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case with a serious judgment, and he therefore pro-
nounced a judgment of 14 calendar months.

IN RE GEORGE LE CREU.

In this case Mr. Dowse opposed, and took an objec-
tion to the petition. The insolvent had an office in
Copthall-court, which he took as a stock and share
broker. He dated his letters from that place, but had
omitted it in his schedule. He had petitioned as a non-
trader, and should have petitioned as a trader owing
more than 3001.

The court ordered the petition to be dismissed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.— William Crake, a man about
50 years of age, was brought before the Lord Mayor, by
Brett, a detective officer, upon a charge of obtaining by
false pretences various small sums of money from his
employer, Mr. J. Walker, corrugated iron manufacturer,
Arthur-street West.

Mr. R. Stapp stated that he was clerk to the prose-
cutor, who was at present completing a contract at
Gravesend, and that the prisoner was there employed as
superintendent of the works, one of his duties being to
pay the workmen their wages. On the 6th instant, the
witness, having received from the prisoner a written
statement of wages which he alleged to be due to the
workmen, on the following day he sent by a clerk, named
Leary, 201., for the purpose of paying them.
Mr. W. Leary, clerk to the prosecutor, proved that
he received 201. from the last witness, which lie handed
over to the prisoner at Gravesend, in accordance with
the written statement forwarded by him to the prosecutor.
W. Hotchkiss, foreman of the prosecutor's works at
Gravesend, stated that his wages for the week ending
the 7th instant amounted to 335., and that the prisoner
had only paid him 255.
In answer to a question by the Lord Mayor, the pro-
secutor stated that if the prisoner was remanded for a
few days he had no doubt that he should have fresh
cases of fraud to bring against him.
The Lord Mayor said he should remand the prisoner
till Monday, but would accept bail for his appearance,
himself in 1001., and two sureties of 50/. each, with
twenty-four hours' notice.

Richard Nash, head cellarman to Mr. Garrett, wine
merchant, Old Jewry, was placed at the bar on a charge
of stealing two bottles of pale brandy belonging to his
master.

It appeared from the evidence of Webb and Bassett,
two detective officers, that as they were walking in
King William•street last night they noticed that the
prisoner's pockets were very bulky. After following
him a short distance, they asked him what he had in
them, when he replied nothing. He, however, soon
afterwards admitted that he had stolen two bottles of
brandy, and begged to be allowed to go.
The property was identified by one of Mr. Garrett's
clerks.

The Lord Mayor sentenced the prisoner two months'
imprisonment with hard labour.

GUILDHALL.— Wm. Saunders Couch, a buyer in
the employ of Messrs. Waterlow, of London-wall, was
brought up charged with the following robbery.
Mr. Sidney Hedley Waterlow said the prisoner was
in his and his brother's employ, and it was a part of his
duty to check the petty cash and certify the correctness
of the entries therein, but in other respects he acted
generally as their buyer. In consequence of certain
entries in the petty cash that we could not understand
we discovered that the prisoner had been abstracting
money from the till and falsifying the entries in the
petty cash, and on being accused of it he admitted his
guilt.
Mr. Alfred James Waterlow produced the petty cash
book, and referred to an entry dated "Oct. 13th, 1853
—freight paid per Marlborough, 41. 3s. 6d.," to which
was attached the prisoner's initials certifying the accu-
racy of the item. No such payment had been paid by
the prisoner or any one else on the prosecutors' account.
There was another item, "Nov. Bth. Freight paid per
Duck, 31. 155., W. S. C." which payment was made by
the prisoner for goods obtained of Messrs. Mordan and
Co., of the City-road, in the prosecutors' names and
shipped on his own account without their knowledge.
He ordered them to be sent to the London Docks, and
put his own name and mark upon them at the time of
shipping them. The prosecutors had since paid Messrs.
Mordan and Company for those goods. Witness
asked prisoner to explain the items he had alluded
to, but he only said, "he could not do it for it was
very wrong, and the devil had tempted him to tile
the money." Witness could not tell the extent of the
robbery, because the prisoner had a general authority
to buy on their account to the amount of from 1,5001.
to 2,0001. per month, and they had always paid every-
thing to his signature.
Alderman Finnis said it was very important to the
public as well as the prosecutors, that the case should
be fully investigated,
.as the prisoner's depredations had
been carried on in such a peculiar manner, and might
extend to a much larger amount than the prosecutors
appeared to expect.
Mr. Waterlow said he asked the prisoner if, on re-
ceiving the remittance from abroad for the goods shipped
on his own account, he intended to have handed it over
to them, and his reply was that he did not.
Mr. Sidney H. Waterlow said he hoped the alder-
man would not allow the officers to search the prisoner's
apartments as his wife was on the eve of her confine.
ment, and they were anxious she should not be harassed
unnecessarily, for they did not believe there was any
property of theirs to be found there.
Alderman Finnis said the prosecutors bad evinced
much kind consideration for the prisoner, but they must
not allow their sympathy to interfere with the duty
they owed to society, and whatever search might be
deemed requisite by the officers, the prosecutors might
rely upon its being conducted with all the delicacy due
to the situation of the unfortunate wife of the prisoner.
The prisoner was then remanded.

