The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-06 00:00:00

PARK STAKES.

ton, b ;;;ioat of Blanche
of DCTOII
Lord Largan's b Middle-
therpe, by Piecaroon
Mr. Kerry's b a Diek Terpin
Mr. Kerry's b c Rob Roy,
bt Moss Trooper out of
Mores
Mr. C. A. Parker's ch e The
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Ace of Tramps
Mr. Spencer as Prevention
Mr. J. M. Stanbrp's Mustang
Mr. J. M. Stanley's eh c He-
liegabalus, by Priam out
of Ino, by Pantaloon
Mr. Z. Why's e Don Quixote
Lord Wilton's e by Assault,
dam by Lenexa* oat of
the Nun
Lord Clifden:s Altitude

Lord Clifdon's MOILINS

Mr. Armstrong's Sitar to
Ineundus
Mr. Payne's Gloomy
Mr. Payns's °tensest
Mr. Mare's elt f by Epirus
oat of Sister to Restos
Yates

RACING STUD AND
At the sale of the above Mad, yesterday, at Tattersall's,
the following prices were realised:
BROOD saes.—Monchette (bred in France) byl
covered by Robert do Gorham, 16 p. ; Milwood,4byteZr
Herman, covered bThCiillingwood, SO p. • May, by Don
John, covered by Co • wood, 32 gs.; Unseals Tomboy,
by Tomboy, covered by t. Lawrence, 24 p.
Tzentunn.—Ch c by Harkaway out of May, 23 p. ;
bri by St. Lawrence out of Mandan., 6 p.
HOll/1111 IN TRAINIXO.—Wes Thing, 2 yrs, 36 gs. ;
Sandhurst, 2 yn, 61 p. ; Odd Fellow, 3 yrs, 30 gs. ; Spork,
3 yrs, 155 gs. ; The Scourge, 3 yn, 93 go. ; Butterfly, 3 yrs,
S.. gs. • Iresine, 3 ra, 16 gs. ; The Incurable, 4 yrs, 20p. ;
Garfo;th, 6 yrs, 30p.
Henvzse.—Ganuna, 49 go.; Idle Boy, 200 p. ; The
Seam?, 37 p. ; The Meddler, 50 gs. ; Stealaway, 146 go. ;
Rockingham, 150 p. ; Tithbv, 61 p.

LORD STRATHMORE'

