The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-04 00:00:00

THE POLIO& COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE,
Jots Dwsoess • lad 111 years
_old,' um brought
before Sir R. Garden, sat for the Lard Mayor, Charged
with stealing a nom of cheques the property of
UMW. Mr. Joseph Coate, • emit merchant, carrying on
huskier in J•wryotreet, sad Henry Garrett, a bombardier
"la the Royal Artillery,Wag at Woolwich, was charged
with feloolously receiving'401., • portion of the property,
Wowing it to ham been stolen. Both prieners were to
the custody of John Randalks deleotive °Meer attached to
the War Department at Woolwich. In addition to the
thugs oI robbery, the prisoner Duncan was also charged
' with forging several cheques with intent to defraud the
Loudon sad Westminster Bank.
Mr. Baddeley, of Leman-street, the solicitor for the
eastern branch of the London and Westminster Bank,
conducted the promoutioe.
Three cashiers belonging to the mete= breath of the
London and Westminster Beak, In Higb.street, White-
chapel, were fires examined, and they produced five cheque
for the sums respectively of 751., 501. 75b_ ,651., and 211., all
el which purported to be accepted
ihdYr. Om* me of
their customers, sad they were over the counter.
Nom of the cashiers were able to identify the party by
whom the forged cheques were pawned.
Mr. Joseph Ooote deposed that he owned on the huskies.
of a auk manufacturer in Jewry-throe, Aides* and the
prisoner Duaosn had been la his service se • sort of clerk
ler three or four months. He had lately missed several
cehbppoor from his cheque-book, and he believed those that
bad been produced were the same that had been abstracted,
and they were an forgeries. He kept his cheque-book in
his desk in his countimg-honee, and the prisoner could easily
have obtained some to it. On Wednesday last, in tease-
mime of some information he received, he went to the
hank, and when be returned he found that the calmer
had Idt the Moe, sad he did not see him again until he
was in custody.
Mr. 0. Conte, the son of the lest witless, mid that be
mw the Moser Duncan an Wednesday, and be told
him that he father had gone to the bank "in a dew," sad
almost immediately the prisoner went away without telling
him he was obag, sad he saw no more of him. The wit-
less added that be had frequently seen the prtmer write.
and be had no doubt that the body al the forged cheque
was in his bandwidth.
Joke Ruda, the dethotive akar, me then examined.
Hetaid that is amesqueooe of Information he received, he
went on Thursday evening to the Highbuy theatre at
bliagtoe, cad he saw the two primers In the act el going
la at the door. He Gimped them, sad told the priseuer
Densest that he was charged with robbing his employer of
• considerable sum of mosey, sad also with forging cheques
whisk he lad malted of the bank. He at once maned
that it wee true, and when witless asked him what he
had dens with the ro, he regied that he had
heaght • gold watch and • amends guinea, mad other
things for himself, and a watch ler the other
primer. and bad given him moaey. He also said
that he had given mow to two other soldiers belonging to
the Royal Artillery at Woolwich, and they were to cus-
tody of the military authorities at Woolwich. Witness
this addressed the other primmer, the bombardier, sad told
him that the affair looked very supicious, and he bed un-
derstood that he was about to parolees his discharge from
the regiment, and he inquired where he had got the mociey
from. Ha replied that his t ether bad paid the money for
him, and that it was his own coin. Witness told the pri-
mmer Garrett that hie father said that he had given him
the mosey to parolees his discharge, and he made no reply.
The ether Manner Duncan then said that be had gives the
money to the father to wakens his soe's discharge, and
that It was about SU, and this was in addition to other
mosey he had given to the prisoner, besides baying him a
watch.
The who said nothing la their defence, were
and it is expected that at the seat examination
the other two soldiers will also be brought up.
A very respootablaiooldig young man named Benjamin
smith, who was stated to bold a very responsible position
is the establishmet of Meows. Rothschild, was brought up
la embody, charged with an Indecent assault upon • young
sessedJoha Taylor.
Mr. Weather, sea.. appearedtee the defeetalat
AlnetdiAg to the evidem of the complainath, who is
sagesed in • highly respectable establishment in
he was looking mat the window of an optima's shop near
his .ess~s promisee, when the defendant amealted him
Is an itddiesowwt manner. At fist be had some doubt as to
his Mention, and he took no nodes, and the prisoner re.
=the act three tines end then walked away. He
hiss and the primer them to on., He
him fate Biebiopsgateeetrest, where he went into • =re:
esspesid al different cams, sad when he eons up to him,
the primer put himself into a fighting attitude, but did
set strike him. The primmer then walked away, and upon
meeting a constable be gave him into custody.
The mastabla oho took the prisoner in charge said that
when be heard what he we misused of, he at ones declared
that Id wu all • mistake, and that what the empluisant
esseidered as an mann was dome whoa be was feeling for
his bin-book. The pigeon' st mos commakated with
the Mims. RethaehiW, aad the beck referred to, which
M thpeared captained securities sad sash to the amount
el betwma 30,0001. end 40,0001., wee handed over to them.
The proseoutoe was arcarezunixed at soulderatie Meth
by Yr. Weather, but although there were mom little die-
eregmeise in he testimony, nothing was elicited that ap-
peared in any way materially to affect the evidence he bad
given in hie itemisation la chieL
Mr. Wontaar made a most mews appeal to Sir B.
Carden to Minim the Mom sad not to destroy the
shenther of the defendant for ever, by maimitting him
tar trial upon such en aoutuatioa. He urged the extreme
improbability that a man ilrhO be should show was Meted
with the greatest confidence by Messrs. Rothschild, and
1 who at the time had property to MI enormous amount in
his useessioa, should have been guilty of such an effuse in
I bread daylight, and in snob a public thoroughfare as Cora-
bill is the middle of the day, sod maid that without is any
way impugeine the chateau of the complainant, the whole
affair might fairly be attributable to • unsteke.
A gentleman bolding • resposeible position in the MO>
g' lieest of Messrs. Rotheehild was thee examined, and he
gahmve the prisoner • high character for moral Goads* as
well as integrity.
Sir B. Carden said it was undoubtedly a very palatal seas,
but he did not me how be could disbelieve the widows of •
respectable young men like the complainant. It wm an-
cloubtedly unlikely that a man of good character sad with
snob • large sum of mosey In his possession should have
committed such an set; bat there was the swore testimaY
of • respectable witness that he had done so, sod be should
not take the impossibility upon himself of deciding, but
should sand the came before • jury.
The deleadaat wee accordingly committed toe trial, bat
bail was taken for his appearance.
A boy named James Simmons wascharged with causing
the death of • woman by negligence.
The prisoner was driving one of Piakford'i vans at • fast
pees is the Wearies, and knocked
dews the deceased. She
we taken to the hospital, where she died on Thursday

