The Sun. — 1846-07-10 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK. Several respectable. looking young men attended before Mr. Coningham to solicit his advice and assistance under the following circumstances : One of the applicants, a Mr. Bailey, stated that he lives at No. 20, King-street, Tower-hill, and that about ten days ago he saw an advertisement in the Times stating that several assistant surveyors were required for the York and Carlisle Railway, and that inquiries respecting the same were to be made at his (applicant's) residence as abovementioned. Applicant not having given any person permission to refer for information on the subject at his dwelling, was much surprised ; but in the course of the day he was waited upon by a person giving his name and address Mr. England, No. 11, Queen's-row, Spa. road, Bermondsey, who said that he was the author of the advertisement alluded to, and that he availed himself of the liberty of requesting the persons who wished to answer it either to call at, or write to, the address in King- street, it being more centrally situated than his own residence in the Queen's-row, Spa-road. He further stated that he was principal surveyor of the York and Carlisle Railway, having had his appointment from a Dlr. Williamson, of Cannon-row, Westminster; and as there was considerable work to be done in his department of the company's service, he was authorised to engage a number of assistants, and that his terms would be at the rate of three and five guineas a week each tor their services. Applicant, from the respectability of the man's appearance, and the apparent truth of his statement, saw no reason for preventing inquirers calling there; and having a son of his own that he was anxious to provide with a situation, the advertiser, on being spoken to on the subject, readily undertook to employ the young man, and claimed a guinea for placing him in the situation. Applicant readily consented to the agreement, and accordingly handed over the money, and the " surveyor " promised to call on Monday last to take the young man down to the scene of operations in the north, together with several others, whom he had engaged under similar circumstances. On inquiries being made it was found that England had been employed by Mr. Williamson, but was afterwards discharged, and that the company knew nothing of him or his transactions.  Two other persons, named Roughton and Young, stated that they had paid England a guinea under the same representations.  Mr. CornsGrum stated that he regretted he could not grant the applicants any redress, as the false pretence could not be sustained in either of the cases. The man complained against, it appeared by what Williamson said, was engaged on the line, and for some reason had since been discharged from his situation. There was no doubt that the applicants had been deprived of their money, but they had parted with it of their own accord, and without making such inquiries as they were bound, for their own sakes, to do beforehand. He (the magistrate) added, that the applicants could recover the money they had given the person complained of by pro. ceeding against him in the Court of Requests. He again regretted that he could not assist the applicants in the recovery of their money. The applicants then withdrew.  THE MURDER in W