The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 20.

- (Signed) "CHARLES ETERAD."
The prisoner, who was recommended to mercy by the
prosecutor, was sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment with hard labour.

CLERKENNVELL.—THE UNEMPLOYED.—In the
course of the day the man Bryant, who acts as the leader
and spokesman to the unemployed, entered the court in
a hurried manner, and, addressing Mr. Tyrwhitt, said
he had to complain of the report which appeared in the
newspapers of that day, which contradicted one which
had previously appeared, giving a correct and impartial
one in several points.
He here handed in a letter containing the two differ.
ent reports, which were perused by Mr. Tyrwhitt atten-
tively.

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Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no control over the press.
Magistrates, as well as reporters, were often found
fault with, but they tried to please all to the best of
their power, no doubt. He really thought the reports
were very fair. Bryant was proceeding to make further
remarks, when Mr. Tyrwhitt told him that he had
ilothing to do with the matter.
Bryant said he had been to see Mr. Birchmore, who
denied having used some expressions attributed to him
in the report of yesterday, and he was addressing him-
self to the reporter, who reminded him that be
was making assertions in the ab,ence of Mr. Birchmore
and that the report was accurate.
The papers were banded back to Bryant, wh:) said the
uneropl)yed deserved eymp3thy and assistance, and ar-
rangements were making to collect a public subscription
on their behalf, which he had no doubt would be re-
spondegigi,
kft,-,Tyr-whia4probabry- ea. ' titist iiii—to Tier dila
but I have nothing to do with the matter.
...
Bryant left the court with a person who bad accom-
panied him, saying "I wish to impress on the reporter,"
but the remainder of the sentence was lost.

LAMBETH,—EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CONFIDENTIAL
CLERK —Russell Pearce, a young man of respectable
appearance, who has been a confidential clerk in the
employment of Mr. Cooke, an auctioneer, in the West-
minster-road, was placed at the bar, before the Hon. G.
C. Norton, on a charge of embezzling various sums of
money, the property of bis employer, and appropriating
them to his own use.
Mr. Cooke, the prosecutor, said he was not only
pained, but surprised, at the position in which the pri-
soner had placed himself, as he bad been in his service
when he had been obliged to proceed against another
young man in his employ, who had robbed him of 1501.,
and since then had gone over the books with him for the
purpose of detecting another person who had also at-
tempted to rob him, and it therefore pained him (Mr.
Cooke) to find that the prisoner had so committed him-
self.

Mr. Norton observed that it was perfectly lamentable
to find the growing evil of dishonesty among servants.
From the most confidential to the most humble, all
seemed to be going on wrong.
Mr. Cooke said the friends of the prisoner were most
respectable persons, and for their sakes, and not for his,
be should be willing, with his worship's sanction, to
forego a prosecution, provided he should be protected
from an action for false imprisonment.
Mr. Norton replied that an action under the circum-
stances was quite out of the question, and
A Solicitor, who attended on the prisoner's behalf,
said be would pledge his word that no aotion should be
brought.

M. Norton thought a short imprisonment would do
the prisoner no harm, and he should remand him for a
week to give time to the prosecutor to ascertain the ex.
tent of his defalcations.
The prisoner was remanded accordingly.

