The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-13 00:00:00

WORTHING.

ALLEGED EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF THE REV.
WILLIAM STUART O'BRIEN.—An ex*raordinary case of
alleged attempt upon a girl seven years old was investi-
gated before the magistrates at Worthing, upon a charge
preferred by the parent, Charles Cutney, a labouring
man, in the employ of C. Gretna, Esq. Not having re-
ceived any notice of the proceedings, we were not in
attendance; and having been refused the perusal of the
depositions or magistrates' minutes, we are unable to
furnish the public with the full particulars. We regret
this the more on the part of the defendant, as they doubt-
lessly contain facts which, we trust, would contradict
effectually the more serious allegations which are in cir-
culation in the town. The circumstances connected
with this affair, as far as we have been able to collect
them, are as follow:—Charles Cutney lives in a cottage
at the top of B:oadwater-hill, on the road leading past
" Charman Dean," the residence of Mrs. Tie waites. The
little girl was returning from her grandmother's at
Sompting, and her grandfather accompanied her to the
foot of the lane leading up the hill to her home, where
he left her. She had got as far as nearly opposite to the
back door of Mrs. Thwaites's mansion, when she sat
down on a bank and took off her boot to remove a
gravel stone from it. While doing so, it is alleged
that the defendant came up to her and committed an as-
sault upon her person; but it, perhaps, would have been
a mercy to the defendant had we the depositions
whereby the full extent of it might have been correctly
published. In the absence of these, however, we do not
feel ourselves justified in stating farther. Some men
were ploughing in au adjoining field, sheltered from her
by a hedge; and hearing the cry of a child, one of them
made towards the spot. The defendant made off; but
the child's father was soon apprized of the circum-
stance, and, accampanied by the defendant, went direct
to the magistrate's clerk's office, where the investigation
took place before the magistrates named above. The
child was examined by Mr. Gore, surgeon; and after
the facts had been ascertained, the bench fined the de-
fendant 41. and 16s. costs, being within 4s. of the highest
penalty allowed by law for a common assault.—Brighton
Guardian.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

William Samuel Smith Neale, chief cashier at Messrs.
Cunlifie and Co.'s banking-house, in Lombard-street, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having
stolen three 1001. bank-notes, the property of his em-
plo3ers. The prisoner bad been a few days ago charged
with having embezzled a bill of exchange for 1501.,
which was alleged to have been received by him on ac-
couut of the firm, but it was stated upon the part of the
prosecution, that the firm did not, on the present occa-
sion, intend to proceed with that case.
Mr. Surr, assisted by Mr. nobler, attended for the
prosecution. Mr. Parnell appeared for the prisoner.
The proceedings excited much interest, in consequence
of the report that the firm had been robbed by some of
their servants, of cash and bills to a very considerable
amount.
The following is the substance of the proceedings, the
details of which occupied his Lordship for a length of
time.
Mr. Thomas Uuderdown, clerk to Messrs. Cunliffe
and Co., said--On the 2d of December last I received
from the Bank of England 2,0001. in notes, and entered
them in our wages cash-book. There were aelonsest
them three notes of 1001. each, numbered from 87,172
to 87,174 inclusive, dated February 11, 1850. I put
those notes in the till. The prisoner was the chief
cashier, and had the control and free access to the till.
It is the duty of the clerk who takes notes from that
drawer to enter the mount of the notes and the dates,
and the names of the parties to whom paid, in the cash-
book. I have searched the books, but there is no entry
of those notes being paid between the 2d and the 6th of
Dec, mber. On the 2d of December there is an entry in
the prisoner's handwriting of 300/. paid to Jones and
CO. I have matched the book we call Jones's book,
and find an entry on the 2d of December,
ni r. the prie t;
ner's handwriting. of 300/. cash. In paying bank-notes
to Jones Loyd and Co. we have not been in the habit at
all times of taking the numbers. It was the duty of the
rlu
prisoner to keep or check that bock. Thre "a v
c oerdd
" cheque" entered in this book. The cheque pod
for 300/. was paid into our house by a customer of ours
of Manchester, where we have a house. The original
entry of 300/. refers to that cheque, but the word cash"
' was written against it by the prisoner. The entry could