The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— flay 17.

MANSION-HOUSE —Joitn Mackenzie, clerk to
Messrs. M.`Andrew and Co., was brought before the
Lord Mayor, charged with having feloniously stolen
upwards of 2001., the property of hi employers.
Mr. Mu!len-, the solicitor to the committee uf hankers
for protection against forgeries and frauds, attended for
the prcsecotion ; Mr. Binns for the defence.

Serjt. Nicholls, G 11, stated that the prisoner Pargiter
when brought to the station was also cloiiely searched,
and that a puree containg 124. a quantity of copper
money, and 54 cigars were found in his pOssesion.
Edward Eccles, barman to the prosecutor, stared that,
according to his usual practice, he left the hou-e shortly
after 12 o'clock, awl the door was .ecured by a female
servant by rneaos of a bolt which was shot into the ft
After getting outside he tried the door, and found it. to
be I.,st, but on returning at seven e'clock the next morn-
ing he discovered that the place had been entered, and
amongst other articles which had been stolen were the
two ba4diterchiefs produced, which he identified as his
property.
In answer to a question from the magistrate, it was
intimated by Superintendent Martin that Pellatt had
been two years and rargiter about eleven months in the
force, which they had both entered on the ftith of the
most satisfactory testimonials, the latter having been
strongly recommended for the appointment by two
church wardens.

Mr. H. S. Wiier, of the firm of M'Andrew and Co.,
Chambers, Loinbaril-sereet, merchants, said
—The prisoner was a clerk in our eerviee from February,
1835, and kept the petty cash of the office. Money was
given him occasionally for the purpose of being applied
to petty disbursernetite. He had a cashbox, iu which it
vas his duty to keep the money intrusted to him, for
which he was to account whenever c riled upon. He
also kept a hook in which he made the entries of the
payments, and it was the duty of the cashier to chin's
the book from time to time, and see the entries. The pri-
soner did not draw money for petty disbarsemente when
he had money in hand. On the 15th inst. I had occa-
sion to refer to the book, and notie:d that the column
ending the 31st Dec. last had not been cast up. I cast
it up, and found a balance of 891. lls. ski. as being in
the prisoner's hand to that time, and that balance was not
carried forward. The prisoner was then out, and on toe
return I pointed out the omission to him, aed I then of -
served that the account had not been brought forward
from April to May, and I told him to close up his b ,ok
and' would strike the balance. I waited with him whilst
he did it, and I found a deficiency of upwards of 1001.
since Christmas, exclusive of the former balance. We
counted the money in the cash-box, and found it was 091.
4s. 81, and after allowing for that sum there was a de•
ticiency with the former sum at Christmas of 2081. 13e.
Bd. The prisoner said he could not account for the defi-
ciency. It was an awkward thing for turn. Upon being
interrogated, he said that he had taken out naif-a-sove-
reign and a s ivereign at a time occasionally, and that he
knew he had taken out to the extent of 501., it might
possibly be 1501., and it might possibly be to the amount
of 2081. 134. Bd. He said he thought he might have paid
money which he had not put down. I told him he might
refer to every receipt and document in the office, to as-
certain if that was so. He looked over receipts and
everything he wished in my presence, but did not disco-
ver anything to put down. The prisoner came ,again to
the office yesterday and this morning, and as no satis-
factory answer was give❑ he was placed in custody.

The prisoner was then remanded till Saturday next.
Thomas Brodie, a most impudent thief, was charged
with having con•.initeed three robberies.
The prisoner went to the shop of a clothier in Shore-
ditch, fitted on a, coat, ant desired the foreman to take
it with him to Great St. Helen's, where the price would
be instantly forthcoming. When they got to St.
the prisoner went into a house, returned with some
papers in his hand, said to the messenger, "Give me the
parcel, and I'll bring you out the cash d;rectly," took
the coat, retired inside, and no douht slipped out the
back way, leaving the person who accompanied him in
the passatre in vain expectation. The foreman, upon
hearing of the robbery, went to the station-house, and
thence to Petticoat-lane, where he saw and apprehended
the prisoner.

