The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-28 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

William Gulliver, aged 17, was charged with
having embezzled various sums of money received
by him for and on account of his master, Mr.
Willgoss, a stationer and news-agent, 38, High-street,
Portland Town.

Evidence vas gone into which clearly established
the guilt of the prisoner, who, upon two charges, was
committed for trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY IN VESTIGATION—A yOUng Iran
of gentlemanly appearance, named William L_
uu'frford
Jenkins, who was stated to be an articledclerhkatrsolea
solicitor, and a middle-aged man, named Charles
Pound,Pound, surrendered to their bail for further examina-
tion . exam.n.
before Mr. Arnold, charged with obtai
of
in: underBool.
false and fraudulent representations, a
sum Mr.
u
in cash and bills of exchange froni
st ree t, ii Newman,
oxatonc.
Mr. Ballantine, instructed colour manufacturer, in Great Chart-
by Mr. Vann, appearid
to conduct the prosecution; Air. . Victor Hutchinson
attended and
solicitor, l‘
r. Hawkins,
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thea onttenbdaerrdiste, r behalf m
alforf. JGenakmienss, the;
part of the other defendant, Pound. 3 .
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From the statement of Mr. an me, supported
Baflantine,
by the evidence of the prosecutor and his son, it a.,-
peared that, about the end of December last, the de-
fendant Pound called at Mr. Newman's house, accom-
panied by a nephew of the latter, 110 introduced
him as his solicitor, and during the interview pro •
duced a bill of exchange for 45/. 95., drawn by
Pound, and accepted by Jenkins, which he requested
to, have cashed, representing the acceptor to be a young
man who was about to come into possession of a large
fortune in a few months, and in corroboration of that
statement he produeeda written document purporting
to be a copy of the will of Jenkins's father,
an iromaster at Dudley, under . which a
bequest of 20,0001. w0u1,4 be paid to him on his
attaining his majority. As a further voucher for the
truth of his assertions he stated that the testator had
long banked with Williams, Deacon, and Co., upon
whom the bill was rendered payable, and who enter-
tained such a high esteem for the family that they
had recently a similar bill drawn by Jenkins, although
he was a minor. On the faith of these representations
he at once discounted the bid, and about a week
afterwards was introduced to Jenkins at the house of

Pound, who adverted, in the former's presence, to the
specific amount of the legacy left him under hit
father's will, to the accuracy of which the first-named
defendant tacitly assented. JeLkins subsequently
called alone at his house, and on the occasion of his
first visit induced him to advance him 2001. for tht
liquidation of sundry bills for . wine, jewellery, *
&c., which had been supplied to him by
various tradesmen, and afterwards obtained at
different interviews other sums in bills and
cash, amounting in the whole to a trifle short
of 8001. These he was solely induced to advance
upo❑ the assumption of the will produced by Pound
being genuine; but circumstances having occurred
to excite suspicion, he prosecuted minute inquiries,
hich resulted in the discovery that Jenkins would
only be entitled to a house at Brighton and about 300/,
in the hands of the Accountant-General of the Court
of Chancery, where the estate wcs under litigation,
Jenkins being. one of the plaintiffs, and which sum
would probably be all swallowed up in expenses; and
it having been further ascertained that Pound was not
only not an attorney, but hild no justifiable pretensions
to such a cha-acter, instructions were given to the
police, and both defendants were thereupon taken into
custody. •

An Office copy"of the will of the defendant Jenkins's
father was produced by Mr. Vann, and read by Mr.
Ilutlstone, the second clerk, from which it appeared
that a mere general disposition of the property was
made in favour of Jenkins, but the amount was not
specified, and it contained no clause for any such
sum as 20,000/.

Mr. 0. Turner, managing Chancery clerk in the
office of Messrs. Palmer, France, and Palmer, solici-
tors for the executors appointed under the will, was
then called, and produced various documents and
counts from the Accountant General's•office, to prove
the amount of money to which Jenkins would be en•
titled on the final winding up of the affairs, which had
now been effected, but their reception as evidence was
objected to by Mr. Hawkins, and was accordingly
disallowed.

