The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-02 00:00:00

ERPOOL COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY.

;Lan) intefitaence.

This Morning, at the sitting of the court, Mr.
John Whitey, son of the editor and proprietor of the
Ltrev„ool Journal, who was on Monday sentenced to fine
anteunticig to 131., and 14 days imprisonment in Lancaster
Castle, was summoned foe misting the officers in the exe-
cution of their duty, on the occasion of the attempted anon
of Mr. Whitey, sen., on Saturday last.
There were in attendance many of the molt influential
Inhabitants of Liverpool, and for some hours during the
proceedings Wm, Brown, Esq., M.P. for this division of
the county, was accommodated with a seat on the bench
beside the learned judge. The interest excited has been
intense beyond description, from the knowledge of the
fact, that the whole of the men in Mr. Whitty's employ-
ment who were present on the Saturday whenlbailiffs
attempted to arrest that gentleman upon Mr. liamsbay's
verbal order, and the four detective policemen sent by the
superintendent to preserve the peace cn the occasion, were
served with summonses, mid that the commissioner of po-
lice, with Mr. Clough, the superintendent, and several of
the inspectors, were also in attendance.
On the ease being called ou, Mr. Dowling said he ap-
Er:watch the proceedings, not to defend the police,
to
order that, if anything wrong had been done by them,
the officers might be set right upon any future occasion.
Sir George Stephen appeared on behalf of the defendant,
and submitted that as the summons charged him with re-
sisting the officers in the execution of their duty, and as
they. were asked to show their authority, neither of them
having a warrant, or even a written appointment, no offence
bad in point of law been committed.
The Judge decided that the act gave him the power to
order into custody any one who had insulted an officer of
the court, either in going to or returning from that court;
and he doubted whether he ,was empowered to issue a war-
rant at all. The act authorised him to "order" the arrest,
but said not one word about any warrant. The order he
had given was as valid as though written with his own hand
and sealed with the seal of the court.
The learned counsel contended to the contrary, and I
maintained that even the judges of the superior courts
were not armed with such unconstitutional powers as those
claimed by his Honour. As, however, his Honour ruled
otherwise, he must request that a note of his objection
should be taken, for ulterior proceedings.
The Judge—l will take a note of it, Sir George; I
always take a note of everything.
His Honour then ordered Roger Cbarnley, one of the
bailiffs concerned in the attempted arrest of Mr. Whiny, to
be sworn.—llis evidence was essentially the same in sub-
stance as that given on Monday, with this more explicit
statement of the answer returned by Mr. Whiny, Sen., on
the officers telling him they were ordered to bring him
before the Judge of the County Court When we found
Mr. Whitey, he refused to go, but said if we produced a
summons or a warrant, he would attend immediately, and
would wait an hour, while we went back to the
court, and told the judge so. We returned, and
reported this answer, when the Judge said, " Go and bring
him here, you have my authority, and that is your warrant."
Then followed the resistance which has already been de-
scribed in the former evidence ; the bailiffs were given in
charge, taken to the station, house, and when the superin-
tendent asked them for their warrant, they replied they had
neither summons nor warrant, and the superintendent
thereup .n told them they could not be assisted in taking
Mr. Whitty without a warrant. The superintendent asked
the bailiffs, atter they were discharged, if they in turn had
any charge to make against the defendant, to which both of
them replied " No, adding that no blows had been struck
on either side, and that with the exception of young Mr.
Whiny giving them into custody, and endeavouring to get
them out of the premises, there was no assault committed.
In the description of the scene that ensued at Mr.
Whiny's office, considerable confusion and repetition were
occasioned by the manner in which the questions of the
learned judge led the witness from the cellar of the
printing.effice to the central police station; and three
several Caine Cie mane questions were repeated and entered
at different parts of the same witness s examination in
chief.
In cross-examination by Sir George Stephen, the witness
said he was a bailiff, but he had not his appointment in his
own custody: he believed Mr. Stone, the high bailiff, had.
Witness did not tell Mr. Whiny he was a bailiff, as be
knew him to be an officer of that court. Ile did not knew
what he was to arrest Mr. Whiny for, nor did that gentle
man inquire. There was no blow struck, nor did the de-
fendant attempt to strike anyone. Had been a police officer
before he was a bailiff, but had never been to a private
house to arrest a man who was the owner of the house
without a magistrate's warrant.
By the Judge—Not in a case of suspicion of felony, or
any disorderly person ? Did you never arrest any one under
inch eircumatances without a warrant ?
The witness replied that he had never had occasion to
follow a disorderly person into a house. lie got their names
and address and summoned them before a magistrate. In
a ease of felony, an officer might enter a house, but wit-
ness always considered it was done at his own risk, if the
party should turn out to be innocent, and the grounds of
weepiciou were not very strong.
By Sir George Stephen—U crc there any grounds to sus-
pect Mr. Whitey, or his son, had been guilty of felony or
&westerly conduct ?
The Learned Judge here interposed, and said that it was
irrelevant. The witness was not to be asked about what
was a point of law, hut a matter of practice, and the ques-
tion he had put to him was with a view to show that the
Says of the County Court had done no more than the
issenceed policeman in the town in arresting people with-
eat a warrant.
The next witness called was William Hartley, the other
bailiff, whose evidence was mainly corroborative of that
even by his companion. In reply to a question from Sir
George Stephen, he said the defendant struck no blow nor
was witness pulled by Idea. lie interposed no difficulty.
Sir George Stephen hoped his honour would take a note
of that answer.
The Judge again replied that he always took a note of
everything.
Judge (to the witwes)—Were you not assaulted with a
baits ?
Witness—The knife was held up in a threatening manner
by Mr. Whitty himself, but his sou had nothing to do
with it.
Judge—Was the son present?
Witness—Yes, your honour.
By Sir George Stephen—l have no appointment in
writing, nor ever had. I believe Mr. Stone has. I have a
paper which I generally carry with me. [This was pro-
ductal, when it turned out to he unsigned, unsealed, and
undated.) Mr. Whitey, jun., had no knowledge of sue at a

