The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-27 00:00:00

'ARLBOBOUGH-STREET--(TIIIS DAY.

CHARGE OF UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COlN.—Louisa
Lovic7c, a respectably-dressed middle-aged woman, was
brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with uttering two
uounterfeit shillings.
Charles Westerbrook, an omnibus conductor, stated
that about ten o'clock last night the defendant got into
his omnibus near Wilton-place, and requested him to
put her down at Regent-circus. On arriving at the latter
place she got out and tendered him a shilling in payment
of her fare, and which he immediately detected to be a
counterfeit. He told her the coin was bad, when she
gave him another which was also bad. He then called
a constable and gave her in charge.
Wright, 48 C, said he took the defendant into custody
and conveyed her to the station, where eight other coun-
terfeit shillings and a good half crown were found upon
her. He had since been to her address, and found that
she had lived in service there for 14 years, and bore an
excellent character.

The accused, in reply to the charge, said she was
coming from Brompton last night, and on 'crossing the
road she kicked against something wrapped up in brown
paper. On picking it up and opening it, she saw it con-
tained several shillings, and not having the remotest idea
they were base coin, and having no smaller change, she
gave one of them to the conductor of the omnibus for
her fare. He directly told her it was a bad one. She
gave him another. He said that was also bad, and he
then gave her in charge.
Mr. Jennings, hairdresser, 100, Regent-street, said
the defendant had lived in his family for 14 years. She
afterwards left them, and went to reside at Birmingham.
She was at present out of a situation, and from the great
respect they had for her, they allowed her while in town
to make their house her home. He was convinced she
was incapable of a dishonest action, and that she was
not aware the coins were bad.
Mr. Bingham said he was inclined to believe her story
to be true, and would take Mr. Jennings' bail for her
appearance to-morrow.

-Mr. Jennings readily consented to be answerable for
her appearance at the required time, and she was at
once discharged from custody.

SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DA fl.

ROBBING A SAILOR.
Emma Williams, a fashionably dressed young female,
of questionable character, was brought before Mr. Combe,
charged with stealing the sum of 55., the property of
Samuel Fuller, a sailor.
Prosecutor said he had recently arrived in London
from Charleston, and last night about ten o'clock, he
met the prisoner in the Westminster-road, and having
treated her to sundry glasses of grog and supper, they
proceeded to her lodgings in White Horse-street, New-
cut. After remaining there some time, he put his hand
into his pocket and missed ss. Being satisfied no other
person had been near him, he called in a constable and
gave her into custody.
Police-constable, 65 L, said the prisoner was searched
at the station-house, and two pounds seventeen shillings
found on her. Among the silver were two shilling
pieces which the sailor said were his.
Mr. Combe asked what account she gave of hav gso
much money in her possession.
The constable replied that she said it had been given
to her by a gentleman, but he believed she had stolen
it, and if she was remanded, no doubt he might hear of
another robbery of a similar nature, for she was well
known as a thief.

Mr. Combe accordingly remanded her for a week,

TOBACCO LICENCES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR, —About three years ago you did me the honour
to insert in your journal a letter I wrote you, exposing
the fallacious theory expounded by Professor Muspratt
;a gentleman, I believe, employed by the Government to
find out the " mare's nest" connected with the tobacco
trade), and I believe the result was, that that gentleman
never afterwards inserted another letter in your journal
upon the subject. This induces me to believe that I related
indisputable facts then, and I now venture to supply you
with a few more equally as certain.
It is with much pleasure I see the question of the pro-
posed alteration in the tea and tobacco trade taken up
by the public, and the fallacy of such alterations exposed.
I know not bow many tobacco licences are granted by
the Excise throughout the United Kingdom, but this I
do predict, that, so far as regards tobacco licence; if the
alterations proposed are carried into effect, next licensing
day will not be a very busy one for the clerks, as the
tobacco licences are sure not to be much in demand ; so
far am I convinced of this, that I venture to assert that
the demand will at once be decreased at least two-thirds,
if not four-fifths. For instance, go into any town in Eng-
land, take an account of the number of tobacco licences
that are being traded under, and I venture to assert that
(if all the parties now having licences to sell tobacco
were compelled to renew such licenses upon the proposed
princip!e of alteration) all the profit procurable upon the
article would go for licence; and more too. There is
not an article consumed in this country which the sale
of is more divided than tobacco. In many instances one
man living in a house of 10/. or 121. per annum, sells
more tobacco than 10 or 20 of his neighbours whose rentals
vary from 501. to 300/., yet tobacco (in on etshape or other) is
equally an article compatible with their trade as with his.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer certainly could not
have inquired into this fact, that tobacco, either cut,
ground, or in the shape of cigars, is more or less sold by
all and every class of tradesmen ; as a proof of which,
lam myself a wholesale dealer in the article, I turn
over many thousands in the course of the year, and I
have nearly 2,000 accounts open in my books. Amongst
these customers, I believe, I could supply myself with
almost every article consumed or required for any pur-
pose from a quartern loaf down to a farthing lollypop ;
up again from a Whitechapel needle to a five hundred
guinea carriage, or a splendid hunter ; in fact, all classes,
even private gentlemen, deal in cigars. This being the
case, ta,kQ the average returns of each party, and I do
not believe it would amount to 61. per annum, most
certainly not to 121. per annum each. Hundreds of
these parties are occupying hotels, at rentals vary-
ing from 50/. to 300/. per annum and upwards.
I know many of this class who have been wavering fon
years whether they should keep cigars or not, but they
have been compelled to keep them for the sake of accom-
modating their customers.
I forward you my name and address, and if the Hon-
ourable Chancellor of the Exchequer requires proof of
my assertion; I shall be happy to afford him such, for
which purpose you are at liberty to give him my name.—
I remain, Sir, yours obediently, B. C. J.

NOVA SCOTIA MINING COMPANY.—The announcement
of the result of the exploration by Messrs. Petherick and
Hitchens of the lands at Indian Point, conditionally
leased by the Nova Scotia Mining Company, has attracted
a degree of attention which will perhaps cause it to ope-
rate as a warning in mining matters against trusting any
statement whatever that has not been verified by disin-
terested parties. It appeared in the prospectus that the
reliance of the directors was chiefly placed in a report of
Mr. Adam Murray, who estimated the amount of copper
at the spot to be .equal in probable worth to about
9,000,0001. sterling, after deducting all smelting and
other charges, while the true state of the affair, accord-
ing to Messrs. Petherick and Hitchens, is, that such
copper as exists there has no commercial value.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—In the foreign exchanges the
rate upon Amsterdam was a shade lower. With regard
to Paris and Hamburgh, the quotations were about the
same as last post. Bills on Leghorn were again in de.
mand, and obtained better prices.