The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-02 00:00:00

immediately to 15, Regent-street, and upon my arrival
there I missed the notes upon putting my hand into my
pocket. At the extreme end of the omnibus I remember
there was a stout woman, who was a source of annoy-
ance to me on account of the close contact, and I sought
to relieve myself by endeavouring to get a little more
room. She sat on my right, at which side the notes
were. I know I had the notes in my pocket when I lett
Masterman's, but between Nicholas-lane and Regent-
street I have no consciousness, one way or the other.
Immediately after I missed the notes I returned to the
City, and gave information at Masterman's, and after-
wards a reward of 501. was offered.
Mr. Ballantine—Can you tell whether you dropped
the notes or whether they were picked out of your
pocket? Mr. Blakemore--I remember when I was
getting into the omnibus I received assistance from two
men, one of whom put his arm round me to support rue,
for I was lame. I did not miss the notes until I got to
15, Regent-street, where, as I had to transmit them
that night I searched for them in my pocket.
Mr. John F. Sheriff, clerk to the Southwark Branch
of the London and Westminster Bank, said—The pri-
soner keeps an account at our bank. On the 25th of
May two Bank of England notes for 1,0001. each, Nos.
10,5E30 and 10,578, dated the Ist of May, but of what
year I do not know, were paid in by Mr. Simmonds to
his own account.
Mr. Edward Kingsford, manager of the Southwark
Branch of the Landon and Westminster Bank, said—l
recollect two notes which are'the subject of this inquiry.
They were not paid when presented at the Bank of
England, and they were returned to Mr. Child, the
attorney to Mr. Simmonds, in Mr. Siternoncls's pre-
sence. I had sent notices to Mr. Simmonds
that the bank notes had not been paid at the Bank,
and he came with Mr. Child on Friday and was quite
ready to take the notes, and to settle tho account, which,
if the notes had not been taken up, would have been
overdrawn. The two notes were, of course, his when
he paid the difference. I think he made a statement of
the manner in which he had become possessed of the
notes. He said it was a betting transaction at Epsom,
and he had taken them in payment of a bet from a party
who was in a very respectable carriage. I think he
said the bet was 2 to 1 upon Surplice, the favourite, and
that it was a straightforward, fair transaction. He said
he did not know who the party was, but that he was
accompanied by seven or eight very respectable gentle-
men. He mentioned one or two names, bat Ido nut re-
collect what they were.
John Forrester said, I took the prisoner into custody
this morning. I asked him if ho could account for the
two 1,0004 notes which he had paidi into
cu t his ssid thankers'..o
He said I must apply to Messrs. Wire and Child, the
him,. I
perhaps
solicitors, and dy they could
ad bet t
er c explainom e allw at
with
m to Messrs
ement e
Wire and Child's. He said, << I have an engagementpaser ttihceunl
sralyi-dt,o,:diazo,
you
ut
mean
sytttyi yu ao
un °Lee tig)'otihneg
The prisoner (to mt.o"
take me into custody ?"Forrester)—Your brother said
something about taking me into custody before I said
that.

John Forrester—l recollect that my brother did say
something of the kind. I then told him that he was in
custody, and that he must explain the matter before the
Lord Mayor.
Mr. Muliens said he was not prepared with more evi-
dence at the present moment, and requested that the
Lord Mayor would remand the prisoner for a few days
when the case could be mere particularly gone into.
Ballantine—What further do you expect to
prove ? Mr. Mullens—l shall be able to prove that the
prisoner, at a different time and place, gave a different
account of the manner in which he became possessed. of
these notes.
Mr. Ballantine called the attention of the Lord Mayor
to one or two leading features of the case. The de-
fendant was a licensed victualler in very extensive
business, and it was not, as was well known, unusual
fur persona so situated in trade to mix themselves
up in sporting transactions of which sweeps and
ocher affairs of betting formed a portion. It was a na-
tural consequence of the " sweep" system—of which it
was unnece,sary for him at the present time to express
any opinion—that the race-course itself should be visited.
The defendant had, impelled by the feeling so generally
demonstrated, gone to Epsom, where, upon winning, he
was paid the amount of nis wager. The course he pur-
sued afterwards was such as was calculated to show that
suspicion ought not to attach to him, for he paid the
notes into a banking•house of respectability, and when
payment was refused at the Bank of England he at once
referred those who questioned the legality of the pos-
session to the respectable solicitors employed by the
general body of the trade. Under such circumstances,
the Learned Counsel hoped the Lord Mayor would accept
bail for the appearance of his client.
Mr. Mullens said, he had no doubt as to the ability
of Mr. Simmonds to produce good bail, and left the
question of admitting to bail entirely to the decision of
the Lord Mayor, without offering any objection.
The LORD MAYOR said, he did not by any means con-
sider himself warraated, under such circumstances, in
accepting bail.—The prisoner was then remanded.
GUILDHALL.