In the second ewe, the prisoner selected a ring at the
shop of a jeweller in Bishopsgate-street, told the shop-
man to send the errand boy with him to Great St.
Helen's, where the amount would be paid, loft the boy
the gate, slipped into the house with the ring, and
out at the back door, and then ran off to a shoemaker's
shop, where be fitted on a pair of shoes, and ran away
in them the moment he ,aw an opportunity. When the
prisoner was taken into custody for stealing the coat,
the shoes he had stolen a week before wire found upon
his feet.

The prisoner admitted to the officer that he had done
the clothier out of the coat, and said he had wild it for
153. The rapi,lity of the felonious in ,vernents of the
(nail caused some astonishment. He ra❑ from robbery
to robbery as if one success necessarily prompted a fresh
attempt.
Toe Lord Mayor said that so ingenious a thief must
go before a jury, and committed him for trial.

'Chcvles Hoole, of the firm of
Charles and Arthur Hoole, grocers, &c., 44, London-
ro;td, attended on his own part and his brother's to
answer a summons, charging them, at the instance of
the Commissioners of Excise, with selling for genuine
coffee a mixture containing 27 per cent, of chicory.
Charles Reeves, an Excise officer, proved the purchase
of the article from a young man in defendants' chop.
[be asked for pure coffee. On opening the packet he
found the words, "This is sold as a mixture of chicory
and coffee," printed on a part of the paper which was
folded in, and, from the size of the papers, that part
must always be inside if they were folded in the usual
manner.

The defence set up was that, on Christmas eve, the
day the purchase was made, an extra hand was engaged,
and that he had given the mixture instead of pure coffoe,
by mistake.
As it -wa4 the first offence, Mr. Henry mitigated the'
peralty to 251.
Mr. H. R. Pulbrook, grocer, &c., 100. 131ackfriars-road,
appeared to a similar summons, for selling a packag-e
containing five per cent. of cannel, or burnt sugar.
The defence was that the sugar had been mixed with the
green coffce by accident, and so had been roasted with it.
A similar penalty was inflicted.

Mr. Hammitt said that it was a most aggravated case,
which involved such a flagrant breach of trust on the
part of the prisoners that he had no hesitation in com-
mitting them to Newgate for trial, but he should order
them to be brought up again for the completion of the
depositions.

WORSIIIP-STREET.—The attention of the magi-
strate was occupied for a considerable time in the investi-
gation of 4 charge of burglary, preferred against two con-
,tables of the G division, named Joseph. Pargiter and
Abraham George Pellalt.
Mr. Martin, the superintendent of the division, at
tended to watch the case, and the court was crowded
with tradesmen and other inhabitants of the district,
who manifested a lively interest in the proceedings.
The first witness examined was Police-constable: Man-
sey, G 102, who deposed as follows :—About a quarter
past 4 this morning, on reaching the end of my beat, at
the corner of Tabernacle•square, Finsbury, I saw the
prisoner Pargiter, who was manifestly intoxicated,
standing in front of the Angel and Crown public-house,
the door of which was partly open. I directly crossed
over to him, and inquired if anything was the matter, to
which the prisoner carelessly answerers that he believed
spine o;:e bad got into the hon,), bu'G that I bad do
to interfere about it, as th.it- heat, and I had bet•
ter mind my own business. After telling him that I
considered it was my business to examine the place, I

