The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION,..—Feb. 13.

(Before Mr. Pashley, Q. C., Assistant-Judge.)
Thomas Cooper, 34, was brought up for judg-
ment. He pleaded guilty on a former day of hav-
ing embezzled three sums of money which he had
received on account of Thomas Dawkins, his mas-
ter, who stated that the total amount which the
prisoner had appropriated was about 601., ranging
over nearly 200 instances of embezzlement, in al-
most all of which he had committed forgery.
A return of the conviction for felony in 1841
was put in against the prisoner.
The priioner said he was a mere boy when that
conviction took place, and he had ever since earned
a living honestly. He had worked for one mast 44
for six years, and for another five years xall in
one.,
gae said he should not take into
upon him for support.
wife and children all de-
pendentfirTmhe aAn ds s
shtaadn t
i-njouwd
consideration the previous conviction, as it was so
long ago, but he must regard this as a very serious
case. • It was one for' which but a few years ago
his life would have been forfeited, and had the
magistrate sent him elsewhere to be tried for for-
gery, he must have been convicted of that crime,
and in all probability transported for a considerable
niunber of years. Under these circumstances be
could not pass a more lenient sentence than four
years' penal servitude.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 13.

MANSION-HOUSE.-CHARGE OP _ROBBING AN
EMPLOYER.—Charles Everad, a journeyman 'in th
employ ofssMrl Po9le, a chronometer raa,ker, catry-
ing on business in Fenchurch-street, was brought
before the Lord Mayor, charged with havijig robbed
his employer' of property of the value of 151.
Mr. Poole, the prosecutor, haling been !worn,
said—The prisoner had been in -my employment
for a considerable time, and for the lest two ye .I'S
I have missed various articles frOrn my stock, hut
until yesterday I had not been able to •fix the gult
upon any,of my workmen. On Monday last ,pirt
of a gold watch-case was brought fa me, which I
immediately recognised as a portion'of 'the articles
I had missed: I have ascertained that the watch-
case was sold at a public sale, and that it was
ple lged in July, `1855. I have also ascertained
that the person who 'pledged this arse pledged an-
other case, part of an unfinished chroncuueter, my
property. •
Mr. Sutton, a member of the Society of Friends,
also in the service of the prosecutor, said—Yester-
day, I saw at a pawnbroker's, at Islington, part of
a chronometer, belonging to my employer, which
was delivered to the prisoner to, complete several
months ago. If a remand be.granted, Fb_lieve I
shall be able to prove that:the property was pledged
by the prisoner's wife.
The prNner, who declined putting any questions
to the witnesses, was remanded. • -

BOW-STREET.—ASSAULT.—Sarah Myers, uho
keeps a house of ill-fame in Eagle-court, and Mary
Anne Horrigan, her servant, were' charged -with
violently-assaulting-% geutlensati named
• The•complitinant was passing: along ;the Strand;
about twelve o'clock on Thursday night, when a
gaudily-:dressed woman made a'snatch at his breast, •
he believed at his watch chain. In •Pushing het:
away, he accidentally struck her in the face.- She
ceased to moleat hinq, and he Went on. Pre-sently
he turned into one of the numerous courts leading
out of the Strand, to call at a printi rig-office there.
He was followed into the court by the prisoners,
whoM he bad not seen before. They :eked what he
meant by striking the woman. He bade them leave
him alone, and turned to go into the office, when
they sprang upon him from behind, Feizol him by
the throat, and struck him about the he id and face.
Before he could offer any resist rote he was knocked
down, but as the potboy froin a neighbouring pub-
lic-house entered the court, the prisoners made off.
Some time after complainant again met the pri-
soners in the Strand, and gave th'm in charge.
Mr. Lewis, for the defence, set up that th com-
plainant had used undue violence to the woman,_
and that the prisoners were provoked by ther
friend's ill-usage, and hoped that, Under these cir-
cumstances, a small fine would bo considered
sufficient.

Mr. Jardine said that if she had really been ill-
tiQed, she would probably have appeared to say 5...
When any respectable person was attacked as the
prosecutor had been, and an attempt ma:le to rob
him, he (Mr. Jardine) did not know whit be was
to do but push the assailant away, and if Vie' latter
was hurt it was not to be wondered A'. The inter-
ference of the prisoners could only be explained by
supposing that they supplied the unfortunate crea-
ture with finery, and were watching to make the
most profit of. their property. They must pay 20s.
each, or be imprisoned for 14 days.
The fines were paid.

CLERKENWELL. ASSAULT UPON A WIFE
AND CHlLD.—James Malley, a dirty-lo ,king fellow,
described on the charge-sheet as a marine-store-
dealer and shoemaker, residing at No.' Li, Little
Coram-street, Sr. Pancras; and who has been seve-
ral times in custody for assaults upon women, was
placed at the bar, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged
with assaulting and kicking Amelia Pater-ion, under
the following circumstances :
It appeared from the evidence of Amelia Pater-
son, the sep-daughter of the prisoner, a girl about
12 years ()lege, that the defendant had been getting
drunk for the last three or four days, and had been.
ill-using her mother by kicking and striking her
about the head and body. On Wednesday night
her father-in-law returned home in the e,:ening
very drunk, and after, as usual, hcai ing her mother,
turned round and kicked her on the thigh, and
knocked her down. Although she .was very much
.hurt, at the solicitation of the mother defendant
was not given into:eusi?ody. Last night, between
eight‘ and nine o'clock, be again returned home
the worse' for liquor, and knocked her mother
mother
When —she gob-- ul4---he :began to beat her
alnw, and upon her going near them, he
turned round and struck her a violent blow, and
kicked her in exactly the same plae that he did the
night before: Of so brutal a nature was the kick,
that she had walked lame ever since, and was now
suffering great pain.
Prisoner—Now, then, tell me whether you did
not strike me first ?

