The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-02 00:00:00

VICIIMISING AN EMIG.RAN7.

John Marshall, alias Davies, was charged at the
Liverpool Police-court on Saturday with having de-
frauded Richard James, an intending emigrant, of
£lBO in sovereigns, by the old dodge of " ringing
the changes." The prosecutor (who in appearance
is a much sharper fellow than this affair has proved
him to be) intended going to New Zealand, and
came to Liverpool for that purpose at the beginning
of August. On the 7th of that month he was on
board the ship Champion of the Seas, then lying in
the Coburg Dock, when he met the prisoner, who
managed to engage him in conversation, and they
then left the vessel and started off for a walk through
the town. In the course of their perambulations they
called at several public-houses, and at one of them a
second man made his appearance, introduced him-
self, and the three had some drink together. This
" gentleman," pretending to be a perfect stranger to
Marshall, commenced talking about money matters,
and informed his newly-found friends that he had
recently some into possession of a large property—
several thousands a-year—and was consequently
very le:ee with his money. Having invited hiscom-
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"it would be safe." The prosecutor, at this stage
of the proceedings, proved himself to be remark-
ably verdant. He produced his money (XlBO in
gold, and no troublesome notes with the numbers
known, perhaps), and the prisoner kindly under-
took to place it in the purse for him. This was
done very nicely, and a purse filled with " Cali-
fornia sovereigns," or " jacks," was handed to
James in the place of his hard-earned gold.
Easy, unsuspecting, confiding fellow, he put
the purse and the contents into his pocket with-
' out examination, and theithree worthies resumed
their peregrinations. Soon after they had done so,
however, the inheritor of the immense estate pro-
posed that as they had had so much drink they
should now "have something to eat," suggesting
beefsteaks as something they would relish, He
generously offered to " stand" the steaks,
gave Mr. James a half-crown, and despatched
him to purchase them, it being arranged that
Marshall and his wealthy friend should await his
return in the street. The prosecutor willingly un-
dertook the commission, but, on returning with the
steaks to the spot where he expected to find his
late companions, he discovered they had vanished.
He very soon made a still more important discovery
—that instead of a pocketful of gold he had nothing
but worthless brass. Information of the swindle
was given to the police, and the prisoner was ap-
prehended in Manchester by Detective Smith.
When the latter first seized Marshall he struck the
officer on the side of the head, tripped up his heels,
threw him down, and attempted to make his escape,
but Smith knocked him down and secured him. As
the detective was bringing him to Liverpool, Mar-
shall apologised for essaulting him, saying, " Yoa
know, Smith, when a man's right for 15 years, you
can't expect but what he'll do the best he can for
himself." He subsequently remarked, "I hope I
shan't be tried before the recorder, for he's such a
hot 'un." Marshall had been remanded in the
hope that the police would get hold of his accom-
plice, but they have not yet been able to do so, and
the prisoner was committed for trial.—Liverpool
Mercury.

The National Zeitung prints an interesting letter
recounting the exploits of the London Alpine Club during
the last two weeks of July. The club has so far been very
successful this year. Its operations have been mostly con-
fined to the mountains about Grindelwald. Three peaks,
that had never before been trodden by human foot, have
just been ascended by different parties of Englishmen, viz,,
Jungraujoch, on July 20, by five Englishmen ; Viescher-
horn, on the 23d, by two Englishmen; and Viescherjoch,
on the 30th, by four Englishmen. In addition to these
ascents, a great many mountains which have only been
ascended two or three times were also visited by the same I
gentlemen during the same period. Among these were the
Jungfrau, Eicher, theWetterhorn, Schreckhorn and several
others equally formidable,