The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—Hugh Joseph Smith, a man of very
respectable appearance, was charged with stealing one
hundred 101. shares in the Great Luxembourg Railway,
the property of his master.
Mr. William Jessop, a stockbroker, of No 5, Token-
house-yard, said—The prisoner was in my employ about
a year and a-half ago as clerk. On the 15th of March,
1854, I gave him 100 101. shares in the Great Luxem-
bourg Railway to deliver to Mr. Mossup, for whom I
had purchased them. Finding a deficiency in my ac-
counts I made inquiries, and then taxed the prisoner
with not having delivered the shares to Mr. Mossup. He
stated that Mossup had left them with him to exchange
for bonds, and that the shares were at that time in the
hands of a person whose name I forget at Southampton.
I went down to Southampton, and could not find any
person of the name the prisoner gave. On returning to
town I found the pri:ioner had absconded, and have not
seen him since until he was taken into custody. I did
net take the numbers of the shares. That was the
clerk's duty. I paid 4501. for them.

Mr. John Mossup, a stockbroker, of Pinner's-hall,
Old Broad-street, said—l gave the last witness instruc-
tions to purchase 100 101. shares in the Great Luxem-
bourg Railway in February or March, 1854. I did not
receive them nor any portion of them, nor the produce
of them. I never authorised the prisoner to keep those
shares to exchange for bonds, nor do I know any person
at Southampton with whom I have had transactions.
After some further evidence Alderman Finnis, on the
request of the prosecution, granted a remand, refusing to
take bail.

BO W-STREET.—TItonias Clarke, a messenger in the
Post-office, was charged with stealing a letter containing
a sovereign.

Mr. Peacock, the Post-office solicitor, prosecuted.
Mr. R. Partridge, deputy comptroller, and Messrs.
Gardner and Dixon, clerks in the General Post-office,
proved that a letter, previously made up, and containing
a sovereign privately marked, was delivered to the pri-
soner at about six o'clock in the morning, to be conveyed
with others to the sub-sorters.

John Forbes, a messenger, and William Smee, a
constable attached to the office, proved that they were
appointed to watch the proceedings of the prisoner, after
the bag of letters containing the one in question had been
delivered to him in the usual course of business. Having
secreted themselves in such a manner as to escape ob-
servation, they saw the prisoner passing the letters
through his hand, and feeling them as if to ascertain if
they contained anything. Presently he selected the
letter which contained the sovereign, and which they
could distinguish from the rest in consequence of its
having a black border across part of the envelope. He
held it up to the light, squeezed its contents, knocked
the envelope against a table, and eventually shook out
something from the corner, which he placed in his rncuth.
He had tried several of the other letters in a similar way
previously, and having placed them all together again
afterwards, was proceeding with them across the build-
ing, when witnesses discovered themselves, and Sinee
took the prisoner into a private raom before the deputy-
comptroller, and other officials, who, on examining the
letter which they had prepared -with the view of testing
his honesty, found that the corner of the envelope had
been slit open and the sovereign taken out of it.
Matthew Peak, the Post-office constable, deposed to
having searched the prisoner, and found in his posses-
sion three gold five franc pieces, six sovereigns, one half
sovereign, and 7s. in silver. Witness afterwards went
to the prisoner's residence, 29, Gerrard-street, Islington,
where he found nine 51. Bank of Fngland notes, two It.
notes of the Bank of Ireland, eight sovereigns, and 2/.
7s. in silver, which the prisoner claimed as his own.
Mr. Henry—What was the prisoner's salary ?
Witness—He was paid 255. a week.

Cross-examined by the prisoner—On finding the above
the prisoner stated, with reference to the five frmic
pieces, that they were sent to him three years ago by a
brother in the West Indies. He also stated that the 51.
bank notes were given to him by a Mr. Benham in ex-
change for 40 sovereigns, and that ho received the two
Irish notes from Mr. Nolan, of the Oust:Nus.
Mr. Henry—The statement as to the five franc pieces
is manifestly untrue, for they only carne out last year.
They were added to the coinage of France by the French
Emperor in 1854.
It was stated that the French soldiers in the Crimea
were in the habit of sending the new gold five franc
pieces home to their friends, and a great many were re-
ceived in this way, in letters, owing to their being so
well adapted for transmission through the post.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

MARLBORO UGII-STRE E I.—Mary Morris, a re-
markably fine, well-dressed young woman, was charged
with attempting to crown herself in the Serpentine.
From the voluntary confession of the defendant it
appeared that her parents lived in Wales. About two
years ago she wai seduced, and she went on the town
She was afterwards taken from the streets by a clergy-
man and placed in a penitentiary asylum. After re-
maining some time in this refuge she was taken into
this clergyman's family, and lived there in a domestic
capacity for several months. The brother of the clergy-
man came to stay at the house, and he induced her to
listen to his overture'. She was obliged to leave the
family, and came up to town to seek another service.
She went to Cremorne-gardens the previous night, and
having passed the night in drinking, she became frantic
at her condition in the morning, and at length deter-
mined to drown herself in the Serpentine.
Mr. Bingl.arn asked her if she had any friends in
London ?

The defendant replied in the negative.
A person here stepped forward and agreed to take
charge of her for the present.
After a suitable admonition from the magistrate the
defendant was allowed to leave the court in the com-
pany of her acquaintance.

THE LATE DISTDRBANCES IN HYDE-
' PARK.

Yesterday, a special session was held at the instance
of Mr. Foster Owen, the High Constable of Westmin-
ster, at the Sessions-house, for the purpose of hearing
the cases of persons whose property had been damaged
in the late distuAances, and who claimed compensation
from the Hundred, under the 7th and Bth Geo. IV., c.
31. The magistrates present were Mr. Augustus Robin-
son, chairman ; Mr. J. W. Thrupp, and Mr. William
Evans ; and notices of claims bad been received from the
following persons :—Mr. Richard Curling, 29, Gros-
venor-street West ; Mr. J. T. Payne, 27, Grosvenor-
street West : Mr. C. Lacy, 5, Wilton-street ; Mrs. Rosa
Taynton, 3, Wilton-street ; Mr. Edward Warner, 49,
Grosvenor-place ; Mr. C. B. Adderly, 54, Grosvenor-
place ; Mrs. Edwards, 34, Upper Eaton-street ; Mrs.
Jane Marshall, 1, Wilton-street; Mrs. Greenbauter, 6,
Wilton-street ; Mr. R.. Puisford, 5, Upper Belgrave-
street ; Lord Charles Wellesley, 3, Upper Belgrave•
street; and Sir George F. Seymour, 115, Eaton-square;
but in -the last three cases the notices have been with-
drawn.

Mr. Curling's case was the first called on, his claim
being for 181. 75., the value of a plate glass window
which had been destroyed by the mob.
Catherine Wright, a servant girl, proved the damage.
She saw a great crowd of men and boys, who were
hallooing and shouting, and who almost frightened the
life out of her. They were pelting as hard as they
could, and they broke Mr. Curling's windows.
To the Chairman—The mob stayed about five minutes,
and then went away, but she could not tell why they
went. They did not appear to be driven away. They
did not attempt to injure the doors of the houses, but
only the windows.
The Chairman inquired how Mr. Curling brought his
case within the Act ?
Mr. Curling said his property had been destroyed by a
tumultuous mob, and under those circumstances the
act said that he was to apply to the raagistraces, who