The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Williaw Fairman and Charles Prederick Mint, who
stand remanded upon a charge of conspiring together and
defrauding the Hon. Mr. Richard Camden Bingham of up-
ward' of 0001., were brought up again on remand before Sir
Robert Carden. who was sitting for the Lord Mayor, to
undergo a further examination.
Mr. Sleigh, barrister, instructed by Mr. Lewis and Mr.
'rrueritt. appeared for the prosecution Mr. Reid appeared
far Hunt, and Mr. Bury Hutchinson attended for F&UVIAIL
. . . . . .

The circumstances of the cue have already been given I.
detail in the reports of the two previous examinations.
Yesterday Mr. Hutchinson again proceeded to crowex.
amine Mr. Bingham. He put a great number of questions'
to him, which were irrelevant to the charge, and to which
Mr. Sleigh objected, u be said they were put merely to
wooed his client's feelings.
Mr. Hutchinson, however, asserted his right to put the
questions, most of whioh were relative to the tor's
private affairs; and Sir Robert Carden interposed, and ruled
that Mr. Bingham need not answer them.
Mr. Hutchinson, however persisted to put wartime to
the prosecutor, which elicited a great deal of laughter, but
which, however. Mr. Sleifh, with Sir Robert Carden's
sanction, would not allow him to answer.
Mr. Hutchinson said be was only acting according to his
instructions, and if he were instructed rightly, as he but no
doubt he was, the answers to the questions which he put
would show whether the witness evidence were credible
or not. _ _ _

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Nothing, however, was elicited, mid after more than an
hour's crow-examination,

Mr. Sleigh said be should not call any more witnesses, but
should sak his lordship to commit the prisoners for trial on
the evidence as the case than stood, first, of forgery,
SS the signing of a fictitious name was equally a forgery as
if the party whose name was appended sou in existence ;
and, secondly, for conspiring to defraud Mr. Bingham of his
money.
Mr. Reid proceeded to address the bench on behalf of his
client Hunt, who he said had meted in a stmigF.forward
mannerin the transaction. He had been pressed for money.
sod was willing to borrow money even at enormous interest,
and he found some willing to advance it to him. He had
given good security, and when Mr. Bingham wanted he
money he gave him power to dispose of the warmish". The
learned gentleman then proceeded to make some remarks as
to the rate of interest which Mr. Bingham had received,
when Sir Robert informed him that be had fully made up
his mind to commit the prisoners for triaL He added that
he quite agreed with the learned gentleman se to the into.
rest or bonuses which the prosecutor had received, and he
hoped it would act as a warning to others about to enter into
a similar transaction.

The prieonen were then committed, Sir Robert Oarden
having refined applications on the part of both the prisoners
to admit them to bail.

M ARLBOROUGH -STREET.
Mr. Reuben Lewis, • gentleman residing at Twickenham,
was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and behav-
ing in •d sorderly manner.
Madstesh, 158 0, said that at an early hour yesterday
morning he was in Macclesfield-street, and beard the de-
fendant and • female talking very loudly and making use of
ford language. He told the defendant to go away, and, as
he refused to go away, ho took him into custody. Oa the
way to the station the defendant struggled violently.
Defeedast—l bought • bottle of bread) and gave it away,
and I had some "cooper," and then a little brandy on the
top of it, and afterwards some more cooper, and I was
slightly affected, but as for struggling I am too amiable for
that. 1 never fight, sir. I was takes to the station, and
don't know what I am here far.

Mr. Knox-1 suppose you took • little brandy and then a
little cooper ; a little more brandy and • little more cooper,
and here you are. Toe are fined 10a. or wren days.
Wm Low and Mori Lou, husband and wife, were
charged with stadia, a quantity of clothing and other arti•
elm of the value of 71., the of Kra KMai Berkeley,
a fellow lodger, at 17, Bevil treet. Barylehone.
The proaecutrix bad left a trunk with the prisoners to
mind, and on going for it found that it had bean emptied at
its. contents..

Cill;;;Ppliestion of Sergeant Franklin, the primmer'
were remanded.