DESPERATE HIGHWAT 'ROBBERY AT BRIGHTON.—
Yesterday Richard Hervey, Charles Nutter, and Mary Ann
Pullen, three desperate eitionalen, were brae& before
Carpenter Scott and Walnut Oard,i=ages-i
.01211=
at the Town Hall. Brighton, Mr SW e
with eommitting a most murderess mid darks ea& en
Mr. Charles Witworth Tarnow, es aid gesdeams. sedan
at No. 3, ]toward-street,Sled MUM. him d his
den
Tunbridge and other property. Blipast Mastra, den
Tunbridge Wells Police, Mated 'KM se TIBMILMINIMPans
the 30th ult., he net the prisoner limy is Calverly-
road, Tunbridge Wells, with • seat trim his arm.
Hrye questioned kim reepeedag It, aid, rem the wenstisho-
to account he pm of he took the stetter hews.,
and charged him with eteeliog it. hint
Sheatoly adisermeds sig-
ners received infamatisa that the promeasr had his.
knocked down with sad rendered lisseritia, seer
the railway termism at sad sifted ef his coat,
money, and welsh. Oa the met he found it to
corns-pool with the este deism after that be (Mr.
Morton) promeded M lirfsbles, siessesis::s
tising the ease primate at akm issigimphmee is
street. Ilia howl is the imam Uwe •
silk Perlikestrial whisk had bees deka hem Kr. Tamer
be
at dm some time. The ether bed sot
en head. The meinsider Mated that heist
seven o'cleek en
Cdr emaiwg of listimiley, the 27th alt,, be
was New lieshadonad, neer his Bud-
way 1=1.61111 idendiesse Haweireeseet, wimes
be saw two mis sad a limb smash Na Ho was sear
agmegslight. and saw their hones es le weepeshiss the
were the podia whets le last Me had set pa
corded may pests whoa Hervey same in best shim, and
steak Ms a bossy blow with a life.pmeener, as some-
thing sham es the temple, rendering him isesesibie. On
his recovery be hind that his elm bad hem shipped et
his back, and Mat his mail and mese, wow seas, A
heavy cudgel was hod were him whisk Is attlaM, NA
handed over lathe dm pike mastehle he ant with. Pre-
war', stand that he mu math Mimed try the Meioses
inflicted upon Idm. sad that he um es esilhak Mailed
that it was ispetehis M eve eat. throe
were house, on bilk din if Ss sleek ftisee basin
beta given Maim hem geh asawasa westsgethsr es
the night of the sibely, sees fie vhdist is the
the magistrates telly eemmitted ell the Omen
at the was Arises in Mardi seat, for the highway
robbery.
LAMENTABLE AND FATAL AOCIDIDIT.—An stri-
dent took place last week near the village of St. Bees,
Cumberland, by which a young man named John Brindle,
the nephew of Mr. Brindle, the proprietor of the Railway
Hotel, tit. lkcs, was instantaneously deprived of life in a
very fearful manner. It seems that tke deceased, who had
been stopping with his uncle, went in a gig to the village
of Egremoat, accompanied by sprang woman named Mary
Ann lowness, and a farm servant employed by Mr.
Brindle. On their return to M. Bete in the evening, the
party was seen driving at a very rapid pace, and it appean
that while the gig was descending • steep hill leading to
St. Bees, the horse started off in a manner to alarm
the farm-errant, who lumped out and tried to catch the
reins, but being unsuccessful he fell, and received some
severe injuries. The horse, alarmed, ran off down the
hill with fearful velocity ; and, as the reins gave way, the
asirnal continued its career, the driver being quite unable
to control it. On reaching the foot of the hill, the salsa
and gig went with great violence against the shop window
of Mr. Braithwaite, grocer, which was completely de.
stroyed, and knocked into the road. Ruch was the vio-
lence of the shock, that Mr. Brindle was thrown against
the wall with so much force that his skull was completely
shattered to pieces. The young woman was also thrown
through the window, but, strange Musky, received very little
Wary. The horse, which was a young and very valuable
one, broke one of its legs, and It was seen nary to kill it.

Kau *ittellteence.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YESTERDAY.

Unoa. Ma. CoNousrol.■ Valium
IN TSB MATING or EOWAID 611MOGN.-A YOUNG

°IONIAN.

This insolvent, a young man, who had been • cadet in
the Austrian service in Hungary, applied under the Protec-
tion Act. Than was on opposition. Mr. Bargood sup-
ported.
It appeared that the insolvent and another person made
a bill of 251. to ral,e money for their mutual accommoda-
tion. It was placed in the hands of a person to be dis-
counted, but no money was obtained, and it was now in the
hands of a third party, who had threatened to sue him on
the same. He hod, therefore, inserted him so • creditor in
his schedule.
Mr.

....mmissioner Phillips thought the bill in question
would preclude him from naming a day fur a final order.
Mr. fi.ugood submitted that it W 0.4 not what was generally
termed an accommodation bill. It was sought to raise

money on a bill, and it had nut been obtained:
In answer to the learned Commissioner,
The insolvent aid he expected to pay the bill by money
from his father. lie had °skint debts in his schedule. Ills
father had paid 1,7001. of debts contracted whilst he was at
Oxford University, and the parties now in hie schedule had
omitted to send in their accounts, or they would have been
paid.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips asked him what allowance his
father made him whiie he wu at Oxford ?

