The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

MANSION 110178 E.
Elward Horns Moats!lore, agreed with koalas forged
bills of exchange to the moans of 6,3004 was btoight op
for farther ezawiestioa.

Mr. btu (outset for the prosecation) called Mr. Mo-
ntle Joseph Mostelere, of the Stack Mutsu., who eaM
be did net hum that there wee say other Jomph Moon-
ier... the Bleck Meehan* than himself, sad he had no
kaowledp of the primmer. "To the beet of my know-
lap," eibl he, I neversaw the prisoner before. He b
net to my knowledge • nephew of mins. (A laugh.) Me had
no authority to dun bills upon me."
Mr. antes said that this doted the evidence which
he was prepared to give arm the shine ooaneeted
with the two bills httleagtag to the nt, the for-
gery of whisk was attributed to the primaer, who, it would
M reeollietod, oa beim qualoomi is Cape Town, mid he
could refer to the Los sad West:lnbar Bank, and he
could draw ea his ludo, Mr. Joseph Menteavre' of the
Stack Multiage. The leaned mussel thought he had
brought forward quite umiak to justify him ia inking for
the committal of the prisoner for trial, but if there should
be any °lquitos to that mane ea the ether side, be would
let that ease stand as it mu for the mutat, aid pressed
with another, in 'IMO he would show that a forgery of a
met gram kind end upon • very emissive mile Ina bee.
executed by this primer. It would sot, however, be I.
his pout to go farther with the cam to which be had jest
Minded than measly would justify hlm la &skis, that the
primmer Auld he remanded.
Mr. Lewis steengly objected to what he celled the unfair
comae el yeeendlag with a sear amigo before that which
had ham so km ostertalaed and deloyed from time to
Cm had hies Mewed of, and he submitted that aa no
form hed hies esmaitted by the prisoner, and 111 if a
forgery had been committed I. the ease, It bad been um-
omitted out of this country, sod soniequently out of his
lordships jaeledimies, there attune are ground at all for
further demises. _

After seen dbessies the Lord Mayer eaprewed his la-
testion es hoc the pethelare of the shend sharp before
he wool/ death ups die first.
Mr. ROMs said the mond sharp spinal the primer
was that he bed heged two letters of credit upon the Lac.
des sad Wesiolsease Bask, whit* bit had presented at the
Cape of Geed Hope Bask is Cape Town. The fraud
bad bees sostemplated by the pelessee upon a
met esisadve scale and with a dopes of tap.
nutty whim displayed, eves is caw, mattes is
whisk bed hoes of late frequesti es profitable.
Oa the 4111 h of Jame, 1866, as was meth
to the Leeks sad Weetwastet by a perm wbo,
galled himself Janes Bfirely, fora Was of teeth for 1W
payable a 4 lb. Cep of Good Hope Beek Cape Town, to
the credit of Richard Rowe, sad the War was granted. No
applieaties for mouse, however, bed bees made, either at
lb* Cape or is Lomas l sod he lehtso r metal had no
doubt bees obtalsed by the plow et a Naledents of his,
for the purpose of eau Asa is obtain the dgnatures of
the mown sad director, el the beak, with the view to
imitate the elpatures to the lemeeste whisk were eabse-1
nasally pesemated at the Cep et Seel Ems. Sem thee
silk. Weer ot June et the Ilegiesing hay, the pl-
ease. wee is bliabsup soder the sem et WMais lips;
when he wale wag Mesa. sad pegs meet& ea a
hash dm ass hes ad sty sod peeve the }stew's,
headtseides es the herd dessess Oa the 7th of July '
the Johns left for the she arrived there on the 24tb,
of Lie" la the lbipp, sad ea the neat day bel
sad et Se Owe Hoed Haak, sal left there a letter
Wiles disease& _

