The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-28 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, X 849.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Joseph Ady was summoned before Alderman Gibbs
for the suni of 121. 10s., due and owing to her Ma-
jesty, for the duty of postage, which he refused and
neglected to pay.
The summons was supported by Mr. Peacock, the
solicitor to the Post-office.
Mr. Peacock having stated that the amount claimed
was for the postage of 1,500 letters,
Defendant—l beg for further time. I want time
to look over and examine the 1,500 letters you talk
about.

Mr. Peacock—You have had seven days, upon
four hours of each of which you might have so em-
ployed yourself at my office.
Defendant—That is not the case. There were only
four out of the seven that were working days.
I wish for more time before you proceed with your
complaint.
Alderman GIBBS—I shall proceed at once with
the case. Do you plead guilty or not guilty ? De-
fendant—Not guilty, certainly.
Mr. Peacock said, that of the 1,500 letters, the
postage of which he sought to recover, 1,000 had
been refused by the parties to whom they had been
tendered, 498 had been directed to parties who could
not be found, and two had been addressed to parties
who were dead, and all purported to come from
Mr. Ady.
Thomas Gallabin, clerk in the Dead Letter-office
of the General Post-office, said—l examined the
whole of the 1,500 letters, which purport to come
from Joseph Ady, of 105, Fenchurch•street. They
were unpaid, according to the statement made by the
solicitor of the Post-office, and bore the Post office
taxes upon them, amounting to 121. 105.

Defendant—Pray (to the witness) did you examine
all these letters yourself? Witness—Yes; every one,
Defendant—And do you say the postage is due
from me ? Witness—Yes.

An inspector of letters in the Post-office said—l
know Mr. Ady. I was present when the carrier ten-
dered the letters to him, and demanded the sum of
121. 10s. as postage. He did not pay, but said he had
no money, and the suns is now due to her Majesty.
Here a large package was produced.
Defendant—Were the real letters produced to me ?
Witness—They were produced in the package.
Defendant—But not the real letters one by one ?
Wit ness—No.
Defendant—Now, take notice of that. The real
letters were not produced.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Peacock—That is the case against Mr. Adv.
The defendant then read a paper, from which the
following are extracts. It is necessary to observe
that to the first paragraph, which related to "any
other demand outstanding against him at the Post •
office," Mr. Peacock had at the commencement of the
examination given a reply. The paper then proceeds :
" Before proceeding further in this matter I beg to be
favoured with further time, so that I may carefully in
spect each and every letter, as after my tormer convic-
tion, upon the letters being returned from the Post-office
I found, although it had been moat solemnly sworn by
the Post-office clerk that he had opened and carefully
inspected the whole of them, and found all of them
purporting to come from me, that there was one letter,
no doubt of great importance to the parties interested,
which had no such import, which letter I transmitted to
your Lordship, soliciting your advice thereon, which,
however, has not received any notice, and not less than
twenty-seven letters the seals of which had never been
disturbed, and therefore stand fearfully in array against
the clerk who so carelessly swore that whioh is palpably
false. Tour Lordship will also perceive that the number
of letters lam now sued upon is about 2,000, and that
the time allowed by the Post-office is but eight hours
for their inspection—a thing utterly impossible. I
further assert that the demand has never been legally
made upon me, nor have I seen the letters. It is true
that men have been with bundles wrapped up in papers,
for what I know containing Bank-notes—(Laughter)—
and at the back of the summons was an invitation to
inspect the letters for eight hours—quite insufficient to
'letect all the forgeries amongst them, and which no
man whatever has any right to set me about there, in
the enemy's camp, where the Philistines are lying in
wait for me.—(Laughter.)
" I have here with me 12 letters, reserving the rest for
another purpose and court. Ask the Lord Mayor if he
rembers my informing him of upwards of 1,0001. he con-
sequently received and knew not of.— (Laughter.)
" Respectfully,
"JOSEPH AIM"

Alderman GIBBS—Is your defence concluded ?
Defendant—Yes. I don't wish to give any unneces-
sary trouble. I only wish for more time.
Alderman Grass—My decision is, that the case
has been satisfactorily proved, and I shall issue the
warrant if the money be not forthwith paid, together
with 3s. costs.

The defendant then retired.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Louis Joel, jeweller and bill• discounter, No. 3,
Little Argyll•street, was brought before Mr. Bingham
`or further examination, charged with having forged
the name of Mr. John Marcus Clements, formerly of
the 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons, to an accept-
ance for 1,0001. A second charge was unexpectedly
brought forward against the prisoner of having frau-
dulently obtained three bills for 7501. from Lieutenant
Garland.

