The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-12 00:00:00

[Stamped, id, Additional.]

I with Modem even as late as 7 o'clock:" Tie 'depths was
that leaders bad been received after time ; and a mmunithe
was appointed to investigate the stdenosids at the plain-
tiff, who athodiid it. He said that vestrymen, ontractors,
the dark, mid surveyor, were all in it ; but bediredly after-
clerk.p to witome, saying that be did ant mesa the
Hs made • charge sigaimat Mr. Deakia, a vestryman,
who replied, " You are • liar." Minos, • ocstrader. after-
wards informed the committee that the plaintiff was not to
he believed epee his oath. Whams never allowed any
hoiden to be received attar time, or had he, or any other
officer of the wish, to hie knowledge, received say bribe.
The plaintiff asked for 231. from the perish, but it was not
paid. Witness was not aware that the plaintiff had sired
the parish a shish shillies.
Xr. Deakin mid that before the committee the phintiff
made a sweeping charge, saying that they were all lo collu-
des with 000tredors to rob the parish. He said wits..
bad had 101. from Mr. Wyss ; sod idioms said he
was a lying old imoundreL The plaintiff was ordered out of
the room, the committee considering that he was newortby
of belief. Whams threateoed him that if he did sot go
oat of the room he would site him tie trouble of walking
out.

Mr. Wynn, the contractor, rid that b. never gave any
money to any vsetrymno or ofikerd the Fetish, nor realised
any himself improperly.
Orono-examined- -Oa ors orris= he sent in two tenders
far wresieg Shormlitch parish ; ow in his own name
foe 2,6001., and another in the name of Pound for 2.500/.
He pot 201. in rob tender, for otherwise they would not
have been boo► ado. (Loud laughter.) Mayhew wont in
and answered to Pound'. same, bat witness did not rod

Ilinstandoed.—The sena& tor snag ia bee. tandem
wad( that neupetitioo was becoming stronger, and be thought
he cook' do it for 1004 lees. Ha had authority to use
Pound's same, and Pound used hia.
Kr.
had bean Stevens, a vestryman, damsel the imputation which
cast upon him.
Yr. Millen, • cuatractor, said that be met the plaintiff,
who said that he was going to the committee. He added,
" If they had squared me up with 101. this would not have
happened." Witness Viet to the committee and (stormed
them what the plaintiff had told him. He had known the
pinball for lama time, and would not believe him upon his
oath. He so stated to the committee.

Yr. Iw~fon. the vestry ;1;17-01-iaipe., said that in
Septisabsr, 1861, the plaiatiff sent in a written communi-
cation loth* vestry, to whichhe said, "I have with much lose
of time and pareevaraisoe arrived at the UDdileiabis truth that
the parbh bas Imes wronged." A committee was appointed to
take the charges into ccosidtoratioa, aad bsecretbsoommittee
Use plaintiff said that Mr. Cooper, the clerk to the trustees;
Mr. Rigs*, the emote or ; Mr. Browning, the fore-
saw el Mr. Haggis@ ; Mr. Ptrbm, a contractor ; Mr. Pratt,
surveyor d highways ; Hicks sod Carling, his foremen
and Yr. Button, who bad married Mm. Somenal, wen all
coomicted with thy frond. He mid that Mr. Fabian bad
given Tom Kiln, the foreman of the stale yard, U. ; sod
he stated some circumstaacas in reloreeos to Mr. Higgins,
and Maineated that he had received a bribe of U. front Mr.
flomersall. Be charged Pratt with couniving at leas Shwa
the nasal quantities of material being sent in.
Mr. Perkins dialed that he bed ever given KU; 31, or
bad bees is collusion with any Ober at the pariah to do-
fraud the pariah.

