The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

POLICE v
.- _ ESTERDAT.

MANSION-HOUSE: Ceanoa or Fonoenv.—Charles
Brown, a plumber, in very respectable business in the city,
was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of
Michael Heyday, city policemen, No. 274, charged with
haying forged a bill of exchange for 2281. He. Mr. Bath,
the solicitor to the committee of bankers for protection
against forgeries and frauds, appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. nobler for the defence. Mr. Henry Williams,
clerk at Olyn's banking. house, stated that • bill for 2281. 15e.,
dated the 2nd November, drawn by the prisoner upon
Messrs. Moses and Son, of Aldgate, and purporting to be
accepted by them, and to be endorsed by the prisoner to
Mr. W. P. Gray, was received at the banking-house Prom
Mr. Gray, who was a customer there. Mr. Gray, lead mer-
chant, stated that he was in the habit of supplyies
lead to plumbers, and that he bad known the pri-
soner thirteen er fourteen years, and had frequently
had business transactions with him. Witness received the
bill produced from the prisoner to take up another bill, which
the prisoner intimated that he could not honour, and which
had been drawn by witness upon him. Witness thought the
prisoner said he had some difficulty in settling with Mesa,.
Mews and Son in consequence of their refusal to mix their
trade account with their building account. On the day the
bill became due, witness received a letter from the prisoner
stating that it was a forgery, and that another bill which
would become due in a month wee also a forgery, but that
the estate could pay 20s. in the pound, and that witness
should not sustain any lose—ln his eroseexamination by
Mr. Mohler, Mr. Gray said he knew the prisoner to be en-
gaged for Mr. Moses, and he considered the bill to be in
payment of part of the work done for the latter.
Mr. Hobler : You have done a good deal of business with
him 7—Yes, or he would not owe me 6401.—Mr. Isaac Moses
' stated that his father having retired from business, he car-
ried it on, at the premises in Aldgate and the Miseries,
alone. He had known the prisoner many yes's, and bad
paid hiss for the last transaction they had with a check upon
Messrs. Roberta and Co., as was his custom ; and never on
any oared= had given him • bill of exchange. He be-
lieved the body of the bill to be in the prisoner's hand-
writing, and had the same opinion as to the letter directed
to Mr. Gray.—Mr. Bush having stated that another forgery
would on a future day be produced, the Lord Mayor re.
sanded the prisoner till Wednesday next.
GUILDHALL.—Assaoir CAFE.—Mr. Mallen, a den-
tist, in Fleet-street, wee summoned for assaulting Mr.
Denby, the artist. Mr. Denby stated that he had occasion
Ito call on Saturday night at the defendant's house to see •
Mr. Follett. The defendant came down stair., and, seeing
him in the passage, spoke to him in a friendly manner, and
appeared verygood-bumeured till he remindedhim that there
was an unsettled account between them, alluding to hie having
painted hisportrait. The defendant immediately tookoffence,
called him a scoundrel, and said he should not wait there.
At the ante moment he pushed him violently into the street.
Mr. Malian said he did not interfere till the complainant
began to talk loud, saying be should not leave the passage
til[be wee paid, well-knowing that defendant was enter-
taining • large party of friends in the house. He rejected
the picture, and therefore refused to pay for it. He pro-
duced it to justify that refusal, and described it as fit for
nothing but a publican's sign-board. The complainant, ad-
mitting that he knew Mr. Mallen had a party that night,
Sir W. Magnay said he should dismiss the summons ; no
price appeared to have been stipulated for the picture, but if
it were returned to the artist, some compensation should be
made to him, es be had employed considerable time on the
work.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Citanoa or FILONT
LOAntsT A 230LICITOIL—Mr. F. B. Hoare, solicitor, was
re-examined en • charge of having fraudulently disposed of
trust and other books, valued at upwards of 1,6001., the pro-
perty of Mr. James Bohn, bookseller, of St. James's-street,
the Bishop of Llandaff, Mr. Ansell, and Mr. Scads-
brick.—The charge against Mr. Hoare, according to
the statement of Mr. Sewell, who attended for the
presecutios, divided itself into two parts. One referred
to the sale of a large quantity of books which, it was alleged,
Mr. Hoare knew were trod property, hut which he had sold
through Messrs. Sotheby and Co.,
as hia01•11 private property ;
the other pert of the charge more immediately related to
alleged haute on Mr. Bohn bimaelf. The first part of the
as only was dealt with at the last examination. Evidence of
the property in quercion being trust property belonging to
the Bishop of Llandaff, Mr. Ansell, and Mr. Searishrick, was
given ; also, that Mr. Hoare was acquainted with the fact,
and yet had sold the hooks. The answer to the ease
was, that Mr. Hoare bad previously bought Mr.
Anaell's share in the property, and, therefore, he
had a right to dal with the books, without being
amenable to asharge of felony.—Mr. Humphreys and Mr.