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YrorraDAY.
.../1111 MIL C 01,11111010,111 runup.
tx at COCILLRELL.
This was the last examination meeting in the case of
Samuel Cockerell, draper, of blereer's-row, Northampton.
His accounte extended over 21 'van prior to the failure in
April last, and showed 2,579/. due to creditors, with asset
estimated to produce about 4001. The profits bad been
9461. ; trade expenses, 1,2491. ; home and penonal ditto,
5951. ; loon' 6731. ; deficiency at the commencement of
the account, 3971.
Mr. Reed, for the assignees, did not oppose; but rug-
grata an amendment in the balance-sheet in the statement
of moan
This was made, and the bankrupt passed.

De as Sotoatoes.
This was the certificate meeting in the case of Abraham
Solemons, merchant, of Basinghall-street. The failure,
which occurred about a twelvemonth ago, excited some in-
terest on amount of the large amount of the bankrupt's
liabilities, and the uncertainty as to the assets. Hi,
accounts were published in detail at the examination
meeting, which it may be remembered was adjourned from
time to time before the assignees were satisfied with the
statement rendered. A reoumi of the accounts is all that
is now necessary. The balance-sheet, prepared by Messrs.
Glover and Son, of Bucklersbury, extended from the Ist of
January, 1849, to the 12th of September, 1850. The bank-
rupt owes to unsecured creditors, 20,241. ; to those holding
security, 951. ,• besides 9,2891. of liabilities. His capital was
put down at 1,9581.; there was no entry of profits. The
assets consist of 161., a balance at the bankers; property,
2,2191.; patents for the manufacture of fuel, not yet
worked, stated at the outlay, but estimated to be of larger
value, 6741. There were also some unrealised consignments
abroad, on which the bankrupt stated 13,149!. to be due,
but which had only realised to the assignees 6801. The
loam, including bad debts, hail been 3,6031.; trade ex-
penses, 1,072/. ; domestic and personal ditto, 1,435/.
Mr. Lowrance supported the present application.
Mr. Reed, for the assignees, opposed, on the grounds eel
reckless trading, improper book-keeping, and excessive me I
penditure. The bankrupt had been in business as long reel
as 1822, when be took the benefit of the Insolvent Ads
owing to creditors 4251., with only 31. of assets. Ile was
discharged forthwith, and went into business again. la 1
1829 he again took the benefit of the act, owing 1,549!., and
having no assets but some furniture which he had left
in Paris. On that occasion he was only discharged at the
end of 15 calendar months for debts previously contracted.
As he was still liable for those debts, he began
life aria with ad burden ofth2d,:tiao ttldp atola4Wr way alO-f '
ruafs business; handeomnathee rsotnoef ,Januiry in that year he yhad
accumulated a capital of 1,9601., being just about solliciast
to pay his former liabilities. At the end of 1849 Is ens
bulged his trading, and went on increasing his purchases
till three or four months within the bankruptcy, or the
' time he suspended payment, in August, 18.50. In March,
1850, his purchases amounted to 2,5841. ; in April,
44,9171.; in May, to 3,7271.; in June, to 5,6491.; in Jia4,
to 11,0271. ; and in part of August, to 2,7301. During ffis
ten weeks immediately preceding his failure he hail par-
chased 20,0001. Worth of goods. He now owed 20,2411,
and the gross assets likely to be received were about
2,600!., including a sum not yet received, but in the course
of receipt, consisting of the insurance on a vessel lost
shortly before the bankruptcy. The natural inquiry was,
what had become of all this property ? The moment he
received the goods he sent them abroad to a Mr. Ezekiel,
of Hamburg. In the course of eight months he had
consigned to this person twenty thousand pounds' worths(
goods without receiving more than one account current, and
though the account sales showed the goods were sold at less'
than he gave for them, he persisted in making these consign-
ments; so that at the time of the failure 9,0001. worth of
goods were in Ezekiel's hands, according to the bankrupt's
statement. Negotiations had been entered into with
Ezekiel by the assignees ; he immediately claimed to be a
creditor of the bankrupt, and the assignees had been in-
duced to settle the claim for 680/. ; thus showing a loss of
between 8,000/. and 9,0001. on these consignments. Con-
signments to New York and other places had been equally
unsuccessful; in one case, where the bankrupt claimed
634/., the consignee said he had a claim of 51, against him;
in another case, the party had suspended payment. The
only other asset of the estate consisted of two patents which
had cost the bankrupt from 0001. to 1,000/. ; these the assig-
