The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-18 00:00:00

Both the half-crowns wereproduced by the witness,
and there appearance was such as to deceive even an
excellent judge. They are of the reign of George
111., and apparently a good deal worn, and their na-
tural silvery colour is so well simulated by electro-
typing as to render them most difficult of detection ;
indeed, it is only by weighing or bending them that
the counterfeit can be discovered.
The prisoner, who gave a very unsatisfactory ac-
count of himself, was remanded for the attendance of
the Mint solicitor.

SO UTHITARK.

Thomas Chedlow, who was remanded on Monday
for uttering a counterfeit half-crown to the conductor
of one of the Atlas omnibuses, appeared upon his re-
cognisances to answer the charge.
The coin as well as the paper, found in the
prisoner's possession at the time he was taken into
custody, and having reference to the method of coat-
ing articles over with silver, were produced on this
occasion.

A clerk from the office of the Solicitor of the Mint
attended for the prosecution, and stated that although
the circumstances attending the uttering of the coun-
terfeit half-crown were pregnant with suspicion, yet,
that if it was a first offence, he had directions not to
proceed with the charge.

Policeman Hyde, 245 M, in reply to a question
from Mr. A'Beckett, said that since the former exa-
mination another charge of a similar description
against the prisoner had been discovered.

James Noble was then called, and stated that he is
conductor of one of the Favourite omnibuses, and that
on the night of Tuesday, the 9th instant, the prisoner
got on the outside of the vehicle at the Angel, at
Islington, and alighted near the Eagle Tavern, in the
City-road. He tendered half-a-crown to pay his
fare, and witness, although it was night, on examining
it, discovered it to be counterfeit, and mentioned the
fact to the prisoner, who expressed surprise and desired
him to give it back and he would give him a good
one in return. Witness told him that he should insist
on his remaining with the omnibus until they saes- a
constable, to ascertain if he had any more bad money
about him, to which he assented, and stood on the
steps of the omnibus until they met a policeman, to
whom the matter was referred, and as he had no
other bad money about him, and gave his address 23,
Cullum-street, Fenchurch-street, witness declined
giving him into custody. The prisoner wanted him
to return the bad half-crown, saying that he had a
I right to it, and that he intended to destroy it, but
witness refused and kept it, and the fare having been
paid the prisoner then walked away. The witness
added that he had no doubt of the prisoner's identity.
The counterfeit half-,crown was here handed to the
Magistrate, who examined it, as also did the clerk of
the Solicitor of the Mint ; and on comparing it with
the one uttered to the conductor of the Atlas omni-
bus on Saturday night by the prisoner, they were
pronounced to have been cast in the same mould, and
the thin coat of silver on each to be done by the same
process.
Allen, 257 G, confirmed the witnesses's testimony
as related to the identity of the prisoner, and added
that the conductor refused to give him into custody,
saying that he could not quit his omnibus to go to the
station-house. The policeman also identified the
counterfeit half-crown produced, as the one which the
conductor had shown to him on the night the trans-
action occurred.

The prisoner was committed, but he will be brought
up again on Friday, and was held to bail, himself in
801., and two sureties of 401. each, with twenty-four
hours' notice.