T authority,ASEOr T. Ft
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that
the BACON,—We
6veernlimaevnet,beacentlinngforumndeder,
on good CASE
the advice of Mr. Bodkin, will, under an Act of Parlia-
ment passed last session, remove the coroner's inquisition
to the Central Criminal Court, in which the prisoner
will be arraigned and tried on the same day as he and
his wife will be arraigned for the murder of the chil-
dren. In case of a conviction for the murder of his
mother, it is supposed he will be sent to Lincoln for
execution. Mr. Medcalf, of the Northern Q;rcuit, has
been retained to defend Bacon.—Stanford Mercury.
THE LIVINGSTONE TESTIMONIAL. —A
preliminary
meeting of the Liverpool African Association was held
at the offices, Exchange-buildings, yesterday afternoon,
for the purpose of making arrangements for a general
meeting to consider the best means of giving expression
to the appreciation of the inbatitants of this community
of the great services rendered to commerce and the cause
of religion by the Rev. Dr. Livingstone by his African
explorations. A committee was appin'e(l, who will r
port to a future meeting. The mayor. Mr. F. e.
Shand,
presided, and there were present Mr. C. Turtle
man of the dock committee ; Mr. J.
A.
. r, chair-
Alderman S. Holm, Mr. G. li II fa' Tobin, Mr.
. ors all, Mr.
son, &e. Hard
MINES.—We cannot report upon y ment in the share market since our all-
great improve-
is watched with some anxiety h. last. The standard
in the expectation that any serious y intending purchasers,
not anticipate, although, as weous decline (which we do
symptoms of giving way) will
have
stated last week, it showed
the prices of heavy dividend the effect of reducing
good progressive minesstocks. The price of many
coneerns, except Wheal M
keeps up better than dividend
to 05, and Whe 1P ' argaret, which have advanced
a Providence to 85. At Wheal Margaret
the profit for the last quarter is nearly 2,0001., and a
dividend of V. per shareexpected. is South Frances
shares have not been quite
sofirm3ss
to
0
865; the ends
at the new discovery in the 104, at one time reported
worth 1001. per fm, are not looking so well. Devon
Great Consols have" declined to 450, 460.—Mining
Journal of this day.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A MERCHANT AT BRISTOL—A
d y at Bristol by it
painful set action was produced 37,stertnna, Esq ,of s becoming known that Thomas Kinston,
h dd. Charl-
ton,
11,43101, Clifton, a ied under
Somerset, and Mani
11. t
Mr. King ton was a mem-
meancholy circtinistances. Miles and K.
tngton, BristoL
her of the eminent firm of
d "th
gage WI his partner in ar-
ranging had been recently en
line of clipper sailing and steam auxiliary
ranging a
ol to Melbourne, and appeared to be
ships from Brist
ol
in excellent health. On Thursday he bad his horse
urpose if proceeding to C'
saddled for the p - Charlton-house,
mounting the animal he was observed to fall
On
forward and then to slip from the stirrup and fall on his
knee, which he hurt a little. Instead of riding as he in-
tended, he proceedi3d to Charlton in a carriage, returned
in the afternoon, alnd proceeded to his counting-house in
Queen-square. While there it was observed that his
speech became muffled, and his clerks being alarmed,
sent for medical aid. His case was ccia.idered highly
dangerous, anEl he was removed to his residence, where
he died shortly after midnight. It is thought probable
that he ruptured a small vessel on the brain by the fall,
and that this acted on a predisposed bad state of health
and caused his death.

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MANSION-HO USE,—ROBBING AN EMPLOYEE,- -
Charles Everad, a journeyman in the service of Mr.
Poole, a chronometer maker, carrying on business in
Fenchurch-street, was brought before the Lord Mayor
and Sir R. W. Carden, in petty sessions, charged with
having stolen the movements of a watch, valued at 10?.,
bel,inging to his employer.
The prisoner, who pleaded guilty to the charge, and
who seemed overpowered with grief, handed in the fol-
! lowing written statement in mitigation of punishment:—
"May it please this worshipful court to hear my peti-
tion,—l have a wife (far advanced in pregnancy), to
whom this shock may prove fatal. I have al,o seven
children, the youngest about two years old, the elder of
the number about eighteen. At the time I made use of
the property for which I am tried I had two children in
bad health, one of them afflicted with scrofula in the left
hand, the other an affection of the lungs. I was advised.
by Mr. Coulson, of ,the Old Jewry, and Mr. Bateman,
of Islington, to send them to the Margate Infirmary. I
got forms filled up by the churchwarden of the parish
(Islington), and sent my wife down to make further in-
quiry. She learned that the youngest could not be ad-
mitted, on account of her age, but as out-door patient.
Having another little girl, I thought it would be as
cheap for her to take lodgings down there, and take
charge of the three youngest, as for me to pay a person
down there for their board, lodging, and attendance. It
was done. I put the two elder girls out to service, and
I and my two boys took one room, and gave up the
apartments we occupied. I wanted a little money to
start them. I applied to a loan-office, but could not suc-
ceed, and had to resort to the means which have brought
me here, knowing it would be but a temporary thing;
but, from disappointment in money, it unfortunately was
discovered before I could redeem it. The expenses at
Margate and at home swallowed up my earnings. My
child had her finger amputated, and was recovering. I
was in a fair way of getting the property back, but Pro-
vidence ordained it otherwise. For the sake of my
family I plead for as merciful a view of my case as
justice will allow. By granting my prayer, your peti-
tioner will ever pray.