The insolvent said 3001. a year.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips—And pray how long were
you there ?
The insolvent said three years.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips—And besides the allowance
of 3001. a year your tathtr paid 1,7001. for debts contracted
during that period?
The insolvent answered affirmatively.
Ile further stated, in answer to the court, that he entered
the University in 1843, when be was 19. There were people
who gave him credit, and ha was led away. Ile went " too
fast "as it was called. _ .

Mr. Sargood said it was his own fault.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips thought it was not his own
fault. It was the system of credit at the place. He had
entemplated the schedules of Oxford debts with horror.
Hit was quite &maned that the heads of the colleges had net
stopped the system. Since he had hod the first case before
him, he had heard of eight or nine instances of clergymen
in the Church of England, who were now struggling to pay
debts contracted in their minority. It was high time there
was some enactment on the subject.
The insolvent, in answer to further questions, said his
father was a clergyman, with an laconic of about 1,0001. •
year. He was the only son, and theta were three
slaughters.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips said it seemed to him that
young men went to Ozford to get initiated into debt ; that
seemed to be the education theit at Oxford.
A creditor applied to bo ass Ho was an Oxford
creditor, and had lent money. lout money at 80 per
cent.

Hia Honour thought a puma holing money at 30 per
mat via not a perms to be appintog .knee.
The mm era atHavissil, lbr this isameni tesamnialioner to
comb another enstsissionor an the peat an the bill of
exchange asontioned.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL CO URT.

The commissioners present at the opening of the
proceedings were the Itight Hon. the Lord Mayor, the
Right lion, the Recorder, the Common Serjeant, Alder-
men &lemons, Sir R. W. Carden and Wire; T. Cotten%
Esq., and Richard Swift, Esq., sheriffs; J. J. Mil:ard,
Esq., and J. 8. S. Hopwood, Esq., under„sheriffsf, and the
other City authorities.
PERJUBT.

Henry A 11.,, surrendered to take his trial for wilful and
corrupt perjury.
Clarkson, in the course of his opening speech for
the prosecution, observed that the charge against the defen-
dant was the result of a recent alteration in the law, by
which the parties in civil proceedings were allowed to give
evidence in their own behalf; and he said that the jury,
when they had heard the evidence he should lay before
them, he feared would have no alternative but to come to
the conclusion that the defendant upon the occasion of his
giving evidence in the Westminster County Court had
attempted to defeat Oust claim upon him by wilful and de-
Ebon dewEvi was then adduced from which it appeared that
the defendant had kept a coal-shed and beer-shop in Great
Wild-street, and that he had been in the habit of perches-
ingthe patent feel manufactured by a Mr. Waletabb, and
in December last he was summoned to the Westminster
County Court for a sum of U. 6s. Bd. for wood that had
been famished to him in the month of December, 18,Xl.
When the hearing took place, witnesses were examined
who proved that the defendant:had ordered the fuel, that
it was delivered to him at his shop, and that he signed the
delivery book acknowledging its receipt, and also that when
be was applied to shortly afterwards for the amount he said
he would look over the bill and ply it the next time
the collector called. In answer to this ease the defendant
himself was sworn, and he then gave evidence to the effect
of denying all knowledge of the transaction, declaring that
he had never ordered or received the fuel, and that he had
never seen the persons who had been summoned as wit-
nesses to prove the debt. The Judge of the County Court
decided in favour of the claim, and ordered the defendant
to pay the debt and costa forthwith, and he at the same time
directed that an indictment for perjury should be preferred
against the defendant. All the witnesses that had been
called in the County Court were now summoned, and the
evidence given by Eve defendant was likewise put in, Cita-
e Dictaabove narrated.
bithil'tarry, In addressing the Jury for the defence, com-
plained that his learned friend should have described this
ease as being the remelt of the recent alteration in the law
which enabled parties to be witnesses in their own cause,
and said It appeared as though he would almost have it in-'
fiirred that such a thing as perjury was unheard of before
the passing of this law. It was not for him to plane his
humble opinion in opposition to that of his learned friend
who had so much more experience and knowledge, but he
could not help stating that it appeared to him that a more
wise, sensible, and rational act of parliament than the one
in question had never been pared, and that it removed
• very great stigma from the law of England, and was
the means of enabling many persona to obtain
their rights who others in never could have done
so. The learned counsel then proceeded to remark
upon tho facts of the case, contending that it was possible
there was some mistake in the matter, and that it was not
at all probable that a person of good character, such as he
should show them the defendant was, would deliberately
perjure himself for such a trilling amount.
Some witnesses were called for the defence to show that
the signature in the delivery book was not the prisoner's
handwriting, but their evidence was very far from establish-
ing the fact. They all, however, gave him a very good
eharacta. _ _

