The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

The Lord Mayor, ontaking lire art oa the bench oa Satur-
day, said, as that was the lent time he should occupy the chair
as chief magistrate of the City of London, he could not refrain
from publicly ezpreesing to Mr. Goodman sod Mr. Ohs, and
the other gentlemen cossetted with the court, how much he
was indebted to them for the ses/ous kindness they had
shown towards him, and the kind and cordial bedsteads
which they lad rendered him on all (acuities when be had
to discharge the important and onerous duties which devolved
epos him. He felt that much of the acne' which had at-
tended him during his important year of office was 'Melbas-
able to the ready amistanoe he had always received from
them, and he should leave them with an affeotionate regard.
He also thanked the gentlemen of the press connected with
the court for their kindoem, and the fair and just manner in
which they had always treated him on al ocesaioes in cau-
sation with the busmen of the court. The Lard Mayor
concluded by repeating that he should always retain au
affectionate regard for thole by whom he had been sur-
rounded at the justice-room of the Wansioe-house.
It will be remembered that the Amason steam vessel
WY totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday last, off the
North Foreland, and that the whole of the puseogers and
mew were saved, but were left in a state of complete desti-
tution, having lost everything they possessed in the ship.
On Saturday Mr. Noon, the deputy American consul, and
Captain Hovey, the commander of the Amazon, waited on
the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-bates, far the purpose of
removing an impression that might have arisen in the minds
of the public, in consequence of a paragraph which had sp-
in some of the morning papers of that day. Mr.
ritunendsaid he wee afraid. from the wording of the report
to which he alluded, that the public might think that no-
thing whatever Ind been done for the welfare of the suf-
ferers. He said it was true they lost everything they pos-
sessed, as no article whatever was saved from the tire ; but
as soon ma they were all landed the agents of the vessel
im-
mediately provided them with board and lodging, sod the
Mayor of Margate, Mr. Flint, sent a trier round the town
for the purpose of collecting clothing from the inhabitant.
The agents had oleo provided every pa eager with a free
passage,
and provided them with bertha on board another
of the same line, called the E. H. Taylor,
which war to sail on the 12th last. A subscription had ale;
been opened in Margate, and Captain Hovey had that morn-
ing received • sot, requesting him to mod word how long
the subectiption list could be kept open, to which he had
replied that it could remain open until the 10th. Mr.
Nunn said he was anxious that the public should know that
Maus. Grinell, and Co., the agents, were doing every-
thing that wee possible for the benefit of the sufferers,
in order that they might suffer es little iDeoevenience as
possible, and had not, as might, he was afield, be inferred
from the reports in the papers, left them to do the best
they could for themselves. He begged his lordship, if,
as he surmised would be the ease, any application from the
puesagers or crew were made before him, to send them at
once to the office of Messrs. GAINS and Co., No. 7, Leaden.
liall-dreet, and they would attend to them, and do the best
that could be done. The Amazon was one of the finest
vessels afloat, being about 2,000 tons burden. She has ran
backwards and forwards between London and New York
for the apace of seven years and is the identical vessel
that carried out from gland such • large number of
Mormons some time since. _ _

Setae the court roe several ►pplicants presented them-
selves before the court, who stated that they were on board
the Amason at the time sbe was burut, and they were im-
mediately referred to the aced a.

GUILDHALL.
John Robes Gwynn, proprietor of the Castle Tavern, in
the City-road, was charged with stealing four billed exchange
representing the value of 1,3934, with intent to defraud
Hem Leine Cohen, gweral merchant, 38, Basinghallstreet.
The prosecutor and defendant had both been in the rag
trade, and had had various dealings toeetber. On the 14th
of October the prosecutor entrusted the defendant with the
four bills of exchange to be dieoounted, and it wee agreed
that the bills ebould be returned if not negotiated. Defen-
dant eubsequently gave the prosecutor two cheques for
8001. and 5741. respectively on the London, Birmingham,
and South Staffordshire Bank, both of which were returned
marked, "Not sufficient asseta." It was alleged that the
defendant had got the bills discounted, and had kept the
money hitneelt.
The prosecutor, after stating the circumstances of the
charge, said, in cross-examinatioo, that be had taken the
four bills from Messrs. G. sad A. Bowes, to accommodate
himself. He did not sell them any goods, neither did he
purchase any goods of them, nor did be owe them any
mousy. All the bills did not belong to him ; they were his
own accommodation, and one for the accommodation
. .

of Bowes. On the 21st of October the defendant
paid hint 2521. in respect of a dishonoured cheque
which be had received from him for a bill pre-
vious to the present transaction. and having no reference
to it. He had received that amount in cash without any
remark as to its being paid on any particular account, be-
came be was anxious to get all the money be eouki. He
had since attached the balance at defendant's bankers. He
had slap wine goo& to the value of 1001. belonging to the
defendant, and he had sold goods to the moot of 1001. for
hi and had not yet accounted for the amount.
Alderman Challis said it appeared to him that the bills
were worth as much u the cheques, and the cheques as
much as the bills, and both were utterly valueless. He
therefore diamiesed the case.