The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-20 00:00:00

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GUILDIIALL.—A " Moonatting " RAILWAY.—Mr. S.
Brand, of lililton-street, was charged before Sir P. Laurie
with appropriating certain property to his own use.—Mr. J.
Mariner, of 2S, Moorgate-street, secretary ti the North
Wales Railway Company, stated that in September or
October last the company reproved from the Guildhall
Chambers, Gresham-street, to their prestnt resid, nee. Tre
premises were taken by parties representing a company
called the Madras and Arcot Railway Company, the prisoner
being. their s. cretary. When the first company left Mr.
Maumee left in rare of the prisoner three dcx n of wine,
three coats, a pair of trousers, and a waistcoat, liesides a port-
manteau, come papers, tee, and the prisoner pledged them.
—Mr. brand, in defence, said that he was given to under-
stand by his predeeessor, Mr. Simmonds (now dead), that
he had purchased the wine from Mr. Mariner ; but, evi n if
he had not, •'.l lie (prisoner) could say wan, that he knew
nothing whatever about its disappearance.—Sir Peter Liurie
wished to know how the North Wales Railway Company
were going on —Mr. Marriner said they were winding up
their affairs.—Sir Peter Laurie to the prisoner : Is your
company doing the same?—Mr. Marriner: 11i,c,ompnny
never had any existence. (Laughter.)—Sir Pet. r Laurie :
Then your affair was complete moonshine ? —Mr. Brand
Yee. (Renewed laughter.)—Mr. Marriner said the pri-
soner's statement as to the purchase of any wine by Ail pre-
decessor weft folse.—Sir Peter Laurie said hr was sorry to
see a re-pectable man ,ike the prisoner in ouch a situation,
but he must remand him, as he had evidently made away
with the clothes unlawfully.—lle was then removed from
the bar.
HOW, Si REET.— POST. OTSICE rtillil+Elt V. William
eleuati, a later-carrier employed in the Stepney braneh of
the London district office, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Jardine, charged with stealing a letter containing money,
the props rty of the Postmaster-General.—Mr. Peacock, soli-
citor to the Post-office, attended to conduct the case.—Wm.
ILeley, another letter-carrier, stated that he was on duty at
o'clock in the morning, sorting letters with the pri.oner,
when he saw him throw one on the table, the wed bring up-
permost, which sounded as it it contained money, ut which
time there were come dead letters lying by ; and having
taken some from his side pocket he placed the letter in
question among thorn and laid them on the table. There
was a figure of "4 " in red iuk on the letter,
and after saying he had nothing to give up that
'morning he arranged his letters for delivery and left the
office. Witness gave information of what he had Been to
the inspector.—Mr. Chamberlain, the inspector, said that
the letter was addressed " Mrs. Forster, 16, Grove-road,
Mile-end-road, Landon," and the prisoner denied having it
until he was about to be searched. He then said he did not
know he had it in his possession, although it was not in his
district of delivery.—in answer to the charge the prisoner
said the letter must have got accidentally iato his pocket, and
he could not account for the possession of it in any other
way —Upon the applicstion of Mr. Peacock the prisoner
was ordered to be remanded for a week.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —A GVARDSMAN. A.
Stephenson, a private in lot battalion of Fusiliers, was
charged with having attqmpted to obtain money from Mr.
Brown, 'fanner, Long-lane, Bermondsey. Mr. Brown said
he saw the prisoner in Castle-street on Tuesday. The
prisoner, who was an entire stranger to him, came up to him
and tapped him (soldierly on the shoulder, and asked for •
shilling, saying that he was a good-natured looking fellow.
Complainant refused, end requested the prisoner to go away ;
the prisoner said he would have two shillings, and he would
not leave complainant until he got the money. The prisoner
followed him from place to place, and complainant was
obliged at last to give him into custody. The defence of the
prisoner was, that the complainant had accosted him in the
first instance, and had shaken him by the hand. He said
the complainant had told hint to follow him, and that he had
done so. lle had also met the complainant the previous
evening, arid had received Is. 3d. from him. The com-
plainant said the whole of the defendant's statement was a
falsehood. Yesterday the further investigation into this
charge was proceeded with. Mr. Brown produced numerous
witnesses, in whose company he had been at the time when
the defendant had declared that he was with him.
—Mr. Hardwick, having expressed himself satisfied that the
defence was trumped up, and had no foundation whatever.
fined the defendant Oh., or two months' imprisonment.