The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-18 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

FRAUD AND FORGERY.—Thomas Coundell, a very re
spectable looking: young man, connected with a good
family, residing near Dartford, was 'brought .up by a
constable of the L'division charged with obtaining the
sum of 101. under false and •fraudulent pretences. He
was also charged uttering a forged
.document on the
South Eastern Railway Company. Mr. Charnock, of
Trinity-street, appeared for the accused. Mr. Banks, a
baker, residing at 34, New Cut, Lambeth, stated that
on Monday afternoon the prisoner called upon,him and
asked him whether he could purchase a small quantity
Of flour which was lying at the Bricklayers Arms station
of the South:Eastern Company.' Witness told he did
not know, and asked him the Price, when he said that he
bad just sold Mr. Fallwood, a baker in Blackman-street,
two sacks, and that he had Ave remaining, and that he
should have them for 101. Witness consented to pur-
chase them at the price, when the prieotter 'said, he must
have the money as they could not he removed from the
Rail way station until it was paid. Witness aCcOrAingly paid
him the 101., when he handed .hirn an order for their
delivery, signed', .Thomas COundell, . for 'the South
Eastern Railway, and a receipt in the same manner.
The prisoner on leaving told him the fl Air would be
Sent in the same evening ; however it did not come, and
on Tuesday `morning he called on Mr. Fulwoud, and
asked him whether 'he_ bad' purchased 10. sacks of the
prisoner, when he 'replied that he had nnt,'and told. wit:
ness that he had been defrauded. lie tben.went to the
police-station, when Sergeant !Macart by, 11 .111., accom-
panied him to tae Bricklayer's Arms.station, and then
they discovered tihat no flour was there, neither did they
know the prisoner;• nor was he authorised to sign the
documents produced. Witness then knew that he had
been defrauded, when inquiries were made and he pro-
ceeded to Dartford, where he found the prisoner at his
mother's house and gave him into custody of a Dartford
Constable who brought Wim to. this court.
Sergeant Macarthy asked for a remand to enable him
to make further inquiries. .
Mr. Charnock, objected to that . course, as no false
pretence had been• proved. The flour might' yet be
delivered.

The Magistrate remanded him until Wednesday next,
and refused bail.

THAMES.

ATTEMPT TO COMMIT A BuitpLARY.--Henry Edwards,
aged 22, and John Wilson, 31, both wa-known thieves,
were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with attempt-
ing to clmtnit a burglary.
Mr. Charles Cowley, grocer and beer seller of No.
11, Anthony-street, St. George-in-the-East, said made
his doors fast and secured the windows at one o'clock
this morning and went to bed. About 20 minutes after-
wards he was disturbed by the breaking of glass, and,
on opening his bedroom window, saw the prisoners on
the roof of a kitchen at the back of the premises. The
sky-light in the roof had been broken, and the prisoners
cool: have obtained admission through the aperture
into the kitchen and plundered his house. Directly be
saw the prisoners he called out, "That's your game,
is it ?" and the prisoners immediately got over a wall
into the street, and fled. He went to the front win-
dow, and called out "Thieves, thieves, and police."
Benjamin Bucklb, 31 S., heard a cry of thieves, and
saw Edwards running in Anthony-street, and saw him
throw away a screw driver and a piece of candle. He
also. saw. WilsOn- running, and saw 'him- stopped_ by
another constable.

John Howe Richards, 277 K, eaw. Wilson running
down the back road, and stopped him, and found upon
him a quantity of Inciter matches and a,broken knife.
The prisoners were eomrnittecl for trial.

THE JERROLD FUND IN PRESTON.—The admirers of
the late able author and dramatist, Mr. Dougla4 Jerrold,
in this town have determined td furnish some local con-
tributions in aid of the fund now being raised for his be-
reaved family. Already the lessees of theTheatre Royal,
Messrs. Seaman and Burt, have announced their inten-
tion of giving a benefit night for this purpose. The
piec s to be rendered are "The Rent Day" and " Black
Eyad Susan."

