The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. Jain Amok*, owner of a ship called the hazy
fAmbeet,_ appeared before Mr. Alderman Philippe, who sat
for the Lord Mayor, in answer to • summons taken out b
a seaman named John Charles Vaughan, charging him with
neglectiog to pay the nun of 6/. 18e. 2d., which the com-
plasnant alleged was lawfully due to him as wages.
Mr. Woollen, barrister, applied for the oomplainaat ;
Mr. Beasley, barrister, instructed by Mr. }Ellyn, appeared
for the defendant

The case was a very simple one, although it involved a
question of some importance.
The complainant, it appeared, engaged himself as cook on
board the vessel in question, and signed the articles, One of
the °auditions was to go to Malta, and to be discharged
at any port in the United Kingdom—the probable length of
the voyage to be six months. There was a special clause in
the articles by which the men engaged to assist in laying
the telegraph cable, for which purpose the vessel wept
out. It appeared, however, that the vessel was detained at
Malta be and six months ; and at the expiration of that
period the men expressed a wish to return to England,
and asked how long the vessel was likely to stop,
and were told it might probably stop a twelvemonth. They
expressed a wish to return, and asked for their diaoharga,
which was given them, and their wages up to the time of
their discharge, amounting to 97. 12e., was paid to them
through the consul, who deducted the rum of 47. lOs. for
their merge to England. The complainant Vaughan was
the only one who had taken proceedings at present, and
Mr. Woollott contended that it being set forth in the
articles the probable length of the voyage should be six
months, and complainant should be discharged at as Eng-
lish port, there had been a breach of contract on the part of
the owner in discharging him abroad, and the owner ought
therefore to have provided him wish a mange home, and he
therefore contended that the complainant was entitled to
the balance of his wages, and also to the amount of wages
which he could have earned on his passage home.
Mr. Beasley said the complainant, with the other men,
when they engaged knew very well that they were going to
amiat in laying the telegrao cable, which would depend
upon the wind and weather entirely ; and then again the
articles said the probable length of the voyage might be
about six mouths ;it might be more or lona. As regarded
the breach of contract, the complainant had voluntarily
discharged himself, and the very fast of the consul having
deducted the pumas money from the wages showed that
that gentleman did not entertain an idea that the captain
ought to have sent the complainant home, otherwise he
would not have dem so.

Mr. Alderman Philipps said the main question to him was
whether or not the complainant had voluntarily discharged
himself.

Kr. Woollett said he certainly bed done so, but not un-
til the vessel bad been detained en unreaaonable time, and
belted been told she might be detained twelve mouths, and
he contended that a man might have many reaoos why he
might not wish to stay abroad all that time. He certainly
thought he wee entitled to be sent home by the owners.
Mr. Alderman Philipps, however, thought there was not
the slightest ground for the recovery of the money, and the
summons WAS dismissed.

Mr. Woollett expr.;see dan intention of taking proceedinp
elsewhere.

BOW-STREET.

Wyndham Clan( JoAn Hurst Stead (the "original Cur►"),
Jame.. Taylor, and George Ware, professing vocalists, were
charged with creating ► disturbance end Resulting the
police, in Holborn, ►t 2 o'clock in the morning.
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Robert Wilson, polioe-constable F, deposed that he
was on duty in Holborn, at about 2 o'clock that morning.
when he saw a large crowd assembled in front of Weston 's
Music-halL The four defendants were there, all the wane
for liquor, and Clark was shouting out, at the top of his
voice, " your —, abut the door." Witness:equated
him, very quietly, to make lass noise, but he paid no atten-
tion to this request, and asked witness, " Do you know who
I am!' Wither; replied that he did not, and whether he
did or not, he could not allow inch a noise in the public
streets at that hour of the morning. He replied that if
witness knew who be was, he would not dare to interfere
with him, and as he continued shouting, witness took him
into custody. An attempt was made to rescue Clark from
his custody, but the effort was prevented by the arrival of
other police constables, who assisted him. All the four
defendanta were drunk. (This sites's, an Irishman, caused
some ammement by saying he was within 20 " perches " of
the defendante—evidentlymeasing "fast," or " yards.")
For the defeat* it was urged that Clark only was the
worse for drink, and as be was being roughly used by the
police officer, and had • quantity of valuable jewellery about
him, which it was feared might be snatched from him by
some of the mob, his friends only interfered with the view
of protecting him. It was axplaised that there had bean
• grand " singing match " at Weston's for 501. aside, and
the contest between two comic singers (Taylor and another)
had mused universal excitement and perhaps an extra glass
or two. A conversation upon the subjoct and • few words
of congratulation were passing outside the ball after the
entertainment, when the polio, thought proper to inter-
fere, end so created the disturbance, which otherwise would
have been avoided.

