The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Pashley, Q.C., Assistant Judge, at

Westminster.)

Thomas Jones and John Jones, brothers, one a
commercial traveller and the other a clerk, who
pleaded guilty at the last session at Clerkenwell, to
a charge of assault on the police, is which affray
one of the policemen was ruptured, were brought
up to receive the judgment of the court.
Mr. Le Breton made an earnest appeal on their
behalf, stating that these young men had already
been in prison for three weeks, and that their em-
ployers were quite ready to take them back into
their service as soon as they were discharged.
The Assistant Judge, in giving judgment, said
that assaults on police officers could not be lightly
passed over, and sentenced them to four months'
imprisonment, reckoning from the Ist day of last
session, on the 4th inst.

James Mackender, 38, coachman, was indicted for
stealing two 501. bank notes, and three 101. bank
Rotel, the property of T. A. Gladstone, his master.
Mr. Sleigh prosecuted ; the prisoner was wide-
fende.cl.

Mr. T. A. Gladstone, of the Manor-house, Gun-
nersbury, said the prisoner had been in his service
for seven weeks as coachman, and on Monday, Dec.
21, he went with him to Aldridge's commission
stables, where he saw a pair of horses belonging
to a r. Fichling. On Wednesday, the 23d of
Ithat month, he gave the prisoner bank notes to the
amount of 1301., and directed him to attend a sale
at the repository, and to bid for the horses, but
not to go beyond 1301. He did not return, and he
never saw him until he was taken into custody.
John Fichling, livery stable-keeper, of Norfolk-
yard, Bayswater, said he had a pair of horses for
sale at Aldridge's repository, the same which had
previously been seen by Mr. Gladstone. Witness
bought the horses at the reserved price be had
put upon them. He saw the prisoner at the
sale, but he made no bid for the horses. After the
sale the prisoner made him an offer in St. Martin's-
lane of 1301. for the horses, but he declined to take
less than 1351. for them, which the prisoner agreed
to give, upon the understanding that if his master
did not approve of themthe bargain was to be void.
Witness then asked him for 1301., but the prisoner
said he would give it to him at his (witness's) place
at night, as be should like to 'see the horses go, and
would ride behind them, but he did not see him
again until he was in custody.
Frederick Poole, police-constable, 300 A, said
be apprehended the prisoner at a public-house in
Castle-street, Leicester-square. He told him the
charge against him was for stealing 130/., the pro-
perty of his master, to which he impudently replied
that he had only " stepped it" with the money his
master bad given hills to purchase horses. Upon
being searched, two 10/. notes and two 5/. notes,
191. 10e. in gold, and 7e. in silver, were found in
his possession. He said he had been robbed of
50/. at Massey's, in Cranbourne-passage, and could
not account for the rest, as he had got drunk and
knew nothing about it.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he want to
Massey's, where he got drunk and lost the money.
The jury found him guilty.
Mr. Pashley sentenced the prisoner to be kept in
penal servitude for three years.
William Keen, 23, described as a bookseller, was
indicted for stealing the sum of 9s. 6d., the moneys
of John Cox and others, his masters.

Mr. J. P. Doyle prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh ap-
peared for the prisoner.
The prisoner was in the employ of Messrs. Cox,
printers, of Great Queen-street, and proprietors of
the Builder. He was engaged at the office of that
publication in Wellington-street, Strand, and was
entrusted with the paying and receiving money. As
various sums were missed from time to time, sus
picion rested upon him, and with a view of testi ig
him some money was marked in the presence of a
policeman and put into the till. Shortly after the
prisoner was left alone in the office, and on the
publisher, Mr. Lawrence, returning and looking
into the till, some of the marked money was missed,
which was afterwards found in the prisoner's pos-
session.

To-day, by the advice of the counsel, the prisoner
pleaded guilty.

