The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-20 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Win. Prudence, a stout, middle-aged waggon-
driver, whose Tom and Jerry freaks did not exactly
correspond with his external appearance, was charged
by Mr. George Parry, who keeps the Durham lap,
in Durham-street, with maliciously battering in the
tap window-frame, and six panes of glass attached
thereto, at abont 11 o'clock on Thursday night. The
prisoner had discharged his ponderous missile from
behind another driver's coal-waggon that was in a
position opposite the tap-room, and thus formed an
admirable breast-work for this " prudent besieger's
effective coup do main." The master of the tap-
room was reading a newspaper when the brick dis-
turbed his meditations. The complainant said, he
had only recently entered on the business, and that
a rival tap-master in the same street had instigated
the prisoner and other persons to compel him to
evacuate the tnp. The complainant added, that he
had now deteraned to shut up his tap, as he was
afraid of his life.

Sir R. Binslli—Give up your house, Sir! what
do you mean ? Yon shall not ere up your tap-room.
We will protect you in your business. I'll send a
regiment of soldiers, if it is necessary. Gire np your
house, indeed !

Complainant—Your Worship, I am not afraid of
any man; I
Sir RtcrtAnn—Pooh ! pooh ! why do you quit
your house, then ?—The complainant non• said, he
would go back. The defendant was not seen to
throw the brick, but on the complainant's rushing
into the Street to discover the offender, no person
was near the.house but the defendant.
The prisoner was ordered to pay for the damage
done, 11. Is., and was bound over to keep the peace.
In the course of the proceedings, a witness of the
defendant charged the complainant with " high
treason" to the head Magistrate of police. The
complainant, observed this witness, addressing the
Bench, said that " Sir Richard Birnie was a cursed
old fool, and a cursed thick-headed old fool."
(Much laughter in which Sir Richard jeined.)
Sir RtcHAßD—Well, man, do you think I am
offended at that ? Perhaps he is not the only one

Mr. Goodyer said he believed that Burrup and
the girl must have been walking arm-in-arm, when
the latter turned to him to reply to some obser-
vations, and he then discharged the pistol in her
face.

The prisoner, who could scarcely support himself
from excessive agitation, was fully committed to
Newgate for trial.

UNION-HALL

A young man named Newman, residing at 4,
Manor-place, Southwark, attended, and stated that
his house was broken into on the preceding night,
and the corpse of his mother stolen. The outrage was
committed, he had 'no doubt, by the resurrection
men, for none of the property in the house was
disturbed, ,and the fellows were careful of no
taking the shrOnd belonging to the corpse. Au
officer accompanied the applicant to the different
hospitals and dissecting-rooms, but was unable to
find the body.

WINTER ASSIZES.

MA IDXTON E, Dec. 19.

TRIAL OF MR. THOMAS AUBTIIi, DIhPUTY.TREA•

SURER OF GREENWICH HOSPITAL

This trial was appointed for nine o'clock precisely,
but some time previous to that hour, from the inte-
rest it excited, the Court, an uncommoely spacious
one, beOn to fill, and by the time the Judge had as-
sumed his seat it was crowded.

The prisoner, Thomas Austin, was then placed at
the bar, and arraigned on an indictment which
charged, that on the 15th of October, 1827, at
Greenwich, he then being employed as a clerk, or
servant to Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, Bart.,
to wit, holding the office of Deputy Treasurer of
Greenwich Hospit►►l, did embezzle the sum of
1,000/. which he had received by . virtno of the
office be held under the said master and employer.
In a second count he was charged with' embezzling
*further sum of 2,0001., on the 16th of Nov.

And in a third count, he was charged with em-
bezzling a further sum of 250/., on the 14th of
December.

The prisoner pleaded " not guilty."
Mr. BOLLAND detailed the facts.

John Dyer, Esq.—ls now first clerk of the Ad-
miralty, but was formerly Secretary of Greenwich
Hospital. Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson was
Treasurer of that institution, and appointed Mr.
Austin his deputy. Witness was an attesting
party to the power of attorney conferring the ap-
pointment.

Mr. Austin, previous to his appointment as de-
puty treasurer, was a clerk at the Treasurer's.office.

