The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-09 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Richard Gaylor, a middle-aged man of respectable
appearance, described as a cabinetmaker, was brought
up for final examination, charged with having grossly
and indecently conducted himself towards several un-
protected ladies in the neighbJurhood of Hackney.
The case was clearly established upon the evidence
of Divett, a constable of the N division, and also of
one of the ladies who had been insulted, and was re-
manded at the instance of the prisoner, to give an
opportunity of producing witnesses, who, as he stated,
would be able to give material evidence in refutation
of the charge. He now called Mr. John Mate, an
upholsterer in Paradise-row, Bethnal-green, and two
other tradesmen, who deposed that they had known
him for many years, and that they had always con-
sidered him a highly moral and respectable man, and
wholly incapable of any such conduct as that imputed
to him. •

Mr. ARNOLD, however, said that when an offence
was clearly proved, no witnesses to character could
alter the facts, and the effect of their testimony,
however favourable to the prisoner, could only prove
either that the person accused had never before com-
mitted the act, or never been detected as being a person
addicted to such practices. He regarded this kind of
offence as a most serious outrage upon society, the
gravity of which was rather enhanced than otherwise
by the respectability of the man committing it, and as
the charge in the present instance had been com-
pletely established against the prisoner, he had no he •
sitation in ordering him to be committed to the House
of Correction•as a rogue and vagabond and kept to
hard labour for three months.
THAMES.

Charles Longman, a mariner, alias Sir Charles
Longman, alias Western, alias Jackson, was brought
before Mr. Yardley on remand, charged with fraud.
The prisoner is a stout, sun-burnt fellow, about
about twenty-five years of age, with a jaunty air,
and has been in the practice of victimising outfitters,
tavern-keepers, and other, on various occasions for the
last five years. He was once convicted at the Li-
verpool assizes for defrauding tradesmen there under
pretence that he had just been discharged from a ship
after a long voyage, and was sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment and hard labour. On his re-
lease from prison he paid another visit to
Liverpool, obtained slops and money sufficient
to carry him to London, failed to discharge his reckon-
ing at several public-houses which be visited, and then
started for this port, where he levied extensive contri-
butions on a variety of persons, and had what he
termed a " jolly spree" with the money he had raised
on the goods supplied to him, until he was arrested,
committed from this court, and sentenced to four
months' imprisonment. Directly after the expiration
of his sentence he forged several documents, repre-
senting that he was cast away in the Juno, wrecked
off Cape Horn, and had in his possession an order for
wages upon Mr. Duncan Dunbar, the shipowner,' at
whose offices he called several times, leaving persons
he had swindled outside until his return, when he
made some excuse, and said he could not receive his
money because the cashier was out of the way. After
carrying on an extensive system of s windling, seduc-
ing a young woman to whom he represented he was
the second-mate of the wrecked ship Juno, and to
whom he promised marriage, and carousing with the
loose women and others in the neighbourhood of Rat-
cliffe-highway, he was taken into custody by an
officer named Fraser, of the Thames police. The
prisoner, however, had managed things so adroitly
that the magistrate, Mr. Yardley, could only sum-
marily convict him as a rogue and vagabond, and he
was sentenced to three months imprisonment and
hard labour. The prisoner's sentence expired on the
20th of last month, and he recommenced operations
as a swindler on the same day. The office was
crowded with his dupes.
Mr. John Minton, in the employ of Mr. Grum-
bridge, outfitter, of .St. George-street, alias Ratcliff-
highway, said, the prisoner was introduced to him on
the 20th of September by Mr. Nelson, a boarding-
house-keeper, and he said he had just come home in
the Mary, of Sunderland, from Valparaiso, and that
he had been cast away in the Juno, of Sunderland,
that he had 381. to receive, and wanted a variety of
clothes. He was provided with a suit of clothes,
overcoat, silk handkerchiefs, and other goods to the
amount of 11/. Ile came again the next day, and in-
creased the amount to 201., obtaining, among other
things, a cap with a gold-laced band, a watch and
seals, and a gold guard.
Mr. Charles Nelson, of No. 1, Ratcliff-street, said
the prisoner presented himself to him on the 20th of
September, gave him a hearty shake of the hand, and
after claiming him as an old acquaintance, said he
wanted board and lodging, and asked him if he had
received his letter. Witness said he had not, and the
prisoner expressed his surprise, and said he had given
one to the captain of his ship to post when he went
on shore at Gravesend. A few minutes afterwards
the postman brought a letter directed to the witness,
and dated Gravesend, September 18. It was to the
bllowing effect :

