The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1866.

Central Criminal Court—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder,)

THE CHARGE AGAINST THE CASHIER OF THE LEEDS BANE.

An application was made on the part of Edward Green-
field, lately cashier in the Leeds Bank, for a postponement
of the indictment against him until next session.
The application was granted.
FELONIOUS POSSESSION OF FORGED STAMPS.

Charles Sitzler, was indicted for having in his possession
a quantity of forged stamps.

It appeared that a short time ago advertisements ap-
peared in the Manchester papers offering to lend trust
money out at interest. An application was made
by a person named Alker to the address stated, and
in return he received an answer, signed 11. Canton, in-
forming him his terms, and also informing him that ho
would be required to send £G for the first year's interest
and Is. for the stamp, and, from circumstances that tran-
spired, it was believed that the whole proceeding was an
ingenious contrivance to procure the advance of the inte-
rest without the slightest intention of the parties advertis-
ing transmitting the amount of the loan. Letters after-
wards appeared in the London papers of a similar nature,
the address given being Charles-street, Hatton-garden,
and about 80 letters were taken to that address. Throe
letters miscarried, and on being opened at the Post-office
it was discovered the promissory notes they contained had
forged stamps upon them. The throe letters were taken to
Charles-street, and the prisoner signed the receipt for them
in the name of "H. Canton." The detective officers then
went in and the prisoner denied that his name was Canton,
but that he was authorised by that person to sign his name.
When he was formally charged with having the forged
stamps in his possession he denied all knowledge of the
matter. He did not in any way attempt to account for the
possession of the forged stamps, and no explanation as to
how he got possession of them was given by the prisoner.
Evidence having been adduced,
Mr. Sleigh contended that there was no case to go to
the jury.

Mr. Poland contended that there was.
The Recorder thought there was evidence sufficient to
go to the jury.

Mr. Poland then replied on the case, and
The Recorder summed up the case to the jury, and said
the question they had to determine was whether the pri-
soner was in possession of the forged_stamps, knowing
them to be counterfeit.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty.

Mr. Lewis then informed the Court that the prisoner had
previously been convicted for attempting to obtain money
by false pretences from a loan office, and on that occasion
he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard
labour. _ _

The-Recorder told the prisoner he had been found guilty
of a very serious offence, and, to deter others from a repe-
tition of it, he should sentence him to ton years' penal
servitude.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant).

Thomas William Sidell pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with feloniously uttering a forged acceptance
of a bill of exchange for the sum of £35, with intent to
defraud.
The Common Sergeant sentenced him to 18 months'
imprisonment with hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ROBBERY.—iIEARTLESS CON-
DUCT.—Frederick Augustus Wright, a young man, de-
scribed as an agent, of 61, Chester-street, Kennington-lane,
was charged beforo Mr. Tyrwhitt on suspicion of stealing
a lady's velvet jacket, a moire antique dress, and other pro-
perty, belonging to his brother, Mr. Thomas Travers
Wright, a literary agent, residing at 60, Waterloo-place,
Kennington-road.

The prosecutor said that some time ago he was charged
at that court with obtaining a mantle from Messrs. Swann
and Edgar's by fraud, and was committed from that court.
On the 25th of June the prisoner (his brother) came
to him in prison, and from that day to the 28th July
he obtained from Lis (prosecutor's) wife several sums of
money, in all about £4. He entrusted the prisoner
with a parcel containing a velvet jacket, a moire antique
dress and the property to Mr. Oddy's in Argyle-street, to
be delivered to Mr. Sayer, the solicitor engaged for him,
and the prisoner took it there, but subsequently fetched it
away, and he had seen nothing more of the property The
prisoner had also, although he received the money for the
purpose, failed to get his witnesses to character in attend-
ance on the trial. He (prosecutor), ho ivever, was dis-
charged. He had ascertained that the prisoner had. been
using his cards for a most improper purpose, and he had
received letters addressed to him but intended for the pri-
soner, from servants who complained of the prisoner rob-
bing them. To one female the prisoner had represented
himself as a clerk in Somerset House with a salary of £9OO
a year, and to another as possessed of £3OO a year, and he
had offered both of them marriage.
Mr. Oddy, refreshment-house keeper, of Argyle-street,
said the prisoner brought a parcel to his house for Mr.
Sayer, and subsequently sent a lad for it. Ho refused to
give the lad the parcel and the prisoner came himself, and
he gave him the parcel.

