The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-19 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 18.

Tile Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied
by the Dowager Duchess of Athole and Miss
Macgregor.

The Queen walked in the grounds this morning,
and drove, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Louise.
Princess Beatrice -rode in the Home Park.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Capt. Ellis,
rode out yesterday.
The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by
the Marchioness of Carmarthen.

THE PRINCESS LOUlSE.—Yesterday, being the
20th anniversary of the birth of her Royal Highness
Princess Louise, her Mwjesty the Queen arranged that
Dr. Elvey, attended by Messrs. Adams, Mitchell, Knowles,
Barnby, Dyson, Marriott, Tolley, Briggs, Hunt, and
Bridgwater, choristers of St. George's Chapel, should
serenade the Princess. They reached the Castle at half-
past seven in the morning, and stationed themselves under
the window of her Royal Highness's room; they sang a
selection of appropriate music. In Windsor the day was
celebrated by an exhibition of flags, by the ringing of
church bells, and in other ways.

LAW IN Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN RE SIR S. M. PETO, BART., M.P. BETTS, AND

CRAMPTON.

These bankrupts were the well-known con-
tractors, and to-day was appointed for the last
examination and order of discharge. It was
arranged that the proof should stand over until the
25th inst.

POLICE IiNTELLTGENCE.-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

OBTAINING AIONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.—Mr.
George Simpson Mackennal, a money lender, of
No. 27, Avenue-road, St. John's-wood, and No.
61, Piccadilly, was charged before Mr. Knox on a
warrant with obtaining by false pretences the sum
of £9 from George Bestal Jerram with intent to
defraud him of the same.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-
street, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Geo.
Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, for the defence.
On the case being called on, it was stated that
the prosecutor was not in attendance.
Mr. Knox ordered the information on which the
warrant was obtained to be read, and it was read
as follows :

"I, George Bestal Jerram, of No. 5, Great
Queen-street, Westminster, on oath, saith :
On the 9th January I called upon Mr. Mackennal
for the purpose of procuring a loan £2,000 upon
mortgage for the Trowbridge Water Supply Com-
pany. I called in consequence of seeing an adver-
tisement in the Telegraph, representing that the
said Mr. Mackeunal had large sums of money
to advance, and stating that the said Mr.
Mackennol was in a position to give banker's
reference. That the said Mr. Mackennal amongst
other things stated that he should have to make
inquiries at Trowbridge, end if the same were
satisfactory he would advance the money. He
told me he would require £9 for the purpose of
such inquiries, and, after a good deal of conversa-
tion, I gave him the £9. That the said Arr. Mac-
kennal has since declined to advance any money
to the said company. That lam informed and
believe that the said Mr. Mackennal has never
instituted any inquiry as promised. That
at the time of obtaining the £9 from me he had
no means wherewith to make an advance of £2,000,
and that he neither kept nor does he now keep a
banker's account, and that at the time of obtaining
such sum of £9, as agreed upon, he had no inten-
tion of advancing any money to the said company."
Mr. Knox said he would hear what the officer,
who took the prisoner into custody, had to say.
Charles Butcher, a plain clothes officer of the C
division, said that a warrant was placed in his
hands for the arrest of the prisoner for obtaining
the sum of £9 by false pretences, and he arrested
the prisoner last night at 10 o'clock. The prisoner
said the matter was a long time ago, and that he
was surprised a magistrate should have granted a
warrant, and that he thought a summons would
have done. He also said he had been shown up in
the papers, but that no one could do anything to ,
him. He admitted that he had no hank account.
He went to the prisoner's office and found about a
cartload of letters from persons all over the coun-
try in reference to money matters. He (the
officer) had for a long time been engaged in making
inquiries respecting the prisoner in the country, and
he had to report on the matter, there having been
numerous complaints from gentlemen of similar
conduct to that in the present case.
Mr. Knox said that in the discharge of his public
duty, although there was no prosecutor in attend-
ance, be could not discharge the prisoner, and there
must be a remand. He did not consider himself
justified in discharging the prisoner.
Mr. G. Lewis said lie was prepared to show that
the prisoner had advanced many thousands. The
charge was for obtaining the sum of £9, that sum
being charged by the prisoner for inquiries, and
there was nothing to show that the inquiries had
not been made. The prisoner hadadvauced £30,000
within the past 12 months.
Mr. Knox said ;hat looked to him very much like
putting the criminal law into operation to recover
money, and then quietly settling the matter.
Mr. G. Lewis said that be could prove that the
prisoner was what he reprtsented himself to be.
Mr. Knox asked Mr. Lewis whether he meant
him to understand that the prisoner carried on a
bona fide business as a money lender ?
Mr. Lewis said he did, and also that of an agent.
Mr. Knox said he would take bail, the prisoner
in £5OO, and two in £250, and he would issue a
summons for the attendance of the prosecutor.