A respectably•dressed gentlemanly individual, named
John Ballard Lloyd, was brought up on a warrant,
before Aldermen Johnson and Challis on the charge of
sending threatening letters, and by means of menaces
trying to obtain from a Mr. Fox the sum of 201.
Mr. John Fox, solicitor, of 51, Old Broad-street. said
that he was the legal adviser of Mr. Josiah Wilson, of
Stamford-hill, who was the executor of Mr. Collins, his
father-in-law. In the year 1843, the prisoner called at
his office in Basinghall-street, and said, that on apply-
ing to the trustees of his grandfather's will, respecting
some reversionary interest to which he was entitled, he
had been given to understand that the said interest had
been assigned to Mr. Collins. He declared that if such
was the case it was a forgery, as he (the prisoner) had
never signed his name to any such document. He (Mr.
Fox) took the trouble to look over some papers, when he
found the assignment, and became convinced the priso-
ner had executed the deed, and received the purchase
money. The assignment bore the date of 1829, exactly
14 years before he knew or heard anything of the pri-
soner; but that person, on being shown the document,
persisted that it was a forgery. Seeing how the matter
stood, and fearing Mr. Wilson would get in the Court of
Chancery, he advised that gentleman to give Mr. Lloyd
1001. if he would execute another deed of assignment
confirming the first. He agreed to do so, but witness
insisted that he should employ his own solicitor, Mr.
Silvester of Furnival's Inn, in the matter. That gen-
tleman drew the deed of confirmation, and attested it,
upon which the 1001. was at once paid to the prisoner.
It was executed on the 29th of August, 1843. Up to the
present period letters had often been received, charging
him and his then partner,. Mr. Brittain, with being the
abettors of forgeries. In the year 1844 a letter was re-
ceived by his partner, stating that he had never received
more than 1504, whereas he had received altogether
450/., for the reversionary interest in 1,200/. He
pressed the charge under the 7th and Bth of George IV.,
chap. 29, sect. 8; but if the Aldermen thought the evi-
dence not sufficient under that Act of Parliament he
should then ask that he be required to find good bail to
keep the peace for the future.
The letter complained of, dated May 26, 1248, was
here read, in whin the writer, who must have been very
excited at the time, described the deplorable condition
of himself and family, in consequence of not having
anything to do, although a well-educated man, accusing
the complainant as being partly the cause of it, and
begginc, that he might have 201., so as to set him up in
the world. He would, to save his family, take the most
menial situation even in Mr. Fox's office, and be thankful
for it; and the letter concluded by saying that he was
in such a state of mind that perhaps ho should do some-
thing it would be too late for Mr. Fox to repent having
driven him to.
Alderman JOHNSON asked the prisoner what he had
to say for himself.
Mr. Lloyd here read a statement in defence of his
conduct is a most feeling and gentlemanly manner, and
when he alluded to his wife and children his eyes were
filled with tears. It stated that he was the son of a
gentleman and the grandson of a magistrate. At
the decease of his mother he was to be en-
titled to the reversionary interest of 1,2001, of which
he had been plundered by a forgery, as he never signed
such a document as the one alluded to. Falling into
difficulties, and requiring a little money, he applied to
his guardian, and it was with the utmost astonishment
he was told by that person that it had been disposed of
to a Mr. Collins. He called upon Mr. Fox, and having
seen the deed at once declared his signature to be a fot-
gerY• However, an offer was made of a hundred pounds
if he would sign a second document confirming the first,
which he at last consented to do, as he could not bear to
see his wife and children starving. He was paid in bills,
but
a part of them (as our reporter understood), had not
been taken up, and he was now in the utmost distress.
He could not help saying
utonem. orNevmitobnerye,s;eco that if ho had not a legal right
to one
() cloturl.d
Fox,do t that
couldhe hadass
assure
em
thatora l
gentleman that he need not fear the slightest violence atjig
his hands, as he had no intention ofnur nany one.
All he was most anxious for was, to either obtain any
kind of a situation or get a little money, that he nii,ht
set up in some small way of business, and thus be 'en-
abled to preserve his family from starvation.
Alderman JOHNSON said, that the documents produced
being legal ones they could take no notice of them, but
i
dutymust
fitond thatgseeuudbail
for his future behaviour.
peace was•preserved, and
therefore was
h er
Mr. Lloyd—l cannot find bail ; but I pledge you my
word and honour that I will not injure a mortal man
the
breathing.
Alderman JorotsoN —I will do this. I will take your
word as you have pledged it, and hope that your feelings,
your education must be most acute,
which for a person o f
and
od
uced a
in a few days, pr
will have softened down
calmer state of mind. In the meantime the warrant will
be suspended for one month.
exceedingly obliged to the
Mr. Lloyd said, that he was e
worthy Aldermen for their kind consideration.
.
Alderman JOHNSON said, that if he could be of any
he should be glad to
service to Mr. Lloyd in any way

