The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-02 00:00:00

POLICE.-SATURDAY.

GUILDHALL.—THE HEIR-AT-LAW SOCIETY.— ➢fr.
George Ross, the principal or manager of the Heir-at-Law
Society, was summoned by William Dunn and others for
obtaining the sums of 61. and 21. 4s. by means of false pre-
tences. A Mr. Williams, who figured some time ago at this

court in respect to certain alleged melpractiees of the society,
said he attended to represent Mr. Rote. He did not deny
that the amounts had been received, Mat there had been
work done for the money; 51. had been paid for the draft
of • bid in Chancery, and the other sum for counsel's opinion
respecting the claim. The documents he produced. The
payments were a portion of 201. which was to have been
pea on filing the sir. Parkin demurred to
Use ease being gone into in the absence of Mr. Roes.
He was the party who received the money, and whom
they charged.—Mr. Alderman Hughes wanted to know
wider 'that circumstances they paid the two sums 2—The
complainant replied that there was au advertisement in the
papers for the next of kin to Barber's estate to come forward
and enforce their claims to 220,0001. He had since ascer-
tained from the solicitors who had been engaged in the settle•
went of the estate that it had been all divided and properly ad-
justed, and that no such amount was in existence to be dis-
tributed. If time were allowed, he would be able to prove
that upwards of 600 persons, from Brighton and elsewhere,
had been induced to consult with the society as to the estate
mentioned in the advertisement.—Mr. Williams mid that
what had been received had been paid towards the bill and
the counsel's eFenton. The complainant had the original
copy of the latter. The counsel was Mr Boyle, of Eve:-
court, Temple.—Mr. Teague' the chief clerk, remarked that
Mr. Boyle had repudiated being connected with the society.
—Mr. Williams replied that it only related to being standing
counsel, He received and gave the opinion through a soli-
citor.—Mr. Alderman Ilughes mid that the question was,
did the society attain the money from the complainant on
the plea of obtaining that which nad long since been distri-
buted ? If such was the care there certainly was a false pre-
tence. The charge was one that seriously affected the pablic,
and he thought that Mr. Ross ought to attend and answer
the complaints.—Mr. Williams would not undertake to
return the money.—Mr. Alderman Hughes would recom-
mend proceedings to be taken in the county court, and no
doubt they would prove euccessful in recovering the sum.—
Complainant said he would adopt the alderman's advice.
WANDSWORTH.—Tae Ronne:ties ox THE Sourn-
WESTER:, RAILWAY.— Joseph Raymond and CAW. Fidler
were finally examined, charged with plundering the South-
Western Railway Company.—Mr. Bircham, solicitor to the
company, stated that he should only proceed with two other
cases, in addition to the one on which the prisoners were
already committed.—The first case was that of two carpete,
one 50 yards and the other 33 yards in length. It was
proved that the truck containing the carpets was taken to
the South Western terminus at Nine Elms, and deposited in
a truck, but never reached its destination. William
Butcher proved the purchase of the carpetafrom the prisoner.
The witness said he lived at Witte),; he got his living by
buying all sorts of things. The p-cee of carpet produced is
Ike that which wham purchased of the prisoner. He gave
91. 10s. for the two pieces, and got 61. 17s. for them—The
prisoner Fidler, notwithstanding a caution from the magis-
trate, aid that on Friday fortnight Butcher came to
him, at the Stag, in the Wandsworth•mad, and said
" Have you a mind to go along with me to-night ?
I have got nothing this week, and I want two of you
to go down the line and flake about 31. I shall go down by
the mail.train as far as Woking, and then come up with the
goods-train and chuck something off, which you will take
away." He and the other prisoner accordingly went on the
line letween New-street and Stewart's-lane, Battersea.filds,
and as the gooda-train approached some one did throw some-
thing off, and they believed it was Butcher, who was acting
by direction of the police.—The prisoners were then fully
committed upon this charge.—The next case prenrred
against the prisoners was that of stealing a truss which was
sent to the railway, but never reochcd its destination. The
floor of the court was strewn with dresses and goods of every
description, and of most expensive quality.—Butcher was
called again, and identified all the articles produced as
having been bought by him of the prisoners, to whom he
had paid Si. 51. for the lot.—Me. Revenue said the witness
was by his own showing a wholesale receiver, and it was a
pity he was not in the dock with the prisoners. He never
sinew a man who stood so great a chance of transportation.—
The prisoners were then committed on the third charge, and
the witnesses, about 30 in number, bound over to appear at
the assizes to be hoiden at Croydon.