The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-17 00:00:00

JUDGE'S CHAMBERS.

An application was made on the part of Mrs.
Hope, the mother of the Duchess of Newcastle,
for a commission to examine the Duke of New-
castle at Paris, in reference to a valuable Jasper
vase claimed by her, and which was seized by
Messrs. Beyfus, at Carlton House Terrace, under
an execution at their suit. Mr. Scott opposed the
application on the ground that the Duke of New-
castld and the other witnesses to be examined could
be called on the trial of the interpleader issue in
London. Master Bennett refused to grant the
application, and referred the matter to one of the
judges.

POLICE IN2ELLIGENCE.-llas Day.

WESTMINSTER.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SOLDIER.—RObOrt Lord,
private of the B Battery of the 9th Depot Royal Artillery,
was charged with indecently assaulting a little girl named
Elizabeth Mum, nine years old.

The prosecutrix, an intelligent little girl, said that she
lived with her parents at High-street, Pimlico, and the
prisoner lodged there on the 3d October. She went with
his trousers to mend, and on her return to his room he
placed her on the bed and committed the offence.
The medical gentleman deposed that some amount of
violence had been used ; he had examined the prisoner and
found him in cood health.
The mother said she found it out two days afterwards,
and then the girl told her what had occurred.
Davis, 234 B, said he apprehended the prisoner at Wool-
wich, and he stoutly denied the charge.
Prisoner said he was innocent, and was fully committed
for trial.

THAMES.

UTTERING A FORGED CHEQUE.— Ferdinand Smith, or
Schmidt, a foreigner, about 40 years of age, was brought
before Mr. Benson on remand, charged with uttering a
forged cheque for the payment, with intent to defraud Mr
Bartlett, a boot and shoemaker in Fieldgate- street, White-
chapel. About five months ago the prosecutor did some
work for theprisoner, and made him a pair of boots. Mr.
Bartlett's account amounted to 245, for which the prisoner
tendered on payment a cheque on the Birkbeck Deposit
Bank, Southampton-buildings for £6 10s. Mr. Bartlett
returned the difference, .£5 Os, in cash to the prisoner,
whom he never saw again until yesterday afternoon, when
he was taken into custody by Dunaway, a police ser-
geant, and chief of the detectives of the H division.
Mr. Benson asked if the cheque was presented at the
Deposit Bank?

Mr. Bartlett—Yes, sir.
Mr. Benson—And what was said or done ?
Mr. Bartlett—The cheque was trea'ted with contempt._
Mr. Benson—No effects, I suppose.
Mr. Bartlett—None, sir.
The Prisoner—l received the cheque from another man.
Dunaway—The City of London police know him well,
and say the prisoner is connected with a gang of
swindlers.

Mr. Benson—He says ho received the cheque from
another man, and he might have been swindled.

The prisoner was remanded for a week.

MARLBOROUGH- STREET.

THIEVES' SLANG.—Christopher Rosson, a young man,
was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing 12 yards
of silk, the property of Mrs. Phoebe Emmanuel, wardrobe-
shop keeper, of White Horse-street, Shepherd's-market.
The prosecutrix said that about three weeks ago she
went out, leaving a piece of silk on her counter, and on
returning two hours afterwards she missed it, and com-
municated with the police.
Philip Shrives, a divisional detective, said; on taking the
prisoner into custody last night he said, " You are wrong
this time, I know nothing about the silk." On searching
the place ho found some pieces of silk corresponding with
that stolen from the prosecutrix. The prisoner then said
that he bought the silk, but afterwards said that he picked
it up in Piccadilly; and he then said, "Well I'll plead
guilty, and then I'll get six months, and if I don't do that
they will give mo seven stretch."

The prisoner said he had tried to load an honest lifo.
Thomas Pickels, another detective, gave similar evi-
dence, and said he heard the prisoner say something about
"seven stretch."
lir. Tyrwhitt—But they don't stretch people now ?
Shrives explained that " stretch " was thieves slang for

" year."
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner that previous con-
victions may be proved.

A 7OWN COUNCILLOR COMMITIED FOR

S2EALING GEESE.

Yesterday, a case of an extraordinary character
was heard at the County Magistrates' Office,
Reigate. Mr. Henry Wesley, a builder, and a
member of the Common Council of the borough
of Reigate, was charged, with his son, also
named Henry Wesley, with stealing two geese,
the property of William Lanaway, of Horley,
about five miles from Reigate. The evidence went
to show that on last Saturday morning about
10 o'clock, the prisoners (although the witnesses
were not altogether clear as to their identity) were
seen with a dog and gun in a cart near Jiorley, and
about the same time they passed through the turn-
pike gate. After 9 o'clock that night the prosecu-
tor had eight geese safe by the side of a pond, and
soon after 10 o'clock two men, believed to be the
prisoners, passed through the gate again in their
cart, and in a few minutes after the report of a gun
was heard by more than one person. Next morning
one goose was found dead in the pond, and two
were missing. Information was given to the police,
and Inspector Hibbard, from information, went on
Monday to the house where the elder Wesley lived
with his sister. On searching the premises he found
sundry indications, such as goose feathers and blood,
which confirmed his suspicions, and in a saucepan
which was boiling on the fire he found the necks
and giblets of two geese. He then asked the
sister of the elder Wesley where she got the geese,
when, according to his statement, she said that her
brother had brought two geese home on Saturday
night, and said that they were some that had been
shot on the stay home from Horley. He then
arrested the elder prisoner, cautioning him against
making any statement ; and at the same time tell-
ing him that he would accompany him to any re-
spectable tradesman in the town or out of it, if he
could show that he had bought the geese. The pri-
soner did not make any sign of compliance with the
suggestion, and he was taken into custody and
locked up for the night. The son was afterwards
apprehended and locked up. The sister of the
elder prisoner was called, but she denied that she
had ever made the statement imputed to her by the
police. On the evidence the magistrate (Mr.
Farquhar) thought himself justified in discharging
the son, but Committed the father for trial to the
Surrey Sessions in December. The case excited
great Wend la the Inoue,