The learned Judge, in summing up, said it was no part
of his duty or that of the jury to &tore the policy or Sm-
oothy of the law which permitted parties to be witneens is
*dr own cause, but it was doer that while the
law gave penons in that the tight ts wear as wk.
meek it was the duty of all la tabs mint that any wellal
doviadow hen the truth amid be midair' is a warm
Ilk* to prewar a repetitidet Kap agree. His lorthitip
this patended to call He attestra of tie jury to the**.
elpal palms is dr are, sea add, it was for them to dad&
whether wr slat the dedudert had been proved to hare de-
lire:Ms7i that which be brew to be Mee.
The immediately Mosta a redid of Guilty. but
the defendant to mercy, ea wisount of hie
prunes good character. Sentence was porpered.

NEW COURT.—YEarmay.
Bum Tin Came■ Ikaisum.

TAOISM IfT/wreess, 49, Tel tailor, ZIC/tarks Hopkins, 41.
tailor, won indicted Ow embeLling and stealing moles
of Jells Valley, their ram
The pemeeeter le • tenor, carrying on two lope may.
made setekliskaseste—eseb Totter bam-courtoed. sad
another is the Ildgmereoed. In July, 1110,
cos fete his swiss et a'Wary of 11. 16e. • week=
per seat. ages ell sestem that be brought to the ibm. bet
it was sehemostly aroged that Hopldne *mild hem V.
• week sad se per moo sawed. Is ft Joe of 1860
31Therses came lete premesisee employ, being moo-
memled by Hopkins, sad le wee she le have the same per
eedege es MOW bed lot altered, the propeeutor
diseintly tales them that ell Os Wire they did wee to
be doe le s oat
h. plesern remaised la
his marries the
saatresgallegbe pet yew, whim,
there bass • member of Isliek the
west overlie balm klett
that these dale ',M Went dews le Me peirmwee
mien led bees ell 144, es also erwrel cams dee le
cater from from ems mere wholly inespestive et thez
T were is emergesses takes Ohre Mr. the
Oct gave it as his ephdes thee the
ems Net one of SIMIMAIIIIIMIL The pnssater than
twit the olio ef amok sad the reset was
Mat the Omen were semiessed to meta appear
helm the megietrator and mom a fresh cheep, bat
the presseerm bevies to employ eastkes solicitor
no time Moe* lefts they wen ogle Mrged, and in
the barbs X'Phresem Wet es Ohs @OEM the pro-
eferstra Iler fairs Isageissarasst. klieg the damages at 01.,
bet es their wile they were omitted for em-
bodiment and el the obis-
elemest, it wra skews presseeter's geode led
bms mode up ad by the prison to tisk ewe private
seseemem eel woe esentoresdeme hoed by the pike
awed as sesseat of the divides of the me in between
the Osseo.
Kr. Weenie having addressed the jury, they, alter a
Gee miastes deliberation, returned • verdict of Guilty,
The
twelve ere s.
Serjeant ordered thms to be imprisoned for
oth

MIDDLESEX SESSlONS.—lfirruimy.
The January General Quarter 81.012 of the Pease for
the County of Middlesex commenced Ude morning at the
fiessionelouse, on Clerkenwellireen, before • bench of
magistrates comprising Mr. Pawnsll, Mr. Turner, Mr.
Witham, Mr. Baylis, Mr. Brooking, Mr. James R4:14,
The calendar contains the names of 71 prisoners for trial,
of width number 62 are charged with felony.
The Amistaat-Judge, Mr. damt Adams presided, and
briefly addressed the grand jury.
.
FILLI/D IT • PARTZKDID AGENT 07 • FAZIVIOLD LAND
--
8001ITY.
.

