The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.
John Herbert M'Cabe, a young man of very rc-
apectable family, was brought up for re-examina-
tion, charged with having plundered the London
Institution in Finsbury-circus, of a great number of
valuable books. The books of the establishment had
been disappearing for some time, and with such ra-
pidity that although the library is an excellent one,
if the thief had not been detected for some time
longer, it would have exhibited a beggarly account
of empty shelves. Indeed, so expert had the pri-
soner become at the work, that he disposed of
numbers of volumes for little or nothing.
The prisoner was remanded, in order that as many
other cases as can be discovered may be brought
against him.
On Welnesday the Justice-room and the
avenues leading to it were crowded with stock-
brokers, stock-jobbers, stock-agents, and other per-
sons interested in the Potosi Peruvian Mining spe-
culation, in order that the LORD MAYOR might
enter into an examination of Mr. William Healey,
who appeared in the custody of a Union-hall officer,
charged with having forged several shares or certi-
ficates in the above-named Company.
Mr. Samuel Hill, of Somers-town, deposed that
he gave ten shillings a share for thirty shares, which
were consolidated into three shales, so that the price
of the whole amounted to fifteen pounds. The pri-
soner sold them as genuine shares.
Mr. Alley—Every one knows it was a bubble of
1825. Pray what was the original subscription P
—I don't know, but I bought them as genuine.
Mr. Alley—And so you didn't know that the
whole matter was a hoax—a regular humbug ?
(Laughter.)—l did not know it.
Mr. Alley—What ! not the gold mountain ! I
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suppose you thought you'd have had it all here by
this titne. I'm afraid you won't have even the
value of the mouse it produced out of it.—(Laugh-
ter.)—l consider that the genuine shares fell when it
was known that the spurious ones were in the market.
Mr. Alley—Well, I consider that the fictitious
are just as good as the genuine—neither worth half
a groat.

Mr. E. Lusado, of Bedford-place, had signed his
name to -some of the shares as a Director, and the
signature on the shares was not genuine.
Mr. Alley—The mine was rather a hungry one,
Sir. It ate all the money that could be found fur it
in this country without disgorging.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Lusado—l assure you, Sir, the subject is by
no means a pleasant one to me. I am ready to
answer any questions you may think necessary; but
the matter is by no means agreeable.
Mr. Alley—l am sure of it. Ido not wish to
get into any of the great secrets of the mine; but I
Should wish to know what the shares ware ? Wit-
ness—They were originally 100/. shares, and 5/. was
the deposit paid upon each single share. It was
found, however, that the capital would be too large,
and the shares were consolidated; but there is no
Act—no Charter.

Mr. Alley—l was pressed to take a share in the
mountain myself, and was even assured that, if I
laid out my money in making the gold come from
it, I could have no further occasion for my pro-
fession.—( Laughter.)
Mr. Noble:—lf you have any taste in that way,
I have got some Poyais parchmerrts in my desk, and
I can give you a bargain of them. I don't know
what the premium is now, but I'm told they are an
excellent investment.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Peel, a printer, deposed that the prisoner,
whom he had known for two years and a half, and
who first said his name was Smith, called upon him
last March, and desired him to engrave a plate
capable of making the impressions exhibited.
Prisoner said he came from Spica and Co., and told
witness to strike off 100 impressions, and witness
did so and delivered them and the plate to prisoner,
who paid him 71.
Mr. S. E. Sweetman was a stock-agent, and had
been concerned in the Potosi as a broker when the
Company first came out. After witness had de-
scribed the system of obtaining instalments upon
the shares, he stated that from 70,0001. to 100,0001.
had been paid into the banker's hands upon the
part of the Potosi Mining Company.
Mr. Alley—Stay ! Let me hear that again, for
the sake of the poor shareholders. From 70,000/.
to 100,0004 in the Bank for this wretched bubble?
Mr. Sweetman—lt is no bubble. I do not by any
means consider it as such.

Mr. Alley—What, then, has become of all those
thousands? Mr. Sweetman—That's the business
of the Directors.

Mr. Alley—l am delighted to know that fact.
But pray how are the shareholders to get their
money ? Probably, through the means of the Press,
we may be able to have theirjust demands answered.
Mr. Bodkin contended that the evidence proved
a felonious forgery within the meaning of the last
Statute, which made it an act of felony to forge any
" accountable receipt or security for the payment of
money." The fabrication of the plate had been
tweed beyond a question to the prisoner, who had
benefitted himself by the gross fraud he had com-
mitted.

Mr. Alley said that the offence with which his
client was charged was of an immoral and illegal
character, and would, if satisfactorAy proved, sub-
ject him to the penalties of an indictment; but to
call it a felonious forgery was what could not be for
a moment admitted into the vocabulary of the law.
He thought it 'very kind in the Directors to have
consolidated the shares, .by which they generously
determined that 100,0001. should answer. What !
100,0001. to be advanced five years ago to work the
mine, and not a halfpenny to be had for it yet ! " Oh,
the Lord deliver me," said Mr. Alley, " from such
Directors, and such mines, and such shares, genuine
and counterfeit; they all deserve to be thrown into
a bag, and well shaken together."—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. Lusado—l return you many thanks, Sir, fur
your kindness in shaking me in a bag.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Alley—But I find too, upon looking at the
certificates, that six years have elapsed, so that we
have the Statute of Limitations in our favour.

