The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-12 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 11.

MANSION-HOUSE.—B. H. Montefiore was brought
before the Lord Mayor on Wednesday, charged under
the following serious circumstances.
Mr. Ribton appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Lewis
for the defence.
When the prisoner was placed at the bar in the cus-
tody of George Scott, the detective officer,
Mr. Ribton said he had so recently taken up the case
that he was scarcely in a position to define the offence
with which the prisoner would be ultimately charged.
His instructions were so bare of facts and the prisoner
had been ,o recently brought over to this country that
he would merely call the witnesses, who had just arrived
from the Cape of Good Hope, in order to afford grounds
fora remand, and to give such evidence as would enable
the Lord Mayor to judge of the nature of the charges
which would ultimately be adduced against the prisoner.
He was perfectly aware that the Lord Mayor had no
jurisdiction in a matter which had entirely arisen at
Cape Town, but he thought that upon hearing the
evidence his lordship would be of opinion that such a
prima facie case of offence was produced as would justify
the detention of the accused for a few days, and thus
give counsel an opportunity of going over the evidence,
and submitting the case in a more tangible shape. The
learned counsel then called the following witnesses:—
Mr. T. Watson, of St. Peter's-chambers. Cornhill, said
—I was a director of the Cape of Good 11Upe Bank. The
prisoner came to me at the bank at Cape Town, and a
bill was presented to one of the other directors. I
saw it in the prisoner's hand, and be asked that it
might be discounted. We communicated our suspi•
cions to him as to the genuineness of the bill. He
said he was suro the three bills belonging to the set
of which his (the prisoner's) was one were genuine, and
asked for the money. The chairman asked where the
third of the bill was, as it was divided into sets, and
the prisoner replied that he had endorsed the third of the
bill in London, and it had been sent on to China. The
chairman said that would be a sufficient reason for the
house to decline discounting the bill. That was the sub•
stance of the conversation, and the directors kept pos-
session of the bill.
We understood the total amount of the set of three
bills to be 5,300/.
The witness, in cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, said
---I could not swear that I saw the bill in the hand of the
prisoner himself, but it had been lying before him_
table, and had been produced by Mr. Thompson.
Mr. C. Baring Young, of the firm of Baring, Brothers,
of Bishopsgate-street, said—The bill produced is not

signed by any member of our firm, nor was any set
bills issued of which this is one.

Mr. Lewis contended, upon the part of the prisoner,
that his client was cleariy entitled to immediate libera-
tion, as no evidence whatever had been given against
him as to the commission of any offence within thejuria•
diction of the Lord Mayor, and cited a leading ca,e in
favour of that view of the question by the Court of
Appeal.
Mr. Ribton said, he understood that be should be in
a position to enter into another charge against the pri-
soner which would be clearly within the district of the
city of London.
The Lord Mayor said, he knew perfectly well that he
had no jurisdiction over an offence which had been com-
mitted at the Cape of Good Hope, but as it had been
stated in evidence that the bill was drawn in a set of
three, and that the prisoner bad uttered one of the bills
at the Cape, and at the tinao of such uttering had him-
self stated that he had endorsed one of the set in London
and had sent it to China, it was but reasonable that the
prosecutor should have the opportunity of making fur-
ther enquiries, and might find that the bill s,) endorsed
in London was capable Gf being produced.
The prisoner was then remanded. _

The Lord Mayor requested that the press would an-
nounce that the half-note of 46,497 was received and
acknowledged by him, and that the donor would oblige
by stating to what fund it was to be applied. His lord•
ship also announced that he had received 1/. ls. from
"J. G. Parthenon," per Sir Richard Mayne.

GUIL D lIAL L. —Mary Anne Murphy, a respectably-
dressed woman, about 30 years of age, residing at 4,
Ehiot'e-square, Old Bailey, was charged with obtaining
goods and various sums of money by fraudulently repre-
senting that she was the niece of the Bishop of Cloyne
and Ross, county of Cork, Ireland.
Mr. Buchanan appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
A clerk from Mr. Lfyatt's office said he appeared to
prosecute on behalf of John Trant, of Elliot's-square, and
Benjamin Gardner, of Clerkenwell-green, but i❑ the
course of investigation other charges would be preferred
by persons who had been imposed upon by the prisoner's
representations.
Prisoner—l am the niece of the Bishop of Cloyne and
leer.

John Trant—l first became acquainted with the pri-
soner about 14 weeks ago, when she came to lode at
my house, No. 4, Elliot's-square, Old Bailey. When
she came she said she had been to consult Mr. Lewis, of
Ely-place, and was very tired. My wife allowed her to
lie down and rest. When she arose, about two hours
after, she said she was entitled to a large sum of money,
and that she expected Mr. Lewis would get it for her in
a few days. She said she came from the county of Lime-
rick, and was the niece of the Bishop of Cloyno and
Ross. She said her father's property was 3,0001.
Prisoner-2,0001., not 3,0001. ,
Witness—She said it was 3,0001., and there was
more property in the London Docks, consisting of beds
and bedding, to the amount of 3001. She said Mr.
Lewis bad her business in hand. I made no inquiry to
ascertain the accuracy of her tale, but trusted to her own
word, and my wife let her have ss. Upon the faith of
her representations I allowed her to lodge in my house,
and supplied her with food and money to the extent of
my means.
Sir J. Musgrove—How did you supply her with food ?
Witness—The same that I had myself—breakfast,
dinner, and tea.
Sir J. Musgrove—Then she boarded and lodged with
you._ Has she ever paid you anything ?