SOUTHWARK.
William Roferls, a well-known thief, was brought np is
custody of 269 A, charged with the following impudent
robbery at • tavern :
Edward James Cushion, on being sworn, said be was a
boot and shoemaker in Great Suffolk-street, Southwark. A
little after 12 on Thursday night he went into • public-
house in the Blackfriars-road. The theatres having just
closed there were a number of persons at the bar, aad he
then bad his watch safe in his waistcoat pocket, attached
to • steel guard chain, which was fastened to the button-
hole of his waistcoat. He had occasion to go to the end of
the by to light his pipe, and while stretching over for
that pampas the prisoner reached his hand in front of him,
and snatebed hie watch from the pocket, sod before he could
prevent it he broke It from the guard, and bolted out of the
hones. Witness pursued him some distance, and saw him
stoppedby • police-constable, when he gave him inlo cue-
todv.

The magistrate naked whether the watch wee found.
Witness replied in the negative, but the prkaser bad
every opportunity of paring it to some companions of hie,
u there were • number congregated about the door of the
publiipbeese.
John Chuter, 123 L, said be knew the prisouer well se a
companion of notorious thieves. On the 7th of September
last he was tried at this court, under the Criminal Justices
Act, and sentenced to three mouths' hardlabour, for a rob-
bery outside the Surrey Theatre.
The prisoner admitted that conviction, but he denied the
present charge.
Committed for trial.

Charles White Lapeer's, a confidential clerk in the employ
of the South &Meru Railway Company, aged 47, was
brought before Mr. Combs, charged with embezzling large
sums of money entrusted to his care, the property of the
company.
Mr. John Charles Rees, the solicitor to the South Rasters
Railway Company, said that the prisoner had been for
some time iu the company's employ in the law department,
as conveyancing clerk. It wee his duty to receive large
sums of money, and par the same over immediately to the
cashier. On the 15th of December the received
4151. 10a. 6d. by cheque, which he ought to have paid over
in the natal war to the cashier. In consequence of some
suspicion, inquiries were made, 'and it was ascertained that
he bad converted the whole of it to his own use. Re mu
aonordingly given into custody. Mr. Rees asked for • re-
mand, as be had reason to believe that the primmer bad em-
bezzled other cume to a much larger amount.
The prisoner, who declined say* anything, was accord-
ingly remanded until Wednesday amt.

THAMES.
John Kapfing. alias Corrigan, alias Callaghan, a dirty
morose looking fellow, shoat 29 years of age, who described
himself as • cabinetmaker, of the Amazon coffeehouse,
Worship4Areet, Finsbury, was brought before Mr. Wool-
rych, charged with feloniously and burglariously breaking
and entering the dwelling-house of Mm. Mary Elizabeth
Holland; No. 2, Queeo•street, Stepney, and stealing there-
from • cedar box, 11 half-sovereigns, 2 silver watches, •
gold Albert chain, • silver dollar, a purse, and other pro-
Pett7.
The proeecutrix went out on Thursday morning, and
mound her house,and fastened up the doors and windows in
the usual manner. The street door was looked with • com-
mas key, which she took with her. She returned at six
o'clock in the evening, and on attempting to open the street
door found it bolted inside. She raised an len mediate alarm,
spoke to her next door neighbour, and sent for a police
constable. While this was going oc in Queen-street in front
of the house the burglars (for no doubt there was more
than mil were retreating at the back. The wall at the end
of the garden in the rear of Mrs. Holland's dwelling divides
a aalli4t of ground at the back of the presbyterian place
, called Jobs Eno:Church, is Ouonatreet. At
Hsdin the church is • achool.house, and there was •
tea party there. On Monday evening, while Hrs. Holland
WM alarming her neighbours, the prisoner climed over the
well, and was heard to jump on to the around close to the
ashool-room. A lady asked ham his business, and be mid
IM woo waiting for a young womb. The minister of the
Scotch citoreh pat Kama questions to the primmer, whom
ass WON wen anything but satisfactory, and he was gives
Ms custody. Mrs. Holland said the primmer amid