The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-12 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.

MARLBORO UG H-STREET.
lof t6EMBEZZLEMENT BY AN AIITIIOR.-Henry Harrison,
, Grange-walk, terinondsey, was charged witi,
embezz:ing the sum of 10s. received on account of his
employer, William Henry Rusk,. bookseller, 24, Hay-
market. The prisoner was descrbed as a clerk, but he
has
press d wks for publishers.
The prosecutor said the wasri his
mel cerk in February, and was dischargepd,sonerin owg to so discre-
pancies. After he left, the „um in
question was found
not to have been accounted for—it was received from
not w`sh Mr. Washo
presshbourne. them.bourne. There were other cases, but ho did
t
neverthe charge of any books. Ho was to write
works for the prosecutor, and to be
paid for them. He
would admit receiving the 10s., but the prosecutor was
at Brighton at the time, and he had not handed the
money over as he should have done. He knew he bad
done wrong in not doing e„,.
The prosecutor said he considered him a clerk—he
had the charge of an office.
His duty was to correct
for the press, and to take csre of an office.
The prisoner said he formerly kept a horse, but was
now broken down.
Prosecutor said the prisoner broke some of his win-
dows on the previous day,
Prisoner admitted he had done so, because he could
get no money, and he was in a state of desperation at
the time in consequence.
A constable proved taking him into custody, and
finding some stones in his pocket , one of which he was
informed he had thrown through the prosecutor's window.
Remanded for a week, but admitted to bail in the
sum of £2O.

CROSSED CIIECKB.
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The annexed letter explains the mode in which
it is intended to remedy the technical defects of the
bill introduced by Sir F. Kelly for legalising the
crossing of checks. - The alterations proposed seem
calculated to meet every requirement :_.....'
"The Mercantile Law Amendment Society,
35, Parliament-street, June 11.
"Sir,—As very great interest is felt by the mercantile
community in reference to the
irporradftms
eon Bankers
Amendment Bill, you will probably a
space for a
few remarks, to allay the anxiety no
w existing on the
subject.
" A clause will be introduced to enable the lawful bolder
of au uncrossed check to cross it with the name of his
banker ; and in cases where a check is crossed only with
be added. thereto, but not to
the words ' and Company,' or
_bbreti thereof,
that a banker's name may
allow the substitution of one banker's name for another.
impression of the sth inst. you appeared to
`anti Cmpany,' ore some
disapprove the making the transverse lines where heck
should be crossed with the words
abbreviation thereof, a material part of the crossing. This
was done as a protection to
Co.,'aere. In many checks
crossed with the letters ' and C' such crossing might be
removed without injury to the check, and in a manner not
calculated to excite the suspicion cf the hanker. The
indeed, they now almost
transverse lines could not ha so removed and the addition
of them imposes no extra trouble.;
invariably form part of the crossing. "
It is hoped the amended bill will afEird all the pro-
tection necessary in the transmission of these documents,
and remove the objections that have been urged against
the measum —I am, sir, your obedient aervant,
~,J. RUSSELL, Secretary."
A strong petition has also been prepared in favour
of the measure in relation to crossed cheques. It
has been signed by the Committee of Lloyds', most
of the members of the Corn Exciango, the chairman
of the Stock-Exchange, and a large number of the
persons most influentially connected with London
business.

PARDON OF A BRITISEI BANK DIRRCTOR,—Yester-
dAy Mr. Owen, one of the imprisoned directors of the
Royal British Bank, was released from the Queen's
Prison under a royal pardon. An intimation was at the
same time received by the prison authorities that the
sentence passed on Alderman Kennedy had been re-
duced from nine months to four months' imprison.
went; he will therefore be released oa the 26th itart.