Mr. W. Knowlden—ls a clerk in the treasury-de-
partment of the hospital. Mr. Austin was deputy-
treasurer and also chief clerk of the treasury. It
was his duty to render a monthly account of the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the hospital. His salary
as chief clerk, was 500/. per autism, besides which
he was a clerk of the prizes, for which he received
200/. a year more. (The monthly accounts were
then put in.) The acconnts were rendered to a
Board of Directors and Governors, sitting some-
times at the Admiralty, and sometimes at Green-
wich Hospital.
Mr. BRODERICK should now rut in the accounts
for those months in which the embezzlements had
taken place.
The accounts for October, November, and De-
cember, 1827, were accordingly severally put is, and
also the general account from the Ist of January to
the 31st of March, 1828.

Witness—Mr. Austin continued to hold his ap-
pointments till.lttne, 1828, but he tendered no gene-
ral account after March in that year. AU the items
in the monthly accounts ought to appear in the ge-
neral account. Witness produced the rough draughts
from which the accounts of October, November, and
December, 1827, were made up. Those of No-
vember and December are in the hand-writing of
Mr. Austin. That of October is merely endorsed
by Mr. Austin. Has been clerk in the treasurer's
office twenty-four years. The treasurer appoints
his deputy, and the Board of Directors confirm the
appointment. In point of fact it would be no ap-
pointment at all if the Board of Directors refused to
confirm it. Mr. Austin could receive no money
as clerk, but only in his capacity as deputy-treasurer.
It was Mr. Austin's duty to pay the amontit he re-
ceived into the Bank of England to the account
there standing in the r►sme of the treasurer, with
the exception of such money as might be required
for current disbursements. The money thus required
was kept in a strong room called the " Chest."
The demands on the chest are innumerable.

By the JuDGE.—The treasurer seldom acts; in
fact witness never knew of one acting. He is gene-
rally a person who has held high naval appointments;
in fact, witness had known the office to be held by
a person actually abroad on naval service.
By Mr. ADOLPIWS.—The treasurer gives security
to the hospital, and the deputy to the treasurer.

