The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-26 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

E:ifilEZZLEMEXT.—Yesterday JOHN Wicxll.-s was Put
to the bar on an indictnrent charging him with embezzling
sum of 11. the property of John Leslie, his employer, in
beginning of April last.
The prosecutor stated,. that the prisoner had been emrloyed.
by him as a clerk for about three'vears, and about the beginninPi.
of April, the prisoner received from a Mr. Smith, the sum 0,-
11. 19s. It was the custom of the house for the receiving cI3TE
to enter in the cash book what sums had been received by him
in the course of the day, and this done the witness received.the.
amount, and put his signature as a receipt for the numey. On
the 16thof April there was no entry, but on the 7th of
there was eine for 11. 19s. the full amount of the sum due froulf
Mr. Smith to the witness. .
Cross-examined.—On the 7th of May the witness examined',
the copy of. the cash book. He was positiveas to having done '3''4
The peculiar mode in which the witness gave his testimonY,
called forth some severe animadversions from the Court; but
on an explanation taking place, it appeared that the prosecutor,
unfortunately laboured under some mental embarrassment.
Mrs. Smith proved paying the prisoner 11. on the pith of
April, and also 10s. on the 7th of May. Each payment W 35
made on account of Mr. Leslie.

A Clerk in the house of the prosecutor was called to corrobo-
rate the testimony he had given, which he did. But in the
course of his cross-examination by Mr. Adolphus, as to his be-
lief in the New Testament, and whether he believed in the re-
velation from God, the witness hesitated, and being farther
pressed, he said " Yes, I do believe it is a revelation fain,
God." The witness was again pressed on the same point,
persisted to the same answer.
Mr. AnoLmus put some further questions of no particular
interest, and was about to put one relative to the former point'
when

Mr. ANDREWS objected to the question being put.
Anox.ruus—This is the first time in my life that
have ever heard an Infidel defended.
The case for the prosecution being closed, the prisoner T,33,
advised by the Learned Counsel engaged for him, not to in"„eC
any defence. There were several persons in attendance to g's"
the prisoner a character, but they were not called. et
The Jury, . after some consideration, found - the Fist/-
n
Guilty. -
Mr. ADOLPHUS called the attention of the Court to the cir"
cnmstance that he could have called seven witnesses to charsci
ter, but he declined doing so under the impression that his dill;
would have been acquitted. As that had not been the case, t,
trusted that the Learned Judge would bear in mind the fae.,.
and in awarding punishment, so deal with the unfortunate InQll7,
as to answer the ends of justice, but,at the same time, deal wi
mercy towards the prisoner.
GEORGE NAsH and ANDREW JOHNSON were found hr-
ty
of stealing in the month of Dec. last, six locks, the pr°l:„rri
of Thomas Wallis, first-named oilman, of Long-acre. The first-named
sone: had become acquainted with the latter, and carried 0.11
regular system a peculation. They applied wherever tfig
found an empty house, and having got.the keys, strirredome
building of locks, coppers, fire-grates, &c. and then made s
excuse for not taking the house. Johnson is an old ogender,
and has been tried at the Old Bailey several times.
JAMES FLANERY and THOMAS WAsITER were capitallY„
convicted of breaking and entering the dwellini;-house
ezer Norman, and stealing three spoons and other article'

DISCOVERY OF HUMAN BONES.-=-011 Saturial
last, as some boys were playing in St. George's"
fields, near to the Borough-road, one of them, ©n
jumping upon a newly-made hillock, was Onle:
what alarmed to find that the ground gave w 3,
under his feet ! On examination it was discover"
ed that he had leaped upon a considerable
tity of mutilated human remains, that had oe,
appearance of having been recently deposited
there. They were removed to the church-Yard',c
in two carts. It is supposed that they are -
refuse of the anatomical departments of the 105.
pitals iu the vicinity.