The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-25 00:00:00

DIKSSE and LUBIN'S HUNGARY WATER,
PIOPHYLIICTICI, lISIPRFABING. fIOOKATING.
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for it refreshes the memor." Emphatically the scent fore
arm
smother, for hat and depressive climate. A case of six bottles.
les. ed. ; single samples, Nes Boud-street, W.

MILITARY CANTEENS for OFFICERS.
L 8 each.
Oompelehig TABLE KNIFES, SPOONS, FORKS, etc., Ac
enmtos MADE FOR THE OAK PLATE CHEST,.
Every other Sim and Price up to the Sum of L2OO each, kept In
SineL
MAPPIN BROTHERS. SILVERSMITHS and CUTLERS,
21. REGI-NT STREET, Mao 67 and 68, KING WILLIAM_
STREET, LONDON-BRIDGE
iianie Prime charged at both House as at their
MANUFACTORY—QUEEN-4EFrna PLATE sad CUTLERY WORKS,
.D.
OIMIEVE THE LUDLAM

(Pala: MEDAL AWARDED.)
ALLEN'S PATENT PORTMA.NTNAus and
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silver ethane.
MPATAI BOX7S, vntrriNG and DEEMING CAM, and
WC other articire for hose or continental travelling. lllnstrated
witelogues post hoe.
Also Abel's Barrack Furniture Catalogue of Portable Bed
deeds, Drawers, kw Chain, Wasishand.stands, Canteens, dto,
nest .
J. W, FALLEN, Ilannfacturor and Patentee, 37, West Strand.
tondos. W.C.

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TEN CARTE DS VISITS, 108. 4.

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8 PICIAL NOTICL -TO GENTLEMEN.

MR. , 73, Brook-
Areet, Heoevar•egoere, is prepared to Fabian for pablle
approval all the
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for Spring and .ii;mm;;;ear, which will b. In greater
variety and better than ever. The continual remark of gentle-
men to their Mends la, Why pay more than If.. for your
summer trousers
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Street In 1860.

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Tim STmentS, THE WILLOW MATISIL—Masers. Woodman
and Randall-GREAT GHOST SCENE from THE WISHING
GLEN, Profemor Pepper's adaptation a Mr. Dletka's Spectral
ElvE OF LIFL—And THE SHIP ON FISZ.

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LONDON, SATURDAY. JULY 25.

AP= the lapse of a week Mr. Baron CHAN-
NELL began to sum up the evidence in the case of
" ROCTIMLL v. Haws and others." This is the
second attempt which has been made by the Rou-
PZLL family to recover back the property of which
Wrt.i.tax ROUP6LIy the ex•M.P. for Lambeth, is
said to have defrauded therm It is well known
that, according to WILLIAM ROrPla.l:l3 own con-
fession, he managed, by forgery and perjury, to
obtain possession of the whole of his father's enor-
mous property, amounting to some 300,0001. For
these crimes he is now suffering under sentence of
penal servitude, and the only way in which his
sense of remorse expresses itself is by appearing
periodically in a court of justice in order to ruin
those who have unfortunately lent their money
upon fictitious securities. Numerous theories have
been invented for the purpose of explaining why
this man should have voluntarily surrendered him-
self into the hands of justice by returning from '
abroad ; but none can be considered as reasonably
satisfactory. He himself says that "it was to
" avoid a great evil." And it is far from impro-
bable that some motive more powerful than re-
morse drove this experienced swindler back to his
native land.

The leading facts of the case which has juste
been tried at Chelmsford are readily stated.)
RICHARD PALMER ROUPELL, the father of Wu,
LIAM, died on the 13th of September, 1856. In
July of the following year, 1857, WILLIAM Roo-'
YELL mortgaged two hisses at Wesley, in Essex, to
Messrs. FREEMAN for 12,0001. Before obtaining
the money the title was duly investigated, and
this title consisted of a deed of gift from his
father, which bore date the 9th of January,
1856. The allegation now is that this deed
of gift was forged. According to the confes-
sion of WILLIAM Rourro. he had got into
great pecunisrydifficulties before his father's death.
It was absolutely necessary that he should obtain
the sum of 12,0001. But how was this to be
accomplished t There were two farms called Bury,
consisting of 250 acres, and Bulls; consisting of
70 acres. But then the Bury farm was rented
at 2501., and Batten at 781. Such rents would
not justify any man of ordinary caution in lending
so large a sum as 12,0001. What was to be done I
tinder the pretext of completing some legal pro.
ceedings with respect to part of the Wesley Estate,
WILLIAM ROUPELL obtained possession of the
leases of both farms—had new leases prepared,
in which the rent of Bury was raised to 5601. and
that of Batten to 1701., and to these leases he forgcd
the names attached to the real deeds. Besides this,
Wittrim Roorna. induced a valuer to estimate
the value of the estate at 18,0001. But this was
not enough. Although the estate was shown to
be of suffioient value, it still belonged to the father.
It was therefore necessary to get the estate trans.
ferred to himself. For this purpose Wrr.misr
ROUPELL, by a forged letter purporting to
come from his father, written by his sister,
but dictated by himself, induced Mr. %fuser'
to prepare a deed of gift. This deed was regu-
larly engrossed, and was apparently signed by his
father, but the signature, as WILLIAM ROUPELL
alleged, was a forgery, although it seemed to be
attested by two witnesses. For a time this
elaborate scheme of fraud failed, for it teems that
during his father's life it was found im-
possible to obtain the requisite sum of money.
But in July, 1857, nearly a year after his father's
death, he succeeded in obtaining the 12,0001.
from Messrs. FREEMAN. Under these circum-
stances the question was whether the deed of gift
transferring the property to WILLIAM ROUPELL
was genuine. If it was, then Messrs. Estrum
had a good title sad their money was
safe ; if it was not, they bad no title,
and, in the absence of any will, it would belong to
the heir-at-law, RICHARD ROUPELL. The deed in
question undoubtedly purported to be signed by
the father. But no one ever saw him sign such a
deed : and WILLIAM Roo err. declared he had forged
his father's name. There were, indeed, two wit-
nesses to attest his signature, but they did net
see the signature which they were attesting. The
question, therefore, whether the old man did or did
not sign this deed of gift rested almost entirely upon
the evidence of WILLIAM ROL`PELL, and it is
obvious enough that his evidence, without ample ,
confirmation, must be utterly worthier. As to the