The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-05 00:00:00

of Battle-bridge, and placed at the bar before Mr.
WHITE, charged with forging and uttering a bill of
exchange for 60/. well-knowing the same to be forged.
Mr. Neale, of No. IS, Battle-bridge, carried on
the business of a varnish-maker. A few months ago

the prisoner applied to him for some goods, with
which he supplied him to the amount of about 401.,
at two different times; he took a bill of the pri-
soner's own acceptance for the first order, amount-
ing to 261.; but when it became due it was dis-
honoured, and as he had paid it away, he was com-
pelled to take up the bill himself. In consequence
of his failing in performing his engagement, he called
upon him, when the prisoner expressed his regret,
and said he was extremely sorry, but he had latterly
lost a great deal of money, and various other ex-
cuses; he then told witness that he was determined
he should not be a loser by him, and asked if he had
any objection to take a bill at three months for 604
on a Mr. Thomas Burton, a person of great respect.
ability, at Cowley, near Uxbridge. Witness re-
plied that he would not have the least objection
provided he was certain of the respectability of the
acceptor. The prisoner then said that Mr. Burton
was indebted to him on account of some property
which had not beets settled for,but it was not legally
due to him for some months, although he thought he
should be able to procure a bill from him for the
amount of 601. He, however, wished witness to
be perfectly satisfied with the respectability of Mr.
Burton, and gave him a reference to a respectable
tradesman:in Holborn, on whom he called, and was sa-

tisfied. The prisoner also added, that he did not
want the balance, but would take it out in more
goods of which he was in want. This being ar-
ranged, last Saturday a lad brought a letter to his
house containing a bill of exchange for 601., drawn
by the prisoner at three months on Mr. James Bur.
ton, of Cowley, near Uxbridge, Middlesex, and ac-
cepted by him, payable through the Uxbridge bank,
at Messrs. Glyn and Co.'s, bankers, London, and
also requestiug that the balance might be sent in
various quantities of varnish, &c., as per order. The
bill being drawn on Mr. James Burton, instead of
Thomas, as the prisoner mentioned to him at the
interview, created a suspicion in his mind that all
was not right; and before he furnished the prisoner
with more goods he was determined to make further
inquiries, and sent one of his servants to Messrs.
Glyn's, and also to Uxbridge, who brought him
word back that the bill was a forgery, and he ac-
cordingly employed a constable, who took the pri-
soner into custody at a shop he had opened last
week as a baker, under the firm of Potter and Co.)
at No. 12, Winter-place, Lambeth-walk.
The prosecutor here handed the bill to the Ma-
gistrate, and also several letters he had received from
the prisoner during their transactions.
Joseph Field was in the employ of Mr. Neale, and
went by his desire to Messrs. Glyn and Co., to as-
certain if they knew any thing of the acceptor of the
bill which Mr. Neale had received from the prisoner,
and was informed that they did not know any person
at Cowley of the name of Burton. He then took

the coach' and went to Cowley, Ind found out Mr.
James Burton, who pronounced the bill to be a
forgery. There was also a highly respectable per-
son at Cowley named Thomas Burton, but he knew
nothing of the bill or the drawer.
Mr. WHITE inquired if Mr. Burton was in at-
tendance ? The prosecutor replied he was not; but
he expected him in town every hour, and begged
that the prisoner might be remanded until he could
attend. The witness further stated, that from some
circumstances which had transpired, he had very
strong suspicions that the prisoner belonged to a re-
gularly organized gang, who were defrauding trades-
men by forged acceptances in various parts of the
town ; and he thought, if time was granted, other
cases might be brought forward against him.
Mr. WHITE asked the prisoner if he wished to
say any thing. The prisoner replied, that he re-
eived the bill from a person named Richard Dickins
Askam, who lived at No. 67, John-street, Holland-
street, Blackfriars-road, and he did not know but
that the acceptance was a genuine one.
Mr. WHITE asked the prisoner what business Mr.
Askam was ?—The prisoner said that he raised mo-
ney for persons who were in want of it. The bill
in question he received from him as an accommoda-
tion bill.
Mr. WHITE told the prisoner he should remand
him until Mr. Burton could attend.