Mr. Vaughan could not disbelieve the evidence, and be
bad no doubt In his own mind that an attempt vas made
to rescue Clark by the three other defendants. Clark had
behaved with peat violence, and he must be fined 5/. He
should fine the other defendants 11. each.

The hues were paid.
YARLBOROUGH-STR.F.EI'.
Joseph Goff, cabdriver, badge 3,015, was charged by the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
with cruelly ill-treating a bone by unmercifully flogging it.

Joseph Coale, «not the officers of the Royal Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal', about half-past four
o'clock the previous afternoon saw the prisoner in Pall-mall
dogging the horse be wu driving, ►ttached to a four-wheel
cab, in a most cruel manner. The prisoner turned up
Waterloo-plans, all the way dogging the hone. and the
pueengers on a passing omnibus cried " Shame "on wit-
nessing his brutal conduct. The officer pursued the prisoner,
and on stopping him, after he bad gone a distance of 200
yards, all the while dogging the bons, he gave as his
nun for doing so that the horse had stumbled.
Temperley, soother officer of the society, proved that
there were marks on the horse showing that it bad been
severely dogged.
The prisoner said be might have given the horse two or
three cute. _ _ _

Mr. Knox said he could not order the prisoner to(be slowly
driven and whipped, but he deserved it. His conduct bad
been most brata

The inner of the hone said be should discharge the
primmer.
Mr. KDOX said as that would be some punishment, be
would only nee the primmer 20s. or seven days.

LAMBETH.

Beyond of the petionseng;ied u seeneebifters, ear-
punters, ge., in the New Operatic Company at the Bowe.r
Saloon Theatre, Bt►ngate, again waited on the Hon. G. C.
Norton, and intreated his assistauce in procuring from
the management the different sums due to them for their
services.

The applicants said that notwithstanding the promise
made in ins worship's proem, by Mr. Walter Kimber, the
manager, to settle with them. they had mot bees enabled
to get a penny, and being reduced to a state of the utmost
distress they were compelled again to seek his worship's as-
siataisce.

One of the applicaots said that since be was before
at the court Ms wife had been 0006oed, and he was so un-
fortunately placed that be bad not a shilling to provide for
tiocessariet in her situation.