Thomson, of the firm of Walsh and Thomson, Lincoln's-
inn-fields, atteuded for the defenec.—Mr. Sewell opened t. •
proceedings by stating that h• had established the case
against Mr. Hoare as far as coneenred the fraudulent sale of
the property.--Hyam Ansell, Ilowford-buildings, Foa-
-1 church-street, had not assigned his interest to Mr. Hoare.
An agreement had bees drawn up, but that agreement had
never been carried out. Mr. Hoare had drawn up • paper
which witnesa had signed ; but this paper only referred to
a transaction relating to a current bill, and an agreement
that witness would not immediately press for his claim
against Mr. Bohn. Besides the 5001. there was another ac-
count of upwards of 1,2001. due by Mr. Bohn to witness.
Witness was induced to sign the paper en an assurance from
Mr. Hoare, who, aa Mr. Bohn's solicitor, had got the manage-
ment of Mr. Bohn's affairs, to the effect that if he car-
ried over his liabilities for a year he should be paid.—
Witness hers entered into a history of the trans tenon'
betwixt Mr. Hoare, Mr. Bohn, and himself. Mr. Hoare
had got 8001. out of him ; one part of the transaction re-
ferred to • bill on a clergyman, • hich bill turned out to be a
regular swindle.—Examined by Mr. Sewell After Mr.
Hoare had taken possession of Mr. Bohn's property, he
asked Mr. Hoare by what authority he had taken possession
of the Bishop of Llandaff'e, Mr. Searisbrick, and his (wit-
neta's), property. Mr. Hoare eel:cite), you have assigned
your property to me. Witness said that was not the fact,
and he should npply to the sheriff on the subject. Mr. Hoare
then said he would file a bill in Chancery against witness.
When witness signed the paper, it was not interlined. Had
borrowed • sum of 2601. from Mr. Chaffers to take up the
bill to Mr. Bohn.—Cron-examined Mr. Hoare pledged
himself to see this bill paid. The bill was paid by Mr. Bohn.
It was cot part of the arrangement that witness was to as-
sign his interest on the trust property, on condition of this
2601. bill being paid. Witness certainly agreed to assign
his interest in this property, if all his claim was
satisfied at the end of twelve months. This eon-
' ditiou, however, was never carried out. Croes-em
&mined : Witness received two cheques from Mr.
Hoare, made out in Mr. Bohn's name. These cheques were
given after the transaction just referred to. Witness declared
! that he did not specifically and deliberately agree to assign
his interest in the joint property, on payment of Chaffers'
bill of 2601. The agreement had reference to the discharge
of the entire debt only.—Mr. Humphreys said this witness
had acknowledged that he had signed • paper. Now he
! contended that it was the duty of a prosecutor to give en-
donee as to the particulars contained in the paper. He
wished therefore to know if Mr. Sewell would eall for that
paper.—Mr. Sewell: Certainly.—Mr. Humplaremproducing
• paper Then I claim that this paper be received as part of
the evidence.—Mr. Sewell : Stop, stop. Let Mr. Ansell
look at the paper, and say if it is now in the same condition
as when he signed it.—Mr. Anson looked at the paper. It
was his signature, he said ; but it certainly was in a very
different condition now to what it was when he signed it.—
The paper was read. It appeared to be • very full end
complete assignment of the whole of Mr. Anscll's interest
to Mr. Hoar. for • certain epecifled considera-
tion.—Mr. Sewell asked Mr. Antell to look at the
initials " H A.," placed against the interlineations
and to ray if they were in his handwriting.—Mr. Ansel'
said he had no recollection of having placed his initials on
the paper.—Nathaniel Overbury, solicitor, was called to
prove that Dlr. Hoare Eh livered to the Bankruptcy Court
an account of his claim against Mr. Bohn.—Mr. Borlace, a
solicitor, who acted for the Bishop of Llandaff, produced
the draft of an agreement between the bishop and Mr.
Hoare, which did not, howevi r, destroy the validity of the
original trust deed. Witness said that Mr. Hoare subse-
quently told him that Mr. Bohn had deserted his business
and the trust property : that he had applied to a police ma-
gistrate for a warrant to apprehend Mr. Bohn on a charge
of felony, and he further wished witness to give him an
authority to allow Priestly, whom he had put into the
house in St. James's-street, to bold possession of the trust-
property en behalf of the bishop. Witness said he had no
objection to give such an authority, hut he could not do so
until he had an inventory, and Mr. Searisbrick's consent to
join in the agreement. Witness asked Mr. Hoare to juin
him in an application to the sheriff, who was in ion.
Mr. Hoare said he could not do that, as he was r. Ansell's
solicitor. Mr. Hoare said • person named Long had sued out
execution. Mr. Hoare gave witness to understand that he
had nothing himself to do with the execution. Mr. Hoer'
a few days afterwards said he had obtained a bill of sale on
behalf of the acting creditor. Witness remarked that a
great number of books appeared to have been sold. Mr.
Hoare replied, if witness could point out any trust books as
having been sold, he would sccount to him for them.—Mr.
Gregory, solicitor of Mr. Searisbrick, went with witness to
St. James's-street shortly afterwards, and they were shown a
list of books sold by Mr. Sotheby, with the prices marked
against them. Mr. lii.are Acrid none, or a very few only, of
the trust books were in the list. Witness had the inventory
of the trust books with him. Mr. Hoare said if witness
would point out any of the trust hooks that had been sold,
he would account for them. Witness could not do so with-
out Mr. Bohn's assistance, and witness and Mr. Gregory
went away, promising to get that assistince. About the
4th of December Mr. Hoare told witness he had
purchased Mr. Ansell's interest in the trust property.—
Mr. Bingham summed up the proposition* contended for by
the learned gentlemen for the prosecution and defence, and
then proceeded : I have a clear opinion on the ease ; bat
I hold that when a party is to be sent to triaLhe ought to he
sent unprejudiced by any opinion that the court who com-
mits him may entertain. The case before me, if not • felony,
presents such • cave of at least irreenler appropriation that
it ought to he sent for trial. I shall direct the evidence to be
taken on Monday next. and the charge on which I shall com-
mit is for obtaining goods on fraudulent pretences. It will,
of course, be open for the prosecutors to prefer any other
indictment at the Central Criminal Court. Considering that
the prisoner has voluatanly came forward to meet the
charge I will not object to receive bail for his appearance
at this court and the Central Criminal Court. As the pro-
perty is very large, shout 1.500/., I must call on Mr.
Hoare to put in tau sureties of 3751, each, and to be bound
himself in 7501.

