The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. Gorr Heim, of lividseball-street, outfitter,
we. sumasossol by order of the Board of Trade, under mo-
ttoes 147 sad 1411 of the Merchant Shipping Act, for sumlG
he _sad prov a unman, he not Meg duly hawed
the Bort ofe, end also for demanding the sum of ten
inflame on acciaii of the berth so provided-.
Mr. Colinas, slick to the rse letter of seamen, appeared
me behalf of the posocudon, and informed the Lord
Mayor that previously to the croft of the Act for Protec-
tion of Seensa, now incorporated is the Merchant Shipping
Act, seamenwere shipped by moor
and slopillers in the
of the docks, often whin he a elan of : Weed-
Xikamerivbes the ooseditiona of the ftreesse were en-
known to the farmer, who at the heithoo. of the voyages
were obliged to remit to the polies courts he a aeldemmit of
the weir considered to be den On the prig of
the Merchant Shipping Aet government shippingoKor
were estehthhed, and there the seamen could attend
to be mimed, and the manors requiring seamen wall
meet dem, Maus avoiding the interference of a third party,
the he ct cam shilling only being required. The defendont
whistled Is the daily aterrepapere for appreatiom to the see,
kind simies and eseilestable limas being he all cams pro-
mised, sada' most of the odd adviedift agents had taken
cams within his losighifebsiedkthia, mgh their proper
occupations se grows, elms, ids., were in other
the registrar taviated, upon waft eel his case. that dtiseiroklet
=wield MIN mile • peas* se would operate as a
three who we vlel~les law.
Idyls Mussy, of IS, Cannon-street, City, said—About
the 18th sileligmbee hit I was nosities employment as a
sass. wee rehered taxa Ellis lad Co. ship ages*
when .Moe is on the fleet floor of 182, Leeds:hall-street, to
Mr. Hikes, clothier (the defendant), in the shop below. I I
vast and leM Mr. Helm I wanted • berth as caddy servant.
He male, amid get me • ship, hut I should have to pay •
074parzemiss he Ha this told am to go zip stairs to a
whose idles ie the wooed floor. FlOlll
vied tearlies4them I sidled spin ea Mr. Matron on the
et Oriel r. He then told me he hod spoken to Captain
g
GeMig, dam ilsokor, about the WOW MS
le sthslia, end was in the Desks Decks. I west
the Mph, Kr. Betran's dhaseitse, esd mg edam
sok alba am Wm. sad told him nisi old
the evade,
she had aloe me bath to him. He then told me the pre-
mhos vas 101. 10a., end that I was to pay the emir to
Oimria Carve. On the 10tb of Ocbbr I coallad
wit sty mother, mil I raked his to whom I was to pay the
sow, ard r hid um to Captain Cavell. We went up
Maim, mid as ear lam into the shop Mr. Helton told us it
was • capital di* end I ought to think myself lucky I had
got it. I the" ired some clothes. Between the 10th
and 17th of October I looked in on Mr. Heron, and on one
crouton he told me not to say anything about
the mossy, es people did sot lathings s them little known.
On the 27th Oct. I sigeii the agreement now produced, as
caddy servant, at 15.. per mouth. I knew nothing of the
ship or master, excepting through Mr. Heiron's intreduo-
Sea. I west tom England in the Windsor. and remained
in her till she was wrecked on the let of December. My
mother paid Mr. Carrell the ten guineas in my presence, and
be gave me the receipt produced. No portion of the ten
=woe paid for the malt. I had some clothes of the
ant for the outfit on the 17th of October, and paid for
them di. 6e. dd.

Merl; Daw, the mother of Edwin Hassey, proved that she
Lab! the Ma Ones' to Captain Carrell, at the Madre of Mr.

The defendant entered into a lcmg teplanation at the trans-
action, which he said was one of common OCCUITIIIIOII, and he
declared that he bad not benefited by it a single
He read, be said, the act of parliament in a man-
ZerWirent from the reading of Mr. Coleman, who had met
hint a tanks in December last, subsequent to the date of the
Inmeaatka.

The Load Mayor—Yea, but Mr. COllllllllll states that you
have sthertiesd up to the let of thu prement month. no
Ohm own ever ailed for the provtions of this act thepusend
ales as argument quite Aron enough to authorise
so tvhalrow a measure. You obtain • berth for the sea
=Dhim tan guineas for it, when he oould have
eem at the shTping office by paying Is.
TheD wsa perfectly understood that Captain
Odd would net take the young man without the payment
of ten guineas. Ido not know what took place between
them, and never profited by the tranascdon. Captain Gold,
who has not yet returned, ham received the money, end I be..
Hem that Mr. Carvell had as little to do with the profit as I
had. It is an every-day occurrence.
The Lord Mayor—TneWore as a magistrate I asa bound
to take notice of proceedings of this kind the moment appli-
cation is made to me. I fine you 61. under the 147th Nonce,
sad 24. 10e. under the 148th section of the act.

Tl.'dd d.nipain the tem the
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GUILDHALL.
Mr. Thomas Staley "'sassy, a solicitor, residing at Ll:nl-
field-ternice, Stepney, and Mwerd Charles Jams, a
=piqued in the To. of London, 7, Severn-street, Meek
Ch lane, St. Georges-in-the-But, were charged, the
former with 'dealing 2001. In 201. notes, and the lowa with
feloniously receiving one of the notes, knowing it to have
been stolen.

8tio1;16. iamtrinded by Mr. Ron the saltlike Is the
London and Westaduler Bonk sanded for thalressention,
aad sighpi that the charge against the prisoner Verney arose
oat el the fallownig cironm-^-^Ase. Upsa three separate Go-
. .

Wilethinsing tba-mowthe et Imes iiii_leet,lie
yell dale ebe Lomas and WalsithoW Irak sums
he ea lelel amount of 2001. upon the &raft
mom* and in December following be ythesated
all are of the deposit notes for wed
regwethil that he might bem the amount in is OIL amok
bp the Peek rid him by nthlthe smithy 201. nesse,
UK are As the rime we ions' to era Idsl=
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sad ere lbe elea aloft op the Web the ma IMP Ake-
wild ad ihe pie ms galled to, het he doled
baps gelaird One the& the amount of his deleallthism
eadelmll l eke et ip ale 201 notes which be wee Wildly
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