The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-13 00:00:00

POLICE.-SATLILDAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.—FOROEUT or RUSSTAN GOTERM-
HEST Nores.—L. Aaronson, J. Friedeburg, R. Kauffman,
and S. Muscovier were re-examined, charged with having
forged a number of Russian bank notes.—Mr. Ballantine, as
counsel for the Russian government, said he Lad to ask for
• further remand of the prisoners, in consequence of the
non-arrival of the witness whom it was necessary to produce
to prove that the notes found in the possession of the pri-
soners were forgeries on the government of Russia, and
that notes of the kind they pretended to be were current in
that country.—Mrs. Lee, whose husband bad let • printing-
press to two of the priaonere, proved that she had given them
another press in exchange for that which they had received
from her husband. (The latter press was found in the pos-
session of the prisoners.) Friedeburg and Kauffman were
the persons who called upon her for the exchange; she also
saw .Aaronson on the subject.--Mr. J. Oliphant, paper ma-
nufacturer, said that he received an order from one of the
prisoners to prepare some paper, of which he kept a sample,
as he expected a further order. A quantity of the paper
found at the lodgings of the prisoners was produced, and
identified by the witness.—The solicitors for the prisoners
complained of the delay which had taken place, and which,
they contended, had been occasioned by the Russian govern-
ment alone, who ought, in justice to the prisoners, to have
either caused the discharge or the instant prosecution of their
Ballantine said the evidence already produced
showed that the prisoners underwent no lordship by being
remanded, as the forged notes, end the machinery by which
they were forged, were found in their poesessien ; a great
number of other notes being in aa incomplete state, and the
whole mass having been, no doubt, intended to be circulated.
—The prisoners were remanded.
THE Aer FOR THE PROTECTION OF SEAMEN FROM
CRIMPS.— G. Symonds was summoned under the Bth clause
of this act, which enacts that "no person shall demand from
any seaman any remuneration whatever for the hiring of
such seaman, but shalt forfeit for every. such offence a sum
not exceeding IL" Mr. Pelham, who is appointed by the
Board of Trade to prosecute in all cases of violations of the
act reported to him, stated that this proceeding was put
forth and sanctioned by their lordships, who sought an in-
vestigation into the conduct of one of their agents, who was
authorised to carry out the provisions of the act, and who
should have protected, and not imposed upon, those with
whom he necessarily had dealings. R. S. Heath said,
Having been informed that Mr. Symonds, the licensed ship-
ping agent, in the Minories, required a painter for • ship, I
applied to hint for the berth, and by his direction met the
captain of the Ellerslie. I signed the ship's articles,
and returned to the office of Mr. Symonds, who said
he required 21. for obtaining me the berth. I promised
to pay the sum, believing the demand to be legal.
I went to the Register-office for my ticket, and
found that the demand was an imposition, and was desired
by Mr. Coleman not to pay it. I told Mr. Symonds what I
had heard, and he produced the two advance notes for wave,
offering me the one for 21. 10s., and saying he should keep
the one for 21. for his trouble in obtaining the berth. To
this I objected, and Mr. Symonds said that I should not go
la the ship, and that he had got another man in my place.
The vessel has since sailed, and I have bean deprived of em-
ployment therein, because of the non-payment of the 21.
Mr. Coleman (clerk in the registrar-geeeral's office), proved
that the defendant was licensed by the Scold of Trade, and
bad been cautioned; was certain the defendant understood
the nature of the caution. The defendant had been licensed
for two years, and therefore knew the law. The learned
oounsel for the defendant took several legal objections. The
Lord Mayor was obliged to dismiss the summons because no
copy of the register was produced, and no person was pre-
sent from the owner to prove the ownership, or that the
vessel was a Britieh ship, or lying within the United King-
dom. The counsel for the defendant applied for costa, which
the Lord. Mayor refused, saying the defendant might think
himself fortunate in having escaped the penalty, as it was
not on the merits of the case the summons was dismissed,
the charge having been fully proved.
GUILDHALL. PLUNDERING CHURCHES.— C. Corr
was re-examined, charged with numerous robberies in
churches. Amongst the families robbed of their books may
be mentioned those of Lady Dillon, Sir A. and Lady Spear-
man, and Colonel Wright. The property stolen amounted
in value to upwards of 301. A number of pawnbroker
were present with books pledged with them by the prisoner.
—The prisoner was removed to Newgate.
BOW-STREET. PURCHASING GAME FROM VPlLl-
cErgsrm DEALRIIS.—J. Wellspring, • chemist and druggist,
in Chandosetreer, was summoned by Joseph Cooper for pur-
chasing game from an unlicensed dealer.—Mr. Wellspring
acknowledged having purchased a hare, but said he was not
aware that ho was doing wrong.—Mr. Lewis, for the plain-
tiff, said the summons was issued at the instance of a society
instituted by the licensed dealers for their protection against
unlicensed dealers, who were in the habit of obtaining game,
how it was unknown, and selling it at such a price as almost
to do away with the game trade of the dealers who had
licenses. The present case was partly brought forward that
the public might be made aware of their liability to a
penalty not exceedirig 51. for purchasing from unlicensed
dealers. —Mr. Well/nng said be could not dispute the facts.
--Mr. Henry said he believed this was the first case which
had been brought forward under the act, and he thought a
small penalty would be sufficient.—Mr. Lewis said " The
Society for the Protection of Licensed Game-dealers" had
advertised in all the morning papers that persons offending
in this manner were liable to a penalty.—Mr. Henry said it
was very likely Mr. Wellspring had not seen the advertise-
ment. He (Mr. Henry) had certainly never seen it. He
should, therefore, only inflict a penalty of ss. and coats. If
the offence were repeated, he should inflict the full penalty
of 61.
ENOW CHAPEL.—Dr. Farquhar attended, with other gen-
tlemen, to give a public contradiction to statements made a
few days pain, by the churchwardens of St. Clement Danes,
respecting the means alleged to have been adopted by Mr.
Walker, the surgeon, is exposing the desecration of the nu-
merous bodies interred in the vaults of Enon CW/el. He
considered it his duty to give the moat unqualifiedcontradie-
tion to the statement of money having been demanded for
the admission of the public to the vaults, and also that any
person was employed to carry a skull in his hand, exhibiting
it to the visitors.—Mr. Irwin secretary to the Health of
Towns Association, said that he 'daily attended at the vaults,
for the purpose of receiving 'features and distributing
cards, and there was no truth in the statement that the
churchwardens were refused admission to the vaults; on the
contrary, they were treated with the greatest courtesy.—Mr,
W. Simpson, surgeon, of Bioemsbury-street, said that Mr.
Walker museulted with him before he opened the chspel to
the wll{e, and he was extremely anxious that everything
ebglfl be done in an unexceptionable manner. He refused
Isiah, iseeey foe mhnittanoe, although he took the whole
llimself for rent ea gee—Dr. Farquhar
I=S:derligatgraildtkei given by the visitors were to be ap.
ptiegtm lbws bediss is decent interment.—The depute-
dos then left court.
A BIIOINO-LETTRE IMPOSTOR, A Polish refugee,
named Louiski, was charged with attempting to impose on
Lord John Clinton, by nom of begging letters.—His lord-

