The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18. 1849.

each, to answer the *barge at the Middlesex Sessions ; the
subsequent iisdosuree made reepteting the prisoner by other
soldiers in the same regiment, wilds wore detailed in evi
dence ; and the language imputed to Mr. Saler at the time
by the prisoner which was not that of a clergyman or gentle
man, bat savoured of the barracks; and midi( he declined to
give his name when such en atrocious accusation was made
against him, it ought not to excite surprise, considering the
satire of the alleged offenes against him, with the certainty
that the uourvence would be conver a through the usual
channel to a sick wife, to whom he had leesa not boas mar-
ried, end ego to his numerous friends and perishing's?, who
could not poedbly be cognisant of the real facts of the ease,
es be now trusted they would he laid before the public. Mr.
Seller had come to town for the purpose of going to see his
wife, who was in Beer, and having left his luotsege at
the Bell and Crown, in Holbora, when he had engaged •
bed, De dined at a tavern and want to visit an old college
friend, who resided at Pimlico. On pepsine St. lanes's
Palace, rain compelled him to take 'halter under a portico,
where the prisoner wag on duty, when he seised him and se.
cured him of an assault which would be detailed in evidence.
After being examined before the magistrate he was sent to
prima where he remained three days and threenights, before
the news cry formalities, in p the required sureties,
could be completed. In due time • bill of indictment was
preferred against him, but the soldier being at the
time under an arrest for • breach of military discipline, and
not appearing before the grand Jury, the bill was 'fumed
An app million was then made on the part of Mr. Seller to
have the reoognizanees enlarged, which ought to satisfy the
minds of some by whcm it had been insinuated that some
overtures must have been made to the soldier to bring about
such • result. The application being as a matter
of course acceded to, the prisoner, whose command-
kg oilier gave every facility for his appearance,
attended before the grand jury, and the bill were again
I'sered. Mr. Seller, in vindication of his character, and eta
for the protection of the public, was driven to the amenity
of adopting the present proceedings, that an venom', might
be made of a most iniquitous system, which, it would cons
out in evidence, unhappily prevail• d to a fearful crest.
The Rev. Henry Charles Seller, Ulna then sworn, said t
I am a clergyman of the church of Besland, and have been
officiating as a lie-need runts et Send, in Surrey. I have
en married abo • year, and until lately filled a cursor at
8 bls Hedinghase, in Ee-ex. I came to town cn the 4th
Jan., in'enelitig Oink Mrs. Seller at Sib's Hedingluana on
the following day. The rev. gentleman hewing re-
peated the statement made by his solicitor up to the
evidence of hie arrival at Sc. James's Palace, went on to my :
my way lay tbrongh the palace and the park, and on paw
ing under the prtico in front of the Dachas of Kent's
mansion, I observed that the prisoner was standing under
the portico and nut in the sentry box. I did not speak to
him, nor he to me, and after reaching the park I felt it wee
raining, in consequence of whieh I &Undone,' my intention
of solar to see my friend, aid turned beck. On arriving at
the portico I stood up term the rain, and sew the a rdinel,
who afterwards turned out to be the er.• I observed,
" 'Tie • wet night, soldier," and I we he mid in reply,
" That it wee." I then asked him whose house he was

