The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--,yep;. 30.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Charles Fou alias De
Henry, alias M'Mahon, alias De Fleury, a French-
man, was brought before Mr. Aldeunin Hale,

charged with having obtained upwards of 1,0001.
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Mr. Lewis, jun., who appeared on the part of
the prosecution, said—The prisoner is charged with
defrauding a number of warehousemen and mer-
chants in the City by means of making false state-
ments to them, as an inducement to obtain their
credit for goods. The prisoner, who is a French-
man, seems to have come to this country, from what
can be learnt of him, about two years no. He at
first passed under the name of M`Mabon ; he after
wards changed that to De Fleury, and after ''aving
taken several other aliases he started, at No. 3,
Cannon-street, under the name of Fould. Now
Fould is the name of the Minister of the Interior in
Paris. He has made this a means of credit that he
was a relative of that minister, and that he had
contracts with the French Government to purchase
goods to a very large amount. He went to the pre-
mises of Messrs. Sykes and C 0.., manufacturers of
flayincao 61..kucs, at 'iz, Aldermanbury, and
he obtained from that firm upwards of 1,0001. worth
of goods upon this statement, which turns out to
he utterly false. He said the blankets weie wanted
for the French Government at once under his con-
tract. Instead of there being any contract with
the French Government, and instead of his being
any relative of M. Fould, he did not want them
for that purpose, for it appears that directly he got
possession of the goods he took them to some pre-
mises in St. Mary-Axe, where he disposed of them
for a mere nothing, and appropriated the pro-
ceeds to his own use. He has also visited other
houses. I shall call before you, ii addition to
Mr. Sykes, several other tradesmen whom the pri-
soner has swindled out of their goods. Finding he
could no longer keep up credit in the City, he lately
took a house in the neighbourhood of Brixton, in
the name of De Fleury, where he has been living
and secreting himself from his creditors. In addi-
tion to obtaining 1,0001. worth of goods from
Messrs. Sykes, be has in several instances procured
3001., 4001., and 5001. worth of property, under
similar circumstances, front other tradesmen in the
City.

