The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-1101:181.

Mr. Aka Dorberfe, at 10, Bt. Mary-axe, appeared before
the Lord Mayor upon a sunsmome, at the instance of Mr.
Cramme, of re Marine Department of the Board of Trade,
witch &sawed him with having unlawfully demanded of
Mary Ann Cope, 8/., r a remuneration for providing her
ICS' Traria Frederick Copawith employment as an appren-
tiosin board the merchant ship Emily, in violation of the
148th radon of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854.
lice. Coleman appeared In support of the summons, and
Mr._ X itself e for defendant. _ _ _ _

Mr. Makstb—ln this case Mr. Dearborn has been sum-
mated by Kr. Colima far procuring a person to be bound
weeks on hoard a aarohant vessel, and receiving a
reward from that person for eo doing, the money being in the
Thy
• el a premium, which was paid over to the owner.
There is no doabt that Mr. Dawbara did act in the manner
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butc t he did it nadir a misapprehension of the act of
wader which the summons has barn issued. I am
quite sure that Mr. Oakum will say that the practice he is
endeavouring to put down has been a very common one.
Mr. Dewhern was acting bon& Ode I. the matter, although
he soled diegally. He rogrele having done so, and has
agreed to discontinue the practice tat the future. Mr. Cole-
man, under these circurostaness, elm he le perfectly satisfied
and content that the summer Amid be dismissed, Mr.
Dawbarn paying the ante.
The Lord Mayor—This errangeensat Ilea been entered into
without the necessity of my indicting a penalty, but the pro-
vision of the act of parliament la of so wholesome a nature
that I hope the cue will go forth to the public, and that the
captains or owners of ships will not try to evade an act which
is intended ea mush for their benefit as for the protection of
sailors and others. lam very glad that Mr. Coleman hoe
consented to the summons being dismissed, and that Mr.
Metcalh admits that his client acted under a misapprehen-
sion of the statute. I ant awe he will Rot do so for the

Mr. Metcalfe—Mr. Dearborn has abandoned the practice,
and hopes that other persons engaged in the same line of
business will adopt a similar coulee, otherwise he will be
exposed to a moat ruinous competition. Re is only desirous
of carrying on trade legitimately.
Mr. Coleman—lt should be known that Mr. Dawbarn
not the only pence who has been etuntnoned under this sec-
tion of the act. Others have already been proceeded against
far a similar offence.

The Lord idspy-II believe that Mr. Coleman will endea-
vour to act impartially in every cams he brings before me if
the parties do not don you have done. I shall oertainly
convict them If thaw is evidence sufficient to warrant it.

The summons was then dismissed upon payment of costs
by the defendant.
William Brown, alias Diamond, John Megan, and John
Zing, aline Suns, who have been several tames remanded,
charged with carrying on a wholesale system of robbery, by
means of forged orders for the delivery of goods, were again
brought up, and after fresh evidence had been taken, re-
scinded.
The Lord Mayor requested the acknowledgment of the
second half of a 101. note (No. &5,090), from "Fred.,' and
101. from Wm. P.," for the -box.