Mr. Phillips—Exactly so. I perceive that it was
upon that must congenial of days, the Ist of April.
—(Laughter.) Justice would be fully answered if
Mr. Healey was held to bail to appear.
Mr. Bodkin said that justice might not be as fully
answered, as Mr. Healey might think proper, if
allowed to give any bail, to give leg bail.
The LORD MAYOR, after consulting with Mr.
Hobler, said he slmuld hold the prisoner to bail for
the 'fraud, himself in 4001. and two' sureties in
2001. each.

G UILDIIALL.
Samuel Pyhanz, the soldier who was charged
with stealing a piece of printed cotton, was com•
mitted, the additional witness attending, and com-
pleting the chain of evidence.

MARY LEB ONE.
On 'Wednesday evening an extraordinary exami-
nation was witnessed, in the person of Charles Egan,
who was charged with stealing a valuable watch
from the mantelpiece of Mrs. 0 xen, at No. 3, Dor.
set-street, Bryanston-square, where he was intro-
duced as her niece's intended husband.

Mrs. Owen now deposed, that the prisoner came
to visit her niece Marion, on the 18th of April last,
when she left. the lovers- in the parlour, with only her
little boy, her watch being then lying on the mantel-
piece. Soon afterwards the prisoner and her niece
walked out together to Lisson-grove, when returning
to the parlour, she, missed her watch. She had never
seen the prisoner since, and was certain that he must
have taken her watch, as her niece returned home
without him, he contriving to part company with her.
Mallon, who had been eyeing the prisoner with
strong emotion, here exclaimed—" I am the your,
woman, Sir. That gentleman (pointing to the. pri.
soner) paid his addresses to me under the feigned
name of Brown, and passing for a single man, but
we find that the wretch (sobbing) is married, and
has got children, Sir."
Mr. William Hobbs, who visited at Mrs. Owen's,
and got acquainted with the prisoner there, met the
prisoner that morning by accident in Oxford-market,

and knowing the charge against him, he
.kept hitt
talking in hopes of meeting a policeman, but tO
length he was obliged to collar the prisoner, whoi.
trying to escape, left the skirts of his coat behind.
Mr. GRIFFITH—How came you to run away frol
Mr. Hobbs, and leave the shirts of you coat, lik
Joseph's cloak, in his hand ? Prisoner —I did i,
without thought: but I'm as innocent as Jogedh wal
Mr. GRIFFITH—Not quite so innocent, I sup.
pose, of stealing the lady's watch. •
Egan was thea committed, and orders were giver
to make further inquiry as to the robbery.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
William TVildish, late steward of the Literal.)
Union Club, who has been several days in custody
charged with various Gauds upon the club, will
yesterday again brought before Mr. ROE, the Sitting
Magistrate, but, at the request of his solicitor, mai
again remanded for another week, owing to the ab'
sence of a witness, whose evidence was considered
material for the defence.

As the Magistrates were about to retire yesterday:
a y oung woman of respectable appearance wie
brought before them, charged with wilfully de
molishing a pane of glass valued at two guineas.
Mr. CONANT inquired what she had to say
The defendant (leaning very composedly over tht
bar) replied, " Why, I don't know how it is, but
can't help telling you that somehow all the way 1
came along from Hyde Park Corner something told
me I should break a window; I suppose it was to be,
It was here intimated to the Magistrate that the
defendant had as early as the age of sixteen formed
a tender attachment; it had strengthened with het
increasing years, but in consequence of its object
abandoning her, she was deprived at intervals of het
reason.
Mr. CONANT inquired of her whether she had any
friends residing near ?
Defendant—lf I tell you, will you promise me
that I shall go away directly.
Mr. CONANT.—That will depend on circumstances'
Defendant—l should like to know how much
money I've got to pay, for there seems to be a good
deal of bother about the window.
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Mr. CONANT—You hare to pay 30s.
Defendant--Do you, Mr. Magistrate, mean to
tell me that any law can make me pay thirty shit'
lings for one pane of glass. Now, did the people
get the money that had their windows broken at the
illumination I'

Mr. CONANT—Perhaps they will get that from
the county.

Defendant—Well, then, they may get this in the
same way.

After considerable difficulty, she gave the nime
of a cousin in the neighbourhood, who on being sent
for stated that the young woman's name was Maris
Barland, and was proceeding to state that her
mother, who was in indigent circumstances, kept
green-grocer'ashop opposite St. Luke's, when she
was interrupted by the defendant, who exclaimed,
" Qh, cousin, for shame, all this exposure is for
3s. 6d.," then turning round to the spectators, she
asked them with the greatest sang froid to lend her
the money, assuring them she would " send theta
the money another time."

The cousin stated that she had formerly been in
a lunatic asylum, but wact discharged on getting
better.

Defendant now became more violent, and ex°
claimed " What can this have to do with 34.
The tradesman did not wish to press the case
against the unfortunate " victim to love," and on
her consenting to accompany the constable home,
she was discharged.