The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-05 00:00:00

ILA) inteiliqtnce.
LOUD MAYOR'S COURT.--SE.T. 4.
(Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.)
11C MIS &.\D %NOTUIR r. Pomfret —AB INWIT
MIRCHANT.
This was an action to recover moneys paid for the defeo
dug as leremiumg for jogargDOM Upoll oettam ships. The
defendant pleaded infancy.
Mr. Day (iostrueted by Messrs. Ashley sod Tee) ap-
peared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Joyce by Mr. Davies) for the
defendant.
Kr. Joyce said that the simple eine to be tried was the
piagtion whether the defendant was an infant at the time
this debt was contracted. If be were, then it was clear
that the defendant was entitled to a verdict, though the
debt was admitted.
Kr. Forster. senior, said—l was present at the birth of
my goo, the defeodant I nods an entry in the family
)CIS, The defendant was born on the 4th of February,
Osauezamined.—llive at Brenham. My son came up
to London four or tire years ago. He came an a clerk, but
ores became a merchant. I lent him 3001. to start as •
nmenhaot about four yeah ago. It may have been in 1858,
het Ido not think it was. He became a merchant on his
we account about four years ago. He did not tell me that
the plaintiffs had laid out 7101. premiums for insurances on
hie ships. He may have done business to the extent of
thousands when an infant, but he did not tell me. Fe
new lives in lodgings in Randall-street. He was to terny
tee 3001. out of his profits. I bad no interest in the buss-
WAL
P Kr. Day said this was • most disreputable plea, and de-
/eldest and his father ought both to be ashamed of it.
Here was a cane where plaintiffs had actually recovered
3001. in this court under an attachment. The defendant
owed them 700/. money actually paid 'or hie Wainer, and
sow he sought by this untenable plea to deprive plaintiffs
e/ the Audi. they had already got. The plaintiffs were
highly respectable ship and insurance brokers of this City,
and they had dealt with defendant upon the faith of his
hen of age. He himself stated he was, and it was • scan.
lilies thing that merchants in the City of London should
he as deceived.
Mr. Mono+, Boden said—l know the defendant, and
JIM, loom him four or five years. I have bad badness
listings with biro on bis own account sines I have known
lion. He had an officio in Crossatreet, and elided as T.
/enter and Co. One day we had • conversation, in the
autumn of IABI, and he said.. I have just turned 22." My
transactions with him were large, He was • merchant. I
see • confectioner. lam 28. 1 began business in 1858.
Croes-eaamiteed—He was my debtor whim be said he was
U. and I dealt with him afterwards, but I should not have
dime so bad I known he was under age.
Mr. Day then quoted a case recently decided by Mr.
Oseueiliemer Kerr as to the privileges and liabilities of an
Went trader is the City of Leaden, but his lordship said
he was not aware of a cute= or law by which an infant
trader amid be made liable in this City. Mr. Day admitted
that he had no authority but the report in the City Press,
reed after Mr. Joyce had replied his lordship summed up,
awl said that the father was boned to tell the truth, and
meld not be blamed. It was for the jury to ear which side
was most to be believed, the family Bible sod Mr. Forster,
nee.. or the witness called by the plaintiff.
The jury consulted, and the foreman said, "We find far
the defendant, with very great regret"
His Lordship—All booed area must feel in that way.

THE POLICE COURT&
BOW-STREET.

Two men named Planraoan and Moore were placed at
the bar, charged with having a quantity of stolen property
is their possersion.
Police-constable 142 F rid that about half-past five on the
morning of the Ist of September he was tie duty in George-
street, St. Giles's, when he saw the two prisoners fighting.
Be went op to than and desired them to leave off, but as
they refused be procured the *mistime* of another orm-
del& and took both primmer' into custody. While he was
spenveying Moore to the station-bouse be saw him throw
away a silver watch, bat a constable picked it up :
it had all the appearance of Davin been stolen front
seam puma, as the bow of it was broken. Moore then
put one of his bands into his pocket and immediately after
seised it to bin month, sod thee he (wittier) saw • pm-
Mos of a gold chain hanging from it. He prevented him
from swallowing it, and on forcing his dozers into his
month he took ant a gold chile, with a locket attaelied,
sod two sovereigns and a half (produced). At the sta.
tioe-hotuie he said he had been to the Great Western
Railway to see mese friends off who were going to the fight
between Mae. and Goss, sod he should have gone himself,
may he met FLutnagan, and they got drinking until it was
too late.

