The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-13 00:00:00

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(Before the Common Serjennt.)

Franeit FiL-patriek, 58, Juke Hayes, 25, and Henry
Hoare, 21, were indicted for a highway robbery on William
Wilma. and stealing from him 41., his monies.
Thia affair, which took place at the east end of the
town, woe cieirly eitablished against all the prisoners, and
a former conviction for felony was found against Moore ;
the other two prisoners were not known.
The Common Serjeent sentenced Moore to be kept in
penal servitude for the term of seven years, and Fitzpatrick
and Hayes to be severally imprisoned in the House of Cor-
rection with hard labour for twelve calendar nion.hs.
Henry Mercer, 30, bootmaker, was indicted for obtain-
ing by false pretences diver, sinus of money to the
amount of 271. from different individuals, with intent to
defraud.

Mr. Starling prosecuted. and the evidence disclosed that
the prisoner called upon the prosecutor and obtained the
monies, on the assurance that he had a pension coming
due to him from the government for his services 'hived
during the Indian mutmy, when, in truth and in fact, he
had no such pension, and he bad never been abroad so as to
be entitled to a pension.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The Common Serjeant sentenced him to 12 months'
imprisonment with bard labour.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
dde/phes Goldilaadt, 45' commission agent, surrendered
in discharge of his b to answer an indictment for
feloniously forging and uttering a bill of exchange for the
payment of 781. ifs. with intent to defraud.
Mr. Poland, instructed by Mr. Mullen'', solicitor to the
London Bankers'Association, prosecuted, and Mr. Montagu
Williams defended the prisoner.
Mr. John Adolphus Simpson deposed that be was
a merchant, residing, at the time of this transac-
tion, in Hunte•-•street, Brunswick-square, but now living
in Regent-square. He was acquainted with a Mr. Du
Porter, a merchant, in Un,on-oourt, Broad-street ; and he
also knew Mr. Woods, a manufacturing chemist, having
works at Shepton Mallet. On the applicrtioo of Du
Porter, he (witness) undertook to obtain some bills of ex-
change to the amount of about 8001., for Woe Is' accom-
modation. This was at the latter end of February last,
and he saw the prisoner, whom he had known for the last
eleven years, on the subject. He told the prisoner that a
very good firm required this accommodation, and that
the bills would be sure to be paid, as one of the
partners was a member of parliament, if the prisoner could
procure them, and this the prisoner said hominid do. Some
days after this he and the prisoner again met by appoint.
meot at the end of Union-court, when the prisoner handed
to him five bills, of %bid+ that mentioned in the indict.
ment was one, and it purported to be a foreign bill drawn
by Lescban and Co., of Paris, on Parker and Co., of Lower
Thames-street, London. Witness said the bills would do,
and gave the prisoner 91. for procuring them. He (witness)
then went to Du Porter's office, where be met with Mr.
Woods, to whom he handed the bills, and from whom he
received 90/. as his commission for obtaining the bills for
him. After that be heard nothing more about the matter
until the month of May last, when he learned that
two of the bills were forgeries, and that inquiries were
being made after him by Mr. Mullens, and he in conse-
quence gave the prisoner into custody for forging and
uttering the bills to him. The prisoner at once stated
that he had obtained the bills from a person named
Stevens. who was also taken into custody, but discharged
by the Lord Mayor from the insufficiency of evidence.
Mr. Commissioner Kerr inquired if there was any evi-
dence to corroborate or confirm the testimony of this wit-
ness, as if not he should tell the jury his evidence could ,
not be relied upon and ought not to be acted upon. If the '
principles of the Saotch law and the aid of a public prose-
cutor had been called in!for &private examination into this
matter, be could not doubt that this witness and Maier,
would now be standing in the dock with the prisoner.
Mr. Poland said he could not carry the case further,
and therefore be should not press it.
The jury then, by the direction of the court, returned •
verdict of Nut Guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.
The court then adjourned to Monday, August 19.

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.
—Yesterday, in the House of Lords, only two committees
sat on railway and other private bills, when the follow-
ing business was transacted. In Lord Redesdale's com-
mittee the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
Bill was posed through, and several amendments having
been made it awaits being reported. In Room I) their
lordships proceeded with the further hearing of the fol.
lowing bills which have now been some length of time
ander deliberation :—The Midland and Glasgow and South
Western Railway Companies and the Midland Railway
Company Bills, the further consideration of which was,
upon the rising of their lordships, adjourned until Monday
next, the 15th inst. In the House of Commons' com-
mittees no business was transacted.

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