The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-20 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

moat NI. SWAMI? us" warmer 7T•011, •lID • JUST JIT
CLAIM SWILL.
TON OODPANY OP WATIANAN, WHIBZWINAW, AND LIOHT•
WINN OF TON RIVAS VIANDS e. THIII TEAMS§ TUANAL
CONFAMT.
The Inert eat to-dey to try this case, whirl& won • claim
made fee compensation, under the prevlsius of an set of
wiliness', for the keo( profit on atrial* Bandsy ferries,
osessioned by the opening of the Thames Tunnel.
Mr. IWdleetose and Mr. B. C. Robinson appeared as
sunset for lb. claimant.; Mr. Bodkin mad Mr. Taprell lee
the Thaws Teasel Company.
The set seder which the claim was snide was that which
IV..uthorireed the coastreetion of the Thames Toone, (6 Oeo.
e. 166, to
; and by section 63 it was provided that
two,
years after the tunnel should be completed and passable,
the teempsay and the precut claimants should agree as to
Use recompenee to be made to them (the latter) for the lade
to their feed and profits arising from ferries the traffic of
which would be effused by the °oscine of the tunnel. In
the event of their not being able to agree the amount
was to be assessed by • jury in the manner
now adopted, and the amount awarded was to be u
be iovestffi-
ed
la the pablie funds. and, it wan contended, was to s
cient to produce an amount equivalent to the I loss
oessaskesed to the Watermen's Company from the before
mentiosed cause, the lutenist to be applied in the same
manner, and for the same purposes, as the origioal ferry
tolls. Oa the part of the claimants, who appeared as
trustees on behalf of the poor and incapacitated freemen of
the company, evidence was give* of the revenue derived
from the sale of the right of ferry from °snide stairs on
Bsnelays, for • number of years prior and subsequer.t to the
opening of the tunnel, which it was contended showed an
average loss ot 1841. per year. That sum won claimed for
12 years, together with compound interest.
After a pod deal of argument as to the principle upon
which the averege ought to be calculated, the jury mewed
the ascot at 3,820(.

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
Dalai Mk&11 Davila* and Como William Gambol
who amiedi on laniesto se gourd meraltanis and colosia,
aid mead brims et Minglag-lene sad Cowie-nee, City
and es tabilliets at West Ham-lane. Essex, were brought up
fn the onslidy of Bull, the detective dicer who attested
them, nod pinned at the bar for Real esemisaties.
Mr. Belluelime appeared for the preterit= ; Mr. Clark.
ma gotoodlod °ardor, and Mr. Humphreys attended for
Davidson. Mr. Edwin James, Cl C., 'needed to watch the
case OM bait of Kean. °mend, Gamey, sad Co.
At the Let itemisation this impertut lavestigadom was
adientrated for the prodostiest of Mr. idefrodre h• Pfetre that
a anon; belay • Bilious repreemdfdien of IN woo of
"OM. had been ellopeofted with him by the baskrspts as
feresity Om on Messes mode epos it, sad that after it had
been roleunid it had Imo redeposited with other parties
en suavity far other adenoma
Mr Joh Benin Edwards, of the Arm of Edwards sad
Mackie, gold—l am a colonial broker, e myieg cm business
it Ilingiorisse, City. is July, 1851, I received this war.
rest tellb ethers from Gordon. I sent my desk down to
flegweis tubed, and, to cossetusce of information I re
oohed btu him, I spoke to Ow doe about the warmth My
Wale mad Cole were present at the tints, at the °See of
the lower, when I told Gordon I had sent to Hagea's wind
and hed fogad that the spotter warrants deposited with se
es
security were of no avail, as there was a at ip upon the
tzby Lro Schuster sad Co. I told Gordon that I con-
he had brought a very improper transaction to me,
sad Oat be ought to hue known that a warrant with a
Mei apes It was a valueless security. Cole immediately
slipped forward and said he was aware there was a stop on
the usher ley Schuster sal Co., which made me very angry.