Mr. John Foster Sykes said—l am a flannel and
blanket manufacturer and carrying on business at
72, Aldermanbury. On the 18th May last the pri-
soner came to our warehouse for the first time. He
was brought to me by a person named Knight, who
was formerly in the employment of a firm with
which I had had dealings. The prisoner told me he
belonged to the firm of Fould and Company, of 3,
Cannon-street, and he left a card. He applied to
me to sell him 42 pieces of flannel, amounting to
1441.45. 6d. Having given me a reference, I sold
him those goods upon credit. On the 20th of the
same month ho bought goods of me, consisting of
flannel, to the amount of 1201. 12s. 2d. He said
he was connected with the French Government, and
that he was related to M. Fould, Prime Minister
of France. He gave me a bill at three months for
these goods. He told me that he expected to have
an order for blankets under a contract he was
making with the French Government. That was on
the 20th May. I supplied him with those goods. I
next saw him again the first week in June, when he
told me that he had samples of blankets from other
houses, and he gave me an order for -)00 pairs as
samples, of which 150 pairs were sent in. He told
me that that order was from the French Govern-
ment for the camp at Chalons. (A laugh.) He said
that those who sold the blankets cheapest would get
the order. Two or three days afterwards he called
upon me, and said that the samples had been laid
before the Government, and that the order was for
me. He showed me a paper with a French
heading to it, which he took away with him.
I did not understand what the document was,
but he told me it was a contract from the French
Government. He showed me, upon the back of
what he said was the contract, a list of goods com-
prising several thousand pairs of blankets. He told
me that they were to go the French government.
He said he wanted a certain number every month
—about 5,000 pairs monthly, I believe. He gave
a reason why he wanted them monthly, saying he
was afraid he should not be able to supply them all
at once, and that it would be as well both fur the
French government as for us to supply them in
that manner, as the payments would be every fort-
night. He told me that he himself would make
the payments. Upon that r: presentation I sup-
plied him with goods to the amount of several hun-
dreds of pounds.
Mr. Lewis—Now, have you traced these, goods
to the French government in St. Mary-axe, instead
of the French government in Paris ? (Laughter.)
Prosecutor—From information which has rem!) -
ed me, I believe, if the prisoner is remanded, I
shall be able to prove, on a future day, that the
goods were taken to St. Mary-axe, and there dig-
posed of. I have received information from. the
carman who carted the goods that that is the case.
The prisener was remanded.
Lambert Philip Moiled° wn, a commission mer
chant, carrying on husiue:ss in Mark-lane, who had
been remanded upon the charge of having uttered
a forged endorsement to a bill of lading, with in-
tent to defraud Mr. George Anton, corn factor, of
23, Fenchurch-street, of 7501., was brought up for
further examination.
Mr. Robinson again appeared for the proescu-
lion, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Church.
Mr. T. D. Roach, a commission merchant at
Hull and Altona, who gave his evidence on Mon-
day last, was re-called, and, in answer to Mr.
Robinson, said—l stated at the last examination
that only one clerk in our employment, of the
name of Witt, signed bills by procuration. I wish
to correct that statement. I find that another clerk
besides Mr. Witt signs by procuration. I also find
that the bill was not drawn against the cargo in
question ; it was drawn for other goods that the
prisoner lad got.
Mr. P. W. H. Angel—l am in partnership with
Mr. Roach, and we carry on the business of commis-
sion merchants at both Hull and Altona. I shipped
on board the Catharine. 300 qrs. of linseed, and re-
ceived on the 3d of Sept. three bills of lading fur
that cargo, of which the two produced are part.
One of the bills of lading was sent over to London
unendorsed to the prisoner. At the time I sent it it
had no writing on it. The second bill of lading I
also received, and gave that as security to Messrs.
Young and Macdonald, in Hamburg. Before I
parted with it I endorsed it as it appears to be en-
THE MILITIA. dorsed now. The endorsement on the bill of lading,
Captain Charles Kemys Keinys Tynte, late of the subject of this prosecution, was not written by
me or by authority. I had in my possesston a bill
Prince Albert's Hussars, son of Colonel C. J. K.
Tynte, M.P., for Bridgewater, has been appointed accepted by the prisoner, I suppose on the sth Sept.
to the colonelcy of the Ist Somerset Militia, vacant I sent it on the 2,1, and got it back about the sth
by the death of Colonel Viscount Hinton.. Sept. It was a balance due to me of about 500/.
The 6th West Yorkshire Militia will muster to-
Time bill was for 7791.155. 2d. It was to pay a cargo
day for 21 days' drill. The drilling is expected to of oil cakes that had been sent to Hull. At that
take place on Skercoat-moor. time he owed me about 5001., and I.)esides that I
The staff of the Ist Royal Lancashire Militia has had orders to execute for him. The cargo of linseed
received orders to recruit for 44 regiments. was only to go in part of the hill if it was paid. The
prisoner had no authority to obtain that cargo of
The 2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire
Militia was embodied on Monday last, when the linseed. He would not have had any interest in the
majority of the men assembled at the Star Barracks linseed till the bill was paid.
at Stafford, and yesterday they marched to the Cross-examined by Mr. Church—l intended to
drill-ground at Rowley, where they were exercised ship the seed to the prisoner to order. 1 shipped it
in the ordinary field movements. The regiment
on the 3d Sept., and sent him the bill of lading on
consists of between 600 and 700 Tien, and will
the same day. The prisoner might have got the
speedily be made up to 800. As soon as the train- goods under the bill of lading if he had paid the bill
ing is completed the regiment will be removed to and the general balance lie owed me. The value of
one of the garrison towns for active duty. The the cargo was about 860/. or 8701. The seed referee7l
Hon. E. R. Lyttleton, M.P. son of Lord Hather- to in the letter produced is the linseed mentioned in
ton, the Lor Lieutenant of the county, is th© the bill of lading. The bill for 7791. odd was drawn
d-
colonel of the regiment. on general account. I handed to Messrs. Young
The Royal Berkshire Militia will assemble this and Co. the prisoner's bill in payment for the oil
morning at the Forbuty, Reading. The recruiting cake, but they objected to it as not being a good
has been very successful, and billets have been is-
one. I endorsed the bill of exehange. I have made
sued for the accommodation of 700 men. The staff several sales of cargo to the prisoner. I have sent
is complete,
him on several occasions unendorsed bills of lading
The Royal Ethorne Light Infantry, under the by post, and we have been paid for those cargoes. I
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Murray Prier, will do not know how he ob'a ned these cargoes. It is
as einble this day for embodiment at Uxbridge. usual to send unendorsed bids if we are not sure of
TuE 2D STAFFORDSHIRE MILITIA.—It is the 2d getting the money.
Stafford Militia that was embodied on Monday last Re-examined—The prisoner had no authority
at Stafford, and not the Ist King's Own Stafford 1 from us to deal with the cargo of linseed in any way
Militia, commanded by Col. the. Hon. Wellington i before the bill was pad.
Talbot (who is at Argostoli), which is the regiment i Huggett, the detectivo officer, said—l appre-
that did duty at Dover, Corfu, and Cephalonia, for headed the prisoner on Saturday evening last. I
nearly 3 years, and only returned from the latter showed him the bill of lading, and said to him, "I
place in October last. have instructions from Mr. Anton to apprehend
The Oxfordshire Militia on Tuesday received or you for forging an endorsement on this bill of lad-

