Star.
London, England, 1830-07-20 00:00:00

POLICE REPORTS.

GITILIMALL.—Yesterday, John Wailer was charged with em.
benling various sums of money, the property of hie master, Mr.
Wm. Henry Ashurst, solicitor, of Newgate-street.
Mr. Ayres, managing clerk to Mr. Ashurst, stated that the pri.
Boner was a clerk in the same employ, and was entrusted with sums
of money to a considerable amount, to be expended in general pur-
poses on behalf of his master. It was the duty of the prisoner to
settle his accounts every week, sign a book kept by the cashier, and
discharge the different sums entered In his own disbursement-book.
The prisoner quitted his employer's service abruptly, which excited
some suspicion that he had not been fairly expending the Suns
placed in his bands, a suspicion fully borne out subsequently by
several bills being sent for counsels' fen, which the prisoner had
taken credit to himself as having paid.
Francis Stratford, cashier to Mr. Ashurst, said that he kept an ,
account of the different sums paid to his employer's clerks ; and for
the week ending May 15th, the sun entered as paid to the
was 031.55. for business connected with the office. It was Lt1:113:;
to pay some fees to counsel. On the Saturday night in that week,
when rendering an account of the different disbursements during
the week, he charged a sum of 21. 4s. 6d. to Mr. Serjeant Stephens,
for settling declarations in the case of Lawrence v. Venable.. For
the week ceding May 29th, the prisoner received 401. 12s. for gene-
ral disbursements; and on sanding his accounts at the end of the
week, he took credit to himself for two several sums of 21. 4s. 6d.
each, for fees paid to Dlr. Clarkson, in the case of Rex v. Revel,
and Rex v. Wood.
Mr. Taylor (for the prisoner)—Did not the prisoner make up his
accounts before he left Mr. Ashunt's service, and give him credit
for a balance, which he is now prepared to pay ?
Mr. Stratford--There is a balance still unaccounted for of 21.
15s. 4d. but that sum is wholly independent of the sums alleged to
have been paid in fees.
Mr. Taylor—ls it not a common thing for one clerk to give ano-
ther the fee to pay for him, in case it may be more convenient for
one clerk to call at a particular place than another ?
Mr. Stratford—lt is not a common thing.
Mr. Taylor—Did not this young man give security for his good
conduct to Mr. Ashurst ?
Mr. Stratford—He did.
Mr. Taylor—And has not application been made to the securities
for payment of the balance due by the prisoner ?
Mr. Stratford—Application has been made for payment of the
balance of 21. 15s. 4d. but not for the amount of the fees.
James Crocker, clerk to Mr. Serjeant Stevens, said that he was
the only person whose duty it was to receive fees on the part of the
Learned Serjeant, and he recollected the declarations in the case of
Lawrence and Venables, for which the prisoner paid no fee. Wit-
ness since that furnished an account to Mr. Ashurst, who has paid

the amount of the fee.
Mr. Taylor May not the fee have been paid to Mr. Serjeant
Stephens ?
Mr. Crocker : It is extremely improbable ; 1 think if a fee were
offered to him he would refer the party to me. 1 have been in his
employ twenty-two years, and don't recollect he ever received three
fees in all that time.
John Daniel Hall, clerk to Mr. Clarkson, said that the prisoner
brought two briefs to Mr. Clarkson's chambers, on Monday even-
ing, the 26th of May, the evening before the Clerkenwell Sessions.
They were briefs in the cases of Rex v. Revel, and Rex a. Wood.
The prisoner not being the young man who usually brought briefs,
the witness called him back when he was going away without
paying the fees, and asked him if he were not to pay for them,
to which he replied that he was not. The witness subsequently
sent in a bill for the two fees to Mr. Ashurst, who has paid
them.
Mr. AYRES said these three cases were the only ones he was pre-
pared with at present, as some counsels' clerks, whose evidence
would be necessary in other cases, were unavoidably gone on cir-
cuit, but he thought enough had been proved to warrant the Alder-
man in sending the case to a jury.
The prisoner being asked if he had anything to say, replied that
he would leave it to his solicitor.

