The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Nov. 25.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A STRANGE AFFAIR.--
A respectably-dressed and lady-like young mar-
ried woman named Dye, living at Sutherland-ter-
race, Caledonian-road, applied to the Lord Mayor
for his aid in finding her sister, Ann Burton, a
rather tall young woman, 17 years of age. She
stated that her sister had come up from the coun-
try on a visit to her, and that they went out shop-
ping together on Monday afternoon last, when she
(Mrs. D 3 e) suddenly missed her on Holborn-hill,
and notwithstanding the most active inquiries, had
not been able to hear anything of her since.
The Lord Mayor asked whether she had any
acquaintance with whom she was likely to have
gone off?

The applicant said no ; her sister was quite a
stranger in London, and never went out by herself.
The Lord Mayor said it was rather singular for
a young woman of 17 to disappear in that way,
and all he could do was to refer the applicant to the
Police Commissioner, who would direct inquiries to
be made in the City.
Mrs. Dye was then furnished with the address of
the Police Commissioner, and quitted the court ap-
parently in deep distress.

Hammond Thornley, a stout and strong young
fellow, about 27, was charged with neglecting to
support himself, and voluntarily leaving a situa-
tion, so as to make himself chargeable to the parish.
From the evidence of Mr. Henry Martin, over-
seer of the parish of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, and
other witnesses, it appeared that the prisoner had
been chargeable to that parish, off and on, for the
last three years, and that he had been the source of
continued trouble. In 1858 he consented to emi-
grate, and the parish expended £25 for his outfit
and passage to Australia. He was taken on board
the vessel in the East India Docks by the master
of the City of London Union Workhouse, who made
all the arrangements requisite for his comfort
during the voyage ; but next day the prisoner left
the ship, and returned to the workhouse, alleging
that he had a " decided objection to go out in that
vessel." After remaining for some time in the
workhouse he left, and obtained a situation at 15s.
a week, which he left voluntarily and without
cause, inasmuch as that he had given great satis-
faction to his employers, and might, if he had
pleased, have continued there till this day. When
asked why he had left, he replied that "no man
ought to give his bones and blood for 15s. a week,
as they were worth more than that to himself."
Finding that he would not return to his situation,
and that he continued incorrigibly idle, the parish
authorities gave him into custody.
The Lord Mayor sent him to prison, with hard
labour, for one month.

GU ILDHALL.—Howard Napoleon Wm. Bryant,
a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Arthur and Co.,
wholesale warehousemen, of Wood-street, was
charged with embezzlement.
Mr. Chipperfield appeared for the prosecution,
and said he only proposed going into three cases,
in which the prisoner had not accounted for moneys
he had received with his employers' authority, but
there were other charges against him for collecting
money from other customers without any authority,
which he had Lot accounted for.

Evidence was then given relative to the payment
to the prisoner of various sums, amounting to nearly
£3O, no portion of which he had accounted for.
Watkins (City detective officer) said he appre-
hended the prisoner at Sydenham, and found in
his possession a carpet-bag containing £7 in gold,
and among other things a wig and false whisk Ts,
beard, and moustache. The prisoner admitted he
would have started for France the next morning.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said he was in-
duced to act as he had done because he had such a
small salary. It was only 15s. per week, not quite
£4O per year.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.

BOW-STREET.—Henry Moore was brought up
on remand, on the charge of attempting to intimi-