The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-30 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

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Edward Martin, who was remanded on a charge of
having fraudulently obtained 67/. from Mrs. Elizabeth
Gregory, of Barking, Essex, was again placed at the bar
before Mr. Tyrwhitt, for further examination.
Mr. Daniel Gregory, husband of the prosecutrix, who
had advanced the prisoner 104., under a representation
that it was part payment for expenses to obtain posses.
sion of an estate at Brentwood, Essex, of Lady Hub-
bard, to whom his wife was next of kin, and Miss Gre-
gory, an interesting, intelligent young woman, gave evi-
dence in confirmation of the evidence for the prosecution.
The prisoner, it appeared, had made a proposal of mar-
riage to Miss Gregory in the event of the estate being
obtained for her parents. ,
Mr. TYBWHITT said he should commit the prisoner
for trial, and in doing so he should be happy to remove
an impression that the prisoner had effected the ruin of
the prosecutrix's daughter. That remark he considered
due to her under the trying circumstances.
Mr. Sidney thanked his Worship, and suggested an.
other remand in order that he might produce necessary
evidence from Doctors' Commons and the Lord Chan..
- cellor's office.
The prisoner was then remanded.
LAMBETH.
Samuel Smith Michlehurgh, a well-dressed and re-
spectable-looking young man, was placed at the bar on
Saturday before the Hon. G. C. Norton, on suspicion
of baying wilfully set fire to the premises of Mr. W.
H. Fleming, an extensive brewery on Camberwell-
green, and also with embezzling 1001., the moneys of
his late employer.
From the statement of Mr. T. B. Fleming, a solicitor
and brother to the prosecutor, it appeared that the
prisoner had, been in the service of Mr. W. H. Fle-
ming as confidential clerk at his brewery on Camber-
well-green for eight or nine years, and had been dis-
charged about a month. Since his discharge some
irregularities had been discovered in the accounts, which
led to an investigation, and the result was a discovery
that upwards of 100/. received by the prisoner had
not been properly accounted for. In consequence of
this discovery the Messrs. Fleming sent for the pri-
soner on Friday morning, and, placing before him a list
of the sums found to have been irregularly entered on
the books, asked him to explain the matter. The pri-
soner admitted that some of the entries were irregular,
but still declared that the whole of the moneys received
by him had been regularly paid in. The Messrs.
Fleming, notwithstanding his assertion, told him at the
time they had no doubt he had embezaled moneys to the
amount of at least 1001., at the same time they did not
wigh to take him, by surprise, and should allow him to
remain at large, and bring a solicitor with him on the
following (that) morning to go through a regular ex-
amination of the accounts, with the view of ascertaining
the exact amount of the deficiency. This arrangement
having been decided on, the books were placed in an
iron safe in the counting-house, and locked up in the
prisoner's presence. On the same night, or rather at
one o'clock on Saturday morning, a fire originated in the
counting-house where the books were placed, which
led to the total destruction of the whole of Mr- Flem-
ing's premises, and the consumption of property amount-
ing to nearly 3,000/., and also to the burning of two
valuable horses. The suspicion entertained against the
prisoner arose from the fact of his having been found on
the premises shortly after the breaking out of the fire,
from the fire itself having occurred at the very place
where the books were deposited, and from the benefit he
might derive by the destruction of the books containing
the false entries, by which alone his delinquency could be
established. The books, however, have escaped destruc-
tion with the exception of their covers, and the leaves are
sufficiently perfect to be examined.
Mr. Henry Dance, who succeeded the prisoner in his
situation, deposed that between nine and ten o'clock on
the night before he went round the premises, and found
everything perfectly safe. The counting-house, he was
perfectly confident, was without fire or light, except one
small light in the brewery. At about one o'clock he was
awoke by a strong smell of fire, and immediately after
heard a loud knocking at the front door, and cries of
" Firer and on getting out of bed found the counting-.
house on fire, but the brewery at that time was free
from fire. _ _ _

In reply to a question from the magistrate the wit-
ness said he had not seen the prisoner at or near the
premises on Friday evening or night.
Mr. James Brown, landlord of the Tiger public-house,
on Camberwell-green, said, that on the night before the
prisoner And another person came to his house at about
five minutes before twelve o'clock, and remained at his
bar until the cry of " Firer' was raised. On lo,king
out witness said he thought it was the school houses
that were on fire, but the prisoner said it was the
brewery.
Henry Tuck Hagan, a cab master, said that about a
quarter to twelve o'clock he got on an omnibus at the
Elephant and Castle, on which he found the prisoner.
They rode together to the Tiger on Camberwell-green,
and they both got off the vehicle and remained at the
Tiger until the fire was discovered.
The. prisoner, in reply to the charge, said, that after
leaving the Messrs. Fleming he wrote a letter to his
solicitor, but this he subsequently destroyed, and had
spent.the-evening in walking about Islington. He then
came to the Elephant and Castle, and got on an omnibus
there; as stated 'by the last witness.
Mr. Flemink.requested a remand, to give an oppor-
tunity to have the particulars of the fire inquired into
by Mr. Carter, the coroner.
Mr. NORTON thought such an inquiry very desirable,
and remanded the prisoner for a week. He, however,
accepted bail, for his attendance, himself in 2001., and
two sureties in 1001. each. •

_
George Groves, a footman in the service of Mrs. Har-
riett Kemble, of Tulse-hill, sister-in •law to the late
Member for Surrey, was brought up on a charge of steal-
ing and pawning
,upwards of 100/. worth of plate, the
property of his mistress, and afterwards absconding, on
Monday last.—The prisoner was remanded.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

OF FRIDAY.
DIVIDENDS.

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At the Court, Basinghall street.
W. B. Brodie and O. G. Brodie, Salisbury, bankers,
Nov, 29, at eleven—F. G. Wilson, Vangbourne, Berk-
shire, draper and grocer, Nov: 24, at two—Mary But-
, terfield, Royston, Hertfordshire, linen draper, Nov. 21,
at eleven—J. S. Dobson, Harlow, Essex, surgeon, Nov.
21, at twelve—J.-Rogers, Northumberland-street, Strand,
oil and Italian warehousemen, .Nev. 23, at eleven.
In the Country.

E. Cato, Hartlepool, Durham, inn keeper, Nov. 23, at
half-past eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—
W. Tench, Winlaton, Durham, grocer and draper,
Nov. 23, at half-past ten, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne—J. Hudson, Neweastle-upon-Tyner, marine store
dealer, Nov. 23, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne—Martha Serle, Aberavon, Glstnorgenshire,
licensed victualler, Nov. 17, at eleven, at the Court,
Bristol—A. Singer, Trowbridge. Wiltshire, grocer, Nov.
17, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—W. Shiers, Man-
chester, paper hanger, Nov. 21, at twelve, at the Court,
Manchester. •
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.

P. Cruickshank, Manchester, coal dealer, 7id., on
Tuesiay, Oct. 31, and every following Tuesday, between
tell and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester.
J. Crowder, Macclesfield, silk throwster, 18s. Id., on
Tuesday, Oct. 31, and every following Tuesday, between
ten and one, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester.
W. Foyer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hatter, 2s. 41d., on
Saturday. Oct. 28, or any following Saturday, between
ten and three, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-
upon -Tyne.
G. Wilkinson.un., Louth, Lincolnshire, joiner and
builder 4s. 19d.i oo Friday, Oct. 27, or any subsequent
Friday, between elpqn and two, at the office of Mr, Car-
rick, null.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Dasinghall-street.
A. Blnywo Toistock-street, Covent-garden, muicAl