The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-25 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARCII 22.—A consi •
derable business has been done in foreign wools this week,
chiefly in the low and middle descriptions, and prices are
steady.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MARCH 22.—We have
not any alteration to report in the state of this market during
the present week.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, Mallen 22.—We cannot re-
port any favourable change in the demand for combing fleece
wools, and as there is no hope of farmers submitting to lower
prices, holders generally are very firm. The demand for
blanket wools is fair, and full rates are maintained.
LEEDS.—There was a very thin attendance of buyers and
manufacturers at our Cloth Halls, both on Saturday and
Tuesday, which circumstance, together with the severity of
the weather, has been the cause of a considerable falling off
in the demand for summer Tweeds, particularly for the lower
sorts. The markets have also been duller for goods of all
descriptions than for several weeks past. The stocks on
hand are, however, very small for the season, and prices are
about the same as during the last month. Business has been
dull in the warehouses during the early part of the week,
but there has been some improvement during the last few
days.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—Pieces have certainly
moved off in good quantities, and it is said the last packet
from America brought over good orders for the manufacture
of this market, which. with the approaching spring trade,
will no doubt keep the market animated for some time to
come. Prices continue very firm. Yarns to some extent
participate in the same degree of dulness as is apparent in
the wool market, and the buyers exhibit great caution in
their purchases, and are only buying from " hand to mouth,"
in anticipation of supplying themselves on more favourable
terms. The demand for all kinds of wools continues to be
very limited, and a greater disposition evinced by dealers
and staplers to sell ; as such we may fairly quote all sorts a
shade lower.

MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—As was anticipated
in our last,, the very low state of stocks of yarn on the Con-
tinent has at last compelled shippers to purchase for their
early spring shipments, though as yet it has not been done to
any considerable extent ; still a commencement has taken
place, which must now continue. Prices during the week
have in consequence been steady. In cloth we have not
much change to notice, but buyers continue their operations
for China and India. Printing goods generally are declining.
The demand for domestics for the home market continues
good, but grey fustians are not so brisk as we have seen at
this season.—Leeds Mercury.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
L (SATURDAY.)
GUILDHALL.
•
• James Holt, a collector for Messrs. Sutton and Co.,
railway and canal carriers, Whitecross-street, was
brought before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, for final examina-
tion, charged with embezzling three bankers' cheques,
and a sum of 21. 6s. 9d., received on account of his em-
ployers.
Mr. Thomas, the barrister, stated the nature of the
case. The prisoner was employed to collect orders and
cash. Sometimes the carmen delivered goods for the
carriage of which they were not paid at the time,
although the parties were not customers to whom credit
was given by agreement. These sums were collected by
the prisoner. He was also sometimes entrusted to
collect from those who paid for the carriage of their
goods monthly, and these were called ledger accounts.
The charge against the prisoner was that he had re-
ceived four of these ledger accounts, and had embezzled
the amount. He should have accounted for them as
soon as they were received. If he had acknowledged
that he had received the money, and refused or neglected
to give it up, perhaps he would not have been liable to
punishment, but he concealed the payment, and even
when taxed denied it. Mr. James Oldfield, one of the
agents of the Messrs. Sutton, discovered the fraud by
calling for payment upon a customer who had previously
paid his account to the prisoner. Upon further inquiry
other defalcations were detected. He should show that
the cheques had been paid to the prisoner, and, if neces-
L sary, he could also show that the prisoner had applied
them to his own use.
The payment of three cheques, for the sums of 131.
65., 6/. 25., and 2/. 45., by customers to the firm to the
prisoner, who gave receipts for them, was proved. Also
the payment of 21. 6s. 9d. in cash.
Mr. John Oldfield deposed that he and his brother are
the joint agents for Messrs. Sutton and Co., whose
chief establishment is near Derby. Witness manages
the in-door business, looking to the cash, keeping the
books, &c., and his brother attends, to the out-door
business, and collects the ledger accounts of those cus-
tomers who pay for the carriage of their goods monthly
or quarterly. The prisoner collected the sums which
parties neglected, or refused to pay to the carman, and
he delivered the ledger accounts preparatory to Mr.
James Oldfield calling for payment. The prisoner was
authorised to receive such accounts, if offered to him,
and had been sometimes instructed to call for the
money. If he received a ledger account, it was the pri-
soner s duty to pay it over immediately, and also to
mention it to Mr. J. Oldfield, that he might not trouble
the customer by calling for payment a second time. The
prisoner had not accounted to him for the cheques, or
other sum mentioned.