" Gravesend, Sept. 18.
"Dear Friend,—l write to inform you the; I have
arrived at this port this morning, halter a very unfortt-
net voyage, :‘ince I made application to you for a board-
ing-house 18 months since, but you would not accommo-
date me then. lem the young man that went as se-
cond mate of the ship Juno, but prevus to that she had
been destroyed by fire on the 28th of May last. I hope
you can furnish me on my arrival ; if you can, plese to
look for the brig Mary, of Sunderland; she is from the
Cuichero Islands, with guano. I expect to dock in the
London Dock. at the Shadwell entrance; likewise to
send nse a shift of close, for we have lost a. I hope if
you have any time, you will look oat for me.
" I am yours,
" CHARLES LONGMAN."
Mr. Nelson said he was completely ;thrown off his
guard by the production of the letter and the repre-
sentations of the prisoner, and he provided him with
board, lodging, and money, and also introduced him
to Mr. Minton. The prisoner only remained two
days with him, when he absconded.
The witness then identified two other documents,
one a letter directed to "Charles Longman, second
mate of the late ship Juno, at the Phenix, near the
Katharine Dock, London," which purported to be
written and signed b? William Jones, master of the
ship Juno, and gave directions to the prisoner to
apply at the Register-office for a ticket, and also
stated that if the prisoner was in want of money he
was to apply to him (Ur. Jones), at 2, Weymouth-
terrace, Hoxton. The letter also contained some re-
ference to an order in the same handwriting, which
was to the following effect :-
1 " 38/. 14a 7d. British Consulate-office. Valparaiso.
To Joshua-Prows, Esq. Sir, three days after sight
please to ply to my order the sum of 381. 14s. 7d., being
balance of wages due to Charles Longman for services
as second mate of the ship Juno. To Joshua Prows,
Esq., No. 1, James-street, Adelphi, or 116, Mersey-
street, Liverpool.
" By command of your obedient servant,
" WILLIAM JONES,"

Mr. Nelson, in answer to a question by Mr.
Yardley, said the prisoner had managed things so
adroitly that he had left the fictitious order at the
Registry-office for Seamen, where the witness ob
tained it. He thought it had been left there by Cap
tain Jones.

Fraser, 73, of the Thames division, said the prisoner
was in prison at the very time he represented he was
on board the Juno, and that on the 22d of Septem-
ber, two days after he last came out of prison and ob-
tained the goods of Mr. Grumbridge, he started for
Chatham, where he put up as Sir Charles Longman,
a naval officer, and obtained several meals, borrowed
16s. in money, and occupied the best room in the
house for two days. On the prisoner's return from
Chatham he took him into custody. There were many
persons in attendance whom the prisoner had swindled
at various times and places.
Mr. Solomons, outfitter and navy agent, residing
at Chatham, said the prisoner called upon him last
February with a wages ticket, and said he was dis-
charged from her Majesty's steamer the Thunderbolt,
and that he was going to sail next day in one of Mr.
Green's ships from London. He advanced 6/. 3s.
upon the ticket, which was sent to the Admiralty for
payment, and returned marked " A deserter " upon
it; consequently the wages were not paid. He saw
no more of the prisoner until the evening of the 22d
of last month, when he called upon him and said that
he had been robbed of all his money the preceding
night, and wanted to sell his watch-guard, cap, over-
coat, and all his clothes, and to receive a blue shirt,
and blue pair of trousers of coarse quality in part
payment. The prisoner said his name was Jackson.
While looking at the coat to ascertain its value the
prisoner said, " It's a better one than you sold me for
2/. 155." In consequence of this remark he was in
duced to refer to his books, and found, under the
head " Thunderbolt," that he had given credit to a
seaman named Weston for a coat charged 2/. 15's.,
and other articles, and it was then brought to his re-
collection that the prisoner was the same man who
had defrauded him in February last. He therefore
detained the property offered for sale, and the prisoner
applied to Captain Baker, a magistrate, for a warrant,
who refused to interfere.

The prisoner said he never was in the Jew's house
until the 22d of September. The books of the House
of Correction would show he was incarcerated there
during the mouth of February.
Mr. Solotnons was sure the prisoner was the man
who came to him in February, and obtained 6/. 3s. of
him by false pretences.
The prisoner—l never was in his house until the
22d of September. He then handed a letter to the
magistrate containing some papers which were for-
warded to him by Captain Brooks, of the royal navy,
since he had been in custody.