muuding, or words to that effect, and he said the Duchess of
Hent's, which ezpressions I repeated. Doom the oath I have '
taken I never altered s word, nor did such an ides muss my
mind. The prisoner iastaatly seized me by the collar, and said
scathing to the Mho, at the same time using a disgusting
epithet, " take you to the guard-room," Before he Ida
bold of me, tea my solemn oath, I neither touched him nor
did I attempt any loch thing. He was armed with a musket
sad bayonet, and ea taking me to the Ruud-room he asked
be the sergeant, to whom he preferred the charge of assault,
whisk I instantly denied ; and on my asking to en the 4
11111oer of the guard, I was told I could set am him, u it was
police case. A policeman was then sent for, and being &
headed over to him, I was conveyed to the station. where I 14,
spin saw the prisoner. After my name was mind by the
Beutable oft duty, the double charge ot assault and indecent 61
bagasse was entered, which was sot made at the guard- 1-
um. I refused to gi• e my name, asking if I was m
to do so, and I think they said if I did 3
I should do so in the morning, upon wh'ch I de- t
Maul it altogether. On the folio wire tnotnilt I was
hanght to this office after being looked up all night, and 6
Were they brought me up I gave the name of Henry
Meer.
Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, staid that when Mr. Seller 1
r:lWore the court be gave his right name and ad- I
,I:saappeared on the police sheet produced.
Mr. Seller proceeded : I first pave the magistrste my ad-
hen and prelusion, and being asked if I had given my real
man, I inquired if I mast 'eve it ? On; being told by the
magistrate that I should, I gave my pro,er name sod
address, after which the prisoner deposed that I committed
as assault upon him while he was on duty. At the station-
house a noel silver watch. two five pound notes, some gold
and silver money were taken from me. After I left this
cant I remained three days sad three nights in prima.
Mr. J. G. Middleton stated that he was the son of the late
Ainairal Middleton, and otoopied apartments at 6, Upper-
Boon street, Oromenor-place. He was at Cambridge 1
'best twelve years aeo, with Mr. Seller, and had since con
tinged to be on most intimate terms with him. He usually
caked upon him when he came to town. Witness generally
dined at his club in toter, and would not be home until
after tau o'clock at sight.
G. Beaumont, clerk to Mr. Coker, solicitor, of Chancery.
lase, said that he was sent by his employer to the Bell
cad Crown, after Kr. Seller was examined at this court, to
dein hie luggage, and he paid for the bedroom which had
been engaged by him on the previous night.
W. Pries : am a private is the same regiment with the pri.
goner, whom I have known for eight years. On the night in
question I was on duty on the next post to the prisoner,
which was distant about 40 Fords, and there was also a sentry
at tie gnarl-home door. If the prisoner had any charge
egotist any person it was his duty to hare called to the next
sentry, who should pass the w.-rd oa to the guard room, but
he was not allowed on any a-count to leave his post. The
mitoses did not bail me or call to me on that night. I re-
member seeing him hogging a gentleman by the collar, but
it mining at the time, and lin the entry-box, I did not
address him. I went from my post about five minutes before
tireiveo'clrek, and went to tie guard-room, where I saw the
prhemor. who said nothing to me, but in my hearing
he said he was very sorry for having taken the
asea fate anetody. He mid, "us a pity that I had not been
in the ukase poet, or some other post, where there was not
tasty people, es I could have all the lot, money, ring, watch,
and all.' I observed that a watch was a dangerous thing to
have to do with. He replied that he could have put it out
of sight for three or four days; be could swallow; it. Is
answer to the *suer, the witness said he could easily have
heard him call, even from the sentry-hox, and besides, they
could have approached each other within ten yards.
The primmer denial having ever said that he moll swal-
low the watch, which be knew would be impossible.
I'. Dunaway, a lance sergeant in the same regiment, said
that it was the duty of the prisoner to have celled on the
next sentry, who was not more than tea yards distant. the
last wiener must have heard him, and giving the word to
the guard-room, moistest* would have been sent. It was my
dutyto post men at differentplams,and I had reasons for putting
the prisoner on &different post from other men on that night.
Af er the circumstance occurred the psis nor was plead
antler restraint for a breach of duty, but he broke out of
barracks, foe which he was sent to a military prison.—Pri-
toner : What reason had you for placing me on any par
tinder post ?—Witaess : I had my reasoos.—Prisoner State
them, if you please—Wines, .• My reason is that I have
heard you bout that you would take money or anything
oleo from the public, and that you had done so. That
occurred when I was a Private, sad sines I became a non-
cosiminimed antler I have had authority to place you in
such a post se you could have no communisation with the
public, such as at the guard-room door, under the eye of the
sergeant, where there is no thoroughlare.—Prisoner ; Have
u ever known me to de anything of the kind?
Witness : No ; but I have your own words, that you would
do so If any one spoke to you while you were on sentry.—
Peignoir : I never halm you to plate nas cm the guard-Pima
or where there was no thoroughfare, for twelve years, but on
two madam Witness: Tel; en what are called the wine-
°gibers.
Mr, Bodkia—Did you do so en the awhority d year
superior oiloer I—Witnon : I acted on my own discretion.
J. Stewart—l have been a private in the same regiment
for six rears, and remember the charge being made again
Mr. Seller, which formed the subject of conversation among
the men the following day, when the primmer said Mime
were notes, gold, sad silver mosey sad a watch In the ma-
thrmaa's ponession. The prisoner said. " I wish I bad met
him oa the colour post, I would ham had the whole lee,
watch and aIL I could have swallowed the watch." He at
the same time end a disgusting expnudon The mbar
yard is mask more private than where the slfiKeef was
ea duty. I did sot hoar bin say that money had been offered
to him me the cusission, bat at other times, when coming off
duty, I have seen both gold and silver in his possession,
widds, be mid be had got in the some way. Once, at night,
bdiall m eesMe7 at the Milk-gate. the prisoner told me that
be Mesa a intlemen, and having dragged him into the
boxt head at* lot Yen until he gave hen money.
J.
This pimple
Wathelter, exam private in the same regiment, said :
I have taunt the pricomia he seta year, and was in the
guard-room when die gestlemea was besought in in candy.
About 12 o'clock the prisoner was speaking ',host the money
be saw given up at the station, and said tkat had he got a
sovereign from the gentlest= he might have pone to hell.
I hays noticed him poisoned of silver money after emir*
off duty, which be mid he obtained from people after it was
dark.
F. Bryant, another pprivate ii the same regiment,
corroborated the preesdiag statement. He said—l have
noticed kiss have money on coning off guard, and en 11111•
cloud= a gold wank rings, brooches, an umbrella, sad a
gentleman's cloak, prisnipally when he was on duty after
halt. I have seen as ranch as three weenies' with him,
gbe showed them to other sea, but I did not hest him
bow_ kern them.
Mr. HvoSitral:e would sot apply for any posrponemeat
of the la having brought forward all the evident*
he had to .
The pawn Mailed saying anything to the charge, sad
he was filly asamdtted to Newish for trial.

