullen manner, "I have nothing to say."

Mr. Ingham—Of all theaabominable and cruel cases
of assault on woman it has been my lot to hear this is
the worst ; and if the Legislature had given me the
power to inflict a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment
and hard labour, I would have enforced it in this case.
I sentence the prisoner to six month►' imprisonment and
hard labour, and at the end of that period he is to enter
into sureties to keep the peace towards his much ill used
wife, and all her Majesty's subjects for the space of 12
months.

The prisoner was immediately sent away in the van
to prison.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT GARDEN.

We bad a good demand for both fruit and vegetables, as
follows :

FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s to 6s per lb; colonial
do., is to 3s each • hot-house grapes, is 6d to 4s Od per lb ;
foreign ditto, Od to Os Od ; melons, is Od to 5s each;
peaches, is Oil to 6s ' • nectarines, is Od to 4s per dozen ;
apples, is Od to Bs Od per half sieve ; pears, is 0.1 to
3s per half sieve; Orleans plums aril green gages Is to 28
per punnet ; apricots, 63 to 2s 6d per doz. ; common plums,
2s 0 to 4s per half sieve ' • cherries, 24 to 6d per pound;
lemons, 4s to 8s Od per 100; oranges. 8s to per 100; fil-
berts, 5s to 6s per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, Os to Os ; almonds,
Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 6d to IC3 per 100 ; figs, hi 6(1
to 4s 0(.1 per doz ; strawberries, 24 to 6d per pottle ; goose-
berries, is 6d to 2s Od per half sieve ' • currants, 3s Od to
4s Od per half seine ; raspberries, 24 to 64 per pottle.
VEGETABLES.—White cabbages, 6(1 to is 3d per dozen;
red ditto. 2s to 5s Od per dozen ; French beans, is 3.1
to 2s Ott per half sieve ; brocoli, 041 per bund. ; potatoes, 45s
to 1-.,5s per ton ; vegetable marrow, 44 to is per doz. ; peas,
4s to 6s Od per bushel ; broad beans, is Od to is 94 per half
sieve ; turnips, I.'d to 4,1 per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 64 per
bunch ; cucumbers, Os hi to Os 84 each ; garlic, 64 to
Os 8d per pi and ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve ;
old onions, Os to Os per bushel • new ditto, 2s Cl, to 4s
per doz. bunches; leeks, 24 to 3:1 per bunch ; shallots,
.1d to 6d horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4804 per bundle ; parsley,
2d to 3d per bunch ; celery, Os 94 to is 3kl per
bunch ; endive, is 3d to 2834 per score ; beet, is Od to 2s
per doz. ; ' parsnips, Os 6(1 to is Od per dozen 9 • small
salad, 2d to 3.1 per -punnet ; mushrooms, is to 256,1 per
-pottle ; artichokes, 5s to 6s per doz. •, cabbage lettuces,
is to is 6,1 per score ; sorrel, 61 to is per half sieve ;
radishes, is to is 3d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, is to 2s
Oil per half sieve ; chillies' is to is 6d per 100; Brussels
sprouts, is 04 to 2s 0,1 per Ira sieve ; capsicums. is to 2s
per dozen; walnuts pickling, 64 to Is per 100; cauliflowers,
4s to 68 per doz.