The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-July 22.

MANSION HOUSE.—Maximilian Low, of 135,
Fenchurch-street, commission agent, surrendered
to his bail for further examination on a cnarge of
having, on the 4th inst., in conjunction with an-
other person not in custody, obtained a quantity of
printed cotton handkerchiefs, value £199 9s. ld.,
from Messrs. Higginbotaam, Sons, and Guiness,
manufacturers, Queen-street, Glasgow, by false pre-
tences. _

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On—
the former examination it was shown that
the defendant went to Messrs. Higginbotham at
Glasgow, accompanied by another person named ;
that they represented themselves as Messrs. Pater-
son and Co., of 4, Corbet-court, Gracechureh-street;
that they selected goods to the amount of £199
9s. ld., for which, in default of satisfactory refer-
ences, they were to pay cash ; that they subse-
quently forwarded from London a cheque on the
Bank of London for the amount (less discount);
that thereupon the goods were forwarded to 4,
Corbet• court ; and that, upon the cheque being pre-
sented for payment at the Bank of London, it was
returned, endorsed " no effects."
Mr. Sleigh submitted that there was not a tittle
of evidence to support the charge against the de-
fendant, who was a most respectable man, and had
merely been connected with Paterson by being en-
gaged to apcompany him to the north and give him
the benefit of his judgment in making purchases.
Alderman Rose, who acted for the Lord Mayor,
said the case against the defendant had entirely
failed, and that he must be discharged.

GUILDHALL.—Mr. Alderman Phillips re-
quested that the press would acknowledge the
receipt of £2 from " M. F.," 10s. from " A. 8.," ss.
from "J. R.," and ss. from "H. 1V.," for Mrs.
Thompson, the engineer's wife who, being unable
to provide for herself and four children by teaching
music, is desirous of starting a mangle, that being
a more remunerative occupation than teaching.

WESTMINSTER.—WiIIiam Cressy was finally
examined charged with burglary.
At half-past ten on the night of the 15th inst.,
Christopher Martin 33 B, was on duty at Rutland-
gate, when he found the side light glass out of an
empty house. The constable got in and found that
some inrsori had previously entered. The officer
then heard the noise of the smashing of glass, and
having procured the assistance of another constable,
proceeded to the upper part of the premises, where
the found the front attic window open. They got
out upon the roof, and after a diligent search found
the prisoner on the parapet, fifteen houses off.
Prisoner's pockets were then searched, .when
skeleton keys, picklocks, some lucifer matches, and
a taper were found. The prisoner had his boots off,
and while he was stooping to put them on the
constables took a watch from between his neck and
handkerchief. A jemmy and other housebreaking
implements were found upon the roof near where
the prisoner was apprehended.
Elizabeth Knapp, lady's-maid at Mrs: Astley's,
28, Rutland-gate, identified the watch produced.
It was safe a few minutes before the prisoner was
apprehend, on a table in the front attic. A
grating in front of the window had been unlocked
in order to enter the apartment.
Prisoner, who made no defence, was committed
for trial.
He left the court in front of Dennis, the gaoler,
and while the latter was unlocking the cell door
the prisoner stepped back, and with amazing agility
ascended the roof of a corridor leading from the
court to the lock-up, and bounding over the roof of
the cells, jumped from the wall, 12 or 14 feet high,
into Vincent-square, but he was recaptured and
brought back before he had proceeded many yards.
John West, police-constable, was finally ex-
amined, charged with stealing a silver watch value
£2, from the person of John Green, a carpenter,
living at 15, Smith's-rents, York-street, "%Vest-
minster.
Prosecutor was sitttng on the step of his own
door dozing late at night, when the prisoner, who
was on duty on that beat, woke him by some pres-
sure on the breast, and then the prosecutor de-
scribed that his wat, h had been broken from his
guard, and accused the prisoner with the robbery.
The latter denied it, and walked away ; but being
followed by the prosecutor and his wife took
the watch from his coat pocket, and was about to
throw it, as it seemed, over a hoarding, when the
woman seized it, and the ring being missing, in-
sisted upon searching the policeman's pocket, which
he submitted to, but it was not found.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

13AIn:t.EBONF,..—Jano Johmson, about 35
years of age, was charged with frandutkintiv,
overeign from Mr. G. G. Sandtman,
raining 4.
Hvde-park-ourdens.
Fredericlfßaminton, the butler, deposed that on
the previous evening the prisoner came to the house
with a letter purporting to be written by Mr.

Aveling, recommending the case to his kind con-
sideration. The statement in the petition was that
the aid of the benevolent was earnestly solicited
for a poor woman having a large family, and whose `,
husband had been so much injured by the falling -
of a building as to incapacitate him from earning
any more money for her support and that of her
children. Appended to the petition were the names
of reverend gentlemen and others, who, as alleged,
had contributed in various ways.
The witness added that as his master had lately
been swindled under similar circumstances he told
the prisoner that he was' engaged, and he• desired'
her to call again the next morning. She did so,
and he (witness) gave her a sovereign, Which, by a
preconcerted arrangement with a constable, who
was in the house awaiting her arrival, was marked.
It was further shown that the prisoner after she
left the premises with the money given to her was
followed a considerable distance by the police-con
stable, and was then taken into custody. She ad-
mitted the petition was an imposture, but she was
remanded till the Officers of the Mendicity Society
could be communicated with..