Thee
•
The prisoner wee remade&
Throe young men, apprentices to Kr. Lloyd, who
carries on an sztenave business as • paokisgease maker in
Bush-lens, Cansotietrest, were summosed by their muter
Won the Lord Mayor for having wilfully disobeyed his
Lief al ooremands.
Yr. Waiter., junior, of Bookienhery, appeared oe behalf
of the defeedesta, who severally pleaded sot ►guilty to the
charge contained in the maroons.
It appeared from the evidence of the complaisant and his
formula, that the defendants had been ordered to complete
• packing ease before they went to breakfast one morning,
ea it was required to be sent home by • pirtioolar time.
The lade cumaimousl redlyay woeM not bs kept
from their breakfast, onus.,o as said, they were legally
compelled, and st 8 o'clock, which was the regular breakfast
hoer, they all lea, and the work wee ociesequselly un-
finished.
Mr. Wontoor said be was not instructed to deny thsl
the lads had sated in the manner described, bet he
should coated that, usder the circumstances, they were
jnotilled is leaving the work. The &parlance% bad to be
at their work at six o'clock in the morels& and they is.
culled their breakfast at eight o'clock, and he submitted
to
it was not • lawful demand that was made upon them
to matinee working for so many hours without any re-
frealuseet
Mr. Lloyd said it was only 111•6111/1 al emergency that
the apple:goes were required to work beyond their usual
mealtimes, and this wee the CIAO on the occasion in

question.
The Lord Mayor said he should decide that in mush a
teas the mister had • perfect right to require the appren-
tices to delay going to their meals. He was very well
acquainted with the nature of the packing-am Made, sad
he loom that it frequently happened that a ship that was
ready to sail wee delayed and prevented from proosedini 00
her voyage because goods were not peaked, as 'comet of
the mem not losing finished.
Mr. Lloyd said it WY quite tine what his lordship bad
stated. The makieg-use trade wee a rather peculiar trade,
and at times it happened that they were compelled to
have the work done by a oertaic time ; and these were the
oily otreasimos when the apprentices and the other workmen
were precasted from leaving at their regular meal hems.
Mr. Wisdom said ha WOO informed that it was • thing
that oosetantly occurred, sod that the apprentice lads often
bad to wait until five o'clock in the thermos before they
could go to their dinner.
The Lord Mayor said he did not thiak this was much of •
hardship. He himself had frequently to wait later than
Ave o'clock before be could get his diem". (A laugh.)
Mr. Wastes—My laid, yours is &very Wired sue to
that of them apprestios lade. It was •
without ti
=
meet to them to Item them so long without their
iat 100),
The Lori Mayor said that be wee well aequidated with
business, sad knew perfectly well that what these lads
sostplalaed of wee nesvaidable in attain eases. He Was
addressed the dr/fondants, and said they most undentsnd
that their meter was perfectly justified in the course he
had takesand be at the same time ebesmed that if they
withal to hues. good men, and to be respeeted when they
pew as, they must obey their muter, awl coldest them-
selves differently to wits& they wester Is ace
d He
added that be should set pool& them at presoak bat
should allow the musseise to dead woo for • month, sad
V they did sot behave Weer and the 4611/110 woe presseid,
they would most wontedly be met to prism.
IBA sisseMine imam werel Isd ad war ferseistk.