Mr. TAYLOR requested that the prisoner should be remands

The long interval lietween the present time and the next session
would prevent any inconvenience arising from it.
The Alderman acquiesced, and the prisoner was remanded until

Saturday next.
BOW.MILEET.—Between three and five o'clock Sunday morning,
the residence of Lord Roseberry, No. 139, Piccadilly, was broken
Into by thieves, but whether any property has been taken has not
as yet been ascertained. The thieves, it appeared from the state.
mint of Gardiner, tho officer, got access to the house by getting
over the area railing, and forcing a pannel from the kitchen door,
by means of a centre-bit. The lower part of the house was in a
state of confusion. At least 20 locks were wrenched from the doors,
and all the drawers in the housekeeper and steward's room were
ransacked. A candle was found lighted in the housekeeper's room,
near a drawer containing papers, which, had they taken fire, mast
have led to the total destruction of the house. Lord Rosebeiry and
his family are on their route to Scotland.
HATTON.GAZDEN.—Yesterday, Williams Show was charged
with attempting to murder another Irishman, named David Keefe.
About two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, the prisoner went into the
Hand and Crown public-house, Church4treet, St. Giles's, and
caUedi for half a pint of gin, without the means of paying for it;
the landlord refused to serve him with it, whereupon the prisoner
became outrageous, and taking out a knife from his pocket,
threatened to murder the landlord, if the gin were not furnished
him. The landlord continued resolute, and refused to serve the
prisoner, when he opened the knife and swore that he would stick
it in the landlord's heart. The complainant interfered to persuade
the prisoner to go home, whereupon he ran at the complainant, and
stabbed himlin the nose with the knife. The instrument penetrated
the bone, and almost severed the nose from the face. The surgeon
at the Middlesex Hospital described the wound as dangerous. The
prisoner was remanded for a week.
Utriow-Hara..—Yesterday, a man named Trigg was charged
with committing a violent assault on William Madden, a fellow-
workman.
The complainant, whose head and face were frightfully swollen,
owing to the beating he bad received, stated that on Sunday he
spent the afternoon with the defendant and his wife and two other
women. In the course of the evening defendant went out, leaving
him with " the ladies," which gave him an opportunity of joking
with them, and when he shortly afterwards saw the defendant, that
person accused him of taking liberties with his wife, and no sooner
made the accusation, than be up with his fist and knocked him
down. He (the defendant) immediately rose from the ground,
and was about to defend himself from the accusation, when
be received another thump between the eyes that again
upset him, and a third and a fourth time he was served in
the same way, and beaten in the violent manner that he now ex-
hibited. The complainant here produced the clothes which he wore
an the occasion, (his best;) they were torn, besides being covered
with mud, owing to the filthy state of the cad after the heavy fall
drain during the day.
The defendant said that he did not mean to deny the charge of
haying beaten the complainant, and given him the bruises now
Visible on his countenance, but that person had withheld the fact
which related to the nature of the provocation he gave to deserve thei
treatment he had experienced on the occasion, and which he so
justly merited. The facts were : he (the defendant) bad occasion
to absent himself a short time from the room, leaving his wills
and two other married women in company with the complainant,
who was invited to take tea with them. He (defendant) however,
no
sooner turned his back, than their guest immediately closed the
door and windows, and commenced taking the most improper fiber.
ties with the women, but more especially with his (idamlant's)wife,
wheel he grossly Insulted, by taking her round the itdotind kissing
'her, although she expressed her disapprobation of mai oviduct,
and endeavoured to extricate herself from his easlisattees This
behaviour, from a person who was invited as thrift fiat, ea.
did the indignation of those to whom the insult was dined and
wins he (defendant) returned home, and was informed old* waratel
he which his wife, as well as the other &males, Witt Mated by de
complainant, he called that individual out of the room, sad is v►
quirrng an explanation, received nothing but insult, and, is the an.
asperation of the moment, he certainly gave the °Smile a mod
thrashing to make him remember taking liberties with sae Ores
who gave him no encouragement.
The defendant's wife corroborated her husband's evidence.
The Magistrate, after hearing the explanation, discharged the de.
fcridana

Tumult-Po tacr.—Jetwes Bryertl and Thomas Little were
charged with assaulting Thomas Catlin, a police constable, who had
endeavoured to secure them while assisting a loom woman In her
attempts to plunder a drunken gentleman in Shadwril. Bryant
was fined 61. and Little was sent tor one month to hard labour, as
a reputed thief.
Towx-nat.L.—John Ryas and M 167 Lloyd were charged with
uttering counterfeit coin to James Ramanle, • salesman in the bo.
rough market.—They were remanded.