The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-20 00:00:00

POLIOE INT E LLIGEN CE—May 19.

CLERKENVi7ELL.—James Cahill; 39, a re--pPcf ably
clress,d man, late a inesseng at the Admiralty office,
Sotnerset House, and Mary Josephine Cahill, his wife,
were charged on remand, before Mr. Corrie, by lospectof
.Duif,san aod police-owistable Hasset, of the E division,
with obtaining by false and fraudulent pretences the
sum of 2501. froth Alexander Duncan, of No. 6, Charl-
wood•street, Tachbrook•street, Pimlico, gentleman, under
the plea of obtaining him a situation in the Admirahy.
The facts of this remarkable case were related very ful'y
in our columns this day week., Yesterday, a zentlenian
from the office of the solicitor for the Acltnirahy attend
ed for the prosecution ; Mr. J. Leech, jun., from the
office of Johnstone, Farquhar, and Leech, to watch the
case on behalf of Mr. Duncan ; and a solicitor, for the
defence. •

Mr. Alexander Duncan wa% then sworn and said—ln
the month of January last I placed an advertisement in
the Morning Post newspaper, offering a douceur of from
2001. to 3001., if a respectable and good situation could
be obtained legitimately for me. Oa the 21 of that
month I received the following letter, written in a
female's handwriting, and bearing the Camden-town
post mark:—

"Jan. 2.

" Sir,—Permit me to say, in reply to your adye; :Ise-
ment, that by Monday next I trust to be able to ensure an
appointment in. London, which may perhaps suit your
views.—L. G."

Alter that I received another letter, desiring me to com-
municate by letter to the above initials, and to address
to a hairdresser's shop in Park-street,, Regent's-park.
Accordingly I wrote, and asked to he favoured with the
particulars, and the•resnit was the following letter:—

"Monday afternoon.
" Sir,— The appointment which I referred to i❑ my last
is one of the highest branches of the Civil Service in Lon-
don, salary 300/. per year, with a yearly increase of 151.,
and the salaries there vary from 600/. to 7007. per year.
A gentleman whom I had appointed holds the position at
present, but is obliged to resign in consequence of ill health,
and I am promised the vacancy for another friend of mine.
A donceur of 500/. will be required should you consider
this suitable. Send your age, scc., and address to

"L. Q.
" 103, Park•street, Gloucester-Gate."
I answered that letter, and asked for an'interview, but
I heard nothing more of the matter until I received this
letter :

" Monday Evening, Jan. 21.
" Sir,—As a lady I cannot grant you an interview, nor
would I, on any account, employ. a ' third person in this
affair. I however propose a course which perhaps you will
(as I do) consider equally as secure to both parties. I will
give in your name for the Situation referred to, and, if
successful, I would require you to have left at Park-street,
before one o'clock on the day after you receive your
official appointment from government, half the douceur
in a letter, addressed as usual, in respect of which I would
see you at my own residence when we should arrange as
to the payment of the remaining half. There is, lam
informed, generally from ten to fifteen days between the
date of the appointment and the day named to join • if,
therefore, you do not keep punctuall r the first part of tho
arrangement I would use all my influence to prevent you
taking office. By this course no injury would accrue to
others. Should you agree to carry out the arrangement
let me have your name and address in full as soon as pos-
sible, for the man in power is at present in town. My
friend resigns immediately, so there is no time to be lost.
I shall send for your answer on Thursday afternoon, which
I beg will be decisive.
" Yours, &c., " L. G."

I wrQte in reply, accepting the terms proposed ; and
on the 29th received what appeared to me a very satis-
factory reply :

" Wednesday.
" Sir,—Since my last note to you, I find that I shall be
able to have you appointed next week, and I will thank
you for a few lines by return of post, saying if you will be
in town.

"Yours, &c., "L. G.
Oa the 31st of the same month the following note was
sent:—

"Sir,— I regret having 'mentioned last week, as it must
be again put off for some time longer. I cannot ascertain,
sooner than Monday or Tuesday next the precise time it
may take, but will let you know the moment I do.
Yours, 11 --
-G-."

Soine other communications passed between us, and
then I received this Jotter by post :
" Sir,—l only received yourletter of the 14th last night.
I regret to have to tell you that! think it batter to allow
matters to remain as they are for another month or six
weeks; and. for this reason : there are• many clerks who
were engaged temporarily during the war, but now being
dismissed, and I feel that if my triend resigned just now
one of these might get his appointment, and you would have
much longer to wait. My servant on his return from
Park-street last evening informed me that you had been
there and pressed very much for my address, which was
not quite right for you to do. It is not necessary that you
should remain in London ; wherever your address is given
Government will forward your appointment to ; but, if in
the country, you must let me see how you,would propose
making the first payment.—Yours, &c., L. G."
Nothing much was done after this for some time (ex
cept my receiving a letter from the Barre party caution—
ing me to be careful, and informing me that if it was
discovered proceedings might be taken against both of,
us) until March 20, when the folio wing note reached me :
" Sir,—l should wish you to get to London by the 2d or
3d next month, when from the promises 'made to mei have
no doubt I shall hate this affair decided successfully.
Your address in London had bitter be from private lodg-
ings, or some friend'irresidence, than an hotel.—Yours. &c.
" L. G."
A few days after that, I received a letter written on
official paper, and sealed with the Admiralty seal, appoint-
ing me to a second clerkship in the storekefleers' depart-
ment of the Admiralty• The appointment purported to
he signed by the Secretary of the Admiralty, Mr•
Thomas Phinn. That letter came that night, and the
next I enclosed 2501. in bank notes, and left them
at Park-street, as directed. On the following day I re-
ceived a letter in the same handwriting, and signed
"Louise de Garand," requesting to see me at No. 9,
Gloucester-terrace, Regent's-park. Upon proceeding
there I found that I had been duped, and that the house
was occupied by the Earl of llopetoun. On the follow-
ing day I received the following note written in a mai,'s
hand, and which bore the Southampton postmark :
(Here fellows the note signed " Thomas Pilitth," pub-
lished last week).
Seine other evidence having been given, the prisoners
were again remanded.
Bail was asked to be taken, but Mr. Corrie declined
to accept it.
The solicitor for the prisoners said 3401. was taken
from them, and asked that some of it might be given up,
but Mr. Corrie declined to make the order.