I Mr. Bodki❑ and Mr. Humphreys appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Davis,
solicitor, for the defence.
The case stood over from the former examination
(or the production of the bill in question, and for
evidence of the mode in which it came into the hands
of Mr. Campbell, solicitor, of Warwick street.
Mr. Campbell produced the bill, and stated that it
had been left by the prisoner Joel at his office in
Warwick street some time ago.
Henry Chignell, porter to the firm of which Mr.
Campbell is partner, said he received a paper from
Ur. Joel to give to Mr. Clements, who was not then
at the office. He could not recollect the date, but he
made a memorandum, and gave it to Joel at the time,
and that would fix the date. The paper in question
purported to be a bill for 1,0001. Witness gave it to
Mr. Beeves, the clerk.
Mr. John Pullman, barrister, Shore-house, Hack-
ney, examined—The paper now produced witness had
received from the prisoner Joel about the month of
August, 1847. The paper purported to be an ac-
count of the transactions of Mr. Campbell with the
prisoner, and the way witness became possessed of the
paper was this—Being in Dublin at the latter end of
.July, 1847, at the request of the guardians of Mr.
Clements, the prosecutor, who was a minor up to the
:17th of July in the English Court of Chancery, he
called on Joel, and. asked him to give him an account
of all the transactions between Mr. Clements and
himself. Witness had understood that Joel had
commenced actions against Mr. Clements at that
time. Witness bad asked for the account
to show to Mr. Clements guardians, in order
that the bills might be paid if found to be
correct. It was on the 30th of July when witness
called on the prisoner. In consequence of this visit
the prisoner sent an account of the bills passed to him
by Mr. Clements, with a request by note for an
early settlement of the bills overdue. In this account
there is no mention of a 1,0001. bill.
Prisoner—l had not taken that bill then.

Mr. Pullman continued—The prisoner in August
called on him, and asked if the account rendered
was satisfactory or not. Witness told him the ac-
count was not such an account as he wanted, as it did
not furnish him with a statement of the considera-
tion which had been given for the bills. The
prisoner, on that occasion, verbally stated the
alleged consideration, and witness requested
he would put it in writing, that it might
be shown fto Mr. Clements' guardians. The pri-
soner consented, and promised to call with the
written statement a day or two afterwards. The
prisoner did not keep his appointment, but sent a
note of apology, and soon afterwards the prisoner did
bring a statement in writing. In that statement
there was a bill for 361., and on asking for explanation
the prisoner said it was for a returned bill. The
prisoner added, there was an account for goods
against Mr. Clements also, and at witness's request
the account was furnished. Witness saw the prisoner
a day or two after this affair, and asked him if he
had given a statement of the whole of the transac-
tions with Mr. Clements. The prisoner replied that
the written statemeat comprised the whole of the
transactions which had passed between Mr. Clements
and himself. Witness never received at any other
time any other statement of bill transactions from the
prisoner, and though he had seen the prisoner many
times afterwards, the prisoner never made mention of
any 1,0001. bill.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine—Acted as agent,
though not paid agent, to Mr. Clements in this nego-
tiation. Had been acquainted with Mr. Clements for
some time, and this was the reason why the guardians
had applied to him to inquire into the transactions
with the prisoner. Had been retained as a barrister
on the first instance, but did not expect to be paid in
the same way as a❑ attorney for his trouble during the
progress of the business.
Mr. BINGHAM thought these questions totally irre-
levant.

Mr. Ballantine maintained they were proper, as it
was essential, in this inquiry, to know the exact
position in which Mr. Pullman stood to tho parties.
Mr. BINGHAM said, the witness had given a suffi-
cient answer when he said he had been retained by
the guardians in the capacity of barrister.
Mr. Ballantine would submit to the Court, but
the question now omitted he should most probably
feel it his duty to ask in another place.
Mr. Pullman was perfectly ready to answer any
inquiries that might be made. After he had been
retained he called on Mr. Clements, at an hotel in
Dublin, and told him, as he had got into difficulties,
he would be able to assist him out of them, but he
must first consent to make a clean breast to his
guardians. Mr. Clements consented to do so.
This statement having been objected to, it was not
proceeded with.
Ur, Pullman said the amount of outstanding bills