do it. _
Mr. Lloyd said, if he could even get a porter's situa-
tion of 14s. or 15s. per week, he should feel proud and
happy to take it, and he would do his duty with the

utmost diligence.
Alderman JOHNSON said, that not being in business
he could not give him one of any kind ; if he had been
Mr. Lloyd should at once have had it. However, if he
could be of service to him in the shape of doing any-
thing for the benefit of himself and family, he (Alder-
man Johnson) would do all in his power to forward his
views.

It was stated that they were living in a very small
back room, with scarcely any furniture; but the wife,
and children, and, in fact, everything, as neat and clean
as possible.
Mr. Lloyd thanked the Alderman for his kind expres-
sions and offers of assistance, and then withdrew.
LAMBETH.
Elizabeth Elliott and Charles Phillips, a Jew fish-

monger in the London-road, were placed at the bar for
final examination, the former on a charge of stealing
from the person of Mr. Bezer a valuable gold watch, raid
the latter with offering to compromise the felony by
restoring the watch.
In this case it appeared that on the night of Wednes-
day week the female prisoner addressed the prosecuto r
near the Elephant and Castle, and pressed him to ac -
company her home. This he refused, upon which th e
prisoner threw her arms round him in a familiar man -
Der, but being repulsed she abruptly left him an,d
walked hurriedly away. This last act excited th e
prosecutor's suspicion, and on examining his pocke t
he discovered that his guard was cut and his gold watc.h
stolen. He followed and attempted to secure her, bat
one of her confederates caught him from behind an d
held him a sufficient time to enable the prisoner to ge t
off. She was taken soon after, having in the interim
changed a light shawlterob
abry, fnedboonra darknetv shawlichs and bo
hehadorn_
when committing
her remand h
remand on the charge, a person not in
custody, entered into a negotiation with the prosecutor
for the restoration of the watch, provided he did no t
prosecute, and by advice his overtures were encourageci.
On Saturday morning the prosecutor attended at the
Flying Horse public-house in the Walworth-road, and
while there the prisoner Phillips entered the parlo ur,
and asked if he was willing to compromise the affair
provided he got his property back? The prosecutor
said he should be glad to see his watch, upon which
Phillips left the parlour for a few minutes, and returned
with the watch. The prosecutor having secured the
watch, sent for a constable who was in attendance, upon
which the parties rushed out of the house, but Phillips
was secured.
Both prisoners were fully committed for trial.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)
GROUP No. 4.— BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD.—The
clauses of the Broad Gauge Bill were considered, and the
Bill ordered to be reported.
BIRMINGIIA3I AND OXFORD.—The object of this Bill
is to enable the above company to make a deviation line
from Leamington to Warwick. Case opened, and evi-
dence taken in its favour.
GROUP No. 6.— NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL.—The
case for this Bill was further considered, and adjourned.

