The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

IN RE WOODBRIDGE.

This bankrupt was a farmer, of Kirby-le ,Soken, Essex,
and this was a dividend meeting.

Tho accounts, by Messrs. Han Brothers and Hayles,
shows, debtor to creditor unsecured, £4,937 ; secured,
£15,411 ; property given up, £2,315; ditto, held by credi-
tors £14,500. There is a sutn of £Bl7 available for a
dividend.

Central Criminal Court--This Days

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder,)

Henry Powell and William Finch were indicted for steal-
ing X 9 15, the monies of John Mantle Chambers, by induc-
ing him to play end " bet in games of skittles." The
Recorder said the facts would not maintain the indictment
for larceny, and directed an acquittal.
The prisoners were then indicted for the misdemeanour in
obtaining the monies by cheating with intent to defraud.
Mr. Orridge, having opened the case, called the prose-
cutor, who detailed the manner in which he had been
induced to play and bet with the prisoners, who told
him the usual plausible stories. In his cross-examina-
tion by Mr. Ribton, he said he had been paid
back £lO, but the present prosecution was instituted by the
Crown. He could not now particularise the bets and the
games, but it was at skittles. Powell bet that he could
knock the balls down in a certain number of times, and pro-
secutor bet he could not, and at the time he certainly affected
to win. He was told by the police constable to employ a
person named Allen as solicitor to prosecutor, and that the
prosecutions would not cost him anything. George Ed-
wards, City police constable 343, was the constable who
told him to do so.

Mr. Ribton said he was afraid that the system was too
common, and the bar had to complain of it, and endeavoured
to put a stop to it as much as they could.
. . .

The Recorder said the officers of the Court were taking
measures to stop it.

George Edwards, police constable 343, proved taking the
prisoners into custody and search them, but nothing ma-
terial was found.

Mrs. Meekham, the wife of the landlord of the public-
house, 253, Strand, identified the two prisoners as being in
the house when the prosecutor was there some time in
February.

Mr Ribton objected, there was not evidence even suffi-
cient to maintain the indictment for a misdemeanour. The
prosecutor was playing and betting, and for anything they
knew it was being done fairly.
The Recorder said he did not think there was a case to
go to the jury. No doubt there was a trick being played,to
get the prosecutor's money.
The prisoners were then acquitted.
The Recorder cautioned Powell, as he had been there
before.

The Recorder admonished the police constable Edwards
for introducing any person as an attorney, and refused
costs except to witnesses, and said he should do so in all
cases of the kind.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

WESTMINSTER.

A VERY AGREEABLE SURPRIsE.—EIIen Lay, a very
respectable looking young woman, was placed at the bar
charged with stealing a silk umbrella and pair of stockings.
Mr William Brason, surgeon dentist, 2, Winchester-
street, Pimlico, eaid that the prisoner was sent to him as a
servant from a registry office on Saturday last. She was
engaged to go out of town with prosecutor's wife, and was
to come in day by day until Wednesday,next,when she was
fully to enter into the situation. Prisoner came to the
house on Sunday and left at 10 o'clock at night, and on the
following morning an umbrella and a pair of stockings were
missed. They were taken from a box in a bedroom belong-
ing to a lady who is staying in prosecutor's house.
Mr Arnold inquired whether the box had been left open.
Witness—No, it had not. It was locked, and prisoner
opened it with one of her own keys which fitted it.

Mr Arnold—Where is tho lady ?
Witness—She is not here ; she has gone a little way into
the country.

Mr Arnold—When can she attend ?
Witness—She is a person of wry nervous temperament
and cannot attend. _ _

Mr Arnold—Of course, you can only state the particulars
of the ease from what you have heard, but it is necessary it
should be proved by personal knowledge. If the prisoner
is remanded, the lady must attend, or it will be useless to
remand the accused. _

Witness—The girl admitted that she had stolen the
things. I knew that the umbrella was taken out of the
box on Sunday morning by the lady as it was considered it
would he used that day.
Mr Arnold—ln order to support this complaint it is
necessary that the lady should attend ; if she cannot, it is
useless to remand the prisoner.
'Witness—l know she cannot.
Mr Arnold—Then the prisoner is discharged,