BODY-STREET.—Michael Orragon, driver of the
Westminster omnibus 7,014, and Joseph Waddell,
driver of the Royal Blue No. 6,973 were summoned
before Mr. Henry for furious driving.
The charge was preferred by the Rev. Mr. Randolph,
of Coulsden Rectory, Surrey, who stated that he was
the only inside passenger of the first defendant's omni-
bus on Saturday afternoon last, when, on reaching the
Strand, he drove on his horses at such a furious pace as
to excite considerable apprehension in his mind of some
dangerous result. He soon perceived that the second
defendant was endeavouring to pass Orragon, and both
were proceeding at the rate of about twelve miles an
hour. Not liking to remain in the omnibus under the
circumstances, witness desired the conductor to put
him out, and the vehicle was stopped in a few seconds
for that purpose. At the same moment witness ob-
served that the other defendant's omnibus was brought
to a stand also, and from the number of persons who
assembled near it, witness had reason to believe that
some accident had occurred.

The defendants were represented by Mr. Wontner,
but Orragon admitted that Waddell was attempting to
pass him, although both disputed the pace.
Mr. Henry, after thanking the rev. complainant for
the trouble which he had taken in the matter on public
grounds, fined the defendants respectively 30s. and 405.,
and costs.

SOUTH WARK.— John Finigin was charged with
cruelly beating Ellen Finigin, his wife.
The complainant, a middle-aged female, whose features
were scarcely discernible from the lacerated and swollen
state of her face, said that she had been married to the
prisoner about four years, and had two children by
him. They resided in Chapel-court, High-street, South.
wark, and until within these last twelve months they
lived very comfortable. On the previous day he went
out to work, and between 12 and 1 that morning he re-
turned home drunk, and immediately commenced
abusing her. She, however, took no notice of him, but
placed before him his supper, and sat down. He then
abused her again, and struck her a violent blow across
the face with the back of his hand, which caused blood
to flow. She then attempted to make her escape by the
door, but he jumped up and locked it. He then knocked
her down, and kicked her over the head and body until
she became insensible. Had not some of the lodgers
called the police she believed he would have murdered
her.

Mr. Combe—has your husband ever beat you before ?
Complainant—Oh yes, sir, frequently ; but I did not
like to complain, as I thought he would alter.
D efendant--I am a paste-board maker, and hard work
it is. I worked late last night, and when I returned
home and had my supper she commenced abusing me,
saying that I kept company with prostitutes, and had
been to the theatre with one. That so exasperated me
that I hardly know what I did.
Complainant denied abusing or exasperating her hus-
band. On Monday she dressed herself to go to the
theatre with him, when he suddenly changed his mind
and refused to take her, stating that she was not fine
enough for him, and thero were other women better
looking. She merely told him she did not want to quarrel,
when he knocked her down and beat her in that cruel
manner. She could not get away from him, as he locked
the door. Her face was scratched, both eyes blackened,
and her thighs and body were covered with bruises.
The prisoner, who began to fear the result of his
cowardly violence towards his unoffending wife, here
said that he was quite willing to allow her a separate
maintenance if the charge was withdrawn.
Mr. Combo —What, after you have nearly murdered
her ? No, you must suffer six months' hard labour in
the Ijouse of Correction before you can talk of that.
Prisoner—l hope you will not send me there, your
worship. Whit will become of my children ?
Mr. Combe—You are a worthless cowardly fellow,
and I sentence you to six months hard labour. Your
wife and children will be taken care of.

THE REPRESENTATION OF CHATHAM.—The Liberal
portion of the electors of Chatham have invited Admiral
Sir James Stirling, the newly-appointed commander-in-
chief on the India and China station, to a public dinner,
which is to take place to-morrow evening. Sir James
contested unsuccessfully the borough at the last election,
and was to have been again brought forward in the event
of Captain Vernon being found not to be duly returned.
Mr. Romaine is now named as the Liberal candidate•

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