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[PRICE SD.

It will be recollected that under the head of Green-
wich police, in our Monday's paper, a charge of atasult

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Soyer's, together with napkins and table•cloths, the part
on each article containing the marks having been ct It off.
and the cloths fre.-11 hemmed. Some of the cloths were
found secreted under a bed in the prisoner's house. It
appeared from a statement made by the prosecutor,. that
since the establishment had been open articles were
daily missed, and he had lost not less than 60 dc-a ens, of
napkins, but since the prisoner had been in custody there
had been no complaint of any property being missing
Mr. METCALFE addressed the jury at great length for
the prisoner, and contended that as two sons of the pri-
soner were employed upon M. Soyer's estaltdishmen it, it
might be possible that the theft had been committed by
them, without the knowledge of tho parent, and untieas
they were satisfied that inch had been done with the
knowledge and consent of the prisoner, he was enti lied
to an acquittal at their hands.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The Learned RIDGE sentenced him to herd labour -for
niTle calendar months.

ROBBERY AT CREMORNE GARDENS.—George Orange,
a rospcctably-dressed young man, was iudicted for
having stolen a gold watch, value 8/., the property, of
Eugene Cuno, a Frenchman, from his person.
It appeared that on the night of the 14th ult., I ifter
the performance at Cremorne Gardens, there was a great
rush of persons to obtain tickets to come down the river
by a steam-boat, the prosecutor being in the crowd, and
the prisoner pressing against him. He immediately
missed his watch, and saw him running away with his
handkerchief in his hand, which he had no doubt c on-
tained his watch. The prisoner and another an has tily
quitted the gardens together, and while running their
hands met together. The prisoner was stopped by • per-
sons outside the gardens, and given into custody, but not
without an attempt on the part of the man who wes with
the pziscner, by putting out his foot, to throw those
down who were in pursuit of him.
The prisoner denied all knowledge of the robbery,
but the jury found him Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE had a suspicion that he was a
member of the " swell mob," and to allow inquiries to be
made as to his character, he should defer passing sen-
tence until next session.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
John King, a person in the employment of Mr. Bell,
of Jewry-street, ludgate,
clothier, was brought bel ure
Sir P. Laurie charged with having embezzled sew vet
sums of money, and also with having committed robbery.
Mr. F. Wood, pawnbroker, proved that he hod paid
the sum of 71.35. 10d. to the prisoner, on =min', of
goods supplied by Mr. Bell. Mr. G. Byford, slop-seller,
proved that he had paid to the prisoner 10/. 10s. on no.-
count of goods supplied by Mr. Bell ; and Mr. Goul d
proved that he had paid to the prisoner, at different timos
sums amounting in all to 191. 19s. for the same trades..
man. The prisoner had not accounted for those sums in
any way.
Mr. Bell having asked Sir P. Laurie whether it would
be necessary to bring forward any other case of am_
bezzlement, as there were numerous other instances
ready, and being informed that those which had bi
already specified were sufficient for all the purposes of
the prosecution, said it was his intention to add to the
charges of embezzlement several charges of robbery of
another kind.
Sir P. LAURIE—To what amount bas he robbed
you ? Prosecutor —I fear that he has been plunder-
ing me of goods to the amount of 101. a week for a long
period. His conduct has been base and ungrateful in the
extreme.
Sir P. LAURlE—Magistratps are for ever engaged
now-a-days in hearing cases of robbery by servants con-
fidentially employed. The offence has become of such
frequent occurrence that it has been necessary to insist
upon prosecuting in almost every instance.
Mr. Bell—The prisoner was in my employment as
town traveller, and had authority to receive moneys due
to me. I had excused him for 9a/., of which he was. de-
ficient in his accounts, upon his statement that he had
been very lately married, and had been involved in un-
merited and unexpected difficulties; but I ascertained
that, at the very time I was granting him the merciful
indulgence, he was robbing me to a vast extent.
Sir P. LAURIE—I shall give you time to prepare the
cases of robbery; but I now commit him upon the chargps
of embezzlement.

Abraham Simpson was charged with having embezzled
money, the property of Mr. Foster, of Phi!pot-lane, I;es
denkr.

The prisoner was carman to the prosecutor, and .att.•
thorized to receive money. He suddenly left the service
without notice; but, since his departure, he had obtained
money in the prosecutor's name, under false preten.ces,
so that he will be doubly dealt with after committal.
The prisoner was remanded.
William Tarnkin was remanded upon the charge of
having embezzled money, the property of Mr. James, of
the Poultry, filter manufacturer, to whom he was porter
and shopman.

BOW-STREET.
The Rev. Alexander Gordon John Bishop, described
as a clergyman in priest's orders, was brought up on a
warrant, charged with perjury in signing a pawnbroker's
affidavit.

