The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

BOW-STREIiT.

Jahn Tapplia was brought up on remand, charged with
stealing 31 scrip shares of the Melbourne and Hobsoa's Bsy
Railway Company, sad 8 certificates representing 15 sharta
of the National Bank of Australasia, and two sets of studs,
the property of Mr. Nuttlebury, of Melbourne, solicitor to
those companies, frees Morley s Hotel.
Kr. LIMB (Lewis and Lewis, Ely-place) attended for the
prisoner.
In addition to the former evidence.
Mr. Tredinnick, stock and share broker, of Lombard-
street, stated that on the 13th February the pi:sooer called
on him with a proposition fora loan of '3501. on ten shares
of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway. Witness in-
formed the prisoner that he could not enter
into such a transaction, except with • customer;
but if the prisoner would purchase some shares
of him, he would then consider the proposal.
It would also be necessary that be should see the arta-
Suttee, and take time to make inquiries to satiety him that
they were genuine. The prisoner called again the same
afternoon with the certificates. It was agreed that the pri-
soner should purchase railway shares to the value of 1504,
and should deposit the 10 certificates of shares, which were
worth 4001., as security for the 1501. and for 250/. cash,
which witness was to Advance. The 10 certificates of shares
which the prisoner was to deposit (and which were the same
produced by the officer Wallia) were in the name of " W. J.
Nuttlebury," and the prisoner represented that this was his
name. The first step in the transaction was the transfer of
the 150/. worth of shares from witness to defendant, and
in giving the necessa7 signature for that purpose,
the prisoner signed his name "J. W. Nuttlebury."
The reversal of tho initials excited witness's
suspicious, and Be made inquiries, from which he ascertained
that the certificates had beso stolen. The next time the
prisoner called witness detained him and sent for the officer.
A pawnbroker attended and produced a set of studs,
pledged by the prisoner. They were identified by Mr.
Nuttlebury as one of the two vete stolen from his port-
manteau.
In reference to the statement made by the prisoner to the
officer, that he had won the shares at a billiard room from a
person whom he then supposed to be Mr. Nuttlebury,
Mr. Nuttlebury stated that he never in his life maw the
prisoner until the latter wan in custody on this charge, and
that he had not on any occasion entered a billiard room
since he came to London. . . .

The prisoner was committed for trial.
A well-dressed dashing-looking young man, who said his
name was Arthur Courtney, was brought up in custody of
Police-constable Ackriil, F 48, charged with stealing a hone
and dog-cart from Mr. John Frederic Cole, of Richmond,
livery stable keeper.
Mr. Cole deposed—On Friday lut the prisoner hired •
bone and dog-cart from me, for which he was to pay me
31.3 a. up to Saturday night, and 11. Is. per day afterwards.
From information I received I came to town yesterday, and
found my horse and trap in the possession of Mr. Cooper,
now present,
Mr. Thomas Cooper, of Montague-mews, cab proprietor,
deposed —On Saturday I went to Aldridge's Repository, in
St. Martin's-lane, to buy a hone. The prisoner asked me
if 1 would buy a dogcart and horse which be had for sale at
the Holborn Repository? I said I only wanted the horse,
not the dog-cart, and I would wait and see if I could suit
myself at Aldridge's. When the sale was over there, I went
with the prisoner, thinking the horse might suit me, and
perhaps !might sell the dogost. Ultimately I bought the
horse and dog-cart for 11/., and paid the clerk, who handed
the money to the pr•soner, and I took the hone and trap
away. Afterwards the officer came to me about it, and I
was quite surprised. Of course I thought it was all right,
buying the hone and trap publicly at an auctioneer's.
Ackrill, F 48—On Saturday I was sent for by one of the
clerks at the Holborn Repository, who told me the pri.
sourer had deposited a bone and trap there that morning,
and had just sold it for 111., whereas it was worth 231.,
or thereabouts. He therefore thought the prisuer could
not have come by it honestly. I asked the prisoner if it
was his own? He said, " Yes. I have had the hone and
harness three years, and the trap nine mouths; I swapped
a four-wheel for it. ! brought the horse and trap from
Brighton last night." I went to make some inquiries, and
then returned and took him in charge. I than said to him,
" Do you still say you brought the horse and trap from
Brighton? What if I say you brought it from Richmond"
He said, " I did bring it from Richmond. I am very
sorry."
In defame the prisoner said—l was in a fix for money
and I hired it to dispose of it. I expected money from my
father, which would enable me to get it again and return it
at the expiration of the time.
He was committed for trial on this charge, but ordered
to he brought up again on some others of • similar nature.

THE FIRE AND LOSS or LIEN DT Gitev's-rtru-
ROAD. —Yesterday onerous:as, Mr. Brest resumed at the
Globe Tavern, Derby-street, the adjourned inquiry into the
circumstances attending the deaths of lira. Alice Keer, aged
23, and George Kew the younger, aged 12 months, who
perished in a fire which occurred ow Sunday week, in the
premises belonging to Mr. A. Griodsberk. coruchandler and
seedmerchant, situate at No. 17, Grey's-inn-road, the
particulars of which were reported in our °alumina The
evidence of a number of witnesses having been takes, the
jury returned a verdict " That the deemed were acci-
dentally burned to death, but how the fire occurred there
sass mot sufficient evidence to prate, and the jury express
their regret at the apparent delay occasioned before the
arrival of the fire escape after the fire was discovered."
The coroner said the latter part did not form any prelim of
the verdict, but was merely the opinion of the jury. The
cooductor in the meantime, it should be Meted, explained
the delay was occasioned by the crowd taking the machine
out of his hands, and by the time occupied is unfolding the
aver, which was clamed is acesequence of .the boisterous
weather. Darius the proceedings it wee reported that the
unfortunate hped el the elder sod father of the younger
dowsed bad just expired.
CRYSTAL PALLE& Out SMILING DAT. •••
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