The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOPBE.
Hugh Cavoutish Coleman rnd Margaret Coleman, his
mother, were brought before Sir Robert W. Carden, in the
custody of Brett and Rowe, of the detective police, charged
with having conspired to defraud persons of considerable
sums of money by means of false declarations. Mrs. Coleman
was brought up by habeas from the Queen', Bench Prison.
Mr. Sherri appeared so solicitor fer the prosecution, and
Mr. Bobber attended for the prisoners.
The creme, of the charges against the male prisoner was,
that he had falsely declared before a notary public that be
had never encumbered certain property to which he would
have a revereionary claim upon the death of his mother,
and upon which he raised money; and Mrs. Coleman was
charged with having made a declaration to the same effect;
and it was stated for the prosecution, that they were both
perfectly aware of the fact that sums of money had been
previously obtained upon that security by the male prisoner.
The ease had been adjourned for the purpose of bringing
forward vitamins to give important evidence.
Sir R. W. Carden—Are the witnesses who were to have
been brought forward to proof of the fraudulent dealings
present ?
Mr. Shout aid he had every reason to believe that the
witnesses were istaatlastally absent in order to foil the
object al dr Oa• of them had been summoned
to anted, ell the ether had verbally promised to be pre-
sent ; bat, from what bad recently been stated, there was
reason to believe that one of them bad gone to Ireland and
the;other had disappeared into the country for some days.
Sir R. W. Carden—lf it be necessary warrants chill be
sent out for the absent witnesses.

Mr. Bhorrt—Then are charges of a very heavy character
'against both tea, particularly the young man.
A clerk text. Dodd. who had been applied to for the
cheese of mai* by the male prisoner, mud he had woo*
ponied Mn. Odom= to the notary and witnessed the
ittdabs &amides.
ra.Sols 1100 Vow notary public, of Pope's Head-alley,
mid the dedngetien purporting to be made by Hugh Ca-
modish Woman had been made before his brother,
W. Vain, who was likewise a notary public, and that
be made by Margaret Coleman was made
purportingh t•larelf,ot the 29th of April.
Brett (theeMeer) said the male prisoner bad recently
furniffied b lammbsus and purchased • horse with, there
was every NMI IS believe, the proceeds of the fraud, and
he was paybg, at the present time, a pound a week for the
keep of the Maw Ho had also obtained goods in they
names of Thoopposa end Williams and other names, • fact
whkds, vbs. gay known, would no doubt bring toge-
ther snood sookolobasto.
A tailor Woe got his the witness-box, and said that Mr.
Coleman had ordered of him in another name a snit of
clothes for his groom, far which he bad paid, and a suit of
clothes for himself, for which he had not paid.
The prisoner said—l went in • different name for the
purpose of avoiding arrest upon a civil process. lam wil-
ling to return the suit of clothes I ordered for myself.
Brett—They have ordered a quantity of plate with their
crest, and I have reason to believe that many tradespeople
have become their victims.

The pnsonen were then remanded till Tuesday (this
day) week.
Mr It. W. Carden ordered summonses to be issued to one
a Wks advertising brokers for supplyicg persons with pas-
sages to South Australia, in consequence of several com-
plaints made to him In the course of the day by poor people
who had paid the deposit money required, and been refused
the necessary accommodation upon their arrival at Liver-
' pool, by the parties to whom they were referred.
Sir Robert Carden said he feared the system which had
been so extensively exposed had received but a temporary
check, and that he would readily render all the help he
i could to procure the restoration of the property of credulous
victims, and to punish the plunderers.
Wuhan King, a fat rosy-checked omnibus driver, in the
employment of Mr. Balls, of Brixton, was convicted of hay-
ing driven a bane whose shoulders were completely raw.
The horse, which was stated to be in tine condition, had
been a steeple-chaser, and the defendant amid the animal's
impetuosity, which could not be nerained,wu the cause of
the injury.
The policeman said he had bed notice of the condition of
the bane on Saturday from a gentleman, sad watched
him into the City upon the present occasion.
Sir R. W. Carden asked whether Mr. Balla knew asy-
Wiwi the condition of the horse's shoulders ?
defendant said that Mr. Balls had given especial
Milne that the hone should not be taken out till he was
pialbstly well.
BM It. W. Carden apprehended that he and otter ex•
nienire proprietors are frequently deceived by their driven,
whe, while they have evidently all sorts of comforts them-
selves, can nothing about the misery they inflict upon the
poor animals. I hope Mr. Balls will hear of this convic-
tion. I fine you 405., or fourteen days' imprisonment in
Bridewell.