The must we &dusted wee 4,2001., sad the security depo-
sited with as eameistal of the warrant in question, with
ethers, far shut ffilf lone of *poise. A portion of the
swelter was lying at Eugene wharf, but, knowing nothing
of that wharf, and knowing all the others so
egg well, I sent wily to Hagas's wharf. I told
(Meta I wished him to pat this stop of Schustar's
oleallifti, and 15514, as Cole had admitted that he knew there
was a atop, that unless the advance we had made upon the
wettest were returned to we that afternoon I Auld have
both Gordon sad Cole up at the Mansion-hoses. Upon this
Gordon said, " Don't be so violent," and se it was then too
late is the day to do any business, he added, " If you will
eget thisafMenien I will give you say word that the
eliew of sslsfls shell be removed in the moving, and
pa tioll be oaddled with your security." I agreed to do
elk wed on the follow's, day he made an appointment to
lid al" with me to the wharf to satisfy me that Schuster's
stop was removed, and that the warrrnts he Rays me were
a vend security I was buy at the time, and sent fay clerk
with Gordon to the wharf. They west in a boat to Hagan's
wharf, and my clerk returned and assured me that the
Peltier was all right. I became satisfied, and therefore held
the warrants as security for ray advance, which was paid
the November following, when I gave bath the warrant in
quietism. I received the whole mount of our advance by
a cheque on on the 4th of November, which was just four
smiths after the advents was made.
Croussamined by Mr. Clarkson—l delivered the warrant
le Gordon.
Mr. Badlands* hen said—This is the whole of the cue
he the prosecution ; and I now propose, Sir Peter, that
the peigemers shall be committed on three distinct chore.
I oth inftseted by the anigmeee, under en order of the
Genital Beakeuptey, to protegees on the matters arising
woad the bankruptcy, isdependest of other matters in-
viting frauds of a very serious description, and I therefore
wires to convict the primmen upon the charges of ;sot
=when called upon to do so, with concealing
sad with obtaining goods rider false pretence,
Milk illeo moths of their hashnptey, with intent to
ailikethitaligirediton. I have sht.wn you that these bask-
et". wage boyelesely insolvent and owed eseemens gnus of
Mel at the lino moo that they were obitildso mob to
tbs mom of USK within three moadm el their beak-
goyim NA _MO golthes of the proceeds el these goods had
hum frotheinathg. Under these eirenmetessese it will he
far *jury to say whether the prisoners required those goods
ter the ordinary purposes of trade, or with a view to defraud
their creditors.
Sir Peter Laurie said—lt only remains now to read over
the depositions to the whole of the witheeme, so as to
rt On primmer* to-day. With regard to now
e matters not fully gone into, I have instructed the
OW Sibiu/ to attend and watch the proceedings, and to
goomooto Is any ease which may appear to be fraudulent.
Thilaiipositismat which occupied the inert about • couple
album. moo Soo mod ever by Mr. H. F. Tonle, woad
awklant deal. Gum diseussion emoted twos the reading of
Mr. Charm% (of the fret of Overend, Gamey, and Co.)
evidence, elm
The City Solicitor said—l have attended here at the re-
quest of Sir Peter Laurie to give him my *pions upon the
whole ease, and with reference to Mr. Chapman's doped •
don, I am of opinion that it Is not relevant to the beakruptev
of the prisoners, and ought ant therefore to be returned
with the other depositions. The deposition in queetion
aware to disclose very serious frauds, and would therefore
be togoived es evidence in support of a prosecution en
*wpm ma esoneeted with the bankruptcy. It is a very
mood IMor for a maglateste to instruct the City Solicitor
to goottooto n say ewe in which turn of substance and pat-
en la the world are mettersed, but there have been
folloooso is which such a tuns Moines adopted, where it
bombs= anticipated that the ends of justice might otherwise
bow boos frustrated.
Mr. Ballistics upon this said—l understand you are
going to commit these parties upon the chewe of not
surrendering to Issokreptcy. I have very great respect
for the City Solicitor, but on this occasion I differ
from him. The paters of the apprebanainus that a
bankrupt would necessarily have, the szesses why
• bankrupt should avoid coming forward to meet
his creditors in the investigation in a bankruptcy
wart, appear to me to its all matters of a very great im-
portance, and matters that should be laid before a fury, as
to whether the non surrender was of • felonious character
or no. I do not say that the City Solicitor is wrong ; I do not
say that the court above may not hold that these reared
jogs form the subject of soother charge; hut I, on the part
of the prosecution, shall feel it to be my duty to tender the
evidence and to open it in my *dense to the jury, unless
stopped by the court. Under these eireutnetanees. I think
you will, err, agree with me that the jury should have these
depositions laid before them. My opinion is that it is irre-
sistible evidence. I shall predate it, and the notate will have
to decide whether it is relevant or pot. Inasmuch as it
is my duty to have dd. evidence laid before the court, I
think Mr. Pearson will, feel that there should he no limit
auto it.