Mr. YARDLEY said, the documents only proved that
the prisoner was Charles Longman, ybile
.11w evi-

dence generally went to prove that the prisoner, in-
stead of being on board the Juno in the Pacific in
May, was really in the hands of the police at that
time.

The prisoner—Is the Jew to keep the watch and
clothes ? They belong to Mr. Grumbridge.
Mr. YARDLEY said that Solomons must deliver the
property to Fraser, the officer.
_ _ . .

Mr. -Solomons—l will do it, if it is by your order.
I brought the things here.
Mr. YARDLEY said if the witness had not done so
he should have granted a warrant to seach his house.
Solomons reluctantly parted with the property, and
the prisoner, after the examination of various wit-
nesses, was fully committed for trial.

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Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- -- - -
£ a. d. £ s. d.
Australasia .......... 245. 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
Brash North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Ceylon .............. 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Colonial.. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Gloucestershire .. •• • • 15/per cent. - - -
lonian ••••••• • •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27%
- - 13 0 0 -
London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New.• •••• • • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
National of Ireland - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New. .•• - -5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
South Australia •••• .. 61, per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - 1
Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto ............ • • 6/. per cent. - 210 0 -
Union of London. •• •. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Union of Madrid - 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
INEITTRALNCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
--- -
X a.
Albion ...... ••••• • • • V. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 82
Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 21%
Ditto Marine.•• •• •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Atlas .
Argus Life .. •• ,•• •• 41. per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
Britisii Commercial •• Is. 60. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7%
Clericl,3fed.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20
County •••....• .. • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 62
Crown • • 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 14%
Eagle •
European Life ••• • • • 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 10 54
General .... •. • • .... - - 5 0 0 151,
Glee - 130
Guardian .... •.••• • • • 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 55
Imperial Fire •• ••• • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 230
Imperial Life •••• •• •• 128. 100 0 0 10 0 0 161
Indemnity Marina •• .• 11. sh. & !s. 100 0 0 20 0 0 41
Law Fire •• .... ••• • - - 100 0 0 210 0 2%
Law I ife ••••• • •• - - 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 4354
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 4%
Licensed Victuallers • • - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
London Fire •• •• •• .• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17%
London Ship •.••• • •• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17%
Marine .• ••••• - • • .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med.lnvlid&Gen. Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2
National Lean Fund.• 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
National Life•• •• ••••• 01. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
Palladium Lite 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2%
Phcenix - - 145
Professional Life.. •• -5/. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 125.6 d
Provident Life ••• • - - 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26
Rock Life •••••• • • •• • • ss. 5 0 0 010 0 6%
Royal Exchange 6l. per cent. Stock. - 210
Sun Fire • • ... • • • • • • ,• 61. 108. - - 209
Ditto Life • - - 48
United Kingdom •. •• 41. per cent. 20 0 0 40 0 3%
Universal Life.... •• •• 10% pr cut. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Vietoria Life 51. per cnt. - 4 12 6 4%
WATZR-WORKS.
1 Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- -
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Z s. d. X s. d.
East London.. •••• • • • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 - 160
Grand Junction ••• • .. 41. per alt. 50 0 0 - 72%
31. 10s. 100 0 0 - 76
Lambeth •••••• • • • • " 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97
New ltivr Lndn Brdge 21. 10s. - - 57%
Vauxhall •••••• • • • • - 1 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 98
West Middlesex . . . la Os. pr cnt. - - 111
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------- -
£ s. d. £ s. d.
East and West India.- 61. pr cent. Stock. - 141
East Country - 22%
London - 122
Ditto Bonds •• •• .• • • 4/. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine .. • • .... 4 per cent. Stock. - 80
Ditto, Scrip ••••• • . • - - 65 0 0 -
Ditto Bonds.• •..... 1341. pr cent. - -
Southampton •• •• - - 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 9%
' naxmocums
i Dividend 1 Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
l Annum. Share.
4. a. d. Z. a. d.
Charing-cross• ••• •• - - - 15
1 Southwrk • • .... •• .. - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo •.•••• • • • • • • - 100 0 0 -1%
l Dial Old Ann. 0181. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 23
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 1/. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 21
Vauxhall .... ... Av. 11. 70 10 3 - 18