The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-24 00:00:00

THAMEM

NOVEL AND EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF FRAUD.—Police-
Sergeant Dillon, No. 19 K, reported that an immense num-
ber cf persons had been defrauded by a man calling himself
George Shaw, who had been in the practice of calling upon
tradesmen and representing that he was sent by their scale
maker to adjust the weights and scales which were defec-
tive. The mischief done by this scoundrel is very great.
In one instance the county inspector discovered some de-
fective weights which Shaw bad left in tho shop, and sum-
moned the shopkeeper in whose house they were found
before the petty sessions, who fined the alleged offender 205.,
and ordered the false weights to be confiscated. In some
instances Shaw and his confederates had represented
themselves as inspectors of weights and measures, examined
the weights and measures, and pronounced them to be short
or defective, and imposed penalties, which the tradesmen
weretoo
glad to
pay to prevent the exposure which was threatened.
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ton had remanded the prisoner until Tuesday next, and Mr.
Dillon wished it to be made known to the
public throughl the.
medium of the newspapers when the prisoner would be
brought up again that his numerous victims might be able
to identify him.

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20 Cornwall all 2 31
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20 Do
20 1)o
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St Great Eastern lOO 374 38 374
St Do Eat Anglian, No. 2 100 6+ 74
St Groat North of 6cotland 100 13 16
St Great Northern 100 111 115
St Do A 100 119 1194 1184
St Do B. lOO 126 128
St Gt. So. and West (Ireland).-100 98 100
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St Do South Wales 100 68 70
St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45
St Do do Newport 100 36 38
St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 1.254 1254
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St Load, Chatham, and Dover 100 144 154
St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11
St London and North Western 100 1234 123+ 1234
St London and South Wostern 100 884 894 884
St Mauch, Shef, and Lincelnsh IMO 51 514
St Do New, issued at .£5O dis 30 .
St Metropolitan lOO 794 80 794 84
St Do Preferred 100 ...

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10 Do Redeemable
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St Midland lOO 1241 125 124 f f
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St Do Edit], Perth, and Dunde 106 13 15
St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 126 127 134 lf
St Do Leeds 100 84 85
St Do York
St Do Stockton and Darlingta 100 169 171 176*
St North London lOO 116 118 116
10 Do New, 1868 6*
St North Staffordshire 100 59 61 50f
St North and So. West. Junct 100 102 105
St Rhymney lOO 52 54
St Shropshire Union 100 62 63
St South Devon 100 46 48
St South Eastern 100 741 751
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10 Do C 6 3 6
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