Sir Peter Laurie then said—l have no hesitation L pay-
ing that I dial send the whole of the dirpositious. This
fraud is of such nut imporrattee to the mercantile world
that I think it is the duty of the easgistrete to give every
information to the court shove, and to protect to the utmost
of his power th• commercial intuits of this country.
At the dose of the use, Mr. Edwin James TOM end said
—As I made/stand that the there is one of not surrender-
ing, and obtaining goods, I wish, as the firm of Overfed,
Gurney, and Co. has been mentioned, I may he allowed to
may that the matter was wens el to tls it solicitor, and that
dep we
the warrants aphid' were deposited with them had all the THE ALlLthillite.—A new screw steamer of 720
tens burden, now pearly built, for the Puissant and
sitiold•••• of Itendid• "so. You have it. 'irt id year Original company, is about to be plead cm the Peninsular
depositions that their clerk was sent down to sesertein
tine. It is especied that she will take out the seat Penn.
whether there were goods which these warrants represented. sular mail. The officers and crew of the Peninsular packet
Of course Knew. 0 d, Glniett aid ,Cmt had no ....Tees lieris Will be transferred to her. The government having
Peet of a charge Wig this 'clue ""fint• ' "ey found some dtalculty in manning H. M. ship Perseveranoet
love had a very 'minas low, sod that at a time whoa en application woe undo to captain Bogiodno the souati.
Om messy market wa• in a very gloomy conditinn. Ism amp* supsdatendent of the Peninsular and Oriental
et that ell those who smolder this meter will feel that it company, who twain" oilcan and new from the
slab of
would have been most imprudent to have .eased e panic ie that comps). These oaken and crew will esti vier the
the market with regard to these warrants. This matter wee laws Dituiati., noacitioat „amen. Captain Katikak. late
referred, as I %Ones stated. to *fit "lett", and i", it oentetanew of the gigantic lismalaya,and who distiardebed
been referred tome I should hive given the ease eed" • himself in the isotopy' service in the Black Sea, Is ap-
As he did. I am pare you will agree with me in outwit ponied consonnder of one of the new large screw staamees
that although Mr. Gordon those to she slue statements, now bulling for the Peninsular and Oriestal Compaq.
then is not a scintilla of evidence to wale= them ..„ empemy.
ge ntlng thie hum, which has rendered every assn. THE ntitatlNOftell POST-OPTlOn.—Very importaat
nese it could, I met ly desire that they may stud as lase changes are on ;be eve of being carried oat at this all•lalik.
es
they always have due is the mereandle world. sent. Miss Gotteralte„ who has been postmistress bowels
Mr. Ballentine said, I have ant exhibited any desire to set thirty and forty years, at a salary of
oSes is 7001. a
year, hes
to be
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unfairly to say alas. otherwise I should have objected fogey dined epos • paasion, sad the henceforth
Mead being hoard st all Upon the "elect of whether pieced on a Nola of ealenew equal to that of Glasgow.
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aned, Gunny. and Co. ought to have instituted The staff of e.ithe is to he iscreeeed, aad the member of
et met, I en ~,, Imperial ~, ictoo as
: deliveries daily is to be extended from three to four. Kr.
liar eseht. at all events, to have sllewmt the matter so Bud, who bee bad the Oulu! share is the numismatist of
votemoiT ken... and reeks to Gaye pupated the same the establishmeet for more them a saner of a toasty, wills
mom Wing used to Ware ether people. lie leag so these it is understood, be the new Poimseter.

Charles Henry Page, a young man, wearing a fashion-
able piebald, with sleeves at the cuffs at least two feet wide,
and lined with coloured silk, end who also wore a cloth cap
with - bend, was charged before Mr. Carrie with brak-
ing end entering • hoses, with others ; Joseph Williams
wee she 'barged with being ancerned in the same.
Oa Sunday afternoon, about twenty slates to three
''.seek, • person living opposite to the " Old Albion Tu-
nas," Maiden-lase, saw several men ia the various rooms
titbit brae, evidently estieely =gaged is ransacking the
plea The absent Pegs, after 'Midst upend down before
the base, was seen theater the preetime, and an alarm was
the. gives. (It appeared that Mr. Carter, the landlord,
sal ( wes. hie berme, had left the home • little time
bible le pay a visit to • party at Ring'saoss.) The pd.
mar Page then ease est and ran away. He wee
eventually secured by • constable and brought back, when
it was discovered that the parties who had been
in the house had rim off in the hurry sal eenferion.
