The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday, an elderly man, of respectable appearance,
named Francis Metcalfe, was brought before the LORD
MAYOR, by Forrester, charged with felony. There was, it
appears, several charges of felony against the prisoner, and
the amount of the property said to have been stolen was
stated to be upwards of 500/.
Mr. Charles John Brooks, linen-draper, of the house of
Brooks and Griffith Thomas, of 180, Oxford-street, deposed
that the prisoner was clerk in the house. The firm did bu-
siness with Messrs. Caldicot, in Cheapside. On the 3d of
September last, the firm owed Messrs. Caldieot an account,
and witness gave a check of 45/. to the prisoner to dis-
charge the obligation. On Tuesday, however, he had as-
certained at Caldicot's house that no check of the kind had
been paid in by the prisoner or anybody else.
Here the check in question was handed in. It was drawn
by Mr. Brooks upon Sir Claude Scott's banking-house.
Mr. G. Edlin, cashier at Caldicot's, was in the habit of
receiving the cheeks sent in to the firm. He had Lot re-
ceived the check for 4.5/. on the day in question, hut ho
received a check of Mr. Brooks on the ilth of December
for 851., which check includs4 tha amount of the order
which had not been receiyA as well as the amount of other
parcels of K 994%,
Thc, Lciltn /(fivoßr—How do you account for
ed po lthis:,
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Mr. Hobler, jun., said that the` kali prisoner ingeniously
neglected to post the amount ill or, and the
rose-
cutor, therefore, ;i 3 4 Werz twice over. It was the
prisor,ez's d‘t,ty t,(l make ihe entry.
114' Humphreys said that it appeared to be a
toistalio,
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and that his client was anxious to have tirre---1-ni/to give a
explanation.
Mr. Brooks—l am prepared with another case °fl
similar kind. On the 30th of October I
gave a check A,
1121. 10s. to the prisoner, to pay Messrs. LainAon and Co.,
of Bread-street. I crossed it with Lainson's bankers
Jones, Loyd, and Co. (Here the check was produced.),
Mr. Henry Hooten, cashier to Mr. Lainson, depose'
that the check had not been paid to him. He had they
charge of the books, and every check of the kind mot g°
through the bank. The names of Jones, Lloyd, and C°'
were erased in the check, and the words 44 Bank of Eng.
land" were put upon it.
The LORD MAYOR—HOW is that .accounted for?
Brooks stated that the check was presented and paid at
the Bank of England, from the house of a Mr. Fairclotb,
an accountant in Chcapside, who paid it to Mr. Green, an
official assignee.
The LORD MAYOR—How did Mr. Faircloth get P°P
session of it ? Mr. Brooks—l do not know. We COder
stand he is not now in town ; but his partner, Mr. Ar'
strong, has been seen, and he knows nothing about the cbeck'.
The LORD MAYOR remanded the prisoner till Wedoo
day next.
A young man, named Thomas Macdonald, was charged
with having committed several forgeries. So fearless
culprit has not for some time appeared at the bar of the
Justice-room.

Mr. Bush, the solicitor, to the Committee of Bankers for
Protection against Forgeries and Frauds, attended for the
prosecution.

Mr. Thomas Metcalf, a clerk in the house of Messrs
Smith, Payne, and Smith, deposed that on. Tuesday evenig
the prisoner presented at the counter a check, of which the
following is a copy :

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" Messrs. Smith, Payne, and" Smith.don, Jan. 20, 180.
" Pay Mr. Carty, or bearer, thirteen pounds, fourteen
shillings. WILLIAM-ELLIV
A gentleman of the name of William Ellis cashed at thd
house, but witness knew the check, to be a forgery ilia"'
diately, although the handwriting was exceedingly like that
of Mr. Ellis. He advanced towards the door by which tbs
prisoner had entered, for the purpose of preventing escape'
and then gave the prisoner into custody.
The LORD MAYOR—How did you know that the ehli
was a forgery at once, if it so strongly resembled the r
signature ? Witness had on a former day paid to the PrT,,
soner a check signed in a similar manner for 87/. 125.,7
two bank-notes for 40/. each, a 5/. each, and 21. 12s.
cash. He suspected that the check presented yestert,
was a forgery from knowing that the check for the le
sum was a forgery.
Mr. William Ellis, wine and spirit broker of No. 131
Great Tower-street, examined the check which had be,„ti
presented on Tuesday. The signature was not his. ,
prisoner had been his clerk, and had left him in April les/,;
The prisoner had often opportunities of seeing witneest
checks. The signature to the check for 871. 12s. was on.
his. The writing in the body of that check was the PP.
soner's undisguised handwriting.
Edward Tinson, cellarman to Mr. Ellis for twenty-het
years, knew the prisoner, and had often seen him write.
writing in the body of the larger check was the
Mr. Bush—We shall. be able to prove that the ban'
notes paid for the larger check have. been in the prisoner
possession.
There are two other cases of forged checks against 611
prisoner, the one for 15/. and the other for 101. 10s. draws
in the same name, and presented at the same house.
The LORD MAYOR said it would be necessary that tut
Court should be put in possessien of the knowledge tbs ~
the prisoner was so desperate an offender if he should ""
tried only upon one case, and remanded him.

BOW-STREET.
A number of the inhabitants of St. Martin's-in the-Fie
were yesterday summoned before Sir F. RoE and P'
HALLS for neglecting to pay the poor rate, in which 117,
included the shilling demanded for registration under te
Reform Act. None of the defendants had suffered their
selves to be summoned in consequence of inability or disiii;
clination to pay, but simply to have the question decided''
to the power of the Magistrate to make a compulsory orde',
for the payment of the fee of registration.
Sir F. •ROE said that the Act was imperative upon 11/14
housekeepers, and if they neglected or refused
to payi,
shilling they were liable to have their names expunge";
and deprived of the privilege of voting. He (Sir F. Wel
paid the fee himself, and of course knew it was legal. if
Mr. Blackman persisted in his refusal to pay, and ,
F. Roe ordered a distress warrant to be issued against Ifr
goods.
The other defendants abided by the decision of the Mai
gistrates, and paid the rate.

