The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-12 00:00:00

wEsTr lINSTE R.

EXTRAORDINM;Y CIIAtIGE OF FRAUD.—Samuel
Hoare, an elderly man, was charged with fraud
under very extraordinary circumstances.
Mr. Smyth, solicitor for the prosecution, stated
the case—On the 15th of July, 1866, the prisoner
was engaged by Mr. W. Drake, of Chapel-street,
West►ninster, boot and shoe maker, as an assistant,
and it was part of his business to sell goods in the
shop. There were stated prices for everything
amongst them, 9s. for Blucher boots, and 9s. for
lace-up's. The fraud complained of was that the
prisoner exceeded these prices and pocketed the
excess. The effect of this fraud was most injurious
to both employer. and customer.
Mr. Arnold—He .did not then pay the extra
money to your client ?
Mr. Smythe—No, he did not; he kept it himself.
Mr. Arnold—lf he accounted for it it would only
be extra zeal. It is a.iery extraordinary case.
Mr. Smyth—l feel that it is.
Mr. Arnold—lt would not be an embezzlement,
because he did not receive this extra money by
virtue of his employment. Do you know of any
precedent?
Mr. Smyth—l do not.
Mr. Drake said he had had 50 complaints of over
charge of this description. His business had fallen
off very much through it.
Mr. Ball proved buying a pair of boots of the
prisoner aboat the end of last month for 9s. 6d.

- Prisoner said that that was quite correct. He
had often charged more than 9s. for the boots, but
that was not for the same class of goods as Mr.
Drake had spoken of ; it was for misfits or boots
made to order which had never been fetched.
Mr. Drake denied that such was the case.
Another witness was called, who deposed to buy-
ing a pair of boots at prosecutor's for 9s. 6d.

Prisoner said that he had accounted for all the
money he received.
Mr. Drake declared most positively that he bad
not.

Prosecutor's books were produced, but there was
no entry what the sums were for.
Thomas Cottingham, foreman to Mr. Drake's
father, 257, Whitechapel-road, bootmakers, gave
prisoner a good character. He also said that if the
boots were large sized (10's) the price was extra.
Prosecutor said that in the two cases now brought
forward the sizes were 6 and 8.

Mr. Arnold said the case was one full of difficulty,
and remanded prisoner for a week on his own
recognisances.

THAMES.

SINGULAR APPLICATION.—MT. Samuel Poynter,
barrister, accompanied by Mr. Gill, of the firm of
Morris, Stone, Townson, and Morris, solicitors,
applied to Mr. Benson for a summons against a
German sugar baker, in the service of Hall and
Boyd, in St. George-in-the-East, for sending two
libellous and defamatory letters to Mr. John Bull-
winckle, a publican in the same parish, imputing to
hint that he had carried on a criminal intercourse
with the sugar baker's wife, and demanding com-
pensation for the same. The learned counsel said
the letters were in the German language, and said
he had translations of them. The writer of them
demanded first £lOO, and in the second letter £2OO
as compensation for the damage he had sustained
through the alleged immorality of Mr. Bullwinckle
promising "to quit the country if the money was paid
and if it was not, Mr. Bu]lwiuckle's whole family,
little and big, should know." The accused party
also said it would be a bad job for Mr. Bullwinckle
if the money was not paid, and held out threats of
an exposure. Mr. Poynter said it was not the wish
of the complainant to abridge the liberty of the
subject, and have a warrant to arrest the accused.
A summons would be sufficient in the first instance
to bring the party before the court.
Mr. Benson said he did not think that he should
be justified in granting process. The threat of
exposure and the demand for money did not impute
to Mr. Bullwinckle that he had committed any
indictable offence. He did not think the statute
quoted by the learned counsel would apply in this
case.

Mr. Poynter said that Lord Ellenborough, in a
case where a gentleman had threatened to accuse a
clergyman of fornication, was of opinion that the
statute would apply.
Mr. Benson said that a clergyman would be liable
to ecclesiastical censure and deprivation of his office
for fornication.

Mr. Poynter— ind there is the threat in the
second letter to my client; it will be a bad job for
you if the mcney is not paid.
Mr. Benson said that had reference to the former
observation, " I will expose you," in the first letter.
He did not think the clergyman's case was analo-
gous to this, however reprehensible might be the
conduct of the party now charged. A man of
ordinary firmness and prudence ought to treat such
letters with the contempt which they deserve.
Mr. Poynter said if the magistrate refused the
summons, and prevented Mr. Bullwinckle denying
upon oath the unfounded accusations made against
him, he would be without a remedy.
Mr. Benson—lf the threat is carried out be will
not be without a remedy.
Mr. Poynter and Mr. Gill than retired.

11/ AR KE TS— ( 2 his Day.)

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

To day's market was tolerably well, but nut to say
heavily, supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality.
As the attendance of butchers was rather limited all breeds
moved off heavily, and, in some instances, the quotations
had a drooping tendency. The extreme top price was 5s
per 81bs. Although the show of sheep was rather limited
sales progressed heavily, and late currencies were with
difficulty supported. The best Downs and half brads sold
with difficulty st from 4s 10d to 5s per 81b. The demand
for calves was heavy, on former terms. We have no
change to notice in the value of pigs. The supply was
moderate.