The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

TALLOW.

The tallow trade is firm to-day, and prices have im-
proved. The quotation for P.Y.C. is 41s 6d per cwt. on
the spot. Town tallow, 42s 6d net cash. Rough fat, 21s per
81bs.

Particulars.

Stock this clay..

Price of Y,C.
Delivery last weekl
Ditto from June 1
Arrivals last week
Ditto from June 1
Price of Town

1859.

1860.

1861.

1862.
r 44,453 72.626 54.719 50.535
5759 a. to 60s OA to 51s9d tOss3d to
—6 Od —s Od —s Od , 45s 6d
1,101 699 1,009 985
45,987 53,957 82,725 48,543
327 581 2,582 1,085
81,359 99.489 80.683 65,769
59s ad 61s Od 52s 9d , 46s 6d ,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY UNDER

FALSE PEETENCES.—Edward Bathurst, a tall, swarthy-
looking man, who gave the address of Frith-street, St.
Ann's, and was described as a gentleman, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with obtaining the sum of £lO, the
money of Mr. 'William Temple Cooper, chemist, of 26,
Oxford-street, by false pretences.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough•street, prose-
cuted, and Mr. George Lewis, jun., appeared for the prisoner.
Mr. Edward Lewis, in opening the case for the prosecu •
tion, said he appeared to prosecute the prisoner fer obtain-
ing the sum of £lO by means of a cheque on Messrs.
Roberts, Lubbock, and Co., the prisoner having no effects
at the bank. and well knowing that he had not, as he had
been written to by Mr. Robarts to that effect, and requesting
him not to draw any more cheques on the bank, the letter
to the prisoner being written prior to the draft of the cheque
for £lO. There were heavy costs of a similar kind with
respect to cheques on the same bank, and on the bank of
Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co. Since the prisoner had
obtained the money of Mr. Cooper, he had been arrested
and made a bankrupt. He (Mr. Lewis) should bring some
evidence before the court that day, and then ask that the
prisoner be remanded. •

Mr. Paul Akers, assistant to Mr. Cooper, chemist, 26
Oxford-street, said that he had known the prisoner since
July or August last, and he had been in the habit of mak-
ing small purchases at the shop, and having letters !eft
there for him. About the 28th November last he called,
and producing a cheque for £lO on Messrs. Robarts, Lub-
bock, and Co., dated 25th November, 1863, drawn by
Edward Bathurst, payable to self, asked him to cash it.
He (witness) did so. The cheque was afterwards returned
by Messrs. Robarts, and Mr. Cooper subsequently applied
for a summons, and as the prisoner did not appear, a war-
rant was applied for.

In answer to Mr. George Lewis, the witness said the
prisoner had sent a letter to Mr. Cooper saying that when
he came to town he would arrange the matter, but not to
part with the cheque.
Thomas Henry Allen, ledger keeper at Messrs. Robarts'
bank, said the prisoner had opened an account at the bank
about four or five months age, but since the 29th September
last he had had no money at the bank. He (witness) had
been present since the 29th September when some of the
prisoner's cheques had been paid and when some of them
had been returned.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then his account was overdrawn l'
Witness—lt was, sir.

In answer to Mr. George Lewis, jun., the witness said
that prisoner's cheques were crossed, although there was
nothing to meet them. He was not aware that the prisoner
was distantly related to a nephew of one of the partners of
the firm.

Mr. George Lewis said that a Mr. 'Wilkinson, the person
spoken of as being related to one of the partners, had written
to the prisoner, stating that he would send him MO, and
against the prisoner drew the cheque.

Mr. E. Lewis said he had a letter written by Mr. Roberts
to Mr. Cooper, in which Mr. Robarts said the prisoner must
have well known, in consequence of having been written to
to that effect, that at the time he drew the cheque he had
no effects at the bank.

After some conversation, Mr. E. Lewis said he must ask

or a remand,

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would remand the prisoner and take
his own bail in £lOO, and two sureties in £lOO each.
Mr. George Lewis asked that the prisoner's own bail
might be taken, as the amount was only £lO.
Mr. E. Lewis said there were many other cases.
Mr. Tyrwhitt declined to make any alteration in his
decision.

THAMES.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Samuel Ford, a dissipated and
drunken ruffian, about 50 years of age, who has lost an eye,
and gan only see imperfectly with the other, was brought
before Mr. Woolrych, charged with attempting to murder
a girl named Catherine Mahoney, by cutting her throat with
a razor.

The prisoner, who is well known to the police, has bean
frequently quarrelling with his wife. Ile has often beat
her ; and on one occasion he threw her on the fire in his
room, and she was severely burnt. On Saturday night
the girl Mahoney was invited to sleep in the
dwelling of the Fords, at No. 2, Burton-entry, White
Horse-street, Ratcliff, a short distance from Stepney Old
Church. The prisoner and his wife and daughter slept in
the only bed they possessed, the girl Mahoney was lying
on the floor at the foot of the bed. Yesterday morning the
prisoner and his wife began quarrelling in bed, and he beat
her in a savage manner. The woman and her daughter
left their bed and rushed out of the house. The girl
Mahoney remained in the room. The prisoner, who was
in a very infuriated state; armed himself with a razor,
and attacked the girl in the dark, believing it was
his wife, and drew the razor across her throat,
inflicting a deep wound. A fearful scream from the
girl revealed to him that she was not the person on whom
he had determined to wreak his vengeance. He left her,
and the police were summoned. Robert Thimbleby, a
police constable, No. 119 K, caused the wounded girl to
be removed to the London Hospital, and took the prisoner
into custody. He trembled excessively, and while dressing
himself put the boot belonging to the left leg on the right
one. He was reminded of his mistake by the constable,
and said he did not know what he was about. He was
asked for the razor with which he had cut the girl's throat.
He denied all knowledge of it. Thimbleby made
an immediate search for the instrument, and found it in a
box under some clothes and papers. There were stains of
blood on the razor. Those stains were quite fresh.
A certificate from Mr. George Xing, house surgeon in
the London Hospital, was produced. It stated that
Catherine Mahoney had received a severe incised wound on
the neck, and could not be removed at present.
Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a week.