The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-10 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

SOUTH LANCASHIRE.-LIVERPOOL, DEC. 9.
Miami Ma. AMICK Csourrox.
BERIOVII CABS OP EMBIZZLLNIENT.

John Itigq, 30, pleaded guilty to the charge of em.
benling sums of money to the amount of 166/. The pri-
soner had been in business on his own account at one time,
but was unsuccessful. Afterwards he accepted a situation
as clerk, some four years ago, from Mr. Samuel heaps,
wholesale grocer, at l'ilkington, at a salary of 701. per
annum, which was raised subsequi ntly to 801. His master's
customer' were allowed a large disooubt for cash payments,
and the prisoner, through whore bands the money passed,
appropriated many of these cash payments to his own uses
(to pay off liabilities emended when in business for hint-
'elf, it was stated by his counsel), entering them as credit
payments, when the time arrived, he adding the amount of
discount necessary. This system the prisoner had pursued
over the four years he was in Mr. Ileape's employment,
until he became unable to avoid detection, when he made a
confession to his muter of having used the moneys charged
against him. These amounts, it would seem, were far from
showing the extent of his embeulements, for the prosecuting
counsel stated, that since his confession, it had been disco.
vered that the defalcations of tho prisoner amounted to no
less than 1,6001.
The learned Judge strongly animadverted on the conduct
of the prisoner, and sentenced him to seven years' tran-
sportation.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION HOUSE.

Wm. William/ow was charged before the Lord Mayor
under the following circumstances :
William Parker, an auctioneer, carrying on business at
3, Cowper'acourt, Cornhill, said the prisoner applied to
me in March to sell a reversion in the 3 per cent. consols of
two Inv dred and seventy-five pound.. After making a
calculation, I said I would give him 901. for it to purchase,
it for myself. He said that that would not do—the money
was too little. He stated to me that he applied on behalf
of Miss Hopkins, who was entitled to it under the will of
her father, a part or extract from which he produced, and,
that her father was a market gardener over the water. The
prisoner came to him again on the 4th of May, and I said
I had a client living close by who would give 951. for the
reversion. He said he would accept that sum, and he
signed the paper produced, which is as follows :
"Auctioneers, s yore and valuers, land, house, and
brewers agents, Threadnieille•street, City, and a, Bean-
voir-place, Beauvoirroad, Kingsland, 1851.
" I hereby agree to take epos the behalf of Mies Elenor
Cook Hopkins, for her pert of the reversion, the sum of 961.
" Witness my hand this 4th day of May, 1852.
" W. NVILLIAMSON.
" Witness, W. Parker, 3, Mansfield-place, Kentish-town."

He was a stranger to me. About a week afterwards the
prisoner applied to me for 55., as he said it would be nixes-
sary to get some document from Doctors.-commons in refer-
ence to the reversion, but I declined giving it to him.
Croas-examined by the prisoner—This occurred at the
Hall of Commerce. A Mr. Hammon introduced you to
me. When you left the abstract of the will ycu said you
wanted 1001. upon it.
William H. Moreland said—l am a general agent, carry-
ing on business at No. 33, Threadneedle street. Mr.
Parker applied to me to purchase a reversion belong-
ing to a Miss Elenor Cook Hopkins. I agreed to pur-
chase it for 1001., and I inquired about this Miss Hop-
kins, but could find no such person. There was a Mrs.
Hopkins, an old lad but no Miss Elenor Cook
Hopkins, and on Saturday last the prisoner was brought to
me by Mr. Parker, who stated that be was Mr. Williamson,
who bad been employed in the matter of selling the reversion
of Miss Elenor Cook Hopkins. I said, "Are you William-
son? " and he said " I am." I said " How came you to
set in this way, representiag this person as being Miss
Elenor Cook Hopkins, wheal have found that she is a
married woman ?" He replied " She is a Miss, and is not
married. I have made no misrepresentation at all. Take
me where you like and I will prove she is Miss Elsner
Cook Hopkins." Mr. Parker then said, " I shall give you
into custody on this charge." I went with Mr. Parker to
the station-house, and the prisoner then said he would ad-
mit she was a married woman, but as "she was not living
with her husband he considered he was right to try and
sill it for her. Miss Hopkins's name is now Mrs. Prior.
Cross-examined—l did not think the old lady's life was ••
m So
peculiarly good one. I went to Jam
street, mers-town.
Mr. Parker gave me the address of Miss Hopkins, but I
found it was the address of the old lady at Kentish-town.
Elenor Cook Prior said—l am a widow, residing at No.
1, James-street, Somers-town. My husband's name was
Joseph Barnabas Prior. He died on the 26th of June last.
My maiden name was Elenor Cook Hopkins. My mo-
ther's father, Thomas Cook, left me some money in the
funds, payable umn the death of my mother. I
the prisoner to sell it. I wanted to sell
it. I know the prisoner as • sort of general agent. I did
not authorise the paper produced to be made out. The
prisoner never asked me if I would take 961. for my rever-
sion.

Crarexamined by the prisoner—I never authorised you
I. wt Ibr me in this business. I never gave you any m•
Mulls= to sell it or to borrow money upon it. I
hemmed money myself upon it. I did not employ you to
get it.
The prisoner—I'll not say anything, bat I wish to call
Ur. Hammon.

Richard Hammon, of 7, Albert-road, Peckham, said—l
am a sharedealer. About March, in the present year, the
prisoner came to me and asked if I knew anybody who
would buy a reversion. I mid yes ; and, knowing Mr.
Parker, of the Hall of Commerce, I introduced it to him.
He said he wanted to sell it fur a hundred pounds. I
mid who is the money for ? He said for Miss Hopkins, of
Kentish-town. I afterwards saw him with Mr. Parker,
who offered him 954. upon it. He refused it, and he told
me Parker had been humbugging him, and kept his pa-
pers. The prisoner left two notes with me for Parker, who
has been in the habit of lending money on security. I never
saw Min Hopkins on the subject.
Committed for