The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct 21.

(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge.)
Margaret Carey, 24, was indicted for stealing, in
the dwelling-house of Henry Lambert, a gold watch,
value 131., and six sovereigns, his property and
moneys.
The prosecutor was a publican, keeping the Cale-
donian Arms, Caledonian-road ; and about a fort-
night ago the prisoner entered his service as a maid
of all work. It was his custom to keep money in a
cash-box, which was deposited in an iron safe in his
bed-room, to which there were two keys, one of which
he kept himself, and the other was kept by Mrs.
Lambert, in a dressing-ease in the bed-room. On
Tuesday last, whilst the prisoner was employed scour-
ing the bed-room, the prosecutor went to the safe,
and at that time there were 46 sovereigns in it, but
when he went to it again some short time afterwards,
he found that six sovereigns had been abstracted.
Suspecting the prisoner, and knowing that she had no
money when she entered his employ, he examined a
bundle belonging to her, and in the pocket of a gown
he found three sovereigns, one of which he recognized,
by a peculiar mark, as one he had put in the cash-box
on the preceding Saturday. Mrs. Lambert's key was
found safe in the dressing. case. The prisoner, when
accused, was excessively insolent, and a police-
man was called in and directed to take her into cus-
tody. The prisoner then said she would not go with-
out an old petticoat which was in the hack kitchen or
washhouse ; but that was disregarded, and she was
conveyed to the station-house. Afterwards, on a fur-
ther examination of the safe, a gold watch was missed,
and after a search it was found wrapped up in the
petticoat which the prisoner had been so desirous of
possessing when she was apprehended, and which was
found in the back washhouse, concealed under the
sink.

The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Court
sentenced her to nine months' imprisonment.
In the case of Dvda/e, of Iloly well-street, who
was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, for having
in his possession, with intent to sell, obscene prints
andit was submitted on his behalf that
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stated on the face of the indictment,
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to consider whether it would
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grant a case on the point, for the decision of the Court
of Appeal.
The Learned JUDGE now said that he had well
matter, and his opinion was that the
sufficient. He should, therefore, leave
indictment considered
the defendant to his writ of error, if his advisers
thought it desirable that he should avail himself of it.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREE7'.

A middle-aged man named Francis Siarbook, de•
scribed as a fruiterer, in Burnett's-building, Bethnal-
green, was placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eyncourt
charged with a criminal assault upon his servant
Emma Allen, a girl twelve years of age.
The complainant stated that she bad been for a con-
siderable period in the service of the prisoner, who
was a married man with a family of three children.
The prisoner had never exhibited any impropriety in
his conduct towards her until the evening of Friday
se'nnight,lwhen.he called her into the bed-room during
the temporary absence of his wife, and without utter-
ing a word, caught hold of her and proceeded to acts
of the grossest description. She used her utmost
efforts to escape from him, and screamed loudly
for assistance, but the only persons in the house at
the time were his own children, whom she
had just put to bed, and he succeeded in perpetrat-
ing the outrage complained of. She had been ever
since in extreme personal suffering from the effects
of his infamous conduct towards her, but was too
much ashamed to communicate the facts to any one
until the preceding day, when her illness attracted
the notice of her father, in answer to whose in-
quiries she made a full disclosure of the treatment
to which she had been subjected, and he gave the
prisoner into custody.
Police-constable Middleton, 474 N, stated that on
apprising the prisoner of the nature of the charge
when he took him into custody the prisoner re-
marked that he had heard all about it, but that he
was innocent of the charge, and was glad that he
had an opportunity to clear himself of it.
Mr. George Coward, the divisional surgeon of
police, who attended the complainant, deposed to ap•
pearances which went to satisfy him that extreme
violence had been used towards her, and that a capital
offence had been completed.
The prisoner, who remained perfectly silent during
the investigation, and offered no defence, was ordered
to be remanded for a week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Thomas Robert Mellish, manager, and James
_Douglas, clerk, in the employ of the Patent Silvering
Glass Company, Berners-street, Oxford .street, were
brought up for further examination, charged with
having fraudulently embezzled upwards of 3,0001.,
the property of the company.
Mr. 13allantine and Mr. Wakeling were for the
prosecution ; Mr. Lewis for the prisoners.
The evidence in support of the charge was developed
at several examinations, but, from its extreme length
and obscurity, the charge was not very strongly
made out. The evidence was mainly directed to prove
that fur a length of time the prisoner Mellish, in con-
junction with Dougias, had committed frauds on the
company by paying the workmen one amount of
wages and charging another amount to the company,
by paying the tradesmen's bills, and by charging
higher amounts to the company by the aid of dupli-
cate hills.
Mr. Frederick Hall Thompson said he was by pro-
fession a surgeon, but carried on the glass silvering
business in Berners-street, in partnership with Mr.
Varnish and others. In the autumn of 1849, the
prisoner Mellish was engaged to manage the glass
department. The prisoner, before being engaged,
stipulated to have the engaging of all the workmen ;
that they should be under his control ; and that he
should not be unnecessarily interfered with in his de-
partment. The pay of the prisoner was to be six
guineas a week. Before this engagement had taken
place witness entered into partnership with Mr.
i Varnish. About five months afterwards the prisoner