nees proposed to (Avow; of by negociation when an oppor-
tunity offered. The bad book-keeping was abundantly
proved by the trouble which the court and the assignees
had had in investigating his accounts. The bankrupt's pri-
vate expenditure had been at the rate of about 9001. a year,
while there was no profit whatever; and, as it bad turned
out, a loss of several thousand pounds on the consignments.
The assignees thought it a case in which the certificate
should be suspended for a considerable period, though they
admitted that since the failure the bankrupt had been un-
remitting in his attendance on the official assignee to assist
in winding up the estate.
Mr. Sargood said he opposed on behalf of a firm
who were large creditors, Messrs. Cox, Brothers, and Co.,
lead merchants, of Derby. The bankrupt, it should be
observed, had, on two occasions out of three, chosen his
own time for coming before the court. He had done so on
this occasion, having come here on his own petition. When
he was making the large purchases referred to, just before
his failure, he must have known that he was utterly insol-
vent. Amongst these purchases were goods belonging to
Keens. Cox of the value of 1,816/., which were ordered in
July 1850, and immediately shipped off to Mr. Ezekiel.
The bankrupt gave bills of exchange for the amount, pay-
aids at intervals of three or four weeks, taking care to ols-
bin long enough credit. The whole transaction was ono of
a swindling character ; these goods had evidently been per-1
dittoed with the intention of defrauding his creditors. A
previous transaction with the bankrupt to the extent of
1,600/. hail been duly met ; but in July last, having esta-
blished his credit, he made a larger order, and hail nearly
disabled his purchases generally just on the eve of bank.-
niptcy. This was a proceeding which it was hoped the
mart would mark with its disapproval.
Mr. Lawrauce said be was not prepared to dispute the
general accuracy of the statements made by Mr. Heed, ex-
cept es to the consignment account. The transaction with
Mews. Cox appeared to have been in the regular coarse d
Wainer. He had dealt with them in the previous year,
paying for the goods he bought, and he had thus legiti-
mately established a credit. The reference to his former
hesolvencies was extremely unfair ,• the first took place when
the bankrupt was an exceedingly young man, and the
second was upwards of twenty years ago. Ho had since
pursued his business successfully, and ought not to be
judged by what be did so many years ago, when the
offences of his youth might fairly be supposed to be purged.
It was said the capital which he had in January, 1849, was
gaily sufficient to cover his old debts, but it was well known
that the new creditors were protected by a rule of the Insol-
mut Debtors Court, which would not allow the provisional
assignee to put his warrant in force without due notice.
The very fact of this bankrupt having conducted his busi-
ness prosperously up to 1849 proved that his trading had
leen bona tide and legitimate. It was alleged he had un-
duly extended his trailing since, but was it at all unusual
Ike aMA with a capital of 2,000/. to enter into larger
bur odious ? He was charged with keeping bad
bean; but his cash book had been well kept, and the ditft-
eulty in completing his accounts had arisen front the ne-
cessity, imposed on him by the assignees, of going back for
▪ number of years to vouch his dealings with Simpson.
The consignments to Ezekiel were proved to have been
made by the accounts of that person himself; it was also
ascertained by Mr. Glasse, the clerk to the official assignee,
who went over to llamburg, at the instance of the as-
signees, especially to investigate this affair. Mr. Ezekiel
occupied a respectable position at llamburg ; the gouts
were consigned to him, and he sold them, it might be at a
sacrifice, for every one knew the great falling off in the
Hamburg trade last year. The result was one not peculiar
to the transactions of this bankrupt, but one which pre-
sented itself in every mercantile concern, where goods were
consigned to a market already glutted, the consignors being
ignorant of the fact. The other consignments hail been
equally made in the regular course of business. There
was not a fragment of correspondence to prove that the
bankrupt had given instructions to sell at any price ; the
instructions had Seen only such as merchants are in the
habit of giving to their consignees. It was true the cir-
cumstances had worn a suspicious appearance; the bank-
rupt might have acted improvidently; but he had ac-
ceded to the fullest inquiry, conscious that he was
wholly free from fraud. The result might be dis-
astrous in a pecuniary sense, but it was most satisfactory
