The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDIIALL.—EdwarcI Goddard was charged with
embeziling the moneys of
.his master, Mr. Neville, a
bAker, of Holborn-hill.

It was alleged that the prisoner had been in the habit
of delivering bread to bib master's customers, and, on
receiving the money, lie entered more bread in the book
than le had delivtred, and charged hie master with the
difference.

.11.45 whO.dunied. the. charge, Was fully cora-
mitteil for trial.
Robert Basset was charged with forging .a cheque for
7t., with intent to defraud Messrs. Goshn* and Sharpe,
the hanker's, of Fieet street.' •

The prisoner was clerk to 'Messrs. Rutter and Trot-
ter, solicitors, of Ely-place, and had been in the Nervice
of a solicitor of the name of Alfred Sayers Edmonds, of
Gray's-inn, whose signature he furged to the cheque in

After all the evidence had been, read. over to him, he
said he wits unconscious he was cotninitting forgery at
the time he wrote his late-employer's name to the o :eque,
because he did not attempt to imita e Mr. Editiond's
signature. He had no felonious Intention in doing so,
for he was deficient in his accounts, awl not wishing to
be 'charged with embezzlement he adapted the present
course to relieve him from hiS difficulty, intending to
pay the amount into the bank to Mr. Edmond's credit
on the followiog day,' when he expected to be in receipt
of money from the country, • -
The prisoner was committed for trial.

'ORSHIP-STREET.— William, Cotton, a powerful
young man, was charged with the following scandalous
outrage upon a-married woman pawed Isabella Dyer.
The complainant, whorie left eye was frightfully con-
tused, with a cut directly beneath it, stated that her hoS:.
band, who resided in the Curtain-road. had latterly em-
ployed the defendant to re Hove some goods, reg rrdiug
the payment for -which, it would -appear, he was dissa-
tisfied, and had since conducted him•-elf most violently,
swearing to murder them both.l Be,iveen 8 and 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, during her husband's ab-
sence from home, the defendant came there and de-
manded to speak, with him. Witness replied that he
had better call some other. time, but bad scarcely made
the remark, when defendant poked his finger at her eye,
causing the cut now perceptible, at the same time swear
ing with a fearful oath that he
.would have her -- eye
out. She escaped from her assailant; and tan into the
street, where she met her husband and while relating
the attack upon her, defendant again made his appear=
ance, and renewing his previous threat, struck her a violent
blow on the forehead, which felled her to the ground ie a
state of stupefaction. On recovering; she found the bloo I
trickling from , her .eye,. and felt so exceedingly f l at
the station as to occasion a succession of fainting firs.
Complainant added that f r some time she had been in
a declining state of health, and was now suffering greatly
from the violence to which she had been subjected.
Complainant's account of the second assault and its
effects upon her was fulty aubsttintiated by her husband
a❑d police-constable Lee, G 70.
Defendant protested that be had not been well used
by IV r. Dyer in business tnatters, and that the blow re-
?nixed by complainant was intended for her husband.
• Mr. Hftminill said it •was manifest the •defendant had:
contemplated a serious injury, and deliberately attempted
to gouge out the complainant's eye. Providentially the
intention had been frustrated, but a second and very bad
assaul had been committed on her. The worthy magis-
trate then observed that he was resolved to carry oqt the
provisions of the act for the. protection; of women to the
fullest extent,.and sentenced the prisoner to six months'
imprisonment with hard labour.

01' ST. MARY, LAJIBETEE.

The greatest excitement was manifested last night by
the announcement of the majority for Messrs. Grey
and Plews for the office of-churchwardens of this popu-
lous parish, and thimighout the day that excitethent
seenick to have increased as the polling proceeded.
The exertions of the'eommittee of Messrs. Grey and
Plews,'in accordance with resolutions liaised on Wednes-
day, were, as will be seen by the numbers polled, of the
most active description, and' ,throughout the day it was
evident that those exertion- had not been slackened.
At the hour of closing the poll for the day, the neigh-
bourhood of the polling place exhibited inure the appear-
ance of a contested election for a seat in Parliament
' than fur the attainment of parochial honours.
The number of votes for the respective candidates
were declared as follows
• For Mr. GREY ... 687
FLEWS '731.
Mr. Stratton .
I) Mr. Barnard
......... ... 402
Thus it wilt be seen that the prominence obtained by
the two first-named gentlemen on Wednesday was main-
tained yesterday. The effort; of the committee of the
popular candidates, it was, declared, would not be relaxed,
and it was determined to follow up the victory of
yesterday by maintaining the pride of place" that had
been already achieved, and to return Messrs.- Grey and
Plews by such a large majority as would have a lasting
effect on their opponents.
The list of candidates for the Highway Board issued
by the above-namedlentjpipeii the success of
the d'aP:
The poll will finally close this evening at five o'clock.

' PIINISIMFENT OF DEATH. —Mr. Ewart has given notice
of his annual bill for Ow tet4l repeal of the pullielatoeut
of cloth,