The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-19 00:00:00

BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS.

On the motion of Mr. BUTT for nominating a select
committee on this subject,
Mr. CAIRNS moved that Mr. Adderley's name be
removed from the list, with the view of substituting that
of Mr. Davison.
The SPEAKER decided that the hon. member must
give notice of his motion to appoint Mr. Davison.
The following members were then nominated to be a
committee, Mr. Adderley's name being struck out :
Mr. Butt, Lord J. Manners, Viscount Goderich, Mr.
Kirk, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Massey, Mr. Fergus, Mr. Clark,
Mr. Cheetham, Lord Naas, Mr. Cobbett, Mr. Wise,
Mr. Turner, and Mr. Packe.
CONTRACTS (PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS).
On the motion of Colonel BOLDERO, the following
members were nominated to the select committee :
Col. Bolder°, Mr. Corry, Sir Charles Napier, Mr. Os-
borne, Mr. Muntz, Viscount Duncan, Mr. Mitchell,
Lord Claude Hamilton, Sir •rolan Ramsden, Mr. West-
head, Colonel North, Mr. Philips, Mr. Puller, Mr. Lid-
dell, and Sir John Hammer.
The house rose at half-past 1.

MIDDLESEX SYSqlo.l7;s.—May 18.

(Before the As is staut Judge.)

Henry Hills, 49, described as a clerk,-of superior
education, was indicted for unlawfully assaulting
Hannah Stamp, a girl under 12 years of age, with
42,- intent, (c. He pleaded guilty.
Mr. Sergeant Pa'ry and Mr. Metcalfe were for
the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh for the prisoner.
The Assistant Judge sentenced the prisoner to
be kept to hard labour for one year.
William Benson, 51, weaver, was indicted for
feloniously embezzling three sums of money,
amounting to 60/., received by him on account of
James Bellett and others, to wbom he was servant.
He surrendered in court.
Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Ribton appeared for the
prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh for the prisoner.
He was fotind guilty, and sentenced to hard
labour for 15 calendar months.
James Newland, boiler-maker, was indicted for
having fraudulently obtained the sums of 11s. scl.
35., and is. 4d., from Jarvis Jones, with intent to
defraud. _ _ _

Mr. Sleigh was counsel for the prosecution.
it appeared that the prisoner some time ago, was
secretary to the branch of the Friendly Boiler-
makers' Society, at Bayswater, but had ceased to
belong to the society.
The jury found him guilty.
From inquiries then made it appeared that the
prisoner's character was none of tha best, and he
had been under the surveillance of the police at
Bristol. He was convicted of felony 10 yeas ago,
and had besntried a short time since, but acquitted.
Sentenced to six months' hard labour.

(Before Mr. Creasy.)
• John Richard Holland, a very respectab7e-loolc-
ing young man, was indicted for embezzling the
several sums of 41. 19s. and 2/. 3s. Bd. received
from Mr. Rogers, and 7/. ss. 6d. received from
Mr. Raymond, for and on account of Thomas Wm.
Hunt, his master.
Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. Payne de-
fended.

The prosecutor is a wholesale grocer, and the
prisoner had been in his service for six months as
town traveller, at a salary of 30s. a week, without
comtniss:on. It was his duty to pay over the sums
he received from the customers every evening to
the cashier ; and he wal charged with having re-
ceived certain sums of money which he had not ac-
counted for.

Mr. John Rogers, a grocer and cheesemonger, of
No. 1, Providence-place, St. George's-in the-East,
said he was a customer of the prosecutor, and the
prisoner had been in the habit of calling upon him
for orders.. In February last he paid him the sum
of 8L 19s. 4d. for goods received in January, and
on the 17th of March he paid him a further sum of
2/. 3s. Bd. for (roods. He did not return any sugar
to the amount of Si. He took receipts for the sums
paid.
Mr. Edward Raymond, a grocer of No. 106,
High-street, Hoxton, said, on the 6th of April, he
received goods to the amount of 7/. Bs. from the
prosecutor, and on the Tuesday following he paid
the prisoner the sum of 71. ss. Gd., in discharge of
the debt, and received the prisoner's receipt for the
payment of the money.
Mr. G. A. Simpson, cashier to the prosecutor,
said the prisoner had to pay over to him the monies li
he received on account of his maser every day.
The prisoner made his own entries of the amounts
in a cash-book, and witness put his initials to them
as he handed over the money. The prisoner did
not pay over to him in February last the sum of
81. 19s. 4d., referred to by the first witness. On
the 10th be paid 1/. Hs. Bd. as received from Mr.
Rogers ; and on the 24th of the same month he
paid in a further sum of 2/. 3s. Bd. on account of
Mr. Rogers, making together 41. Os. 4d., but leav-
ing a deficiency of the sum he had really received
of Mr. Rogers. He had not paid over the sum of
71. ss. Gd., received by him from Mr. Raymond.
At the request of the prisoner he made an entry in
tie ledger, to the credit of Mr. Rogers, for 2cwt.
of sugar, which he said had been returned, but that
was afterwards found to be untrue, as no sugar had
been returned.

Mr: Payne cross-examined the witnesses, and
afterwards addressed the jury for the purpose of
showing that Mr. Hunt's accounts were kept in a
carelass way, and that in several cases the prisoner
had been the means of errors being rectified. If
there had been any deficiency in the accounts he
attributed it to accident, and not to any felonious
interkton ; and if it was not proved that there was
a felonious taking of the money the prisoner could
net bs coavicted.on the present charge.
Mr. Creasy sunirael up, and left it to the jur3 t •

say whether`such defalcations could be the result of
accident, or whether they arose from a felonious
intention.
The jury found the prisoner guilty but raCom-
munde 1 him to mercy on account of his previous
good character.
Mr. F. H. Lewis said that since the prisoner
had been committed on the present charge, the
prosecutor had found out further acts of embezzle-
ment by the prisoner to the amount of 401.
Mr. Creasy sentenced the prisoner to ten months'
hard labour.
James Baldwin and Edward Coleman were sever-
ally indicted, Baldwin for stealing 951 b of oats and
other articles, the property of John Wraga his
master, and Coleman for receiving them, well-know-
ing them to have been stolen.
Baldwin pleaded guilty, Coleman not guilty.
Mr. Sleigh and ir. Poland prosecuted ; Mr.
Tindal Atkinson appeared for Coleman. ,
The Jury acquitted Coleman ; Baldwin was sen-
tenced to six months' hard labour.