The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
Isaac Thomas Welshman, of Hunter-street, Brunswick-
square, Henry ,Sl. John HuHen, of 24, Judd-street, Bruns-
wick-square, and John Vickers, of 42, Trinity-square,
Tower-hill, were charged with conspiring to defraud Henry
Charles Newton, commission agent, of 14. Lodge road, St.
John's Wood, of two bills of exchange fur 240/. each.
Mr. Newton said, I am acquainted with a Mr. Scott. On
the 10th of July last Mr. Green handed me two hills at
three and four months' date for 2.50/. each, drawn by Mr.
I James Fell, of 19, Darnell-place, Islington, and accepted
by Mr. Lamplough, of 8, Skinner-street, Snow-hill. I gave
them to Scott to get discounted, and about a week ago I
found they were in the possession of the defendants.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cooper—Mr. Green's name is not
on the bills, neither is mine. Mr. Green is a private gen-
tleman, living at 8, Crawley-place, Onslow-square, Bromp- A NEW MODE OF COCNTERACTING DISSENT.—
ton. He i. a justice of the peace in Ireland, and lives on As the Rev. C. Robinson, incumbent of Holy Trinity
his income. He merely acted as an agent in this matter, Church, Blackburn, was going to his schools on Thursday
and received the bills from Mr. Fell, the drawer. Mr. evening last, he saw a crowd of persons near the wall of
Scott is not here, I wish he was, for 1 have been with a de- the church, and ascertained that they were " Ranters,"
tective °dicer looking after him for the last two days. Scott about to commence • service. Mr. Robinson waited till
lived at Myrtle-street, Holston, but during the lust three a hymn had been sung, and then informed one of the party
weeks he has absented himself from that address. lam who was mounting a chair, that he was the authorised
not the prosecutor in this ease. The summonses were taken nester of the district, and would not, if he could help it,
out in my name and in my absence, but I sane- allow others to take his duties outof his hands ; andante the
Coned the proceedings when I was told of them, as I people had congregated he would address them. He then
am liable to Mr. Green for the amount of the bills. got on the chair, and preached a sermon with which all the
About a week previous I gave Scott a 54:1W. bill, drawn and people appeared much pleased. On his back being turned,
accepted by the same parties, to get discounted; but he one of the voluntary labourers praised him, but another
returned it to me as being too large an amount for his con- found fault with Mr. Robinson for having deprived them of
nexion, and requested two bills for smaller amounts, and I an opportunity of completing their design. Blackburn
obtained the two in question and gave him with written Standard.

Mr. Hardwick recomn
the matter to the police.

Mr. Burrell gave his judgment in the Duke of Cabbritta's
claim upon Jesse Cooper, who detained his livery a.; pre-
viously reported.
Mr. Burrell decided that the livery remained the pro-
perty of the duke, not having passed to the coachman, who
was properly the servant of the job-master, either by right
of custom or by gift ; the clothes must therefore be restored,
• nd an order was made accordingly.