The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

(Before Mr. BULLOCK and Alderman HOOFER.)
EMBEZZLEMENT.— William Burt was placed at the
bar, charged with embezzling various sums of money
which he received as collector of the poor-rate for the
parish of St. John and St. Margaret, Westminster.
The first count of the indictment charged him with
having on the 18th of December received 2/. 12s. 6d.
by virtue of his employment as servant to the church-
wardens and vestry of the parish of St John the
Evangelist, which he did not account for, and on the
20th March a further sum of 1/. 2s. 6d., and on the
25th March a further sum of 2/. 12s. 6d. There
were other counts charging him with having received
the mioney as a clerk.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the pro-
secution ; Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Huddlestone de-
fended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner was employed to
collect the poor-rates of the parishes of St. John and
St. Margaret, Westminster, in 1843. It had been
discovered, in consequence of the money received not
having been paid in to tho Bank, that there was some-
thing wrong in the accounts of the prisoner, and upon
inquiry it was found that he had received over .500/.
which he was unable to pay. The prisoner disap-
peared, but was discovered at Gravesend, and was
brought before the magistrates, when he said "he
was afraid it was but too true." It seemed it was
the duty of the prisoner to account for the money he
received every week after he received it, but in the
account which he handed in there was no credit given
for the sums of money mentioned in the indictment.
With regard to two of the sums of money the
prisoner owned that he received them, when his
attention was called to them, though he did not insert
them in the account. _ _

Counsel, on behalf of the prisoner, admitted the
facts, but contended that the offence did not amount
to embezzlement.

The points raised hiving been ruled against them,
Sereral witnesses were called, who gave the pri-
soner a good character for honesty and integrity up
to the present charge.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recom-
mended him to mercy on account of his previous
good character.—Sentence was deferred.

RICHMOND PETTY SESSIONS.
On Saturday, William New, a shoemaker by trade,
was charged before Captain T. Price, Chairman, and
a full bench of magistrittes, at Richmond, Surrey,
with having on the 22d of last month stabbed his wife.
The wife of the prisoner, who made every effort to
evade appearing against her husband, and who gave
her evidence with considerable reluctance, was exa-
mined at some length. From her statement it ap-
peared, that on the 22d of last month, while at din-
ner, her husband and herself had some words, when
the former made a lunge at her with the knife he was
using with his meal, and stabbed her in the side near
the lower rib. On observing her blood flow from the
wound, her husband absconded, and had not after-
wards returned to his home.

During the examination of the wife she endeavoured
as much as possible to exonerate the prisoner, declar-
ing on her oath that she did not believe he intended
to injure her, and that the injury was inflicted in the
heat of passion, during a. quarrel between herself and
her husband. The magistrates, however, took a very
different view of the charg'e, and it being the opinion
of the medical gentleman who attended the wife that
if the wound had been a little more in front of her
person it must have prove& fatal, they fully committed
the prisoner to take his trial at the Central Criminal
Court, on the capital charge of stabbing with intent
to murder his wife.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
GUILDHALL.

In consequence of the session opening this day at the
Central Criminal Court, the Alderman at this place did
not take his seat on the bench till one o'clock.
Two coalheavers, named Johnson and Farringdon, ware
charged with creating a disturbance at the Glaciers'
Arms public. house, Water-lane, and with committing a
violent assault upon the police. Evidence was gone into
which proved the use by eithor prisoner of the most in-
famous language, and of a determined assault upon the
constable. It was also proved that one of them was at
present bound over to keep the peace for a similar assault.
They pleaded drunkenness ; but the Court said that
such an excuse but aggravated the offence, and they were
each sent for one month to prison, to be kept to hard
labour.