The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSIOx-HOUSE.--Messrs. Robson, Brooks, and Co;,.
stationers, of Abchurch-lane, came before the LORD MAYOR
to request his Lordship's interfeience for the punishment of a
very serious fraud which had been committed upon them by one
of their servants, who was, they said, abetted by a number of
persons considered to be as respectable copper-plate printers as
any in London.
Mr. Robson stated, that the firm of which he was a partner
was in the habit of printing a large quantity of bankers' checks,
and that in consequence of the numerous forgeries which had
been effected by discharking the ink marks with an acid, and
substituting other numbers, their attention was turned to the
best means of preventing such alterations. The printer's ink
generally in use withstood the common acids, but common.
writing ink did not, and therefore the latter might be discharg-
ed,
and an adequate space left for the forger to write over the•
common engraved ground in checks. To frustrate this tempta-
tion and opportunity to do ill, the complainants made and ob-
tained a patent for a printing ink which acids would discharge ;
so that if any attempt were made by a forger to discharge the
writing upon checks printed with such ink, he would discharge j
the printing ink also, and render the attempt palpable. A I
recent forgery to a considerable amount, attempted upon a •
check of the description alluded to, was not very long ago
detected, and the importance of the invention as a security
was unquestionable. They had engaged a Frenchman,
named La Roche, to grind and m:.x the patent ink fbr •
the use of the workmen. This man had been in their em-
ployment, at weekly, wages, since the year 1823. On
Friday evening last, wnen the printers were quitting work, a
person who had frequently beforebeen seen on the premises, n-
quiring for La Roche, was stopped and interrogated by one
of.the partners as to his object in coming there so frequently, .
when after much hesitation, he admitted that he came from a •
highly respectable firm of stationers and printers residing near
Cornhill. On pursuing the inquiry, it was discovered that this
firm had been supplied by La Roche, without the knowledge of
his employers, for nearly 12 months. Mr. Robson then showed
to his Lordship, in proof of this statement, a number of re-
ceipts and orders to a considerable extent, that had been found
at La Roche's lodgings. On the next day they received from
the persons they accused of abetting La Roche, a letter in jus-
tification of their conduct. it was to the following effect :
" Messrs. Robson and Co. • I

" Gentlemen—We beg to hand you a copy of a memorandum
given to us by Mr. La Roche, ink-maker : the original may be
seen at " Sir, yours respectfully."_

Copy of the Memorandum.—" I hereVy undertake to supply
Messrs. with printing-ink ; but promise and undertake
not to deliver any ink like, or similar to, that which is specified
in the patent of Messrs. Robson and Co.

" May 10, 1824. " Signed DAVID LA ROCHE, (his mark). "
Witness, WILLIAM LA ROCHE."
Mr. Robson stated further, that they had ascertained that a
number of highly respectable houses (or houses considered as !,
such) had dealt in a similar manner with respect to their pro- ,
perty. Mr. Robson then stated his belief that La Roche had -
made use of their materials to supply the • orders he had ob-
tained, and requested a warrant against him. .1
The Loan MAYOR. said; he did not see tha(he had suffi-
cient legal ground for granting a warrant, although he had not '
the slightest doubt that the conduct of the servant had been
highly dishonest. In his (the Lord Mayor's) opinion the con-
duct of one tradesman in buying an article from the servant of -
the person who made it, without the knowledge or consent of
the latter, was as unjust as it was disreputable. Although, in. ,
consequence of the failure of legal proof, he could not interfere
as a Magistrate, yet he hattno hesitation in saying, from the
facts as they. appeared to him, that Messrs. Robson might have
their remedies by civil actions. _ _

!Ir. Robson, before he left the Justice-room observed, that
the conduct on the part of a number of the trade was the more
unjustifiable, as the firm did not wish to monopolize the inven-
tion, but were ready to give licence for the use of it.