- Mr. Sleigh addressed the court, and said that the
prisoner had been for ten years in the employ of
Messrs. Cox, the proprietors of the Builder, and in
consideration of his long services the prosecutors
were inclined to believe that he had forgotten him-
self in a moment of temptation, but had done all
that he could to make atonement by pleading guilty
to the charge now before the court. "Under these
circumstances he hoped the court would pass a sen-
tence for the shortest amount of imprisonment that
would meet the case, as the prisoner was a married
man with a family, which rendered the result of it
more melancholy. _ _

Mr. Doyle sacd, on the part of the prosecutors,
he had to state that it was their desire to leave the
matter in their lordships' hands as it stood in the
depositions, but at the same time the prosecutors
were anxious to recommend the prisoner to merci-
ful consideration.

Mr. Lawrence, the publisher of the Builder, was
called ; and, in answer to questions from the As-
sistant-Judge, said that the total amount ofmoney
which had been missed was 4501., and no suspicion
rested upon any one but the prisoner.
Mr. Doyle said there was no suspiion whatever
of any one but the prisoner, but in justice to his
learned friend Mr. Sleigh, he would state that
when the prosecutors recommended the prisoner to
mercy, they did so with a full knowledge of all the
facts now mentioned by Mr. Lawrence.
Mr. Pashley, after a suitable admonition, sen-
tenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for eight months.
John Hunt, 18, pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with having stolen a gold watch,
value 301., the property of David Young, from his
person.

Evidence was given that be had only, just been
released from prison for a similar offence.
Mr. Pashley sentenced him to be kept in penal
servitude for five years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—,Tan. 19.

GUILDHALL.—James Harrison, a carman,
was placed at the bar before Alderman Hale,
charged with being drunk, and driving to the
danger of the passengers.
Police-constable Brock, 167, said he saw the pri-
soner driving one of Pickford's two-horse vans, and
observing that he was drunk and scarcely able to
keep his seat on the box, he took him into custody.
Alderman Hale asked the prisoner what he had
to say to the charge ?
The prisoner said he had had a little drop to
drink, which, in consequence of his having had his
head cut open, had affected him more than usual.
Alderman Hale said in that case the prisoner
ought to be more careful in what he took to drink.
He was determined to punish such reckless drivers
with the greatest severity, and he therefore fined
the prisoner 405., or one month's imprisonment.

BOW-STREET.—Mr. Henry Edward Legge,
late captain and paymaster of the 2d Surrey Militia,
was brought up in custody of Inspector Whicher,
on a warrant charging him with having embezzled
public moneys.

Mr. Kerby, of the War-office, stated that defen-
dant was paymaster of the above regiment from
the early part of 1855 to June, 1856. Mr. Kerby
produced defendant's books, and pointed out an
item of 1,2911. 17s. 11d., which was entered as
being paid to the officers, but which, in fact, had
not been paid. On the other hand there was an
entry of 8001., as having been received by defend-
ant, which was equally incorrect. There remained
to be accounted for the difference between those
sums, 1,2911. odd. This was one item. There were
deficiencies to the amount of 1,9001., he believed.
William Shea, paymaster sergeant, identified Mr.
Legge.
This evidence being tendered as sufficient for a
remand, defendant's solicitor submitted that the
case was as yet but a very slight one, and hoped
bail would be taken.