The prosecutor said the prisoner, although married and
having two children, was carrying on a correspondence
with different females with the view to marriage. In one
of the letters sent to a female was one of his (prosecutor's)
cards which the prisoner was using, and round it was
wrapped a piece of blue silk, sent as a specimen of the in-
tended wedding dress.
Mr. Sayer said the parcel was intended for him to be
handed over by agreement to Messrs. Swann and Edgar.
The prisoner, when taken-into custody by Sergeant
Cole, of the C division, was in company -with a young
woman whose acquaintance he had formed in Hyde-park,
and to whom he was paying his addresses. The follow-
ing is a specimen of the letter forwarded by the young
woman:—" My own darling Sarah—l could no longer
conceal the resolution which I have taken to
love you all my life, and bear the character of your
love eternally. I have three times attempted to
give you a verbal relation of the contents of this note, but
my poor heart has failed me. Darling, I am not precipi-
tate, nor would I desire your hand if your heart did not
accompany it. I declare to you, with all the sincerity
of a man of honour, that I have a most sincere passion for
you, but I have seen gentlemen led such dances when they
have given up their affections to the lovely tyrants of their
hearts, and could not help themselves, that I had no
courage to begin an address to you, of whose good sense
and generosity I had, nevertheless, a good opinion.—Your
lover for over, "FRANK."
The prisoner was remanded.

ROBBERY OF VALUABLE PROPERTY PROM A CAB.—Yes-
terday afternoon, while a gentleman was in the shop of
Messrs. Godfrey and Cook, chemists, in Old Bond-street,
a black leather bag, containing jewellery and other
valuable property, which he had left in the cab which was
waiting for him, was stolen. Amongst the articles in the
bag were a brilliant diamond ring, in case, directed
"Countess Amherst ;" a garnet necklet, directed " Mrs.
Emma Barbara Percy ;" some bracelets, composed of an-
tique intaglios in various stones, directed "Mrs. Isabella
Lockwood ;" some orders on Messrs. Hoare and Co.,
bankers, one for £5OO, to the credit of H. Day, Esq., and
another for a similar amount to the credit of Lord James
Murray, both signed Lord Powis and Sir Hugh Williams.
The man who is supposed to have stolen the property is
described as being about 30 years of age, tall, and wearing
at the time a shabby suit of black clothes.

LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY.

MEETING (THIS DAY).
The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this com-
pany was held at the London Tavern to-day—Mr. F.
Macnaghten (deputy chairman) presiding.
The report, which has been already published and cir-
culated among the shareholders, was taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that the
directors had much regret in not having been able to an-
nounce the payment of a dividend to the shareholders for
the half-year ending the 30th June last before the 15th of
the current month, but having received the rents payable
from the Great Eastern Railway Company under the lease
of their line, the dividend at the rate of Li 10s. per cent. per
annum on the ordinary and preference stocks would then
be received by the shareholders. The delay which had
taken place was in no way attributable to any neglect on
the part of the management. The directors were unable
to lay before the shareholders a final statement of the out-
standing accounts up to the 31st December last, in conse-
quence Of the delays interposed by the Great Eastern, but
ho believed a settlement would shortly take place. The
management were iu possession of certain funds, but it
was a question to whom they belonged, and therefore it
would not be desirable to divide thorn amongst the share-
holders at present.
Mr. MuttuAv inquired who the parties were claiming
any right to the funds in question.
The CHAIRMAN said there were different parties, but the
Great Eastern was the principal.

Mr. MIIRRAY—What is their claim ?
The CHAIRMAN—There is no claim, but there is a
matter of £4,000 in dispute.
Mr. C. WATHAIf, a director, seconded the motion.
Mr. JAGGENS, a shareholder, said that, in common with
other shareholders, he felt some disappointment that the
report had not given them some information as to the exact
position in which they stood. They were not informed
whether the accounts had been audited, and they did not
know what was the outstanding account in the bank to the
credit of the company.
The CHAIRMAN said that their money was out at in-
terest, and not lying idle, and they would receive 6 per
cont. on their deposit.
Mr.:JAGGENS said that so far that was satisfactory. The
amount that would be required to pay the last dividend
would be about £14,000 less £5OO. He should like to
know what was in the bank available for that purpose,
for the balance should be much more than £15,0 00. Of
course their stock R ould not go to the Great Eastern under
the leasing powers.
The CHAlRMAN—Certainly not.
Mr. JAGGENS —The company had also had other pro-
perty, and it would bo extremely desirable if the chairman
would give some further explanations. He should like to
know what was the reason of the delay in the settlement
of the accounts, and he drew attention to the fact that the
chairman of the company (Mr. Daniells) had told them
there were no debts owing by the company.
Tho CHAIRMAN stated that there was about £ll,OOO in
hand, which would not give more than a dividend of 31
per cent., but it would be very indiscreet to touch that
amount until the affairs of the company were settled.
After some further discussion the report was agreed to,
and thanks were voted to the chairman, which terminated
the proceedings.