Mr. Lortele thrthgly tobjeolhat le the nollag
th ay ethic
of the
or s the
the ehoomolemon representedletter, by
loused thami.
The Lard Mayor said thet he, se a magistrate, was merely
isishisB iota the etstemeate 84 to the comulmin of
a mina offence, and be wadi eft we magistrates g Uy
noted fa rash motpm—Ytwft to the (thermion of the
enamel foe the prothestise to amide upon the amass of
eleariag away any obetzsedene whhh slight present them-
selves is the progress of the isissOloak•.
Mr. Bakes said the heliewhe woe the letter to which he
would fall his lordsWe eatmein :
0,999111.)
"London lad Weetaiseter Bask, Landau,
Joao 8, 1866.
" Goatheen,—l as desired by the smaagiag directors
of this bank to iatioduee se you the ;bearer, Mr. Edward
R. Moneellon, who porpoise amm4thg a year's leave of
atm= atom Br Bast is travg. Mr. Mosteilore has
with his inns of kle own hind', with the endorsement of
this meablistromay nod it is partinlarly requested; that you
will gnat him any eselatenee, pemmiary or otherwise, that
ha may require.—l ito
" W. WILDON. pro 081111111 i
"To the Minton of the Ceps of Good Rope
Bank, Cape Town."
Oa* of the directors of the Cape of Good Hope Beak
called at the hotel where the prisoner had taken up hie
quarter', after the maul of the letter which had jut hem
reed, but nothing further thea took plan. Houses, by
the very seat post the book method the following letter:
" (81pordal.)
" Loudon sad Westminster Beak, Inadon,
Jane 9,1866.
" Otatheaso,—Coallreshig my despatches per steam ship
Fiery Croat, by order of the dirroders I bare sow to inform
you that a letter of credit, No. 998, dated 6th lost, has been
mislaid by or stolen from the party (Richard Bowe, Esq )
in whose father it was drawn. You will therefore, in ease
of promotion to you, withheld payment thereof WE the
promoter thereof shall be fully identified.
"Ism alto directed to smokes the duplicate of a special
letter girth yesterday to Mr. Edward H. Moatefiere, who
carrke drafts of hie owa friends oa China to the sum of
6,3001 sterliag(els.6,3ool.), endorsed by this beak; for those,
ae well as for Mr. Moatefion pusemlly, I have to claim
particular atteatton.
" I am, goutlemea, your obedient 84TTL4t.
J. W. Watatox, pro Gemini Waage:.
"To the Director, of the Cape of Good Hope
Bank, C.p• Tomo."
These letters world, Mr. Eibton ontended, show the
Windom mode ha which the forgery bad bees madmted,
sad displayed a capacity for depredation similar to that
by which the present yesr had bath distinguished by the
adveaturen is fraud sad robbery. la coseevesace of the
receipt of the hot letter that isiec beta road, the directors of
the Cap. of Good Rope Beak could 'stomata so idea of •
fraud, sad the prisoner we furnished with a thecae book,
sad la the meal way drew out of the beak up to Sept. 6
mural noes of money, aseitatiag in all to 8004 Her WOW"
Atterney-General at the Cape had glees much 'Malian to
tile extraordinary can, sad felt area invenignien=
interest in it, peeenates soit ild nob haloes a•
sad deeply-plasma slam of desegdaa I end lines maid
he no death that the phew would have boon peaseuted
then woes it net lar the =peen, loomatheiesse, sad delays
which wall have ben entailed by the ..unity of any
lag over willows hem this etharry. The yellow, how-
ever, had beta eeM that salon he left the Ceps a prawn-
tile would be ins hated asthma mg be ethsequently
esited he Mentand.wlMet as
Wheels haleseggtoetaa he
ity w
ofas id Wadi to his
ewe eatisfeedea.__

_
Kr. J. W. Walden said—Tke deanant produced, dated
Ekk of Jan, 1M6,1. an is ny arida. ; tbe strata,. le a
abed blind= of also. The signatures to the other
disouseanprodased are an slats
Mr. T. P. Ship, clerk la the Loados and Weetnisatn
Hoak, Lothbary, eald—Applicstioes for leases of audit an
sad* to ne. Os the Bth of Jen, 1866, sa application an
nab toMae, which I produce, sad spin whin applintin
I Ihsesi a letter of credit, nyabbi at tla Cape of Good
Mem bat which bee sot bees resumed to se. We set as
wens fix wCape of Good Hope Beak, sad they do mot
adnee in if It be paid, u we hare ea acenst of tams.
Crowesealsed by Mr. Lewis—We inn stop leans of
credit ea the Cop., of which lotion of credit we are sot
advised

am-ssemlasil by Mr. Ribton—Wir advise ,her of the
wasted credited to their acconst. They do sot
drew es es. • teed thus an wawa meg math.
Mr. IliMea said it weed be see, by his lordship that
there wire &Mealtime is the way of the prosommtioa, mit*
hem lbe Mt=
wouldho be able to pro-
deem plates Glasgow and Rillabergh 111141 would prom
Mel the piessawe was the pence who bad passed wader the
sumo of Wm sad that th• Wien predated were is his
iteadveritleg.
Mr. LIMO aria Opened te the forest debilities of his
elks% egoist 'Rem aot • tittle had bees stated ealealatml
be drerr Ihms • Own bed hem eimmalttad by him la this
The Lard Keret had, he !misted, no more jaris-
iliollee is the attend care thaw be bad is the Best,
NM IS was unfair to uprise • perms from time to
Use is the hope of getting up evidesem bit by
hi piliet We Re ociatesded that the lemon showed
of the trommission of freed, and that, judging
free the tiresomeness of the two assupported charges,
him elieat woo entitled to an immediate distilling'.
The Lord Mayor maid there wee s gnat diffrreace between
the two oases. He was aware of the diSimiltirs with whisk
th• !Int thug. was surrounded at to his jurisdiction, bat is
the mom! cam &camerae were produced which were
alleged to have been forged is this country, sad he win
assured that witsewee would be fortheosalog in support of
the soematiou is a few dips. Be should, third, re, reamed
the prisoner till Friday upon the mooed, and he would re.
serve the dismission ea to the first.
The primer was then resseaded iseciediegly.
WORSHIP-STREET.
John Stubbing., a robust and resolute looking fellow, was
plated at the bar before Mr. Hasmill, Merged with haslet
been tonna in the dwelling-house of a gentleman named
Stebbiap, is W•yetooth•teersoe, Hsekney-road, with la-
test to pleader the pretaims, and also with haying violently
oseaultrel the prosecutor's astir and another young worm
maned Hama Rieder, is the oozes of their effort' to
memo bin. _ _ _

It appeared from the evidence that while the prosecutor
and hie family were engaged is entertaining' small Chrbt-
mu party in their drawing-room, on the owning of Baton
day last, his ester had omission to proved down stare, end
was about to enter the beck prilour, when the primmer lad.
dimly rushed out end rapidly passed her in the dinetion of
the front door. She blatantly resod hold of the prisoner,
and in her strenuoui endeavour. to detain Min, the skirt
of his mat was ton off and left in hr► bend.. "fro prisoner
then renewed hie flight, but before he resehrd the docr be
was overtaken by the yourg lady, who grasped his by the
collar and held him t'gh'ly until the complainant, Emma
Kinder, hastened to her assistance, but the instant gonads
bar appasseeee eks primer tuned Owed/ need sad dealt