MO Robert Roberts, 44, a person of rather respectable
appearance, was indicted for haying fraudulently obtained,
by hiss preorsees, from Chula Rook, the sum of 10t,

with intent to chat and defraud him of the same. Them
was a second ckartre of the some kind agaiust the prisoner.
lie pleaded Gulfty.
The prisoner said he threw himself on the mercy of the
prosecutors and the court. He confessed that he hail com-
mitted the crime imputed to him, but could most solemnly
se.sure the court that Ito intended at the time he obtained
the money to repay it. Ho had been in business and had
been reduced from respectability and comparative alumna
to his present moat degraded and miserable condition.
Several wi,aesses gave the prisoner a good character for
25 years. Our of them stated that originally the prisoner
wan a coal merchant. _ _ _

It appeared from questions put by the Court to Mr.
Ebenezer Clark, the answer. given, and a conversation that
took pl,we between the learned Judge, Mr. Pownall, and
Mr. Clark, that the prisoner had got the money from the
persons named in the indictment by representing himself
as an agent to a branch of the National Freehold Land So.
ciety, registered under the name of " The National Per-
manent Mutual Benefit Building Society," the office of
which was in Moorgatoatreet. Mr. Clark was a director,
and he stated that the prisoner had no authority whatever
to pass himself off as an agent of the society or to receive
money from any person on its account, and he had not paid
to the society the money he had received. The society had,
at a cost of 200,0.101., purchased 35 estates, which had been
divided amongst holders of 301. shares.
The learned Judge and Mr. Pownall spoke in terms of
eulogy of freehold land societies, as tending to improve the
moral and social condition of the working churn.
The prisoner was sentenced to four months' hard labour.

THE POLICE COURTS.
HANSION•IIOCSE.

Arno'd Gerlur, ne r,l7kilip Kessler, and
Sulonaon Krakauer, Germans, were brought before the
Lord Mayor, in the custody of Spittle and Jarvis, the City
officers, charged the first, with having uttered a forged
cheque for 310/. ; the others, with having been concerned in
forging the document with intent to defraud the London
and Westminster Bank. The case excited a great deal of
interest and cutiosity.
Although the matter was considered to be, on many ac-
counts, of great commercial importance, the prosecutors
were not represented by counsel or solicitor.
Mr. Mullins, of the firm of Birch and Mullins, solicitors
to the committee of bankers fur protection against forgeries
and frauds, attended to watch the case upon the part of
that body ; Mr. Tils'in attended upon the part of the Lon-
don Joint Stuck Bank, a recent forgery upon that estab-
lishment being supposed to be connected with one or more
of the prisoners ; and Mr. Wright appeared as solicitor for
the prisoner Kessler.
Mr George Tour, cashier in the London and West-
minster Bank, St. James's-square, said—l produce a cheque
for 301., which was presented for payment at the batik
about the 20th of December. It is dated the 19th of De-
cember, 18.1, purports to be drawn by Salim Dean and
Co., and is made payable to Mr. J. Sims. I believe that
the prisoner Gerber was the person who presented it. I
was not quite satisfied as to the accuracy of the signature,
and referred it to one of my fellow clerks, the party who
presented it remaining in the bank. lie had stated to mu
that he would have the amount in ten 201. notes and the
rest in gold. Subsequently Mr. Dean, by whom the
cheque purported to be drawn, was communicated with,
and Gerber was given into custody upon the charge of
having uttered the cheque knowing it to be a forged in-
strument.