ship stated that he and his family were constaatly plagued
with begging letters, and he thought it right to give the pri-
soner into custody, particularly as he was intoxicated when
he applied no him.—The officer produced a number of bog-
ging petitions, addressed to the higher classes in society.—
Hereford, the officer of the Mendisity Society, identified the
prisoner u having been an impostor for years. The pri-
soner and his wife had repeatedly been in prison.—The pri-
mmer said he was in bad health, and he and his family were
in the greatest misery. —Mr. Henry ordered him to be sent
to hard labour for one month, the conviction to be returned,
and his family to be t.ken to the workhouse, if they would
accept of parish relief.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Foatoos Datum° IN
Itroz.raak.-12. J. Webb, described as a gentleman, was
charged by Hendillon, one of the park-keepers, with having
ridden his horse furiously through Hyde-park—The park-
keeper said that on Wednesday the defendant and another
gentleman came Tilling at full sped through Hyde-park.
As this was not the first time the defendant had done the
same thing, and as there were special orders and notices to
the contrary, witness told him to desist. The defendant ap-
plied some opprobrious epithets to him, and said that
he would ride over him. Witness was obliged to lay hold of
tke reins. The defendant would have ridden him down if
witness had not made exertions to prevent him. The de-
fendant offered a card, which had a (else address on it. The
other party refused to give his address.—Mr. J. Leech said
he witnessed the whole transaction. The defendant and his
friend were riding through the park as hard as their horses
could go. The park-keeper stopped the defendant, and re-
quested hie card, when the defendant attempted to ride him
down.—Another witness gave the same carrot, nation.—The
defendant admitted that he was riding at a mart pace, but
denied having used the Language attributed to him: He
could prove by the testimony of his friend, Sir John Mal-
com, who was riding in the park at the same time, that the
pace at which hie horse was going was not at all dangerous..
—Hembery, the head park constable, said there were
placed in dilfereot puts of the park, by order of her Majesty,
cautioning equestrians against furious riding. The defend-
ant must have been aware of the fact, as several boards were
in Rotten-row, where the defendant was riding.—The de-
fendant was fined 20s.

QUEEN'S PRISON.
ROHRERT OF BOOKS AT A BARKIS read CHAMBER/1.-
Idr. Seeker, one oldie magistrates at the Southwark Police-
eourt, attended at the Queen's Prison to investigate &charge
against C. Simpson, who is in custody for stealing a carpet
and SOO law-books, the property of H. Hem.worth, Esq.,
barriater, and an inmate of the Queen's Prison ; also for
stealing a carpet, the property of Mr. Huntington, account-
ant, of Clement's-inn.-111r. Hemsworth said that he had
chambers in Cl. ment's-inn, and in October, 1846, he left
them with all the property safe. A short time ago he re-
turned, when he found that SOO of his books and a carpet
had been stolen. He made inquiries, and aacertained that
the prisoner was in the habit of calling to see his laundress,
who was his sister, which led him to sweet that ho had
robbed him. A short time after the prisoner called upon
him, and said that he had taken the keys from the kitchen
and entered his apartment, from which he took some books
and the carpet. The reason he assigned for doing so was
that some of his friends were in trouble, and he wanted
money to enable them to employ legal assistanoe.—A num-
ber of books were produced by various pawnbrokers and
identified by Mr. Hemsworth.—Mr. Huntington proved the
robbery of his carpet by the prisoner, who was committed
for trial.