The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-31 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dec. 30.

IN RE THE REV. WILLIAM BAILEY.
Mr. WoopnoFFE made an application to the Court to
set aside the assigneeship in the present insolvency.
It appeared that the insolvent was the clergyman of
a chapel of ease at Tonbridge Wells, and that Mrs.
Bailey, who was possessed of large landed property in
Kent, endowed it very liberally, and paid 3001. for an
organ, stipulating, at the same time, that the insolvent
should be appointed to the ministry of the chapel. The
church was subsequently sold, and assignees appointed
at the time of the passing of the insolvent. A sum of
48u/. appeared over and above the surplus fund of the
church, available to the private creditors of the insolvent,
and this application was made to remove the present as-
signees, who were persons intimately and directly con-
nected with the said chapel of case, and to appoint per-
sons totally unconnected with it. The consent of cre-
ditors to the amount of 1,6001. had been obtained to the
removal of the present assignees, and he therefore moved
for a rule to show cause why the appointment should not
be set aside.

Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS-Take a rule nisi.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-110USE.
A man of respectable appearance and address, named
Thomas Barker, was brought up for final examination on
several charges of embezzlement. More than usual in-
terest was excited by the accusations, as the prisoner had
been for several years in the employment of the prose-
cuter, whom, it had been ascertained, he had been plun-
dering from the first few months of his engagement.
Mr. George Kent, wholesale brush manufacturer, in
Falcon-street, Falcon-square, stated that the prisoner
had been in his service about nine years as a collecting-
clerk, and in that capacity was employed to receive the
amount of hills from the various customers of the house.
Of late witness had reason to suspect that the prisoner
had not duly accounted fur all the cash received by him,
and, on making inquiries, and application to Messrs.
Batty and Co., to Mr. Tozer, and to Messrs. Potts and
Nicholson, found in their possession receipts in the hand-
writing of the prisoner for different sums of money paid
to him on account of the house, none of which had been
paid over to witness, nor in any way at all accounted for.
Alderman WusoN—What do you suppose to be the
amount of the money embezzled ? Mr. Kent—At pre-
sent I have reason to believe that his defalcations amount
to upwards of 7001.
Alderman WlLsox—llow long do you suppose this
system of plunder has been going on ? Mr. Kent said
he had every reason to believe that this prisoner com-
menced upon getting into the situation, and that the
plunder was carried on by means of a variety of inge-
nious excuses and contrivances.
Mr. Robert Feast, a partner in the firm of Messrs.
Batty and Co., of Finsbury Pavement, oilman, stated
that he dealt with Mr. Kent for goods in his trade ; that
on the 20th of October last the prisoner called at is
shop and presented an account, on settlement hf
which witness paid him the sum of 81. 15s. fid. The
prisoner wrote the receipt to the account in his presence.
Alderman Wir,sost—llad you long known the pri-
soner in the employment of Mr. Kent ? Witness—Yes,
for a considerable time, and he seemed to understand his
business well.
Mr. William Tozer, an oil-merchant, carrying on busi-
ness in lialfmoon-street, l3ishopsgate, stated that he was
in the habit of purchasing goods of Mr. Kent, the prose-
cutor, and of paying for them when the prisoner called
upon him as collecting clerk of that gentleman. On the
Ist of May, 1841, witness paid the prisoner, on account
of Mr. Kent, the sum of 61. 45., and took the receipt,
which the prisoner signed in his presence. On the 4th
of September, 1841, he paid the prisoner, on account of
Mr. Kent, the sum of 81. 14s. 6d., for which a receipt
was also written by the prisoner, in his presence.
Mr. George Lovell, clerk to Messrs. Potts and Nichol-
son, of 63, Queen-street, Cheapside, lead and colour
merchants, stated that his employers occasionally pur-
chased goods from the prosecutor. On the Ist May last,
the prisoner received for his employers from one of the
firm, in witness's presence, the sum of 18f. 75., in settle-
ment of an account, awl signed a receipt for the amount.
Mr. John James Kent, wholesale brush-maker, No.ll,
Great Marlborough-street, stated that he was brother to
the prosecutor, and had been in the habit of attending, at
the prosecutor's request on certain days every week,° to
receive, from the prisoner and others, cash received by
the prisoner as collecting clerk, whose duty it was to pay
over all such moneys to witness or his brother, and to no
one else. Witness had examined the cash-book, and
found that none of the sums of money specified in the
above evidence were entered, and he could positively
swear that the prisoner had not paid over any part of
them to him, or in any way accounted fur them.
Alderman WiLsoN—What salary was the prisoner
paid? Witness—My brother paid him 1501.. a year.
Alderman WnsoN—Does the prisoner wish to say
anything? Prisoner—l admit that the receipts are mine.
Alderman WILSON said he had no doubt that the pri-
soner would plead guilty, in the expectation that be
should get off with a slight punishment, as no inquiry
was likely to be made under such circumstances. Ile
hoped, however, that so finished a criminal would not be
allowed to remain any longer in this country, and, in
order to rid society of such a deliberate and systematic
depredator, it would be necessary- for Mr. Kent to accu-
mulate charges against him, in order to show that the
case was no ordinary one.
The prosecutor assured the Alderman that he should
take particular care to state all the facts on the trial, and
that he should indict the prisoner upon six different de-
falcations, in order to convince the Judge that an ex-
ample was necessary.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
IVORSILIP- STREET.
John Atkins, a young fellow of daring aspect, was
charged with having feloniously entered the house of
Mrs. Elizabeth Barber, a widow, residing in Pearson-
street, Kingsland-road.
It appeared that at eight o'clock on the preceding
evening the father of the prosecutrix, an infirm old man,
hail occasion to go into one of the bed-rooms, when he
observed that the window was open, and apprehending
that thieves were in the house, he called out for assist-
ance. The only other persons in the house were a young
woman named Ellen Lee, and a little girl, the daughter
of the prosecutrix, who hastened down stairs, and on
reaching the chamber the girl Lee found the pri-
soner concealed:under the bed. With:the assistance of
the old man, she endeavoured to secure the prisoner ;
but he broke away from them, and was making to-
wards the door, when the young woman ran after
him and seized hint by the collar. The prisoner
made desperate efforts to release himself from her grasp,
but she retained a firm hold of him, and she had become