Mr. Richard Almond, a clerk from Messrs. Wil-
liams, Deacon, and Co.'s, proved that no person of the
name of William Jenkins bad kept an account with
their firm since 1835, and that, upon searching their
books for the months of October and November last,
he found no account of bills discounted or cashed for
William Langford Jenkins during that period.
Mr. Hawkins severely contested numerous points
in the evidence affecting Pound, and addressed the
magistrate upon the facts of the case, which, as eli-
cited in the testimony of the prosecutor and his son,
he contended no jury would convict upon; and
Mr., Hutchinson, on behalf of Jenkins, submitted
that no case whatever had been made out against his
cliebt, who was not proved to be at all cognisant of
the alleged false pretence, and was not even present.
when the document • purporting to be a copy of the
will was proinced by Pound. The Learned Gentle.-
man cited numerous decisions in support of his ♦iew
cf the law as affecting his client, but the magistrate
did not consider them strictly applicable to the pre-
sent case, and

Mr. Ilillantine having requested a remand to enable
him to produce the probate of the will and other
formal documentary evidence,
Mr. ARNOLD expressed his concurrence, and the fur•
thee hearing was adjourned till that day week, the
defendants being liberated upon the same amount of
bail as upon the previous occasion, which was, Pound
himself in 2,0001., and two sureties of 1,0001. each ;
and two sureties in the same amount for the defendant
Jenkins, who, being a minor, was himself bound over
for his future appearance on pain of imprisonment.
The case, which occupied several hours, excited
great interest, and the court was inconveniently
crowded throughout the proceedings.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MAacu 26.—There has been a good attend-
ance at market, and a better tone in the trade generally. Wheat
has been sold to a fair extent at the full terms of last week.
Flour has moved off more freely, and must be quoted the turn
dearer. Beans, peas, malt, and barley, dull, but without
change in quotations. Indian corn has been in good request.
at rather better prices.
LEEDS, MARCH 26.—Our arrivals of grain are small. The
sale fur wheat is nut extensive, and prices do not vary from
Friday's rates. Barley steady. Beans, oats, and other-articles
in limited demand, and no material alteration in value.
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MARCH 26..- Owing to the,
continuance of contrary winds, the arrivals were most trifling;'
nevertheless, the trade continue t heavy, and no improvement
on the prices of Saturday was obtainable. The outside price
for best Norfolk wheat was 40s; and for firie,t barley 255.
Oats were somewhat better to sell, but were not dearer. Flour
was not so freely offered, and good household brought more
readily 27s per sack. In other articles no change.
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 26.—The supply of
beasts was large. The trade was exceedingly dull, at !batter
prices, and a great number remained unsold. The trade in
sheep was sluggish, and prices looked downward. Beasts 940,
sheep 3,800. Beef, 3s Od to 5s 3d per stone; mutton, 5d to
Sid per lb.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 26.—There were In'
the meal market to-day 33 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs.
imperial, whereof 17 sold thus : 4 at 11 bs Od, 11 at 1143 6d,
and 2 at 11 4s Od ; average price of the whc.le 11 4s 6d
e_l2ths. 4 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 275, and 2at 255.
12 sacks pot-barley, whereof 11 sold thus :-1 at 11 5s Od,
I at it 4s, 1 at 1/3s Od, and 8 at 1/ Is 6d.
EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, MARCH 26.•••••
Oat straw, from 7s Od to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ;
wheat ditto, 9s Od to 9s 6d ; barley ditto, 61 6d to 7s 6d.
Hay, from ed to lld per stone.
DALLEITH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 25.—There were 102
sacks oatmeal and 4 of potbarley at this day's market;
sales ready. Top price of oatmeal 241 6d ; barleymeal, none
ha market.

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