The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION ROUSE.
Oscu mom Ma Jaime Any.—Thu individual was en
mooed Mime Alderman Gibbs for the sum of 121. 10e. due
and "'rift to bet Majesty for the duty of postage which he
refaced mid neglected to pay. The sulamons, which was
=Z b! Mr. Peareek, the solicitor to the Post-office,
Hoe adodent le show cause why a werreat of
Mem sheuht set be granted for the recovery of that sam.
It was dated tie 10th of December, 1849, and iodated in
the following moan :—" The letters in respect of which
the postage all UL 10s. mentioned la the within illMllo6ll is
payable soy be men by Mr. Ady at the soliesitar's office,
12ineral PosteMes, any day between the hours ef 12 and 2
o'clock."
TM imffise noes was crowded with puma who appeared
Mho veneszloas to witness the performance of the invite-
es** pet aces agitator, who calmly took his station at the
ileet Mims table sad arranged his documents.
Mr. rewash haying stated that the amount claimed was
kr Me psalms of 1,600 letters.
Ilk. nis, tba chief clerk, asked the defendant who
flierast=estia& or not guilty ?
pleading I wiskto know whether that
, gm el 1111. link all I sin now inbted to the Post-tilla /
Mt. Ponesek—l do not know that lam bound to answer
kat iteeilek bat that sum ie all I am at present instructed
M opt eat /es lee. You posted 1,307 letters last
I beg for further time. I want time to look
ewe mei manias the 1,600 letters you talk about.
Mr. Peeseek—Ton have had seven days, upon four hours
of seek el which yen might have se employed yourself at
RieleffirffeM—That's not the cam; there were only lour
oat el Ile eaves that were working days. I wish for more
dealmilies you proceed with your complaint.
Allmon Gibbs—l shall proceed at ones with the case.
Dtra=itilty or sot guilty ?
' Not guilty, certainly."
Mr reseock mid that of the 1,500 lettere, the postage of
whisk he sought to co
1,000 had been raised by She
1 pinks to wham they had been tendered, 498 had been 414
noted to parties whoa could not be (mad, end two Wenbe I
addressed to ponies who were dead, and all moss' le I
eine tram Mr. Ady.
Themes ;Gallshin, clerk in the dead latter-elks of Os
1 fiesseal Pesidsats, said—l examined the whole et the WO
helm, whisk purport to
They wow
from Joseph
llai to Ady, el WI
the
,
7011Intrrh4fmet. , stmo
1 testament minasby by the selleiter trrPoit ekes, aid bine
the PeslieMee ewe upon them,
estrestins to IM. Me.
DeAsileat—l met have further due kr the esembadea
ef all them kale. It is quits lopesible that Ima leek
over then withest beteg slimed peeper line. At the last
exasidnallsa of Sly beldam here year witnesses swore
falesiy.= Ito the whams) did you examine all these
Tee, lll=tevery me.
—And do yen say the pottage is due bum me ?
'Wllme—Tie.
As fespeetca of letters at the Posf.edlee said—l know Mr.
Air. I wee present when the work/ tendered the lettere
le kba. end demanded the sea of 121.105. es postage. He
AM motley, bat said ke Led no mow ; end the eau is sow
kw and mks to her Majesty.
Nate a Iser_gaskage was rodeo d.
rekibiest—lfere the real letters miasmal to se t
llllmera—They were padaeld is the package.
Delisient—Bot not the reel letters, as by eau 1
lillsto—No.