appeared to be about 2,0001. when the account was
rendered, but a 500/. bill had been since paid, and
this was the only reduction of the amount allegtsd to
be due to the prisoner. Had never heard Mr. Cle-
ments deny his acceptance to any bill except the one
for 1,0001. Had made an offer to pay the prisoner
every sum he could show he had fairly advanced to
Mr. Cements, with 6 per cent. interest. lied been
authorised to make this proposition to the prisoner by
Mr. Clements' guardians, but did not reduce the offer
to writing. This offer was made, although the bills
were accepted during the minority of Mr. Clements.
Mr. Bodkin asked what amount of money had been
actually advanced by the prisoner to Mr. Clements.
He found in the account sent in such charges as 50/.
for a picture, SOL for diamond studs, and 401. for a
diamond ring.
Witness had not cast up the amount or actual cash,
but understood it to be about 20/ out of every 100/.
On receiving the account from the prisoner, witness
had sent it to the guardians. Mr. Clements, how-
ever, denied having received the amount of meney
set down. He said the prisoner promised to let him
have money, but never performed his promise. For
this reason the settlement of the account was postponed.
John Marcus Clements, Lieutenant, 13th Light
Dragoons, examined :—Had already declared that the
acceptance to the bill for 1.0001. was not in his
handwriting. Would positively swear that the sig-
nature to the bill was not written by him. Knew
perfectly well what accepting bills in blank meant.
Had never accepted bills in blank, and had never
written his name across a blank piece of paper with
a stamp on it.
Cross-examined—Witness had pointed out three
forgeries of his name to bills, and had defended
actions on that ground. There was a bill purporting
to have been accepted by a brother. officer, which was
paid when it came to maturity. The gross amount
of witness's bill transactions before he became of age
was under 3,0001. Witness's income at that time
was .an allowance of 4001. a year, besides his pay as
an officer. With the exception of the bill with en
officer's name to it, witness had paid no " Jews'
bills. Used the term "Jews' bills" because tran-
sactions with Jews were different to transactions
with other people. Had seen the account
furnished by the prisoner to Mr. Pullman. In
that account there was more money charged than he
had ever received—that, at least, was his belief. Had
concurred in the arrangement to pay all his just debts
for money and goods due to the prisoner, with 6 per
cent. interest. Had never in his life, either before or
after he came of age, accepted a bill for 1,0001.

Mr. Ballantine admitted that the matter before the
Court could not be disposed of at once. The only question
was as to committing the prisoner or liberating him
on good bail. The whole charge depended on the
testimony of Pullman and Clements. The witness
Pullman was a barrister; and, without wishing to
say anything that might cast a doubt on his respect-
ability, yet when he found him arranging the terms
on which the debts of Clements were to be settled
it was his duty to understand clearly the part played
by Pullman in the transaction. It would no doubt
be said that the prosecutor, Clements, was a young
man who had got into the hands of bill discounters,
but he would remind the Court it was not always
bill-discounters were the gainers. The prosecutor
had denied accepting blank bills; if be were instructed
correctly, he should perhaps at a future time be
able to show that the prosecutor was mistaken as to
that point. The alleged forgery was in amount
1,0001., while the sum claimed to be due by the
prisoner from the prosecutor was much beyond that
in amount. He was instructed that the bill in ques-
tion was given after the prosecutor was of age, and
that it was given as a guarantee fer the payment of
the outstanding liabilities. Under all circumstances
he was justified in making an application for bail.
Mr. BINGHAM thought it would not be quite ad-
visable for a single magistrate to agree to accept bail
when the amount was so large. He would, however,
do all he could to get rid of the objection, by causing
the depositions to be taken as soon as possible, and
then an application might be made to a judv.
After some conversation it was arranged that the
prisoner should come up again next Tuesday.
An application on behalf of the London and Dublin
Bank was made for the bill.

Mr. BINGHAM thought he should be hardly justi-
fied in parting with the bill in this stage of the
proceedings. It had, therefore, better remain in the
hands of the officers.

The second charge was then brought forward, Mr.
Clarkson appearing for the prosecution.
The Learned Counsel stated that Lieutenant Gar-
land, of the 11th Hussars, was the person who com
pLined that the prisoner at the bar, under false and
fraudulent pretences, had obtained several valuable
securities from him. It appeared that some time ago
when Lieutenant Garland was in barracks, a person
named Wolfe, a commission agent, came to him and
offered to procure money on his bills. In consequence
of what then passed, Lieutenant Garland went to the
prisoner's house and agreed to give three bills; two
for 2001, and one for 350/., which were to be accepted
by a brother officer named Wilson. The bills were
drawn and accepted by Wilson. When Lieutenant
Garland called on Joel, he was told the bills were of
no use, as they had been accepted at the back, and he
must have three other bills. Three other bills were
drawn, and, after some demur, were accepted by
Wilson, on the assurance from the prisoner that the
three former bills had been destroyed. The three
last bills were paid when due. The three bills said
to hare been destroyed then turned up, and actions
were pending against the acceptor for the amount.
Two of the bills were now in the hands of a solicitor
named Fitch.