The Valorous, 1G (paddle), Captain Aldham.—
Orders have been received at this port to get this
ship ready for sea with all possible despatch, her
services being required immediately. She will be
ready to-morrow. It is said the Valorous and the
Styx are to convey troops to Suez for India over-
land.

PEMBROKE, SEPT. 28.
That splendid new screw steam frigate the Mel-
pomene, one of the new class, left this morning, the
28th inst., for Portsmouth, in charge of Mr. Tom-
kins, assistant master attendant of that establish-
ment. She was launched here about a month ago,
and is to be commissioned at Portsmouth as soon
as ready. She was towed down the haven by the
Prospero and Lucifer steamers. The latter will
accompany her the whole voyage.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 30.
The screw steam-transport Abeona, Capt. G. C.
Smith, arrived to-day from Gibraltar, with the fol-
lowing officers and men belonging to the Ist, 31st,
48th, and 92d Regiments and Royal Artillery :--,--
Lieutenants Turner, Ist Royals ; Cassidy, 31st ;
Feneran, 48th ; Wallace, 92d Highlanders ; and
Staff A. S. Kilroy,• and 66 non-commissioned
officers and men of the above regiments, invalids.
The Abeona left Gibraltar with these troops Sep-
tember 24, and encountered strong head winds on
the voyage. This ship was sent out to Malta to
bring home a Regiment, but she broke down.
Admiral Lyons finding that the regiment was
wanted, and knowing the drain on the country for
the Indian service, at once ordered the Conqueror,
101, screw ship to bring them to England. This
was done, and the regiment arrived here some six
weeks ago. Having had her' defects made good,
the Abeona had nothing to do but to return home,
but in doing so brought from Gibraltar the above
invalids. They are landing this afternoon. At
Gibraltar the only man-of-war was the paddle
sloop Vulture, 6. She was to leave for the African
coast. The Curlew, 6, screw sloop, had left for the
same coast.

There was no news at Gibraltar, but some excite-
ment had been caused by a Spaniard having been
killed by a boldier of the 92c1 Highlanders. It ap-
pears the soldier WAS on duty as sentry, and that'
the Spaniard was placed in his charo by a police-
constab'e on some charge of smuggling articles from
the m tin land. Whilst the sentry's back was
turned the Spaniard ran out of the sentry-box, and
had got about 90 yards away before the sentry
found that he had lost his prisoner. He called out
to him to come back, but not being attended
to, the sentry firod and shot the man through the
back ; lie dropped down dead. This occurred just
before the Abeona left.
The convict ship,Sir George Seymour, arrived
to-day from Bermuda, with convicts, whose term
h is expired.
The City of Limerick, merchant steamer, which
left this port late on Monday night with a dAarth-
ment of the 77th Regiment for duty at Jersey, re-
turned again this morning with a detachment of
thecomprising 140 non-commis-
s u
temen, and the following officers :
o p
d Parker, LieutenaLt Parry,
saidt Thoisffißegiment,ceL iyso nalas d
a n
Ensigns Hoare, Shegog, and Bathe. They have
landed to-day, and have proceeded by rail to the
camp at Colchester. The regiment itself is in
India.

As soon as the sth had landed, a detachment of
the 731 Regiment marched into the dockyard and
embarked on board the City of Limerick, which
will sail to-night with them to Jersey. They num-
ber 140 men.

The Dee,stelm troop-ship, arrived at Plymouth
on Tuesday from Woolwich with machinery.
The Orion, 91, was paid off to-day.
The following appointments ware made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Unnmander J. W. D. Macdonald, from the Per-
severance to the Urgent ; Arthur Thomao, master,
to the Virago ; Richard Thomas, Master additiona;,
to the Ajax, for service in the Orion ; Henry
Yorke Slider, Second Master additional, to the
Cyclops ; J. A. Messum, Paymaster additional, to
the Pembroke.