Gerber—That's all quite correct.
Sergeant Webb, of the C division of the metropolitan
police, said—l apprehended the prisoner Gerber at tho
London and Westminster Bank at 11 o'clock on the 20th
of December. lie was given into my custody for uttering
this cheque, and after having been detained three days was
discharged] by the magistrate at Marlborough-street. I
found upon him a paper relating to the insertion of an ad-
vertisement in the Morning Advertiser, and also a letter
calling upon him to meet a gentleman named Sims at
Ostuond's Coffee-house, in the Strand. The latter was to
the effect that " if A. O. had not already met with an en-
gagement, he was to call upon Mr. Sims at °mood's
Coffee-house ; and that, if found to be suitable, he would
I obtain employment." I also found upon him a piece of
I paper containing words to the effect that " Mr. Sims had
been waiting for him at the coffee house, end requested
that he would meet that gentleman at the Duke of York's
eolumn." lie told me in answer to my question from whom
he had got the cheque, that he had put an advertisement for
a situation on the 12th inst. in the Morning Advertiser,
that he bad received the letter in answer, and had accord-
ingly called at Osonoad's coffee-house, and subsequently
met a gentleman who called himself Mr. Sims at the Duke
of York's column, by whom after some conversation ho was
sent to the London and Westminster Bank to get cash for
the cheque. In the interim between the day he was appre-
hended, and the 23rd of December, nothing having been
ascertained which connected Gerber with Mr. Sims, be wwan
discharged. I have Banco communicated with the city
police upon the subject.
The Lord Mayor having asked the witness whether he
bad anything to say about the other prisoners,
Webb continued-1 saw the prisoner Kessler at his
house, a coffee-shop or coffee-house, in Cranbourne-street,
Leicester-square, in the presence of Mr. Selina Dean, and
asked him whether he did not go to Mr. Dean and get a
cheque from that gentleman on the 12th. Ile said he did.
Mr. Dean then said in Kessler's presence that Kessler came
into his shop about five in the evening and asked for the
accommodation of a cheque, as it was after post time, for
tome German notes and French money, which he hut got
to send to a party living in a street near the City-
road, and that the cheque was accordingly given. I told
Kessler that it was necessary that he should be particular
and produce the letter from the who had applied to
him to get the hinge eashaaged mosey. He
took down a buastM lenten, Leh* than ever, and said
that he had told Kr. Dew he weld set Ind the letter,
that he must have destroyed it, and that heel.' mein*
the money and sent It to the party who Ind applied es him
he did not conceive it to be of any importune. I said to
him, try and tax your memory, I must know where you
sent that money to or to whom you directed it. He asked
what was the matter ? I told him that the dhow which
he had received from Mr. Dean on the 12th was net send
for payment till the 10th, and that the tepee whisk
had been forged upon the London and Westmie-
ster Bank was • copy, or nearly so,
one which bad been received by him Bens Her
r.
Selina Dean ; that Mr. Dean saw that as* was
the case, and was prepared to swear that it was set his
usual practice to form one of the letters as it was Mined
that cheque; that the formation of the letter in the lisr-
gery was precisely similar to that of the emetedYtg
letter in the cheque with which Mr. Dern ii
Kessler; and that, in fact, Mr. Dean'ad net signed is that
manner four times in his life. I then asked him, ' Now,
do you remember where you sent the nesisej to ?" He re-
plied, " I do sot; I am very sorry that I destroyed the
otter. I cannot tell whether I sent the *ern to the City-
road, to St. John's-wood, or anywhere des." I pro-
duce the cheque which Mr. Deus ggasve le Kessler, and
which exactly corresponds with Mr. Dew's dereetitioa and
with the forged cheque, and 1 rodeos ether *nun
signed by Mr. Dean according to his weal practice.
Cross-examined for Kessler by Mr. Wright—Than were
four or Ave persons at Kessler's hones when I used Into it.
1 canon say anything in his favour.
Sarah Dunk, waitress at Osmond's CollheArmas, in the
Strstaid—A fortnight ago last Friday a man erne into
the liscroom and ordered a chop. The primmer Wegner
is the pseme. Hs said if aayew aka kw Mr. eine mad
him to me. After he rued hie shy sad weedy led
caned he told mete being hhs a sheet of piper. Hs then
wrote on a slip of paper and headed it to me, saying if
anyone inquires for Mr. Sims give him that. The papa!
contained the words, " Mr. Sims has bees waiting.
Wagner then went away. About ess aahmtas alearwards
the prisoner Gordon cams in and asked he lir. kit" and
I gave him the slip of paper, which he reed, ent, theaking
me, took it away with him.
Cross-examined by Wagner—Had you any doubt as to
my identity when I first went into the coffee-nem with the
officer 1

