The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-30 00:00:00

IN RE R. CLARKE

This bankrupt is the accountant in bankruptcy, and
now came before the Court. This was a meeting for choice
of assignees. The amount of debts and assets was not
stated, but the bankruptcy is attributed to bill transactions.
The bankrupt's salary is £1,500 a year. Assignees were
chosen.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.
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BOW-STREET.

ROBBERY AT DRURY-LANE THEATRE.— Charles Gray,
carpet planner, was placed at the bar charged with stealing
a quantity of felt carpeting, the property of his employer.
Mr. Lyons, of Bell-yard, Temple-bar, upholsterer, said
the prisoner was in his employ, and was engaged with a
number of other workmen at Drury-lane Theatre. This
morning on his arrival at the theatre to superintend the
carrying out of his contract for carpeting the lobbies, cor-
ridors, and boxes, he found the defendant in custody of the
fireman of the establishment for having attempted to take
away a quantity of scarlet drugget, which he was engaged
in laying down in the boxes. When he was engaged he
was expressly told that no perquisites would be allowed,
and the bundle produced contains some very large lengths of
material which had been tied up inside a lot of smaller bits.
There was enough drugget to furnish one of the boxes.
Mr. Corrie asked the prisoner what answer he had to
make to the charge

Prisoner said it was quite true that he had taken the
cuttings, but they were his perquisites, and to which he was
entitled by the rules of the trade. A planner was always
allowed his cutting.

Mr. Corrie —But you don't mean to call the large pieces
" cutting ?" If the case was mine I should not allow such
pieces to be taken away from my house.
Prisoner—Yes, they are all cuttings, and I am entitled to
them by the rules of the trade,

Mr. Corrie—You were expressly told when you were en-
gaged that no perquisites would be permitted.
Mr. Lyons—l have now upwards of 30 men employed,
and if each one was to take away such " cuttiegs" as those
now in court, I should soon feel it very seriously. It was
only yesterday morning I stopped a man taking away some
of the same material, but nothing like the quantity now in
court.

Edward Hamilton, one of the firemen engaged at Drury-
lane Theatre, said he stopped the prisoner with the bundle
as ho was leaving the theatre this morning. He asked him
for the pass authorising him to take the things away, and
as he could not produce one he was detained until Mr.
Lyons came. Prisoner said he was en itled to the carpet
by the rules of the trade

Mr. Lyons said he was certain there was a ready receiver
for such goods, and if the prisoner would only tell him
where any of.the cuttings that were at present missing had
been disposed of he would not press the charge so strongly
against him.

Prisoner consented to do so, and the case was adjourned
for a week, in the meantime defendant being admitted to
bail.

homas Box was charged with stealing a large portman-
teau from the shop of Mr. Bengougb, in Holborn.
The prisoner, in the most impudent manner, entered the
shop, shouldered the property, and was deliberately walk-
ing off with it when he was stopped by the porter,
Mr. Gerrie committed the prisoner for four months, with
hard labour.