The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-25 00:00:00

Day in that year. I never dined with him before nor since.
I know him then as Captain James Edward Carnegie, of the:
Royal Engineers. H 6 and his lady, whom he introduca'
me as the Countess de Beaumont, called on me at my office
in the early part of 1845, and she was present when I lent
him the 51. I put the money into his hand, not into his
wife's, and I let bins have it because he said he was Captain
Carnegie of the Royal Engineers, and the cousin of Captain.
Carnegie of the Royal Navy, and of the Hon. Fox Maule.
He-told me he had forgotten his purse.—( Laughter )
Alde-man Gmas—ls there any Captain Carnegie in the '
Royal Engineers? Mr. Smith—No.
Mr. Morgan—Why, I am given to understand that Mr.
Smith and the prisoner have been long on intimate terms,
dining with and making presents to each other.
Mr. Smith denied that such was the case. He had never.
dined with the prisoner but once, hut he admitted that he
was desirous of an introduction to the prisoner's cousins.
Mr. Henry Dircks, of No. 7, Nicholas-lane, City, engineer
and agent, said-4n September or October, 1844 the'prisoner
said he had an invention in liqueurs, and that his 'tame was
James Beaumont. I introduced .him to Mr. M'Bride, of
Watling-street, wine merchant, by that name, and I have
written notes to him as James Beaumont, and addressed him
by the same name.
Mr. C. W. M'Bride, wine merchant, of Watling-street,
said, in consequence of a communication which I received
from Mr. Dircks, I went to his office and saw the prisoner,
and afterwards he called at my office, and made an appoint-
ment to meet ins at his house, No. 27, Duke-street, Man-
chester-square, to see some liqueurs; and he then introduced
me to an old gentleman whom he called Colonel Count De
Gargano—(Laughter)—and a lady, whom he called the
Countess De Beaumont, the daughter. of the. Duke De Puma.
—(Laughter.) I afterwards went to him at No. 15, Somer-
set-street, Portman square. I had no further dealings with
him, but I got liqueurs from him, which balanced the ac-
count. I declined having anything further to do with him
when I ascertained what sort of a person he was.
Mr H. Hoche—Tbe prisoner borrowed money from me in
1844. He came and introduced the name of Mr. Smith as
having recommended him, and I lent him 301., for which he
gave me a bill, which he accepted. It was never paid.
Alderman GIBBS—Why did you lend him the 30/ ? Mr.
Hoche—Because he mentioned the name of Mr. Smith to me,
and I therefore considered him respectable.
Alderman GIBBS—Did the prisoner say who he was at the
time?—ML- knew him as Captain Carnegie. He
said his lady was outside, and I told him to bring her in,
and he introduced her to me as the Countess de Beaumont
D'Ossuna (a Spanish title).
Mr. Smith—l did not introduce the prisoner to Mr. Hoche,
but he saw me write to Mr. Hoche, and the next thing I
heard was that he had called on Mr. Hoche.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Hoche—The prisoner, when he called upon me, said
be had•beard his friend Mr. Smith speak of me. He did not
ask me for the money at first. '
Mr. Smith-1 said to Mr. Hoche, " I have not introduced
Captain Carnigie to you. Do not trust him on my account;
but I understand from him that he is first cousin to the Hon,
Captain Carr eaie, of the. Royal Navy, and to Mr. Fox
Maule."
The policeman, who apprehended the prisoner, said he had
seen the Hon. Captain Carnegie upon the subject, and that
gentleman denied relationship to the prisoner, and declar ed
that he would most readily attend upon the trial, if any
should take place, and give evidence to that effect.
Mr. Morgan submitted that there was not a tittle of evi-
dence to justify the magistrate in holding the prisoner.
Alderman GIBI3S—I shall certainly hold hint. Let the
witnesses be brought up to prove what has been stated at the
next examination. Remanded.
GUILDHALL.

Elizabeth Baker was finally examined before Mr. Alder.
man Johnson, charged with being concerned with others in
obtaining goods fraudulently from tradesmen. She was re-
manded from time to time, in the hope that some of her
confederates vr,uld be traced, and the property- recovered:
This not having been done, the magistrate now determine'
to send her to Newgate. She had been previously com-
mitted on two charges of stealing, and the evidence in a
charge of conspiracy with Gerhard and others, to defraud
Mr. Burbridge, a hatter, in the Southwark-bridge-road, of
401. worth of hats, was now taken. The hats were supplied
to Gerhard, who commenced business as an outfitter at
Kennington.
Mr. Lewis, the solicitor for the prosecution, examined the
witnesses, but no additional facts transpired.
The prisoner, who was undefended on this occasion, was
committed insiefault of sureties in this case.
BOW-STREET.

