The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-26 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A gentlemanly-looking young man, who gave the name
of George Andrews, but whose real name it is said is Geo.
Parlance, was charged with obtaining goods by false pre-
tences from Messrs. Thresher and Glenny, outfitters,
Strand.

Mr. John Wm. Amoney, assistant to Messrs. Thresher
and Glenny, stated that a few days back the prisoner called
at the shop and ordered a quantity of goods of witness,
saying that he was an officer in the sth Fusiliers, and was
about to sail in about a week. He ordered goods to the
amount of about £4O, saying he would call again by the
time they were got ready. He gave his address " George
Andrews, sth Fusilier Guards, Somerset Hotel, Strand."
He took away with him some gloves, handkerchiefs,
ac., and desired that the other articles, to the value
of £4 3s. 9d. should be sent to the hotel. This was done.
A few days later he called and obtained other goods, to
the value of £1 ss. 6d. Upon a third call he obtained some
other articles. Yesterday he called again, and gave a fur-
ther order. Witness then said he had referred to the Arrny
List, and could not find the name of Andrews as an officer
of the sth Fusiliers. The prisoner said he was appointed
but not yet gasetted. Witness said he should like to have
the money for the goods already supplied. The prisoner
said if witness would call upon him at the Tavistock
Hotel the next morning he would give him a cheque
for the amount, £ll some odd shillings. Witness
replied, " I would rather go with you now." He
went with the prisoner to the Tavistock Hotel,
where the prisoner, after speaking to one of the waiters,
said to witness, "I have not got the money. lam hard
up for cash, but I will give you a check." Ho then
wrote an order upon the " London and County Bank,
Albert. Gate Branch," for the amount. 'Witness said he
could not take that as payment ; but would go with him
to the bank. They then got into the cab, and ordered the
cabman to drive to Albert-gate. On the way he stopped
at a cafe in Windmill-street, and several other places, on
the pretext of asking friends to lend him the money, in
each case making some attempt to get away by another
door, or in some way to evade witness's com-
pany. 'Witness, however, kept close to him, and
now told him that he believed the paper was
worthless, as the prisoner would have gone on to
the Bank at once. Tho prisoner admitted that it was
worthless, as the account was overdrawn. He said he
expected £5O from his mother. 'Witness then brought him
back to the shop, where Mr. Carrol, the chief clerk, saw
the prisoner and told him that the firm was convinced
that he was attempting to swindle them, and that he had
never been in the Fusiliers at all. The prisoner took up
the paper from the table, said it was of no use, tore it up,
and threw the pieces in the fireplace. He, however, per-
sisted that his name was Andrews, and that ho was an
officer in the Fusiliers. Ho was given in custody at the
Station, and he admitted that this was not true, but that
he had been in business in Cheapsido and had failed.
Ho was remanded for further inquiry.
WESTMINSTER.

AN INCORRIGIBLE YOUNG VAGABOND.—James Bowen,
20; apprentice to Mr. Thos. Henry Hartley, marble factor,
of 7, Earl-street, Westminster, was charged with• leaving
his work and absconding since Juno last.

It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Hartley, who
carries on extensive businesses, at home and abroad, has a
great number of apprentices from unions, whom he teaches
the various branches of the trade, and when they have
been with him a few years, and have learned what they
consider sufficient to enable them to get a living elsewhere,
they absconded from his employ.
The prisoner, who is 20 years old, was apprenticed in
August, 18G0, and has to serve seven years. In Juno last
lie absconded with others. His sister said he was ill, and
he accepted the excuse ; but hearing that he was at work
elsewhere a warrant was obtained, and he was appre-
hended by 'Emanuel Davis, 234 B.
Prisoner said he was ill three weeks, and then did not
return because he had only 12s. a week at Mr. Hartley's,
and earned 18s. a week elsewhere.

Mr. Hartley said his agreement was for 125., but he had
15s. a week to encourage him.
Prisoner's mother said he did not earn sufficient at Mr.
Hartley's to keep himself.
Mr. Arnold said if others deserted he was old enough to
set a good example, and must be made an example of. His
agreement said 12s. a week, and he had 15s. to encourage
him, but was not content with that. When his time ex-
pired next August Mr. Hartley would be able to require
him to servo 14 weeks longer (the time ho has left).
He was then sentenced to ten days' imprisonment.
MARL BOROUGH-S TREET.
AN OMNIBUS THIEF-CAUTION TO• LADIES.

