The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-11 00:00:00

IN RE HENLEY AND HENLEY.

These bankrupts were hop and seed merchants, of Ash-
ford, in Kent, and to-day was appointed for the order of
discharge. The claims on the file amount to £12,000, but
the case was adjourned for further accounts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day,

MANSION-HOUSE.

CHARGE OF EMBEzzLEMENT.—A respectable-looking
man, named William Bushell, was placed at the bar this
morning before the Lord Mayor, having a warrant charged
with having embezzled a considerable amount received by
him on account of his employer, Mr. Charles Luton, a
straw-hat and bonnet manufacturer at Luton.

Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared to prosecute. On opening the
case he said the prosecutor was a straw-bonnet manufac-
turer, having an extensive business at Luton Marshes ;
however, to extend his business ho took an office in
Milk-street, Cheapside, and gave the prisoner the entire
management of the business at that office. Not wishing it
to be known that he was doing anything in the retail trade,
Mr. Jones told the prisoner he did not wish the business to
be carried on in his name, and the prisoner suggested that
his name should be put up. Thereupon an agreement was
drawn, which, Mr. Lewis said, could leave no doubt that
the prisoner was only a servant in Mr. Jones's employment.
The agreement specially stated that Mr. Bushell was to
hold the position of manager at Mr. Jones's London office,
and that the business was to be carried on in his name, and
he was to receive half the net profits, and was not to bear
any of the losses in the business. From what Mr. Jones heard
he came to London in May last and discharged the prisoner.
Since that time he had been investigating the prisoner's
account, and the result was that he had found the prisoner
had received several sums of money for which he had not
accounted. Besides the charge of embezzlement, there
was also a charge of forgery, into which Mr. Lewis said he
should not then proceed ; but it appeared that Mr. Jones
was in May last sued upon a bill which was mixed up
with those which passed through the Birmingham Banking
Company, and in which Taylor and Kelley were con-
cerned.

The payment of several sums, amounting to about £BO,
was proved, which Mr. Jones said had not been accounted
for, and the prisoner was remanded.

BOW-STREET.

Mary Ann Cartwright, alias Atkins, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Vaughan, on remand, charged with stealing
a pair of gold earrings, the property of Mrs. Syphoid, the
wife of a oompositor.

From the evidence of the prosecutrix, who wished to
withdraw the charge, it appeared she met the prisoner in
company with a friend of hers a few days ago, and after a
short conversation it was proposed to go and have some-
thing to drink. They went to the Wellington Tavern,
and there she (prosecutrix) spent a shilling, but afterwards
she went to a pawnbroker and pledged ono of her rings to
stand treat with. They then went to the Old Drury public-
house, and had some more drink, and then they all returned
to the Wellington. While they were drinking at the bar tho
prisoner admired her (prisoner's) gold earrings, and took
one of them out of her ears to look at it. It seemed to
please her very much, and in a short time after she came
round to the other side and removed the other. While
she was attempting to replace a pair of jet earrings for the
gold ones she had taken out, she did it in a very bungling
manner, and at length she (prosecutrix) was induced to
put up her hand to her ear, and then she found the pri-
soner was trying to substitute her comparatively valueless
articles for her expensive ones. She demanded her earrings
back, but prisoner said she had not got them. A constable
was called, and the prisoner was given into custody ; and
while she was being conveyed to the station, she was seen
to put something in her mouth and swallow it.
Constable M'Gloin said he took the prisoner into cus-
tody. While she was being taken to the station he saw her
swallow something, and when they were in the charge-
room, prisoner again placed something in her mouth, and,
with a great effort, swallowed it. On looking at her
mouth it was found to be bleeding.
Jane Butler said she saw the prisoner doing something
to the prosecutor's ears. She could not say whether she
took out her gold earrings.

The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said they were
all out drinking, and the prosecutrix took out her earrings,
after they had been together for some time, and said she
would pledge them to get money to finish the day with.
She (prisoner) objected to such a thing, and the articles
were afterwards wrapped up in her handkerchief and after
that she never saw the things any more. She asked some
questions of the prosecutrix, who, in replying, said she was
so overcome with liquor that she could net deny anything
that was attributed to her. She might have done as pri-
soner said she did, but she had no recollection. She said
drink made her quite unconscious.

Mr. Vaughan committna the prisoner for trial, and the
witnesses were all bound over to give evidence at the