The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-24 00:00:00

Total ... .
STOCKTON-FIRST INNINGS.
J. Baker-1 bw, b Clarke ...
B. Scarth—b Hillyer
P. Stoekdale—b Clarke
J. W. Coates, jun., Esq.—b Hillyer
W. Thompson, Esq.—b
Baldwinson—not out ...
Joy—b
Lambert—b
U. Beresford, Esq.—e Hillyer, b llinkly
Byes

2

~. 9

~. 4
.. 28

Total

... 62

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
On Saturday Charles Thomas, a well-dressed
young man, who has several aliases, was charged
before Alderman Farebrother with fraudulently ob-
taining fancy silk goods to the amount of
401. 17s. 11d., from Mr. Hellaby, of No. 7, Huggin-
lane, stock, brace, and belt manufacturer.
Mr. 'Walker, from the office of Messrs. Mardon
and Prichard, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the
City of London Trades' Protection Society; and
Mr. Beard, from Mr. Buchanan's office, defended the
prisoner.
Mr. Walker said, the prisoner had obtained goods
from various tradesmen in the names of James
Thomas, Thomas Brandon, Thomas Hogg, &c., but,
as the prisoner had only been apprehended that
morning, he would at present only produce enough
evidence to justify a remand, as there had not been
sufficient time to get all the witnesses necessary to go
fully into the inquiry.
Mr. Farrar, traveller to Mr. Hellaby, stated that he
called at the prisoner's house, No. 20, Clarence-street,
Greenwich, and solicited an order, when he gave him
a reference to Mr. James Bickham, of No. 6, Noel-
street, Duncan-terrace, City-road, whom he stated to
be a gentleman keeping his gig and servant, and in
good circu nstanees. Witness went to that address,
and saw Mr. Bickham, who said Mr. Thomas was a
I)ighly respectable man, and in coisfirmation of that
het gave witness the document prcduced :
" 6, Noel street, Dm:can-terrace.

" Sir,—l know Mr. Thomas is a re)pectable man, and
you are quite safe in any transaction you may have with
him.—Yours, &c. T. BICKIIA111."

Witness called about six weeks since at No. 6, Noel-
street, and found the house empty, and was informed
that Mr. Bickhatn had absconded, after swindling
most of the tradesmen of the neighbourhood. Wit-
ness saw the prisoner carrying on business in Cla-
rence-street and Nelson-street, Greenwich, up to
Wednesday last, since which time he had taken away
the whole of the pr.perty, but where to had not
yet been found. The prisoner was apprehended that
morninr, at No. 4, Ebenezer-row, Bermondsey, at a
private house, where there was little or no furniture,
and about half-a-dozen bonnets, but none of the
goods Mr. Hellaby had supplied were there.
Mr. Thirtell, from the firm of Messrs. Vyse and
Sons, merchants and straw hat manufacturers, Crip-
plegate-buildings, stated that the prisoner had
obtained a quantity of goods from his employers in
the name of Thomas Hogg, and he gave as a reference
a Mr. Wills, of Maze-pond. On calling there, the
house and furniture appeared to be respectable, and
there was an old brass plate on the door, and the
reference was considered good. As, however, the
money was not forthcoming, a call was made a day or
two afterwards at Mr. Wills's house, when it was
found that the bird had flown, but not before favour-
ing some of the tradespeople with orders.
The prisoner was then remanded until Tuesday
next, and bail for his appearance was refused.
It was mentioned in court, that the Mr. Bickham
who was referred to was no other than Collett, alias
Boodle, alias Downing, who was one of the references
of Beale, committed for trial a short time since for
attempting to obtain 1001. from " Wilson's Charity."
Mr. Bieltham, with. his aliases and his wife, have,
however, since died of cholera.

MARYLEBONE.
Harriett Smith, a girl 19 years of age, and whose
pallid countenance and tremulous limbs indicated that
she was in a very weak condition, was brought before
Mr. Long, charged with having made a most deter-
mined attempt to terminate her existence by drowning.
Bunday, 247 S, deposed that at ten o'clock on the
previous iight he heard a piercing shriek ; he re-
paired to the spot wh3nce it proceeded, and in a pond
in a piece of waste ground, called St. John's-wood
Park, he saw a foot at the surface of the water, the
depth of which was no more than three feet. He
succeeded in dragging out the prisoner, who at the
tune was insensible, and to all appearance almost life-
less, and with assistance he conveyed her to the sta-
tion-house. A surgeon who hadb,;en sent for speedily
arrived, and through means resorted to by him she
was at length restored to a state of consciousness, and
in reply to questions put to her she said that she was
living in the service of a family at No. 17, Ordnance-
and that ou account of her
road, St. John's wood,