The prisoner requested that he might go, in the
custody of an officer, to find Mr. Askam.
Mr. WHITE said, he should permit no such thing.
He did not know that there was such a person in
existence, and if he (the prisoner) wanted him, he
might send a messenger from him.
The prisoner did not think he would come for-
ward if he was merely sent for. If an officer went
with him, he thought lie could get him ; and about
this time (one o'clock) he was sure to be at the
Mail-coach public-house, near the General Post-
Office.

Mr. WAITE again told the prisoner he might
send for him if he pleased; and ordered him to be
remanded.

SUICIDE AT BOSTON.

On Thursday morning last Mary Atkinson, a
se►vant girl in the employ of Mr. John Tonge,
brazier, of New-street, Boston, suspended herself by
a rope across a beam in her master's house, and
though her body was warm when found, pulsation
had ceased, and every attempt made by a surgeon to
restore animation, proved useless. It appears that
she was a girl of a very sensitive turn of mind, and
on the preceding day she had been informed of the
serious illness of her mother, and of her favourite
sister being run over by a horse. These tidings very
much affected her, she became melancholy, and fre-
quently burst into tears. At half-past ten o'clock
on Thursday morning she was last seen alive,—she
was then apparently more cheerful. In a quarter of
an hour Aliss E. Tonge, daughter of Mr. Tonge,
having occasion to go into her (Miss T.'s) room,
found the door fastened. She gave an alarm, and
the door was broke open. Miss Tonge then en-
tered, and found the poor girl suspended from an
iron bar by a rope. With an admirable presence of
mind, she immediately cut the rope; the lifeless body
fell into her arms, and then she cut the cord which
was tightly fastened round the unfortunate gill's
neck. The deceased never evinced any signs of life.
Surgical aid was promptly procured, but, as we have
stated above, without effect. An inquest was held
on the body, at the Falcon Inn, before J. H. How
WAY, Gent., Coroner for the borough, and the Jury
returned a verdict that the deceased destroyed her-
self in a fit of " Temporary Derangement." We
understand from the father of the deceased that,
owing to some words she had with her grandmother,
she some time ago made a similar attempt, but was
then prevented accomplishing her dreadful purpose.
--Boston Gazette.

NATURAL HISTORY.—In July, 1828, J.
SWARIIRECK, Esq. of Sowerhy, near Thirsk, bad a live
toad put into a flower-pot, without any sustenance what-
ever, which he covered with a slate, and buried eighteen
inches deep in his garden. Last month, he caused it to
be disinterred, and found it to be as healthy, to all appear-
ance, as when first in, and of a beautiful gold colour ;
but, on its exposure to the air, it resumed its usual dusky
hue. Mr. S. has again consigned it to its dark abode for
another year.— York Courant.

A Correspondent informs us that about ninety
years ago, the wages of a master tailor, in the village of
Gargunnock, were 3d. a day, including victuals ; those
of his journeymen 2d , and an apprentice ld. The three
generally contrived to finish a suit of men's clothes in a
day, for which Snip pocketed his sevenpence with great
satisfaction. The price of a pair of men's shoes was then
Is. Bd. or 2s. The wages of a principal farm servant 21.
per annum, with the perquisites of a pair of shoes, a pair
of hose, a shirt, and a certain quantity of Scotch plaid-
Lg. In our informant's youth the principal tailor in
Gargunnock charged sd. per diem, and there were other
three less distinguished knights of the thimble who worked
for 4d. " Now," says he, " the times are awfully changed ;
for we have two master tailors who charge no less than
Is. 6d, a day and their victuals,".../Stirlinp Journal,