Two young men, named Jones and Donovan, the former
having the appearance of a working man, the latter much
better dressed, were charged before Mr. Henry, on suspicion
of stealing a bundle of clothes, bedding, &c., the property of
Mr. Duggin, jun., of the firm of Duggin and Son, dyers, of
King-street, Holborn.
Sergeant Fryer, F 15, said that about half past eight
o'clock that morning, he was on duty in Holborn, and his
attention was called to the prisoners, who were getting into
a cab opposite New Turnstile. He stopped the cab, and
found in it a bundle. Seeing that Jones had his hand in his
pocket, he caught him by the arm, and took from him a pair
of skeleton keys, which he now produced. They both re-
fused to give any account of themselves or of the bundle.
Donovan had been convicted and sentenced to six months'
imprisonment for felony. The bundle contained a variety of
articles of linen, &c. •
From the statements of the prosecutor, his father, and the
porter at the establishment, it appeared that these articles
were brought by the prosecutor, from his own residence, to
be cleaned at his father's, and were left by him on the floor in
the shop, where they were seen safe about ten minutes before
the apprehension of the prisoners. The door of the shop was
left open by accident,no one being there at the time, and the
prisoners must have entered and taken the property at that
moment. '
The prisoners made no defence; but Jones observed that
he found the skeleton keys in the straw at the bottom of
the cab.
The prisoners were committed for trial.
Mr. Cameron, chemist, of Liverpool, the inventor of the
Drummond Light, and also of a patent for the speedy ex-
tinction of fires, applied to the sitting magistrate, Mr. Henry,
for pecuniary relief, as he was in absolute want.
Mr. HENRY said that the funds at his disposal were not
available under the present circumstances, but he would cons•
municate with the relieving officer of the Strand Union (Mr.
Boswood), who would give the applicant some temporary re-
lief, and would take him before the board of guardians as soon
as possible.
The relieving officer, on receiving the magistrate's ,commu-
nication, gave the applicant a loaf; and said he would take
him before the board to-morrow (Tuesday).
WORSHIP-STREET'.

I
[ WHOLESALE PLUNDER.—This morning, a man and wo-
, man who gave the name of Dowling, tha latter of whom,
however, it has been ascertained has gone by the names also
of Willitims, and Burke, and various other aliases, were
brought up for re-examination ; a large number of duplicate
pawn-tickets, relating to watches, clothing, linen, and other
valuable property, were produced.
A short account of this nefarious affair appeared in The
Sun of Monday last; since which Sergeant Saunders of the
K division, has been indefatigable in his endeavours to trace
out the property, and the owners thereof. The following
are among the articles which the duplicates allude to ;
viz:, a pillow-case, marked Jones, No. 6; a silk handker-
chief, marked J. G.T. ; a pair of linen sheets, marked
Jones, No. 1; a towel, marked Jones, N 0.12 ; a black frock
coat ; a black dress coat ; two pair of trousers ; a
silk cravat ; a check cravat ; a pair of Clarence
boots and a gold pin; a shawl, 2s. 6d., Harris, bs
Ann Bigley ; Umbrella, 25., Byes, 147, St. George's street,
Ratcliff Highway, by Ann Robinson; 27th November, two
rings, Bs. 6d.; ditto, by L. Stevens; 10th November, hand-
kei chief, 25., Justine, 2, King-street, Commercial-road, by
James Downes; 16th November, whittle, 45., Byas, 147, St.
Goerge's-street, Ratcliffe Highway, by Downe ; 18th Novem
-ber, handerehief. is. 6d. ; coat, 155., Talber, 178, St. George's-
street East, by J. Johnson ; 4th December, silver wach
1/. Is., Brier, 52, Munster-street, Regent's-park, by James
Dunn ; 17th December, watch, 1/. fis., Ashford, 41, Bethnal
Green-road, by James Downy; 18th December, gown, 25.,
Kelday, 10, Durham-place, Hackney-road, by John Down;
24th December, shawl and two scarfs, 65., by William
Downey; 24th December, coat and trowsers, 4s. 6d., Harris,
Hackney-road, by J. Downing. A number of other dupli-
cates relating to other valuable property have also since bee':
found at the lodgings of the prisoners.
Mr. Shiletto, landlord of the Swan and Hoop Tavern, Fins-
bury Pavement, said that a person answering the descriptioi
of the fernde prisoner, had a short time since lodged at hi,
house for a few days, under pretence of the greater facility i:
would afford her to attend her medical adviser, who resider
in the neighbourhood; that individual, however, manageo
to leave his house with about ten pounds worth of hi,

property.
The prisoner, however, it would seem had other plans fo
plunder, and, among others, she would assume the manne,

kind appearance of a laundiess, and numerous have been he
victims inthisway.

The male prisoner, according to the report of the Governor
of the Westminster Bridewell, had been confined for six
months in the latter place for felony.
The prisoners were again remanded.