The prisoner, who is a young man, end looked a wreck
of dissipation, had his left eye bandaged from a recent
assault. He was defended by Mr. Games, a solicitor ;
and Mr. Hobler conducted the prosecution.
Henry Cupit, 21, Pittield-street, Hoxton, oil and
colourmen, said he had known the prisoner for a con—
siderable time, and, in August last, had some money
transactions with him resp:,cting pawnbrokers' duplicates.
Witness advanced him two separate sums of 4/. and 21.,
and received two pawnbrokers' duplicates as security for
the money. The tickets were sealed and retained by
witness, and are the same as now produced. The prisoner
wrote a note to him in April last, expressing his wish to
have the tickets returned to him, as he wanted the pro—
perty back again. Witness informed him that they should
be left at a certain place, and delivered up on payment
of the amount due.

In cross-examination it was elicited from the witness
that the duplicates in question related to two double-
barrelled guns and a pistol, and that ho had often had
similar transactions with the prisoner. He had advance d
money upon some pictures which had been pawned b y
him, and held the duplicates as security. He had know n
the prisoner seven or eight years. Had never offered t o
settle the matter with him. Had offered to return the pi, :-
tures if the prisoner paid him 181., which was part of a
debt owing to him. Had been on friendly terms with tlae
prisoner. Was never charged with such an offence as
perjury, but had been indicted, not convicted, by a coi n-
mon informer, for keeping houses of ill-fame.
James Hitchcock, assistant to Messrs. Vaughan wad
Cottrell, pawnbrokers, of 39, Strand, proved that dos
original duplicates produced relating to the gar is
and pistol, which were pledged for 21/., were filled eip
and signed in his presence. Subsequently the prison, sr
called and signed two of the usual forms of declaration,
affirming that the original duplicates had never been so ici
or given away, but bad been lost. Upon these declar a-
(ions the guns and pistol were delivered up to snot) ier
person in May last.
Mr. Bowdler, one of the clerks of the court, pro red
that the declarations produced had been tilled up in the
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usu' way, and signed by Mr. Jardine, the magistrate.
A fee of is. was paid upon each to witnes3, who w rote
his initials on the back of the affitlavits, as they still ap-
peared.
George Smith, an officer attached to the court, apps e-
hended the prisoner at the Bell public-house, Upper
Wellington-street, Strand.

Mr. HALL, after observing that the offence charged
was made a misdemeanour by the sth and 6th of Wil-
liam IV., committed the prisoner for trial, but consented
to admit him to bail, himself in 1001, and two sureties
of 501. each.

WESTMINSTER.
Andrew llPLean, a journeyman tailor, was finally ex-
amined, charged with attempting to murder his wife
hanging her.

The prisoner said—This woman I am living with is
not my wife, although 8139 lives with me as such. Her
name is Mary Ann Watson. She swears her name. is
&near). She swore nothing but what was a parcel of
lies. There was nobody saw me lay a false hand on the
woman, nor heard me. I never saw a rope in the roam
that night.
Mr. BURRELL—You are committed for trial at the Cen-
tral Criminal Court.

SOUTH WARK.
Charles Cook, a carman out of place, was brought be .
fore Mr. Seeker for final examination, charged with
breaking open a drawer in the house of Mr. Elworthy,
cowkeeper, Bermondsey, and stealing therefrom two 51.
Bank of England notes, 101. in silver, and a silver watch
the property of James Elworthy.
The prosecutor stated that on the morning of the 22d
ult. he deposited the money and watch in a drawer in his
brother's house, about which pia„ the prisoner was in
the habit of lurking. When he returned to his brother'.
in the evening he discovered that the drawer had been
related the cir-
cumstance open with a screwdriver, and the contents stolen.
apprehended the prisoner.
Ile instantly made inquiries and ascertained that the pri-
soner had been there in theharrse of the
day, and,
having received information t he
hehad been seen in
work for nine.
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months and that he was in . great
poverty, but that since
the robbery he had purchased several articles of
new
clothing.
Townseh a police-constable of the M
division,
said ha
examined the drawers, and ascertained them
forced open with Mr. Elworthy's chisel, to have been
be fou„d, After he took the prisoner which could not
iodgings, and discovered the etc ho searched his
clothes. The latter were nearlyisel concealed among his
re-
cently been purchased in the all
new,
and had
since ascertained that the ' Borough. Witness had
pos-
session of some gold, and prisoner had been seen in
the day of the robber a large quantity of silver on
Mr. John Utley,Y.
Kent-street, a licensed victualler, residing in
t-street, said, that on the afternoon of the 22d ult.,
the prisoner entered his house, and asked him whether
he would take care of some sinnsle, ver money for him. Wit.
ness believing him to be a market gardener, replied in
the affirmative, and received 9/. in silver from him. The
money was in a bag, and the next mornin • prisoner
had the prisoner
had it back again.
Mary Pearce, the prisoner's landlady, said that be was
in great poverty prior to the 22d of July, but on that
day ehe saw him in possession of several sovereigns, and
some silver. Ho handed her a sovereign to take the
rent that was due to her.
The constable informed the magistrate that the drawer
had evidently been forced open with the chisel which he
found in the prisoner's lodging, as he had compared it
with the marks.
In answer to the charge the prisoner contended that it
was all false, that the money he had been seen with Was
his own, which he had saved when he was in work.
Mr. SECKER said, that it was a question for a jury,
therefore be should commit him for trial.
GREENWICH.