The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-01 00:00:00

Legal.

THE MODEL LOAN SOCIETY.

John Morris Read, alit. John ('ampbell, Samuel
Thomp.on, Theimpooe, atieto Bennett. ale) Thomas
Smith (the latter if WIIOIII has been convicted of stealing
a copper), who have I.etel) heen carrying till busines. as
"'the Alerenntele. Loon F I Amociation, office, 2, Wey •
mottle-terrace, New North•rusul, Loinlon, N.," were
placed at the leer on remand before Mr. Corrie, at
clrekenwell Politic...court last week, charged, with having
ami ngst theinselven, and with divers other personei, tin
lawl a. by conspired, combined, confederated, and agreed,
by certain unlawful devices, falsely and fraudulently to
cheat and defraud certain penmene of their enemies, and
with having, in pursuance of, alel according to, the said
conspiracy and agreement amongst themselves, obtained
by such ,leviers of and from disers of her Majesty's sub.
Picts, their monies, &c.
The particulars of the former examinations have
already appeared in the (+mole So extensive Illts been
OW Winne:la carried on by the prisoners that although
the Calle Las been remanded for a fortnight, both Mr.
Collie and Inspector Whicher (who Ilia Charge 0( tile
case) continued daily to receive letter* from the
priwiticem victims from all parts of the
Ringiliiiii.
Mr. John Wakeling defended the female, and Mr.
Lewis, jfifi., for the other 1/1.1111111.11.11.
Mr. Insis ctor Whicher said lie wishieml to be allowed
to mention that the ptiblicatior in the public pri-on of the
apprehension of tile prisoners had already dont t griwt
deed of wised. Ile had received several letters complain.
in g not only of the company representesl the pri•
seiner*, but of nimicrims others. —Th, ..r tin., °the r
societies COlllnlitilltill if were the St. James .lilvniiet•
Fund, 21, St. Jaineiestreet, ; the I siminiereial
Loan Association, 9, WaulTv•terstl, el, S., IAIIIIIIIII ; thin.
11,11(1r11 1•01111 111111 1 /kCI/1111t Company, cordon-street.
N., leindon ; and thin, Mr ropoiitaii awl Provincial
I 'redit p3lly, 2, .brtiliir•.tr..et, reel ,
holidays. 11.• thought tic tti.t plan for the provincial
papers t i adopt would be, when they received the
ailvi•rti-ements, to refer 111 their London agent* ; for it
appear, it that whim they liveried the ailvertiseincet
they elid not get their felonry. (A leengli). 'the 'err:oiler
smith had larn coilvicteel of 'dealing a copper. M lien
the prisoner% were apprehended iti ,eistock•placc there
cool,' be no doubt that tiny intend. ti start a fre.le
company, for he found is nuesber of new circulars and
the impresdons in Wan of seal. engraved "Tavistock
%ilvance I 'otnpany," and " Tavistock .Alvance and
ItiviAtment t 'ompativ. 22. Taviiiterek•place, Wessell.
square, London, 11'.1.."
Mr. Frederick ‘vinitle of Ilawtry. Leeds, and Mr.
ileorge
Illanner ill which the) Imil been victimised by the loan
society.
Mr. Chad,* Beckett suit —I ant a printer awl reside
at Nll. 1:14, killp1111111.1.11:111.tim Septemlier last the
iirisoner li.•sil Called lit Illy Alton suit nettle,' a nullifier
of the forms if application and circulars if the adver-
tisement* the Mercantile Loan ty, WeYnniuthr
terrace. I afterwards minted 1,11110 formo for 'splicer
iii., and (Sal circular* to editors if newspapers, like
those proelucid. They were all sent tee Weymouth.
terrace. 'nu, bill I made out to Joliet Canilibelle nod
sent it to the *mew !dace. I found the persons 111111
left. I have never bet ii paid, (A laugh.)
Sergeant Willioinseen said lam serjeant of the detec-
tive force. tin the :114 of January I accompanied lie•
vector Wiener to No, 22, Tavistsick place, Anil after
the priiiiiiiers Were ill custody I miarelwel the place., and
in the 11.1111111 upstairs I found the prisoner Read. I found
Dilaters sealed up and directed to persons in different
parts of the country. I hove opened them, ond filed
that they cont.ein form" reepecting the Mercantile Loan
FlllOl, and letters signed "John Camplx.ll." lit the
front parlour I found a quantity of papers, amongset
them *several provincial newopopers, cola:mein; tlw oil.
vertisements Id the society ; also a number of printed
circulars for wending to the newspaper editors; likewise
a lorgu number of the oilvertiewnweits printed fun pupal!
leirCl.ll Of !MINT. I 111110 folllnt 21 if letters
that hail loomed through the isest directed be John
which had beefs rerlirecteel from No• 2. Wer•
nitilith.terroce, New North Road, to Mr. 22, Tovistock.
place, Ituseell.aijonere.
Mr. Lewin, jun., and Mr. Wakeling at Willie 1..101i
addreoneel the magistrates for their rearetive clients,
Anil contended that there Was no CAM. against Thompson
awl the weimiele.
11r. Corrie discharged Smith, owl committed the
other priosiners for trial. 11, WOlll.l however, remand
them for a with.
Mr. Inspector Whirlier *aid he thomflit oliould be
prepored with Nether evidence againot thietaipoen.
Mr. Corti° refused boil.

