The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

HslY MAILXETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 31 16s ; Clover ditto,
315 s to 4/ 16s ; and Straw, I/ 8s to 11 12s per load. Both
Hay and Straw moved off slowly at barely late rates.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 41; Clover ditto,
31 8s to 4115 s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 13s per load. A la'
derate supply, and a sluggish demand.
WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 15s; Clover
ditto, 3/ 5s to 5/ ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 125 per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade dull.

GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
The case of Keys, the messenger to the Court of
Bankyuptcy, came before the Court this morning.
Nothing material was added to the evidence alreacif,
given, although it was understood that other cases could
be established against the prisoner. The depositions
having been read over at great length, he was fully cool'
mitted for trial.

BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY).
Thomas Johnson was charged before Mr. Jardine with
stealing a looking-glass, the property of John English,
a broker, in Great Earl-street, Seven Dials.
The prosecutor stated that he was going towards hi°
own house, having been out on business; he met the
prisoner coming out of his shop with a looking-glass h¢.
his hands, looking at himself in it. The prisoner Po'
it under his arm and went on, and witness passed hi°
and went into the shop. Ile asked his wife what she
had sold the glass for? and she replied that she ha°
sold no glass ; but as one was gone from the shop it
must have been stolen. Witness immediately ran after
the pri,oner, and overtook him a short distance off. Ile
prisoner said he had bought it.
The prosecutor's wife was examined to prove that she
had not sold the glass, and also to identify it as her
husband's property. She had placed it in the window,
but an hour before.
Mr. JARDINE, after giving the prisoner an opportunityo
of sending for a witness to prove his defence (which h
declined, saying, that he could not, as he did know the
number), committed him for trill.
A young man named Essmond, a messenger at
General Post• office, was charged, on suspicion lar gOn e
partly on his own confession), with stealing. a Of
quantity of valuable property, chiefly constAing
jewellery, from letters which had passed through
hands.
Matthew Peake, constable at the Post-office, sal
that yesterday morning he took the prisoner, who t
tempted to make his escape, in charge. On searchl°o
him witness found two gold rings, two gold pencil-cake;
two purses, and a gold chain. He said he had tolo
them out of letters at various times, and had Ore •
the letters into the water-closet. In the roil)
were 14 foreign silver coins and one gold coin (Eognetio
of the reign of William and Mary ,• and on going to
lodgings this morning, he found there a quantit,9.-
property of a similar description to that found On

including a number of gold rings and pins.
Thomas Thorns, plumber at the Post-office, exams°o94
the letter-carriers' water-closets, and had found ly
letters, one directed to " Miss E. S. Matthews, Bart°o
end, Ailsworth, Gloucestershire," and one dated We
Tottenham-court-road, and signed " Emma," the enrol
lope of which was lost. The letter contained meati°ll
a purse enclosed. till
The prisoner, who made no defence, was remanav—
Tuesday week.

CLERKEN WELL.—(T HIS DAY*)
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An old man, named Henry Allen, was charged -d 15
assaulting and wounding Alfred Bloom, a boy, about
years of age, under very aggravated circumstances. ,o
It appeared from the evidence of the police and 0104
witnesses, that yesterday evening the prisoner was ie
drunk, and by his conduct attracted the attention °f",
number of idle boys, who followed, hooting and ()Oleo
wise anaoying him. He made several attempts
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catch them, but without effect, when the lad 13/°
chanced to pass on an errand, and was immediete.all
seized hold of by the prisoner, who raised him UP 1"i
dashed him again to the ground, when he con;nenc-0
kicking him about the head and face in the most es'ill,„°o
manner, until he was at length dragged away by 1°:00
men who fortunately came up at the moment. vibe
raising the poor boy he was perfectly insensible,
bridge of his nose was broken, and there were sele,,A,
severe wounds about his eyes and side of his beTs,
caused by the iron in the prisoner's heavy nailed boew
He was removed as speedily as possible to St. Barth°
mew's Hospital, where he now lies in a very bad elotti;
The prisoner urged in his defence that he was CY
stantly annoyed by boys.
Mr. GREENWOOD said he should remand the priststs
for a week, when the lad might be able to leaveZto
hospital ; however, as there seemed to be no inimeol.,
danger, he should accept bail for the prisoner's aPPeP-
ance until the next examination.

