The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-26 00:00:00

CENTRAL C.RDIEVAL COURT, Feb. 25,

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Wigktman.)
Henry Edward Legge, a young man of gentle-
manly appearance, surrendered to take his trial on
an indictment which charged that he, being in the
service of her Majesty as paymaster of the 2d Regt.
of Royal West Surrey Militia, received in that ca-
pacity divers large sums of money on the public
account, and that he unlawfully and feloniously
embezzled a sum of 1,3001., portion of the monies
so received. In other counts the prisoner was
charged with unlawfully appropriating a large aura
of money he had received on account of the public
to his own use.
The Solicitor-General and Mr. Bodkin conducted
the prosecution, which was instituted by direction
of the War Office ; Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and
Mr. Kerr, of the Northern Circuit, were specially
retained for the defence.
Several witnesses having been examined,
The Jury almost immediately returned a verdict
of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was at once dis-
charged from custody.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Crompton.)
Joshua Valentine Hollingsworth, 34, cabinet-
maker, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
him with attempting to obtain money by falie pre-
tences from Wm. M'Kewan.
Mr. Sleigh prosecuted, and Mr. Giffard defended.
The prisoner bad, it appeared, attempted to open
an account at the London and County Bank, by
bringing, in cash, about 3001., and with it a num-
ber of acceptances, purporting to represent an
amount exceeding his cash. Upon some inquiry
being made about the bills it was found that the
persons whose names and addresses were to them
did not exist.
The Court sentenced the prisoner to 18 months'
imprisonment.
George Walker, one of the store-keepers to the
Eastern Counties Railway Company, pleaded guilty
to having stolen a quantity of stores belonging to
the company.
The Court sentenced the prisoner to three years'
penal servitude.
Zachariah Pinson, 49, weaver, was indicted for
the manslaughter of John Webber.
Mr. Payne prosecuted.
Both patties were, it appeared, the inmates of
the East London Union poor-house at Homerton.
The deceased, who was a very old man, was in a
delicate state of health, and used at night in his
sleep to make a considerable noise. The prisoner
slept in the same ward, and upon the 18th Feb.
deceased, annoying the prisoner by the noise which
he made, the latter got up and turned him out of
his bed, and turned the bed and bedstead over
him. The result of ;this violence was that the old
man died some few hours afterwards.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was
sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
Francis Henry Laws, 37, locksmith, was indicted
for the manslaughter of Charlotte, his wife.
Mr. Salter prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh defended.
The parties lived in Cartwright-street, West-
minster, and upon the 12th of last month, some
words arising b_tween them, prisoner struck de-
ceased a blow upon the head with a tin saucepan,
inflicting a slight wound, which resulted in erysi-
pelas, of which she some weeks after died.
The medical evidence being somewhat uncertain
upon the point, and it being proved that the de-
ceased was very much addicted to drinking, the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Feb. 25.

MANSION-HOUSE. —J ames Harling, a young
man of very respectable connections, and of good
education and address, was brought before the Lord
Mayor, charged with having embezzled several sums
of money, the property of Messrs. Wales and Co.,
to whom he was clerk. The prisoner was also
charged with the larceny of 100/. as a clerk.
Mr. C. E. Smith, printer, 2, Devonshire-terrace,
Victoria-road Park, said—l rent my house of Mrs.
Bower, and I am in the habit of paying my rent to
Mr. Wales, as her agent. On Jan. 19 last I sent to
Mr. Wales's office the cheque produced for 12/., in
payment of the quarter's rent, and I afterwards re-
ceived the receipt produced. My cheque has been
returned to me as paid by bankers.
Mr. S. Mecham, clerk to Mr. Begg, Corbet-court,
Gracechurch-street, merchant, said—On Feb. 13 I
paid to the prisoner, at our office, the sum of 121.
10s. and he gave me the receipt produced.
dr. George R. Wales, 8, Great St. Helen's, sur-
veyor and estate agent, said—l have one partner.
The prisoner has been in our employment about 11
years. His duty was to receive the rents of the
various properties for which I acted as agent. It
was my custom to give him receipts signed by my-
self aster they were filled up, and it was the pri-
soner's duty on receiving money to enter the
amounts received in the book called the receiver's
book, and to pay the amount to the banker, and to
account to me for the balance every Saturday night.
The cheque produced for
Stock," in the prisoner's .
ceipt produced for of my belief,
wbyashainansierlrfe.gular pro 12/ is crossed "L. J.
and handwriting, to the best
that! know his writing. The re-
p proceeding to
.sum is in his writing. It
lak,
my
b,anker means the London Joint-Stock
give a receipt signed
signed,
by
myself, receipt
and
wag
produced. for 121. 103. is
instructions to receive thaßegiven ley me to him with
money,
the receiver's book, but there is I have examined
of these sums in that book. no entry of either
The Lord Mayor—When did you discover the
defalcations ?
Prosecutor—Yesterday morning I first discovered. '
it. Be had absented himself on Sattli day n',ght, ima-
gluing that I had gong (At to dallier; 1,114 isutvins