The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-17 00:00:00

CLERKEIV W ELL.

George Henry Wheeler was charged with embez-
zling 91., the money of Messrs. Cooke and Shoolbred,
the great linendrapers in Tottenham-court-road.
The prisoner had been in their employment as col-
lecting clerk. Last Monday another of the clerks ap-
plied to Mr. Last, trunkmaker, Oxford-street, for the
payment of 91., the amount of his debt to the proSecu-
tors, but he had previously paid the prisoner, whoSe
receipt he produced, and who had embezzled the
money.
Police-constable Dalglish E 3, deposed that he took
the prisoner into custody and•put to him-several 41tes-'
tions regarding the subject of his. arrest ; such as
what he had done with the moneywhy he took
and how he Meant to replace it.
Mr. GREmiWoon—According to my idea of these
matters, policemen have no right whatever to put
such question's' to prisoners, nor indeed any questions
at all. They should first caution them, and on no ac-
count go further than to say that they were willing to
hear anything which the prisoner wished to communi-
cate. Even a Magistrate did not presume to interro-
gate a prisoner, and always told him that whatever he
said wouldbe written down. Any other course was il-
legal, improper, and unfair.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
MARYLEBONE.

Richard Rogers, cab driver, No. 3,309, was placed
at the bar on a charge of being drunk and creating a
disturbance.

Samuel Colley, a cab proprietor in Chelsea, said
that the prisoner was engaged by him to drive the
cab No. 1,173. A gentleman called upon witness
yesterday afternoon, and said that his man (the pri-
soner) was so drunk at Charing-cross as to be quite
incapable of driving. He got into a chaise and drove
.to the place, but could see nothing of him. He traced
him, however, through various streets, until he
foUnd him in the neighbourhood of Bryanstc,n-square,
where the cab was stopped, and the prisoner was drunk.
•He would take the opportunity of stating that it was
the duty of the Registrar, Mr. Wedgewood, to in-
quire into character, before granting driver's licenses.
He had heard for instance that the man at the bar had
driven over au oILI man and killed him, once before.
Mr. Colley added- that the prisoner was tried for the
offence, at the Old Bailey, and he believed sentenced
to six months' imprisonment. The characters of cab-
men were generally so bad, that a stand at the top of
the Haymarket was called "The Thieves' Rank."
Mr. RAWLINSON sentenced the prisoner for two
months to the House of Correction.
UNION-,HALL. • •

, . .
Four men in a !destitute condition were charged
with assaulting the porter of St. George's work-house.
Last night fifty-six men in a state of destitution
applied for admission into the 'work.honse, amongst
whom were the defendants. There being 'Only room
for forty out of the above number, the. remainder were
informed of the fact, and they accordingly retired,
except the defendants, who endeavoured to force
their way into the house, declaring their determina-
tion not to be kept out in the street in such a night;
Finding, however, that the porter opposed their en-
trance, they, according to his account, pitched into
him, and gave him a drubbing." They were then given
into custody.
The defendants were committed for 21 days each
to hard labour.