LAMBETH.— ARTFUL FRAUD.— Mary Stragraell, a
middle-aged funal,, wu finally examined before Mr. Elliott,
one charge of defrauding a number of persons by the fol-
low'ng artful means : The prisoner, it appeared, had been in
the habit of watchirg respectable persons go out of their
houses, and finding that they had got a certain distance, re-
turning to their residences, ar.d telling the servants that
their mistrras or master (as the case might be) had pur-
ehas.d one or twe meat-jacks of her, and had directed her to
take them home, and reclean from them (the servants) the
sum of 4e. 6d. each. By this means she succeeded in carry-
ing on a most profitable game, as the value of the articles
which she left, and for which she received 4e. 6d. • piece,
was not more than 6d. There were upwards of twenty wit-
nesses who identified the prisoner; and four or five clear
cases having been selected from the number, the prisoner
was committed to lake her trial upon them.

HAMMBHEIMITH.—A BURGLAR CAUGHT NAPPING.—
Jame. Page was charged with burglary.- —Mr. Pearson Tell
deposed that he was the landlord of the King's Arms public-
' house, Fulham. On the morning of the 2nd instant he was
called down between 6 and 7 o'clock, by Cooper, his hors/-
keeper, and from what he told him, he went into the tap-
room end there saw the prisoner sitting down, apparently
half asleep. Knowing that he must have forcibly entered
the house, he sent for a policeman. Serjeuit Turner, V 7,
immediately came. As he entered the tap-room, witness saw
under the prisoner's feet a silver snuff-box, with a knife.—
The snuff box, the gold seal, and the silver key produced
are witness's property. —The prisoner, who said he had
picked the articles up, was fully committed to Newgate for
trial.
Gamines Daivriso Aositt.—Joseph Rhoades, the driver
of one of the Hammersmith Conveyance Company's emni-
him' sou charged with having driven over Benjamin
Collis,.—W. Standen deposed that on the evening of Satur-
day last he was proceeding from Knightsbridge towards Ken-
sington, about half-paxt seven o'clock, when he saw an osini-
bits and a truck coming toward, him in the direction of
Town. They were both on thy Park side of the road, the
truck being about a foot and a half from the footpath ; and
the omnibus about a yard behind it. Witness seeing the
danger the man was in, hallooed oat loudly to the
prisoner to stop, but directly afterwards he taw
tie man knocked down, and one wheel went over
his body, and the other over his neck. The omnibus then
pulled serous the road, and there stopped. The man was
carried on to the foot pavement, and, in answer to the in-
quiriea as to whether he was hurt, he did not speak, but
only groaned. Witness then left,—Policeman Cox deposed
that he came up just as the occurrence had taken place, and
conveyed the injured man to St. George's Hoepital. He
had been that morning to the hospital, and had obtained
from the house surgeon the certificate produced, to the effect
that several of his ribs were fractured, and his longs injured,
end that he was still in great danger.—The prisoner was ac-
cordingly remanded for a week, but before the close of the
court, respectable bail being offered for his appearance, it
was accepted.

