The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

*A2.4810N-ROUSE.

Richard Tredinniek, late manager of the Carnewae Mine
Company, at Or Old Broad-street, appeared
before the Lord Mayor, in answer to a summons at the
instance of Mr. Arthur Robert Oliver, which charged him, in
his capacity of manager of the company, with having " un-
lawfully made, circulated, and published a certain written
statement and account of and relating to the transactions of
the said company, well knowing the same to be folee in
certain particulars contained therein, with intent
thee mid there to deceive and defraud the said Arthur
Robert Oliver."

The summons was taken out under the Fraudulent
Trustees Act, the 20 and 21 Victoria, cap 64, section 8, which
lays, " If any director, manager, or public officer, of any
body corporate or public company shall make, air
agate, or publish, or concur in making, circulating, or
publishing any written document or account which he shall
know to be any
In any material particular, with intent to
deceive or defraud any member, shareholder, or creditor of
such body corporate or public company, or with intent to in-
duce any person to become a shareholder or partner therein,
at to entrust or advance any money or property to such body
corporate or public company, or to enter into any security
for the benefit thereof, be shall be guilty of a misdemeanour."
Mr. Poland, the barrister, appeared in support of the pro-
secution; Mr. Humphreys, jun., for the defendant. Mr.
Albert Turner attended to watch the proceedings on behal
of the assignees to the defendant's estate; and Mr. Lewis
attended for a similar purpose on the part of teveral share-
holders of the Carnewas Company.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
After some evidence had been taken,
The Lord Mayor said—This is the first case of a prosecution
under the Fraudulent Trustees Act, and it Is a most import-
ant one, not only to the public, bat to the parties interested.
I shall remand it.

The ca-a-ewa;ihen remanded for a week, and the defendant
waa permitted to go on his promise to attend on the day of
adjournment.
GUILDHALL.

Mr. Willima Henry Parker,. wholesale mantle manufac-
turer and outfitter, of 36, Monkwell-street, Cripplegate, was
brought up by Inspector Foulest., and placed at the bar
biker Alderman Hale, charged with wilfully and feloniously
setting fire to his house, with intent to defraud the West-
minister Fire Insurance Company.
Mr. Humphreys, of the firm of Humphreys, San, and
Morgan of Newpte-street, attended to watch the case on
behalf of the Westminster legumes-office.
The fire was diacovered between half-past eight and nine
o'clock in the evening of Wednesday, the 10th inst., and
was put out in about two hours. It was then observed that
• gas-burner in the cellar under the warehouse hal been re-
moved from thestanchion, and twisted so sato be within three
or four inches of the warehouse floor. The screws which
had fastened it to the stanchion were found on the cellar
floor ; they had evidently been unscrewed. A large hole
had been burnt in the floor, and the fire was traced to this
cause. The gas was full on during the fire. The only per.
eons who lived in the house were the
_prisoner, his wife,
and two children and a tenant. The servant stated
that on the evening of the fire her mistress
and the children were absent, having gone to
the Surrey Theatre. About twenty minutes past eight her
master sent her for some beer. She thought that the clerk
was then in the warehouse with him, but she did not see
him. On her return, ten minutes afterwards, she could not
gain admittance. She then saw her master at the top of
Mailmen-street. The prisoner was insured fa the West-
minster Fire-office for 1,0001., 91101. for stock, and 1001. for
household goods. A few days after he presented a claim
for 6331. 4.. Some particulars of this claim, the assessor of
the fire office now stated to be extortionate and preposterous.
The prisoner wen remanded, application to be admitted to
bail being refused.

WORSHIP-STREET.
William Hurst, a butcher, at 62, High-street, White-
chapel, was charged with wanking Mary Ann Mickley,
nineteen years of age.
Complainant, a respectable young person, stated that she
was passing through Bishomate- street the previous tinning,
in oompany with a female friend, when the defendant suddenly
presented himself, and gromly insulted her. Alarmed at such
en attack offered at that hour in so public a thoroughfvs,
they both ran away, but had not proceeded above fifty
=when she received a terrible blow on the side of the
which knocked out two of her teeth. Turning round,
she myths prisoner, and on raising an alarm he immediately
made off. Complainant added, that she was yet suffering
ocasiderable pain.
Mir Ann Jentice, the friend of complainant, fully °or-
, roborated her statement, and an officer of the N division de-
posed to stopping the ruffian in the Kingsland-road, after a
sharp chem.
Defendant in answer to the charge said—l did not strike
her my hard.
Mr. Hammill—Why, you knocked her teeth out after an
Indecent attack upon her while in company with a female
friend only in the public street. Yon are • dastardly
eowerdly fellow, and I shall mead you for three months to
the Howe of Correction, with hard labour.
was. Wrif ht, a simplelook lag yowl countryman, in the full
them uniform of the Royal Artillery, in which he presented a
most grotesque appearance, was charged with having unlaw-
fully exchanged his clothing for that of a soldier in the above-
named corps, with intent to facilitate hie desertion.
J4Olllll Murphy, a bombardier In the Artillery, stated that
while ea duty at the Royal Mint at 6 o'clock tit morning,