The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-03 00:00:00

transit trade. All are connected and linked together—
imports, transit trade, exports, insurances, brokerage,
mutually support each other, and re-act upon each
other ; if the whole is to prosper, not a part can be
dispensed with. But it is to the country in general
that commercial cities comprising all these branches
of trade are of most importance; and though the ex-•
ampler illustrative of our subject have been borrowed
from Hamburgh, we have by no means examined the
matter from an exclusively Hamburgh point of view.
While dilating upon the importance of the transit
trade of Hamburgh and Altona, we left out of consi-
deration an objection which would be likely to arise
—namely, that among the exports to Norway, Den-
mark, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, or to the western
countries of urope, there must be a great amount
not connected with the transit trade, as it cannot be
supposed that all the goods thus exported have pre-
viously been drawn from foreign sources. This can-
not be denied, but the deficiency of statistical mate-
rials prevents our coming to a conclusion as to the
exact proportions. Be this as it may, that which is
exported without being previously imported from
foreign countries, must at all events be native Ger-
man produce, and this leads us to the third point of
importance in this investigation—namely, as to the
probable effect of the system of differential duties on
the German export trade and on German industry.
(To be continued.)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Andrew Scheffer, a German, was brought before
the Lord Mayor, charged with having been concerned
in stealing a cash-box containing about 351. or 361.,
the property of the General Screw Steam Company.
The prisoner was recognised as an old offender the
moment he was put to the bar,
Mr. Frederick James Dickenson, clerk in the
office of the General Screw Steam Company, 35,
Mark-lane, said—About five o'clock yesterday after-
noon, after I had balanced my cash-book, a person
whom I firmly believe to be the prisoner, came to
the office, and spoke, in the Dutch language, some-
thing about the port of Corunna. I, understanding
that he wanted to go to Corunna, directed him to
No. 10, in the same lane. Two minutes afterwards
he returned, and said he wanted to go to Rotterdam.
As I did not perfectly understand him, I took him
to the office opposite mine, and he said he wanted to
go with his wife and two children to Rotterdam. We
then told him to go to the Rotterdam broker. In-
stead of going out at the door, he turned the bolt of
the door. As soon as we opened the door which he
had thus closed, I found that the door of my
office, which I had closed when I brought him
to the other office to get his business transacted, was
wide open. The prisoner had two or three minutes
before left the house. I looked round to see whether
anything had disappeared, and I immediately missed
the cash-box. I dare say the prisoner, upon first
coming into the office, heard the jingle of the sove-
reigns in the cash-box. [ln this place the evidence
of the witness was obscure, but it appeared from what
he stated that his impression was, that some accom-
plice must have followed at the heels of the prisoner
and carried away the cash-box the moment the pri-
soner bolted the door.]
The LORD MAYOR—How soon after the prisoner
went away did you miss the cash-box ? Witness—
About three minutes.
The Prisoner—All I know about the business is,
that this gentleman (the policeman) came up to me,
and said I must go along with him ; so I went with
him. 1 have been here before.
Richard Dedy (City police) said the prisoner had
been at the Mansion-house on the Ist of last December,
in the name of Anthony Sheppard, upon the charge
of having stolen some pieces of gingham, and upon
that occasion he stated that he had come from Bou-
logne, and contrived to get a living by cleaning shoes
near the Royal Exchange.
Mr. Dickenson said the prisoner, when he called at
the office of the company, was dressed in a cap and
smockfrock, and spoke English much better than he
had spoken it on the present occasion.
The prisoner was remanded for some days.
It was stated that London is at this moment inun-
dated with foreign swindlers of every degree.
Joseph Aaronson, Jacob Friedburg, Raphael Kauff-
man, and Soloman Muscocitz, were brought up in the
custody of John and Daniel Forrester, for final ex-
amination, upon the charge of having forged a number
of pieces of paper, purporting to be notes of the issue
of the Government of Russia.
John and Daniel Forrester having been employed
to detect some foreigners who were suspected of being
concerned in the fabrication of notes, purporting to
be of the issue of the Bank of Russia, went to a house
in Queen-street, Soho, to which they had tracked
the prisoners, broke open the door, and found the
three first-named in a room in which they also found
bundles of forged notes. They also found the press
with which the notes had been struck off, and brought
forward evidence in the most complete manner, show-
ing that all the prisoners were engaged in the plan
of forging instruments which were no doubt intended
to do extensive mischief amongst the agricultural
hordes in Russia.