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Well, certainly, an infant like
the witness must have hurt you very much.
The witness further rnnarked that her father was
in the habit of getting drunk for three or four days
together, and when he was in that sta`e he very
much ill-used her mother.

Mr. Frederick Gough, a fishmonger, residing
next door to the defendant, said he saw the wife
struck down, and upon the child going to the assist-
ance of her mother the defendant turned round,
kicked her in the most violent and brutal manner,
from the effects of which she even now walked
lame. The man was a very good man when sober,
but when drunk was a perfect nuisanc3.
Prisoner—Did you see me strike my wife, and
did you not see the child strike me 1

Witness—l know you behave very b idly to your
wife. It was' only the night before that I prevented
you from strangling her. As for the child touching
you, it is all fudge.
The wife stated that she could not live with the
prisoner any longer. He beat and knocked her about
whenever he got the worse for liquor.. Had it not
been for the last witness she would have been
strangled,. for he got a cord, and, notwithstanding
her struggles, twisted it twice or three times round
her neck. Her husband had had six months for
assaulting her, and had been three or four times in
prison for assaults. She had also paid nine or ten
fines for him. • When be was sober he was a very
good husband, but he so often got drunk that she
would live with him no longer.
The prisoner, in defence, ea'd he wai very sorry
for what he had done, and hoped that his worehip
would look over it this time.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that the cases of assaults
upon women and children were the most diffi-
cult that the law was intended to deal with.
The wife could not control the husband from
getting drunk-, and when las was chunk it
was proved that he was very violent. The
wife and child must be protected from his brutal
conduct, and while he was protecting them he was
doing the same for the prisoner. When the pri-
soner was drunk he might take life, which was
very easily done. He should send the prisoner to
the House of Correction for three calendar months,
wi

nth hard labour, at the expiration of which time
he should further order him to find two good sure-
ties to keep the peace for thre3 calendar months.
The prisoner was then rentovoi.

OPERATIONS IN CANTON RIVER IN 1847.—A corre-
spondence relative to the operations in the Canton river
in the year 1847 appeared yesterday in print. It passed
between Lord Torrington and Earl Grey, Major-General
D'Aguilar and Major-General Smelt, Major-General
Smelt and Lord F. Somerset, Earl Grey and Major-
General D'Aguilar. The correspondence referred to an
application for a reinforcement of half a company of
artillery, with guns and ammunition, to be held in readi-
ness to be forwarded to Hong Kong, should circum-
stances render it necessary to undertake any farther
military;operations at Canton. Earl Grey, then Colonial
Secretary, replied to Major-General D'Aguilar, in Nov.,
1847, refusing the detachment applied for, and peremp-
torily forbidding him to undertake any further offensive
operations against the Chinese without the previous
sanction of the Home Government.

THE SILK TRADE.—SiIks are continuing to rise, and
nothing, it appears, can save their-going up to indefinite
prices. The reports we continually receive' from some
of the leading houses in Lyons might lead us to believe
that ere long a silk dress will become almost as great a
luxury as an Indian shawl ; at all events, nothing short
of a most abundant crop of French and Italian silk, the
prospect of which will not be ascertained until next May,
can by any possibility lessen the price of glace and the
other finer classes of silk. China silk may, it is true, be
greatly used by the Manchester manufacturers. Until
the Chinese have become acquainted with the mode of
winding from the cocoon, and also preparing the silk
after the manner of the French and Italians, we must
entirely depend upon the sources alluded to. Those
firms were fortunate indeed that gave their orders even
last Autumn for the supply of silks for this Spring's con-
sumption ; and the facilities of getting to Lyons, which
enable the large retail dealers to journey thence, must
be a source of immense saving and ad vantage to the
P• üblic We know that Messrs. Jay, of Regent-street,
gave large orders for black glace silks last September, to
be supplied in 1857, and that they have actually been
offered by more than one manufacturer, and have
deolinedo large sum to cancel their engagements. .

Sporting Intelligence.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FEmAy.

The rcoms were indifferently attended to-lay, and
very little betting took place. Minos, .Omer Paslxa,
Hopeless Star, and Teddesley were ali.firin at their gip,-
tations for the Liverp-onl Steeplechase,' while Black Swan,
Dangerous, Hairy Lorrequer, and Fieetrider were
quite .friendless. The, betting upon 'this race is now
getting very limited, and shows little prospect of the
book makers, who have recently commenced letting
upon it, getting round. 300 to .20 was taken abut
Blink B finny for the Derby. The only bine baCked for
the ChesteeCtip waiScliiedam, about whom 980 to_ 30
was taken. -Nothing wall )done upon the Two Thousand
Guineas Stakes or. Metropolitan Stakes. 100 to 7 was
taken a few times about Sir Colin for the NOrthampton.
shire Stakes. "

gLOSING, PRICES.
LLvEItPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
9 to 1 agst Minos (taken)
100 to 8 agst Emigrant (offered)
100 to 7 agst Omer Pasha (taken)
100 to .6 agst Teddesley (taken)
20 to 1 agst Hopeless Star (taken) • _
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
6to 1 aget Skirmisher (take 7to 1)
_ 100 to., 7 agst Sir Qolin (taken)
METROPOLITAN.
101 to -1 aged Gitana (take 100 to 9)
11 to 1 agst Logie o' Buchan (take 100 to 8)
CHESTER CUP.
100 to 8 agst Leamington (nom.)
30 to 1 agat Seihiedam (taken)
100 to 3 agat Sir Colin (offered}
40 to 1 apt St. Domingo (offered)
40 to 1 agst Early Bird. (offered)
DEBBY.
15 to 1 'get Blink Bonny (taken)
25 to '1 :get Ar-senal (take 30 to 1)