ladders were found Milled the scullery window. That
wadi lead to the belief that the parties led senessled
thenteelas in the outer yard of the premises. Oa sander
Men. it was found that a small iron sate, weighing nearly
abashed weight, containing 231. its. ed., bad been moved
dawn stairs to the front door, for immediate removal. All
the drawers &c., had also ban "pfd" open and the
contents strewedi 'beat the floors; bat the only property
taken sway was a gold ring. Whilst the charge was being ,
baked at the station, the primmer Pair, who was sitting on I
asset. was observed by Brows, ISO N, to shale with his
left head, sad on examination that °Meer found a very small
sea well Saisked "jemmy," whisk on trial by Sergeant
Wetborkestea, mealy lasi all the marks oa the doors and
drawees. The seem' pima was .Depleted with the
dim la the hiletrag wane way : it appeared that &r-
-gust ;YIN essitth, banns have for town from Woolwich,
beard frees woe bather sissre that a man wearing a cap
with • gold bead weals weedy, and recollected that a man
so dressed, ammonia by two other men, came up in the
tram with bias. Oa essisgPsge, he identified him as one
of the party, and Williams. who before the hearing is court
had spoken to a sergeant about the case, he identified as
another, and took him late custody.
Constable Dudley and soother witness also identified
Williams as one of the parties who stood outside opposite
the house whilst the robbery was being committed.
Both prisoners strongly denied that they were in the
neighbourhood at the hoar sworn to by the witnesses.
Simplon, the barman, however, poeitively swore that
shortly before half past 2 o'clock, both the primers entered
the house, end bad acme beer, but he soddenly missed them. ,
The prisoner Williams strongly pretested that he knew
nothing of the affair. He was • hard-working sawyer. end
had worked up to Saturday at his trade la the Borough.
Two brother lawyers testified to his assertion.
Mr. Corrie—As the matter stands, I will consider of bail
for you, ea you have a family depending on you for support.
Prisoner Pager—Year wont:rip, the man standing along-
side me knows no more of the affair than you do, that I
pledge my word for if I was going before my Oaf at this
moment; I admit my own guilt, bat he had Baking to do
with it.
Mr. Carrie—But how is it that he expressed such interest
in you f
Page—The fact of it is, your worship, we ere brothers.
(Here Williams beret into tars.) I admit lam a returned
transport, and he has not MIR me for years. My name is
Isaac Williams, and I do not care what consequence it is to
me so se you believe me that he Is
innocent of this. He is
• hard-working young man, with a family depadent on
him. I know be has done a wrong action, end I hope
your worship will believe me although I convict myself to
save an innocent brother and father of a family. (The
earnest and crafted manner of this brotherly affection moved
every one in court)
Mr. Conic—Your assertions only lead me to believe that
you have drawn your brother into .this affair. I must,
therefore, refuse bail altogether.
The prisoners were removed.
Mrs. Edgar has seat 6'. for the poor-box.
WESTMINSTER.

•
The wife of Sergeant Buchanan, many years a very meri-
torious °Scar of the B division, applied to Mr. Arnold for
his advice and 'mistimes.
Applicant stated that her husband had joined the Land
Transport Corps, resigning his aiteatioa in the polio.. He
arrived out at his destination on tke 20th of May. He
wrote to her from Plymouth, enclosiog 61. for the support
of herself and her six children, sad stating that he bad
seat in a claim so that she might in future receive the
amuse aeompary for ker subsistenes from his pay. Upon
applying at the primmest pay trace, in Pall Mall, Maly
told her they could not pay her any money without in-
@tractions so to do The Central Association and the
Patriotic Fund oMcials also stated that as her husband was
not actually a Galilee she did not come under their rules.
She and her large family were in the greatest distress, and
she really did not know what to do.
Mr. Arnold said her's was indeed a hard ease, and gave
her 10.. from the poor•box.
Georgina Chollin was dually examined and committed
for trial on a charge of cutting and wounding her husband,
' a coffee-home keeper, at Knightsbridge.
LAMBETH.

Robert 3PLarms wu again brought up on a charge of
fraudulently °Malang from a young woman named Hill
sum of 1181.
The ease bad been adjourned, to give the primmer an
opportunity of restorlag the massy.
Miss Hill now informed the 'magistrate that she had re-
dived back the 1181 ; sad It was also stated that the pri-
soner was ready to marry the prommitria immediately,
accolding to his minim.
Hader then eireasetatton Mr. Elliott said the prisoner
might be discharged.