The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A young man of very respectable appearance, named
Wenright, was brought up, charged with having com-
mitted a forgery upon the house of Hanbury and Co.,
for 43/.
Mr. Blackburn, a stationer, in the neighbourhood of
the Regent's Park, stated that he had received a letter
from Birmingham, mentioning that the writer had for-
warded another letter to his care for a Mr. Raphael ,-
that subsequently the prisoner called at the shop, and
represented himself to be Mr. Raphael, making appli-
cation, at the same time, for the letter, which witness
said had not yet arrived,—that in the afternoon a letter
arrived, directed to Mr. Raphael, which was given to
the prisoner.
The cashier of the banking-house proved the payment
of the amount to a person who signed the name of Ra-
phael to the order, in bank-notes, of which he specified
the number and dates, and two of which were produced
on the examination. Witness did not recollect the per-
son of the individual.
The shopman of Mr. Christie, the hatter, of Grace-
church-street, stated that two days after the date of the
receipt of the order, the prisoner called at the shop, and
purchased two hats and a leather hat-case, for 21. 175.,
which sum was paid wi.h a 5/. Bank of England note ;
and that at the same time witness gave change of another
Si. note to the prisoner, who stated that his name was
Wells, and that he lived at No. 7, Belgrave-square ;
that, several days afterwards, the prisoner again pre-
sented himself at \the shop of Mr. Christie, where, in
consequence of information received, ho was given into
custody.
Mr, itawhone, of Birmingham, stated that both the
letter and order were fofgerieS that the house had an
account at Taylet and Ctt's, Dirmingham, but did not
transact business at did lititijd eif tiaribut7 and Co. ; and
that the witness knew no one ot the tiartie of Raphael.
Upon inquiry at No. 7, Belgrave-square, It was ascer-
tained that no one of the name of Wells resided there.
It was proved by witnesses that the prisoner's real
name was Wenright, and that he went, in several places
after the forgery; by the nitre of Wells. ,
Mr. Holder, jon., r lid appeared fur the prisoner, took
copious notes of the evidence, but asked lltitNestiettg,
The prisoner was cOmmitted for trial. He tippgar94
t 9 hg dreadfully affected, and was extremely ill uptql-
teiVibit the Mansion-house 2n a cab. He informed the
amtripinitti him to Newgate, that he had,
hp Belie ftidi hiniself by &wallowing a number
elf gi4 UfdEirB Were Seta that the surgeon
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should at once see rum: „L
Ann Chambers was charged who Melt it little
boy, aged three years, the son of James Newsy.
'ie prosecutor, a sawyer, who resides in Finsinifyo
pf 1461; 41ktiod OM et half-past ten o'clock on Wednes-
iliathing; the gist instant, he went into the Weavers'
Arjits to hate some beer with his wife
ti little 46rii the; priSon'er.,who was standing before
hie bar, entered ifitinterediiittstitith/ With his wife, told her
she looked very ill, and insisted upon ping for a bit of
ham for her, taking the boy with her to buy some diet-
ties, She soon returned with the child, who had cherries
Ilia and, shell asked where she could get the ham, and
ttpo'n htitig told, went out again with the boy, but never
limit? 'lit hint back: After waiting two hours in great
li Trottldntdi Went in search all over the town,
and at twelve odd& at flight found the poor boy in St.
Luke's Workhouse, stripped de a brown hat and silk
handkerchief. He had met the prisoner in the course
of his walks on the same day, and been told by her that
elle bad left the boy with, a woman who kept a beer-
shop in Finsbury-market. The women, however, upon
being questioned, said that. there was-.:no truth in the
statement, bat stated that the prisoner called in the
morning with the child in her arms, and said, " I've got
another little boy, Mrs. Lee, and I've been to buy him
a new hat." The prisoner afterwards accounted for the
absence of the child in a manner equally false, and was
given into custody.
A policeman stated that about twelve o'clock at noon
on Wednesday, as he was on duty in High-street, Shore-
ditch, his attention was drawn by a female to a little
boy standing, with a crowd of people round him, at the
corner of Bateman's-row. Finding that the child was too
young to tell either his name or residence, he took him
to the station-house, from whence the boy was removed
to St. Luke's Workhouse.
The policeman, into whose custody the prisoner was
given, said that she told him that she had left the child
the pump in Finsbury market, and that she knew
the hat and handkerchief.
''or trial. The wretched
' • attempted to