Douglas was engaged as clerk, to assist the prisoner
Mellish. His wages were to be from 2.55. to 30s. per
week. In consequence of the large sums paid in the
shape of wages and tradesmen's hills, he told Mellish
the company appeared to b: led into great expenses
without any visible return. The prisoner Mellish
always answered, when so accosted, " Have patience."
Had never heard of double bills from the tradesmen.

Cross-examined—Mellish had the hiring of the
workmen. The wages book was actually in Mel-
lish's desk. Had frequently seen Mellish with pencil
in hand examining the wages book. At the end of
the week Mellish and Douglas sent the wages book
to the chief clerk, Dean. Mellish knew the exact
amount of the wages bills. Prosecutor purchased the
silvering patent. Mellish had also a patent, but not
of the same description. Did not recollect there
being a partnership agreement with Mellish. Did
not destroy a partnership agreement with Mellish.
Some premises were opened in Regent-street in the
name of Mrs. Mellish, and goods were invoiced by
the company to Mrs. Mellish. The premises were
given up, but had a doubt whether the goods were
returned. After the discovery was made that fraud
had been committed, the books were examined, and
3,0001. was the amount up to the present time pre-
sumed to be deficient. Mellish had declared that he
could prove, either night or day—they were his
words—that the accounts were correct, and that vou-
chers could be produced. It had been discovered
that as much as 100 per cent. had been repeatedly
overcharged on the workmen's wages.
Mr. Edward Varnish, Hyde Park-gardens Villas,
in partnership with Mr. Thompson and others, was
present when Mellish was engaged, and heard him
stipulate to have the control and engagement of the
workmen. Had frequently seen Mellish with the
wages book checking the accounts. The book was
usually kept on his desk. The prisoner Douglas was
engaged as clerk at Mellish's recommendation.
John Lay, glass engraver, 43, Stanhope-street, had
been employed by Mellish to do work for Varnish
and Co. Sent in a bill to Varnish and Co. for 14s.
Was paid the amount by Mellish, and was told to
make out a second bill. Did so, and receipted it at
Mellish's request. That bill had been altered from
14s. to 11. 14s. Had given duplicate bills for work
done on more than twenty occasions. _ _

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Benjamin Dean, chief clerk, proved that the bill
for V. 14s. in thst book was entered in Douglas's
handwriting. The prisoner Mellish must have seen
the book, as the glass department was under his
control.

Thomas Harris, glass stainer, had done work for the
firm. His bill on one occasion came to 14s. Douglas
told him to make out a duplicate bill. Did so, and
the duplicate bill had since been altered to 3/. 14s. ld.

William Benson had sent in various bills to the
company for work done. One bill, for Bs., had been
altered to 2/. Bs.; another for 10s., to 2/. 10s.; ano-
ther for Bs., to 2/. Bs. ; and another 103., to 4/. 10s.
Witness, at the request of the prisoner, usually re-
ceipted two bills.

The above was the substance of the evidence
placed on the depositions. The alleged embezzlement
was found out in this accidental way :—The book in
which the payments were entered was lying open,
and one of the persons who had been paid, seeing a
larger amount entered to him than he received, made
the circumstance known, and an investigation was
immediately entered upon. Douglas admitted the
charge against him, and did not deny that he had
made the alterations in the vouchers. This avowal,
however, did not relieve Mellish from suspicion, as it
was presumed he could not have been ignorant of the
alterations in the books and the bills, as he had them
constantly under his notice, and it was his duty to
see they were correct.
The prisoners were fully committed ; but, under
the peculiar circumstances of the case, Mellish was
admitted to bail.