was about to enter the house, when I was dragged back
by the prisoner, who tripped me up with such violence
that I fell heavily on my back. On recovering my feet •
the prisoner again closed upon me, and threw me down • HADDINGTON CORN MARKET—MAY 16.
several times in rapid succession. We struggled together WHEAT. 1 BARLEY 1 OATS. I BBAN',.:
until the arrival of the acting serjeant, who handed Par- First 73a 03 43s 6d 33s Od 46s Od
giter into the charge of another officer, and accompanied Second 66s 6d I 40s 9d I 29s 2d I 44i 2d
me into the house, where we found the other prisoner, in Third . 6os Od I 35s 6d 127 s Od 1 41. 6a.
a helpless state of drunkenness, in front of the bar. There Total quantity of wheat in market, 430 qrs.,
was no other person present, and as he was unable to „ - barley• ~ 470 206 qrs., 162 sal
PPsold
PP PP furnish us with . any explanation of the circumstances, oats ,; 496 qrs.,
148 soh/
we rang the door bell and roused the landlady, who dis-- „ „ • beans ft 173 qrs., 388 sul
8-12th
covered, on coming downstairs, that the inner part of the AVERAGES PER DEPERIAL QUA.RTER.
205
bar had been thoroughly ransacked, and amongst other Wheat, 3/. 6 6 5-12ths I Barley, ...21. 2 9
property stolen was a quantity of silver and copper Oats, ... li. 710 5-12tha I Beans, D. 4 2
money, which bad been abstracted front the till and an 1
adjoining shelf, together with several bottles of spirits, .1
and the contents of two cases of cigars, The prisoners
were then removed in custody, but they offered such a
strenuous resistance that it required the combined efforts
of several officers to convey theta to the station-house.
Serjeant Illaskell,-G 4, stated that on the arrival at
the station the prisoner Pellatt was stripped of his uni-
form, and in the pockets of his greatcoat were discovered
a bottle of hrs.ady, a gimlet, and piece of wire, several
loose cigars, and two silk handkerchiefs. The prisoner's
hat was also removed, and upwards of 50 cigars were
discovered within it, concealed under a handkerchief.
The prisoner accounted for the possession of the hand-
kerchiefs by stating that he had found them in the street.,
but made no observations with regard to the other pro-
perty.

Co;333.try rilarkets.

DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—MAY 15.
Qrs. , Best. Current. Inferior
315 Wheat 73s 0,1
728 Oats 3os 8a ooooss Od :: .. ............
2427! 6
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264 Barley 42s 6d oos Od
53 Peas & beans 47s Od oos Od

ABERDEEN—MAT 16.
Potato oats 25s Od to s:is 6d
401bs per bust°
Common oats '24s Oki to 24s 6kl
Bere • -36 s Od to 37s Od.
Barley 36s ud to 37s vd 531bs
Wheat, red (spring)s6s Od to 60s Od
white Od to 70s Od 621 bs of
,
Oatmeal 19s Od to 20s Od per boll.
Flour 53s Od to 54s Od por sack.
PROVISION MARKET.
Beef, per lb
1i d
Mutton, per lb. 6d to bd I Eggs, p doz. Os 4(1 to Os
Lamb, do., Os 9d to 010 Hens, p pair 3s Od to 3s
Veal, per 6d to Os 8d Chicl43ns,do.2s 6d to
3e 01
Pork, per 5t...4s 9d to !,s Od Ducks, do., 2s 6d to 33
Salmon, per lb Os to Os Ducklings,oOs Od to Oe Od
Grouse, per brace Os to Os Turkeys, each4s 5d to 03 14
Tallow, p stone, 3s9d to -s Od Potatoes, pr peck, 6d to
Rabbits, each ...... ...9d to 10d.
Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.—sOd to 11
Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen --d to 51

RETAIL PRICES.
Flour, 141b....-8 Od to 3s Od Barley flour,l4lb Os to 25 °
Oatmeal •OsOdto 2s Od dust,
f f Os {DOS 10,
Bereineal Od to is 10d , per lb 2d to 2i
Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 1. d Sids,
4-Ib. 10af...8d. I 2-Ib. 10af...4d.
Cheese, per imperial stone, 45. to 4s 6d.

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