The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

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Clever*? Robert .Mum bray alias /C. M. /New, was brought
before the lord Mayor charged with 'saving uttered a forged
hill of exchange. Mr. Goddard, the solieitor to the MAO-
tiativa of merchants and tradesmen for the protectiou of
trade, sine ared for the prosecution. Severs" tradesmen
attended upon the occasion, and stated that they had been
defrauded by the prisoner.
Mr. .1.1111, Thomas Edwards, wine melanin, of harp-
fine, lireat 'fower-street, said I know the prisoner. Ile
came to me to take part of my house in offices. Ile came to
ale and told me, shout a fortnight ago, that he could sell
emir a int. to a Mr. Richards, of Woolwich, and he asked
me to give him samples of sherry and port. I aeconlingly
tare tons simple., and be took them to Mr. Richards.
lest day he c.uue back and said that he had sold a
1.0.M..' of sherry and a pipe of port to Mr.
I:pliant., and he wished me to book it in the
regular way. We had made an arrangement about
commission previomly. I made out the invoice to
Mr. Urban's. The price of the port was to be 341. 10s.,
and that of the sherry was to be 10/ 10s. I endorsed the
walnuts of the wine. to Mr. Richards, and gave them to
the primmer, and my clerk made out the invoice. The
remoter hail antle.nty to take Mr. Rheliards's acceptance
for three months or cash. When he calm again he did not
bring a bill, but said he would go again to Woolwich, for
he was not sure that Mr. Richards won't' not pay in cash.
Have him a blank stamp to get Mr. litiebardit acceptance
upon it, I intended to have the bill.' Two or three days
afterwanls he came and produced a hill dated the 26th of
Fehruary 1841. purporting ter-be drawn by R. M. Holmes,
wad accepted by W. Hallows, wine and spirit merchant,
Boolwich, for 44?. 10s, and payable at the London and
usty Bank three months after date. I asked him why
tee brought me Mr. Hallows's acceptance. He replied
that Richard. and Hallows were connected together, and
!Mated in marriage, and that one kept one hour, and the
dher another, and that the reason Hallowe's acceptance
tas given a a., that it was an understood thing fur a parti-
lm object that the amounts should be kept separate and I
distinct. I sent to Woolwich to ascertain whether the bill
was a good one, and found that I was defrauded.
'.The Lord Mayor—Did he call himself Holmes in this!
transaction ?
illfitnem—He did. Ile endorsed this paper in my pre-
sence, is the name of R. M. Holmes and Co.
-Yr. tiuddard-- I can prove that his name is Clement
Robert Mow bray ; but we merely wish at present to put in
as much es Prue,. a. will justify a remand.
Mr. W. Joseph Richards, of the Castle Inn. Woolwich,
said—li know the prisoner. On the 22nd of last month
he brought to me • warrant Rea pipe of port and a hogs-
head of sherry. (Here Mr. Edwards identified the war-
rants ks those referred to by him.) Ile owed me 71. and he
gave me the sherry in payment of the debt. As for the
pipe of port, he end I could either give hint cash or a bill
for that, and 1 agreed to pay him In April for it.
The Lord Mayor—How much wire you to give him for
the pipe of port ?
Witness-1 was to pay him 301. for it.
Mr. thaldard—Have you a partner named Hallows?
'Witness—No. I have been at Woolwich these 30 years,
add there has been nobody there of that name to my know-
during that time. I never told the prisoner that I
a partner named Hallows, or that Hallows was keep-
' U. one house and I &nicker. Ido not know any person at
ral of that name.
'The prisoner was then remanded for a week.

TROOPS FOR THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—It war
Iliterday decided that the 74th Highland regiment, elm*
is proceed from Cork to Gibraltar in the Vulcan steamer, I.
to go immediately to the Cape, instead of Gibraltar. No
o4hcr regiment has yet been ordered to the Cape. As the
74th is to go to the Cape, it is supposed the 13th Light In-
fantry, the next regiment for foreign service, will be ordered
10 Gib/tilts,. The following regiments are now serving M
l/fa Cape :—Local Cavalry : Cape Mounted Rifles, 1.083
all ranks. Local Infantry: 6th regiment, 600 all ranks
4.5 th regiment, 1,100 all ranks; 73rd regiment, 600 all
rooks ; 91st regiment, reserve battalion, 600 all ranks.
Tete!, 2,900 ail ranks. Thus the total of Cavalry and In-
fantry at the Cape was rather less than 4,000 of all ranks
at the annmeneemeat of the recent hostilities.