The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—George Smith, carman, was
brought up for further examination, charged with being
concerned with others in stealing a van containing 20 bales
of wool, value £4OO, fram the premises of the London and
North-Western Railway Company, Aldgate.
Mr. Sewell appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Wont-
ner for the prisoner.
On the first examination it was clearly shown that the
van of wool referred to wra left in Frederick-court, Back-
church-lane, between seven and eight o'clock on Saturday
morning last ; that it was drawn there by ti.e two horses of
which the prisoner, as servant to Messrs. Chaplin and
Horne, had the exclusive charge ; and that the prisoner was
absent from the company's premises with his horses at the
time ; but he was not identified as being one of the men who
drove the van to Frederick-court, and he himself alleged
that at the time be was gone to the London Docks for the
purpose of bringing up an empty van.
Mr. Sewell now said he had witnesses present, but he
thought the ends of justice would be best answered if he at
once asked for another remand. There could be no doubt
that prisoner had been connected with the robbery, or that
be had accomplices, and with regard to him the case was
perfectly clear; but there was some difficulty with regard
to the other man who was seen with the van, and that diffi-
culty might perhaps be lessened if a further remand were
granted, so as to enable the officers, who would no doubt
back up his application, to continue their inquiries.
Bassett (detective)—Another remand will be of great ser-
vice to us, my lord.
Lord Mayor—Shall you be able on a future day to bring
further evidence against the pi isoner Smith ?
Bassett—Yes, and against others, too, my lord.
Lord Mayor—Then let the prisoner be again remanded.
This was accordingly done, Mr. Wontner offering no ob-
jection.
In c,innection with this case there are some rather re-
' inarkable features, for it appears that the wool robbery was
but one of many committed under similar circum-
stances, and probably by the same parties. For instance, some
short time ago two hogsheads of sugar and six chests of tea,
loaded on a van, and worth about £3OO, mysteriously dis-
appeared from the premises of the North-Western Railway
Company, in Haydon-square, and from that day to this, not-
withstanding the most active exertions made both by the City
police and the officers of the company, have never been heard
of. The great amount of property passing day by day
through the hands of the great railway carriers makes it a
matter of deep interest that such an atrocious system
should be stopped, and that a full discovery should
be made of all the parties connected with it, and more
especially with regard to the mode in which such bulky
and valuable articles as two hogsheads of sugar and six
chests of tea could be removed. ,
With reference to the wool case there has occurred
an incident of a melancholy character. The officers in charge
of the case having received information which led them to
conclude that a man named Peckham, working for
Mr. Fairelough, carman, Frederick-court, Backchurch-
lane (where the van of wool was found on Saturday
night), knew something about the robbery, proceeded
to saund him on the subject, and as his hesitating
replies tended to confirm their suspicions, they endeavoured
to persuade him to give evidence in the case, as the prose-
cutors would, with the consent of the Court, have made him
a witness against his accomplices, supposing him to have
been actually concerned in the robbery. They left him, on
Wednesday evening, with a sort of tacit understanding that
he would reveal all he knew next day; but on Thursday
morning, about eight o'clock, he was found sup-nded by
the neck from the shaft of a cart in his master's stables,
having hanged himself about two hours previously within a
few yards of the spot where the van of wool was placed after
being stolen. This incident may increase the difficulties of
a full discovery, but that difficulty, nevertheless, will pro-
bably be surmounted.

BOW-STREET.—Mr. Thomas Richardson, publisher,
of 147, Strand, was summoned before Mr. Henry for having
neglected to supply copies of the Dublin Quarterly Rcv!eir,
and a large number of other publications, to the libra.y
of the British Museum.
Mr. J. Winter Jones, the keeper of the printed book de-
parttnent, accompanied by Mr. Bray, the solicitor to the
British Museum, attended to conduct the complaint, and
the Court was reminded that the defendant had been sum-
moned on a former occasion for a similar neglect of duty.
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benefit of the public, and it ought to be observed without
putting the officers of the Museum to the trouble and expense
of taking these proceedings. The circumstance of the de-
fendant having been previously summoned ought to have
operated as a caution.
His worship fined the defendant £5, and 225. costs.
A young man of respectable appearance, named W. Bote,
clerk in the passport department of the Foreign-office, was
charged with embezzling between £3O and £4O.
Mr. Bodkin attended for the Crown.
Several clerks in the same office proved that it was the
defendant's duty to receive the money paid for passports (2s.
Glob), and account for the same every day. There were
some deficiencies in his accounts: on the 21st and 22d July,
and on the 234 he came to the office intoxicated. Complaints
were made of his conduct, and the next day he absented
himself altogether from the office and remained away.
Mr. Lewis, jun., who appeared for the defendant, elicited
from the witnesses that nearly all the clerks had been defi-
cient from time to time, owing to the dexterity of the public
in getting off without paying for their passports, availing
themselves of the confusion occasioned by the pressure of
business at this season of the year. They bad sometimes
been deficient 10s. or 15s. in one day, but they (the clerks)
were always compelled to make the deficiency good out of
their own pockets. The duties of the office were very com-
plicated.
Mr. Henry was unable to see how there could be any
Consplication about a matter so simple as the issuing of it
number of documents across a counter at 2s. each. If any
deficiencies arose, they must result from a want of vigilance
on the part of the clerks.

Mr. G. Lennox Cenynghatn, of Eaton-square, the chief
clerk in the department, deposed that the defendant was
appointed to the office at a salary of £3OO per annum on the
2.och February last. He was a stranger to witness, and to
all in the office. On the 31st March ha received the salary
then due to him, and on the 30th June he received his whole
quarter's salary. Witness saw him on the 23d of July,
owing to representations which had been made respecting
him ' • and although he was not actually drunk, he (defen-
dant) was decidedly muddled—a state in which witness had
constantly found him. The defendant absented himself from
his duties, and witness having heard that he had absconded,
gave information to Sergeant Robinson and to another
detective officer, who took means to apprehend him. No
public bills were issued, but a printed circular was seat
round to the police for their guidance only.
Cross-examined—I believe the defendant lodged £l2 at
Drutnmonds' Bank towards his deficiency. This amount,
with the salary due to him, did not snake up the loss to the
public account. I advanced him money, at his own request,
two or three times, and then declined to do so any more. I
was always displeased with him ; he gave me more worry
and vexation than any other clerk. I shall refuse to give
back the £l2.
Mr. Lewis said it was not a ease of embezzlement. There
was a deficiency, which his client offered to make up. He
had never absconded, but volunteered to attend and explain
the whole matter.
Committed for trial.

—Two low-looking fellows,
WESTMINSTER.—DETEcTroN or AREA SNEAKS.
Williams and John Faller were charged with stealing
two silver forks from the house of Mr Henry Fothergill
Chorley, 13, Eatos-place. who gave their names Henry
Stephen Brake, valet to Mr. Chorley, said that at three
o'clock that afternoon he was in the kitchen on the base-
ment stores', when he saw the prisoner Nlfilliarus quietly
walk up the area steps from the direction of the pantry.
hnoxvitg that some plate was lying loose there, he imme-
diately went thither, and missed two silver forks. He
hastened after William' s and found him in the company of
the other prisoner. He followed and gave them into
custody, when the missing forks were found upon Wil-
liams,
Prisoners pretended that they were perfect strangers to
each other, Williams surging that he was only showing
Fuller " the way to Westminster."
In reply to questions from the magistrate the valet said
that Fuller had joined the ether prisoner within A hundred