The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-12 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

EMBEZZLEMENT.—A youth named William Hogg, in
the service of Mr. Charles Trevitt, a gas meter manu-
facturer, carrying on business in the Hampstead-road
and St. Martin's-lane, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Long, charged with having embezzled money to the
amount of 2/. 45.; received by him for and on account of
his master. Evidence was gone into which:clearly esta-
blished the fact of the prisoner having received the sum
in question from Mr. Campbell, of High-street, Shad-
well. He was taken into custody by Baddeley, 248 D.
The' prisoner, who had nothing to say, was committed
for trial.
CHARGE OF AMU:MT.—A lady of fortune, residing
at Bayswater, was charged on a warrant with having
assaulted her cook.
Mr. George, Paddington-street, attended for com-
plaisant; and a clerk from the office of Mr. Dodd, for
defendant.
Complainant stated, that, on the 27th ult., defend int
returned from the country in a very ill humour, and she
(complainant) told her that she should quit at the expi-
ration of a month; on the same evening, while in the
kitchen, defendant attempted to throw boiling
water over her, and struck her over the arm with the
poker, at the same time saying she should like to knock
her brains out. She was unable to get to her bed-room,
as defendant had locked her door, and she was therefore
compelled to remain all night in the kitchen. There
which she was unable to
get.
also wages "tie to her,

Defendant denied having struck complainant, the
latter of whom she charged with assaulting her. She
also said that she (complainant) had charged her more
for sundry articles paid for by her than she ought to
have done; in addition thereto she alleged that the com-
plainant's language to her was insulting in the extreme.
Complainant also struck her over the head and arm with
the lid of a kettle, and called her a tigress and other
opprobrious names. The money due for wages had been
previously offered to her; but an objection was certainly
made to paying other matters for which she had over-
charged.
Tee case was ultimately disposed of by Mr. LONG
convicting defendant in the penalty of 20s. and costs.
LAMBETH.
TUB DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY.—It
will be remembered that some days since Mr. Roper, the
honorary secretary of the Distressed Needlewomen'a
Society, attended on the occasion of an application of a
Mrs. Pongerare, a deseriing but distressed married
woman, to be assisted to employment at needlework, in
aid of the support of her sick husband and suffering
family. On that occasion Mr. Roper stated that the
society recommended experienced hands, and he could
furnish the applicant with the address of a firm who
could give her employment at which she could earn 95.
a week. The address of a firm was furnished to the poor
woman, and thus the matter terminated. Yesterday,
however, Mrs. Pongerare attended before the lion. G.
C. Norton to communicate to him the course she had pur-
sued since last befere the magistrate. She stated that
she had proceeded to the address furnished to her,
namely, Messrs. Gladwin's, 20, Cheapside, and stating
that she came from Mr. Roper, applied for work, but
Was immediately told that they were not in want of hands
at all, for they were quite full of first-rate hands. On
this she came away, much distressed at being thus de-
ceived ; but she had not gone to Mr. Roper to tell him
the result of her application, because she did not know
his address.
Mr. NORTON observed that the statement made by
Mr. Roper, when there, was that the house in ques-
tion was in want. of a supply of the best
hands, and that they would take as many as he could
send. The worthy magistrate stated 'that he had re-
ceived from a benevolent gentleman, resident at Brighton,
but who did not wish his name to be disclosed, a 51.
note, part of which the donor desired should be given to
Mrs. Pongerare, to enable her to meet her present exi-
gencies, and the remainder to the society of_ which Mr.
Roper was the secretary, in case that gentleman suc-
ceeded in obtaining her employment. It would be well,
perhaps, that the applicant should see Mr. Roper, and
inform him of the result of her application to Messrs.
Gladwin.
It was observed to the magistrate' that after what had
taken place there would be little use in sending the
woman again to Mr. Roper.
Mr. NORTON replied, that there was every use in that
course being taken. He (Mr. Norton) wished to test the
good which the society in• question professed to effect.
Mr. Rcpn had declared one of its beneficial effects was
to furnish to persons of good character the addresses of
houses in want of hands. The character of the poor
woman before him had been ascertained by his officers to
be excellent, and alsa they had learned that she was a
first-rate workwoman. If Mr. Roper could not get such
a woman employment it would be a proof that his society
was good for very little:
Cook, the gaoler of the court, stated that the wo-
man's husband was still very ill, but if he should
recover, from his good character, his education, and his
knowledge of languages, he would make an excellent
servant at a railway station. It was to be hoped some
interest would be made in his behalf, so as to relieve the
wife from the entire maintenance of the family.
After some further conversation,
Mr. NORTON directed the poor woman to be furnished
with Mr. Roper's address, and advised her to wait upon
him forthwith, and tell him what had occurred. She
must also inquire from him whether he had any further
means of getting her employment, and if he could not do
so to desire Mr. Roper to write tohim, stating the reason
why he did not carry out his promise.
Mrs. Pongerare left the court to set out upon her mis-
sion, after receiving some immediate pecuniary aid.
VAUXHALL TURNPIKE.—Mr. Benjamin Thorne, the
eminent brewer at Nine Erma, appeared in person to
answer an information 'presented at the instance of Mr.
W. S. Gaitskell, the Se=cretary to the Commissioners of
the Surrey and Sussex roads, for evading the payment
of toll payable at the Vauxhall turnpike.

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