The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE WEEKLY VISITOR.—Elizabeth Neale, a well-
known utterer of base coin, was brought up on remand
before Mr. Woolrych charged with uttering two counterfeit
shilling and a counterfeit florin, at the King's Arms public-
houL e, at the corner of Stepney-causeway and Brook-street,
Ratcliff

The
thof case
July,singular one. On Saturday, the
27
prisoner entered the King's Arms, asked
Mrs. Beauchamp, the landlady, for a glass of gin and
peppermint,
which she drunk and then tendered a shilling
wasthe a
very
in payment ; Mrs. Beauchamp put the shilling into the till,
and gave the prisoner 94d. in change. Mr. Beauchamp, the
landlord, took the shilling out of the till directly
afterwards, and discovered it to be a bad one.
There was no other shilling in the till on Saturday
evening the 3d of August the prisoner called again, asked
for a glass of gin and pepperment and again tendered a
spurious shilling. She received the change as before, the
base coin was put into the till in which there was no other,
and Mr. Beauchamp took it out directly afterwards and dis-
covered it to be a counterfit one. Instant pursuit was made,
but the prisoner got away. Last Saturday, the 10th inst.,
the prisoner again visited the King's Arms, called for her
customary glass of gin and pepperment, and then offered a
counterfeit florin which Mr. Beauchamp, a better judge of
silver than his wife, took up and discovered the imposition
directly. He gave the prisoner into custody, and
on being searched by a police constable. named French,
No. 250 K, two good forms were found upon
her. She gave her right address.
,
The
in defence, said she knew nothing of the
two shillings ; she admitted that she gave the florins to
Mrs. Beauchamp, but did not know anything about the two
shillings.
Mr. Woolrych said that Mrs. Beauchamp on the first ex •
amination said she was not quite sure the prisoner was the
woman who tendered her the shilling on the 27th of July.
It was made to appear on the deposition that she was sure
of the prisoner's identity.
Mr. Bowdler said that Mr. Bellamy, from the office of the
Treasury solicitor, who conducted Mint prosecutions, had
taken the depositions formally in another room.
Mr. Woolrych—l think the examination should take
Place here before me, and in the presence and hearing of the
prisoner.
Mr. Bowdler—Very well, sir. Mr. Bellamey has gene-
rally adopted the same course after the first examination of
a prisoner.
Mr. Woolrych—l have heard judges condemn this prat
tice a hundred times—it is quite illegal. The examinations
must be conducted here in a regular manner.
Mr. Bellamey said he would adopt any course the magis-
trate thought proper to recommend.
Mrs. Beauchamp—l believe the prisoner is the woman
who came on the 27th with the bad shilling. I know her
by the flowers in her bonnet. My husband can swear to
her most positively.
Mr. Woolrych—That is another thing. Put down that
Mrs. Beauchamp says " I believe the prisoner is the woman
who tendered the bad shilling on the 27th of July last.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.

PIRATES IN THE CHINA SEAS,—HONG KONG,
June 27.—Her Majesty's steamer Sphynx reports that on
her passage to the North she captured two piratical junks
which were attacking a lorcha. The Indianola, Captain
Tideman, reports having seen a large trading junk attacked
by a West Coast pirate; the attack was partially unsuc-
cessful, but the pirates managed to Oet the junk on fire.