The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-11 00:00:00

THE CHARGE OF EMBZZLEMENT BY A COMMON

COUNCILMAN.

Richard Bache, 68, merchant, for many years manager
to Messrs. Tull's Rope and Hemp Factory, Fenchurch-
street, was placed in the dock, charged with embezzling
money, the property of his employer.
There were no less than thirteen indictments against the
prisoner.
He pleaded not guilty.

In the course of the morning the witnesses were in-
formed that they need not remain in attendance, as the
case would not be taken that day.

ANOTHER CHARGE OF CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH.

Emma Papworth was indicted for unlawfully concealing
the birth of her child.

The prisoner was only seventeen, and resided with her
mother at Mile•end, and the body of the child was some
time after discovered in a box.

Mr. Cooper made a very feeling appeal on behalf of the
prisoner, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The learned Judge said it pained him very much to pass
any sentence in this case, as there were mitigating circum-
stances in it ; yet he could not allow the prisoner to escape
all punishment. He then sentenced her to two months'
imprisonment without hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.

John Robinson Gibson was indicted for embezzling and
stealing the sum of £l2 165., and divers other moneys, the
property of the Eastern Counties Railway Company.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
The facts of the case, which was proceeding when we
went to press, have been reported fully in Ike Sun.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DARING ROBBERY OF A GOLD WATCII.--JOIUI Mur••
ray Stewart, a young man, who gave the address 8, Cottage-
place, Vauxhall, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
being concerned with another in stealing a gold watch,
valued £2O, the property of Mr. William Alexander Hunt,
24, Jermyn- street.

The prosecutor said that, about 12 the previous night, he
was within a few doors of his own house, 24, Jermyn-
street, when a female seized him, and would not allow her-
self to be shaken off. While trying to free himself from her
the prisoner cams up and asked him the way to the Pad-
dington-station, and at that moment the female ran away,
and he missed from his waistcoat pocket his gold watch of
the value of £2O. He then seized the prisoner, who was
seen by his housekeeper talking to the female a few minutes
previously, when he became very 'abusive towards him.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutor said he had
seen his watch safe three minutes before when he wound it
up at his friend's house in Duke-street.

Prisoner—l know no more of what lam charged with
than the babe unborn. The female left you (prosecutor)
the moment I came up.

Prosecutor—Yes, and my watch too. The prisoner gave
a false address.

Prisoner—As to abusing you, that was because of the
ungentlemanly way in which you held me.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner.

THAMES.

THE GREAT SILT( ROBBER?.—This morning large pla-
cards were issued offering a reward of £6O for the appre-
hension of James Hunter, late of the Red Deer publichouse,
Cambridge Heath -road, Bethnal-green; and Frederick Chas.
Agg, late of the Crown publichouse, St. John-street-road,
near Sadler's Wells Theatre, who were concerneJ in the
robbery of ten bales of silk, value £l,OOO. Hunter and Agg
disposed of the stolen silk to the silk throwster, John Newton,
at Derby, and their share of the plunder was a check for
£220. Hunter is described as being 45 years of age, 5 feet
8 or 9 inches high, fresh complexion, eyes dark (full), hair
and whiskers dark—turning grey, dressed in dark clothes,
and sometimes wears a brown coat, Agg is about 35
years old, 5 feet 5 inches high, fair complexion,
hair and whiskers (under chin), light, delicate appearance,
dressed in black clothes and black hat, or Scotch cap with
plaid band. Mr. Mumford, the superintendent of the St.
Katharine Dock Company's police, after making the an-
nouncement that rewards had been offered for the appre-
hension of Agg and Hunter, said a further reward of £2O
had been offered by the company to any person for infor-
mation as to whom the persons were who drove the light
one-horse van on the night of the 15th March last, con-
taining the ten bales of stolen silk to No. 2, Hope-street,
Spitalfielde.
Police-sergeant Copping, No. 3 K, a detective officer,
made a very important communication respecting Peter
Debock, arrested at Derby with three £lOO notes, (received
of Newton in his possession. After the four prisoners
were remanded yesterday evening, Mr. Angell, his solici-
tor, asked that a gold watch and chain and two sovereigns,
taken from Debock by the Derby police, should be restored
to him. Mr. Humphreys, jun., the solicitor, made no ob-
jection to this, and the watch was aboubt to be restored to
Debock, when he (Copping) stopped the delivery, for he
believed the watch and the gold albert chain attached to it
were stolen. It was a gold hunting watch, a stop watch,
with gold dial, and jewelled in 8 holes. The maker's name
was John Johnson, Liverpool. The watch and chain were
now at Stepney station-house, adjoining the Court. Cop-
ping added that Debock had been known to be a receiver
of any description of stolen property for many years.

REPLIES TO ESSAYS AND REVlEWS.—Besides
the volume announced some weeks ago as in preparation by
Mr. Mansell, Dr. Thomson, and other gentlemen, Messrs.
J. H. and Jas. Parker are about to publish a similar col-
lection of replies to " Essays and Reviews" by the Rev.
Dr. Goulburn, the Rev. Dr. Heurtley, the Rev. Dr. Irons,
the Rev. H. J. Rose, and the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth. The
Bishop of Oxford is to write a preface.
THE BLACK PRINCE.—This vessel, at present
lying at Greenock, has now been fitted with six boilers, and
two more are ready for shipment. The boilers were all de-
livered to Government in June last, and it seems the delay
rests with the Admiralty. The plating of the ship is going
on steadily, and four of the seven strakes on each side have
been finished. About 400 men are now engaged at work of
different descriptions on board, but it is not expected that the
vessel will be ready for sea for many months.—Scotsman.

SALE OF THE GARRICK THEATRE.—Yesterday,
Mr. C. J. Baker put up to auction, at the Auction Mart, the
Garrick Theatre, which is situated in Leman-street, White-
chapel, and which has been rebuilt about six years. There
was very little competition for the property, which was de-
scribed by the auctioneer as being capable of being fitted up
as a music-hall, or as a circus, for the display of equestrian
exhibitions, there being a circle under the pit. He stated
that the house would contain 200 persons in the boxes, 800
in the stalls and pit, and 600 in the gallery, and that it lot
at £6OO a year. Independent of theatrical entertainments,
the theatre realised £l2O a year for religious Sunday ser-
vices. There were three saloons; the proscenium was 21
feet in width, and the stage 34 feet in depth. The property
was leasehold, and was held for a term, of which fifty-six
years were unexpired, at a ground-rent of £25 a year, and
'42 in lieu of land-taz, It was knocked down for 41,600,