The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

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LAMBETH-STREET.— THIS —,,Lhico;/
John Pile, a stalwart countryman from NV",;;
charged by the driver of cab No. 1,501, with t 0
tendered bad money in payment of his fare. d tv:p'
Richard Mason, the driver, stated that he httigrio)
the prisoner from the tunnel at Rotherhithe toL'ofti'd
hill, and that on arrivinc, at their destination iPe.
to pay the fare of 55., and ultimately tender":,ed
medal, in place of a sovereign, on which he car'. .41
to the station. isDer la
On an inquiy MAGISTRATE, the Pr:i°eeV
plied, with theta most simplicity, that he lA' o
London in search of work on Sunday afternoon, `s;101e.
his pocket, 21. of which had been dissipated by be ty
when he went to the Thames Tunnel, wher°,oo qit
mained till all the boats were gone. Ile theo,"iptiy
cab to Brixton-hill, and on putting his han.,uhoehe,o
coat pocket, found to his-great surprise that he
a few halfpence, instead of several shillings' the l'tetlp
ariplied to his watch-pocket, where he kePt:, ;
which he had received in change for a a 001t-0
andlle
htaedndbeereend
drwiehkaitgh,e
antbdouwgithst
sovereign, kite
morning,
conscious of what had become of his money
flyd
av
The charge was dismissed, the prisoner h
a respectable reference, on the understandingfare and the cabman's time should be paid.
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THE LATE FORGERY AT et"' 0;!'
AliDs
RE-EXAMINATION OF CAPT. RICII
MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DA;„„,iifl ,if
This being the day appointed for the re' of
of Captain William Richardson, late cliairn°,47o,4
Tenbury, Worcester, and Ludlow RailwaY
and who is at present a prisoner, charged
wit Co~~s
altered a cheque, drawn by the companY °l3atieg 119
bank for 10/., to a sum of 5,0001., and appropti-a 050/
proceeds to his own uses, the court was cronrclitecopici;
early hour. Captain Richardson arrived at the 14
of
house, from the Compter Prison, at a quarter-I) hi,i)
and soon after 12 o'clock (the morning nnsesolloiri
been disposed of by Mr. Alderman Wils°9,',ll'o
attended an hour earlier for that purpose) • CO
Mayor entered, accompanied by Mr.
and Mr. Alderman Wilson, and took his 5(4t
bench. ttt
)
It will be remembered by our readers till
soner had drawn a cheque on Coutts' bank in '3,1 ‘4,°:
messenger of' Mr. Howells (a person emphisklevai ;4'
Stock Exchange), which, after receiving
ture as chairman of the company, was then 5".„.. 014 gl.
of the directors for their names, and fter' $ clll.-
ames, be
turned to the prisoner. The amount in the chieb
was ascertained had been altered to 50001.91,,,'00ef„1r
Alder 00,
was paid in five notes at Coutts's ; and the Pr'ipS'iri
few days after got 3,000 in gold at the Bank ° ue.
for some of the notes received upon the ekeclA for
prisoner was soon afterwards apprehended
forgery. d ctn4o#
Mr. Bushe, of Busbe and Mullin's, onil,:,,lff;
prosecution ; and Mr. Clarkson, with -peer
the office of Mr. Flowers, attended for the 1064.000
At balf-ptist twelve Captain Richardson eri"
bar. He lookd confident. „jerY
Mr. Skinnere, 138 Dover-street, said he was - COY
Wexford, Waterford, and Wicklow Railw_raY,',„,,e,sll,
Richardson is a director of that railway. v"—
him since October last. He remembered tritb.
the Bank of England for bin' wss
note for a thousand pounds. That he
only note for such an amount e. J34't,t
gone with in the month of July. At the .nitop Oi
ceived that note, his (witness's) name was writ cci
He believed that the note produced was the tispte 1,10
from Captain Richardson. Witness was directF f?
it changed, receiving 500 in notes and 500 sovereti.o.t.od
went to the Bank of England and got it thus,
He delivered that amount to Captain Richarosv
board-room, No. 3, Exchange-buildings. the
Mr. Frederick William Cruse, clerk u
In
office, Baas of England—He remembered 1,11Baaso,l
coming to him and getting a thousand 01. blood
changed, he receiving 500/. in notes and 5P
0
reigns. ndon 104
Mr. George brown, clerk at the 14-7 "'