The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-01 00:00:00

SERIOUS CTIARGE AGAINST A GREE.
MERCHANT OF MANCHESTER.

Yesterday, at the Birmingham police-court, be-
fore Mr. Kynnersley, stipendiary magistrate, a
more than usually serious charge was preferred
against a Greek, named Antonio Calvocoresi,
who is represented as carrying on an extensive
business as a general merchant, in Lloyd-
street, Manchester. The details of the charge
were not gone into in court on this occasion ;
but, as far as we have been able to ascertain,
the principal facts are as follows :
March last, Mr. Calvocoresi came to Birmingham,
and waited upon Mr. Ralph Heaton, of Bath-street,
who supplies the greater portion of the English and
colonial copper coinage, and is also extensively en-
gaged in the same way for foreign states. Mr. Cal-
vocoresi intimated to Mr. Heaton that he wished
to have manufactured some dies from which Turk-
ish piastres could be struck, and at the same
time stated that a large order for the coins
would be given. Mr. Heaton, however, refused
to have any whatever to do with the trans-
action; and, thinking probably, that Mr. Calvo-
coresi was not aware of the illegality of his proceed-
ings, he pointed out the clauses in the act of Par-
liament upon the subject. Mr. Calvocoresi then.
left Mr. Heaton's, undeterred, however, by the re-
sult of the interview from prosecuting his designs,
as it appears that immediately afterwards lie put
himself in personal communication with Mr. Dipple,
a manufacturer, in Great Hampton-row, and made
a similar application to him. In this second
attempt he was more successful. Mr. Dipple
undertook to make the dies, and also to supply
the coin ; and in this state of things an
order was at once given for a single pair
of dies and one' gross of piastres. That order-
was punctually attended to, and when completed
a second order was given for no fewer than fourteen
cases, each case containing thirty-gross, or 4,608 of
the coin, which in size and weight is nearly equal
to an English penny. Subsequently another order
was given for six or seven cases more. The whole
of these orders were given within a short period of
each other; and by some means Detective Super-
intendent Glossop was almost simultaneously
made acquainted with the whole of the circum-
stances. He waited upon Mr. Dipple, and
pointed out the illegality of the transac-
tion, and then placed himself in communication
with Mr. J. R. Collis, the Turkish Vice-Consul
resident in Birmingham. Through him the Turkish
Embassy in London was made aware of the circum-
stances, and there the matter was taken up early in.
April. Mr. Calvocoresi was interrogated ; but in
consequence of his positively asserting that he had
the authority of the Ottoman Government for all.
these transactions, no steps were taken to put a stop
to them, beyond the communication of the facts to
Constantinople. A few days ago, however, a
despatch was received from the Turkish Foreign
Minister, in which directions were given.
for a thorough and immediate investigation
of the case. Superintendent Glossop was
again communicated with, and he at once
despatched Inspector Tandy to Manchester to
apprehend Mr. Calvocoresi. Tandy found him at
his place of business in Lloyd-street, and upon him.
were £5, some letters in Greek and Turkish, and a
razor. While these events were occurring, Mr.
Glossop "and some of the detective force paid a visit
to the premises of Mr. Dipple, and having stated
their object, he at once gave up the dies, a quantity
of the coins which he had been making, and also
some correspondence. We believe it is understood
that he is not to be included in any criminal pro-
ceedings which may result, but that he will be ad-
mitted as evidence against Calvocoresi. The prisoner,
who is a man of short stature, with large black mou-
stache and whiskers; and well dressed, was, yester-
day, defended by Mr. Harding, solicitor. Mr. Walter,
the public prosecutor, who attended to support the
charge, narrated a few of the facts which it would
be his duty to bring against the prisoner, and
added, that in consequence of its being necessary to
communicate with the Turkish ambassador, a re-
mand for a few days would be necessary.
Mr. Harding said he could offer no objection to
so reasonable a request, and the investigation was
then adjourned to Friday next.—Manchester Guar-
dian.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

MANCHESTER-SErT. 30.

At our market this morning wheat was only in moderate
demand, but the best descriptions of both English and
foreign nearly maintained the currency of last market day.
Flour was quite neglected, and might have been purchased
at a reduction of Gd per cent. New oats and oatmeal de-
clined 2d to 3d per 451bs and 2s per load respectively. Eng-
lish beans were rather lower, and Egyptian receded is to
2s per qr. Indian corn was likewise is cheaper.