The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-02 00:00:00

posting of the bills in question on the walls of the
Guildhall.
After some other evidence of a formal character,
Thomas Wicking, bill-sticker, said that he obtained
the placards from a gentleman in Guildhall-yard, between
seven and eight o'clock at night of Tuesday, the 22d.
He met the gentleman by appointment.
Mr. Humphreys—Who was the gentleman who gay
you the bills ?
Witness—l can't swear to him ;he was a stoutish
man.

Mr. Humphreys—Do you see him in court ?
Witness—lf I was to see him again I could not identify
him.

Mr. Millard, senior under sheriff, deposed that before
the election he sent for Mr. Rose, and he called on him
and had a conversation with him on the a❑suing election.
I asked him what would be his retaining fee in the event
of his being engaged as agent for Sir R. Carden, in con-
sequence of a threatened opposition to that gentleman ;
the answer was he left it to me ; I told him I was de•
sinus he should name the sum, bnt as he appeared un •
willing to do so, I asked him if 1001. to cover all the
expenses of the poll wool' be a sufficient remuneration,
with the addition of 501. in the event of Sir R. Carden',
election ; he made no reply, and I said I would com
municate with Sir R. Carden if he would give the answer
and if his services were required he would be sent for'.
defendant left and called again on the 18th September'
after I had seen Sir R. Carden. I told him then that I
had nothing further to do in it, and I sent him to Mr
Deputy Kebble ; I had no communication after with'
the defendant.

Mr. Millard wished to state what passed between him
and Sir R. Carden, to clear hie character from any im
putation that might rest on it from the part he had taken-
in these proceedings, but _ _

Mr. Humphreys said he could not a9k him, nor let him
state it. No doubt Mr. Lewis would ask him on the
next examination.

The farther examination of Mr. Millard was then
deferred.

Alderman Sir R. Carden was then called and sworn
He deposed that he never authorised or even thought of
the defendant being employed in reference to his election
for Lord Mayor ; he was the next Alderman in rotation
for the civic chair.

This was the case for the complainant, and the further
hearing was adjourned till to-morrow at one o'clock.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
jI7VENILE DEPRAVITY.—John King, a diminutive lad,
ten years of age, whose head scarcely reached to the top
of the desk, was charged before Mr. Bingham with
stealing two sovereigns under the fallowing circum-
stances.

Sarah King, a poor but respectable widow, stated tbat
she was the prisoner's mother, and that her son, although
so young, was an adept in depravity. On Wednesday
last her sister, who lodged with her, missed two sove-
reigns from her pocket, and as the prisoner bad ab-
sconded from his home just before, he was at once
suspected of being the thief. She accordingly procured
the assistance of a policeman, and went in search of him.
After considerable trouble the young thief was found
snugly ensconced in the gallery of the Soho Theatre.
Bruce, 14 C, said he found the prisoner in the gal.
lery of the Soho Theatre, and conveyed him to the sta-
tion on the present cbarge. The child admitted the
theft, and said he apd another boy had spent it all in
pastry and sweet stuff. He then searched him, and
found a small pistol, with powder, ball, and caps, which
he said he had bought for 65., in order to come "Jack
Sheppard" with, just as he had seen it at a penny show.
The defendant, who had put a bold lace upon the
matter up to this time, now began to bellow and cry for
mercy, and he " Would not never do so again, that he
wouldn't—nor did he want to come Jack Sheppard,'
that he didn't."

Mr. Bingham said it was a shocking case of early de-
pravity, and he should take care of the prisoner for the
present by sending him to prison for a week, where he
would be under the care of the chaplain.