The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. SAPz• 27.
Chqrlcs Julius Milder, who described himself as a " come-
dian," of Covent-Garden Theatre, applied on his petition to
be discharged. The insolvent, who was unopposed, had, it
.pp eared, accepted accommodation bills for his brother, Ben-
jamin Richcs Bender, who had been a wine-merchant, publi-
can, and lately he knew not what, or where he was to be found.
The insolvent was discharged, having taken his " benefit"—
the third comedian who has done so since Alonday.

POLICE INTELLIGENC

B 0 W- S T.REET.
An American, named John Hannon, was brought here in
the custody of Ruthven, the officer, charged with cat'sing or
procuring to be engraved a plate of a note for ten dollars, of
the Toronto Bank, Upper Canada. He was also charged
with causing to be engraved the name of the cashier and pre-
sident of the bank.
Mr. Bean, solicitor for the Society of Bankers, established
for the prevention of frauds and forgeries, attended to I-•ro3ecute
the case, and Mr. Wooenn, solicitor, Hatton-garden, eppeared
for the prisoner.
Henry Hayes, an engraver, stated that fee d ,fendant came
to his house about the middle of Augest last, and after
some conversation, re guested him to wait upon him the next
day at Beetle's Hotel, Conduit-street, where he lodged. The
following day witness accordingly went to the Hotel, sad saw
the defendant, who said that he wanted several things engraved,
and among others some bank plates and portraits. He showed
witness the note for ten dollars, now produced, and wished it
engraved. It was not at that time out, as it now appea.s. He
produced no authority for engraving the note.
Mr. Missitm. inquired if he wished an exact copy of the
note produced ?
WItIiCSS said he did ; and he proceeded to engrave it on
copper. He left the blanks as they are in the note, for the
signatures and number. He finished the plate and made an
impression from it, which is produced. Witness completed the
plate in about a month after he received the order. When
completed the prisoner called to see it, and observed that it
did not so closely resemble the copy as he would have wished,
but he approved of it. The ruling part round the " 10" was
not so like the original es he expected. He then ordered
witness to strike off eighty impressions, which he did; and
the prisoner afterwards called for the impressions and plate,
which he had paid for, and they were delivered to him. Be-
fore the plate was completed he paid witness the sum agreed
upon—viz., fourteen guineas for engraving it, but as he c, m-
plained that there was more work about it than- he had antici-
pated, the prisoner offered to make the price twenty guineas,
and paid the balance on the day the plate was finished. He
applied two or three times before he got the impressions, and
about a fortnight ago he came to witness's house, anthe then
delivered him the plate which he took away. Witness consi-
dered that it was. necessary to make some inquiries about the
prisoner before he gave up the impressions and plate, and he
therefore, consulted some of his friends, who had lately come
from America, previous to delivering the plate. Before it
was finished the defendant desired witness to put the names of
Roden, Wright, and Hatch, who are very respectable en- •
gravers in New York, and bad engraved the original note
upon the corner of the copy. Witness refused to do so,
but offered to put his own name upon it. The defendant
said that witness's name would not do, and offered to give
him a sovereign to engrave the names which appear upon the
original note, but witness declined the offer, and the prisoner
then observed that he would get it done in America. After
taking the plate away, the prisoner came back, and requested
witness to engrave another note for five dollars of the same
bask for him, which witnesa agreed to do. He wished also
to have a note of some other bank engraved, but witness did
not remember the name of the bank; he would know it, how-
ever, if he heard it.
Mr. Bush, on a future day, would be prepared to prove the
second charge, viz., that the defendant had caused, or pro-
cured to be made, a stamp to resemble the signatures of the
cashier and president of the Bank. The witness by whom the
stamp was made was at present out of town, but would be pro-
duced as soon as possible.
The case was then remanded.