Witness—l saw no particular mark by which I could
identify you any more than your general peon. I did not
know you at tint when you were brought in, for your hat
was on ; but when you passed the bar, and took off your
hat, I recognised you. I was asked by tho officer whether
I know you, and I said I believed you to be the man.
Wagner—llid you recogaise me while I was sitting near
the officer till the officer mad* some remarks to you F
Witness—l did not recognise you till the °Most said to
me, "Do you know this man " I said, I believe him to
bo the man. I asked you if you had been is the
house before, and laid given a card. lir. Osmond, the
proprietor, asked the question.
Wagner—lf this slip of paper is what you said I left with
you, where is the remainder of the than
Witnees—lt was left in the room.

Gabor (to the witneu)—la this man (pointing to
be
Weiser) the Mr. Wow who gave you the piece of paper
en

tielieso that person to be the same.
Gerber—My lord, this is not the man I saw at the Duke
of York's monument.

Wagner—The prisoner who has just spoken knows well
that I was not the person.
Robert Badcock, City policeman—l have taken notes of
all that occurred to my knowledge relative to the prisoners,
and have dates of all the transactions. From information
which I had received in the beginning of December, I was
employed with Jarvis, the officer, to watch the movements
of Krakauer and Wagner. (Mere the witness gave the
dates of a number of occasions upon which he had seen
Wagner at.d Krakauer together, and excited no small de-
gree of surprise at the skill and perseverance with which
the pursuit from place to place was conducted.) The wit-
ness also stated that he had seen the prisoner Kessler
frequently go into Wagner's house, in Long-acre, at the
side-door. -

The witness, upon his erees.examination by Mr. Wright
for Kessler, particularised several occasions on which he
had seen Kessler enter Wagner's house, and said that the
visits were so frequent as to lead to the inference that
Kessler lived in the house. Witness had reasons fur not
taking any of the prisoners into custody while they were
meeting.
Inspector Teague (of the City force), who has the case in
hand, requested that the Lord Mayor would remand the
prisoners for a week, and stated that he had reason to be-
lieve, from information which he had received, that he
should be able to connect all the parties at the bar with the
forgery of the cheque (or 340 i. upon the London and West-
minster Bank.

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Mr. Tilton, on behalf of the London Joint Stock Dank,
said he had reason to believe that ho should be able to
show a connexion between the person now in prison under
the charge of having uttered a forgery upon that establish-
ment and the prisoners.