Mr. Ballantine said, he was taken by surprise,
as this was the first intimation he had received of the
charge. He thought the investigation had better
stand over till Tuesday.
Mr. Clarkson would first glv'e evidence of the pos-
session of the bills by Mr. Fitch, as his object was to
have them now produced in court.
A gentleman from the firm of Weston, Symes, and
Teesdale, solicitors, Fenchurch-street, proved that
the father of Lieutenant Garland had instituted this
prosecution. Mr. Fitch had called at their office on
the subject of two bills for 2001. unpaid. Mr. Fitch
had commenced an action against Wilson for the
amount. had seen the account of the apprehension
of Joel in the newspapers when he was in France,
and this brought him over to commence proceedings,
although he had received instructions some time ago,
but could not execute them, as the prisoner could not
be found.

Mr. Fitch being applied to for the purpose of ascer-
taining whether he would produce the bills, declined
to do so. He said he had called at Messrs. Weston's
office, and had offared to produce Joel within an
hour if anything were wrong.
Mr. BINGHAM said, in the event of a refusal to pro-
duce the bills he must take such steps as the law em-
powered him to take.

Mr. Fitch said he could not do anything that would
prejudice his actions against Wilson.
Mr. Clarkson said, he had no doubt, in case Mr.
Fitch refused to produce the bills, that the magistrate
would be justified in issuing his warrant against him.
After a short consultation with Mr. Ballantine, Mr.
Fitch said he was willing to produce the bills.
Lieutenant Garland was then called. He proved
that Wolfe called at the barracks, and ultimately
introduced him to Joel, who consented to discount
his bills, provided they were accepted by a brother
officer named Wilson. Witness got Wilson's accept-
ance to three bills—two for 2001., and one for 3501,
and gave them to the prisoner. Saw the prisoner
some days afterwards, who told him the bills were
of no use as they were accepted at the hack.
Three similar bills were drawn, and endorsed by
witness, and witness took them for Wilson's accept-
ance. 'Wilson caste to town, and saw the prisoner,
not being satisfied with what had been said about
the acceptance being at the back. The prisoner ex-
plained the matter to Wilson's satisfaction, and the
other three bills were accepted. The prisoner stated
that the previous bills were destroyed. The second
batch of bills were paid when due. Two of the bills
now produced by Mr. Fitch were two of the bills
said by the prisoner to have been destroyed. The
terms on which the discounts were arranged were at
first 18 per cent. on the amount, but afterwards
witness agreed to take jewellery and 5001 in cash for
7501. in bills. Part of the jewellery was to consist
of a diamond pin, 501, and a brooch, 90/. Had not
received the brooch. Was of age now, but was not
at the time of the transaction. Had never represented
himself of age before the fact was so. Had some
letters in his possession returned to him under an
arrangement with Joseph Joel. These letters related
to the payment of debts owing by witness. Would
swear that he had not accepted as many as 50 bills.
The total amount of bills for which witness had ren-
dered himself liable did not exceed 1,500/., and of
►hat sum 350/. had since been paid. The prisoner
knew witness was under age.
Mr. BINGHAM said the bills might remain in the
custody of the Court.

Mr.Titch said he could not consent to give them
out of his possession.
Mr. 13isrGnAm replied it would not matter, as
enough evidence had been got to supply their loss,
even in case they were destroyed.

Mr. Fitch said the object in getting the bills from
him was to defeat his action.

Mr. Clarkson-o'n ! no, it is to ascertain whether
Mr. Fitch gave value for them.
The further inquiry was then adjourned till Tues-
day next.

The prisoners were committed for trial, but ordered
to be brought up on a future day, to afford the police
an opportunity of tracing other portions of the stolen
property.
LAMBETH.

Mr. Robert Pile, of Treston-cottage, South Lam-
beth, and Frederick James Darner Cape, of the same
residence, young men of respectable appearance, were
placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott on a charge of
conspiring together to defraud Mr. William Match-
wick and others at present unknown.