LAMBETH:=Prennaa or run Boyne Kamm
ILIALWAT COMPANY ST MIANS 01 POSASD ORDZIS
Mr. W. Ortml•y, a master armr, sad Mr. O. Poscoek, a
corn-eltaneller, were rinezensWek °barged with obtaining
Rem the Booth Beetern Bsllway Offesany's officers, at the
Briek!sy•re Ares station, 46 seas of flour, valved at 901,1
by creams of forged orders. The *huge ageless Crawley
was, that oa the 14th of December last be presented a forged
order, purporting to be slimed by Mr. &moon, a doer
fader, to a eh* at the venire/ states; for the delivery of
26 subs of flour, and, oa the Mk of the sane usea. a
similar ceder hr the delivery of 20 other sacks of doer, all
of which he took to the shop of Patosok, and delivered
Shea is Peowseles. Primmer, whoa sabsequently asked
what be had dime with the fisar,refased to give say sosonat
ef ft, sad it was shown that %stead of sipsing his own same
to the delivery book at the Nedra, he wrote is name "J.

Roberts." Against Peacock it appeared, that when asked
about the flour, be acknowledged to hen purchased twenty
sacks from a penon named Winn, who was a stranger to
bina, for which he pad 9M, and which he said had boon
brought from the railway. The twenty-five additional
sacks he denied ell kno.ledge of, until sitar Crawley had
lanais custody, and be then oteleased to buying the twenty-
five seeks from a different person to that from whom he had
purchased the twenty seeks, and that he had hoped to gad
the parties, as he bad seen deem is Mark-lane once or twice
subsequent to the tramming'.
Yesterda , two fresh wittiest', one Mr. W. Edwards, a
can cha , and the other Ur. W. Statisflifid a baker,
were examined. The forme stated that on the 22nd of De-
cember last, the prisoner Pease* whom he had known for
some years, called at his hones sad said be had some flour
that would suit him, and left a sempli, and he subsequently
purchased flee sacks, at 325. a sack. The sacks were marked
with the name of J. Faiths., a miller, is Elnasex.—The
witness Stausfield was much the worse fur liquor, cad gave
his evidence in so entatis'aotery a manner as to call forth
some enimulversion from the magistrate. He, it appeared, had
purchased twenty sacks of flour from Peacock, and in the
bill, which was an the prisoner's handwriting, an I'llowatt:a
of 11 2e. was made on it, for wbich the witness could give
him no satisfactory explanation, beyond saying he thought
it was some copper money he had before sent to the prisoner.
—Both prisoners were remanded.

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