The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-10 00:00:00

Ll VERPOOL ASSIZES, Yesterday.
TRIAL OF THRELFALL FOR FORGERY.

(Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.)
William Threlfall was indicted for having uttered
several forged bills of exchange, at Liverpool, with
intent to defraud the Hull Flax Company.
Five of the jury, on being called over, were ob-
jected to by the Crown.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS announced that the pri-
soner, of his own free will, had withdrawn the plea of
not guilty, and now pleaded guilty to the charge of
uttering, not of forging.
Mr. BLISS, who appeared to prosecute, said he was
ready to produce no less than 30 bills of exchange tor
32,8111., which had been uttered by the prisoner, all
of which were forgeries. Besides these there were
66 others, with four in addition, making altogether
forgeries to the extent of 113,801/. That was prior
to the time of his apprehension. Since then 15 Adj.
tional bills had fallen due—alt forgeries. These
amounted to more than 20,0001. The entire number
of forged bills was 115, altogether amounting to
133,0001., all of which he was prepared to prove the
prisoner had uttered with a guilty knowledge.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS, in mitigation, said it was
right his Lordship should be informed that, although
the bills were forgeries, bills to the extent of 113,8001.
had been taken up when they arrived at maturity.iilt
the time the prisoner committed the forgeries he had
no idea of defrauding any one, and this was proved
by the fact that he had met every bill which was due
up to the time of his apprehension. He had borne
a most exemplary character, and though he had done
a most illegal and foolish act, he had never intended
to commit any moral crime. Nothwithstanding all
the disadvantages arising from his apprehension, the
prisoner's estate would yield a dividend of 12s. or 15s.
in the pound.
Mr. BLISS admitted that out of the 130,0001. of
forged bills, about 80,000/. had been paid by the pri-
soner, but still there was a large amount which had
not been paid.
His LORDSUIP said he would consider the matter,
and pass sentence in the morning.

SIIiRELL'S CASE.-TFIE PLATE ROBBERIES.

Mr. Sergeant WILKINS applied that in case the
grand jury should find a true bill, the trial would
take place on Wednesday morning. The application
was yranted..

M. Bodkin is also retained for the defence ; and
Mr. Goodman, of the Mansion-house, London, with
several other respectable gentlemen, are to be exa-
mined as to Sirrell's character.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Samuel Porter was placed at the bar, charged with
forgery, under the following ingenious circumstances :
It appeared that the prisoner was in the employ of
Messrs. Wilkinson, upholsterers, of Ludgate-hill, and
according to the statement of a member of that firm,
he had been their servant for upwards of ten years.
He was occasionally employed in day work if out of
doors, and piece-work if in the house. At the end of
the week it was usual for him to make up his book of
time and work, and submit it to the foreman to
check, previous to receiving payment from the head of
the firm. When he was paid he was accustomed to re-
turn the book to the foreman, to hold until the follow-
ing week. Within the last two years it has been
ascertained that the prisoner commenced a system of
petty frauds by one of the most ingenious methods
that a workman could invent to practise against his
master. After obtaining the foreman's signature to his
account, signifying that it was perfectly correct, he
would take his hook away, add another figure to the
unit in the shillings column to the item for piece-work.
and carry out the same alteration in the total. He then
carried the book to the principal, and received the full
amount, and when be was about to return the book
to the foreman, he erased the figure he had previously
added, thereby defrauding his employers of so many
tens of shillings, according to the number he added.
It was discovered that this system had been going on
for the last two years, and when prisoner was taxed
with it, after great hesitation, he admitted that he had
done it two or three times, and then offered to refund
the money or work it out. Mr. Wilkinson asked
him if he was not sure it was fifty times. He said
not, but he could net tell whether he had done it
twenty-five times or not. On being questioned as to
when he did these things, he replied, whenever he
wanted money.
The foreman to Messrs. Wilkinson was then called,
and deposed that prisoner's bill last week when pre-
sented:for payment did not exceed 1/. Ba. 94d , and by
the means he had been detected in using he obtained
105. more than was due to him, as he received from
Mr. Wilkinson 11. 18s. 9id., the figure on the left of
the 8 having been added by the prisoner after wit-
ness's signature had been attached to the account to
show the principal that it was correct.
The case being considered complete, prisoner was
remanded till to-morrow, when the depositions will
be read over to him, previous to his being committed
for trial.