The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-26 00:00:00

EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COLLECTOR.

Yesterday, at the Hammersmith Police Court,
Thomas Humphrey was re-examined on the charge
of absconding with a large sum of mouey belonging
to his employers, Messrs. Fuller, Smith, and Turner,
brewers, of Chiswick.

Mr. G. Lewis conducted the prosecution; Mr.
Martin defended the prisoner.

Mr. H. Smith, one of the partners, stated that the
prisoner had been in their service as collector for
about three years. The money and cheques which
he received in the course of his collection weekly
were kept in a safe at the office, the key of which
was under his sole charge, until each Friday, which
was the regular day for banking in the Uuioi Bank
of London, Argyle-place. On the 12th inst. he
went to Barnet, in Essex, but he never returned to
his duties, neither did he bank the money collected
during the week on the following day. The total
deficiency was £1,349 2s. 4d., which was exclusive
of a sum of £llO odd, which he had embezzled.
Witness next saw the prisoner at Banbury, in
Oxfordshire, on the 19th init., when he gave him in
charge of the superintendent of the constabulary.
When the prisoner saw witness he started, and said
"I was driven to it."

Mr. Lewis then read a letter which ➢ir. Smith had
received from the prisoner while he was in the House
of Detention. It was to the effect that the act was
a momentary one, which he never thought of com-
mitting until he found himself intoxicated and very
late in returning home. The thought of being dis-
charged drove him to act so desperately. lie wished
to make all amends in his power, and asked to be
dealt with as leniently as possible. _ _

It appeared that the prisoner's whereabouts was
discovered in a somewhat singular manner. On the
7th inst. he deposited the sum of £664 6s. 6d. at
the Banbury branch of the London and County
Bank, in the name of Thompson. This sum in-
cluded two of the cheques which had been stopped,
and on their being sent up to the London branch
they were at once detected, and information of their
recovery was forwarded to Mr. Smith, who hastened
to Banbury, and communicated with Mr. W.
Thompson, the superintendent of the constabulary.
The prisoner was found at the Town Hall Tavern,
and on being taken into custody the sum of £1,393
3s. 2d., which included the deposit at the bank, was
recovered.
Mr. Lewis said the embezzlement had been going
on from January last.
Mr. George 1111Naughton, of the Red Lion,
Chiswick ; Mr. R. Grigsby, of the Rose and Crown,
Hammersmith ; and Mr. W. Warren, of the Cla-
rendon Arms, Broadway, proved three payments to
the prisoner on account of the prosecutors, the
payment in the case of the last-mentioned witness
being on the 22d of January in the present year.
That sum, together with the one paid by Mr.
M'Naughton, had not been accounted for ; but in
the other case he accounted for the receipt of £5O,
though he had paid £6O.
Mr. B. Dowsett, of the Waggon and Horses,
Kew Bridge ; Mr. Thomas Hartley, of the Star and
Garter, Kew Bridge; and Mr. Edward David
Matthews, of the Coach and Horses, Turnham-
green, proved three other payments in the preent
month, and which formed part of the money the
prisoner ought to have banked.
The depositions were then read over, when
Mr. Daymau fully committed the prisoner for trial
at the next Middlesex' Sessions on both charges—
embezzling and stealing.

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ritEFEUFINIIIG riUARICti.
;onsolidated, 6 per cent. stock.
.Eto. Bristol and. Birm., 6 per cent.,
Ato, 4; per cent. rd.. 1131

PREFERENCE SNARES AND STOCKS.
London, Chatham, (to., Metro?. Ext. 11, 6 per cent.. 46

LINES LEASED AT FIXED R,SNTALti.
London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., 671
South York. and River Dun, 971

FOREIGN RAIL WA Yl..
Bahia and San Franclaov, Han., gua. 7 per cent., 131

BANtiti.

Alliance. Bin.. '5
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lini., li
London Chartored Liana of Anatralla, z3k

Ditto, new, 22
London Joint Stock, 37
London and % estminster, 68
Ditto, Scrip, 361
Union of London, 37a

MISCELLANEOUP;
Anglo-American Telegraph, lim., 17/ I
Bombay Gas, lim.,
Commercial Union, Insurance, 4)
Oredit leoncier of lim.. 31
East India Irrigation and Canal, 13j
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour),
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds. redem. 1670, issued 90, 12
London General Omnibus Company, lim, 2 9-16
Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed.s per cent. by
Indian Government), 101
National viscount (..ompany, 101
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 98
Ditto, new, 1855, 161
Rio de Janeiro Gas, 231
Thames and Mersey Marine. Insurance, lim., 5 9-18
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 721

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day.

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The Market opens flat and irregular, with ten-
dency still downwards. Sales probably 10,000
bales.

BIRMINGHAM AND TIIE BOUNDARY COMMISSION.-
Lieutenant-Colonel Ward, R.E., and Mr. John L. Wharton
have given not!co of their intention to visit Birmingham
on Wednesday next for the purpose of inquiring into tho
boundaries of the borough, with the view to ascertain
whether the same should be enlarged so as to include
within the limits of tho borough all premises which ought,
due regard being had to situation and other local circum-
stances, to be included therein, for the purpose of con-
ferring upon the occupiers thereof the Parliamentary
franchise for such borough.

BOUNDARY COMMISSION.—The Manchester City
Council, at a special meeting this morning, resolved that it
is not expedient or desirable that the boundaries of the
Parliamentary boundary of Manchester should be extended,
and a deputatiiin was appointed to support this view before
the assistant-commissioners.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.
AIANSION-lIOUSE.

ROBBERIES AT THE CANNON-STREET STATION.—Amido
Briffant, a ferocious-looking foreigner, was charged by the
South-Eastern Railway Company with having stolen a
bag from the waiting-room of the Cannon-street Station.
It appeared that the bag was the property of Mr.
Benthall, a draper residing at Farnham, iu Surrey. Mt.
Benthall WAS sitting on the table with the bag beside him,
when a gentleman told him that the prisoner had taken it
up. lie followed him and said, "Why did you take my
brig?" He replied, " I am a foreigner." Witness then
called the detective ota:or attached to the station and gave
him into custody.

Sergeant Moss said that ho was called to take the pri-
soner into custody, and found him with the bag. lie t iok
him to Bow-lane Police-station. Oa starching him he
found a few dirty things up•an hi n. Ho had for a long
time been hanging about the station, and was suspected
by the witues-s who was a detective sergeant attached to
the Oannon-street Station, of the numerous robberies
which have taken place there lately, acd the personal ap-
pearance of the prisoner being peculiar he had been
specially remarked.

Mr. Lewis, the solicitor to the South-Eastern Railway
Company, said he appeared to prosecute on behalf of that
company, and as they must necessarily have many suspi-
cious characters amongst the number of persons travelling,
and as they had reasons for suspecting the prisoner beyond
others, he would ask the Lord Mayor to grant a remand.
The prisoner, who professed no knowledge of English,
said nothing--the evidence being communicated to him
through one of the ushers, who acted as interpreter—was
then remanded till Tuesday next.