The Rev. Edward Walker, A.M., has been licensed
and admitted by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and
Bristol, to the perpetual curacy of St. Mary, Chelten-
ham, vacant by the promotion of the Very Rev. Francis
Close to the Deanery of Carlisle. Patrons—The Rev.
Dr. Marsh, the Rev. Wm. Carus, the Rev. John Venn,
the Rev. Edward Hollondf a,,d the Rev. Edward Autiol.
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the meeting on
Monday next, the 22d inst., the following papers will be
read-1. " A Descrip.ion of Vancouver Island," by
Lieut.-Colonel W. Colquboun Grant; 2.." Extracts
from the proceedings of the North Australian Expedi-
tion ;" 3. " Report of the Expedition for the Explora-
tion of the Rewa River and its Tributaries, Na-Vite,
Cire, Fiji lelamis;" by Dr. J. D..l4edonati.
ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.—Yesterday, Moses Mor-
gan, a surgeon, surrendered to take.histrial at the Cen-
tral Criminal Court, upon the coroner's inquisition, for
the manslaughter of Mary Bingham. The deceased, it
will be recollected, was the wife of an assistant warder
in Milbank Prison, and the defendant was a surgeon,
who was called in to attend an accouchement. It
was alleged that Mrs. Bingham died in consequence of
the incompetency of Morgan. The judge stopped the
case, and the jury returned a. verdict of acquittal.
BRAVERY OF AN ITALIAN GIRL.—The Duchess Re-
gent of Parma has just conferred a gold medal upon
Luigina Spazzina, a girl of fifteen, as a reward for the
spirit which she exhibited in defending herself and the
household against a robber who broke in while Luigina
was left alone there. She attacked him with a knife,
wounded him, and put him to flight. When her father
returned borne she went with him and a man Darned
Gobbt in pursuit the robber, who was overtaken, cap-
tured, and convicted.

Memorials have recently been addressed to the Go-
vernment, by some of the leading Chambers of Com-
merce in the provinces, as well as by the East India and
China Associations of London and Liverpool, urging
the expediency of every step being taken to promote the
new railway and telegraph route to India via the Eu-
phrates.- Three months back the public were surprised
by an announcement of its having transpired that
Russia had long previously entered into a contract for a
telegraph line towards India from Nicholaieff across the
Caspian, which was suspected to be already in active
progress ; but, notwithstanding the popular feeling on
the subject, nothing appears to have been done to hasten
the realisation of a similar advantage for this country.
RAILWAY COMPETITION.-Mr. Schuster, the chair-
man of the Brighton Company, says, out of 300 milions
sterling of capital spent on our railways, 100 millions
have been wasted in competing lines, Parliamentary ex-
penses, &a. The additional 100 millions being extra
capital, must have been raised under difficulties, and,
therefore, at not less than an average of 5 per cent. per
annum interest, which would form a perpetual interest
charge on our railways of not less than five millions per
annum. Now, as the sum paid away in 1856 in ordi-
nary stock was (omitting fractions) 5,800,0001., here
would have been, had not the extra 100 millions of
capital been squandered, 10,800,000/. for dividend on
ordinary ucguaranteed capital (instead of 5,800,0001.)
which would have given a fairly remunerative dividend
instead of the paltry 3i per cent (or thereabouts) paid.
—Herapcilft.
Toe most, numerous class of Russian travellers this
year appears to be young military men. Whoeier has
rank and pecuniary means applies now for leave of ab-
sence to such -an extent that it is difficult to provide
for the peiforms.nce of- the ordinary routine of business.
Though these gentlemen do not travel officially, it
is well known that their visiting foreign parts is
agreeable to the Emperor, and that they have
been invited to send into their .superior officers on
their return an account of all they have seen on their
travels. The route appears to be always Germany, Bel-
gium, France, and sometimes Switzerland and Sardinia,
but hardly in any case England or Austria. This, how-
ever, does not appear to be the result of any prohibition
er intimidation from high quarters, but rather the con-
sequence of the political antipathies engendered during
and since the late war.,