Mr. George Henry Drew, of Parliament-street,
solicitor to the Arts. Union, attended for the prose-
cution ; Mr. Dille, one of the executive committee
for carrying out his Royal Highness Prince Albert's
design for the great exhibition of the works of art and
industry of all nations in 1851, and Mr. Dirty
Wyatt, s'cr*tary to the committee, were present, as
well as Mr. Dilk senior.

Mr. Drew, addressing the magistrate, said the
charge against the prisoners was that of conspiring to
defraud the public by means of an advertisement,
published, he believed, in most of the provincial
newspapers in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and
which he should read from a Plymouth paper then in
his hand. The Learned Gentleman here read the
following advertisement, which was in a conspicuous
part of the paper :

" THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF ART AND IN-
DUSTRY uF ALL NATIONS IN 1851.
" Patron his Royal Iligni.es Prince Albert, President

-of the 'Society of Arts.
" Treston Chambers, South Lambeth,
London, December, 1849.

" The avowed object of this undertaking is to afford
the ingenious and industrious of all nat►ons an opportu-
nity of testing. ►he relative merits of their works, and to
offer the community tecilities for determining the value
of the productions of every clime. The Committee
have to inform bankers, merchants, traders, and me-
chanics, that the report, as submitted to his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, containing the names of pro-
moters, subscribers, and all those who have already
professed an intention of aiding the execution of the
above undertaking, together with a full description of
the number of works of art already sent in, with com-
plete instructions for those who are desirous of co-
operstng with the Committee in carrying out his Royal
Highness's design, is now prepared, and will be sent to
any part of the United Kingdom on receipt of six post-
age stamps.

" FREDERICK DAMER,
" ROBE /LT W ALLINGSBROOK,
" Asbistant Hon. Secretaries."

This advertisement, it would be shown, was en-
tirely unauthorized by the executive committee or
its secretary. The committee made no such report
as that alluded to, and the object of the parties causing
the insertion of such an advertisement in the public
newspapers was manifestly one of fraud. His Wor-
ship would hear from Mr. Wyatt, the secretary to
the Committee for Promoting the Exhibition of
Works of Art and Industry of all Nations, that the
advertisement in question had not been inserted by
him or with his sanction, that the prisoners were
nut engaged in any way by the committee ; on the
contrary, they were perfect strangers to them, and
had no authority to insert such an advertisement;
and, therefore, the affair had been concocted for the
purpose of fraud. His Worship would also hear from
the statement of the officers, that they fund at the re-
sidence of the prisoners several newspapers from all
parts of the country, and all containing the advertise-
ment. The officers also found some papers, one of
which Appeared to be an original manuscript draught
of the advertisement itself, and some parcels of postage
stamps, in sixpenny slips, so that no doubt could
remain that the prisoners were the concoctors of the
fraud.

