The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-15 00:00:00

BOIV-STREET.

CHARGE OF Fononv.—A very respectable looking mid•
dle aged woman, who give her name Elizabeth Ballard,
was placed at the bar charged with forging and uttering a
check for 191. 75., with intent to defraud Mr. James Mea-
bry, a respectable tea-dealer, residing at No. 1, Broad-
street, Bloomsbury.

Mr. Meabry stated that on the previous evening the
prisoner had eotrred his shop, and, having purchased a
small quintity of tea at the p: ice of about 103., she pre-
sented a check for la 75., requesting that change might
he given to her. He gave her change, but she was sub-
sequently apprehended by an Inspector of the D division
of police.

The prisoner declined making any defence at present,
and was remanded until Friday week. It appears that
repeated intormations have reached this office of a woman
resembling the prisoner having committed frauds in the
same manner as that now alleged against the accused. In
one instance the name of Lord John Russell was attached
to the ftrged instrument, while the names of various other
persons of distinction had also been employed in other
cases. After the examination of the prisoner, several per-
sons visited her in the cell, in order to ascertain whether
she could be identified by them as the person who had
defrauded them. In some instances, we are informed, she
was recognised, while in other cases, the persons who
attended declared their intention to send their servants to
see her. Meanwhile the prisoner maintains a rigid silence
upon the subject of the charge against her, and declares
that she will say nothing to cor.vict herself.

of sveral pawnbrokers and others was .given, with whom
valuable gold watches had b,:To pawned .Gcl sold, ,nd the
prisoner was fully corurnitt,,i for

MARYLEBONE.
Wm. Garland, a hawker, was charged with being in
possession of a box con'aining a valuable collection of
jewellery for which he could not account.
An officer seeing the prisoner sifting on the step of a
door in Somer's town, told him to go on, which he refused
to do; and, on observing him closer, saw the box in his
possession, and on questioning him he received several con-
tradictory accounts, so he tuck him into custody. The
box contained several pieces of valuable lace, a large
quantity of pins, brooches, bracelets, &c. in gold. There
were also some letters, the address on which did not
transi ire.

The prisoner, who said he found the box open a few
miles from Manchester, was remanded until Thursday, that
the owner might be found.
Joseph Howard, and several other trade-men, were
charged with acting riotously in Dorset place, Portman-
square. The prisoners had received orders to a consi-
detable amount from a Count de Plessey, a dashing
Frenchman, who, finding the.:, importunate, desired them
to conic to his lodgings, at the house of Mrs. Denison, on
Frith y, when he would pay them. On the day appointed
they came, and there was neither Count nor money forth-
coming. The defendants got angry at their disappoint-
ment, and broke into the house and destroyed the futni-
tare, upon which Mrs. Denison gave them into custody,
and they were locked up all night.
The Magistrates lectured them on the impropriety of
their conduct, reminding them that they had the law to
appeal to when aggrieved, and discharged them..
On leaving the office they declared they would bring an
action against Mrs. Denison for false imprisonment.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET
Frederick Mills was brought before Mr. DvEa and Mr.
CONANT, charged with having attempted to pick the pocket
of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle. Thomas Greenhorn,
a servant, said he was going down Regent-street, on Fri-
day evening, when from the top of a coach he saw the pri-
soner try the pockets of his Grace. He jumped down and
seized the prisoner, and gave him into the charge of a po-
liceman. The prioncr was searched, but he had apparently
not succeeded in obtaining anything from his Grace.—The
prisoner was sent to In ison for two rwulths.
William Sullivan, alias Hughes, was Vrought up for
final examination, charged with having by fraudulent pre-
tences cbtaintd .5/. from Sir W. W. Wynn, of St. James's-
square.
Sir Watkin said a petition was brought to him some days
ago, which purported to come fro :n a person named
Hughes, who described himself as the master of a vessel
ho had suffered shipwreck, and who, in consequence, was
in a state of great destitution. The prisoner was shown
in, and some conservation was held with him on the subject
of his supposed misfortunes. In the course of the interview
the prisoner mentioned that lie had received relief from
Lord Dinorben. The name of his Lordship was down on
the petition for 101., and there were several more names
attached to the petition. The prisoner was ordered to call
the following day, and when he did so a .51. note was
handed to him.

Sir Watkin's valet said he saw the petition and noticed
the came of Lord Dinorben upon it. Suspecting the
prisoner's story was not true, and Sir Watkin having
been imposed upon by fraudulent applicants to the extent
of 40/. during the week, he went to Lord Dinorben's resi-
dence and instituted inquiries. Having asceriained that
n 3 such amount had been given by his Lordship to any
one answering the prisoner's description, he gave informa-
tion to the Mendicity Society, and on the following day,
when the prisoner called for the money and got possession
of the note, he was taken into custody.
Horsford said he knew the prisoner as the associate of
the worst of characters. He had been in search of the
prisoner for some time, having evidence to prove that
he was concerned with the notorious Rhoda Jones in de-
frauding the Hon. W. Murry of 2/.
Mr. Wontner, who attended for the prisoner, submitted
there was no case, inasmuch as no fraudulent representa-
tions had been proved to have been made by the prisoner.
Mr. DYER asked Sir Watkin if he recollected anything
more that passed at the interview, and Sir Watkin an-
swered in the negative.
Owing to the advanced age end infirm state of Sir Wat-
kin, the Magistrate appeared to be reluctant to put ques-
tions too pointedly, although there was reason to believe
that Sir Watkin, on a former occasion, had said that the
prisoner represented himself to be a castaway sailor, and
that this representation bad induced him to order the
prisoner a sum of money.
Mr. DYER said, owing to the unlucky defect in the evi-
dence, the charge was not brought home to the prisoner,
although no one could entertain a doubt as to the true na-
ture of the case. He must order the prisoner to be re-
leased.

