The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-27 00:00:00

Tbet to have been called "The Serpeut'of
leg hy the advice of his solicitors and friends he
was brought to a calmer tone of mind. This woman sent to
him her solicitor, Mr. Collis, a highly respectable gentle-
nth, and Mr. Collie showed him (plaintiff) a letter in which •
VCwere made against him by the female defendant,
. Collis offered him 10,000/. if he would sire up the
deed, and he refused, not only because it was not what
he was fairly entitled to, but because he would
make no surrender of hie legitimate claim after what she
had dome. He bad determined to vindicate his rights. His
petition was peculiar, and if the deed was void he would
not have been paid for hie services. If he had taken no
steps to vindicate himself it might have been said that be
admitted the charge of fraud, and at his death there would
have been nothing to protect his children against the alle-
ptions made by the defendants, and be did not know at
that Um how far he was affected by the marriage settle-
ment made at the marriage of the defend rat with
Mr. Brown. He would have been content bad they
left him the deed. It now appeared that that marriage
settlement was • grow infringement on his rights,
sad instead of carrying out what that deed contained they
therged him with these indictable offences. They sought,
when they found he we. determined to go to trial, to move
the venue to London, which would have postponed the trial
for some months. They did not succeed, and then they
lied a bill in equity, sad in Alias this bill they made aff-
devits totally differing from the female ddeedear's own
lettuce November. The letter said, " Sil• did not know
what she was doing when she aped that deed, and that it
was stack transaction, and so Mr. Collie sad the stMelfing
witnesses thought." The affidavit alleged that the
deed was given for another pupae, and was to be
returned ; that the female defendant frequently asked him
for it and that he refused to give it up ; and it accused him
further with deliberately trying to get • will in 1859,
making the most ungenerous use of the influence which he
had obtained as her counsel. There was one most remark-
able thing in the affair. All the prates who had meth
terms to him had made every effort to keep the thing from
tbe public gaze, and the only person who was really anxious
to have a thorough Manse
inquiry was himself. There
was mother circumetanse skewer still, to which be would
call the attention of the Jury. If he was guilty of what
the defendant had charged kim with she bed been
perfectly aware of it for several years, and he would show
the fiery, not only by hie evidence but by her own letters,
that he and the defendant had coatimud to be oe taw
of iathaeke friendship from that thee to October last.
He had no duke to do mesa than to vindicate his character
, and assert his rights, and if the defendants would withdraw
their:pleas aad pat on the mord the deed, or if th pre.
hued it pay the prommat value of the deed, be would
wept it fa the pu el avoiding public scandal. He
had no fur that any friars being would believe an, ed the
h=iikneelko May sad he meld prove
P the fury that what the
iamb dmilemdmwt bed nom to the Admit ia
Ohmarry was • mass of salwalk, sad he wsubl
rail before them Mr. Collis. al mai know what thay
would say, bemuse the deed was eel emanated ia its
(pisiatiffe) memos ; but he would @sly most that ha
maw heard a complaint about the deed, either from the
female defendant or from her truisms under the dad,
Messrs. Collis and Hewitt. They were hasomalais men,
and he had no doubt they would report to the jury what
was done with regard to Mtn (*WA). The fermate dip
fradant bra of all said she iffd
pinotistiff know whet she was
doing, and them rho raid thst s held the
security, sod win he received 2,0001. be wee to dead as
The plaintiff said he was mom mind for the asap
and he would prom that he had perform!' the maim
for which it was gives, and the jury would sea that
in • fair ocenenereial point of view the sale
Purged wee net maremonablo. Having infuriate to isms
wee years afterwards, 10,0001. paid to him now would act
be worth more than 6,0001. paid then would have helm and
the Pry would see that be would be so great ober by the
tenpin if he got Pe mosey, when they load heard tie evi.
dom. If be mad sally ban known what would happy
he would Dot for 10.0001. have to undergo what be had
already undergoes is air mum
'Xi.. Ham* was under examination when the court

NORTHERN emourr.—LrmicrooL, Macs 26.
Chown 0017WR —Metals Mr..7eathe
EXTRITEITS 110141111 ChM • 11•110112•111 BAIL
Damao iltaplhan C,lariza, Ado Hodson, AO Hoary Coh-
ost% WINO &awl with altering • forged ebone as a
Maaalaaatar baak.
Oa the 7th el lawsay lest Bobo west to the bask of
..cat,lissldia.octivfaz aatid=uttissehl"des
J. Has Cie. Mr. lirailet, being a very wealthy
menhant in limakenier hes a lams accont at the beak
of the above red hies
digneilere is well knew* by the
duke el that ofahldshonst. When the dose wee loaded
ewer the seater the pose is idieetisnee discovered at
eyes thee it was 0 forgery. Is order that a
this hirosation might be gloated. Hodson wee asked
Wider sad while be was detained in convenation a polies
eller was informed al the case, • and la Okla had ago
Owed disk, Wahl. tiot the watogeine was too bold le
M the week doe too leideseil hie the street to see if
•*7 Moo were WA** shout. There were
two seek individeeis Oath. as the apposite side of the
slosh halo einieely towsrds the bank. l'he detective
Gal= waresperhed, oast theme Pero 1111•11 (Clarke and Ode-
nos) MRS ypehabd, while Hodge% who bad bete de-
tailed Odin MS also takes tab esslody. During the
proms et the are it transpired that Mr. Meads& sever
=Oa cheque, act authorised it to be drawn. Oa as,-
the sober on the chose, and coupe* it
with $ easkesir kept is the bank. it was food to
to a desquit-book issued to Mon. lish-
ask sad Co., condones neerchealk who
beaked Mon Cenliffe, Brooks, aid Co.
Ties appareat wormy as to how thr
one' sons obtaieed the
shoo fron the beak to which it beled was solved by
Ate being proved in widows that Cohost+, one of the pri-
soners, lad bola employed is the warehouse of Yews.
Ifebeel, Celekoi and Co., and that for some came or Ober
the eltoes-book had been left in sat unlocked drawer in the
oh to which be had otos. It was his duty to open
Sad aloe" the warehouse, and be was therefore frequently
the only person on the premises. The runs prissesr, Ode-
on. had been, up to April last, employed in the warehouse
of Messrs. Simpson Brother and Co.. where he bad at
ritusites of seeing cheques signed by Mr. Maeda When
reisoners got into the bands Ci the polio", Hodson and
Colman made certain di :lose to the arid th*, under
the woolen of Clarke and Hodson, Coleman was induced
to take the cheque-book from the safe-drawer, and Clarke
tore out the leaf, and, after it had been Ailed. it was gives
to Hodson to prompt. Hodson, whoa the ease had been par-
tially gone into, pleaded guilty, and gave evidence enmi-
, eating the other two prisoners.
Witnesses were Caned to prove the above allegations • and
the case was proceeding when our parcel was despatched.
(BY ELECTRIC TZLEGRAPIL)
• The prisoners were found Guilty—Clarks, the leader,
was eresteneed to ten years' penal servitude, and the other
prsonare each to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard