The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-08 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

Charteß Williams Lee Webb, Joetpit Star Veld Dean
alias Alaop, Thenteas Berwick, and Lion(' 11,4dereorth
were brought up on remand before Mr. Alderman Finnic,
for further examination on the charge of being concerned
in scuttling the ship Severn on the high seas.
Mr. George Lewis, instructed by Captain Downward, of
Lloyds' Salvage Association, again appeared for the prose-
cution ; Mr. Buchanan was in attendance for the prisoners
Webb and Dean ; and Mr. T. Beard appeared for the pri-
soner Holdaworth.

The proceedings of this day, as previously arranged,
consisted of reading over to the different witnesses the
depositions which had already been taken. These deposi.
tions were extremely voluminous, as may be supposed,
when it is stated that the witnesses were no less than 60
in number, and the process of reading occupied a very con-
siderable time. At the close,
Mr. Lewis intimated that he bad nowcompleted the case
and did not propose to call any fusilier evidence. He
should therefore apply that the prisoners be committed
for trial.

The Chief Clerk (Mr. Oke) stated to the prisoners that
thicharges against them would be as follows s—First. Webb
would be charged for that he on the lath May last
feloniously did cast away and destroy on the high seas •
certain British ship called the Severn, with intent to defraud
certain marine insurance companies and private under-
writers ; and Berwick, Holdawortb, and Dean would
be charged with being accessurien before the fact of the
commission of the said felony by the prisoner Webb.
Secondly. The four -orisoners would be charged with con-
spiring together in the months of March, April, and May
Lot, in the City of London, to cast away and destroy the
said ship with intent to defraud. Third. The four pri-
soners would be again charged with conspiring together
bet seen the months of May and November last, and by
divers false and fraudulent pretences procuring from certain
insurance companies and private underwriters divers
valuable securities and bankers' cheques for the payment
of money with intent to defraud. Next, the prisoner,
Hobleworth and Dean would be charged with conspiring
together to defraud the London and Caledonian Insurance
Company of the sum of 1,500/. ; and lastly, Holdsworth
and Berwick would be further charged with conspiring to
defraud. . . _ _

Mr. Alderman Finis, having cautioned the prisoners in
the usual form, asked them if they had anything to say in
answer to these charges.
The prisoner Webb—l will merely say, my lord, that I
ani entirely innocent.
The prisoner Dean—l am innocent ; I never saw either
the ship or the cases.
The prisoner Berwick—l shall reserve my defence.
The prisoner Holdsworth—l am perfectly innocent, and
I shall reserve my defence.
The witnesses were then all bound over in the sum of
40f. each to appear rind give evidence against the prisoners
at the sessions of the Central Criminal Court which will
commence on Monday, the 28th January inst.
The prisoners were then removed, but will be brought
up on Thursday to be formally committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. Bentinck. M.P., Charles-street, Berkeley-square,
and Mr. I'ercy Doyle, Halfmoon.street, Piccadilly, came
before Mr. Tyrwbitt to apply for a summons against the
vestry of St. George, Hanover-square, for neglecting to
remove the snow from the streets in the parish.
Mr. Doyle said his complaint was that the vestry
left Halfmoon-street M an elmostimpassable state, making
no attempt whatever to clear away the snow. He wrote
to the vestry on the subject, but the only reply he re-
ceived was that him letter should be laid before the board
on the next board day, but as it was not known when that
day would arrive, he felt that the only course left to him
was to apply to a magistrate for a summons against the
vestry.
Mr. Bentinck said he also applied for a summons against
the vestry, on the ground of neglect. His application
was made under the 12-ith section of the Metropolis Local
Management Act, and the C.lth section of the 23 Vic.,
cap. 102. The clause under the first-named act stateil
" that it shall be lawful for every vestry and district
board, and they are hereby required to appoint and
employ a sufficient number of persons, or to contract with
any company of persons for the sweeping and cleansing of
the several streets within the pariah or district, and for
collecting and removing all dirt, ashes, rubbish, ice,
snow, &c., and if any such company or person shall fail
to execute such winks he shall forfeit a sum not ex-
ceeding W." His object in making this application wasto
raise the question publicly, and to ascertain whether house-
holders and the public had any remedy or not. The
parish of St. George was somewhat peculiarly situated ; it
was divided into two wards, the inner and outer ward.
The vestry contracted for one of the wards, and undertook
the other themselves. He did not complain that the
vestry had tried and failed, but that they had done
nothing, and seemed, apparently, content with doing
nothing.
Mr. Doyle considered that the offence was clearly made
out, inasmuch as he was unable, owing to the non-removal
of the snow, to get in or out of his house. Had Provideaoe
not done what the vestry neglected to do, the inconveni.
ence to the public would have proved unbearable. He paid
rates and taxes to the vestry for cleansing the streets ; and
he might just remark, to show that the cleansing proems
was not an impossibility, that all the snow in the City was