The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-23 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

A daring and exte;;;;;;hheiy of 'Are, bank-
notes, eh. cks, Bco., was comp:m..l in the house of
Mr. Robert Hughes MattheWs, surgeon, in Edward-

street, Portman-square, about two months ago, on
which occasion the whole of his servants were ap-
prehended and examined at this office, when, after
I long investigation, they were discharged. Since
that time police sergeant Ch dwin of the D
has been indefatigable in prosecuting his inquiries
after the stolen property, the re•ult of which was,
that one of the M. noses, No. 19,622, was traced to
Mrs. King, a woman of the town, in the neighbour-
hood of Burton•crescent.

Yesterday Mr. Matthews waited on Mr. HoSKINS
the sitting Magistrate, and informed him of the pro-
gress of the inquiries as far as regarded the 201. note,
and requested the worthy Magistrate to compel Mrs.
King's attendance at the office, that she might be
examined upon oath, in order to discover from whom
she had received it.

Mr. HOSKINS immediately despatched Sergeant
Godwin to H idlo%v-street. He returned to the
office with Mrs. K.ng, accompanied by another
nymph of the same class.
Mrs. King was richly dressed, and adorned with
a profusion of trinkets; but in person was fat,
coarse, and about 30 years of age.
On being sworn, she stated that she got the note
in question ftom a gentleman whom she happened
to meet with in her way from Cheltenham to town.
She had never seen him till she was posting up to
London in her carriage, when there came on a vio-
lent shower of rain, opposite to a farm-house on
the roadside, when a gentleman came out of the
house and requested that she would have the good.
ness to convey him up to town in her carriage; she
did so, and he remained two days with her at home,
and on parting, made her a present of the 201. note,
which she sent by her servant to Mr. "Looks, a
butcher, in Leigh-street, who changed it for her.
Mr. HOSKINS—Do you not mark your notes
when you receive them for the purpose of guarding
against forgeries ? Mrs. King—Of what use would
that be tome ? 'Tis ten to one if they gave me the
right name. I take a better plan. I send the note
to one of my tradesmen to get it changed, and if
he passes it, then I consider it is a genuine note. I
never suspected this note was stolen. Here, Sir,
here are some bank-notes which 1 have taken (at
the same time producing a handful of bank-notes,
some of 1001. each), and you will not find a name
at the back of any of them.

Mr. HOSKINS—Had you any conversation with
the gentleman who gave you the note? Mrs.
King—l had as much as females generally have
with gentlemen, but when they do the thing that's
right, I never trouble my head by inquiring into their
histories. He said he was going out to Portugal.
Mr. HoSKINs—Now, on your oath, I ask you
what the gentleman's name was ? Mrs. King—l
can tell you nothing more than I have already done.
I get my money honestly, and defy the world.
After her friend, Mrs. Sophia Jackson, was exa-
mined, who threw no light on the mysterious gen-
ilemala who pve Mrs. King the note, Mr. Hos-
KISS sent for the servant, the butcher, and another
witness to the transaction, without any better suc-
cess; and all the parties were allowed to depart on
their promise to be forthcoming should they be
wanted, hereafter. Mr.. King and her friend then
drove off inn a carriage which was waiting for them
outside the office.