The case had been frequently before the late Lord
Mayor, who remanded the prisoners in consequence
of the absence of an essential witness, who was re-
quired to prove that the notes were forgeries.
Mr. Bailer tine appeared as c3unsel for the Russian
Government, together with Mr. Peachy, of the
offices of Messrs. Oliverson, Lavie, and Co., solicitors
to that Government. All the prisoners, with the ex-
ception of Kauffman, were assisted by solicitors.
Mr. Carl J. Piper was then called and examined
by Mr. Ballantine (through an interpreter). He
said, I hold the office of director of the office of credit
notes it the Bank of Russia. I have seen some of the
notes produced by the Forresters. They have not
been printed by the authority of the Russian Govern-
ment, and are not genuine notes. The Russian Bank
is a Government establishment, not a corporation.
Kauffman, being told the notes were proved to be
forgeries, said, "I understand nothing about the notes.
Let those who do speak of them."
Daniel Forrestek, in adition to the evidence given
by him upon a former examination, said—ln conse-
quence of an application made by the prisoner Kauff-
man to me, I looked over a parcel which had not been
previously examined, and I found a prayer-book,
which was claimed by Kauffman, which contained in
its leaves a genuine Russian bank-note.
When Mrs. Elsey, at whose house the prisoner
had been apprehended, was called upon to sign her
depositions,
Kauffman requested to be informed by her whether
a man had got into her house with a false key and
been seen by her ?
The witness replied, that a man, who was a stranger
to her had opened the door, as she believed, with
Kauffman's key, and she observed upon the occasion
that she would not allow the key of her door to be
transferred from Kauffman, who lodged there, to any
other person.
Kauffman—What sort of a man was he ?
The witness—l do not recollect. I never saw him
before or since. I never saw a man use a false key
at my door.
Kauffman—Well, I wish it to be known that I have
been innocently brought into all this mischief by
certain parties, who brought me from Paris and in-
volved me in trouble.
The LORD MAYOR then told the prisoners they
stood committed for trial at the Central Criminal
Court, and on Monday the day of trial would, in all
probability, be appointed by the judges.
GUILDHALL.
William Jackson, a discharged soldier, was charged
with obtaining money by false pretences from the
Bishop of Llandaff.
The case stood over for further inquiry, the pri-
soner persisting that his statement was true.
The result of
.the inquiry confirmed the opinion
entertained respecting him. He had not lived at the
address he gave; he was not known as belonging to the
regiment he named, but he was known to the Mendicity
Society as a regular begging-letter imposter, by
the name of Maclean. He had been committed from
Marlborough-street office, ,and had been detected in
going about with a certificate of good character which
belonged to another person, from whom he had stolen
it. He was prosecuted as an imposter by the name
of William Jackson, in 1843, and a certificate of good
character from the chymical works at Deptford he was
in the habit of showing, was a forgery.
His wife and family were found to be very des-
tute.

Mr. Alderman GIBBS said that his family were to
be pitied, but they would be relieved if they applied
to the workhouse ; and he should commit the pri-
soner to hard labour for three months. This would
qualify him, on any future conviction, to be whipped.
The prisoner said that he had really belonged to the
84th ; and he was known as Andrew Maclean,
No. 824.—He was committed.
BOW-STREET.
Mr. Ballantine, the barrister, with whom was Mr.
Wontner, attended the court and addressed Mr.
Henry, saying he appeared in a case in which a person
named Henry Gompertz was charged.
Mr. HENRY said he did not know of any charge
against a person of that name, he had issued no sum-
mons, and he saw no person in custody.
Mr. Ballantine was aware no person was in custody.
He did not know what was the necessary proceeding
in such a case.
Mr. HENRY observed, that either a summons or a
warrant must be issued, or the person must be given
into custody, and the charge entered on the police
sheet, when the case would be brought forward.
Mr. Ballantine said, then he would apply for a
summons.
Mr. Lewis, who attended for Mr. Gompertz, ob-
jected to this. Mr. Gompertz was present and could
be given into custody.
Mr. HENRY said for this purpose the parties must
go to the station-house.
Mr. Haddon (the prosecutor) here rose, and said