Eliza Wood, a well-dressed female, who gave the ad-
dress No. 174, New Kent-road, was charged before Mr
Tyrwhitt was charged with stealing, from the dress-pocket
of Mrs. Ann Hem, the wife of a coffee-house keeper, at
No. 8, SloEne-square, a purse, containing money, while in
a Victoria omnibus.

Mr. Louis Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the prisoner.
Mrs. Horn said that on the previous afternoon she got
into a " Victoria " omnibus in Grosvenor-place, and sat
next to the prisoner, who was on her right hand. When
at the bottom of Park-lane she felt her purse safe in her
pocket. The omnibus stopped at the top of the lane, and
the prisoner got out. Directly after she had done so, she
(prosecutrix) noticed that some of her keys, which were
in the same pocket as her purse, were at the
bottom of the omnibus. She went after the prisoner, and
saw her standing insido the park looking after the omni-
bus. She went up to the prisoner and said, " I have lost
my purse," and the prisoner said sho had not got it, and
hoped she did not accuse her of stealing it, and talked a
great deal about her respectability. She told the prisoner
that she, should give her into custody on suspicion of steal-
ing her purse, and a gentlemen went for a constable, and
she then gave the prisoner in charge, and subsequently the
purse was found in the possession of the prisoner.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the prosecutrix said that her
pocket had been cut.

The female searehor proved finding the proseeutrix's
purse in the prisoner's umbrella, and the prisoner offered
her £lO not to say anything about it.

Mr. Lewis said Le could offer no defence for the prisoner
after hearing the evidence. Sho was the wife of a respect-
able man, and had no doubt yielded to temptation vthen she
took the prosecutrix's purse. She would plead guilty to
the charge if his worship would deal with the case.

Mr. Tyrwhitt consented to deal with the ma, and coin-
mated tho prisoner for 3 months with hard labour.

A CHINESE PORTRAIT.—HC LS a limber-limbed
young 'fellow, very thin, with very long slender fingers
tho which, with patient' deftness, ho knows well how to
use. His complexion is, of uniform pale saffron, of the
texture of parchment, and he is perfectly beardless. He
has very long lustrous black hair falling over his shoulders.
In the centre of his countenance, which, in its yellow,
smoothness, does not ill resemble a boiled batter pudding,
show, like currants in the said pudding, a pair of little
sharp black oyes. His forehead is very low, his cheek-
bones very high, and about his lips there lingers con-
tinually a scarcely definable yet ineffable simper of com-
placent beatitude, due, perhaps, to an inward consciousness
of merit, or to opium, or to sheer innate imbecility. Where
have you seen that parchment face, those eyes, that up-
turned calmly conceited smirk before ? On a tea-tray ?
On a tea-chest ? On a fan ? On a rico-paper view of the
Porcelain Pagoda at Nankin ? To whom, in fine, should
those features and that expansion belong but to a brother
of the sun and moon, a native of the flowery land, a deni-
zen of the Celestial empire ? They appertain, indeed,
here to a Chinese coolie.—Dickens's All the Year Round."
THE IRISH LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.—WO under-
stand that the Government have at length come to
a decision about the legal arrangements, and that the
Attorney General, Mr. John Edward Walshe, will become
Master of the Rolls. He will be succeeded by Mr. Morris,
and the solicitorship will bo accepted by Mr. Sterne Ball
Miller, M.P. The retirement of Judge Hayes is said also
to have been arranged, and a seat on the common law
bench has thus been provided for Mr. John George, M.P.,
who, rumour has it, refused the offer of the Rolls.—Free-
man's Journal.

PROPOSED INVITATION OF MR. GLADSTONE TO
BELFAST.—The Northern Whig of yesterday says
that the financial reformers of Ulster aro about inviting
Mr. Gladstone to a banquet in Belfast, in consideration of
his great fulaticial services.