The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-06 00:00:00

ERITEN.

This was an action to recover 21s. under the following
peculiar circumstances. Plaintiff was in defendant's pub-
lic-house, in Leadenhall-market, on the evening of the prize
fight between Sayers and Benjamin. Much betting was
going on, and at last a young man came in and said he
would bet 20s. to Is. that Benjamin had won the fight.
Plaintiff said he would have a pound's worth, and staked a
shilling in the defendant's hands, the young man staking his
20s. The following morning he found that Benjamin had
lost, and waited upon the defendant for the stakes. The
defendant refused to give them up unless the other better
was agreeable, and hence the present summons.
His Honour said prize fighting was illegal and betting
was illegal, and therefore plaintiff could only claim is.
Verdict for ls.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TBIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.

ANSWERING FOR BAD RELATlONS.—Elizabeth Moore,
an intelligent-locking little girl about 16 years of age, was
charged with robbery ; and after the offence had been fully
inquired into, the question was put, " Does any one know
anything about this girl ?" After an answer in the nega-
tive, an officer stated someting about prisoner's father,
mother, and sisters. Springate, the gaoler, said he knew
nothing of the girl, but a metropolitan police-officer was
put forward as a person who knew something. Upon being
sworn, this officer stated that he did not know anything
about the girl, but her father was not the best of persons.
Her mother was even now in prison, and added something
about the rest of the family which had no earthly connection
with the prisoner's present offence, but which was patiently
listened to.
The girl was remanded till to .morrow.

ALLEGED EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—DanieI Keshan,
a very respectably-attired young man, described as a clerk,
was charged with embezzlement.
Mr. De Jersey appeared for the prosecutors, and Mr.
Beard for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner was clerk to Messrs.
Mitchell and Co., and it was part of his duty to collect
monies and account for the same to his employers.
Two witnesses proved paying sums of £l3 155., £l2 108.,
and £6 Bs. to the prisoner. No entries were made in the
books as to the amounts £l3 155., or £6 Bs., but in reference
to the sum of £l2 10s. there was an entry in the cash jour-
nal of £7 13s.

Alderman Allen inquired if that amount had been paid
on account, and he was informed that the prisoner had en-
tered it simply as cash.

Mr. De Jersey said, that the case was very aggravated,
inasmuch as the prisoner had falsified the books, entering
one sum in their cash book £7 13s. and another in the
ledger £9 12s. The amount £l3 15s. was not entered m the
cash book, but was entered in the ledger upon a different
date to that upon which the prisoner received the money.
The prisoner had received a cheque from one person (in-
debted to Messrs. Mitchell and Co.), and that cheque had
been paid into the Union Bank, and an inquiry was pro-
ceeding in the bank as to by whom the cheque was paid in.
The depositions were being read when our reporter left,
but the case will be concluded to-day.

AN INCORRIGIBLE STAURCAYMOEFSFENDER.--Mary Hillyer,
a woman about 30 years of age, was brought before Mr.
Yardley, charged with robbing her ready furnished lodgings.
Honor Martin, a widow, of No. 61, Limehouse-cause-
way, said the prisoner and her husband had been living in
a ready furnished apartment in her dwelling for several
weeks, and she had reason to believe the prisoner had been
continually pawning the goods, and indulging in her pro-
pensity for strong drinks with the money she raised, upon
the property. On Wednesday evening the prisoner
took out a pillow, and witness then went
into the room and missed other things. Yes-
terday the prisoner's husband asked where the
shoots were, to which the witness replied, " I suppose they
are on the bed." Tho husband said they were not on the
bed, and that his wife must have taken them away. Soon
afterwards the prisoner came home intoxicated, and upon
charging her with making away with the property, she
went outside of the house into the street, picked up some
stones and other missiles, and deliberately smashed the win-
dows. She then sent for a police-constable and gave the
prisoner into custody;
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woman to pawn, and intended to redeem it this day.
Mr. Yardley—ls she a drunkard ?
Mrs. Martin—Yes, sir, continually drunk
The prisoner—Whenever I got drunk it was along with
you.
A young woman here stepped into the witness .box, and
said the prisoner had paid her a visit and stolen a cotton
dress from her.
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Mr. Yardley—The prisoners remanded until Thursday
next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ROBBERY OF VAL UARLE SILX. DRESSES.—James 1101-
lett, of 10, Little Portland-street, employed as a porter at
Messrs. Sowerby and Tatton's, silk mercers, &c., 272,
Regent-street, and Maria flollett, his wife, were charged
before Mr. Bingham, by Inspector Pothers of the E divi-

TIIIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

It having been officially stated that no treaty has been
entered into between France and Russia, there was very
little disposition shown to operate in English wheat to-
day. The show of samples was small, and it was with
some difficulty that Monday's advanced rates were sup-
ported.

The imports of foreign wheat are 16,140 quarters. Most
descriptions were held at full prices; but the business
tranaacted was very limited. Scarcely any floating cargoes
were on offer.

We had a moderate inquiry for barley at previous rates,
and fine malt supported Monday's currency.
Oats were much less active, and damp parcels were
rather easier.

Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly

ARRIVALS THIS WREN
Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour.
English 1,780 120 ; 2,630 • 2,090 1,210
Irish— 60
Foreign, 16,140 I 1,830 J 18,910 4,280 sks
I 400 blw

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of meat hore to-day are moderate. Gener•
ally speaking, the trade rules inactive, as follows :

with stealing a quantity of silk dresses of the
value
of
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upwards of X6O. ED I r I ON

Lambert, 68 E, said from information he received he went
to Messrs. Sowerby and Tatton's, 2;2, Regent-street, and
there saw the male prisoner, and told him he was suspected
4f stealing silk and other articles b a large amount, and
asked him where he resided. He mid at first, Hollings-
worth-street, Holloway, but afterwards said in Little Port-
land-street, with a cousin. He (Lambert) asked him if it
was not his wife, and he then admitted it was. He told
him he must consider himself in custody for robbing his
employers, and then went with him to Little Portland-
street, accompanied by Inspector Pethars, and on seeing his
wife told her that her husband was charged with stealing
silk dresses, and asked if he had brought any home. She
said none whatever, and that she had no duplicates. He
(Lambert) then told her that ho must search the place,
and in a chest of drawers he found silk dresses, cloaks, and
other property.

Inspector Pethers said he also found several articles, and
three duplicates for silk, pledged for sums of £3, £2 10s.,
and £2.

Mr. George Roberts, assistant to Messrs. Sowerby and.
Tatton, identified a brown satin dress produced as being in
stock in his department about the 14th of April, and the
other property he believed to belong to the firm. The pri-
soner had been in their employ about 14 months as porter,
and had access to the department where the property was
taken from.

SUN OFFICE., Scz•cia o'

AMERICA.

BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETTIC TELEGRAPH.
QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Vigo screw steamship, for New York, has
just sailed from this port.

Mr. Roberts said four of the dresses alone were worth
£34—one of them (a brown satin one with a handsome
brocaded skirt) being worth 181 guineas, which had been
consigned to them from a Lyons house.
Mr. Bingham—Then certainly not the dress to be worn
by a porter's wife.

Lambert here produced a large box full of property found.
at the prisoner's lodgings.
Mr. Bingham said, in remanding the prisoners, that he
should decline taking bail for either of them.