Mr. Williath Matchwick, of 23, Green street,
Golden-square, was then called, and stated that he
was in the employment of the Executive Committee
for Promoting the Exhibition of Works of Art.
On the day before he saw the copy of a printed
advertisement (that now produced), and in conse-
quence enclosed six postage stamps in a letter, which
he directed, agreeably to the advertisement, " to
Messrs. Darner and Wallingsbrook, Treston Cham-
bers, South Lambeth," and posted the letter himself.
Mr. Drew—Did you receive any answer to that
letter? Witness—No, Sir, I did not.
Mr. Drew—Well, go on with your statement.
Witness—Well, Sir, this morning I went with Mr.
Wyatt and the officers to Treston-chambers, the
address in the advertisement, and it was arranged that
the officers should go first, and that Mr. Wyatt and
myself should follow at a given signal. On the signal
fixed on being given, Mr. Wyatt and myself went up
to the place, which is a small cottage, and saw the
place in confusion. The prisoners were the only mal
persons there, but they did not, in my presence, say
anything about the advertisement. They arc perfect
strangers to me.
Mr. Matthew Digby Wyatt, secretary to the
executive committee appointed by the Society of Arts
for carrying out the object and design of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, in the great Exhibition of
Works of Art and Industry of all Nations, in 1851,
stated that no report containing a list of the works
of art already sent in had been made to his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, as no works of art had been
sent in. Mr. Wyatt di I not know the names of
Frederick Darner or Robert Wallingsbrook. They
are not the assistant-secretaries of the committee.
The committee had no knowledge whatever of the
advertisement that had been read by Mr. Drew, and
alluded to by the last witness. The prisoners were
perfect strangers to him (Mr. Wyatt), and had no
authority whatever from him to insert such an adver-
tisement as that which had been put in in evidence.
Mr. John Land, inspector of the detective police,
said that in consequence of information which he
received from Mr. Wyatt, he went on that morning
to a small cottage in South Lambeth, and finding the
door closed he knocked, and it was opened by a
woman. He inquired for Mr. Darner or Mr. Wall-
ingsbrook, and was told that neither was there. On
knocking at the door he saw the prisoner Cape get up
from a seat and run out of the room, and this circum-
stance exciting his suspicions, he entered the cottage
and spoke to the woman, when the prisoner Pile came
out of the back room in his sbart-sleeves, and Sergeant
Whisker brought the other prisoner, Cape, into the
same room. He (Mr. Land) told the prisoners who
he was, and said that from information he had re-
ceived he should take both into custody of a charge of
defrauding several persons. Pile directly said, he
only took the letters in for a person named Miller.
11 Mr. ELLIOTT--At that time had you said anything
about letters ? Mr. Land—No, Sir, I bad not. Pile
further said that he had taken in upwards of 90 let-
ters since Monday, and that he gave Miller 12 or 14
on the night before. Witness then observed that there
was a number came that morning by post, and the
prisoner Pile replied that they had, but that they were
for himself, and he had burned as soon as he had read
them. The other prisoner, Cape, was present all this
time. He (Land) then searched the place, and in a
tin cash-box found four sixpenny parcels of postage
stamps; he also found six other stamps, not in the
box; on the mantlepiece a pocketbook, which Pile
owned, and on examining it, discovered on the re-
mains of a leaf that had been partly torn a portion of
the advertisement in manuscript. He further found
in the room a piece of paper, on which was written,
in Pile's handwriting—
" Dear Green,—l have 3s. worth of postage
stamps ; will you give me 2s. 6d. for them ?
" Yours, R. PILE."
A great number of provincial papers, all containing
the advertisement, were about the place.
Pile—Not concealed in any way ? Witness—No.
Jonathan Whisker, a sergeant belonging to the
detective police, who accompanied Land, corrobo-
rated a great portion of that officer's testimony. In
addition, he said that on searching the room he found,
under a sofa, a copy of the Wakefield and West
Riding Examiner, addressed to " Messrs. Darner
and Wallingsbrook, Treston-chambers, South Lam-
beth," and this paper he found contained the adver-
tisment. He also found 16 copies of different pro-
vincial journals, all containing the advertisement, but
no report, containing the names of promoters, sub-
scribers, &c., and a full description of the number of
the works of art already sent in.
The prisoner Cape, in his defence, said that a fort-
night last Saturday a person named Miller called on
him at Pile's cottage, where he lodged, and requested
that some letters that would be addressed to him there
might be taken in for him. He gave his consent to
do so, but the letters began to pour in so fast, and
observing that they were addressed to Messrs. Darner
and Wallingsbrook, and that those names appeared in
the advertisement, he suspected that all was not right,
and suggested to Pile the propriety !of going to the
Society of Arts and mentioning the whole of the
circumstances. Pile and himself had made up their
minds to go to the society on that very morning, but,
before starting, the officers unfortunately called.
The prisoner Pile made a long but somewhat
similar statement. Miller, he said, was a speculator
in railways, and had been for some years a client to
his father, who, for some years prior to his death,
was a solicitor in Hatton-garden.

Both the prisoners were remanded until Wednes-
day next, and Mr. ELLIOTT objected to take bail for
their appearance.

SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN BETIINAL• GREEN.—
Yesteiday the committee formed during the prevalence
of the cholera for raising subscriptions for the relief of
the necessitous sick and those bereaved by the cholera,
in the above populous parish, which contains upwards
of 80,000 souls, almost wholl) consisting poor per-
sons, made a report, showing tho mode in which they
had expended the sum raised by benevolence, viz.—ln
clothing, 3791. 153. id.; food, 2381. 10,1. 4d.; coals,
medical attendance,&c., 1791. 10s. 10d.; expenses, 20/.
17s. ad.; leaving a balas,cc for relief during the winter
of 281/. 16s. The sum raised was 1,100/, 10s. 4d. The
relief was distributed among 1.690 families, 259 widows,
and 625 orphans.
By a Treasury minute recently issued, Fleetwood
will become, after the 6th of January next, an indepen-
dent pert. It belongs at present to the port of rroston.
—,Liverpool Courier.