The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-BTREIT.
On Saturday Eduard Truelove, who was remanded from
Monday on the charge ut writing and publishing " a false,
malicious, scandalous, sad seditious libel of and against his
Majesty the Emperor of the French, with a view to Incite
divers persons to murder his said Majesty," appeared before
Mr. Henry for further examination.
Mr. Bodkin again conducted the case on the part of the
crown, but Mr. Truelove was defended by his solicitor, Kr.
Lawson, without counsel.
Mr. Bodkin—Sir, I shall be satisfied with the same amount
of bail for the defendant to appear to take his trial on this
chArge.
M. Leverson—Allow me first to Inquire what is the object
of the prosecution ? Is it the suppresWn of the pamphlet f
Mr. Budkin—The object is to show to the world that pub-
liplike' systematically recommeisilag &imagination, by any
person, Englishman or foreigner, will not bo tolerated by the
English law.
Mr. Levereon—ln that case I shall hays a few objectless
to offer, but first I wish to ask Mr. Bodkin one other ques-
tient It is, whether the prosecution, having been com-
menced under the late government---
..

Mr. Budkin could answer no 4Ucation on that subject.
Mr. Leverson—Will Mr. Bodkin point out the pumps
on which he relies

ltiiienryLibey were pointed out to defendant's
counsel on the iut occaafon. Did you instruct Mr. =fly
Mr. Leversoa—Yes and no. Mr. Sleigh was
justified. My name wee made use of, but I had no op-
portunity of communicating.
Mr. Henry—A counsel does not act without the interven-
tion of s solicitor.

Mr. Let;e7sonLeertainly not.
Mr. Henry—Then did you instruct Mr. Sleigh P
Mr. Leverion—Yea. air; but I had no opportunity of oom-
municating with Mr. Sleigh before he appeared at this court.
But notwithstanding the strong feeling which you are re-
ported to have expressed on the subject, I shall salt you to
disrobe this frivolous but moat dangerous prosecution with
all the ignominy which it merits. I ask it not for the sake
only of my client, but for the mks of the oomasunity whose
beet privileges are struck at by these proceedings. 1111 unreal
safeguard of our rights is the liberty of the press, which,
being maintained, secures all other rights inviolable, but
whirls Wag attacked, all our dearest privileges are threatened.
And, tough Mr. Truelove might, perhaps, have made his
pesos by apologising, and submitting to anorexia conviction,
he feels that the sacred rights of the community are thus
gi ly entrusted to bitn, and he will not betray than,
thoughrl he may lose all his little property in defending then
from aggression. But before I proceed, I cannot help draw-
ing your attention to what appears to me a great stress of
authority. Mr. TlPUelove, thought poor man, is highly re-
spectable, having kept for many years a small bookshop
few yards from Temple-bar. He could be found there, on
any day of any week, and there was no doubt that he would
have appeared to a summons. But, without any previous
with a &dit
notice,• warrant was Melted against him,having been granted
Mr. Henry remarked that it was very inconvenient to
have a change of advocates, and have the same observations
over again. The points raised by Mr. 'Amnon were proper
topics for comment before a Jury, and, ultimately, the sae
must go to one.

Mr. Leverron—WeU, air, I hope to be able to convince you
to the contrary. Mr. Truelove, I may mention, did with-
draw the pamphlet from publication on Monday Let—not
that he thought there was any harm in it, but beaus he
thought he wu not in a position to fight the government—
if they would be content with the withdrawal. It is beams
he cannot afford the expenses GI the trial that I am 111XiOVA
to prevent his committal, by con you that—
Mr.Henry—Can you convince me that it is not a libel?—
that it does not recommend anaselnation?

Mr. Lerrerson—l will eddress myself to that point.
Defendant—l think, after the opinion the magistrate hos
expressed, it would be advisable to reserve the dabuce.
Mr. Leverson—After that expression of opinion I must, of
course, accede, but I still think the indignation of the public
will be aroused.

Kr. Bodkin—l quite agree with Mr. Leversen, that the
indignation of the public will be aroused by reading this
atrocious publication. It would indeed be a disgrace to the
English ammeter, and to the English law, if the promulga-
tion of such doctrine' did net excite indignation, and subject
its authors to punishment.
The securities were dm sewed, and &Want was com-
mitted for trial.

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TWO SOLICITORS CHARGED MTH FORGERY.

On Saturday morning James and Charles Mellor,
father and son, solicitors, recently in business at Ashton-
under-Lye., were brought before the magistrates of that
borough charged with forgery.
Mr. Marriott, solicitor, of Manchester, said the prisoners
had been captured in America and brought to this country
on two charges of forgery. Ono of these charges was that of
altering the word "one " to "four" in a receipt given to the
Mellon by Simon Fothergill, of Manchester, wham wife wee
a legatee under the will of the late Mr. Hart, the administra-
tion of whose affairs had been placed in the hands of the elder
prisoner. The receipt had thus been passed off &I for 4601.,
when the pruner had in reality only paid 1601. The second
Marge was for creating and passing off, as for value, a deed
of conveyance which purported to convey to a person named
Prestwich certain property at Saddieworth, the named nod
ea
that of the conveyer being that of a clerk in Mellon'
office. The elder prisoner was charged with uttering these
forgeries, and the son Charles with having engrossed the he ti-
tom conveyance, asked the clerk to sign it, and that he had
as for himself witniosed the signature.
Evidence of a prima facie character only, upon which to
ask for a remand, was tendered, and the magistrates then
remanded the prisoners until Wednesday next.
It appears the prisoners were captured by Mr. Buckley, of
the Manchester detective police, who started in pursuit on
tbe loth January last, with warrants for titer apprehension,
Ltra Canada meaner, from Livar to Beaton. Front
he wont to Portland, thence to Island Pond, Montreal,
Tomato, Detroit, Chicago, and Sandwich. At the last pleas
he hired • and proceeded to the prairie lands of
Illinois, about miles from St. Louis, where be arrived on
the 641 t February. Here he found the prisoners staying at
a farm-home, occupied by Mr. Edward Heap. He was
introduced as a ountryman, and did not disclose his errand
until he had sethdied himself by conversation with them that
they were the men he was in smirch of. He brought them
home by the Edinburgh steamer from New York, and
arrived at Ashton that morning, having travelled altogether
between 9,000 and 10,000 miles. It was expected that the
prisoners would have a large soon of mossy with them, the
' result of the heavy forgeries they have committed, but
Buckley only remeared 1401. and some deeds. It has before
been stated that the prisoners bald • highly respectable posi-
tion in Ashton.