The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

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quirt' being apparent among the clerks he did not
wait fur an answer. On the same afternoon he presented a
cheque, similarly signed, with Me.irs. Western's tame, at
Mr. Nunn's shop, and requested change as at accommoda-
tion to his mistert,not stating that he was no longer in their
employ. Mr. Nunn, being aware of that circumstance, sent
for a policeman, and he was given into custody.
The foregoing facts having been tormally depmed, the
prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed fur Minh
WORSHIP-STREET.
Ma'flaeor Matthews, Clarks Richard Hut deN Walker,
Meals° Mai:abridge, Rickard Lowe, Francis William, and
Eli:a Bockell, six respectably attired persons, were placed
at the bar for re-examination, charged with conspiring bage-
-1 ther for the purpose of obtaining goods to an extensive
amount from merchants and tradesmen, upon false pre-

tenets.
Mt. Lewis said that since the last examination a vast
number of letters had been placed in his hands from mer-
cantile and manufacturiag firms, addressed to the last re-
sidence of the prisoner Vi talker. A portion of this COMO-
pondence consisted of letters from the prisoner, under the
name of Charles Richard Burdett, and sometime* "the
Rev. Charles Burdett," containing applications for lists of
prices and orders fur goods upon various manufacturing
hose's, end the answers to the same. The learned gentle-
man then read, under strong protest from the solicitors for
the defence, an order from Walker upon Messrs.
Jamieson and Paterson, of Glasgow, for two dosen
pieces of imitation Madras silk handkerchiefs, ac•
cum anted by an invoice: from that firm for the amount
of the property so transmitted. The goods had been fortu-
nately stopped by the officen in tnuasitu since the prisoners'
apprehension. The next were from Messrs. Holden and
Cu., of Belfast ; Messrs. Kessehneyer and Mellodew, of
Manchester; Messrs. Alsop, Rubins, and Co., carpet ma-
nufacturers, of Leek, in Staffordshire; a Quaker firm
named Whigkam and Son, plaid manufacturers of Nichol-
son-street, Edinburgh; Messrs. Fry and Co., poplin manu-
facturers Westmoreland-street, Dublin ; Molars. Ketroyel
and Co.„Halitos, Yorkshire ; Messrs. John Hadwen and
Sons, silk spinners; Messrs. Reynolds and Co., Irish poplin
warehouse, Grafton street, Lublin; Messrs. Bannerman
aced Sons, Onion fabric-makers, Manchester, and others of
the same description, all bearing reference to the respective
goods in which the several firms dealt, and expressive of
readiness to execute any orders that the prisoners might
favour them with. To show the pr.soner's anxiety to con-
ceal the extent of his transactions, he might mention that
he hail transmitted directions to the poor-office since
his apprehension nut to forward any more let-
ters to hi, residence in the Loughborough-road,
Brighton, and appoiuting another place for that purpose;
but in this, too, he would be disappointed, as effectual mea-
sures had been taken to prevent has wishes being complied
with. lie should now complete the first charge against
them preferre i by Mr. Watkins, a draper, in Nurton
gate, in which the whole of the prisoners were implicated
sir obtaining goods to a considerable amount, and should
than proceed with a distinct sal amurate charge of forgery
against the prisoner Walker.
Atter a good deal of evidence in support of the first case
above referred to, the particulars of which have lately ap-
peared in this paper, and the depositions of the witnesses
in which ware row completed, the following evidence upon
the charge of forgery against Walker, who was now singly
arraigned, was gone into :
Mr. Pnilip Kirk, an auctioneer and estate agent at
Brampton, stated that on the of April, 1819, the pri-
soner Walser applied to him to become tenant of the house,
No. 39, Brumpton-crescent, and gave as referees a Mr.
Charles Burdett, of Shepperton Cottages, New North-road,
and • Mr. Annesley, of l niuu.row, Wandsworth-road. The
prisoner at that time gave his name as Joseph Ilenbley, re-
sitting at Seething Wells, Kingston, Surrey, and the auswers
of the referee* having been perfectly satisfactory, he consented
to accept the prisoner as a tenuut, upou condition of his pur-
chiming some carpets, feeder/ cornices, and other furniture
fitted to the house at a valuation of ON. Lis. The pri-
soner consented to do so, hut said that as he received
his income quarterly, it would be inconvenient to pay
, ready money, and therefore teudered a bill of exchange at
six weeks, accepted by the primmer, as was also the agree-
, sent fur the house, in the name of Joseph Heinsky, and
endorsed by his referee, Burdett, the witness himself attest-
ing his signature. Two days before the bill, however, Ix-
. came dee, he discovered that the prisoner had absconded
I with the whole of the property referred to, and upon look-
, ing for the referees he round that they had abscouded also,
end although he had here upon the active look-out since,
ho had been uuable to hear anything of the prisoner until,
by the newspapers, he saw that he was in custody at this
i court, and untuediately came down and ideuldied him. The
I bill, of course, had not bean paid by either of the persons
whose insures it bore.

Francis au active officer of the N division, who appre-
hended the whole of the prisoners himself, deposed to the
prisoner Burdett, Walker, or Hemiley, giving his name,
when in custody at the station, as Charlie ltichard Burdett
Walker : and Henry liammond, clerk to Mr. W iiliam Nor-
ris, a builder at Hackney, of whom that prisoner had taken
a house in Atine'aphice, Hackney, at 50t. per year, proved
that on his so doing he signed the agreemt-nt for it as Charles
Richard Walktr only.
Mr. Hobert Drawly, a coach-builder, of High-street, Stoke
Newington, also gave corroborative evidence upon the same
point, and proved that while residing in Anne's-place, on
the tith of August last, Walker, in that name, obtained
from him a lti-guinea phaeton, fur which he gave him an
acceptance at sus weeks, but absconded before the bill ar-
rived at maturity.
't he solicitor tor the prosecution then intimated that to
complete this charge against the prisoner he should at the
neat examination call Sergeant Dubois, who would prove
that at the very time Walker was pawing by the name of
liemiley there WAS a true bill against him for fraud under
the name of Burdett.
A gentleman named Heard had a chaise to prefer
against the prisoners of obtaining a pony from hen by
similar means and representations, but in consequence of
the lateness of the hour it was determined to take no more
eases that day, and the whole of the prisoners were trans-
ferred to the House of Detention, the magistrate positively
refusing to accept bail for either of them.
MAItYLEBONE,
_ .

Henry Darts, grocer and oilman, 67, Ilarrow-road, was
summoned by the Board of Inland Itereime, charged with
having in his pos.:scion 190Ibe. of husks of red and white
mustard seed uud ground rice, and also having in his pos-
session some pepper adulterated with the same, fur which
he had rend, red himself amenable fur each offence
to a penalty of lOW. The Excise having proved the facts
alleged,
Mr. Broughton said it was a cue of serious importance to
the defendant as well as the public also, and as such he had
given it his serious consideration. A great deal of es idence
had been adduced, and the learned counsel had brought for-
ward every argument for the benefit of his client, and after
giving the subject due consideration, he (Mr. Broughton) had
come to the conclusion that the case had been proved.
Under these circumstances he felt it his duty to give a ver-
dict, but in consideration of the defendant's previous good
character as an hone-t tradesman, he should only inflict
the reduced penalty of 2.51., being the fourth of the penalty
for the one consiction proceeded upon.