No objection being raised on the part of the pro.
secution, Mr. Jardine, in remanding him for fur-
ther examination, admitted him to bail in two sure-
ties of 1,0001. each, and his own recognisance for
2,000/.
David Boyd, a Post-office letter carrier in the W.
or western district, was charged, at the instance of
the Post-office authorities, with neglect to use due
diligence in the delivery of certain letters.
Mr. J. H. Griffin, a commerciartraveller, was,
on the 26th Dec., at about half-past three o'clock
in the afternoon, passing through Vigo-street, and
there found four letteis. He took them to the Vine-
street station-house, and delivered them to the in-
spector on duty. The latter forwarded them to Mr.
Sculthorpe, the deputy-comptroller of the Post-
office. They were letters which defendant had taken
out for delivery at 4 o'clock on the evening of the
24th, and ought to have been delivered within an
hour and a half. One of them, however, was not
in his walk (Vigo-street and Regent-street), but in
Albany-street, Regent's-park. On being interro-
gated by Mr. Sculthorpe, the defendant said that
he had not been able to deliver the letters because
the shops to which they were addressed were closed,
and that he had dropped them on. Boxing-day by
pulling them from his pocket in taking out his
handkerchief. He accounted for having taken out
the letter addressed to Albany-street, by saying that
lie mistook it tor "Albany, Regent-street." If
that had been so he ought to have returned it to
the district office.

Mr. Clark, solicitor, addressed the magistrate for
the defence, urging the good character of the dofen-

dant, who had been 17 years in the service. He
produced a testimonial in his favour from a great
number of persons in Regent-street and Vigo-street,
including those to whom the letters produced were
addressed. He alleged that defendant's statement
to Mr. Sculthorpe was true, the houses of business
having been closed on Saturday (Boxing-day). 110
also observed that the delivery Gf Thursday al er-
noon and that of Christmas morning were very
heavy, and that the defendant knew the letters were
circulars.

Mr. Jardine said it appeared to him that there
was gross carelessness in carrying those letters
about for several days, and then losing them alto-
gether, so that they were at last found slopping
about the streets. It could not be admitted as an
excuse that he knew they were circulars. He had
no business to speculate as to the contents of let-
ters entrusted .to him for delivery. His worship
then inquired of Mr. Scultherpe what was defen-
dant's character ?

Mr. Sculthorpe, notwithstanding Mr. Clark's
attempts to stop him, said that a quantity of pro-
perty, evidently stolen from the Post-office, was
found at defendant's house. Mr. Sculthorpe here
produced a number of articles, including two hand-
some gold watches, with chains, dtc., in a case, the
case and gentleman's watch "25,758, numbered,'
the lady's watch " 2,060 ;" a valuable gold eyeglass,
a piece of music (which had been identified by the
owner), various books, pamphlets, and newspapers.
Mr. Jardine sentenced him in the full penalty of
201..

CLERKENWELL. A respectably-dressed,
lady-like female applied to Mr. Corrie under the
21st section of the new Divorce and Matrimonial
Causes Act, which enables the magistrates to grant
protection to the property of the wife, under the
following circumstances :

The applicant, who seemed much affected, said
that her husband had left her about nine months
ago, having behaved badly towards her. She was
in the receipt of the rents of two houses which her
husband could not touch, but as she wished to im
prove her means, she asked for the magistrate's
protection. She was in the receipt of nothing from
her husband, and her intention was to purchase
furniture, and having procured a house, to let it
ont in furnished apartments.
Mr. Corrie said he should not like to make an
order without the husband was there. Perhaps,
however, it was intended that the order should be
made first, and then for the husband to appeal if ho
thought proper. Had the applicant any evidence
besides herself of the desertion of her husband 7
The applicant replied that she had a number of
respectable witnesses, but they were not then in at-
tendance.

Mr. Corrie said she bad better bring them, and
then he would see about the order.
The applicant, having thanked his worship for
his attention, retired, saying she would most assur-
edly bring forward her witnesses.