as regarded the character of the bankrupt. He hoped fur
an immediate certificate, as a long time had elapsed since
the bankruptcy ; but he would not press for an immediate
decision if the official assignee thought that any transaction
yet open might be wound up in the course of the next three
months, and that he could render any further assistance to
the estate. When the bankrupt came here on his own pe-
tition, he owed 20,000/., and had made consignments to the
amount of 13,000!. This was no fictitious value' but the
price at which he had bought the Foods from his credits's.
It oughtnot Lobe said that the trading, though unforteuMes
had been improvident, and time was no pretence for Nees
that the purchase from Mears. Cox was a swindling Mem-
. action Altogether goods worth 36,000!. had been eon-
signed, and 20001. had been received. It was insinuated
FATAL Amtnct T3.—On Saturday night a young that the bankrupt had purchased goods and sold them to
man, named John Gillen, while walking on the deck of the obtain money wherewith to work out his patents ; but this
ILondon steamer Leith, at Oranton-pier, fell into the hold, was contradicted by the fact that he had on ly nt 6001. or
and was killed on the spot—On Friday forenoon a most 700/. on these patents. His personal e penditure, as •
melancholy accident happened to a small boat containing a merchant of the city of London. had not been unreasonably
crew of five men while proceeding outwards from Morn- large; and, in the absence of any direct evidence to
son's-haven, Prestonpans, to the oyster fishing, which when that effect,
the court ought not to presume that the
about 30 or 40 yard. out was struck by a wave and instantly bankrupt had traded dishonestly, or had carried on
capsized. The accident was seen from the shore, and a his business otherwise than in the ordinary coarse.
number of fishermen instantly waded in as far as they could, At first, the case was no doubt a very suspicions one ; but
and endeavoured to catch their struggling brethren as the after the utmost care bestowed on the investigation by Mr.
advancing tide washed them inwards. In this manner Edwards and Mr. Glasse, it was admitted that all the "-
three men were dragged ashore, but a young man named picious circumstances were cleared up. It was not to be
Robert Brown, while swimming gallantly to the harbour, believed that the bankrupt, after 20 years honest and sue-
was caught by the legs by one of his companions named cesvful trading, had at once become a rogue and a swindler.
Thomas Deans, and before he could recover himself a The fact of hie coming here on his own petition was a tie-
breaker dashed his head violently against a rock, and caused curnstance rather in his favour than otherwise. Taking into
him immediately to sink. He was soon after dragged Gut account his good conduct since the bankruptcy, ho was en-
dead. The body of Dean Hissed away, and had not been titled to an immediate certificate.
recrecred up to Sunday mendag. The mesas takes to re- The Commissioner said he thought it requisite to call Mr.
suseitate the other three men, two ef wham wee almost lAwrance's attention to the statement made by the bank-
dead when brought slime, were hapytlyetended with fee. rept en filing his petition, as to what he believed to be the
cas. It is aineetinedion teeny Well* ANEW bon spend reel state of his affairs, from which it would appear that he
deep gloom ever dOeleeattp..—Two globe W nose of bad between :24,000i. and 25,0001. of meets, irrespective of
Feder, brotheni, barbs been Wet wood in Burstblend. geed debts, and bad and doubtful debts, put down at
Mil on balatleg the sail of 5, making out that he had property in all worth nearly
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bath wen drowned. Aen on the pier Irvin obterrod I lamest' add the benizeit bad not than had any
the reddest, gyro Na ieetr, ad a beet prinesded without eloonnt boa bb —ad__ , and bed taken credit for the
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A person named Joyce, who described himself as a col-
lector of accounts, and who accompanied the officers on
the occasion of the attempted arrest of Mr. Whitty, was
hero put in the box, and, before giving his evidence, re-
quested permission, "as a Public character," to correct
some statements which he said had gone the round of the
newspapers in reference to his former evidence.
Sir George Stephen said the witness was on his oath on
the former occasion, and he objected to his now being per-
mitted to come in two days afterwards and make a state-
ment upon a case which was already decided.
The Judge held that the better course for the witnese
would be to proceed against those persona who had libelled
him.

