The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-02 00:00:00

MANSION HOUSE.

FORGING A RAILWAY WARRANT.—The two men,
named Latto and Carey, were placed at the bar on re-
mand, before Mr. Alderman Wire, charged with forging
a railway dividend warrant of the South-Eastern Rail-
way Company, with intent to defraud Messrs. Williams,
Deacon, and Cu., bankers.

The particulars of this case appeared a few days ago
in The Sun. The only additional evidence produced to-
day was that of Scott, the detective, who stated that
on searching Laho he found a pocketbook en him con-
taining an entry of as. 4d. paid by Laho to Carey. He
also found in the book a piece of blotting paper on which
were blotting corresponding with the signature of
"F. Dashwood, Esq.," written on the warrant in ques-
tion.

Laho, in answer to the charge, said what he wrote
on the warrant was at the request of the banker's clerk,
and he did it innocently. He had the paper from Carey.
Carey said that seven months since, when walking
the streets of London looking for work, he found the
paper in question in Cannon•street west. Soon after he
had a job of work in the country, where he found the
other prisoner. He showed Laho the paper, and asked
him if it was of any good. He replied he thought not.
Prisoner then gave it to him, saying it was of no use to
him, and at the same time told him not to make any
bother or trouble about it, because he (Carey) would
rather it were burnt than that.

The prisoners were then committed for trial.

GUILDHALL.

Two women, named Phillips and Moreland, the latter
with a child in her arras, were charged before Alderman
Challis with a breach of the prison regulation in at-
tempting to convey tobacco to two men on remand in
Newgate prison.
The Matron of Newgatu deposed that on the previous
day the prisoners presented themselves at the gate of
the prison, and asked to see their friends. Suspicions
being awakened, the prisoners were searched, and on
Phillips was found a man's scarf filled with tobacco, and
a quantity more was found in the child's pocket. They
were accordingly given into custody.
The prisoners pleaded hard for mercy, on acoouist •f
their destitute condition, and the suffering their fami-
lies would have to endure by the infliction of a heavy
fine. _ .

Alderman Challis said he Prison Act gave him no
discretion, and the offence having been satisfactorily
proved, be fined them 40s. ; but he found by the Police
Act he could mitigate it to 103. Ile therefore fined them
10s. each, or, in default, seven days' imprisonment.
A gentleman present, comtn,;serating their position,
kindly paid the fines, and the privoners were discharged.

A letter from the Hague of the 29th ult., in the
Independance of Brussels, says :—lt appears that
M. Escher is definitively charged with the general
direction of the affairs of the navy. The cabinet
not being able to find a minister for this depart-
ment has got over the difficulty by contenting itself
with a director-general. It only remains to be
seen who will take this responsibility. The Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs has, I am informed, posi-
tively refused, and attempts are being made to in-
duce M. Meyer, the Colonial Minister, to accept
it. M. Simons, the Minister of the Interior, has
just given a grand dinner to the professors of the
Academy of Delft, of which he.is director, and
which post, it would appear, he has no idea of re-
linquishing, as he told his guests that he should
continue to devote his utmost attention to that
important institution.
Mn. AND MRS, KEELEY.—This talented couple are
about to pay a professional visit to Glasgow and Edin-
burgh. They will be accompanied by their youngest
daughter, who made so successful a debut as Gertrude,
in the "Loan of a Lover," on the occasion of the ama-
teur pantomime.

THE Musßu OF ORNAMENTAL ABT, AT MARLBOROUGH
BOUSE.—The numbers attending, &c., dur►og the
month of July were as f,,llows :—5,710 persons on the
public days, and admitted free ; 651 persons on the
students' days, and admitted as students on the payment
of 6d. each, besides the registered students of the
( llama and echoole.