The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-31 00:00:00

[NEW TIMES:I

The Money. Market yesterday evinced a
strong tendency to rise. Consols for the Account opened in the
morning at 82, and gradually rose to 82i, at which quotation
they remained a short period, and then as gradually declined to
82h4, the closing price. It is stated that there was a great defi-
ciency of Money Stock. The Commissioners for the Reduction
of the Debt purchased Reduced at 81i, making the money and
time price nearly equal. Exchequer Bills of 1,0001. from 2s.
dis. rose to 2s. pm., anti closed at par ; those of 500/. from Is.
dis. to par ; and small Bills advanced from 2s. to ss. pm. India
Bonds, Is. pm. • the prices of Exchequer Bills prove that
money is more plentiful. At one period of the day, we are in-
formed, it was lent on the Stock Exchange at 3 per cent. Large
sums are daily received by the London bankers from the coun-
try, but they very naturally act with caution in this early stage I
of returning contidente in disbursing this return of wealth, as
they conceive there may be.a possibility of their being called on
suddenly to assist same of their country correspondents ; still
we understand it is anticipated that they will shortly commence
their discounts again ; indeed, one house has been named as
having discounted Bills of four months date ; this will, of
course, give considerable facility to commerce, particularly at
this present season. At the Bank every thing proceeds with
the greatest regularity and satisfaction. Gold appears to
be accumulating there fast ; and the increase of the
number of clerks in the establishment. proves the anxiety
of the Directors to give every possible assistance to the
wants of the.commereial world. Yesterday was setting day in
Foreign Market, which went off smoothly. Some of the secu-
rities 'had at one period of the day improved nearly 1 per cent.,
but receded again towards the close of the market, and left of
rather above the opening prices, with a firm appearance. The
business in the Share Market was very considerable, and the
rise in some of its securits equalled the rapid decline hich took
plate some weeks since.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday a grocer, named Stanley, who resides in Aldgate„
was summoned before the LORD MAYOR, to account for -hav-
ing broken open a parcel, directed to Mr. Hoskins, who had
carried on business in the same house, and for having applied
the contents (8/. 10s.) to his own purposes. Mr. Hoskins stat-
ed that he had a short time ago carried on the grocery business
in the house in which Mr. Stanley now resided. Amongst his
country customers was a Mr. Poole, who being indebted to
him a balance for groceries, amounting to 81. 10s. inclosed that
sum in a parcel to him, directed to the house at Aldgate, not
beiek aware of his removal from that glace, and gave a fresh
order for groceries to a greater amount, for which credit was to
he given. The parcel had written upon it " Money parcel,"
and was secured in the usual way. Mr. S. however, instead of
sending the parcel to the only person who had any claim to it
took the liberty of opening it himself, and the still more extra-
ordinary liberty of putting the 81. 10s. into his pocket. He then,
without giving any notice of the transaction to Mr. H., made up
groceries to the exact amount of the 8/. 10s. and sent them off
to Mr. Poole, accompanied by a note, signed with his own name,
and intimating that he should be glad to execute orders
for those who had been customers to his predecessor. As soon
as he (Mr. H.) became acquainted with what had been taken of
him, he went to Mr. Stanley, and accused him of having dis-
honestly appropriated money which had been intended to dis;
charge a balance, but Mr. Stanley treated the matter with
marked slight and disregard, said he had merely executed an
order sent by Mr. Poole to him, and that he knew nothing of
any money intended for, or of any letter directed to, that Gen.
tleman. Under these circumstances Mr. Hoskins applied to
the Loup MAYOR, as he considered that if such conduct were
tolerated in the City of London, no man in business could be
safe from plunder. A young man, who had been in the em-
ployment of Mr. Stanley, deposed, that he was in the shop
when a boy entered with a money parcel for Mr. Hoskins. Wit-
ness sent the boy away, informing Min that Mr. Hoskins did
not reside there, and afterwards told Mr. Stanley of the circum-
stance. Mr. Stanley. however, " blowed him up" for not
keeping the parcel. Next day a stage coachman called with the
parcel, and Mr. Stanley took it. opened it, read what corre-
sponded with Mr. Hoskins' statement of the contents, and put
the 81. 10s. into his poket. Mr. Stanley then ordered witness
to make up groceries, which be specified according to the order
of Mr. Poole to Mr. Hoskins, to the exact amount of 81. 10s.,
and the goods were accordingly sent off to Mr. Poole. Mr.
