The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOIJSK.

George Hoffman and Charles Fk;.;;n7were brought up on
remand, the former charged with stealing a chest of tea
from a van in the Misoriee, and stealing a chest of tea from
ono of Pit-Ward's vane in the London I Jocks, and the latter
was charged with receiving one of the chests of tea knowing
it to have been stolen. . .

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The prisoner Hoffman, it appeared, was employed as car-
man to take away a quantity of cheats of tee from the
London Docks for Mown. Jones and Candler, sad beside
the VIII which he was loading than was on* of Pickford's,
which had been loaded and was waiting to go out. When
Hoffmares van was loaded the foreman, from what be maw,
followed his van into the Minories, where Hoffman stopped
and went into a public-boars, and whilst there • man who
wan with Hoffman took • chest of tea from his van
sad put it into the • thiuran's mrt. The foreman
went SIP to Ganran asked him what he was going to do with
the cheat of tea, and hill said it was put into his van by •
man who asked him to take it somewhere for him. He told
him to whom it belonged, and he took it io his oat to
Messrs. Jones's warehouse. While he was speaking, Gaurao,
the man who placed the tea in the cart, went away, and
could not be found. When Hoffman arrived at Messrs.
Jonsi's Ivanhoe's, he, with ISturanoras given into custody.
When Hoffman's van was unloaded there was the right
number of dusts, but one of them appeared to be of diffe-
rent brand. It appeared that a cheat of tea was missing
from Pickford's van, which was next to Hoffman* and that
which was in Hoffman's van was identified as one of that lot.

Hoffman said he knew nothing at all of the matter, and
Gamin said he was asked to take the chest in kin cart!, and
he did no, thinking he might get a drop of beer.
Both priaoners were committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.
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Mr. Thomas Horsley Carnochae, solicitor, of Crowle.
Lincolnshire, was charged with forging a receipt for
511. 18s. 9d., it being alleged that the receipt was in fact
only • voucher for M.
Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Mr. E. Lewis, of Marlbo-
rough-street. appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Mew, for.
redly of Tetley, Lincolnshire, and Mr. Serjeant Ballantine,
was specially retained for the defence.
It appeared that a Mr. Sykes was trustee for certain pro-
perty in which the prosecutor, Mr. Shaw, was beneticially
interested. Some dispute had arisen with regard to the
accounts, and Mr. Shaw alleged that Mr. Carnochan, who
wee solicitor for the trustees, bad altered • receipt. Some
evidence on merely formal points was offered, and the
counsel for the prosecution called on the defendant to pro-
duce the receipt in question. After some discussion on
technical points Mr. Sediment Ballantine produced the
document, observing that be had no objection to its being
received is court, although he thought it would have been
better if the mama who bed charge of it had been
summoned.
Upon the production of the document a further discus-
sion arose. Mr. Sediment Salkuitine suggested that • charge
of forgery could not hold, as the additional items which
brought the amount up from 361. to 511. odd appeared after
the signature, and formed no part of the receipt. In fact,
they bad been inserted by direction of the clerk of the
Chancery Court, who had investigated the accounts, end
referred to items admitted to be paid, though not included
in the receipt.
Mr. Metcalfe admitted that he had been misiostracted.
He bad been led to believe that the insertions were before
the signature.
Mr. Vaughan said that even if the insertions were inoor.
net there WY no ground for the charge of forgery. He
should dismiss the summons, and the defendant would leave
the court without • stain on his character.
WESTMINSTER. -

Eli.vbdh Tkompaon, 'mai woman, 22 years of age,
was Merged an •• warrant with having committed
and corrupt perjury.
Mr. G. P. Wood, barrister, of Middle Temple, instrectedi
by Mr. J. B. Wheatley, solicitor, appestat to prosecute;
Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, defended.
Mr. Wood, in opening the cam, mid that the perjay
charged against the premolar arose out of proosadiap is the
Divans Court on the 16th and 17th of March, Wen Bir
Jame. P. Wilda Xt. John Theophilua Bayley, the
r iti-itroolsre r, preyed for • disealution of his marriage with
Bayley (respondent) on the ground of ham adultsay
with Patrick O'Briec and Thome Rates (the respondents).
The respoodest pleaded a denial, and cruelty, sad adultery,
on the part of the petitioner; the jury farad for the
palace., on all the lasses except that of adultery
with Beaton, sad promoters' • decree Mos.
The prisoner Thompson bad been • meant of Mrs
Bey*, sad principally ea her evidence the proof of
adultery as the Tart of Ma. Bayley sad the careepondente
depended. O'Brian was parkway to the petitioner, sad
Thomism deposed to various improper eats ocanottied by
!skit ; that Mtn Bayley had laid bar heads isdaestly as
him, that shelled men them tagether is • secluded mamma
beam, lbs. liselsy Ist* Ms Ira ie amass ; VIM IS one

occasion she bed come into the garden unexpectedly, and
(mad Yrs. Bayley ieg oo .the gravel path tinder some
bushes, with O'Bnen is mob a poid.ioo as not to leave the
alighted doubt that adultery was committed; that
she end O'Brien were fastened is the pentey,
and other *Depth:en, which he should prom to be false
they had so opportunity of disproving them in the Divans
Court, as Mn. &whey end O'Brien had their mouths closed,
but there he hoped to do so. With regard to Beat o, the
prisoner bad made several allegations equally Wm in their
nature, and upon her cross-examination the stated, in reply
to questions, that she had roves slept is the same hones as
a man named Collins, and that eh* bad never lived with
him. Hs would prove the perjury be alleged, sad should
ask the worthy magistrate to commit her.
Two witnesses were called, who deposed to the evidences
, Thompson had given as above. They were eubjssNd to a
siren mossimanditaticm jey Mr. Lewis, but nothing was

elicited in prisoner's behalf.
Mr. Wood was about to examine Mrs. Bayley, the re.
spondent in the suit, but
Mr. Arnold suggested a postponement, as the case bed
occupied a ecosiderablo time.
Mr. Lewis said what the prosecution wanted really was a
new trial ; they were in fact now applying to his worship
for it.
Kr. Wood said a new trial had bean asked for, and the
application had men postponed.
Mr. Arnold said after that, even should he go on with
the case, he should not commit the defendant, as she
would be sent to prison, and when the new trial canes on in
few days, one aide would be deprived of her evidence,
which would be a most nojast proceeding, uit was really
paying to get her out of the way. He had no notion that
a new kid was being applied for.
Mr. Wood suggested an adjournment for a fortnight. as
by that time they would have a rule fora new trial if it
I were granted.
Mr. Lewis thought it would be better to wait till after
June, when the decree absolute would be pronounced.
Mr. Arnold adjourned the case sine die, and Mr. Bayley
, was bound over in IW. for the appearance of the prisoner
upon having notice from the court to produce her.