The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN UNWELCOME VISITOR TO A LICENSED VICTUAL-
LER.—James Wilson, a respectably-attired young man,
was charged with uttering a counterfeit half-crown, to
Mr. Bartlett, of the York Arms, Curzon-street, the pri-
soner having on a former occasion paid the prosecutor a
visit and tendered a counterfeit coin.

Mr. Bartlett said that on the previous evening the pri-
soner came in and called for brandy and soda water, which
his wife served him with, and he at once recognizing him
as having paid him a visit on a former occasion, when he
succeeded in passing a bad half-crown, got his wife aside.
The prisoner then threw down a half crown, which he at
once detected as bad, and on his pointing it out to him he
threw down a good one, which he gave change for, still re-
taining the bad one. The prisoner then became very inso-
lent, and wanted to know why he acted as he did, upon
which he told him that he would let him know the reason,
and gave him into custody.
Inspector Webb said the prisoner refused his name and
address when charged.
Mr. Bingham said perhaps he would give it now if he
was a gentleman.
The prisoner said he would.
Mr. Bingham said he would then remand him.
The prisoner said if he was to be remanded he should
decline giving his address. The prosecutor spoke of two
months ago, which he (prisoner) thought a long time. -
A person said he saw the prisoner utter the first coin.
Mr. Bingham remanded the prisoner, ordering the So-
licitor to the Mint to be communicated with.

THAMES.

INVITATION TO FORM A VOLUNTEER RIFLE "CORPSE."

—Mr. Selfe handed to our reporter a letter, of which the
following is an exact copy, and which appeared to afford
great amusement to the magistrate. The superscription on
the envelope was as follows :—" For the Honerable Mr
Self or Mr Yardley hou may be seting now Mater who
reads it it is a letter of importance about forming Rifle
Corpse for Stepney." The letter, as well as the superscrip-
tionmust be given verbatim ct literati»t.

Thursday May 26th 1859—For the Honorable Mr Self
Chief Magistrate of the themes police Court, stepiey Dear
Sur i ham about to ask you a favour will you be so kind
as toe give me an answear to that favour wich i am about to
ask you by so doing you will oblige your umbel servant by
answearing this favour in one of the Dailey news papers the
Queastion wich i Am about to ask Dear Sir is about
the Preesent Condision of our war on the Contingnent
wich may lead to serous results though we !lave triead to
keep neauttral in not interferinge i thinks with all our wise
policey we shall have to Interfeer after all and wat i am
gonig to ask you Dear Sir is this will you be so kind in
using all your power in trying to ask the Gouvrment to
alow your a Rifle volunteer Corpse for the parish of stipney
and others Suburbs of the tower Hamletts wick woud
clwayin fear of and invasion in my opi-
nicn sndbewvoenri
bheanciYaevery great servise to the Gouvrnment
of this Country in protecting our Shores in fear of Despots
abroad threatining our Country with and invasion because
you now. as well as i do sir when the first napoliean were
spreading all of the country of Europes and wet is the pre-
decessor of France i mean Louise napoliean but
following the footsteps of his uncle Napoliean the
first in Causin wars all about Europes and i say
sir that we org t to be preapared aganst aney such
Despots that may try to invade us at souse future day when
we evident be prepared because we all now the french have
never forgot waterloo and thats wot makes them how us a
grudge the Government and people of Europes, and now I
am about to Conclude dear sir in my leter wishing to give
no ofence by ofendingby you this Quaestion
will you be so kind yout. asking
to ask the Government to
alow a Rifle Corpse four the • hof -t and the others
)paris epney
suburbs of the tower Hamletts all others places are
becaus
forming Rifle Corpses might
already and I think sir we
form a very nice Re
be .* gment in the tower Hamletts they cond.
premised in victoria park if we can get them formed
am one that wood join direct 1 • forming of the volun-
teer for the tower Hainletts eryclin one
Corpse now am about
Dear sir you be so kind
in say all i have to say to you
will • d
in giving answear in one of the Dailey papers
by so doing
you will oblige your umbel servant a working man. N.E.
i wants to set Rifle Corpses hall
over The kingdom."