Witness—No, sir.
Prisoner—Why I paid you 10s.
Sir J. Musgrove—ls that true ?
Witnes3—Yes, sir; but I lent her much more than
.hat.

Sir J. Musgrove—Then, why did you say that sbe
had paid you nothing ?
Witness-201. would not cover my loss.
Sir J. Musgrove—But this appears only a debt. Did
you ever write to the Bishop to make any inquiry ?

- Witness—No, sir.
Sir J. Musgrove—Then you do not know that she
bas not the claim to 3,0001. ?

Witness—l went to Doctors'-commons.
Prisoner—Yes, he went with me to take out letters of
administration, and here is the proctors' bill of costs.
Sir J. Musgrove—The charges here amount to upwards
of 911.

Mr. Martin (chief clerk.)—Then the property sworn
to must amount to about 3,000/, according to those
charges.
Sir J. Musgrove—You may depend upon it you will
get your money.
Mr. Martin—What did she promisa you when she
came into her property ?
Witness—She said she would give me 201, and pay
me what she owed me.

Sir J. Musgrove—There is no case made out at pre-
sent, so you may stand down.
Benjamin Gardner, described as a manufacturer of
pork pies at Clerkenwell-green, said—l am the greatest
victim in this matter, and my loss amounts to about
1001. She came to me and took my apartments at 14s,
per week, and represented herself as the niece of the
Bishop of Cork.
Prisoner—That 'is not true. I said the Bishop of
Cloyne and Ross.
Witness—She said the Bishop of Cork. While she was
with me she lived upon the daintiest fare, consisting
chiefly of poultry, wine, &e., because she said she was
afraid of being poisoned, and was therefore very parti-
cular in her food. She told me that Mr. Lewis had her
affairs in hand, and, on going to that gentleman's office,
I was informed by the clerk that her property was con-
siderable, there being 7001. worth of plate and other
property in the docks, besides 2,5001. in landed property.
I also went to the proctors in Doctors'-conunons, who
had taken out letters of administration, and found they
had been deceived by the prisoner's statement. When

she came to me she was dressed very fashionably, and I
have since found that the clothes were borrowed from a
publican's wife for the occasion. She also told me that
she was niece to Mr. Murphy, one of the Commissioners
in Bankrupty, and, believing her story to be true, I was
induced to advance various sums of money to her, and I
even tried to raise about 901. for Ler to pay the prcc-
tors' charges. She has introduced persons to my house
to corroborate her story, and iu one instance she
brought a girl who, I have since learnt, was instructed
by the prisoner to say that she came from a farm ad-
j•;ining the property in Ireland, and to treat her with
great deference in order to keep up the appearance of
her superior position. I have been very much duped.
Prisoner—No such thing. The fact is you wanted to
marry me to get my money.
Mr. Buchanan—Are you a single man ?
Witness—No, sir. On my oath lam not. She has
been victimising persons iu the establishment of the
Duke of Devonshire, and the parties will came up if she
is remanded.
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Sir John Musgrove—lt appears to me that in this
case, as in the last, the money has been advanced upon
the expectation of getting well paid hereafter ; but, at
the same time, if the prisoner has been playing tricks,
whether for her own gain or as the result of insanity, I
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think it advisable to carry this inquiry further, o that
the public may be cautioned and the prisoner restrained
from such depredatious. It is too important a matter to
be lightly
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Mr, Buchanan—l
it is a case of some importance.
The prisoner was then removed.

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY.

The attendance was very scanty, and the following
bets only came under our notice :

DEBBY.
.2500 to 100 agst Lady Hawthorn
500 to 20 agst Goldfinch
500 to 20 agst Bird in-the-Hand
30 to 1 agst Glenrnasson (taken to upwards of
1001.)
900 to 30 agst Ackworth
1250 to 25 agst Henry VIII.
1000 to 20 agst Lawbourne

WALTHAM ABBEY STEEPLECHASES.—DEC.I7.
The Abbey Stakes, a Free Handicap of 5 goys each, 1 ft
in case of acceptance, with 20 added ; the winner to
pay 5 sovs towards expenses ; the second to save his
stake ; a winner after the declaration of the weights
141 b extra. Acceptances to be declared, by letter, on
the 12th inst., to Mr. H. Littler. Five to accept, or
no race.

et lb et lb
Tamworth l2 7 Penelope
Emigrant
Minerva ll 7 Flageolet .... 9 12
Jean do Quesne
Hopeless Star
Old Stringhault ll 6g by Cranebrook ... 9 7
Casse Cou
Marmaduke
Lilford
Nicholas ll 0 Hopton
Tom Perkins lO 12 The Pony
Janus lO 6 Hymaly 9 5
Tbeodine
Prince Plausible ... 10 4 Moonraker 9 0
Sir Charles Napier... 10 4 St. Julian
The Serf lO 0 Thins
Nathan ............... 10 0 Cripple
Affghan ............... 10 0 Dashaway 8 7
Penman lO 0 Footstep
Hernandez lO 0 Shiner
Acceptances for the Steeplechase. The highest weight
accepting being under list 71b, it is raised to that
weight, and the others in proportion.
Age st lb Age st lb
Hopeless Star ... a 11 7, Rebecca ~ 10 0
Tom Gurney all 7' Ginger
Janus alo 9 Honeycomb
Theodine
Pantomime
British Yeoman.. a 10 0I Tortoise 4 8 13
The followitg horses are scratched for the Hurdle
Race :—Minerva, Black .wan, Harry Lorrequer, Na-
than, Boadicea.