Mr. Norton inquired if Mr. Kimber had not given the
applicant* any mosey at all.
The muter carpenter replied that Mr. Rimier had offered
him be., but he refused to take it, saying that it was souse to
him when there was 51. due to him, and he had three men to
share that amount with. It was bete stated that the
managers bad admitted the publie to the theatre on Satur-
day night last until the house was full, and took a large
sum of money, though there was en performance, sad a
large body of police were obliged to be sent for to tun out
the clamouring audience and prevent them from doing mis-
chief to the house It was farther stated on the find eight
of opening as much as VI. wee received at the doors, while
the applicants had not been paid a shilling.
Mr. Norton observed that it was, nefortunstely, a matter
in which he, as a magistrate, could not further interfere, but
thought the applicants should have taken as an instalment
what had been offered them.
SOUTH WA RK.
Mr. Poole, the proprietor of the Cambridge and Norfolk
Coffeehouse, 89. Waterloo-road, opposite the London and
South•Weetern Railway Terminus, waited upon hi worship
for hie advice and Resistance under the following dream-
stances. Applicant stated that no Friday evening last •
geetlemaely.look nig man entered hie boom and was pro.
Tided with a bed. for which he paid le. 6d. Oa the follow.
leg morning he told him that be had important business in
London and that beshould stay there a few days, and he re-
quested applicant to receive say letters for hint addressed to
Mr. William Rolf, u he was consected with an asereistios.
at Reading, in Berkshire. Applicant told him he had no
objection to receive the letters addressed to him, and he
left the house. He, however, had seen editing more of
him, but boodles of letters had been received at his house,
addressed to "Mr. Rolfe, 89, Waterloo-rued," from all
parte of the country, and numbers of °Dusky people had
celled at hie bona to see this Mr. Rolf, who be suspected
wee nothing lees than a swindler. Applicant had ascerteined
that he had ant circulars to different country towns, more
especially to Roadie,, offering to grant loans upon extraor-
dinary terms, enclosing the following printed form, to be
filled up by the expectant bemires. :
"Priest* Mosey °Moe. Established 1803. Proposal
for a Loan of B—. Christian and eursame. Address in
full. Trade or occupation. How long residing at present
abode. Description of security, whether personal *sly, or
with boadoman. The hatter an mat absolutely required for
lour of lemthea 9001., hat if the amity is only vitreous] the
interest will be lammed 1 per cost per annum. If with
bondsmen, thee name and addressee la full Date when the
amount above applied for will be required to be advanced.
In the tweet of the above loan being advanced, I undertake
to repay it at the rate of 4s. per If. per annum, and to
execute the bond for repayment Stood —. If the
proposer ppttooppuuly *leap the foregoing form, and Siflll the
above undertaking, sad forwards 10i. pee emit is postage
stamps, with the proposal to Mr. Wm. Rolf*, 89, Waterloo-
road. Leaden, there will be no delay sr &acuity, ea all en.
omeary ignites have been made by our spats previous to
the OGISIKVASIVIS being ids no penes being written to

unless of undoubted, ty. Address Mr. William
Rolfe, 89, waterloo London.*
Applisant Weaned worship that these circulars
had ben forwarded to tradesmen in all ports of the
country, and persons were daily applying at his coffee-
house for this Mr. Rolfe, to whom they had forwarded
various MOB in postage stamp, for the expectant loans. It
wee a considerable nuisance to him (Mr. Poole), es he had
never authorised or allowed Mr. Rolfe to establish a loan
office at his boas.. His worship would see that it was a
regular planned swindle, es the circular and farm were
printed in a business-like manner, and likely to deceive the
public.
The magistrate asked if he knew when Mr. Rolfe was to
be found.

Applicant replied in:the segative. He wished he could find
oat, se there were bundles of letters at his house, addressed
to him and others arriving daily. They seemed to contain
postage stamp, and some of them money. He had oommu-
nkated with the polies on the 'object, and Morton, 63 L. a
detective officer, was speedily employed with the view of
detecting the impostor, and exposing the system of fraud
adopted by Mr. Rolfe. The latter had left a in box con-
taining papers which might throw some light on the affair
if opened. He (Mr. Poole) had carried on his business in
• respectable manner at 89, Waterleo-road, for more time
two years, and having a espied* as be suspected him to be.
addressing his letters sad avoadica at his house pot only
annoyed him, bat was lively to injure him in his business.
The magistrate told Ma he could act assist him at pre-
sent, as thane wee no charge before him, but he should
advise him to leave the matter in the lands of the police,
who would no doubt trace the party. Meet likely the prom
would take notice of the application, es that would do more
to stop the practices of Mr. Rolfe than anything he could do.
Mr. Poole thanked his worship for his courtesy, sad
withdrew,