The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-04 00:00:00

MANCHESTER CITY BANK.

Jonah Andrew, registered proprietor and matiag,r
of the City Bank of Manchester, which stopped iaiythent
on the 26th ultimo, was brought up on remain at tbe
Manchester City polies-court, yeetert4y, charged with ap-
plying to his own use 371. 16a entrusted to the bank to
retire a bill upon the Union Bank, Moorgate-street, Loudon.
Mr. Richardson, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution ;
Mr. R. B. B. Cobbett defended the prisoner.
Mr. Sam. Lyon, traveller for Mr.'Keen, tailor and draper,
King-street, Manchester, said, on Tuesday, 21st Oct., he
called at the City Bank. He went there to advise a hill.
He saw Mr. Coolaon, the prisoner's clerk, who gave him a
piece of paper to fill up. After filling it up he handed it to
Coulson, and left with it 371. lfs. and 2s. additional. on
the Thursday following he went to the bank again in con-
sequence of • telegram from London, raying the bill wa
not advised, sod showed the telegram to the prieoner, who
told him he was the proprietor and manager. He soled
him why it had not been advised io due course. lie looked
at the telegram, and said, " Perhaps you are not aware
that Spooner and Attwood have refused to honour my
drafts r Witness told him the bill was payable at the
Union Bully and he had nothing to do with Spooner and
Attwood. The prisoner replied, "Well, there is no money
here, I have paid it all away." He called • clerk to prove
that such was the case, and witness left the bank.
William Coulson, • clerk at the bank, said he remem-
bered Mr. Lyon calling and paying the money. He filled
up one of the ordinary advice slips on the counter. Wit.
nem handed it to Joseph Wadsworth, the cashier. Had no
instructions that day from the prisoner to send the remit-
tance to London. All the instruction he had that evening
from the prisoner was not to write to London.
Joseph Wadsworth, the cashier, said he received the
advice slip and money from the last witness. The money
was put in the drawer. All the money in the drawer was
paid away that night except 20/. and country cheques to the
amount of 1,0004 The balance was paid away next day to
various parties except about 4/. and the cheques, and then
the bank closed.

Mr. Richardson said he had served notices on the prisoner
sod his solicitor to produce the advice note, but they now
declined, and be proposed to give secondary evidence. He
then readied Mr. Lyoo, who said that the printed form he
received was headed "Spooner and Attwood," and he struck
those names oat and wrote over them, " Payable at the
Union Bank, bloorgate-street, Loudon." He wrote John
Williams on it as the drawer, and his own name as the ac.
captor. He signed his name at the bottom, but waa not
sure of the printed words before his signature. He thought
they were "retire the above."
Mr. Richardson now asked for a further remand till
Thursday, to give time for witnesses to attend from the
Union Bank, in London.
The remand was granted.
Mr. Richardson said be now proposed to go on with a
second case, in which Mr. John Wrigley paid the prisoner
161. es., with written directions to pay it to Messrs. Mackey
and Co., London.
The magistrates thought this case might to stand over
with the other.