Mr. James Oldfield proved that the prisoner had not
accounted for the cheques or money to him.
The prisoner's solicitor examined the Messrs. Oldfield
at considerable length, to show that the prisoner had
endeavoured to borrow money from the firm on the
ground of having to meet expenses from the sickness of
his family, but really to cover a loss of 151. which had
°ccurredi to
immediately,
the end of a month or six weeks, and that the ledger
and general accounts had been intermixed ; that the
prisoner had received cheques from customers before,
hdiimate
account ;lythat the prisoner was not bound to
, but had balanced his account at
and changed them into cash, duly accounting for the
amount.
Mr. Alderman GIBBS thought the charge of embezzle-
ment was sufficiently made out, as it was clear he should
have accounted immediately for the receipt of the ledger
bills.---The prisoner was committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Kebble and James Kebble, two young men of re-
spectable appearance, were brought before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with having stolen a large quantity of silk
scarfs, the property of Messrs. Higgins and Co., mercers,
of Bond-street.
The prisoners, it appeared, were in the habit of calling
upon a shopman in the employ of the prosecutors, and
in consequence of suspicions which occurred, the stock
was looked over, and then it was discovered that five or
six dozen silk scarfs, wurth between 301. and 401., had been
stolen. The prisoners were suspected, and they were
taken into custody by police-sergeant Whall, C division,
who succeeded in tracing some of the property to pawn-
brokers to whom it had been pledged by the prisoners.
The constable having told Mr. Hardwick that he was
not prepared with all the evidence against the prisoners,
the Magistrate consented to remand the case for a week.
Wm. Clark, a little boy, remarkable for his ugliness,
was charged with having stolen a watch, gold chain, and
seals, worth 10/., belonging to his master, Thomas Scard-
field.

The master said he took the prisoner into his service
out of compassion, but he soon found out that the pri-
soner was in the habit of pilfering articles and otherwise
repaying with ingratitude the kindness with which he
had been treated. That morning he (prosecutor) missed
his watch and seals from his bed-room, and believing
that the thief was the prisoner, he questioned him about
it. The prisoner sturdily denied all knowledge of the
watch, and further asserted he had no money about him.
Prosecutor proceeded to search him, and in one pocket
he found a penny, and in a second pocket another
penny. The boy stoutly declared this was all he had
got ;. but prosecutor having noticed that he tried to
conceal something in his hand, took a piece of paper
from him, and found it to contain ss. 6d. in silver. Pro-
secutor was of opinion that this money was part of the
proceeds of the sale of his watch and seals.
The boy asserted, upon his sacred honour, he picked
up the money in Monmouth-court.
Mr. HA.RDWICK entertained so strong a doubt about
the accuracy
.of this piece of luck, that he directed the
boy should be locked up, in order to bring the real truth
more clearly to his recollection.
William Taprell, a heavy looking lad, was charged
with having indecently assaulted a little girl, named Mary
Smith, aged seven years. The lad was employed to clean
knives by the aunt of the little girl, who lived in Bury-
street. St. 'James's, and the discovery of the prisoner's
abominable conduct arose thfough the complaints of the
little girl. As' it did not appear from the surgeon's
examination that the capital offence was completed, Mr.
Hardwick decided upon taking the case as one of com-
mon assault, and the penalty of 5L or two months' im-
prisonment, was then inflicted.
UNION-HALL.
William Ware and William Smith, the two men, and
Jamas Williams, the youth, charged in conjunction on
suspicion with having robbed Mrs. Cutts of 7201., in an
omnibus, and also with stealing a purse, containing
twelve sovereigns, from the person of a Mrs. Kingsmill,
in Liquorpond-street, were brought before Mr. Cotting-
ham for re-examination on those charges. The prisoners
were defended by two counsel.
Previously to the examination an application was
made to prel-ent the interference of Thomas Stowell, the
common informer, who on Saturday last attempted to
thwart the ends of justice, by an endeavour to mislead a
female witness in her identity- of the boy Williams.
Mr. COTTINGHAIII directed that should any complaint
of a similar kind arise, he should order the removal of
Stowell from the Court, who had no right whatsoever to
interfere in the case.