Mr. Wright submitted that there was not sufacient evi-
deuce to justify the remand of Kessler, client, who was 11
• person of well known respectability.
the Laid Mayor said he considered the case to ho one
calculated to ettl•ct the great commercial community; that
quite enough had been shown to justify a remand of all the
pribonert, and that he could nut for a moment think of
taking bail to may amount fur any one of them.
The prisoners were then remanded for a week.
_ CLBRKENWELL. _

John Thomas Moss, attorney, of No. 12, Oray'leinn.
square, appeared on a summons charged by Mr. Leonard
Wrightson, clerk to Mr. Corry, the Chancery barrister of
Lincoln's-inn, with an assault.
The complainant having been sworn said, that the de
feedlot was indebted to Mr. Corry 101. 10s. fete, for the
payment of which he had called on defendant 40 or 60
times, and he always put him ofl, saying be was " busy,"
or to " call again to-morrow." On Thursday last he again
' called at No. 12, (fray's-ion, square, and after waiting there
fur some time defendant came and said, " It's no use for
you to step." Witness was annoyed and said, "Is that
the ouly answer you have to give me; if to, I must take
other proceedings against you." Defendant said " Take
other proceedings,"' and finished the sentence with an
oath. Witness naked if he meant to cheat or swindle, it
looked like swindling. Defendant said "If you repeat
that, I will knock you down." Witness remarked " You
have heard what I said, there is no moan to repeat it."
On which defendant struck him en the mouth, and cut his
lip, and caused his own knuckle to bleed. Two of the
clerks were present at the time, and witness appealed to Mr.
Fox, one of them, es a witness to the assault.
Defendant—Pray, did you not call me a swindler ?
Witness—l did not.

Mr, Tyrwhitt said it was a most discreditable af,ir for
an attorney in the presence of his clerks to have ■truck tho
complainant. The case ought not to have betn brought
into court at all, and he suggested that defendant might
speak privately to the complainant if he thought proper,
Complainant said he did nut treat it as a private matter.
If banisters' clerks were to be treated in this way when
they peaceably called for their employers' free, what
would become of the profession ?
Defendant-1 must admit that I have insulted the ma-
jesty of the law, for which I am sorry ; but I was much
excited at the time at the term swindler being applied to
me in the presence of my clerks, and I gave the com-
plainant a smack on the facie.
The defendant then consulted privately with com-
plainant's solicitor, and shortly afterwards they returned,
when the latter said the matter was satisfactorily arranged,
and the defendant requested to put 10s. into the poor-box of
the court.

Mare Allman, a woman residing at Hairbrain-court,
Rosemary-lane, was charged with cruelty to her step chil-
dren, Ann, aged 10, and Maria, aged 8, whereby they are
in a dangerous state.
Sergeant M.lnteeh, 9 H, handed is a certificate from the
assistant surgeon at the union, which stated that the chil-
dren's backs and thighs were severely bruised, and in some
places the akin was off. The left check and eye of the
younger :child were ecchymosed, and there were other
bruises on various parts of their bodies which appeared to
have been inflicted recently.
The children were in court and presented a melancholy
asp trance.
Margaret Roche, who keepe a stall near the prisoner's
house, said she constantly ill used them. On Friday, the
eldest ran past me with her mouth swollen from a recent
blow. She was screaming, and the prisoner was pursuing
her pale with rage. I said " You wicked woman, do you
want to kill her?"' The child ran under some empty roof
from which the prisoner dragged her by the hair of her
head and carried her in that manner some distance. I dis-
engaged the child and took her to my place. I could nut
help crying at the time. I took her to the station and then
to a surgeon. The prisoner came afterwards and demanded
her. 1 threatened to get a policeman and she went away.
Afterwards the youngest child came to me and said she was
afraid to go home and I took her part of the way, but she
came back again and I took her in.
M'lntosh—The neighbours were greatly incensed against
the woman, but would not come forward.
The children's father said the children neither went to
school or church, but Mr. Jackson, a City missionary some-
times visited them.

Mr. Yardley—See Mr. Jackson, M'lntosh, and tell him
he would oblige me by instructing these children u to the
obligation of an oath.
Allman-1 don't wish to hurt her.

Mr. Yardley—You are the last man whose wishes I
should consult. When a man is such a poor creature as to
yield up his domestic supremacy to his wife and allow her
to ill use his children by a former marriage, I do nut think
much of him. You are not altogether blameless I dare say.
'the prisoner was remanded.