The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-07 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Robert Logan, a porter out of employment, was charged
with fraudulently inserting an advertisement in the Morn-
ing Advertiser on Wednesday last, offering employment to
400 workmen, to work at a new invention, at from 20s. to
30s. per week, and referring to " 0.P.," 208, Thames-
street, a publichouse. Thirteen letters were received
at the publichouse by Mr. Guess, in which were enclosed
between 70 and 80 penny postage stamps. Between 30 and
40 persons called on Thursday morning, offering to engage,
but no engagement took lace, and the prisoner was taken
into custody for swindling.
Mrs. Jean Hutton, Waterloo-road, said she saw the ad-
vertisement, and her daughter wrote a letter enclosing two
postage stamps, and she delivered it at Mr. Guss's public-
house, as directed by the advertisement.
Miss Hutton corroborated her mother's evidence. She
received no reply.

Police-constable 411 took the prisoner into custody this
morning, at St. Andrew's-hill, on the above charge.
He said that he had an invention by which the Illustrated
London News would be printed in one-third less time and
expense than at present.

The prisoner was committed for trial for fraudulently ob.
taining from Mr. Richard Hutton, two postage stamps of
the value of twopence, and also with conspiring with other
persons, not in custody, to defraud others by false and
fraudulent pretences.

The Alderman cautioned Mr. Gross not to allow any per
son to make use of his name without seeing the advertise.
ment, and knowing for what purpose.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHARGE OF FRAUD AND FORGERY.—Louis Pillon, of
6, Upper Rupert-street, carrying on business as a provi-
sion dealer, was charged with being concerned with others
not in custody, in defrauding the complainant of butter
and cheese of the value of £4B, and forging an order for
424 f. 80c., in payment of the same.
The prisoner was apprehended by Sergeant Rogers, 6 C,
a very experienced officer, and who speaks French fluently.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prosecutor; and Mr. Albert acted as inter-
preter.
From the evidence, which was only partly
entered into
to-day, it appeared that the prosecutor, Mr. Francois
Durien, a cheese merchant, at Neufchatel, having received
a communication from 5, Upper Rupert-street, signed Ver-
deny and Co., requesting samples to be sent there, and after-
wards received another request that goods might be sent,
which was done, and afterwards received a communication
containing a draft for 424 f. 80c., which, being sent to the
house in Paris on which it was made payable, it was re-
turned protested.

Mr. Alfred Villers,
of 47 Weston-street, Bermondsey,
cheese merchant, said he went to Messrs. Minores and
Cockerell, 16, Water-lane, City, whose names were on the
draft, and nothing was known of it.

Sergeant Rogers, 6 C, proved apprehending the prisoner,
and on telling him the charge in French, he said he had
made the draft to oblige others, and that the firm Verdeny
and Co. was himself. He also admittel receiving the goods

from Neufchatel and afterwards asked to see the prosecu
tor, that he might arrange with him,

Remanded.