The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-07 00:00:00

THAMES.

EMBEZZLEMENT nv CLERKS.—John Branscombe, aged
22, and Thomas Rutter, aged 46, of No. 11, West-lane,
Bermondsey, clerks, were brought before Mr. Selfe,
charged with feloniously embezzling various sums of money
they had received for and on account of their employers.
The first case was taken against Branscombc.

Mr. Warrand, a solicitor, said the prisoner was in the
employ of Messrs. Burdett and Parish, linendrapers, of
Nos. 1,2, and 3, York-place, Commercial-road East, and
it was his duty to receive money from the porters, enter
every sum so received in a book, and account for the same
to his employers. The prisoner had at various times re
ceived £2B which he had not accounted for, and had appro-
priated to his own use. The prisoner received £2 4s. 10d.
of George Turner, a porter, on the 15th of December, and
a £5 note on the 29th of the same month, and
had not accounted for either of these sums. The
£5 note was traced to a dancing shop, where
the prisoner had changed it and spent the money. The
firm of Messrs. Burdett and Co., while feeling it their duty
to prefer this charge, wished the prisoner to bo leniently
dealt with.

The case having been clearly made out by the evidence
of Mr. Farish and George Turner,
Mr. Selfe said he had only one duty to perform. He
would not deal with the case summarily but must commit
the prisoner for trial.

The case of Thomas Rutter was next gone into. His
defalcations amounted to £45. He had been for some time
as clerk, and enjoying a good salary in the employ of Richd.
Clay and others, extensive wharfingers, of Free Trade
Wharf, Rateliff, and also of Sunderland.
From the evidence of Mr. Edger Buffet, a partner in the
firm, it appeared that the prisoner had obtained the entire
confidence of his employers by his good conduct and appa-
rent honesty. He was for some time at the Ratcliff wharf,
and was promoted to a better situation at the establishment
in Sunderland. Mr. Buffet lately discovered that
the prisoner had received various sums, amounting in the
aggregate to £45, of various customers, and had not ac-
counted for the same. Mr. Buffet wrote to Sunderland, and
the prisoner came to London, and was taxed with his defal-
cations, which he at once admitted. The prisoner had been
in the employ of the prosecutor three years.
Mr. Robert Fairbairn, agent to Scott and Co., earthen-
ware merchants, Wapping, said he paid the prisoner £8
for his employers, as per bill delivered, on the 20th of Octo-
ber laA, and took his receipt for the same.
Mr. Buffet said the prisoner had not accounted to his em-
ployers for the sum of £B, and that he had illegally appro-
priated it to his own uso.

The prisoner, who was greatly agitated, said he knew he
was guilty. He admitted everything to Mr. Buffet, and he
would throw no impediment in the way of the prosecution.
He must suffer for the crime he had committed.

Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner to Newgate for trial.

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Jan. 7.—Wind this day at noon, Light
breeze from South-West ; fine weather, with frost. The
glass has gone up considerably, viz., from "much rain"
to " fair."

RAMSGATE, Jan. 6.—Wind, N.—Arrived—Jacominia,
from Aux Cayes for Cuxhaven, leaky and with her pumps
choked.

PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 6.—Wind, N. to N.N. W.—Sailed
—Waterloo, for Plymouth and Sydney, N.S.W. ; York-
shire, for Melbourne ; Antelope, for Bombay; Eliza Sharp,
for St. Kitt's.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 6.—Wind, N. N. W. Arrived—
Owen, from Moulmain for Sheerness, with loss of sails.
Sailed—Pho3be (s.), for the Cape of Good Hope ; Ocean
Pearl, for New Orleans.

HULL, Jan. 6.—Arrived—Lyna, from Miramichi.
GRIMSBY, Jan. 6.—Sailed—Argo, for Zanzibar.
LOWESTOFT, Jan. 6.—Wind, N.W.—Sailed—Portia,
for Havana, after repairing. ,

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Wind N.W. ; frosty.
Arrived—Aurora, steamer, from Dublin ; Havre,
steamer, from Havre; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan;
Wonder, steamer, from Jersey.
Sailed—Couri..r, steamer, for Jersey; Aurora, steamer,
for London ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre._

Wind, N.W. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 6—Ellen Grant, from Bonny ; Albert, from
Savannah, for Fleetwood ; Victoria, from Bombay; Tell-
tale, from St. Michael's.
Off the Port.—lnvincible and John Parker.
Sailed—Africa, screw steamer, for New York ; Neptune,
for New Orleans; Eclipse, for Rio Janeiro.