The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION HOUSE.
ran APPRINIINIION 07/AWIST.I•waItD,SII nAltateSta.
While the Leal Mayor was promeding with the business
is the Judaism, Wall/pass was brought to his lordship
that James Townitbead Seward, the banister alluded to in
the pro:udiags against Pieree,BargefLud Teeter as one of
those who had essisted is the disposal of a quantity of the
gold dust which bad keen 'Won from the South Eastern
Casual, was is the custody of Haggett, the City detective
dicer, and would to pat to the beg at the close of the radi-
ology list of prisoners.
At halt past three o'clock Seward was brought before the
Lord Mayor. He Is • very istelligeat lookiag mass, appa-
really about 60 years of age. He was la • state of perfect
sall-poesessios, sad attend the few words he spoke la • eon.
lident and unembarrassed tree. Before the examination
was communed it was known that the prisoner had been
spprehended, not for say participation he was supposed to
have had in the gold dust robbery, but fo, the forgery of a
bill of exchange for 1,0001., in which offence two convicts
are said to have been his accomplices.
Mr. Mallen', the solicitor to the committee of bankers
for protection against forgeries, attended for the profanation..
He stated that the prisoner, lames T. Seward, was charged.
with having forged the soceptanee of a bill of exchange for
1,0001, with latest to defraud Messrs. Heywood and Co.,',
of Lcunbardunet, Woken. The acceptance pa/ported to
be that of Kinnaird sad Co., of Alkaloidal's. merchants.
Two men, named Hardwick and Atwell, had been tried
some time ago for hula, attend the forged bill in question,
aad,upos mutation, transported for life sada few days ago
• mu named Anderson, who weebelieied to be unearned
is the transaction fee which Seward was apprehended, was
privately suatioed before his lordship, as a public inquiry
would no doubt have bad lb* effect of putting others who
were implicated upon their `acrd, and in all probability
have defeated the soda of utice, and it appeared that
Andence was the person w had employed an lanoeut
portal to proses* the bill.
The primmer—l wish it to be knows that I know
nothing at all of any of the fells Mr. Mallen speaks of.
Mr. 'Lanese—l shall cell Haggett, the detective °Meer,
to ask, a abort statement to you, lordship, upon which I
shall ground an application for a remand, and I expect to
'obtain an order from the Secretary of State for the
prodactioa of the two tonlriela who have Nude certain
disclosures to me women' with the transectios Implicating
the prisoner.
Roggen (ihe detective) said—This_ day, about 1 o'clock,
I went, la isempany with Mew, • brother Meer, to the
beau No. 9, John•street, Oaforlehreet, is itessegsuce of
laferstatios which I had received. I went to • bark room
in the beau and iagaired for Mr. Hopkias. I was told
there that Mr. Hagittas wee eat sad gone to
a pabliolionee la Osieseunaket. I thou left Mess Is charge
dike pknosmil wing U Ike geblle-bow deecribed, sad on
my Maul* Jangles', IN the prisoner is a room with
Moss. IWI to him, elieve year sun is James
Seward, and I shall rogsire you to go to the City with me."
He ail, "I am not the penes you nineties." I the. said,
we are two aeon belanglag to the City of Landes, and we
shall take yes late custody for tergery, and unities on the
14th Jose, VMS, • bill of gashes's ice 1,0001. en Heywood
and Co.'s Hoak, No. 4 Lombard street, and likewise for
hulas beea antesesed with Henry Atwell sad Thomas
Salt Haideriek and 'Jams Aaderscs. He said to se, " I
don't hum sash people. I anew saw them is my life, nor
do I know saythiag respeetteg the forgery." He them said,
"Do loan meta to take me taro eased y ? If you do, you
do It ea you own responsibility, for I us oaths penes
you speak of." I mid, "We do. end we will heist ea your
, going into the City with us." He said, "I'll set p unless
you lone me to go." I asked bias whelks meat lay Wee,
and be replied, By klieg yen. lead aria me."
The pdsoser—My Ind, I meat that I would sot 'Qua-
tardy go with him—aegis was mat a veiatery suetody.
Haggett—l told him I unseat to take bias apes my " own
resposaibility." I this task bin bib enstedy, gad pat
him into a cab, sad is amigo dew he said, "I nooses
there's as use la holding ant say kaget—l am An Se-
ward."

Ti 'promo said, "TM molds I used were, I suppot
there is so me is Maytag it; my same is Iris asward!
Mr. Manses (to the rams)—De you believe U you are
allowed a few days you will be able to bring figwort vit-
amin to the bets you bore stated
Haggett—l de. I gas prom, saieept ether Misr, that
the primmer wee is sosipasywith Atwell sad Hardwiek,wito
ham been tried cad transported for life. He wog seen with
than at the area Are patine Mess, M 1.'10161d-read,
Binger& near dm her of Mn. Cole, from whirl the
forged bill of storage re cat.
Mr. Mailers—Wen you • witans Is Hardwiek's ease ?
Haggett—l woe, sai Hardwick sad Atwell ware ma-
riga at the COMM Cried's' Corn, sad transported for
lite ht the arc I thlak I shall be able to prom that
the prisons, was immeted with that re.
TM Lord Ilayair—Trigosm, de yes wish to my isaythiag
is myrtles to the peeped to torsi yr
Tho prieseer—l have to say that I kaow wilier at all
Meat that with whit I stand shargid. I day it is tote.
lily Lord, them is mi midair at all of say arra I ham
la Cho intr. An that has bees stated rousts to no non
this a mere proposities.
Tim Lord Meyer—Qrs erg% hears stated to Jellify
regasai. The Mir hie givea midair esint to
authors your dalmatian, sad M ewer that be believes be
will be able to pram mainamery %Maim m to ell that
has bees meld ogre. you. To what day Mall leered
the mat esamisdisa

