The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-05 00:00:00

POLICE 'INTELLIGENCE.

IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS, BILL-HOLDERS, M'
MANSION-HOUSB.—A case of considerable igv
portauce to those who are engaged in bill tfailvt
actions, came on before the Lord Mayor. It 'has,
stated at the Mansion-house, that several eminent`
houses in the City have suffered from speculatioW
made by unprincipled adventurers, under circhov.,
stances similar to tho.c of which the following!'
account will give an idea :
A
Solicitor charged a young man of respectablfie'j
connexions and appearance, with having praetite
a very disgraceful system of fraud very extenSivelf
in the City. The prisoner was brought up Iron)
the King's 'Bench prison, of which he was said 10
be an inmate. The dealing in which he was BC'
cused of having acted dishonestly had taken place
some time ago, but various circumstances, one 0,
which was that it was impossible to find him, 11°'
concurred to prevent the developemeut of the
facts.
The Solicitor stated, that, the prisoner brought'
to hint the cheque of a respectable man for 140
upon the Bank, which would tall due in a fete
days ; and having assured Ifitat that value had been
given for it, requested that he would cash it. Ille
Solicitor not having the amount by him,' the pr''.
soner said that if part was given in cash the le:,
mainder would answer iii bills. This was agreeth
to, and in the course ot the negociation the pr!"
soner had frequently declined, that he had posi-
Hedy given value fur the cheque. It was after"
wards ascertained that the defendant had give°
no value for the chrque, and that he had fraukle
lently obtained it. This fiict was disclosed Id
the refusal of the drawer to pay the amount.
1.14 prisoner's Solicitor ridiculed the idea °I
establishing a charge ot fraud upon such material'
as those, but ..
The Loan Mayor, said, the present appearance
of the charge was greatly to the prejudice of Ille
prisoner, BDi directed that the drawer of the ,
cheque should be sent for. . • -
The drawer of the cheque said the prisoner Woe.
to hint, and said, he was about to purchase a large;,
quantity of linen goods from a merchant in tbe;'
city, to whom witness's cheque, payable within a" ,
short time, would be as good as ready money. I:l.4:'''
purchase would itiri out in all probability advan;,,
tageously, and the witness should be seettrelk",
against all coolineenciest, by having the goods 10.1
his own possession, and deriving a commissioa
1
from the sale. The repeated assurances that 01 ,:,
course adopted was completely in the line of ordi''.
nary mercantile transactions, induced. the witoo9,
to give his cheque for 6301. to the prisoner, wlie: '
prevailed upon him to post-date it for the accot%
..
Modation of the merchant who was to supply f1'.,,..' '
disposable ankles. Next day the prisoner ealt'"l.*,,
upon the witness, and stated to him that be i)ad i 4;
communicated upon the subject with the snerchatit
who seemed fo.lltink, that three cheques, amount" T, .
ing in their combined sums to that of the dice,
offered, would be_qf more immediate utility to birl't-
The witness immediately gave' three cheques, Of -1
one for 3451. the seetrud for 14.51, and the thiro. ;.
for, 1401, to the pristiner, who said iie should re'•,,!..
turn with the large cheque, and that 'the gohil":;`%
Would be -instantly sent in. The prisoner ,re.,
not as gun- iV as .his word. He made warty 0.
cum, and complained that he Could neither el., ..,'
the goods nor the chequeli. The witness the.ilr,
suspecting that a plan had been laid to:tifra,T.':`,f
him, declared that he. should stop payment oit f; `„:
the cheques, and urged the prisoner very tu4: ~
to restore them into his possession, The:
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inner soon after this assurance brought to 1,...ttf '''f'.4
witness the cheques for 3451. and 145 L, but r ~:'4.
cheque for 6301. and that tot 1401. did not maize". ;.,':a.
their appearance until a time art iced which iotro:„ :"
~,:f::
(bleed them in a very formidable shape at the 13,01‘,, :-;,k
iwime the paymero was stopped. The drawer e.lc: ::T,
dared at the Bank, in the presence of the ca*r: , '..
th
chant,-e present complainant anal others, that.r: , :':iz.
should resist the payment of the cheques, opon-Ll:j.
ground that they. liad,been fraudulently obtaih.c.l • 1.4
Since this circumstance had taken place heitad bag. ' ..;`.
complained against for hiring poitdate4-thechcVe ','l''''
befbre theConimissioners of. Taxes. The result 0'.°64 :•.4.
that he had been fined . 101. for having post 'date',
one of them, but the Commissioners hailtie • .:::'
heard from hith the circumstances of this frs'i; ':.'.i''•
duleut transaction,- inflicted no penalty upon th,e
.r. '..'
whielf was charged as thAecond offence. .111 e .' .
fine to which a man is subject, upon every charge .. '' '
of the kind that is establiShed, amounts' to tOui . j: 1
Proceedings have been instituted by the merclfaer
against the witness for the 6301., goods to Ll',!!0-;
amount having been given to the prisoner bylP ~
present holder. . ' .
el. Y'
It was stated, upon the part of the prisoY. , ..•-:
that the complainant had made.arrange r ements v -1 :
viously to the negociation alluded to, wilie '
merged all the circumstances into a money trolly! .. • -
action, equally honourable to both. - -"ae
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Tbe LORD MAYDA said the plisoner must 111;(7 3 , .
all that to the satisfaction of a Jury, and ordee.t ='
him to find bail to answer the charge of- trate!' ,
the Old Bailey. . .: '•i
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'Yesterday afternoon, while Alderman Sir i°, 0 ,
EAMRR was attentling a Conrt of LieutentsocY
1,.
Guildhall, apparently in perfect health, be.o,,
suddenly seized with apoplexy, and, although ";;', .:'
usual means of cupping and bleediag were inir'',e 4 .
diately resorted 'to, we are sorry to bear, tilf.l) ;,t, ..
still continues very seriously ill.—(Morning. 15,0
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BIRTHS. . of
On Wednesday, in Marlbro'-buildings, Bath, the 140/
Charles Eyston, Esq., or a son.
On the id instant, Mrs. Contiell, Friday-streat, of a_f.,'.../L ti‘

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