Mr. litigios deposed that the plaintiff charged vitae.
with having allowed the wage of more slop to be charged
for than had bole carried away. He ales said that letter
had supplied false acreage to Mr. Somersall, in order that
false accounts might be sect is to the parish. Both charges
were entree ; it was also untrue that "items had ever
received a bribe from Mr. Sanersall, or any other 'retractor.
Mr. Pratt said that there was no ground for the charge
made agvast him.
Mr. Alfred Tamer, the clerk of the Whiteebapel Board
of Works, said that on the 23rd September 1861, the platy
tiff emit ia some written charges to the hoard. He said
that be was not prepared to support the statement that
witness had received a horse as a bribe. This "hares had
been written, buts pea bad been afterwards antra:through
it. Hesse that Newman, a 000trector, had been deprived
of his contract by collate= with the officers of the board.
He said that 31. had her paid to some offloar of the beard
for at. improper purpose. It was not true that witless hid
ever received mosey or eaytkieg else in as improper way.
The result of the inquiry was this the plaintiff failed toprove
rf eierg.....L.Lsage t any member or officer of the board.
—Winless gave no explanatioa as to the
hone, eseept this : be said he supposed the plaintiff
thought be bad • hone bemuse he saw • saddle. (Laughter.)
Yr. Paget, the vestry dark of Clerksaetell, said that the
plaintiff preferred charges spirt three of their odioers—
y, Lawreace, and Ocecher. He said that Mr. Crow-
ley, a vestryman (who was now dead) had sold domersall
hay and straw at much more thee the market pries, sad la
coaskleratkon had gives hue his iciness* ia the vestry. The
committee of invest/plies so far disapproved of Mr.
Hoechst's sonde* that be was asked to neap, sad, refusing
to do so, was dismissed.
Mr. P. Goecher said be was formerly inspector of soi-
rees for Clerkenwell. The plaintiff said that witness had
received 50/. from Seeman as a bribe not to report him for
failing to fulfil his costrect. This obese was sot true.
After the share* enema saw the plaintiff, who mid that he
did not wish to hurt sieges is any way ; and that if wittier
would give him 101. he would not go on with it.
Whew told him to pi out of his sight, and said that be
might do his beet. Witness preferred being dismiassd
rather tee mega, because he intended to commence legal
prow/they against the plaintiff if he was worth powder and
shot, hut be freed that be was Dot.

Ciinwesainined—Witeme bad two bills for 501. from
Mn. fleinereall, but he supplied her with furniture for the
exteset.

itrMs proposed togas evidence as to what the plaintiff
had done in Weantimaar and the City, hat his loedship
held that k was not admiasible ends, We plea.
Witnesses were then °ailed by the plaintiffs counsel Is
t "Siir. Puller, the chairman of the ooraniatta appointed by
the lalinglon vestry, said that the committee inquired into
the alleged omission to newer* artoriaL for the roads.
They found that the puede, exist•d, and recommended
directions for in alteration. They inquired into the queMioe
whether fallacious wawa. ware seat in. Mayhew gar*
evidence is support of the charge against Perkins, who put
so question to his. By • majority of one, UN sommittee
passed • vote of thanks to the plaintiff.
. . _ _ _

Mr. Reinke, of the Ship Tavern, Shoreditch, said that be
bad bees a coat/actor. la reference to a 'detract to 1861,
he bed9oo/. placed in his heads to divide among the coo.
traitors. He received is from " • geethenaa." Wyoa,
Abbott, and Tomkia., ecatninton. had 251. each. Hs di-
vided it mooed them for handily —(aoghter)—but be
wished that he had kept it all fur his owe share. He bed
251, for biome. This was is Wh mocha*. The CIZVOID.
stases was Dow know. all over the country—the monifeols
tlng=hout it.
ised—He got the 2001. from a gentleman Ise
knew. It was from a seighboar of his.
Mr. Yearee—Be mreW, you hare charged Mr. Wyss
with mesirieg 25/.
Witeese—l on. prove that he robbed Shoreditek of
5,000& by payiug as all off.
Mr. Jus6oe Bykr—lusswer the question, and do no name,
or yos win be seat to PIIIKOIL.
Waging continued —He could tell the name of " the goo-
thassa." He thought his same was Bowen. Be wee is
the ooetrartisg way. He lived at Westralseter, he believe/1
Mr. Pewee—Why, you said be wse • seighbour of yours.
whams—He is • neighbour som.time , when he is along
with ass. (Laughter.) I got no rewire for the 26/. ; it
wee a debt of bosom.. you Pao.. (Alaugh.)
Mr. Julie* Syles god that this endue" west to prove
that there was a book-out moue the oostreeters, but not
to prove bribery on the part of the pariah COMM. which
was the question raised upon the pies.
Mr. Tooker, one of the Clerk's wen emnseittes, rid that
(Smoker wee dismissed In.sossequeDos of the iavestigatioss.
Mr.Maybew' • 000101i1111011 "gest, said that be represented
contractors in making tenders. Mr. Wyse told hies that he
had to give 5001. to be ditributed mow* reetymea to
support h` if he got his cost net. Mr. Wpm told wit-
sees to appear before the many as Ponad's soot.
Mr. Area proposed to toll Mr. Wyss sod Yr. TOZlkilli
to dray that they had removed the Z&
Yr. Jima' Ryles, however, declined to receive it ; Mr.
Wyse had already denied that he had received any mosey,
and besides, it was • matter wily collateral to the issue.
Mr. Pewee thee summed op the evidence for the defer
deal, aid Mr. D. Seymour proceeded to reply upon the
whole t 0.., but before Is. had limbed his address, the
farther heariss was adjoin's&