• The evidence of this witness was in the main immate-
rial. Ile aecompanied the officers to see that they dis-
charged their duty, but not at the request of the judge.
Ile had been an agent of the Conn of Requests in Bristol,
and had latterly been occupied in getting in debts fur
persons in Liverpool and Iterkenhead. He bad had •
card printed, " Agent to the County Courts of
Liverpool and Birkenhead," but that was a mistake.of the
printer's in putting agent to, instead of agent in," dc.
Did not know what was a voluntary evidence. Ile saw
Ilartley sign the book at the station. (This was afterwards
contradicted by the superintendent, who produced the
book.) .1 he former judge of this court had, he believed,
ordered the card he referred to to be impounded, and
might have said witness must be looked well after.
The superintendent of police, Mr. Clough, deposed to
the nature of the charge at the station. The examiner
of thee coact proved the orders of the Judge to arrest Mr.
Whitty ; when
Sir ticorge Stephen, in a powerful speech, addressed the
court for the i.efendant, contending that there was no
offence, and that his Honour had completely mistaken his
powers, and exceeded his jurisdiction. He should regret
uttering any sentiment derogatory to the character of the
profession. but he maintained the right of the defendant's
father to comment Islet,' on the proceedings of that court,
and the defendant had nut even been proved to have re-
sided the officers in what he (the learned counsel) would de-
signate an illegal and unconstitutional attack upon Mr.
W bitty in his own bond.