GROUP No. 7.—ROYSTON AND HITCHIN.—The Bill
to authorise this company to extend their line to Cam-
bridge was further considered.
GROUP No. ii.—LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.—
The Exeter and Crediton and Taw Vale Purchase Bill
of tbis company was again considered and adjourned.

GROUP No. 10.— DUNDEE AND PERTIL—This Bill
is to enable the above company to lease the Dundee and
Arbroath line. Case opened.

GROUP No. 13.—CALEDONIAN.—The Committee
were engaged the entire day in considering the
clauses of the company's Bill for purchasing or
leasing the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, but in the
end the parties determined to withdraw the Bill rather
than allow some running clauses to be introduced.

GROUP No. 14.—The following Bills were recom-
mitted for the purpose of inserting a clause relative to
the raising and disposal of the capital to be subscribed
under the provisions of the several Bills:—
Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Harrogate and Pateley

Branch).
Bristol and Exeter Railway (Branch from Bleadon to
Wells, Glastonbury, and Street).
London and Blackwall Railway Improvement, and
Branches to St. Katharine's and London Docks.
Great Northern Railway (Isle of Axholmn Extension).
Bristol and Exeter Railway (Taunton and Castle Cary

Branch).
Strathtay and Brendathane Extension Railway.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(YESTERIUY.)
DUBLIN.

Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE apologised for his absence
yesterday, and renewed the application to have the
poll-books cast up in the presence of the Committee.
The Committee granted the application.
Mr. Martin Crean was then called to prove that he
was agent of the Liberal Registration Society in
Dublin, and that after the last election he had access to
the polling-books, when he found, on casting them,
that several of them gave a false reckoning in favour of
Gregory and Grogan.
After some discussion upon the point the scrutiny
was proceeded with, and evidence was put in to show
that several of the voters who polled for Mr. Reynolds
were defaulters in the payment of a borough rate,
which disqualified them from exercising their franchise.

DERBYSHIRE. STAFFORDSHIRE,
AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.

The general half-yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday at their offices, at one o'clock; R. G.
Alston, Esq., in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN stated the first business of the meet-
ing was to ascertain the correctness of the list of the
shareholders. Since the meeting in December, the
directors had felt it a duty to examine this list
with the utmost care, and the result had
been the constitution of an entirely now list.
There were only four names on which any question
could be raised. These were gentlemen who had for-
merly acted as directors of the company, but who had
been. registered on shares which were the property of
the company. The parties alluded to were Mr. D. T.
Johnson, Mr. Henry Johnson, Mr. William King, and
the Baron do Dopff.
The SECRETARY then read the report, which stated
that the register contained all the original names, except
these four which he had left out, in consequence of their
not having paid anything upon the shares which they
were represented to have held.
After a long discussion, it was decided that the names
should be omitted.
The seal of the company was then formally attached
to the list of shareholders.
The SECRETARY then read the report of the directors,
the substance of which was as follows :—The claims upon
the company will be liquidated by the directors as
speedily as the payment of the calls will allow. The
bills of the solicitors are now under taxation, and the
claims of many individuals who have never been em-
ployed by the company will in all probability be disal-
lowed. The call of 11. per share made in July last was
I paid upon 3,431 shares, and unpaid upon 8,025 ; but there
having been no sealed register legal difficulty was appre-
hended in recovering the amounts. That difficulty has
been removed by the recent valid call, upon which 215/.
only has been paid, but the directors have given Instructions
to proceed against every defaulter. Steps have also been
taken to recover the three cheques for 4201. from Mr.
D. T. Johnson, Mr. William King, and Mr. E. J. Spiers.
The Railway Commissioners have granted an extension
of two years for the completion of the railway,
and also for the compulsory purchase of lands
from the fixed periods of five and three years.
The balance-sheet up to May 15 stated the receipts daring
the year to be 1,000/. Bs. Id., and the total of payments
6591. 9s. Bd.; leaving a balance in hand of 78/. 1 ls. sd.
The assets arising from amounts due on calls, share
property, and other sources are 8,391/. 95., the claims
upon the company amount to 3,43.5/. 13s. lid.
The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be adopted.
Mr. LEDGER, after a high eulogy on the character of
Mr. bpiers, said that that gentleman was quite ready to
leave the question of remuneration to himself to any
disinterested parties, and that he was ready to give up
his cheque on being freed from further liability. He
had, indeed, in the first instance altogether resisted the
issue of the cheques at all.
After some further conversation the report was
adopted.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting separated.