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
MAY 11.
Mears ON lodge Ordinary.)
nion P. MCI AID CIALIBT.
. . - . .

Mr. Bars sad Dr. epiaka foTtite petitioner ;
Mr. Overesd, Q C., and Ur. Rusin for the co-reictit.
Tar pedtsomer, Beery Beek, an upholsterer is
road. married Mary Lasgetaff at Appleby, Weeteuseked,
is Jess, ISt& At drat they lived at Whiteebapal, when
the petitioner bad two pleas of Ituaiems They were on
perfectly good terms, sad they had three albino. At LA
the respoodest took So &Skin sad robbed the boom for
the puree of auppl ion be with liquor. Whoa fisted
eat elm prayed for fur vwsm , het her hestoad met bar
away foe a few °meths. The °ohm/Statism was thee
seem& sad ke • little Mae the reepoodenes behaviour was
moth improve& She sees, 111111“VeF, Mapes& sea became
mires lima ever and le May. 18* Uwe was •
boal @operation: After this she returned boss
to bar father's, bet she el west to
live with the asrespesiest Clam*. • sit44•6lar et
Liverpool, who hod monded her twin sister and It wee
all that mislead bees guilty ef isesdre• sdullery
hiss, toosithm I. the birth of three iliesitimoks ohddases
ism deed.
The boated of the (kapok at &hi tart
aselby, his wide, sod the rusposain sum to ledge at'
boom der six days. now ampied • ausbliAslW seem,
as Chmby's Nqvid, Os tere semeiese Mos. Chseby pet

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tip an hoer before her husband sod sister, and left them
together for en hour.
eralamtiansumd —One night the respondent did riot go to
bed at all. Withers had left her with a butcher who was
also staying in the house ; and he expiated that they would
soon go to their respective rooms ; bast the neat morning
he found them still together in the parlour.
Mrs. Nixon, who bad sold Clamby • dairy business at
Copperas-hill, Liverpool, said that the remained in the
house for a fortnight afterwards. Clemby had Mrs. Beck,
• young min named Nelson, and a lad named Tbwaitee,
with him. There were plenty of bedrooms, but lbs. Beck
would only have eine for the whale family. The two men
and the boy slept in one bed and Mrs. Beek in another.
Nelson and Thimble and to get up bet sad leave the re
speadents together ; and Mrs. Beek had also on two ooze
sloes takes the orrespoodent his breakfast ia bed.
Tb writes sad Nelms were also *zaniest
Kate Hater Doyle, tenant at the been on Ooppenett
stated that when thg;tosiil.segierate rooms Mn. Beek
often to go Into Mr. s ; and whams had often toned
his clothes in the res et's. Had seen them kir one
another.

Crais-examined—The respondent bad a little girl sleeping
with her at OopperaphilL
Hr. °reread did not for one moment contend that the
respondent was not as abandoned woman, but nothing had
been proved to show that the molting connexion
had ever misted—certainly not with Me privity ItigarZd
a
assay. He could not call either the co- respondent or bis wife ;
it he could he should hays been able to show that the object
of the arrangements which bad been detailed is mildew, wee
the protestion of a woman whose frailties were so weU bums
to leer hmily. It should be gtatsd thus the pedtioasr bad
levesswaly aoassaatad P seseiiege for s &sorsa so aawmat
of his wife's inissonduot with • ; sad It was ally
OD the failure of that suit that the prima was beamed.
The jury found for the lasbaad.
Decree nisi with 0014111.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(fleforer.Williams.)
Albert Batitone,lB,sed Warr Batotwit,l6, brothers,
wire charged wit► feloniously setting fire to a number of
pest lotion, the property of the Pestmaster-Geeeral, the
said letters being in a dwelling-houes in the occupation of
Samuel Bliermaa, aid he and his wife being thereas at the
time.

