The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-14 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

The June cessions of the Central Criminal Court com-
menced this morning. There were on the bench the
Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman and Sheriff Law-
rence, Alderman and Sheriff Allen, Alderman Sir
George Carroll, Alderraan Challis, Mr. Under Sheriff
Mai!lard, Mr. Under Sheriff Parker, the Rev. John

Davis,
There was some difficulty in obtaining a grand jury,
and this gave rise to some conversation in reference to
the manner of issuing the summonses. One gentleman
who was called, stated that he has served during the
present year at Westminster, and that together be
had served seven days during the last year. He did not
think that out of so large a population liable to serve,
he should be called upon twice in the same year. In
answer to the Recorder, Mr. Kemp said it was the prac-
tice of the sheriffs to divide the list of persons liable to
serve into four parts, so that each parson was sidled
upon about every four years. The Recorder remarked
that he was aware of the fact that a great number of peo-
ple whose names were on thejury list were never sum.
monad at all, an it quiry he thought should take place into
the system under which such arrangements were made.
Another gentleman whose name was called said he
thought there mu-t be some mistake, as he was neither
a householder nor a ratepayer, but merely a servant in
the employment of the Electric Telegraph Company,
in Albion-place. His name appears on the parish
books, but it must have got there by accident. A
third gentleman, who came up from Hastings, in
Accordance with his summons, but did not arrive till
after his name was called, was fined 101., but on
making his appearance in court, and explaining
that the train was behind time, the Lord Mayor
remitted the fine. Another gentleman, who came up
specially from Suffolk to discharge the duties of a grand
juryman, was informed that his services would not be
requires' on that occasion.
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, congratu-
lated them upon the fact that there were few cases in
the calendar, and that of those none were of a very
serious character. It was of course quite impossible to
draw any inferences as to the decrease of crime from
the experience cf a single session, but looking back to
the past sessions, he found that in the crime of
violence there had bi-en a marked decrease during the
last few years. In the present session there was not a
single case of murder or manslaughter. In the deposi-
tions laid before him there was one case of forgery at
common law—it era, the case of the forgery of a certifi
sate to obtain a place in the police. There would be no
difficulty in the cage, and he only adverted to it that it
might be more known than perhaps it was, that this
wai an offence, and that any one committing it, was
liable to punishment under the criminal law.
The Grand Jury then retired to their room.

POLICE INTF.T.T.TGENCE.—(This Day.;

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK OF THE HAVANA CIGAR
COMPANY.—Frederick D. Crouch, clerk, a respectahle
looking young man, of 23. Stanmore-place, Caledonian-
road, was charged with embezzling various sums of
money received on account of his masters.

Louis Silberberg, manager of the Habana Cigar
Company. 48, Pali-mall, said the prisoner was in the
service of the company as cashier, being paid by salary
and commission. 1; was his duty to receive money for
goods sent out, and to account for the same. He had
received several sums of money and had not accounted
for the same.

Wm. Hodgkins said he wag messenger to the corn-
piny, and was in the habit of receiving money and pay-
ing it over to the prisoner. On January 26th he paid
him 11 123. ; on the 27th, 2/. ; on ➢larch 13th, 11. 15g.;
and on April sth, it. 45., on behalf of the company.
By Mr. Lewis, for the prisoner—The dates in the
book arc the dates when ho received the money, and
the initials to the amounts showed that be had paid
them over to the pri-oner.

85 C said that when he took the prisoner into custody
at his lodgings he said, "Oh dear, oh dear, I'm a ruin'd
man, and if Mr. Sllherherg had only waited a month I
should have made it all right."
Mr. Silberberg said the prisoner had not accounted
for any of the sums mentioned. He bad absconded
from his employ, and had sent lottery saying be was i:1,
but nothing further. He had not brought the cash-
book in which the sums should have been entered.
Mr. Lewis for the prisoner said the prisoner did not
it:tend fraud. Tho fact was he was about to be married,
and had made use of Oa money, He wished the matter
settled at once.

Mr. Silberberg said the company had a number of
people in its employ, and a he expected other cases be
must IP'g that the prisoner might be remanded.
The prisoner, who seemed to acutely feel his position,
was remanded.