Stanley said, the last witness, who was his discarded servant,
had told the truth, but not the whole truth. The fact was, the
coachman had called twice with the parcel. Upon the first
occasion he informed the coachman that Mr. Hoskins lived, he
believed, somewhere in the Commercial-road, and he declined
receiving the parcel. Afterwards, however, he was induced by
the coachman, who called again, and stated that Mr. Poole
must have the amount of the order, and that he (Mr. Stanley)
must execute it, to open the parcel, and dispose of the contents
•as he had been described. The LORD MAYOR desired that
the case should stand over until Mr. Poole and the coachman
should be able to attend, and that Mr. Stanley should bring
with him Mr. Poole's letter to Mr. Hoskins. On Thursday
the new witnesses came forward. The LORD MAYOR asked
Mr. Stanley for the letter he had desired hint to produce, but
Mr. Stanley declared that he had. entirely forgotten that part of
the direction of his Lordship. file. Poole deposed, that he had
sent the parcel alluded to by Mr;:iloskins to that gentleman
under the impression that he still resided at Aldgate ; lie had not
directed the coachman to give the parcel to other persons, under
any consideration whatever,and hewas astonished at receiving the '
groceries froni Mr. S. of whom he had not theslightest knowledge.
The coachman was then examined—He deposed that he had
taken the parcel to the house in Aldgate, after the boy had called
with it, and that he told Mr. Stanley he was in a hurry, and
bad not time to go after Mr. Hoskins who lived at such a dis-
tance as the Commercial-road ; that Mr. Stanley might i s well
execute the order, as Mr. Poole was impatient for the goods,
anti that Mr. Stanley therefore broke open the parcel. Mr.
Hoskins hoped his Lordship would visit such conduct' as had
been described, in such a manner as would prevent future prac-
tices of the kind. The LORD MAYOR asked the former shop-
man to Mr. Stanley, whether he heard any conversation between
the coachman and his master? The shopman replied in the
negative. But of this he was positive that Mr. Stanley was
vexed at his not having detained the parcel in the first instance.
—The coachman was again called, and in answer to the ques-
tion, whether he had called twice at the shop in Aldgate ? he
said he -had not, but he afterwards qualified the negative,
by saying he did not recollect, as he had so much business
to attend to. Mr. Stanley, upon being told by the Lord
Mayor a second time, that he should have produced Mr.
Poole's letter, said, he admitted that the letter was just
such as had been described. Mr. Hoskins declared most so-
lemnly, that Mr. Stanley had at first denied that he had re-
ceived any letter or parcel at all directed to him (Mr. Hoskins )
—Mr. Stanley said, he considered himself perfectly justified in
having done what he had done. The message brought to him
by the coachman, was, in his opinion, quite enough to autho-
rise him to open the letter and dispose of its contents. lie had
given the full value for the money.—Mr. Hobleler observed,
that, arguing upon the principle which seemed to influence the
defendant, a man might snatch another man's watch from his
pocket, and with propriety send him the supposed value in
gingerbread. —The LURID MAYOR, after having consulted
with Mr. Hobler, told the defendant, that the coachman's
evidence had taken the sting out of the charge, which other-
wise would have amounted to a felony ; that the least that
could be said of his conduct, was, that it was most untrades-
manlike and disgraceful, and that Mr. Hoskins might, if he
thought proper, indict hint at the Sessions.—Mr. Hoskins said,
he should certainly do sa for the sake of the public.