Kam aid be shield moire about a week.
TM granse—lf your lordship Walls that Kr. Manias's
acCalota ha a mama ought to be premed, I have ao
Mks to say deg he as think prow to saw.
Mate* thou oesaeadod the pitmen for a wool'.
• mita amend Dabs woo assaltted for trial ea the
dwell rat he**, tabs the is protease that he was
.arias the of Oho Clip CouissisiSsaen of Sewers
two sown' ems of essoy teen iababitsaa, fle;
' wading pipes, As , ea tliat premises.
TM Lord Korot requadod that the mos would salaams
his rossipt of 101. from the halters' Compaq. 61. from
• Gemsal Fes, and 11. Is,. J. A., for Ike peer loss.

DOWASIMMAT. -
As meal ea Braisr-day, u. magistrate (Mr. Jodie.)
was sarapad dasist ta• greater part of tar anist is kw-
lu
gr g sisssiessksarmak, sad is soaks insularism disorderly
ease eessad amsalt.

Is sae dew, Hobert Gee& awl Jobs Nor*, porton is
Covesopides Market, were alerted with bolsi Steak sad
eiesedetly Is the Unison public-low, Marione. meet,
sad usesitiag the plies is the estestios of their duty, es
Clirfataafreve.

We lanliSri, Kr. Donna, had refitted to terve neat,
as they were the worse forligeor, especially poach, who mete
lehalleagleg some one to fight him. M. Deana ordered
them eat, and Cinch refused to go, sad nine use of the
Win Ingwage. At that time Norris was quiet, and
en-
dseveared to laden Oven to go away. Oa his °outlined
reheat, Mr. Dining estioneured to pot him out, and,
Mimi is that, Galin fa the polls*. Herniated,* violently
that it took four ceastsbim to get him out ; and be bit sad
kicked ass M them (Etammlao. F 180) is as aboslaable
manuer, WWII* ea kin very moon ialary. Norris, to
attempting to insist the onetablei tram restovlog Goon,
streak P 183,1 a the face.
Mr. Jardine on erved that so erroneous satin wit pre-
valent that a publican maid set mill la the polies to clear
his Ines of say permed who refused to leave salsas as
amok had been committed. Uwe wee she a aotioa that
a pablwan was bond to sent soy parson who intern his
hoer sad asked for driak. Oa the matvary, a ninon
had a peeing right to refine lonia. say penes he did set
donee ft supply ; ono, him out; if he refused to go,
sad reined aa attempt to eapel htm, has the pollee wore
as musk bond to most him as if it were a private nese.
It was unnamable to suppose that a publicas were eaUed
epee to eater late a mutest magi.-kaaded with a rallies
espable of resisting tour or Ire pathogens. He made then
obeenatleas as he fined that a wrong Imprensa oaken
eves awns the polite themselves—hit Gould sot say ia this
diclain, but la some dining; an eases had eassmed fu
whin they had refund their aid. I. this intone, how-
ever, they bad behaved with rand propriety.
Both prinaus were resseaded.

WESTMINSTER.
Smut Taylor. as samlbse madams% ma itlauged with
embezzling the sem of Ss.. resolved by Ma ea •110015 t of
Ifs outplays, the 041111111.1 Omnibus Oungsay ; a sass
white although misread, trifles was really of great is.
poetise% es if other madames purloined to • similes
assist it would entail a loss riamtkiFotray of something
KU 100000 i. per ass
Mtbst s. It the priests
woe the wiselsoter of a Chelsea Hosts. mails% and
that it wee kis duty st the tandastlea of every jemmy
performed thrusbotit the day to 11l op a misted way-bill
deatatiag the umber of mum wrist sad the mutat of
Wes meld. which bill 4 &melted Ina bra et the elks
before every freak jetsam. The asmat is headed ever the
inerniag befe re the madaMits leave the mattes.
The sompany summits' the empleyed Mr. Field,
late inspector •f fie detective to weak, who ea
Wedmiday detested Ms la eabessling the um of 11.111.
mai way.
The prism% I. lile dame., alleged that mem of the
labouress sad others le the *splay of the essapeay travelled
with uses, sad that therefore assn of the perms wheat
Mr, Field seared sight sot have paid ; bet it wee moved
that it me prisener's duty to endorse the waybill with the
memos earried free, sad that there wee ao kadoromerat is
the waybill la quake.
The primmer was renteaded far a week. 11% Assad sea•
seam is take ball with twisty lOW hears' babes.

Noire .Wan LONDON RI7OIII3I•TORT.—Th• fee-
tlvltioa of Christiasmday wets duly ahasmod is lbe North-
Woe Loadoa Roformatory, ad Womb the klettems of
Moak • *sofa! r, was pemiled hi ihe imeMes.
The happy sad soatostol Moss el kers who INFO mated
road lbs tables abowod tbo hamesitles alba oldie the
mistime of the boasruy . gems J. ll•wyer,
Z.q., kayo bad spas those or km bosi • ebollor withia
the wills of as tamitatase Wash has ben for mesas of om
Salmis. way from lb* pftbs of vim
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