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T H E

U T-S'T A T I U N;
Or, JAUNTS In tho JUNGLE.
By JAMES WILLYAM GItYLLS.
Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand.

THE SECOND EDITION OF
P. Ninl'OSio Vi\oleVroyalApoNstEgtm, THEN
is now published,
half bound in morocco.
William Blackwood and gone, Edinburgh and London.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
CHARGE OP FORGERY.-A respectably-dressed indi-
vidual, named Mayhew, who, during the examination,
became so faint that he was obliged to be taken out of
the court for a short time, was placed at the bar,
charged with forgery by altering the dates of certain
bills of exchange, and also forging the name of Mr.
Cuthbert Collingwood Hall, of Farnham Hall, Slough,
in Buckinghamshire, the son of Mr. Benjamin hall, a
magistrate, of Paddington.
Mr. Ballantine appeared on behalf of the prosecutor,
and said that perhaps a short statement of the facts
would enable the worthy Alderma❑ to come to a conclu-
sion with very. little trouble. They were these:—Mr.
Cuthbert Collingwood llall was the son of an inde-
pendent ,e,rentlernati, and having become rather embar.
rassed in his circumstances, began to look about for the
purpo,,e of relieving himself, and, as the best means,
began to give bills, which, as is usually the case, were
discounted at an enormous per centage. The prisoner
acted as his agent for tit-) last three or four years, and, as
a matter of course, a vast number of bills passed through
his hands. After a time Mr. C. C. Hall saw his
fault, and immediately laid a statement of his
affairs before his father, who directed his solicitor to
settle the whole affairs of his son, without putting any

limit to the amount. This the solicitor did, and, after a
great deal of trouble, thought they had got in all the
bills, but to their astonishment it was found that there
were a great number of others out, and that two actions
had bees cornmerxed against Mr. Hall for two bills
which were supposed to be forgeries, or to have been
suppressed. Mr. Hall made an affidavit that they were
tbrgeries, and happening to meet the prisoner, by the
...deice of counsel gave him into custody. Ho confessed
Ito having forged two of the bills, but said that a third
One bad Mr. C. C. Hall's signature to it ; but the date
was altered from 1845 to 1847. With respect to two of
he bills, proceedings were being instituted by a respect.
able solicitor in Lincoln's Inn-fields, and his object was
to have him summoned before they went to trial with the
present charge.
Mr. Cuthbert Collingwood Hall stated that he was the
son of Mr. Benjamin Hall, a magistrate at Paddington,
and he himself resided at Farnham-hall, Slough, Buck-
inghamshire. He employed Mr. Mayhew four or fire
years ago to negotiate bills for him. He passed a great
many for him, but he (Mr. Hall) kept no account of
them. When he explained his affairs to his father, the
solicitor of his father was directed to liquidate all claims.
Finding that after every settlement had been made (as
he supposed) proceedings were being instituted against
him, he obtained a summons to enable him to inspect
the bills, when he discovered two of them to be forgeries.
After inspecting them he was walking with a Mr. Gray
down the Strand, and returned, after thinking awhile,
to consult his attorney, Mr. Sleep, Middle Temple-lane,
and then they went to luncheon at the Rainbow Tavern.
The prisoner shortly after entered for the same purpose.
He and the prisoner went into a private room, while the
attorney went to consult counsel as to what course they
should pursue. When in the coffee-room he (Mr. Hall)
said to the prisoner that he had a very serious charge to
bring against him. Mayhew replied, "I confess to all.'
He said to the prisoner, " To what extent have:you used
my name, for there are two actions pending against me
upon bills which aro forgeries?" He sai i, " I am aware
I have done you a great injury, but I hope yon will let
me go, or not call a policeman in here." He then
turned his pockets out, and confessed to two bills being
forgeries; one for 271. 14s. 6d., and another for 401. He,
however, declared that the bill for 1181. born his own
genuine signature, but that the date was altered from
1845 to 1847, which, on examining it, was found to be
perfectly correct. The prisoner also handed him a
packet of bills, one of which was for 16/. odd, the date
of which was altered.

Alderman GIBBS asked the prisoner if he wished to
say anything, as Mr. Ballantino wished for a remand.
Ma) hew said that he had had no opportnuity of seeing
a legal gentleman, and therefore he thought it advisable
not to cross-examine Mr. Hall, or make any statement.
Alderman Giuns remanded him until Friday (this
(lay) week, and directed that the solicitor in Lincoln'a
Inn-fields should be served with a summons to attend.
MARYLEBONE.

A HEARTLESS VlLLAlN.—Yesterday a respectably-
dressed young woman, apparently a servant, entered the
witness box for the purpose of requesting the advice and
assistance of the Magistrate, Mr. Long; and it will be
seen that the cruel and heartless conduct pursued towards
her was of an almost similar description to that which
impelled Annette Meyers to murder a foot soldier in St.
James's Park, last Friday week. The applicant, who
seemed in much grief, stated that for some months past
she had kept company with a young man. a private in
ihe Grenadier Guards, stationed at Portman street
barracks, and who, having promised her marriage, had,
from time to time, obtained from her nearly all her
money, under the pretence of making purchases of
furniture for an apartment in which they were to reside
after the wedding had taken place. She had no reason
to doubt his sincerity until a few days ago, when she
ascertained, upon the most. undoubted authority, that he
was already married. Under these circumstances she
had laid the whole of the facts of her distressing ease
before the commanding officer of the regiment, by whose
advice she had come up to this Court in the hope that
something might be done for her.
The MAGl:mum; expressed his regret that she should
have suffered by such conduct as that which had been
related by her, and recommended her to proceed against
the soldier in the County Court for the amount which he
had obtained.