MONEY MARKET.
_ _ WEDN!SDAT XVIICI74O.

The fund, opened at about the closing quotations
of yesterday, but with a market by no means established-
And it was soon disturbed by the renewal of sales in the
heavy stocks, particularly 31 per cents. As these shut this
day the sales were rather more pertinaciously pressed. It is
understood that the Bank of England was among the sellers,
and perhaps not the least positive. It is known that sales
were oontinued also for the joint-stock bank, on whose se.
count the sales of yesterday were believed to be made, and
which was said to be the holder of several hundreds of
thousands in that stock. The heat of selling at
one time, eonsiderirg the various banking par-
ties concerned, for sales were making for country
land other bankers in addition, had the appearance of •
sort of scramble for bank notes. The Bank of England
was interested in drawing in notes, and keeping them under
command ; the joint stock and other banks in town and
country were and are on the contrary desirous of fortifying
their position against whatever contingencies may occur.
The fact is thus, and not consolatory for present or for
future prospect.. It has never been the custom in this
article to exaggeratethe import of fade, but to state them
truly, whether adverse or favourable to the previously ex-
pressed opinions current in the market. Consols opened
at 891 money and account; they closed at 881
to 1 money, and 881 to j for account; but
shortly after the close of businees were 881 to I for
account; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. were 901 to 3 ;
Long Annuities shut; Bank Stock, 2021 to 31 ; India
Bends, par to 3s. pm. ; Exchequer Bills, par to ss. pm. Con-
sols 'trip, 1 to j discount.
There were scarcely any transaction, in foreign stocks to
report, and the quotations may in general be considered as
little more than nominal. Mexican were quote 1213 to
2.7 Spanish Fives nominally 23; the Threes, 34; both
without business, Portuguese, 32 to 3. Dutch Twoand.a.
Half per Cents., 67 1 to i ; the Fours, 911 to 2.
The Times has a fashion peculiar to itself of elaborating
special articles for poseible future contirstencies, and laying

them by carefully for the oppg:ens• moment when it shall
artizles are evidently arrive. Painfully these City
ela-
borated, and costly the charge of time fninlved in their con-
struction. But if produced ia season they can scarcely fail
to be telling. The apparent offhandedness of the long
laboured speculations takes to some extent with the great
vulgar as well as the small. The stockjobber whose mind
is made up of little else than Consoh and days of settlement,
eau have no time, and has Its inclination, to examine the
soundness of a dictum, ,r teat the accuracy of a calculation.
He swears by the faith of his fathers without troubling him-
self to know on what foundation it reposes, or whether it is,
more than in name, the faith to which they adhered.
Then fore it is not surpeaing that there are those who place,
andwill place, their trust in the Times, although the prophet
has led them so often astray.
Nevertheless there is cause to be grateful for the reprieve
accorded in the elaborate article ta the City Times of to-
day from the absolute abstraction of bullion, therefore the
ruin, prophesied by the Times of November last, as to befall
us in or about this identical month. The Ides of March are
come, but the gold remains, and the ruin is yet in abeyance.
With a politic consideration the Times Low shifts its ground;
it takes and gives a little more breathing time; it does
not tie itself up so precisely to time ; the days of grace are
extended, with a soothing attention to agonised money in.
tenets, to "at the furthest," beyond which they can
" scarcely be deferred," " May, June, or July." The
writer takes with forecasting sagacity a trailer
of a year for the fulfilment of the oracular inspiration, be-
sides six months already elapsed in which the oracle was at
fault. The reprieve is gracious anyhow, and will afford con-
venient occasion for discussing once more the one idea of the
Times, now reproduced with a scarce addition of facts only,
although with no small accumulation of assumption end as-
sertion. November is proverbially the most ominous of
months, and the Times writer from some special and am-
biguous caute-dates from thence his fearful forebodings. Let
us hope that they will be proved as baseless as the very me-
morable and oft-repeated denunciations of that paper for the
four months preceding and ending with the convocation of
parliament in 1846, that by no possible me' na could the im-
menet mass of railway deposits be paid in, in conformity with
the standing orders of the house. They were paid in not-
withstanding, to the precise point of time. We must take
another occasion to test the value of this other renovated one
idea of the Times about bullion and rain.

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3 per Cm. Acct., March IS. 111
$ per Ct. Tortsitseoti tlee4, 93
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