The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 16.

MARYLEBONE.—Mr. John, Woalquart, a German
carrying on the business of a tobacconist in the Edge-
ward.road, was charged before Mr. Long with uttering
two counterfeit half-crowns.
Robert Burrough, a porter in the service of Mr. F.
W. Best, upholsterer, Tottenham-court-roacl,'saic,l thhouseat on
the previous afternoon he went to the prisoner s
with a sofa bedstead. After he delivered it, he (witness)
received in payment eight half-crowns and twenty-five
shillings. Witness looked over the money and found
that one of the half-crowns was a counterfeit. He re-
turned it to the prisoner, who gave him (witness) 2s. 6d.
in exchange. On witness's return to his employer, he
gave him the money he received from the prisoner. Mr.
Best examined the silver, and said, "Here is a bad half-
erown." Witness immediately told him what had oc-
curred at the prisoner's shop.
Mr. Best stated that in the evening, after his shop was
closed, be went to the prisoner's shop in company with a
friend. They reached there about half-past nine. They
entered the shop and asked for two prime cigars. They
tendered a sovereign to the prisoner, and asked to have
all the change in silver. On looking over the money he
observed that there was another bad half-crown. He
called in a policeman, who Wok the prisoner into cus-
tody.
The prisoner asked the witness if he did not give at
first a half.sovereign in change, when he (witness) asked
to have the whole change in silver ?
Mr. Best replied, in the affirmative, and added that since
the prisoner was given in charge the previous night he
had ascertained that he had received another bad half-
crown. He paid a person 2/. the previous night, being
the silver that was brought by his porter. That morning
a half-crown was brought back, which was evidently a
counterfeit.
Sankey, 74 D, produced the three half-crowns, and
said that he found nearly GOI. in notes, gold, and silver,
on the prisoner, who observed that he did not know the
half-Browns were bad.
The prisoner said that he had not been long in the
country, and had not much knowledge about the c irrent
coin. The half-crowns had the appearance of being good,
and sounded well.
Mr. Long remarked that he (prisoner) had passed
three bad half-crowns, and that there was strong reason
to suppose he had passed a fourth. The. prisoner was
held to bail, himself in 1001. and two sureties of
50/.
each, to appear again on Thursday next at this court.

THAMES.—James Thompson and Thomas /ones, sea•
men, were brought before Mr. Ingham, the former on
remand, and the other for the first time, charged with
robbery and piracy on the high seas.
Mr. Clarkson, barrister, and Mr. Lawford, solicitor
to the East India Company, conducted the prosecution
for that body. Mr. Pelham defended Jones.
It appeared from the learned counsel's statement, that
the duty of prosecutes ing
an the prisoners h
twoad been cast
men,
on
the East India Cpy, and that
named S :vain and char red
brought up to this court
three weeks since, ,charged with being concerned in the
robbery and piracy, and were discharged. because the
witnesses for the prosecution had not then arrived in
England. Another man was on his way to England,
and he intended only to put before the magistrate suffi-
,thent evidence to justify a remand.
Captain Leyi Brachett said he 'sue the mater of the