Mr. Metcalfe sod Mr. Paeans coaled...el the prawn-
Moo. The primers were defeoded by Mr. Cooper.
It appeared that about an ►o'clock in the morning on the
14th of April, the primers were ia Aleseaderatmet, Pad-
and Wanes was seen to light his pipe. They
were at the time close to the shop of Mr. Sher-
man, who is a dealer ia whim sod 11016111/2 aed
who also keeps • past letter remineg boom.
and the premien were beard to say somothieg, and then
Wanes want up to the letter bee, sad was about to drop
the lighted paper wheel be had seed fer his pipe ato it.
The other prisoner thee celled out that it was of no use
putting that in, us it wee not half large enough. He then
took • piece of from tie pocket aad lighted it, aed
they thescrappedboth the lighted pieces isle the letter
box, and lames were immediately man to issue film it.
A pohos mastable, awed Jew, who \ apposed to be in a
polities from wheats he meld set what bad token plea,
west after the primeness, who bad rue away, sod secured
them, sad took them back to Kr. tthenean's shop. The letter
box was thee examined, cad it was fused that a great
many of the letters that wore I. inked bees partially boned.
But foe the discovery, very serious ememiquenoes might have
resulted, as, immediately ender the letter box there was a
consideable quantity of wines sad spirits.
Mr. Justice Williams, after the above facts bad bees
deposed to, asked llr. Metcalfe nada, what statute be pro-
posed to ask for a °mention of the primers ?
Mr. Metcalfe replied that be relied epos the 7th maim
of as act of metazoan, pained recently, which enacted
that V any penes should set firs to any article in a dwell-
ing-house ender suok cirearintimeas, if the house Mall were
see on fire the set would annual to &boy.
Mr. Jetties Williams said be wee of upisloe that it was
seasemry to sheer that the parlor lalesdtd le set in to the
boas, at the; time the act was ciammitied. la the pretest
ease, V the jary should think that the primers merely
needed to bun the kitten oat of • lerk, as it wee termed,
be was of wane that it did not come within the stunt*.
The jury said they thought the prisoners merely in.
• to banthe letters in the letter box out of mis-
chief.

—Fe; learned Jodie, therefore, directed an ateleithl-
(Before the Meader.)
Jew dwell, 31, carpenter, sad Besenest, 41.
shoemaker, were indicted Is, feloniously Mahe. sod meter-
iag the wereboese of Omega Soma, se the 'lad May, ad
sholiag therein en lookusg-elsio hams, yelps 71. his pro-
perty. The prisonerMetall pleaded guilty, sad Beauseent
pleaded cot guilty, sad we pat epee hie Mud.
Mr. Best, with wham was Mr. Bosley, proemial; sod
Mr. Oradea defended the prisoner.
TM prowesse, ft appeared, wee be ertmeive bookie-
glass manufacturer, carryieg on hie hostess' in m-
ammas premises situate Iflk Aldeagate-street, and
tin primmer Amen has hem ia hls employ-
ment as a carpeciter for a samba of years. In
aousequesee of sustscions that he was being robbed, the
=tar called in aid the services of Detectives Smith,
aad Rowland, ef the City shoe. with a view to
detect the oisedera. The three active °Mows kept watch
oat the premises, and at the hour of six o'clock in the morp-
hs of the Tad of May the whose, Aden was seen to
scale a wall sad per over the roof of ea pre aims.
and afterwards to enter those of hie employer at the rear.
la • few mooed, he opeeed the sithdoor and admitted the
other prisms!, Besessont, and both were seer by Detective
Smith, who bad secreted himself in the few coalman-
home, to est about the removal of the en large gilt
pier glass homes mistimed Is tb• isthmuses, and
whilst they were carrying them, mend up, towards
the outee door, South emerged from hie biding
sad *Mod both the Flamers, and • Molest straggle
between them sad the Older. ler • molest they amped
Sato the some, where the other *Morn mice ia wafting, end
by them sad Smith, who also icsieed in the pursuit=
were captured is Smithfield she, a *even champ
Bartholomew-ekes sad its nesserees
The jay, without hesitation, renamed • verdict of Guilty.
TM two penmen were agate plated at the bar, together
with Mammal Pdrolb, and Odessa, dwell mid Rem.
meet for Moans mad mediae' the same presaisse ea the
27th April, sad stealiag therefrom four plates el glees,
the property It Mr. Simms, aid Pedvelli with remain the
was overly wen Monies it to have Wen stair.
Mr. Beet sad Mr. Bosky yen prosecuted, sad Mr. F. H.
Lewis &leaded Patina