(lIT ILICIMIC TILEOHAPH.)

In concludi4 John W bitty,. ease, his Honour
(Mr. Ramshay) said he should impose a tine of 21. for in-
sulting Hartley, and 2/. fur the same offence against Chars-
ley, or be imprisoned seven days in Lancaster Castle. He
was also sentenced to pay 21. each to the same men fur ob-
structing them in the execution of their duty.
The charge against the police officers wss withdrawn.

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1851.

Mr. Reed said the patents were put down in that detr-
i meat at 5,0001.; he only now took credit for the amount
mended thereon, 674?., which made a great difference.
Tba balance-sheet contained the same items as the state-
liest, but a different value was attached to them, showing
'that they bad been overestimated in the first instance.
The Commissioner—The bankrupt commences making
these consignments to Ezekiel in December, 1849, and
goes on till August, 1850, increasing hie purchases, in the
Moan time, in the way stated, from 2,5001. in March, up
M 11,0001. in July he having himself at that time a small
capital, say 2,0001.: now, when dues he first hear from
Ezekiel the result of these consignments?
Baakrupt—When I discontinued the consignments
no Omemlssioner—But did you go on consigning with-
nag Wadi" as thing of the result up to August, 1850 ?
issiknis—No: on receiving this account, I discontinued
sirritm--ants.
Onmeeissioner—lnstead of discontinuing them, you
ovia::to_sooe on increasing them up to August.
When I received this news, I am positive I
as far dlowatisued my shipments, except such goods as
were safer order.
The Commissioner—By these accounts from Ezekiel, it
appears all your consignments have ended in losses. Did
you ever hear of any of these losses until the ultimatum.
instil the loos came to this great amount ?
Bankrupt—No ; I did not hear of it.
Th 2 Commissioner—Then the case stands in this position,
that you, a man of small capital, buy to a largo amount
the goods of other persons on credit ; you immediately con-
sign them, receiving to the extent of about two-thirds of
their value ; you receive no accounts of what they produce,
but you go on purchasing in the same way, making subse-
quent consignments ; and ultimately it turns out that there
IS this enormous loss. That is very like making use of
other people's property without their consent.
Bankrupt—This was the way in which I had been in the
habit of doing business with Ezekiel for many years. My
books will show that I have dealt with him ever since
1843; he was then a debtor to me in a balance of 8,0001. or
9,0001. ; I went over to Hamburg to get a settlement,
and he paid me. But these losses have been occasioned, in
the first instance, you may say, through the war in Ger-
many, and so on. Then the goods became deteriorated in
value through keeping ; and there were heavy charges on
them for interest of money and warehousing. Besides, I
believe—though I never mentioned it before—that Ezekiel
himself was acting under a misapprehension as to the actual
cost of the goods.
Mr. Lawrence—Your honour will perceive that this was
not by any means the first transaction with Ezekiel; he had
had dealings with him for a great many years.
Mr. Reed—But the account between Ezekiel and him
was closed when the balance-sheet commences, for Ezekiel

does not appear either as a debtor er a creditor.
His Honour said he must look more minutely into the
accounts between Ezekiel and the bankrupt before giving
his decision. The difficulty which pressed upon his mind
was this—how could the bankrupt expect to pay for the
goods he was purchasing so largely when ho kept sending
them to a falling market ?
Mr. Lawrance—ile did not appear to be aware of that

The Commissioner—Then, if he was not aware of it, how
came he to keep sending other people's goods to a market
from time to time without making himself acquainted with
the result of the consignments?
Mr. Lawrence said the goods sent to Ezekiel were of
various kinds, and might not be equally saleable. An exa-
mination of Ezekiel's account would no doubt greatly assist
the court in its decision. In 1842 and 1543 he appeared to
have consigned to Ezekiel goods to the extent of 13,0001.
The Commissioner-1 at once relieve the bankrupt from

the imputation of being engaged in soy swindling trans-
action ; I do not think the transaction with Messrs. Cox
can fairly have that term applied to it. It seems to me to
have been the height of improvidence for a man with a
small capital to continue buying goods and sending them to
a falling market, either knowing the state of those markets
or not; fur if he did not, if he did not get accounts from his
consignees, be was guilty of negligence in not requiring
such accounts to be sent in due course that he might see
what was doing with his goods. But looking at his
general conduct, I cannot say that when he bought these
goals of Messrs. Cox, be had a predetermination never to
pay for them.
Mr. Lowrance—Tho observation is very satisfactory to
the bankrupt. Will your honour please to enlarge his pro-
tection ?
The protection was extended until the Bth inst.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTEEDAY.
throat Mu. Wmuu.
THE STONE THRONING IN CLERRENWELL.

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Charles !Arvada was indicted for having assaulted Wm.
henry Latchford.
The circumstances of this case were of a singular nature.
The prosecutor was a Osman's mounter in Lower North-
ampton-street, and the defendant was a workman in the
employ of Mr. Kember, brassfounder, of Great Northamp-
ton-street, Clirkenwell, and the position of the prosecutor's
and Mr. Kember's premises was such that a person at the
rear of the latter could throw a stone on te the former.
For some months past complaints have been made in the
immediate neighbourhood of Northampton-street of stones,
bricks, lumps of coal, and iron nuts being thrown at win-
dows, and some vigilance was used to ascertain from whence
they proceeded, but all was enveloped in mystery, and no
clue could be obtained as to the perpetrator of these out-
rages. At length, to such a pitch did those practices reach,
and such were the numbers of windows smashed, that two
detective officers, Fisher and Cooper, of the GI division, were
set to watch. They posted themselves in the second floor of
a house whence a view of Mr. Kember's back premises was
afforded, and two women, named Lucier and Chanters,
in their evidence, deposed that (they being in
the house from which the °Meets had been watching,
and the officers having then gone to get refr,slunent), on
the 12th of August, at about half-past two o'clock, they
saw the defendant throw a missile from Kember's yard on
to the tiles of Mr. Latchford's house, and heard a crash of
glass. At half-past seven on the evening of the same day •
piece of coal, weighing about a pound, was thrown on to
Mr. Latchford's workshop. It descended through the sky-
light and fell on the prosecutor, and a piece of broken glass
falling from the skylight, cut his neck. Fisher and Cooper
positively swore to havinr seen the defendant throw that
piece of coal from Mr. Kember's yard, and they went and
took him into custody. One of Mr. Kember's men, named
Baker, was charged some time before with throwing
a stone, but he was liberated, there being no evidence
against him.
For the defence it was solemnly denied that these missiles
were thrown by any person on Mr. Kember's premises ;
and four workmen deposed in the most positive manner
that the defendant did not, on the day, and at the time
mentioned by the witnesses, throw any stone or missile
whatever. They denied that the defendant was on the
premises at all at the time stated on the afternoon of the
12th of August, and they swore that he did not throw the
lump of coal in the evening, as sworn to by the officers.
The jury found the prisoner Guilt/hand he was sentenced
to three months' impnronment.
The court then adjourned.

