The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE WHET&

MANSION.HOUSL.
Jots Stesuesian &ebbing* sad Eliza &ebbing*, who were
t up last week upon a charge at obtaining the sum
!lilt by means of Wee and fraudulent pretences from the
Imperial Life and Fire Insurance Company, were placed at
the bar yesterday before Alderman Sir Robert Carden,
who was sitting for the Lard Mayor, to undergo a final
Mr. Humphreys, of the firm of Humphreys and Morgan,
IS the part of the prosecution, and Mr. Wootaer,
eared
Bosklereleary, attended as behalf of the prisoners.
Hemokreys said yeeterdey that theme°, which at fired
' menelyamaleden character ellobtaielog lite money by Wee
geeheams, low shaped itself sheep el asses as well.
- The Owners had already olos two sennimationa,
the fade of the anais km, alniersiEL
freissirsa=ma6. %Ito
boa
againet the
mob woe sot egnelmive to justify his
lamenash as he was away at tat time of the
In, mid safe the female prisoner—who had taken the
solace part in the whole matter, having effected the in.
stream herself—was told she could not receive the money
without her Imikand he did not appear at all in the
matter.
Sir Robert, however. was of opinion that the evidence
wee such that he would not be doing his duty if be did not
commit him.
Both primmer, were than committed for trial, Sir Robert
Maio to admit the mole prisoner to bail.
A putlemealy looking young mss was brought up on a
charge of frogery, and utterlag a cheque for 701., with in-
test to &dread Masan. William, Demon and Oa, hookers,
Birohin.lmem
Theprimmer, it appeared, was &clerk in theTransferofflos
of the South Eastern Railway Company, the secretary of
which—Mr. William Snolse—keep as amount in his own
name at Kam Williams sad Drama's. On Tuesday last
a man named Miles, a porter at the Brighton
Railway station, was outside the station when some
=brought him a letter which he told him to take to
Williams andDesseoe's, aad to make heats. The witness
took the note and heeded it to Mr. Robinson. one of the
cashiers, who on opening it faced it to contain • cheque
for 701., purporting, to be signed by Mr. Smilers, with •
memorandum ioside the eavelope requesting a
501. and 21M. note to be sent by the bearer in exchange,
which request be complied with, and the witness Miles
took the notes beck to the nation enclosed in an envelope,
and delivered it to the same perm from whom he received
the fint. Upoe the cheque being di covered to be a forgery
the witless Miles was fouled, and taken through the offices
of the South Roden Railway Company, when he identified
the primmer as the perms was had given him the envelope
which he took to the hankers, end to whom he delivered
the one which was given to him. Several witoesses
were called, who identified the handwriting on the envelope
as the prisoner's. It appeared that the cheque-book was
usually lets lying out on the desk of the chief clerk, who
' filled up the cheques ready for Mr. Smiles to sign, and the
prisoner, while the book had been there, had taken the
"&eriity of abstracting the cheque.
anprisoner, who pleaded guilty, was committed far trial.
LAMBETH.
Yr. Dion Boodeault attended at this court, and addressing
the Mom 0. C. Norton, begged to cell his attention to •
pissed be thee held in his hand, copies of which bad bees
I paraded in front of him theatre and elsewhere.
Mr. Boncicault here handed to Mr. Horton • broad-
i sheet, printed in large characters, and which the magistrate
read, as follows :
"lavestment• in Theatrical Property.—Shares of 5001.
shah, with • transferable admissios to every performance
and to every part of the Theetreltoyal Drury Lane, illvszre
realise 401. The *bares in the late Covent.garden
are void through being bone down. The rent of Drury
Lane Theatre was over ILMOL per annum, it is now 5,_0001.,
• of more than one-half. A popular Nest-
; eat theatre was 4.5001. per alaum, it is now reduced to
1,0001. a-year. Theatres aredeemed by Fire Insurers:in
i offices toasty fold mere hem don than other property,
that ia 24 10a. per mot. is charged instead of 2e. 61.
ViBBCII SAT."
Mr. Boooleault mid his worship would observe that the
• object ef this document, sod which was perfectly plain
r cm the face of it, was to 'ajar. • company which was
farmed and which was composed of persons of rank and
I respectability ; is fact, he (Mr. Boucicault) might cell it a
conspiracy to injure the compaay. The IPIPUTOOtODOO to
which be more partionisrly wished to dine* his worship's
attention was that the placard bon no printer's name, and
this, he understood, brought it under the mope of his (Mr.
• Norton's) jurisdiction. He did not know the printer's
I some, hot • Mr. Barker, who appeared to have the distil.
4.belles ad the bilis, had admitted that he did so by the dino •

lot of the acelsrusansger of the Adel* 71sestte. His
mosegur ealieg !es the sctintraartager at the sad
be did not deny the net It was pointed out Atlesthhat
the bills had not the printer's name to them as required by
law sad his reply was that he cared nothing about it, sad
wouldwild continue to circulate the bills, He (Yr. Boneicault)
pros:Wed to take no notice of what had occurred if they
disoontinued this annoying coulee, but they refused to
do so.

Mr. Norton—l find it stated in the bill before me that
a popular West-end theatre that had been Ist at 410001. per
anemia r now let at 1,0001. • year. Do you know the
theatre alluded tot
Mr. Boacicault —Tee, the St. James's ; but the bill says
nothing of the fact that the Princess's Theatre, which need
to be let for 1,2001. a year is now Ist at 4.0001.
Mr. Norton here referred to the act of parliament 2nd
Victoria, cep. 12, which inapore a penalty of 51. on printers
emitting 0. place their names and residence to every paper
printed b' them, and found that no actions or proceedinp
for penalties can be commenced except in the name of the
Attorney or Solicitor General.
On hearing Obis Mr. Boneicault said be should at once
oonsult his attorney on the subject, and having thanked Mr.
Norton for his courtesy and satestion left the court.