The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-28 00:00:00

POLICE I:

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
INGENIOUS SYSTEM OF nun —Thomas Eleden, a
well-dressed yeung man, uas placed at the bar before
Mr. Bingham, charged with endeavouring to obtain
from Mesas. Redmayne and Co. a quantity of valuable
silk and patent crape by fraudulent misrepresentations.
Benjamin Broonahall, assistant to the Messrs. Red-
mayne, deposed that on Friday afternoon, between the
hours of one and two o'clock, the prisoner came into
their shop, and handed to him the order produced, pus.
porting to have been written by a Mrs. Bradshaw, of
Tring, Hert;, stating that owing to a sudden domestic
bereavement, she would be obliged if they would send her
enough black moire antique to make dresses for herself
and daughter, and also 16 yards of patent crape for trim-
mings. The writer further requested that the goods
should be packed up in a parcel, and directed to her,
to be left at the Cloak-room of the London and North•
Western Railway, Euston-square, and one of her sons
should call for it. Directly the note was read, it was
suspected that a fraud was intended, and witness at
once went to Vine-street station and stated the case to
Inspector Lester, who advised him to pack up a parcel,
and direct it as requested, and send it by a trustworthy
person to the cloak-room. Wi,ness accordingly packed
up a parcel containing several yards of black lindsey,
and three yards of crape, of the value of 27e., and sent
it off by one of their porters. The- prisoner had pre-
viously left the shop, and he saw no more of him
ill he was in custody.
Jay, 338 A, said, about half-past 6 o'clock on the
previous evening he went to the cloak-room, Euston-
square Station, and after Baiting a considerable time
the prisoner came in and asked for a parcel directed to
Mrs. Bradshaw, of Tring. The porter gave it to him,
and the prisoner walked away. Witness followed him,
and asked him if he was Mrs. Bradshaw's son. The
prisoner replied in the affirmative, and witness then told
him who he was and took him into custody. On the
way to the station the prisoner said he met a man in the
city, who gave him the note to take to Bond-street.
Inspector Lester said, on searching the prisoner be
found upon him a betting-book, and several orders for
goods upon Howell and James, Swan and Edgar, and
others. Amongst these orders was one purporting to
have been written by Lady Jersey, and another by Mies
Walters, sister of Mr. Walters, of the Times, which it is
, needless to say, were forgeries.
' The prisoner, who made no defence, was remanded
for a week.

WESTMINSTER.
TilC PUBLIC SAFETY.--John Ge'cheater was charged
with furious driving, to the imminent danger of the
public.
Police-constable Offwood, 273 B, stated that at 12
o'clock last night he was on duty in. Sloane-street, when
he saw the defendant and a woman in a van. The horse
was galloping furiously, and defeudant was kneeling
down in the cart leaning over the front lashing the
horse with a whip. Defendant had lost his hold of the
reins, which were being dragged un the ground. He and
the woman were both drunk. The horse was going
from one side t f the road to the other, and the public
were placed in imminent danger. The van belonged to
a Mr. Wise, a cowkeeper, in Ebury-street, and the
defendant had no business to have been driving it at the
time, where he was.
Defendant said he was very sorry.
Mr. Arnold said that this was as bad a case of furious
driving as had ever been brought before him, and fined
the defendant the full penalty of 40e. In default he was
committed for a month.
AN UNMANLY ASSAULT.— Francis Harris, and
ill-
looking fellow, was charged with assaulting Margaret
Riley.
Compliinant, an unfortunate girl, said that she was
"keeping company" with the defendant. On the pre.
vious night they bail some words, when the defendant
struck her several blows, tore her clothes off, and
blackened her eye.
In reply to an inquiry from the magistrate, complain-
ant said he had ill-treated her before.

Defendant said he was sorry
Mr. Arnold said his conduct was ♦ery unmanly, and
committed him for a month, requiring him, at the ex-
piration of that time, to find good bail.