The Press.
London, England, 1854-07-22 00:00:00

SATURDAY,

Was Madelow, to whom he said he was to have been married,
and the other he pledged. Another complainant was • job-
master, from whom the insolvent hired a brougham, and made an
appearance preparatory to his expected marriage.
The Commies'°Nita, in giving judgment, would not
attach fraud to the case, but could not see his way to discharge
the insolvent : he had been concerned with other parties in ttie
companies, and Mr. Cooper had lost his SOOT. It seemed to him
that Mr. Cooper had been rather soft in laying down his 3001. to
be secretary to a company which came to nothing. The insolvent
had 601. of the money so obtained. As to the jewellery it was
got, as he expected, to be married, and the brougham was had to
make a show. The insolvent was a clever and expert young man,
and, although the judgment would not be for fraud, it was ne-
cessary to apply some check to him.
His honour accordingly pronounced a judgment
of five calendar months from the vesting order.
FIFTY COFFEE-SELLERS were prosecuted on Thurs-
day at the Court of Inland Revenue for violation of
the law with respect to the admixture of chicory with

coffee.
A CHARGE OF FRAUD to the amount of 10,0001.
was brought against a City merchant named Cole,
hitherto engaged in extensiye business and enjoying
much credit in trading circles. The case was inves-
tigated on Thursday at the Mansion house. In July
last year Cole applied to Messrs. Long and Campbell,
colonial brokers, for some large advances of money
upon a cargo of tin which he represented as lying in
the docks. He obtained 10,0001., and lodged what
purported to be a dock warrant for a quantity of tin
worth 13,0001. or 14,0001. No suspicion was enter.
tained as to the correctness of the transaction, these
warrants being considered by commercial men as
unexceptionable as bank notes. Many months after-
wards, however, some suspicions were excited, and
inquiries having been instituted resulted a few days
since in the discovery that the cargoes were not
existent, and that the warrants were forgeries. The
prisoner has been remanded.
A FRENCHMAN NAMED CHAXITE D'AzEm applied to
the Insolvent Court for discharge from prison. He
alleged that he was in the possession of a secret for
purifying by filtration sea water. A Mr. Score had
advanced about 3001., and was to have a share in
the invention, which was considered as very valuable.
A patent had been obtained, but the insolvent made
an objection to filing the specifications, or in any
way to disclose his secret. Much time was spent in
devising how the practicability of his scheme could be
ascertained, and if it turned out successful there
would be ample returns to pay everybody. Finally,
the insolvent consented to perform some experi-
ments in the Queen's Prison in presence of Mr.
Pepper, of the Polytechnic, Mr. Score offering to
furnish money for the expenses.
THE KEEPER OF A COFFE-SHOP in Panton•street,
Haymarket, a man named Frederick Harding, was
charged with violating the Betting Act. Mr. Rayner,
the actor, had staked 10s. with him to win 31. if the
Knight of St. George ran first at one of the Wor-
cestershire races. The horse won, but Harding
refused to pay, declaring that the bet had been
claimed and paid to another party. Before the
Marlborough-street Police Court he attempted to
disprove his identity, alleging that he had been
mistaken for his brother. The magistrates sen-
tenced him to pay 501., half the maximun penalty
allowed under the act, and in default three months'
hard labour.