The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-29 00:00:00

same discharged upon your paying me the bonos of 501
down, and to give me a bill of 501. at 18 months date
from this day, the 11th of Deer., 1845, and the said
Benjamin Brown is to give me, the said Charles Jacob?,
a bill of 951. 10s. to hold as his security.
" BENJANIIN BROWN.

"Received 501. in gold."
Witness, upon this agreementand understanding, paid
over to the prisoner 501. in cash, and his acceptance for
501. more at three months. The prisoner, on receiving
the money, remarked that he might require an advance
of salary, and on his replying he did, he handed him
back Si., and placed in his hands with the agreement a
bill of exchange, of which the following is a copy:-
951. 10s. London, Oct. 24, 1845.
Four months after date pay to my order the sum of
ninety-five pounds torn shillings for value received.

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BENJAMIN BROWN.
To Mr. William Mead, 17, Northampton-street,
Mile-end.
Accepted, payable 43, Moorgate-street, City of London.
WILLIAM MEAD.
He subsequently pressed the prisoner to induct him into
his office, but he put him off with one pretext or another.
On Thursday week 'witness met the prisoner at 43,
Cranbourne-street, where he said he was about to get
up some offices. He also said he had paid for some
goods to fit them out, and borrowed three poundA, ns he
said, to pay for the goods. This, he said, he would re-
turn to him in the morning, but from that time to the
present he had not got it back. This and other circum-
stances induced him (witness) to make inquiries about
Mr. Mead, the acceptor of the bill placed in his hands.
and discovered he was not worth one farthing. He next,
made application to an attorney, who recommended him
to give the prisoner into custody on a charge of fraud.
He, in consequence, went to the residence of the pri-
soner, Hope Cottage, Mill-street, Lambeth, and on see-
ing him, he asked if he was going to return his money
and his bill? He replied that he could not do so then,
but should in a fortnight, and he then gave him into
custody. In reply to the questions of Mr. Henry, the
witness said he had made inquiries at 43, Moorgate-
street, about the prisoner, and was told there that he
had merely occupied an apartment there, and had nothing
whatever to do with the railway company there, though
he wrote his letters upon the paper belonging to the com-
pany, and having this description in copperplate at
the top. _ _ _

Mr. HENRY remarked, that it was really astonishing
that any person should have been so soft as to pit with
his money under such circumstances.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said his name
was Benjamin Brown, and that he was in the service of
Mr. Agula, who had formerly been a Spanish merchant,
but was now a civil engineer and projector of railways.
His offices were at 94, Cheapside, 4, Charlotte-street,
Mansion House-street, and 43, Moorgate-street, the
latter peing the principal office ; and witness was em-
ployed to carry messages to and from the directors. He
concluded by declaring he had not told the prosecutor
nor his witness that the railways projected by him were
registered, but merely said he was about to register them.
The prisoner was remanded until Monday, when it is
believed other charges of a similar description will be
brought against him.