BATHS AND WASHHOUSES FOR
THE LABOURING CLASSES.
Yesterday a public festival was held at the London
Tavern, in aid of the subscription for completing the
model establishment in Goulston-square, Whitechapel,
and of extending the advantages of such institutions.
The chair was taken by Lord Ashley, M.P., and about a
hundred gentlemen sat down to dinner. Amongst the
noblemen and gentlemen at the cross table we observed
Lord Ebrington, M.P., the Hon. and Rev. Sydney Go-
dolphin Osborne, Rev. H. Dukinfield, Robert Hanbury,
Esq., Edwin Chadwick, Esq., C. 8., Dr. Forbes, Rev. W.
H. Hoare, W. Hawes, Esq., Sec. The cloth having been
removed,
The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Queen,
which was received with the usual loyal demonstrations.
The various other loyal toasts followed in quick succes-
sion, and elicited similar marks of boisterous approval.
The CHAIRMAN then came to the toast of the evening,
" Success to the model establishment of Baths andWash-
houses in Goulston-square, Whitechapel," and entered at
length on the various advantages which such institutions
were calculated to confer on the working classes. He
made a forcible appeal to the wealthy classes in favour
of the scheme, which he said would not only effect an
amelioration of physical suffering, but also of vice and
immorality.—(Cheers.) The toast was then drunk with
great applause.
Lord EBRINGTON proposed, " The Labouring Classes
of the Metropolis," a toast which was received with sig-
nal marks of approval, and was spoken to in feeling
and eloquent terms by the Hon. and Rev. Sydney G.
Osborne.
Jour; BULLER, Esq , the Hon. Secretary, who has de-
voted much valuable time to the success of the institu-
tion, then read the list of donations and subscriptions for
the evening, which amounted to 4,4001., besides loans
have
et in
amountedpoint ot f o fact 4 5o the
t, donations
a sum
u n
pwamounting to 3,050/. to be ultimately repaid out of tho
eventual surplus arising from the baths and washhouses,
unparalleled all be
eledsaiind
stoo
the history of charitable contributions. The entire
amount required by the society to complete their
original design, is 10,5001. So it will be seen that only
3,0501. remains to be collected. Amongst the munifi-
cent donors were announced the names of her Majesty
the Queen and Prince Albert, 100/. ; the Queen
Dowager, 100/. ; the Bishop of London, 100/. ; W. Cot-
ton, Esq., 2001. —(Cheers)—the Duchess of Gloucester,
501. ; the Earl of Ellesmere, 100/, ; Messrs. Truman
and Hanbury, 100/. ; Messrs. Gurney and Overend,
100/. ; John Abel Smith, Esq, M.P., 1001, ; Bar-
clay, 13e van, and Co., 50 guineas ; the Corporation of
the City of London, 100/. ; the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, 5/. ; the Marquis of Westminster, 501 ; the Mar-
' quis of Lansdowne, 251. ;
Lord Ebrington, 10/. ; Lord
Robert Grosvenor, 10 guineas
;
Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, 5
guineas.
lth
Mr. COTTON proposed " The Hea of Chair-
man," who returned thanks.
Mr. E. CHADWICK proposed " Prosperity to the Trade
and Commerce of the City of London.'
Several other toasts were given and responded to, and
the company separated greatly delighted at the enormus
success of the institution. •