that says that. Witness—But, Sir Richard, the Mr. Austin ceased to be deputy treasurer on the
complainant said he would have you in the news- 31st of May. After he had been dismissed, he came
papers. (Renewed laughter.) j backward arid forward„end assisted in balancing and
Sir RICHARD—It would not be the first time my explaining the accounts.
name has been in the newspapers. I Re-examined by Mr. BOLLAND.—The prisoner
Elizabeth Roebuck, the woman who was men- cause backward and forward to rectify errors die-
tioned in the charge of rape, which was lately pre- covered in his accounts. Errors were examined into
ferred against Mr. Smith, at Marlborough-street, in the presence of Mr. Austin, who paid the money
came before the Magistrates, to complain of an ac- required to rectify them. Other errors were after-
count which appeared in a Morning Paper, of a wards discovered on which Mr. Austin paid a
transaction concerning herself, and which occurred further Hum. A third set of errors were discovered,
six or seven years ago. According to Mrs. Roe- but Mr. Austin paid no money on account of them.
buck's statement, a trifling charge of assault had I Shortly after this discovery Mr. Austin left the
been magnified into an accusation of violation. She neighbourhood._
had, she said, formerly lived in the service of Mr. Re-examined by Mr. ADot,errus.—lle did not
Smith, the gentleman against whom a charge was know that mistakes hart been discovered in the cc-
lately made by Jane Byrne, at Marlborough-street, counts of other of the hospital officers. He believed
and that she had given evidence on the subject be- none were discovered. Some of the mistakes were
fore the Judge who bailed him. in favour of Mr. Austin, to the amount of some
The MAGISTRATES told her that they could do thousands of pounds. During the 17 years Mr.
nothing in the matter, but they hal no doubt the Austin held the appointment, from 10,000,000/. to
newspapers would correct any mis-statements. 11,000,000/. of money passed through his hands,
nr. Smith, C'hor les Wilkinson, and George Warden the balance of which sum was constantly carried
were brought up on suspicion of being concerned in forward in the general accounts. Mr. Austin was a
stealing a trunk from the carriage of Lord Strathaven negligent and unskilful accountant.
a few nights ago. Some picklock keys and knives Again examined by Mr. Britorwatcrt.--The mis-
were found upon the prisoners; but takes to the disadvantage of Mr. Austin were ta the
Mr. Wooler, who attended for Smith, contended amount of 6,0001.
that there was not sufficient evidence to detain them. Edward Lockhart, Esq., was Secretary of Green-
It was stated that one of the prisoners had only wich Hospital, and had held that appointment since
just returned from transportation. December, 1813. It was part of the ditty of wit-
An officer deposed that he could prove that the ness to attend the Meetings of the Hospital Board
prisoners were near Holloway, where the robbery on each of their days of assembling. Mr. Austin
was committed, on the night when it took place attended those meetings as the representative of the
(last Wednesday week.) treasurer, and also in his capacity of chief clerk to
The prisoners were remanded till Monday, to give the hospital.
time to procure further evidence against them. Mr. Austin, with the other officers, waited in an
MARYLEBONB. ante-room ready to be called in if wanted.
Mr. Goodyer, the apothecary to the infirmary, By the JuDGB—Mr. Austin could receive no
came to the office, and reported to Mr. HoSKINS money in his capacity an chief sleek, without a ape-
that his unfortunate young patient, Mary Mortlock, cial authority from the board.
who was shot on Wednesday night by Burrup, was Mr. W. Slack—Was a clerk in the Bank of
considerably worse, and he considered that her de- England, and produces the Bank books for 1827.
position should be taken as seen as possible. In- In October of that year there was an account in die
flammatory symptoms had already appeared, and her name of Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, Bart., as
face was much swelled. He did not apprehend any Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital. A pass-hook
immediate danger, although the young woman's ul- was kept for that account, and money both paid in
timate recovery was doubtful. and drawn out. The pass-book was made rip
monthly, and the vouchers returned. They were Mr. GRIFFITH immediately proceeded to the
firmary, and the prisoner was also conveyed there generally put in the pocket of the peas-book.
for the purpose of' being identified toy the young wo- Mr. John Anstin--Was a clerk in the Treasurer's
office of Greenwich Hospital. He used generally to
man, and he stood at the foot of her bed while she
related the circumstances of the dreadful occurrence, fetch the pass-book for Mr. Austin from the Bank.
It appeared from her statement, that en Tuesday Ile mostly gave the book to Mr. Austin, bat if Mr.
week she went to Covent-garden theatre, where she Anstin was not in the way, he placed the book in
first saw Burrup, who entered into conversation with the hands of Mr. Knowldan. He might have so
her, and he escorted her home to her mother's placed it a dozen times.
house in Shornton-place, and they made an appoint- Mr. Kaowlden re-called---Witneee, when he re-
meat to meet on the following morning, in Oxford-
seared the book, always locked it up in the strong-
street. They kept their appointment in Oxford-
room till he had an opportunity of giving it to Mr.
Austin.
street, and another engagement was entered into for
Wednesday evening. On that night they visited Cross-examined.--All papers and documents left
by'Mr. Austin in the strong-room have been trans-
various public-houses in the neighbourhood of Ox-
ford-street, and she was afterwards proceeding part ferred to his successor.
of the way home with him, when she found herself Mr. Walter—Was a stockbroker, and knew Mr.
Austin, for whom he had done business since 1823.
suddenly wounded by a pistol shot, but she was
totally unconscious of Burrup being the person who
His first introduction to r. Austin, was owing to
fired at her. „ his being employed to buy' and sell stock on account

of the hospital. He afterwards did business for
Mr. Austin on his private account. He made trifling
purchases of shares and securities for him. He could
not say what kind of securities. He did business
for Mr. Austin generally. Had received money from

