The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-17 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Robert F7eetecoedl6der,;ipiCor ibeaas a merchant and
broker, carrying oa business io the City, was brought before
the Lord Mayor on Saturday upon a warrant charged with
having unlawfully demanded and received from a certain
person seeking employment as a seaman the sum of 20s.
by way of remuneration, the same not being the fee autho-
rised by the Merchant Shipping Act, contrary to the 148th
section of the snidest.

Summonses had in the first instance been issued against
the defendant and • person named Henry Drew., who was
described the defeodant's clerk, and who appeared on the
previous day to answer two charges of a similar character,
and was fined 20s. and costs in each case, having pleaded
guilty ; but in extenuation urged that be had acted entirely
in Ignorance, as he was merely the clerk to Mr. Walker.
Mr. Welker did not appear, however, in answer to the
summons issued against him, and a 'Fermat was copse-
quently wood by the Lord Mayor for his apprehension. He
pleaded guilty to the charge.
Mr. Coleman, from the Board of Trade, attended to pro-
Recut. and informed his lordship that advertisement.; were
inserted in the daily newspapers by the defendant, stating
that berths would be procured for seamen upon payment of
• fee of 20s.
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The Lord Mayor expressed his surprise that such an ad-
vertisement should appear in the public papers in direct
oppositino to the act of p►rliamen•
Mr. Coleman said it was so ; bat it was so seldom that
it happened that the actual receipt of the money—which
was the essential point--could be proved, that no proceed-
ings could be taken.
The defendant, by way of explanation, said his business
brought him in contact very often with shipowners and
shipbroken, and be was often asked by them to procure
bands for their vessels; that he was induced to insert the
advertisement, and that the present proceediars would
never have arisen had not there been some delay on the
part of the complainant in the production of his certi6oate.
He had promised him a berth, but, in consequence of this
delay be was too late for the vessel.
Mr. Coleman said that Mr. Walker could not have acted
in ignoranoe in the present use, as similar proceedings had
been taken against him on a previous occasion, but
the sum of TA had been paid to stop the proceedings from
going any further.
The defendant said of that be knew nothing, as he
was at the time ont of town, and the matter was entirely
is the bands of his clerks.

The Lord Mayor, uin the case against Mr. Drewe, Peed
the defendant 9Da. and costa The money wee paid imme-
diately.

BOW-STREET.

John Pollard, otherwise Dancer,-
was placed at the bar
charged with assaulting Mr. John Fraser Walker, solicitor, of
Lichfieldntreet, and stealing • pony sad cart, the property
of that gentleman. The case was Ent submitted to the
coon the previous sfternooo, when it was thought desirable.
owing to the excited state of the parties, to adjourn the
hearing till the next day, the pernoind recognizance; of the
defendant being accepted by the magistrate ea • sufficient
guarantee for bin attendance to answer the extraordinary
charge. preferred against him.
The complainant made the following singular statement.
Your worship, I charge this man with a brutal assault and
batter, and with having deliberately gone to my stables sod
stolen a pony and cart, I have known the defendant for
some time as a cab proprietor, and an old client of
mine. The day before yesterday I saw him on
• professional matter. After which I engaged him to
drive me to Hammersmith, where I have some property.
His cab is • "Hansom" cab. On our way we met with an
accident, his horse kicked the splashing-board all to pieces,
and I narrowly escaped with my life. Notwithstanding this
I stood lip him, saw him righted, assisted him to put his
horse into • stable and deposit his cab for repair, and thee
I brought him back in another cab to London. He bad told
me of • frieod of his who was willing to pirt with a pony
and cart at sn exttemelj low figure—a real bargain—if the
;enchain, was introduced by him. I consented to buy it,
and I treated him to some ale. We went to nee the vehicle,
and I gave him a crossed cheque for the money. I was very
kind to him, and when he said be should have to pay for his cab
license the next day, and had not the money at hand, I said I
would go with him to the Inlsed Revenue Office and pay it for
him. We had some refreshments together at • public-
house, after riding abet with the pony and art, leaving
the vehicle outside. When I rose to leave I found that the
pony and cart bad been taken *sr.,, and the defendant had
fled also. I was naturally indignant at this conduct, but
next morning, at an early hour, 1 was aroused from my Ical
by the intimation that the defendant was waiting with the
pony outside my house. I forgave him, treated him to s dinner,
and went with him to pay for his license ; but I toyed that
he was going to take it out in a different name, "Pollard ;"
and I said, " Dancer, as • lawyer I cannot minutia* this
fraudulent proceeding." However, I paid him 2f.. and had
the pony and cart put up at my own stable* in Duke-street,
where I have two other horses. Yesterday afternoon he
deliberately went to my stables and took the pony noel cart
away, and by the strangest chance I met him in the street
while riding is a cab. I stopped him. He said the cheque
I had given was dishonoured, and he had taken forcible re-
possession of the property. Ae altercation enaued, and he
assaulted me in the moat scandalous manner. For this out-
rage, ingratitude, sod felony I bring him here. As for the
cheque being dishonoured. I need not tell you, sir, that
being mimed he could not know whether it would be dis-
honoured or not.

Is answer to these charges the defeniant made asser-
tions still more eztraordivary. declaring that be paid for
all the " treating" at the public-house*, lest the complain.
ant :10a.. and even had to pay the cab-fan took from Ham-
mersmith. the complainant being without a farthing. He
offered him a cheque for W. for the license, but unbind,-
would cash it. The pony and cart belonged to a poor
old lady, aged eighty, and when she sent the cheque
to the hank (the Birkbeck Savings Bank. is Southampton.
buildings) she wee informed there were "no effects."
Could he stand be and see the poor old woman robbed!
Certainly not. So he went to the stables and got back the
pony and cart. The complainant's witness to the assault, a
cabman, mid Mr. Walker was not sober and Mr. Buniahy,
the chief clerk, said he was not sober when he first applied
to the court.

tdenied these statementa, and in cross-exam inm
floe refund to say if he had 40e.. 104, or even 2.. at his
" hook." Hs said he took out his money after giving the
cheque. seeing that he ins likely to be imposed upon.
Mr. Henn said there Was no protean for the charges
made, and dismissed the caw
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
Mrs. Alittia Henry, of No.p9, Cursos.etreek Mayfair,
was summoned before Mr. Knox for using abusive and in.
sulting longusge to Captain Alexander Campbell, of Bury.
Janet, St. James's.
Mr. Sleigh we. far the onmplainaet, and Mr. Gifted for
the defendant.

Captain Campbell said—l was formerly in the army. and
hare know, the defeudast for vane years. Oa the after.
sees of the Atli of July I wee walking is Hyde-park with a
frised.wlmo the &feedlot paned me in • brougham. As she
she gesticulated, and made feces. She &boodle& me
Cerritong name. I walked oo with my friend. The brougham
followed. sod overtook us is Negative; when the defendast
called oat to me. " You beggar. when are you going
to pay me the rnoney you overlie r adding, "Who keeps roe
now, you bastard r I tamed into South Audley-etenek The
brougham wee tuned rotted, sad sa it was following I
spoke to a seselahla. The didesdant LMs keening called