The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-07 00:00:00

sent a person from the counting-house to be present
at the delivery of the goods, and take the money.—
The clerk returned without the money, Mr. Platt
not having brought the goods home, and witness
despatched a clerk to trace by the carman what had.
become of the goods, while he himself went to Gar-.
raway's, the prisoner having slipped out that he was
going' to a druo'. sale there. There being no such
sale, however, he became alarmed.
('rosy-examined by Mr. FlOwers—The goods.
were delivered for prompt payment. The ordinary
acceptation of " prompt" in the trade is, that the
money shall be paid at the end of 14 days.
John Roach, a town carman, said he was hired to
carry the goods from Botolph-wharf, and he was told
to drive towards Spita:lields, and that he would be
informed afterwards where he was to go. At the
end of Wormwood-street Mr. Pratt came to him and
desired him to drive to the corner of Broad-street,
where another town cart was drawn up, and the
casks were shifted into it. Witness complained that -
it was strange he could not take• the coeds to their
destination as well as another city carter, to which
the prisoner answered—" Never you mind—unload
the goods."
Joseph Harris, a carman, said he was hired off
the, stand in Bishopsgate-street, to take the goods
from the last witness's cart, and he delivered them
at a warehouse in Pancras-lane, near Cheapside. Ile
knew the prisoner very well, and had worked for his
father. Had worked for prisoner a dozen years, and
had carried some scores of loads for him.

The prisoner was apprehended while attempting
to sell the bristles at a low price, at Mr. Kent's
brush-manufactory, in Falcon-square, Mr. Kent
being on intimate terms with Mr. 'Flaw, and having
heard how he had been tricked by the prisoner.
Robert Higgins, the foreman to Mr. Kent, said
that in consequence of instructions from his em-
ployer, he went to Pancras-lane with Mr. Pratt, to
inspect and take a sample of the bristles. Mr. Platt
said he was not acquainted with the article, but a
man owed him a debt, and he had taken the bristles,
as being all he could get. The goods were brought
to Falcon-square as soon as witness had examined
them, and prisoner arrived about ten minutes after.
Mr. Pratt being called on for his defence said,
with some emotion, he intended to pay for the goods,
and he would either return them now or pay for
them. His mother, and fifty other persons, would
assist him instantly with the amount if he desired.
The truth was, that he had a bill to provide for, and
it was not an object with him to sacrifice a few shil-
lings per cwt. to raise money for a few days. He
did not agree to pay on delivery.
Mr. Flowers submitted that the case was simply
one of account, the prosecutor's only remedy a civil
action.

Mr. Alderman FAnEBR6TIIER said an Old Bailey
jury should settle the account. If he should satisfy
that jury of his innocence, it would be a matter of
regret to him (the Alderman,) that he had COUI.•
milted him for trial.

Mr. Flowers asked if he would admit the prisoner
to Lail ?—The Alderman said he could only admit
to bail where he had a doubt, but he had none what-
ever upon this case. Mr. Flowers might still ap-
ply to the Judges to take sureties.
The parties were then bound over to prosecute,
but the prisoner was remanded till the next day
that the depositions might be copied.

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The prisoner seemed astounded at the result.

There was some private conversation about a
second case, concerning a larger amount of property,
but it was not deenied necessary to go into it be-
fore the Magistrates.