GuiLDHALL.--Two'yOung gentlemen, the One Mr. Samuel
Jones, a rectifier of spirits in the borough, andothe other-Mr.:
William Griffiths, of King's Arms-yard„Coleman-street, were
charged with creating a disturbance at the house of Mr. Naish,
a Quaker, and spirit-merchant, 200, Upper Thames-street.,
It appeared that Mr. Naish having entered into a bond with
Mr. Jones • for '4,0004, for which suns he was well secured
by the supply of spirits fdrnished to hith, bad thought proper,
without assigning any reason, to erase his name from the bond.
Some angry correspondence took place, in consequence,, and Mr.
Griffiths espousing his friend's cause, accompaied him to Naish's
house to demand an explanation. Mr: Kemble, who is Mr.
Naish's clerk, heard Jones declare-he would shoot Naish ; and
knowing that -he had• applied to.. a Mr. Churchill to be his se-
cond in a duel with Mr. Naish,,gave the defendants into custody
for disturbing the peace of the hoUse.—Mr. Jones said that
Mr. Naish had stated that he would pay his (Mr. Jones's)tex-
pences over to Calais, to have the pleasure of blowing his brains
out ; and he; appealed to Mr. livable whether he had not in-
tercepted and. suppressed a challenge from Mr. Naish only so
late as Saturday last ?—Mr.-Kemble allowed this'to be true..—
Mr. Alderman Bs atm, to. quiet the apprehension of Mr. Naish,
who affirmed that he feated some grievous bodily harm, bound,
the two gentlemen over in . their own recognizances in 50/.
each, to keep the peace towards him for twelve months.

MAR L 80110 U GH-ST REE T.—George- Files, a Chelsea pen, ;• •
sinner, was charged with 'committing a highway robbery. The
prosecutOr, a very old Man, was proceeding, through Chelsea
with his wife on Wednesday evening, when the prisoner rushed
past him, snatched the hat off his head .and ran away. .He
was pursued by, several persons, who did' not lose sight of him
unil he was secuyed with the hat in his possession. He was
fully committed to Newgate.
The.Pilno Forte la Ilouses.—lt. has of late become
customary with publicans, who wish to amuse their customers,
to have a piano ibrtegilaced in. the parlour frequented by the
better sort of company, and some person volunteers to play, ,
• and relies upon the liberality of the hearers. These musical en 7..
tertainments.areusuallypontined to the ordinary days of the weeki
but on Sunday, if this recreation, is resorted to, it is understood
that sacred music only is to be played.. At most of the public- 1
houses within the district of this office, where a piano forte is.
kept the sacred music has been discontinued, and profane
tunes have been substituted, much' to the annoyance of the
neighbours, who have, on various occasions, complained to the
Magistrates, and a fine on the publican has invariably. fol-
lowed.—One publican was yesterday summoned for the offence,
and his defence was, that his house was daily. frequented by
foreigners, who insisted that there was no offence in perform-
ing those 'tunes after divine service on a Sunday evening,—
The MAGISTRATE assured him to the contrary ; and upon his
consenting to discontinue the music, the complaint was with-
drawn.

THE NEW KING'S MEWS AND RTDING-HOUSEO
Putimico.—The New Mews being completely
finished, the different apartments for offirers, ser-
vants, and mechanics,are furnishing in a superior
manner : the stables, coach-houses, harness
rooms, store •rooms, &c. are also finished, and
ready for the reception lof their various and
dif-
ferent stores. There tire large fires kept daily
in the different stoves, so that the place may be
properly aired against St. George's Day (the
King's Birth-day), when they will all be fully
occupied.

BIRTHS.

On the 11th inst., Mrs. E. T. Parris, Newman-street, of A
son.

On the 11th inst., at Castle-hill, Devon, Lady Catherine Fel-
lowes, of a son.
On the 11th inst., at his house, Lordship-road, Stoke New-
ington, the Lady of Thomas PoWell, Esq., of a son. •

MARRIED.
• At St. John's, Southwark, Julia Moss, -grand-daughter of
Philip Finnathore, Esq., of Peckham, to Mr. George Keen, of
Charles:street, St.. John's. • .
On the 11th inst., ai St. Giles's, Cripplegate, Mr. Edwards,
of Great Ceram-street, Brunswick square, to Miss Cree!,
daughter of Mr. Thomas Creed, Chesham, Bucks.

DIED.

On the 9th inst., at the Cottage, Llanbedrog, Carnarvon.
shire; Mrs. Caldecot, deeply and sincerely lamented, wife of
W. Lloyd Caldecot, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the
Peacefor the County of Carnaryon ; she was the only child of
Gil. Caldeeot, Esti. formerly Colonel of the North Lincoln Mi-
litia, and niece of Henry Duncombe, Esq. many years Metr.-
bcr of Parliament for the County of York. .
On the 10th inst., Mr. John Ford, in the 89th year of his
age, father of the late Rev.'George Ford, of Stepney.
On Tuesday, the 11th inst.;, of -apoplexy, Mrs. Anderton,
widow of the late Mr. Robert Anderton, aged 52.
On the 7th inst., at Charing, in the 75th year of' her age.
Amy, widow of the late 'William Hawker, Esq., many years
surge= of that place.
On Monday last, the 10th inst., at her house in Sloane-streets
Mrs. Waller, aged 88.

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