Thu feats ellits were ginner to those in tits preeediag
use is ripidod the mime= Assail sad liournooti with
this aldnees, that the riper Beeramoot was trued with
the goodie stein in this unman to the Amp of the pritoDer
Pedraii, who carries am • mall Mama in Red Lisa-etre*
aertaiwell, u a lookiug-glau maker, where tint property
was toned °metaled. W hen charged with compliaty us the
Woe, Peetrolii biome violently tad, bat admitted that
he had bought Ms goods its. ieaamoat withal Ma ea
lour after the robbery had hem perpetrated.
The whams Beatunoat and Pedrollt were both earnieled,
and the throe (3610111118 haw* bees railed tip tar judgment,
The Recorder ustmcied Arnett lobe kept to peril sem-
Jade ler the ems of bre years. Besarnoct to skektesa
mouths' imprisonment with hard labour, and PehroW (who
was straggly recommended to many by the jury as semaat
at his previous good character) to aim months' imprison-
meat with heed labour.
notate Maktety, LI, labourer, was indicted far felogi-
°ugly eresultlsg Juba Clair', with kneel to do her
bodily Gars. la • stood count the Merge we.
*united to the Wear offence at Mute buddy hum.
Mr. Motralfe soedected the prosecution, sod the primmer
was undefended.

ilia evidence adduced din:lowed arts of the grossed
brutality ow as pert of the primate towards the
usfortenete prossannis. wbo woo one of the lo west
clam abounding at the east tied el the town. It
a
that the wearier, who bad bad• the
withlr het
that of the pressman:, mot bar in Iflllnetreet. Bt. Gootp's-
in-tbnleet, about two o'clock at sight, sod bodes greedy
abused kw with foul kmageeps, M what eke retortad in s
sorreepoodins drain, 4 dekburatoly wises frost of bee,
struck kw is Outface, and kicked bar twice is the very lows*
part of tbe abdomen., boos the effects of which ehe fen
down isseatible. Th. savage attack wee witoosed by Mr.
Denial Walters, a deflower, who was steed* at Ins own
door, anal wins at on secured tits }gunner, sod celled to
his .bayous to mese to the prosecutetz, who was raised
from the ground. leanlog a pool of blood. The pri-
sms, was oceiveyed to tho police station, and the poor
pressontric to tin horpital, miters she remaised three
weeks, awl was sot y 64 rosovered from the iojasils 61b6 bad
asidaised. . _

The primmer, whom oiled on to say what be bad to Mate
is thews, to the cher" replied in a enlloo and morose tom
that be wee very drunk at the time, and that he had miser
;Monad to do the girl say harm.
The jar: without heettesicto toned kin OM* of the
moat swims Marge is the iedietetest, aed it bawls( lees
ne±.,that he was • ao4arissil7 bed character, sad bed
y bees eiterioted at assaults mid robbery,
"317..Iterardor eesteseed Ides to hi kept in peaal servitude
to fosr years.
Sarah Beier, as istermiting4mldag young team* sew•
madmred io dieskarge at her bell to answer se indleimene
ter emosaling the berth at a Mad which she had bees
devisedwhile is the service at Itra Leas, at the Oasides
Bead Tann. letiegtos.
Mr. dials►h promoted ; sad the Rossi wee defended*
Mr. Kemp. isetneted Its. T.
Atter a palatal Mosby aid a most able sad feeling
rhino les Mr. Hemp the jury Acquittal the posogisr, sad
ohs meat ems dieshaqped.

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