An action waa brought against the sheriffs if Ml4dlc
lex unilcr the following circumstance,: : A permit' named
Fox, representing himself as all attorticy'a clerk, brought
to Masora. Willi., officers to the sheriffs, a writ of capiam
upon • judgment for 1:41t. The defendant in that action
was arreated, and paid the amount. Fox called mu
klimers. Willie, and requested BD of the sum in hand
foe the purpose of paying the plaintirs labourers. The
vllll llCOOrdellglY 111111d041 to him. The plaintiff cub.
sequesitly applied to 3letera. Willis for the whole
•moiiut, aid Ia they would not pay it to him, brought an
action &gained the alierifrs for allowing the primmer to
escape. 'Hie alteriffe pleaded that the IlaillAge of the
plaintiff by ouch emape (for it seems that the sheriff is
not legally bound to discharge • prisoner CVell on pay•
ment of the amount for which they lily have ted
him) waa only the CP. As to 120 of this POOH they
pleaded payment, awl they paid the balance into court.
The plaintiff proceeded to trial, when aingular circum-
stances were elicited. Ili* attoruey ill the find action
hail been obliged for certain reasons (mill to be the
necessity uf himself keeping out of the way) to lisool
over the came to a secon.l. The iiecond nod been ar-
rested. Plaintiff scarcely knew the DOOM of the atm-
ney who brought the case into court, and had only been
introduced to him on the issurnitig of trial. Ile (plaiii•
tiff) lied, as lie maid, nopecuniary interest in the matter,
as he had been indemnified against costa, and los money
was then in court. He did not know that, in fact, his
inoney liad hem' paid out to his order, and bad signed
no authority for that purpose. Ile haul, however. at
the commencement of proceedings, signed • blank oiliest
of paper. The jury returned a verdict for the sheriff*,
on the ground that Foe had been authorised to receive
the LIU for plaintiff's attorney. The authority to
receive money uot of court seem. to hare been written
upon ordinary paper inatead of the customary printed
form, the coinpulsory use of which, if insisted upon by
the officials of the court, might AVM inch a question as
here arnica. It DCVOS to till moreover, that there is some-
thing ill this matter, one of a class by conic/um unknown
to all connected with the practice of law, upon which it
is not our province just at present to expatiate. but
which might be investigated to the utmost by the Incor-
',mated Law Society, with equal advantage to the legal
profession and to the public. It has long been a matter
of notoriety that a large proportion of the time of our
courts is occupied in trying vexatious actions with
which legally•qualifieel practitioners have little, if any-
thing to do beyond the illegal loan of a name.
lire. slwinfen's action against the Lord Chancellor will
be tried in the Court of Exchequer, at the sittings after
next term at (luildhall, as a special jury cause. An,
however, opecial jury causes are not taken at these sit-
tings, the consent of the parties must be obtained. The
noble defendant has, it i* understood, intimated that he
will afford every facility for the immediate trial of the
ca.,. Mr. Kennedy, who was weasel for lira. itivrinfen
on the last trial as to the validity of her husband's will,
has been retained for her in her action against the
Lord Chancellor, whoa* interests hare been entrusted
to the advocacy of the Attorney-Genera.