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would be his dismissal. He said he hoped they Ariould not
prosecute him, and I replied that personally I !dad no wish
to do so, but I could not tell what result the committee
might arrive at, but I advised him to appear before the
board and state the whole truth. When the prisoner came
before the board he made a request tb at he might be allowed
to liquidate his deficiencies by receiving only half salary.
The proposal was rejected, and he was told the result
of the meeting would be reported to the boxed on the fol-
lowing Tuesday. He said he should make the same pro-
positions when he appeared before it. He never appeared,
and in a few days after instructions were given to the police
for his apprehension.

Mr. Metcalfe—Were the prisoner's accountsi as relieving
officer, correct.
Witness—l believe so.

Mr. Metcalfe—Then the charges we are Investigating are
those committed by him in the capacity cd overseer, not as
relieving officer.

Witness—l can't say that. He received the monies as a
servant of the directors of the poor.

Several other witnesses were examined to prove the pay-
ment of certain small sums of mc7.ley to the prisoner, for
which he had not accounted in a woper manner.
(The trial was proceeding who?. we went to press.)

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Comrn.on Sergeant.)

Elizabeth Stowe, 18, war, indicted for stealing, and
Bridget Woodhouse, 48, for feloniously receiving, a quan-
tity of articles, the property of Mrs. Collington.
The prisoners pleaded not guilty.

Tho evidence was of a very slight description, and the
Common Sergeant, in his summing up to the jury, said
before the prisoners could be found guilty of stealing they
would have to decide whether the articles alleged to have
been stolen were of such a worthless description as the
prisoner Stowe, being a servant to Mrs. Collington, might
consider she was doing no wrong in giving away.
The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of not
guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TILIS D 417.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHARGE OF STEALING AN EAR-RING.—SUSPICIOUS
CONDUCT or A SHOPKEEPER.—Anne' Snelling, a young
girl, servant to Mrs. Cook, of 18, Berwick-street, Soho, was
charged with stealing an ear-ring, the property of her
mistress.

The prosecutrix said that the previous morning, having
missed one of her ear-rings from the place where she had
deposited it in the parlour, she went,'accompanied by the
prisoner, to a shop in Wardour-street, and asked if they
had an ear-ring like the one she produced. Sho was told
they had not, but that a girl resembling the prisoner had
offered one fox sale on the previous day. That induced her
to go to the shop of Mr. Borley, 17, Prince's-street, and on
asking that person whether he had purchased one of the
girl he hesitated, and denied at first having done so, but
after about a quarter of an hour produced it, with the stones
taken out. •

Ms. Borley said he believed the prisoner to be the person
Le bought it of.

Mr. Leadley, the chief clerk, asked the witness why he
hesitated when the prosecutrix spoke to her about it.
Mr. Borley denied having done so—he was at his dinner

at the time

The prosecutrix said he hesitated and seemed to wish to
induce the girl to say she had not sold it to him.
Prisoner said she was guilty.

Jacob Turner, 77 C, said hebelieved the prisoner's friends
were respectable though poor.

Mr. Beadon (addressing the witness Borley)—More assist-
ance ought to be given when a person came and asked for
anything. A respectable shopkeeper would do so.
Inspector Bowles said the stones had been changed and
inferior ones substituted.