THB POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE. _

Thos. Stereos, a young man about 30 years of age, a eon-
fidcntial clerk in the employ of Mr. William Christopher-
son, wholesale ironmonger, 5.5, King Williani•street, City,
and Wolverhampton, was charged with uttering five forged
bills of exchange, alleged to have been received by him for
goods supplied by the prosecutors.
From the statement of Mr. Ballantine, who appeared fur
the prosecution, It appeared it was part of the duty of the
prisoner to receive orders for goods which were to be for-
warded to the works at Wolverhampton. Since the early
part of August last the prisoner had delivered to the
prosecutor a list of numerous orders ho had received for
arge quantities of goods which were to be forwarded to
different persons, amongst whom were a Mr. Mansfield and
Messrs. Pollock and M•Lellan ; the orders were transmitted

to Wolverhampton for execution, and the (mods forwared
by railway to Shipton, tho carrier, for delivery ; and, on
the goods being delivered, they were refused, and after-
wards delivered up on an order of the prisoner, which had
been since traced. In sonic cases the prisoner had received
the monies for the order ; instead of handing over the
money, the prisoner delivered bills of exchange, which had
been ascertained to be forged ; as also bills for the goods
sent to Pollock and ItkLellan and Mansfield, amounting to
581. and 401. odd, both of whom proved that neither the
orders nor the bill of exchange had been given or signed by
them. _ . _

The preliminary evidence having been gone through,
Mr. Parry, who appeared for the accused, asked the
prosecutor if be did not hold a bond for 3001.
Mr. Christopherson said he did • and in the most feeling
manner stated he was most unwilling, for the sake of the
family, to prosecute ; but not on account of the prisoner.
Mr. Ballantiue said the prosecutor had felt bound to
state the matter fairly to the bench, and if he felt that be
could in justice to the public withdraw from the prosecu-
tion, he would do so; but it must be for the court to deal
with the case.

Mr. Parry made a most earnest appeal on behalf of the
prisoner, and hoped, as the prosecutor was unwilling to
proceed with the case, that the alderman would consider
that there was not sufficient evidence to commit the
prisoner.
Several friend, of the prisoner also interfered in his
behalf. . .

Mr. Ballantine and the prosecutor repeated their desire
to withdraw it, if injustice to the public such a course could
be adopted.
Alderman Wire said he could not as a magistrate do so.
Mr. Ballantine said he should produce no evidence in any
of the other cases.

Alderman Wire said, then he should commit tie prisoner
for trial on the cases of Pollock and NPLellan and Mans-
field.

Mr. Parry applied that the prisoner should be admitted
to bail.

Alderman Wire, after some eomideration, refused to
do so.

The prisoner wu then fully committed fur trial.

jams Wopia" driTt r of the eabriolet No. 991, badge
9,176.
was
algid by Sergeant Wilkes, 43 S, with cruelty
ds

--The officer that on Tuesday night, at six o'clock, he
saw the prisoner in Brill-row, aMaip.town, dnyjng a
horse and cabriolet. The animal bad on an old collar
which rubbed against its neck, and be plainly sew blood
trickling front a wound of a large ieseription inuediefely
under the collar. He took the peke's: intoouriedy sad
locked hiss up. He took the been lo a limy meg&
Hr. Combo examined Ste fear end Neale en met it
to be pat spa soy ailaiL The lleed eat Ma Mem S.