The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-14 00:00:00

711.11 POLICE COMM

XiNB!ON-H01:18B.

Henry Francis ifiskervieort wee brought op for farther
111.111thIstiOD, charged with having, while noting as semetary
to the council of the London Volunteer Ride Brigade, em-
heeled various sums of money belonging to his employers.
Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Sleigh
for the defence. -

It had been previously shown that the prisoner was em •
powered to receive and pq moneys on account of the council,
subject to • regulation for making daily deposits in the Bank
of Remised, sod forniehlng • daily statement to the Lord
Mayor, as president of the council, and that various sums
paid ttire by members of the brigade fur their uniforms had
net been escalated for by him, nor entered in the books;
he, however, asserting his !tat to bold • balance in hand,
and alleging that • sum equal to the amount of the sums
which he wee charged with embezzling was duets him for
salary—a staletnent which weii denied by the prosecution.
Mr. Humphreys said he intended to call three Witiltellie
who had paid sums to the primmer on account of the brigade,
and to prove that those same had nut been &accosted fur by
the guesser. Of Uwe three witnesses two paid 61. 10s. 10d.
each, and the third paid 11. 19s. 10d., for their uniforms.
The prissNo upon receipt of these sums should have handed
to the witnesses printed order* for Memo. Silver to provide
=dorm ; bet instead of doing so he gave them orders
written on sheets of note paper. Subsequent to the ITAIOU-
Oot of the orders • clerk frum Meson. bilyer had an inter-
view with the prisoner for the purpose of requezwil him to
change them written orders f r the regular p
and he promised le do so, but did not; and a woundard=
third interview took pleas with ties same result, and smog
some gapers takes from the abeam at the time of his
beastos ow copulated • referee*, to the naseesTZ
three gentlemen who bad received Mese written orders, so
that It was impossible for the primmer by mere accident to
have omitted from the ash book the entry of Ma sums
paid by them. Of them sums, however, atoms ahem,
time yea no may, although they were paid to the primmer
eaVitiott to the Moe whoa he pissed him cash-book Wan Yr.

Alderman Rose, vice-president of the 001112 On, fer audit,
containing a hithful statement of the amounts of the bd.
gad.. After proving the three cases to which he (Mr. Hum-
phreys) had referred, he should mak for a further remand, as
time wu still requisite for a full investigation of the books of
the gade.
The burned gentleman then called his witnesses, sad
proved his feces ea stated.
Mr. Humphrey' then applied hr a remand.
Mr. Sleigh said he should not oppose that application, but
he felt bound to auk that the amount of bail fixed on the pre
vioun °cession—viz., the prisoner himself in 1,0001., and two
.

sureties in 601. each:might be so rcductit r not to be ;
practical Tolima of bail altogether. The on
was a
member of a liberal profemien, and, as he (11r. Sleigh) was
instructed, would be able to give a triumphant answer to the
charge, for if he had held certain moneys in band, it was
because the council had voted him a ram of 3001. for his
services, and the prisoner thought he had a right to hold
that sant.

81rit7Carden--I am sure the brigade will be glad if he
can clear himself of the elms.
Mr. Sleigh—Yee, the brigade at large will, I bare no
doubt, bat not co certain individuals connected with it.
Mr. Humphreys-1 sin quite sure the council will be glad,
but, as 1 am instructed, there are upwards of 100 cases
against him.
Sir R. Carden then agreed to reduce the bail to 1.2001., viz,
the prisoner himself in 6001. and two sureties in 3001. each,
with 24 holm' notice to the solicitor for the prosecution.