The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-14 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

INGENIOUS SYSTEM OF FRAUD.—CAUTION TO iu Po-
Lic.—Mr. Henry S. Footman, manager at Messrs. Pulver-
macher and Co.'s Galvanic Establishment, No. 200,
Regent-street, applied to Mr. Tyrwhitt for a warrant for
fraud against a young man named Stephen Jones, formerly
a clerk in Messrs. Pulvermacher and Co.'s employ.
Mr. Footman said that nothing occurred to show that
Jones had been misappropriating the goods of the firm
until after he was laid on a bed of sickness some weeks
ago, when he (Mr. Footman) received several letters which
revealed the fact that the writers had been corresponding
with him, addressing the letters to "Mr. Pulverrnachor,
No. 19, Tooley-street, Borough," presuming that Messrs.
Pulvermacher also carried on business at that address.
Concluding that some fraud was being carried on
to the prejudice of tho firm, ho instituted inquiries, and
found that Jones had occupied the upper part of 0,
cheesefactor's house, at No. 19 Tooley-street, but left, and
on afterwards seeing Jones, and taxing him with the
robbery and forgery, he confessed that ho had received
letters from clients of the firm, with remittances enclosed,
which he had appropriated to his own use. Considering
Jones's illness ho felt reluctant to have recourse to sever°
measures, but from circumstances which had lately cone
to his knowledge, ho found that he had carried on the
frauds to a far greater extent than anticipated, and that
ho had not only injured the business and reputation of the
firm, but also defrauded it and the public to a large
amount - a letter from the Postmaster General showing
that fact. Having employed Shrives, a detective officer/
who had been unable to find Jones, ho now wished
warrant for his apprehension.
Mr. Tyrwhitt granted the warrant.

T HAMES.
A MARINE SWINDLER.—A ,na.n about 40 years of ag.°,
who gave the name of Alexander Condon last night and
M'Quin this morning, was charged with defrauding
Frederick Johnson, a Dane, of No. 21 and 25 Eatcliff-
highway.
The prisoner waited on the prosecutor, a boarding-house
keeper, a few days ago and represented he had come benle
.
as a seaman in the ship Ramsay, from Calcutta, lying "
the Blackwall Buoy, and ha 1 wages to receive. ile bor-
rowed money and purchased clothes of the prosecutor, N'lll°
gave credit to his representations. The prisoner also said
he had left a portion of -his old clothes in a coffee-house
which turned out to be the case. They were of tridieg
value. Next day the prosecutor found there was no Earn-
say in the port of London, but a ship of that name arrive'
in the Thames yesterday. The prisoner was given into
custody last night.
Monger, a detective of the City police, said the prisoner
was a most dangerous man, and had been often in Cus-
tody.
Tho prisoner asked tho prosecutor when he promised
to pay him.
Johnson—When you were paid off.
Prisoner—Which I intend to do. (A laugh.)
The prisoner appeared disconcerted at the laughter on:
casioned by his audacity, and made a blow at the face e:
Merit, an officer of the court, exclaiming, t, Take that
—." Merit warded the blow, and the prisoner was re-
manded for a week, Mr. Benson observing there was u°
doubt the prisoner was a dangerous man.
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POT STEALERS.—Francis Aires, a coalwhippor, aged ,_
years, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with steal
ing a quart and a pint pot from the Marquis of Wellington
public-house in Upper Cornwall-street, St. George-in-the-

East.
The case was illustrative of the enormous losses to which
f
licensed victuallers are subjected by the depredations °`
pot stealers. The landlord of the Marquis of Wellingt°3
lost seven quart and pint pots one morning last iv°`4‘"
There were three dozen and five pint measures in th°
house three weeks ago. Only six remained yestertlaP°3
Prisoner came into the house, and had some drink.
leaving he was searched, and a quart and a pint pot weld
found in his pockets. It was stated that he asked a 1A-
serving in the bar of the Coach and Horses to rob 108
master, and to give him change for a florin and s. 11%10
crown when he put down a halfpenny and a penny.
boy resisted the overtures made to him, and the prisoner
was given into custody. He was discharged, owing t°
some technicality. Ho discharged a coal ship of 350 tel.
of coal last week, and the landlord of the Marquis of We,
lington said he was the last man he should have ell'.
'Acted.
Mr. Benson sentenced the prisoner to two months' ita-
prisonment and hard labour.

MARKETS.-7 his Day.

LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Dec. 14.—Sales probably 10,000 bales.
aga-dy.

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BARNSBURY AND ISLINGTON LITERART INSTITUTS.
—Mr. Charles John Brett delivered his lecture-entertain;
meat, entitled "An Evening with Tom Moore," at tb°
Myddloton Hall, Islington, on Friday evening, Dec.
eloci
Chas. M'Arthur, Esq., occupied the chair, and introduc
a silos'
the lecturer, who was most warmly received, in rube
but effective speech, which elicited much applause. if,
lecture, which lasted rather more than an hour and a
ha
was listened to with deep attention, only interrupted "
bursts of applause, by a large and highly respectable a°di"
cum. The original portion of the lecture was marked
a tone of real and unaffected eloquence, and delivered W",,
considerable oratorical power. Mr. Brett, whose voice 1'
at once melodious and powerful, seems equally effeetil
in the patriotic and declamatory recitals as in the humor .0
and comic pieces, such as "Barney's Letther" and "Paddy
Metamorphosis." As a whole, the lecture was a great eu-0
toss, as was evidenced not only by the protracted aPPlau„s
which followed its conclusion, but by the buzz of aPP
bation which was distinctly noticeable amongst the rotiriug
audience.
PRESENTS OF ALL KINDS.—We strongly ree°lll,;
mend the Nobility and Gentr to visit Parkins
Gotto's extensive show-rooms, where may bo seen the
b.
sands of useful and elegant articles of English, Frelle-„,'
Austrian manufacture, especially adapted for birthdki
and
wedding, and christening presents —in fact pres--,6
for every conceivable purpose, at very reoclebr3:t
prices. This is, without exception, the largest and e.O.
selected stock in Europe : each article is marked in P 131,.
figures, and 'in consequence of a rapid sale is perfectly
ye
and fresh (a great consideration in a present). The st
consists of portrait-albums, writing-cases, dressing-ca'et
dressing bags, despatch boxes, envelope cases, and blottintl.
books, inkstands, desks, stationery cabinets, handbags, cg
s;
cases, book-slides, glove and handkerchief boxes, Fur
pocket-books, cigar-cases, reticules, opera-glasses, Wie_
cases, smelling bottles, bronzes, eloctro-gilt, oxidised and. ems.
gantly mounted articles for mantelshelf, dining, drawina^",
and library table, chess-boards, bagatelle-boards,
trays, scrap-books, Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church e's
vices, plain and elegantly mounted, besides an ut'di°,s,l
variety of other articles to suit every taste, purpese,.
pocket.--Parkins and Gotta, 24 and 25, Oxford-Aro°, w -