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MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS A
Francis William Schultze was brought up before 5,',
Long, from Leeds, charged with having feloniously stohos
93 Bank of England notes, of the value of 6901 e, to
sides divers gold and silver moneys, amounting in
about 8001., the property of the University Life Ass*"
ante Society,24, Suffolk-street, Pall-MallEast. wit
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It appears that the prisoner, who as formerly aer
on the Eastern Counties Railway, but lost his situarlfbo
became a clerk in the employ of the Secretary aid
University Life Assurance Society. On Christasasl4,
he got into the office, broke open the safe and casirl'44,
and abstracted a large sum of money and abscourl,
Information was given immediately at Scotland-to dt
and Shackle, inspector of the detective police force, 17b0
out a flue and Cry into different, districts. Rearli,,o,
chief-constable of Leeds, after receiving this hand'r of
heard of a young man who had been changing 13037,01
England notes in payment of purchases at differ be
shops in Leeds. Read traced him to the hotel whererej,
was staying, and took him into custody, and found 6'
in possession of the prisoner. Jea
Mr. Clarkson and Mr.,Humphrey's clerk, ortt'nthe
for the defence, and Mr. Talbot, solicitor, for
prosecution.
Charles M. Willick, secretary and actuary to the Urn.'
versity Life Assurance Society, said the prisoner see
employed by himself, as a clerk, at his own Privsao
house, next door to the company's offices. Wien' •
placed about 7001., part notes, part gold and silver, 010
small tin cash-box, and enclosed within a deal box. ~.
saw the money safe about four o'clock on the 24th 13ke-e
last. On Christmas-day some money being raisg%,
from a drawer, led him to inspect the cash-h°oo
He found the outer deal box locked ' • but do
opening it the small cash. box was gone. Heaftervoqd
found it in a bed room at the top of the house, occuPlif,
by the prisoner, with the bottom partly puseglesi °
and the money gone.
Edward Read, chief-constable at Leeds, sail he ""0
the prisoner into custody at the Royal Hotel, Leeds,: be
Monday last, in consequence of information which hie
had from the landlady of the hotel. The cones,,'
found the prisoner in his bed-room, and on the dressi,
table loose silver to the amount of 121,, and a bag ec;bo
twining 320 sovereigns. The witness described s' of
search instituted—the finding of various large san,sio.
money in the prisoner's boxes and pockets, and or 113
titles of jewellery and clothing recently purchased WI
the money stolen by the, prisoner. eto'
William James, superintendent of police at Le
found
several searched the prisoner's room at the hotel, and ie-
several sums of money, and also a key, which open
the safe in the office in Suffolk street. •
George William Spencer, chief clerk to the Life Ai::
surance Society, deposed to having received at gess
Drummond's bank, on the 24th December, in VI;
meat of a cheque, and certain Bank notes, which
saw deposited in the cash• box which locked itself• riPO
placed in a deed-box, which was also locked, and the
was afterwards locked in the safe below. The key °fa be
safe lay in a drawer beneath the counter, which co u1,_,0
opened by one of the keys found on the prisoner, wririlet
key was not the proper key of the drawer. The prise
had no acces to the keys whatever. the
William Spratt, clerk to Messrs. Drummonet the
bankers, deposed to having given the last witness jje
notes in question, the numbers of which he gave' 0. to
could not give the dates of notes without returnina
the bank. that
Mr. Clarkson begged, on the part of the prisoner
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the case might be remanded. The sessions would etisee
on on M nday, and there had acivally been no
to investigate the case on the part of the defence. ,ing
Mr. LONG at length consented to the prisoner
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remanded, and ordered him to be brought up on
day next.