The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

Isms Sir kraen,;;;Mitly aelarliin the office of Mr.
Humphrey, of flpital-equare, solicitor, and Local Commis-
sioner of Lead-tax. WAS brought up for further examination%
on • charge of having forged a certificate purporting to be •
certlficate for the redemption of land-tax.
On the previous examination it had been 'hewn that the
pri.oner had obtained COO/. lrcm Mr. Inure, macchant, of 21,
Mincing-lar.o, by mesas of the forgery ; sod Mr. Freshfield,
who appeared for the proeecution, then applied fur a remand,
ts order to allow hint to communicate with the Board of

Inland Revenue, and KS what course they would adopt,
there being ground for supposing that other charges of a
similar description might be preferred against the prisoner.
Mr. Webby now appeared to conduct the cave instructed
by Mr. Elbetadd, on the part of the Commissidases of In-
land Revenue, and Mr. Lewis for the defence.
Mr. Welaby, after reciting the &units of the previous exa-
mination, said that neither Mr. Humphreys nor the prisoner
had the smallest right to receive money for the redemption
of lend tax ; the nasal course being fur the local clerks to
obtain and attest the signature of parties to an expressed
wish for redemption and obtain also a certificate of the
amount of lead tax 7183 able on the land ; which moat then be
forwarded to fiemerset-house,where, and where only, the cer-
tificate could be lamed end the mosey paid.
The Lord Mayor said it was a pity thin was not generally
known. as the business mu more generally completed at the
local aim .

Mr. Webby had made that statement in order that the
fact might become publicly known. The forms of certificate
even were not kept at the office, but it would be shown
that the primmer had fifty of such forma printed
for himself. Two of throe fifty had been used
by him, but hie rwidrace at Gravesend bad
been rear,chtd, as well as his office at John-Areet,Adelphi,
which he held without the knowledge of Lis employer, with-
out say other forma beteg dia.:Geared. Whether, therefore,
any other of the 60 forms bed been fraudulently need was
at present uncertain He (Mr. Weleby) might however my,
that owMg to the publicityliven to tbelpresent charges, other
charges Mid been preferred against tho prisoner' not exactly
of forgery, but of obtsining money under fateepretetows, In
connexion with the a orie Lim of proceedings. After com-
pleting the cam of forgery, he (Mr. Webby) shookl give
some evidence upon these new charger, and then sek for a
farther remand to enable him to complete them.
Mr. Edward Ettwell—l em registrar of Lend Tax at
&menet-home. The signature "E. Russell" to the
certificate produced is not in my handwriting,
nor Ina It by my authority. The certificate itself
is not in accordance with the form at prewnt
'fa em la Somereetthonse, as it does not contain the
Mail memorandum that the certificate toast be produced at

Sowiereet-house for regiatretioe. The setae to thi wakes
are not genuine, so they merely hem the impress of s crown
Instead of the royal arms. tie application has berg Teethed
at Boromeet-boos from Mr. Imam for the redemption of
land tax en this property.
Ur. Charles Beckett, printer. of 135, Hlngsliad-rod-1
remember being rent for about January, 1557, by the prisoner
to Mr. Ilutopluey's °Moe. 1 saw the prisoner there. He
pm me a form kr the redemption of Led tax, of which be
required fifiy copies to be printed. I prints! them sad sent
them to the (Moe le Bpitsl•equare. The meadow° produced
la one of them. They were, I think, sent to the dike, ad-
dreeted to the prieoc,r, but they were charged to Mr.
Humphrey, the account not having been yet sent In,
however.

—ldr. Title Ilemphrey-1 am clerk to the Contudesionere el
Gad Tu for the Tower district. The prism:or has lore •
clerk to my ofiles, flpital.mptare, for 16 or 16 yews, end it
was a part of his ditty to attend to applications for the re-
demption of lead tax. He had nn authority to receive mosey
for redemptions, nor have I. When applications were mode
I merrily rehrted the appHcants to the prisoner to settle
preliminaries. Afterward* the applicants stetted the declara-
tion in my premmee—as a note on the declaration itaelf told
them thy ought to do—l witnessiog their signatures. The
parrs were the. forwarded to Itunsrest-house foe completion.
leaver gave the primes, authority to get such forms printed.
nor did I tam of their being printed, or even me oue until
wee shown to me by the officer.
Mr. Welaby said that completed the first cam, ant hs
thought it would, ;whops, be better to deter the evidence he
the other cams uatil he was ready to complete them. He
should therefore now mak for soother remand.

Mr. Lewis bed ao °bingos to orio,aad the yriaonst won
roorandrd accordingly.

WESTMINSTER.
Richard Dixon, bredla of M. Michael's Church, Clash=
square, wee t tweed with robbing tho ponv-boz.
Evidencewea given by Sergeant Smith that, laccaesquenos
of suapictons entertained web= the prisoner, some marked
DauD,Y ..14 put into one of the bozos placed bide the
=trues to the church, and honedietely after divine service
on Bandar morning witness conossiod himself in the galley,
whine bo could, =observed, command s peen= view of the
hoz.; At abut! tea =nate, put two the prisoner entered