The Sun. — 1846-10-20 (London, England)

MARYLEBONE. George Pilhington was placed at the bar charged by Mr. Calling, of the Champion, Earl-street, Lisson-grove, from whose evidence it appeared that on Saturday night last, the prisoner came into the house with his face blackened and his hair powdered. He created a great disturbance, as he had done upon previous occasions—and on his being ejected, he used language of a grossly abusive nature towards the landlord, over whose head he flourished a stick.—Fined 10s.  During the last six or eight months the tradesmen in the metropolis have suffered ,to a very considerable extent by the passing of counterfeit coin of various denominations, and so well have the pieces been executed that the great( st difficulty has been experienced in detecting the imposition. It will be remembered that, in the month of June last an extensive seizure of spurious money was made by Inspector Penny and Sergeant Brennan of the G division, at a house in Duck-lane, Westminster, where the said coin had evidently been manufactured, and it was ascertained beyond all doubt, that a man, named Anderson, had been the occupant of the room is which the discovery of his nefarious practices was made—moulds, &e., were taken from the premises, and every effort Was made to secure the delinquent, who, upon obtaining information of the " scent" which the police had gained, Hastily decamped, and long has eluded pursuit.  Yesterday, Inspector Penny and Sergeant Brennan brought up William Anderson, the man alluded to, and a female, who gave her name, Eliza Wright, both of them charged with being concerned in coining. Inspector Penny said—On Saturday night last, in consequence of intormation which I received, I and Sergeant Brennan went to a house in E4d ware-road, where we found Anderson and another man. I told Anderson he must consider himself in custody for coining halfcrowns, shillings, and sixpences, in Westminster. I and Brennan took him out by force, and, putting him in a cab, conveyed him to the Paddington station-house. He had on him genuine coin, to the amount of ls. Bd., in silver and copper, and a latch-key. He was locked up, and I and Brennan went to 60, Devonshire-street, Lissongrove, when I undid the street-door with the latch-key in question. I spoke to the landlady, to whom I described the man, and she told me that a person answering his description lodged with a female, whom she understood to be his w►fe, in a back room on the second floor. I went up, and finding the door locked forced it open, and in a box found a galvanic battery, by means of which they gave the silvery appearance to coin. On a table was a jar, containing spirits, and in a dish was a quantity of plaster of paris. I and the sergeant also found a quantity of copper wire, and a variety of other implements used in the process of coining. While the search was going on the female prisoner suddenly entered the room, when Brennan immediately laid hold of her. She resisted much, and endeavoured to put her hand into her bosom, with the view, as I imagined, of drawing something out ; I then put my hand in the upper part of her dress, before she had time to effect her object, and drew therefrom two papers, containing 23 counterfeit fourpmny-pieces. She was violent, and cried out " murder' several times. She was ultimately conveyed to the station, and locked up. Witness added that in a closet in the back yard, to which the female prisoner was in the habit of going upon almost every occa>ion previous to her leaving the house, he found concealed from view a bag, containing two double and two single moulds, and two spurious half-crowns. Numerous packages, in which were all the materials required for carrying on the process of coining, were produced by Mr. Penny and other officers, and the prisoners were remanded till Friday.