Mr. Austin in payment for such shares. Witness
had no account made by himself of the state of the
money transactions between himself and Mr. Austin.
Ia October, 1827, be received from Mr. Austin
cheque on the Bank of England for 1,000/. Wit-
ness paid it to his bankers, Spooner and Attwood,
who gave him credit for it. 'Witness afterwards
lent that money on his own account, and not on ac-
count of Mr. Austin. He borrowed it of Mr. Austin
for the purpose of lending it. He did not repay the
money till two or three months afterwarde. In
November of the MIMIC year, he received another
cheque from Mr. Anatin for 2,000/. in the game
manner, and for the same purpose. It was a loan
to witness, for him to employ. It was to be em-
ployed for Mr. Austin's benefit. On the 14th of
December, witness received another (ghetto° from
Mr. Austin for 2501., but whether that sum was to
he lent out, or whether it. wee for " general dis-
bursements," he could not say.
By 4r. BOLLAND—What instructions did Mr.
Austin give yen when he paid the 1,000/. to you ?
Witness—Nothing further than to pay him in-
terest for it.
Witness repaid the money by direct payments into
the Bank of England, to the credit of the account
there standing in the name of the Treasurer of
Greenwich Hospital. He repaid 1,800/. in Bank
notes on the 31st of January, and a further sum of
2,050/. on the 21st of February. There had keen
other and larger dealings between him and Mr.
Austin. In the various transactions be had with
Mr. Austin, the money was always advanced by Mr.
Austin, in a cheque drawn upon the Bank of Eng-
land, and signed is his official capacity of deputy
treasurer.
Mr. Justice BUHROUGH here observed, that, from
the evidence of the last- witness it appeared the
money had been returned; eonsegnently there could
have been no felonious application of it. The pri-
soner must be acquitted. Whether he might not be
indicted under some other clause in the Act is ano-
ther question.
The prisoner was acquittal accordingly.
The prisoner was again arraigned on an indict-
ment, charging that he, being a clerk tuid servant to
Sir Thomas Boulden Thempson, did feloniously em-
bezzle 41 notes of 51.eacb, two sovereigns, and eight
silt& shillings.
In a second count he was deseriberl to be the ser-
vant of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital.
It appeared that on April 18, 1827, the prisoner
received the money in question from Mr. Clifford,
of the Navy Pay•off►ce at Chetharn, on account of
the Hospital: that he afterwards wrote to the Se-
cretary, admitting the receipt of the money, but on
examining his accounts it was found he had never
carried it to the credit of the Hospital.
Salmon, of Bow-street, proved the apprehension
of the prisoner.
After hearing arguments of Counsel, the Learned
Judge decided that the Deputy Treasurer of Green-
wich Hospital was not a clerk and servant within
the meaning of the statute, and consequently that
the indictment could not hold good.
The rest of the indictments having all the same
defect, were not proceeded with, and the prisoner
was discharged upon finding four sureties in 50/.
each, to become bound for his appearing to answer
any fresh charges that might be preferred against
him at the ensuing assizes.
The sureties were immediately entered into, and
Mr. Austin left the Court in company with his
friends, who greeted him warmly on the favourable
'termination of the affair.

LIVERPOOL—THURSDAY.—Business to a
fair extent has been done in our Cotton Market to-day,
and the sales amount to 1,000 bags, at yeaterildy's cur-
rency.

ANOTHER MURDER. THE MEATH
Bienttawicauts.—Abont a month ago a respec-
table young man, a Roman Catholic inhabitant of the
town of Trim, was assailed by a party of Orungemen—
one of whom was heard to declare, that " he would shed
Popish blood that night." In fulfilment of this horri-
ble threat, this young person was slain by one of those
Orange miscreants, who laid open his head with a
saw•. To the great astonishment and indignation of
the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, the perpe-
trators of this bloody deed were at large, and seen publicly
in the streets for several weeks. However, on Saturday
last, Mr. Murphy was brought down to Trim, on behalf
of the prosecution, and demanded from the Magistrates a
warrant to have the persons accused brought to justice.
After a lengthened examination, two persons were brought
before the Magistrates, named Parsons and Cosgreave,
against whom the most positive informations were sworn,
as having been the murderers of the unfortunate Catholic.
Under the late Aet the Magistrates held them to bail, to
stand their trial for their lives, at the next Assires.—.Dub-
lia Morning Register.