The prisoner was about to make some statement deny.
ing his guilt, but he was stopped by the Bench. and he re.
ccived a suitable caution as to his future proceedings.

THAMES OFFI(7E.
John Martin, the master of the Jane steamer between
ween Greenwich and Blackwall, appeared to an infor-
mation charging him with steering and commanding that
vessel without being duly licensed, by which he was liable
to a penalty of Si., under the statute 7th and Bth Geo.
IV., cap. 75. The information was filed by Henry Yew-
ton and his brother, who were the lessees of the Green-
wich and Blackwall ferry. Mr. Hudson, a solicitor, of
Wapping, appeared for the complainants, and Mr. Pile,
of Broad-street, for the defendant. The complainants'
solicitor stated that by the 335 bye-law of the Ceurt of
Mayor and Aldermen, held under authority of the above
recited Act, the master and steerer of all steam vessels on
the river Thames are bound to be licensed by the Watet-
man's Company ; the vessel steered and commanded by the
defendant was not licensed, nor was the defendant licensed
himself. The vessel was the property of the Steam Tow-
ing Company, and their late master had been fined during
the week for working the sante vessel without a license.
The complainants were called, and proved that the de-
fendant, Martin, had steered and commanded the
vessel ; they said that they paid heavily for the
ferry, and that they were almost ruined by the steam boat
being set up in opposition to them. Mr. Greenwood
asked who supplied the money for these summonses ? The
witnesses said they earned the money by their labour.
Mr. Greenwood asked what they expected to attain by
this proceeding ; they could not think that they could drive
the steam boats off the river ? The complainants re-stated
the injury they received from the steamer plying on their
ferry.

The defendant's solicitor stated that if the defendant and
the Company had erred, it was through ignorance and not
by design. _ _

- Mr. —Banyon, the clerk of the Watermen's Company,
proved that neither the boat nor the defendant was li.
tensed.

In answer to Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Banyon stated that
the Company would not refuse a license to a qualified man.
The defendant refused to admit the bye-laws of the Cor-
poration of London were valid, and as the complainants
could not prove•Bsron Vaughan's signature to them, Mr.
Greenwood dismissed the informations, telling the corn•
plait ants that when they could prove their case they might
file fresh informations.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

(LLOYDS.)

SHIELDS, JULY 11.— Arrived the Woodman, Blagden,
from Marseilles; Mary, Butcher, Kiel.
COKE, JULY 10.—Arrived the Ocean, Aubin, from
Nantes; Thomas Hanford, Vale, St. Andrew's.
BEACIIEY HEAD, JULY 11. —Arrived off, the Neptunua,
Garner, from Havannah.

VESSELS SPOKEN wlrtz.—The Orient, Baxter, Dec.
19, 450 barrels, spoke the Bombay, and several
other whalers, all well; Mary, of Sydney, Feb. 1, out four
months, with 450 barrels; Atalanta, Lisbon to Newfound-
land, 24th ult., lat. 47, lon. 48 ; Daphne, bound to Mira-
michi, 29th., let. 48, lon. 48, by the British Lady, Yea,
arrived at Bridgewater; Virgil, Newport to Miramichi,
4th inst., let. 48, lon. 19, by the Martha, Washingt. n,
arrived at Liverpool; Condor, Hamburg to Rio Janeiro,
May 31, lat. 36, lon. 23 ; Belle, of Whitehaven, bound to
Quebec, 16th ult., lat. 46, lon. 54; Kingstcn, St. John's,
New Brunswick to Cork, 30t., lat. 49, long. 30 ; Victoria,
bound to Halifax, 2d inst., lat. 49, long. 18 ; Vestal,
Hamburg to Newfoundland, 4th inst., lat. 47, lon. 20 ;
Albuera, Quebec to Bridgewater, same day, lat. 50, lon. 15;
and Nelson, Village, bound to Miramichi ; Crescent
Odessa to Falmouth, out 46 days; Elizabeth, Odessa,
to 4ondon; Liverpool, Palermo to Falmouth, 22d ult., in
the Straits of Gibraltar; Jasper, Gibraltar to London, 2d
inst., off Cape St. Vincent, by the Albert, Harry, arrived
at Falmouth ; Spray, of Sunderland, for Quebec, Ist inst.,
lat. 45, long. 29 ; Sarah, Miles, Liverpool to Montreal, lat.
49, long. 16, by the Molson, Pasley, arrived in the Downs;
Warwick, Jeffs, Bombay to London, 28th April, lat. 28 S.,
long. 44 E., Demerara packet, London to Bombay, 16th
May, lat. 33 S., long. 16 E., by the Walmer Castle, ar-
rived off Dover; Surrey, Plymouth to Quebec, 27th ult.,
lat. 46, long. 42, Ophelia White, of Sunderland, from Li-
verpool, 2d inst., lat. 49, long. 26, by the Reliance,
Howel, arrived at Cowes; Nicholson, Whitehaven to Que-
bec, 3d inst., lat. 49, long. 19, by the Louisa, Lums-
den, arrived at Fogey; Skiron, Newfoundland to Quebec,
18th ult., off Cape Ray ; Don, Waterford to Quebec, 20th,
off St. Peter's Island ; Uranus, Gothenburg to New Bed-
ford, 26th let. 46, long. 49, by the lanthe, Liverseed, ar-
rived at Bristol.