The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-22 00:00:00

CRICKET.

MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND V. COUNTY OP
SUSSEX.--This match at the Brunswick (Box's) Ground,
near Brighton, ran into a third day (Wednesday), and
though T. Hearne and Mr. R. D. Walker struggled well
to place their side in as good a position as possible, the
former scoring 134 and the latter 37, the total of the M.C.C.
innings closed for 216, which left Sussex 72 to get to win,
and they succeeded in doing so with five wickets to go
down. During the match some fine hitting was displayed
on both sides.

ONE ARM v. ONE LECL—It is ten years ago since we
chronicled a match of this kind, which took place (as now),
on the Surrey Ground, Kennington-oval. The game com-
menced yesterday, and as the announcement bill said,
" Cricket 'ender difficulties, by the Veterans of England,"
it was truly so. Legitimate cricket is generally well
patronised, but this, though not in the category, was espe-
cially al, some three or four thoussuuLl spectators being pre-
sent to witness what may be termed in modern phraseology,
a "sensation match." The Veterans of England com-
prise those who have served their country, and are now
pensioners in Greenwich College, but the sides selected to
play were minus a leg or arm. The One Leg side went in
first, and to describe the ludicrous manner in which they
made their runs would be impossible, but the amusement
they caused was great; and those of the One Arm in the
field—fancy their trying to stop a ball with their hats, or
dropping themselves so as to stop it bodily, the shouts of
the spectators in the meanwhile urging the batsmen to
"run it out," and the scene may be completed by imagina-
tion. The score of the One Leg side reached 91, and two
or three of them seemed as if they had used a bat before.
On the side of the One Arm 73 was scored. The match will
be continued this morning.

FORGERY ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

A respectably-dressed genteel-looking young man,
20 years of age, who at first gave hie name as Geo.
Samuel Stokes, a clerk, residing at Arbitas-hill,
Galway, but afterwards stated that his real name
was George Wilkin, was placed at the bar of the
Mansion-house yesterdays before Mr. Alderman
Challis, locum tenens for the Lord Mayor, charged
with forging and uttering a forged endorsement to
a bill of exchange for £2,000, with intent to defraud
the governor and company of the Bank of England.
Gt orge Russell, detective officer, said—l was on
duty this morning with Sergeant Moss at the Bank
of England. In consequence of information which
I received I waited in the hall, and there saw the
prisoner with Mr. Adams, who held in his hand five
£lOO notes, which I produce. They are cancelled.
Another gentleman named Gough was there like-
wise, and he held in his hand the bill of exchange
which I produce, drawn on the Bank of Ireland for
£2,000. It is dated Aug. 20, 1862, and made pay-
able to the order of John Robinson, Esq., addressed
to the cashier of the Bank of England, and signed
Win. Patten, for the Governors and Company of the
Bank of Ireland, payable on demand. The bill is

endot sed John Robinson, 17, Albert-street, Bedford.•
square. Mr. Adams showed the prisoner the five
notes which I produce, and Mr. Gough showed him
the endorsement at the back of the bill. Mr. Adams
asked him if his name was Stokes how he came to
endorse the bill John Robinson. He asked him if
his name was Robinson, but I did not hear if he I
answered that question. He said he did nr:t say !
his name was Robinson. Mr. Gough said he did
say so, and likewise signed John Robinson at the
back of the bill. I then took him to the office of
Mr. Marshall, the chief cashier, and he was there
asked to explain the matter. He did ❑ot give any
explanation, and he was asked where Albert street
was, and he said he did not know, he was a stranger.
The notes are all five endorsed George Stokes, 11,
Cheapside, and he was asked what 11, Cheapside,was,
and he said it was an hotel. He was then given
into custody. I searched a satchel which he had at
the time, and in it I found ten Bank of England
notes for £5O, 25 for £2O, 40 for £lO, and 20 for
£5.

Mr. George Wolff Gough, cashier in the public
drawing office at the Bank of England, said—About
a quarter before 11 this morning the prisoner came
to me and presented the bill produced for payment.
I asked him what his name was, and he did not
answer at the moment_ I repeated the question,
and he said, " Robinson." I asked him what his
Christian name was, and he said " John." I then
gave him back the bill, which was not endorsed,
and asked him to endorse it, and he wrote at the
back of it, and he returned it to me endorsed as it
now appears. I asked him what he would have
for it, and he took from his pocket a small piece of
paper with a list of the notes he wanted, which
were .the same as those found upon him. I passed
it to the next cashier, who paid it with the notes
produced, and the prisoner left the office. Shortly
after the prisoner had left, Mr. Adams came to me
to know if I had paid the five £lOO notes produced
that morning. I referred to the book and ascer-
tained that they had been given with others in
payment of the bill produced. I went with Mr.
Adams to the issue department, and there saw the
prisoner. I asked him if he had endorsed the bill
in the name of John Robinson, and he denied
that he had done so. I then left him with the
officers.

John Moss, detective, said—l was with Russell
this morning, and was- present when the prisoner
was spoken to by Mr. Adams. The prisoner was
afterwards taken to Mr. Marshall's office, and I
asked him if he could give any explanation, and
he then replied that it was too bad to be treated
like that. I searched him, and found a pocket-
book containing £9O in Bank of England notes,
and £2 16s. 11d. in money. Since he has been in
custody at the Mansion-house he said he wished to
tell the whole truth, and he then told me his name
was not George Stokes but George Wilkin, and
that he did it, and the devil tempted him.
The prisoner was remanded.