The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Roseland lifueklemme, a gentlema idy-looking man, who
has been lately tarrying on burins, in the City of Loaders,
under the firm of Mucldestone and Co., as a general mer-
chant, WAS brought up on a warrant issued in August last
from this court, by Michael Haydn and Moss, City &tee•
tire oMma, charged with having unlawfully disposed of a
cheque for 94/. 10s. that had been entrusted to him for •
specific purpose. He was also charged with embezzling
and stealing 51., the property of the saw prosecutor.
Mr. Gammon, solicitor, one of the under-sheriffs, ap-
peared in support of the charge, and he briefly stated to the
worthy alderman the circumstances under which it came
before the court, which were of rather a peculiar character.
It appeazed, so far as the evidence was gone into. that the
charge against the prisoner was preferred by Mr. W. Onion,
• carriage trimming manufacturer, in Drury -lane, and whose
service he had entered in June last, at a salary
of 3/. a week, and commission in addition. In the
beginning of July the prosecutor was anxious to raise a sum
of money upon some coach velvets, and he inquired of the
prisoner if be knew any sue who would make an advance,
and after a day or two he said that Messrs. Werner and
Falcke, merchants, of 33, Bury-000rt, St. Mary-axe, would
adv.snce money upon the goods, and he requested him to
send the velvets to their *Moe. He did so, and told the
prisoner to get as much money as he could upon them,
sad on the same day the prisoner brought him
901., and said this was all Mamas. Werner and Co.
would advance, sod the arrangement was that the money
was only to be advanced for • month, and that 41. 10s. was
to be paid for interest for that period. This transaction
took place on the 6th of July, and shortlL afterwards the
primer left the prosecutor's service, but wit as the month
was about to expire the latter went to 'in and said he
wished the velvets to be redeemed, and handed him a cheque
for 941. 10a. to pay the money advanced and the interest.
It appeared that instead of doing what the prosecutor re-
quested,
the prisoner obtained cash for the cheque and kept
the whole of the :honey, and upon inquiries being nude of
Messrs. Werner and Co. it was ascertained that instead of
their having only advanced Oa'. upon the goods, they had in
point of fact agreed to advance 100/., but that 5/. was de-
ducted for interest, and that the prisoner at the time of the
, original transaction kept 51., of which sum the prosecutor
was defrauded in addition to the amount of his cheque.
Mr. Onion, the prosecutor, was called to prove the above
facts, and he also stated that after discovering the real m-
tan of the transaction with Mews. Werner and Co., he
wrote to the prisoner, who made repeated appointments with
a view toexplain the matter, but never kept any of them.
The prisoner, who seemed to treat the affair very lightly,
put several questions to the prosecutor, the effect of which
appeared rather to be to make out the charge than to elicit
any facts that were favourable to him.
Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, very kindly told the pi.
soner that he was of course at liberty to put any questions
to the prosecutor he might think proper, but he would orig-
ami to him, having refereese to the course he had taken,
that he had better consult a solicitor.
The prosecutor was then asked by the prisoner whether
he had not authorised him to sell the velvets after the I
transaction with Mears. Werner was concluded.

H•• replied that be did so, but only upon the understand-
ing that the isle was to be for cash.
sir it. Carden observed that whether this was so ornot bad
nothing to do with the cue. The charge against the pri-
soner was that of misappropriating a cheque that bad been
given himfor a specific purpose, and he had bettss °online
himself to that charge.
The prisoner said he did not deny having appropriated
the proceeds of the cheque, but he considered he was justi-
fied in doing so.
Mr. Gammon said he should be prepared with additional
evidence on a future day, and salted fur a remand.
Sir H. Carden said be should remand the prisoner for
a week, but be would admit him to bail, himself in 801.,
and two sureties in 401. each.

Mr. Gammon said be should require notice, but if any
respectable persona came forward to offer theniselree as
sureties, be would not detain the prisoner in custody an
hour longer that. was absolutely necessary.

CLERIERNWELL.

Mr. N. Wrenakla and Mr. W. jun., attended be-
fore the magnitude to make an application on behalf of three
orphan children, under the following circumstances :
On the 7th instant a fire, attended with awful come-
Cr, broke out in the Albion coffeo-house, corner of
etleet, Liverisol-road. At the time there were 11
persons in the house, one of whom lost his life, and the re-
mainder, being uninsured, are now in the greatest distress,
and have lout nearly all they possessed. Amongst the
sufferers was Sergeant Wm. Vince, of the 3rd Light Dragoons
and Cape Mounted Itifies, who had served for 21 years in the
Indian and Kaffir ware, was present at the battles of Cabul
and the Sutlej, for which he had received medals, as also
the good conduct and long-service medal. This poor but
brave fellow, after doing all he could to rescue the parties
in the house from the fire, attended before the
coroner and gave evidence. After he had been in
the inquest-mom for some time he asked leave to retire,
and shortly afterwards expired, leaving his three children
totally unprovided for. It was under these circumstances
that the applicants waited on his worship for advice and
assistance, hoping that something might be done to get the
poor orphans into au asylum or school. At present they
(the applicants) bad collected some subscriptions, and had
placed the children out, but as this would not be able to be
continued for any length of time, it was the wish of the sp.
Oswald& to do something for the children that would be of
substantial advantage to them.
Mr. Corns said it was a very sad cue, and advised the
ap
p Bunts to wait upon the secretary of the Soldiers' Or-
phan Home. The inagistiate then gave 41. 4s. into the
of the applicant., half of it to be plead to the ge-
neral fund for the relief of the sufferers, and the other
for the children.