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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--Jan., 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 bad a little drop to
drink, which, in c,)osequeuce of his having had his
head cut open, had effected him more than usual.
Alderman Hale said in that case the prisoner
ought to be more careiul 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 ab)ve regiment from
the early part of 1855 to Juue, 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 au
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
raised on the part of the prat
un
in remanding him for fur-
ther
s e c o
Mr.
Jardine, being
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 commercial traveller, was,
on the 26th Dec., at about half-past three o'clock
in the afternoon, passing through Vigo-street, and
+here found four letter s. He took them to the Vine-
street station-house, and delivered them to the in-
spector on duty. The latter forwarded them to Mr.
Scultherpe, the deputy -comptroller
omptroller of the Post-
office. Trey 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 hie
handkerchief. He accounted for having taken out
the letter addressed to Albany-street, by saying that
he mistook it for " Albany, Regent-street." if
that had been so ho ought to have returned it to
the district office.

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

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). He
also observed that the delivery of Thursday after-
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. Sculthorpe 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, eltc., ina ease, 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.

CLERRENWELL. 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 inl
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 he
thought proper. Had the applicant any evidence
besides herself of the desertion of her husband
The applicant replied that she had a number of
respectable wifliuses, but they were not then in et'
'tendanoe.

Mr. Corns said she had better bring them, and
then he would see about the order.

The applicant, having thanked his worship fog
his attention, retired, saying she would most assur-
edly bring forward her witnesses

L AMBETH. —Mr. Solomon applied to Mr.
Elliott for an order under the 21st clause of the 20th
and 21st Viet., c. 85, commonly called the Divorce
and Matrimonial Causes Act, to protect his client
against her husband or his creditors in any propertj
she may have acquired since the desertion of the
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 contrb'
buted in any way to her support. In the month of
March last the husband had been brought to tbie
court on a charge of deserting his wife, and the
charge having then been clearly proved against hill
he (the husband) was committed to prison for Nt
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 pre'
sent time, Mrs. Freeman supported herself by her
own industry ; and as it was the wish of her Mena*
to assist and put her into business, she requested ad
order under the act to protect her property from
her husband, or his creditors claiming under him.
Mr. Elliott having read through the clause in the
' act referred to, granted the of der-s-the first tbeb
has been granted under the statute.

Country Markets.

LIVERPOOL. JAN. 19.

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this day week ; middling and inferior, deeliniodi
to the extent of 2d per 70 lbs. Flotr—Good useful quit:
ties of barrel were inquired for at full prices, but the f"-
sent supply consisting chiefly of inferior, the business
limited ; and upon these descriptions, at a reduction of
to is for the week. sack had a very different sale. Oats''
The demand was principally for inferior, at-a decline of 1
per 44 lbs ; fine quiet, but unchanged. Very little dolls
oatmeal, and prices gave way 6d per load. Egyptian ber'
unaltered ; barley ld per 60 lbs cheaper ; both slow. jr
dian corn, though sparingly dealt in, maintained FridelA
prices, which were about 6d per quarter wider those ofiw
Tuesday.

LEEDS—JAN. 19.
There is a good show of fresh wheat up for this die
market, and we quote prices same as Friday, with 'Jiro
derate demand. Best barley sells slowly, et that del
rates ; all other sorts neglected. Beans fully as dear.

Averages for the week :
Wheat, 49e 9Ad I Oats, 22s lid I Peas,
Barley, 37s lid Beans, 40s 42d1 Rye, 32s 0(1.

NORWICH—JAN. 16. e 0
There was a good supply of wheat to-day, bed sanaP•
nearly supporting last week's rates, and inferior 1s loscot
A fair supply of barley. Of eats, beans, and peas but f"
offering. . _

White wheat, 54s to 56s ; red, 11s to 48s ; barley, 32s t*
425. ; flour, 32s to —s per sack ; beans, 42. to 14s ; polo
424 to 435.

NORWICH CATTLE—JAN. 16.
and
There was a very poor show of store oattle today, '—
few buyers.
Fat beasts, 7s to 7s 6d ; prime, 8s Od per stone ; bei
6d lower than last week. Sheep, 25s to 45s per heady. 7,4
good store pigs 20s to 255. Fat pork, 6s to 6s 6d; PO"'
8s 6d per stone of 14Ibs.