Police-coustable 176 F mid he took Moore into custody.
B. resisted very much, and m he was conveying him to
the station•house he tripped him (witness) up, and sae-
seeded io runoiog away. He pursued him as scot as he
we. able, and oo coining up with him he struck him • vio-
bat blow, but be succeeded, after much oppodtion, in
petting him to the station-bouse.
Aekrill, one of the detective officers of the F divides,
said be hod knows Flennagan ss • thief for years. He had
Dew tried frequently at the Clerkmwell emitine, and 01111
at the last of which be was acquitted fee 'Mahn a pin. He
pleaded gaily to the charge before the magistrate, out u
there wee a former eooviciioo against him the magistrate
seek not deal summarily with the cam. He was sect to
the sessions, sod there the jury acquitted him.
Moon—How could I be guilty if the jury acquitted me?
gmulllevr.)
Serpent Lambert, of the E divisive, mid whatever the
Crwas before • magistrate he always pleaded guilty
ear charge preferred against him.
Sent. Shaw, of the F division, believed, if time were given
lin, be should be able to prove Moore to be a returned
eenvict. He had hewn him for some time to be the con•
stoat emaciate of thieves.

Mr. Henry asked the primmer. what they bad to say to
the charge.
Moore replied that be met Flattop& They got drink-
*, and afterwards, in onsequetioe of something being sold,
the 7 commenced fighting, and got locked up.
Ilannagea maid he sold things in the street, and the
show (Js. 6d.) toned upon him was the result of a little
lit of • isms slim had been got up for him. He bad
leen token
op by the police four times in • fortnight for
selling things is the street, and that bad completely cracked
him up. He had nothing mote to say than that be knew
nothing of the watch or money found on Moore.
Mr. Henry—The polio, sew you, Moore, pat the gold
shain and locket into your mouth.
. . . .

Moore—A man dosiet know what ha is doing when he's
amok. (Laughter.)
Mr. Henry—Yos had two eovaesiins and a-halt then as
wall.

Moore—Yee ; that's right. It sou my own : I put it
there for safety. I tlAn't want to get robed of it.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Henry remanded both prisoners fora week.
!SOUTHWARK.

William Barret wnapeesiles thOliar before Mr. Mande,
who eh for Mr. Burcbmn, charged with stealing • quantity
of
lead, the property of the Load. and Brighton Railway
°emptily.
Detective °Mow Beegough, 82 N deposed that yesterday
Morning. at half-peat four o'clock, be met the prisoner in
Bermondsey, and otoshieg that be was carrying something
weighty ender hie arm, he naked him what he had got
The enterer replied, '• Nothing." The witnem said the
answer did not satisfy him, and resisted upon knowing what
he woe earryiog. The primmer repeated that he did
not know what it was, bat admitted that be hada:
picked it up under one of the neighbouring railway ar
On examining the bundle it wee forted to contain • roll of
bred, of the value of 9a. 6d. With.' had ascertained that
the lead belooged to the railway company, id whose swim
the prisoner was employed at the wages of one guinea par
week as a painter.
The Foremen superiateadieg the pulling down wheal
eid bower for the extension of the company's hoe identi-
fied the lead, and added that be he.. the prisoner, and had
always considered ham an honest, steady man.
When asked for his defence. the prieher said be had
picked up the lead, na he bad already stated, and was taking
it to the plumber's shop ou the line whoa he was Mopped
by the constable.
. .

Beagourh raid that could not be, u the plume was
grease in an opposite directive whoa he detained him.
Mr. Maud* said the contradietory statemente that the
prisour had made satisfied him that the prisoner wee pee.
saised of the lead with a guilty knowledge. He should
isonviet the priaoeer of the unlawful possession of the lead,
sad 11011t0DCO him to pay a penalty of 50e., sad in default
to a monib's imprisonment, ...lib hard lalienr.
Dallid Riley, a shaggy.baired lad, of 14 pan of age,
was oaavisted of being found io *be unlawful possession of
• geriatity of lead, which had been takea from the old
boldinp now in course of destruction. where robberies of all
germ of witerials were of drily occurrence.
The evidence allowed that the prisoner was stopped with
the bed concealed nailer his picket.
In his defence the prisoner said he bed been asked " by
• chap es he should keow again if he seed hire" to carry it
to 800,1.481de, end the chap laid emu bin twopence for the
flib•
lfr. Maude Put the prisooer to the Howie of Correction
for 1.16.'8. with bard labour.

Mcyrass Dori mioticts Cartrouxs.—Yeater-
day morning Mr. John Humphreys, the Hidalgo*: coroner,
remised information respecting the death of Elisabeth Com,
e9ed thirty-fir. yam. residing et No. 16, WHIMan-street
Mild-end Old Town, who died in the Lowden
Hospital under the following circumatiteces:—lt a
that As elsosa!ed wa the "Mst l'olioe-onostable 187ppear s

sad ea Thursday, while is the kitchen washiag oat the
sick, by the side of the firristacia, a piece of lighted woad
fen from the stove as to the floor, whereby bar dress, which
was @deeded by a erinolioe petticoat, boom. tato& Her
=earns brought her husband to bar sedstasee, when the
lashes Were extinguished, bat sot before her body sad
link ware much bank A isedkai was wee willed, who
"whiled her noon& tit Me ainsveossoad isstitutios, where
she expired.

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