MARYLEBONE.
John Wilson, a mechanic, residing at No. 20,
Camden-street, Camden-town, appeared at this Office 4 prefer the following curious charge of assault ;against
wife.
The complainant had been married to the defen os
eleven months, during which time tb!;3T had lived
on Ie
most loving and amicale terms. Or. the night of TuestisS
the 13th instant, she went out, -giving him as usual a p,f; ing kiss, saying that she was 'going to nurse a female frieri,._
who was ill. He believed such to be the fact, and 1.0 Pv undeceived till Thurs`lay afternoon, when, as he was sietil very comfortably
was alarmed 1- .ay
the fire taking his tea and toasio
J 37 her entering the room with a sailor, wh
she said ";as her husband. She then, without further eitei
2 ro
mow:,
came up to him, and, catching hold of the colla.
~is coat, thrust him into the street, at the same time.,
claiming, " What business have you here .you're no o%r
band of mine, you poor rogue?" The sailor in the i 40.4:
was standing, with his arms a-kimbo, laughing heartily st,,
mishap. en Saturday night he went again to the house ~.1
fetch away his things, and asked for Mrs. Wilson, wor
the defendant rushed upon him, and saying, " My
vo ,
ir-
you stupid, is not Wilson, but Cash," struck him a blor
which sent him reeling.
The defendant, in reply, after squeezing with much- tet;
derness the hand of her first love, the sailor (whose flaTi
is Cash), said that she (Ally married the complainant ill 1(t.
belief that her lawful husband, who then stood by her... 51 "
and had been seine years at sea, was dead ; she should 115
be true blue to him, and have nothing more to say to.t,
complainant.
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Sailor—Bravo, my. girl, give us your grappling iron.
Mr. RAWLINSON—I wish you could settle this 111r,i;
without my interference.
Complainant—l wish to get rid of her, your Worsl
and I would not live with her again, no, not fol. a 6000
pounds.
Sailor—(Hitching up his trowsers,),....No, iny lad,
take good care you won't.—(Laughter.) Aati
Not being able to come to pp hrrangement, the deren---nr was ordereSto find bail ; tP•ijon bearing which, the " -
Neptune" flew off like P shot to get the required euretie°'

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UNION-HAIL.
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llnformation was given at this office that an attemp4v
made to break into the Waterman's Arms, at Rotherbithes
oy four men, one of whom was near being drowned in e{
fecting his escape. The housebreakers commenced boring
through the back door of the Waterman's Arms abl!'t
half-past one o'clock in the morning, when they were ul;
turbed by Howe, a policeman of the R division, and Oft',
made a precipitate retreat to a boat which they had in Hatt
ing at the water side. They all jumped into the boat eg
cept one, who fell into the river and sunk, and on risilj
to the surface he was dragged out by his companions, nefb,,
exhausted. The boat was afterwards chased by two 10
P -
termen, who, however, were beaten off by the thieves, w•
ultimately escaped, leaving their housebreaking im lone°
is
behind them.

Roasting pigs were so plentiful in Bury on Satur
evening that they were purchased at the poulterers' ft,%,
Is. 6d. to ts. 6d., per head, weighing from 81b. to 101 b.
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BIRTH
On the 18th inst., at Hale End, the wife of the Rev. OW. Mercer, of a son.
On the 21st inst., Mrs. W. IL Pileher, of New Broad-street! a son.

MARRIED.
On the 21st inst , at West Hackney, Andrew Grant, of
..-risto4
co
surgeon, to Selina, eldest daughter of the late Juries Harr—
r
Esq., of Pentonville.

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DIED
orii
On the 20th inst., in North Audley-street, Lady Harriet It
Villiers, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Clarendon. Or On the 20th inst., in the Adelphi, Alderman Christopher
or° aged 85.
On the 19th inst., at Vaughan-terrace, Islington, F. v
,--. of
wards, Esq., youngest son of the late Thomas Edwards,
Esq"
Coleman-street.
On the 18th inst., in Marshal-place, Perth, Mrs. Bisset, lil Mr
91st year.
On the lath inst., at Whitehaven, Joseph Bragg, in 11'9 Pith
year, one of the Society of Friends.
On the 16th inst., at Dover, in her 7th y
Customs, London. sq.ear, Adelaide,U;gri°ityte;
youngest daughter of Henry Welch, E, recently o; his Majes
On the leth inst., at Lower Edmonton,
12,atharine, wife of°
J. Ficla, Esq.
On the 20th inst., at Epsom,
Majesty's 13th Regiment, aged
s.;" :
On the 20th inst., at P stings, Mr. Hen Ann's-hill, Wandsworo -4
he 1#
1. 1e”...-Colonreyl Wcoarttths
On the 20th in :::,• in her 70th year, Lucy Jane, relict of t•.
IVir'
Mr. John Fo-,nes, Battersea.
,On 112-, 4th hist., in Lower Edmonton, in his 35th yell.' 1
":...epti John Leathwick, of Hart-street, Bloomsbury-squar,ft 900
On the 21st inst., in his 12th year, Robert Isaac, el""
Robert 'Espinasse, Esq., of the Inner Temple. ~_, Harr
On the 20th inst., at Canterbury-place, Lambeth, Miss ~.
Horsfall, and on the same day her sister, Mrs. Mary florsta
:)I.lna,tee°: Sb:

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