LAMBETH.—Mr. Solomon applied to 'Mr.
Elliott for an order under the 21st clause of the 20th
and 21st Vict., c. 85, commonly called the Divorce
and Matrimonial Causes Act, to protect his _client
against her husband or his creditors in any property
she may have acquired since the desertion of the r
former, or may hereafter make.
Mr. Solomon said his client, Mrs. Lucy Free'
man, had been married on the 14th Sept. 1842, at
Deptford Church, to Mr. John Charles Freeman,
but on the 20th June, 1856, her husband deserted
her, and had never since returned to, or eontri•
buted in any way to her support. In the month of
March last the husband had been brought to this
court on a charge of deserting his wife, and the
charge having then been clearly proved against hie"
he (the husband) was committed to prison for 21
days for such desertion. His punishment had not
the effect of bringing the husband back, and the
sequence was that from June, 1856, up to the pro'
sent time, Mrs. Freeman supported herself by her
own industry ; and as it was the wish of her friends
to assist and put her into business, she requested as
order under the act to protect her property frota
her husband, or his creditors cleating under him.
Mr. Elliott having read through the clause in the
act referred to, granted the of der—the first that
has been granted under the statute.

Country Markets.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 19.

There was a fair attendance, and a steady consumptive
demand for wheat ; the finer qualities realising about the
rates of this day week ; middling and inferior, declining
to the extent of 2d per 70 lbs. Flour—Good useful quilt'
ties of barrel were inquired for at full prices, but the pro'
sent supply consisting chiefly of inferior, the business WM
limited ; and upon these descriptions, at a reduction of Du
to is for the week. Sack had a very different sale. Oats--;
The demand was principally for inferior, at a decline dig'
per 4', lbs ; Sue quiet, but unchanged. Very little done ill
oatmeal, and prices gave way 6d per load. Egyptian beau.
unaltered; barley ld per 60 lbs cheaper ; both slow. III:
dian corn, though sparingly dealt in, maintained Frid&f:
prices, which were about 6d per quarter' under those of las)
Tuesday.

LEEDS—JAN. 19.
There is a good show of fresh wheat up for this cIAY_,I
market, and we quote prices same as Friday, with a 0",
dorate demand. Best barley sells slowly, at that clib34
rates ; all other sorts neglected. Beans fully as dear.

Averages for the week :
Wheat, 49s 9N Oats, 22s lid Peas, —s Od.
I
Barley, 37s lid Beans, 40s 41d I Rye, 32s Od.

—JAN. 16.
There was a good suppIyNORWIC of H
wheat to-day, best samPleg
nearly supporting last week's rates, and inferior is lower'
A fair supply of barley. Of eats, beans, and peas but few
offering.
White wheat, 54s to 56s ; red, 44s to 488 ; barley, 391
425. ' • flour, 32s to —s per sack; beans, 42s to 443; posh
42s to 435.

NORWICH CATTLE—JAN. 16.
There was a very poor show of store cattle to-day, end
few buyers.
Fat beasts, 7s to 7s 6d ; prime, 8s Od per stone ; bein
6d lower than last week. Sheep, 25s to 45s per head,
good store pigs 203 to 255. Fat pork, 6s to 6s 6d ;
prime
8s 6d per stone of 141bs.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTMIDAT.
Amsterdam 11 15% Gibraltar
Ditto, three Months .. 11 181% Leghorn ..
Rotterdam ............ 11 IS 4 Genoa *** •• •• •••
Antwerp .............. 25 45 Milan
Brussels .... • ....... 25 45 Venice --. •
Bamburgh ............ 13 5% Naples ........ 41%
Altona • • .Palermo .......... 2%
Paris •....... •• 25 25 Messina .... 11232223155
Do. three months ~ 25 57% Lisbon .. 51%
Mar5ei11e5............. 25 57% Oporto ...• •• .......... 5234
Bourdeaux .. • • IRio jai:mire ..... ....... •••••
Frankfort-On-Maine •• .. 119 'Buenos Ayres
Bonin ,
................ •• New York,6o days' sight
Vienna.......... • • .... 10 40 'Philadelphia ........
Trieste........ •• • • 10 42 ?AIM Or lIILLION, rgs
Petersburg 34% ;Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 7
Madrid .... 48% ;Portugal Gold Coin
Cadiz • 49% ;Mexican Dollars 0 _,„
Barcelona ............ .. I New Dollars 0 0
Seville.. . .. 'Silver in bars 0 0