The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-18 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday James Udderhill, a postboy, in the
employ of Mr. James Painter Davis, of the Bell
Inn, at Bromley, in Kent, was brought before Mr.
BENETT, in custody, from the Kingsland watch-
house, charged with having wantonly endangered
the life of Mr. Deacon, proprietor ofLthe White
Horse Inn, Cripplegate.
It appeared, that about eight o'clock on Monday
evening, Mr. Deacon was in his chaise, driving to
his country residence at a place culled the Seven
Sisters, near Tottenham, and was met near Kings-
land-crescent by the prisoner and two of his fellow-
servants, who had been post to Stamford-hill, anti
were then returning to Bromley with the horses.
The prisoner, the foremost of the three, drove his
pair of horses with such violence against the chaise,
that Mr. Deacon was thrown into the road upon his
head, and carried in a state of insensibility, to the
Red Lion public-house, where he was put to bed,
and still remains in a very serious state.

A gentleman passing near the spot at the time of
the occurrence, saw the horses driven rapidly to-
wards the chaise, and heard a voice call out " pull
up." That was almost instantly followed by a crash,
and Mr. Deleon was thrown head-foremost out of
the chaise with such violence that for some time the
witness thought he was dead.
Collar and Prince, two of the Hackney patrol, also
gave evidence as to the prisoner's driving his horses
against the chaise, and proved that the post-boys
were very drunk.
The chaise was stated to be broken to pieces.
Mr. BENETT asked if Mr. Deacon's life was con-
sidered in danger.
A certificate from Mr. Towne, the surgeon who
attended him, was produced, from which it appeared
that the concussion had been so violent, that there
was still some danger, and he could not at present
be removed from the public-house.
The prisoner was therefore remanded, until a more
favourable account could be obtained of Mr. Deacon's
condition.
UNION-HALL.

Yesterday a journeyman baker, named Bland,
vas brought before Mr. CHAMBERS, charged with
embezzling divers sums of money, the property of
his employer.
Mr. Harper stated that the prisoner was employed
in serving the customers with bread each morning,
and it was his duty to receive payment, and account
for all monies received by him to his employer. Re-
cently the prisoner had complained to • his master
that some of the customers neglected paying their
weekly bills, some owing to indisposition, and others
to disappointment in money affairs. One of the
customers in particular, a Mr. Montague, who was
hitherto most punctual in his payments, the prisoner
represented had not settled for some weeks. Al-
though the circumstance rather surprised the com-
plainant, yet he made no inquiry to ascertain the
real fact, until within the last few days, when it was
discovered that Mr. Montague had regularly paid
the prisoner the full amount of his baker's bill. This
fact was completely proved by that customer pro-
ducing the different receipts signed by the prisoner,
in all amounting to upwards of 81. odd shillings.
There were several other cases against the pri-
soner, but the Magistrate said that be should com-
mit him on this; and, in the event of an acquittal,
which was not very likely, the individuals required
to prove other charges of embezzlement against him
might attend the Sessions on the day of his trial.
Mr. Harper declared that there was no class of
tradesmen in the metropolis who suffered more than
the bakers, for they were continually exposed to the
plunder of dishonest journeymen.
The Magistrate readily bel►eved the assertion, for
he was aware that scarcely a week elapsed that
journeymen bakers were not committed front the bar
of that office for robbing their employers, although
severe examples had been made of several of the of-
fenders.