The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1859.

c.tion, end the provost ocuslon wis sipdstel for the ell-
xerreed erl.e reg.
Mr. Nichol@ .w apish Ito dismiss the Wawa, the
..reliton having been rod.
Sarsoid, onto b.d maid they hod Item pa'd,
sod with ovule of ilia money hod been traced. It had jam
Ikea paid.
The Chief Condateslotor expmesed himself in Mang terms
on Abe • sae. He le not hat each a sicked and I)ing cam
before hue for a long time.
The petition woo diaisimed.

from their minim In Mach last, It war Mamma that be
b.d sot chime Weasel t with the transaction is the books of
WI firm, it b ing his duty, and his only, to make swlentriu.
Mr. Lewis, wc. n the C3ll, was first opened, offired to admit
ell the far., eeertug that it was merely a question of deLt
cm the part at hie client mad of spite on too part of the prose-
cutors, &rising pertly from private transactions and partly
from a spirit of revenge beranis they could get no redress
• tho prisoner in she Insolvent Court.
Mr. hurophreys, however, insisted upon fully proving his
mu:: end witneeate were mum psntly examined .td COY.
&candied epos trivial points with weer some pertinacity.
Among rite new wits:mama examined we.
Mr. E. J. Fader, of the firm of Price, Bolton, end Fader,
solicitors, New-square, Lincoln's-inn, who deposed that he
was private solicitor to •the prosecutors, and that by their
theirs ha applied to the primmer by letter for information cc
to whet bad become of tae cigars_ which the prisoner refused
to tarnish, referring witness to hi. own e-licitor, who in turn
also retard the information. Witness subsequently visited
the prisoner in Whitecrou-street Prison and reques'ed the
information' which be still refuted to furnish, upon which
wittier, told hint, if he had omitted to make is entryln his
books, to tell him, and he (critical would make it all right
fur him ; but she prisoner declined to say anything.
Mr. Lewls—Tell me, Mr. Fader ; you and Me primmer
were very intimate formerly, were you sot P
Witness—l and Mr. Arta were particular friends till
lately.
Mr. Lewis—Did you not write a letter fur him to the ea-
cretery of the masonic lodge
Witting—l don't know that I ought to answer that

qtpition.
Mr. Lear 4--014 yea, you ought. It may bo important to
know.

L'ird Mayor—But I thought freemasons were bound to
preperva all the sorrels of their lodges.
Witnase—Well, so they are ; Out I don't mind saying that
I did write such a ktier.

Mr. Iwwir—Of coin* you did, for I've got • capy of it
Owe. (Laughter.)
Witales—lVell, it has nothing to do with this case.
Mr. Lewis—l'll jut read it, and then we shell see.
Lord Mayor—Stop a minute, Mr. Lewis. Let me reed It
hat, end see whether It has really say connexion with this
an. (Reads) It is merely en emir of froemmonry between
the parties, mid does n ot relate to this our.
Mr. Lewis—lt Is for your lordship to decide, but I should
like to have it nal.

---LoTdid;yor ardon't think It at all nseasaary.
Mr Fltdar—rve no objection, my lord, it you allow ma to
espial& how I mat to wilt. it. I do not regard it as •
mend of treasnasoary.
Mr. Hunspkreis—You lea, my lord, they era quite obliging
to each other. The prisoner is a freemason, and so is Mr.
hider, and so Is Mr. Lewis. (Laughter.)
Lord Mayor—l know ha is„ I bare met him at • lodge.
(Laughter.) However, I see no necessity for reading this
letter.

--fhe letter accordingly ass not read.
Atter patiently considering the evidenoe, the Lord Mayor
came to the conclusion that to jury would convict the
prisoner of stealing, and the prisoner was accordingly
discharged. . _ _

GU MD HALL.
dl//redßurrows, ali4s Alamwarrem, dim Williams Theis
who led been previcualy coavicted at the Central Criminal
Court of fraudulently cbteluing 11 cwt. of canvas bags from
the Poet-office, in Minim Smith sad Elder's name, and who
had been tried and acquitted nadir the second name cm a
charge of sterling some Baths Waterworks shares, wee
charged with felonious'y utterfne a forged order tor the deli-
very of goods to the value of 101., with Intent to defraud
Mr. Herring, a wholesale druggist, of 40, Alehrsgats-street.
The order which was signed in the name ed Mr. Freeman,
ens of Mr. Herring's customers, wee for 2 lb.. of oil of
Pe int, value 41., sad 2 lbs. of oil of lavender value 61.
gnreeman stated that the prisoner had been in his err-
vies in 1846, for • short time. About four months ago the
peimaer brought some new medical books, and offered them
to him for • fourth part of their value, and dace then he hid
seen nothlog of him.
Committed for trial.

MARYLEBONE.
A tearbegone-looking woman, named Emily Taylor, about
90 yews of age, was charged with having attempted to de-
'troy herself. Tbe poor creature, who sobbed bitterly, was
rested doing the proosedinp.
Deinkwster, 291 D, deposed that at 9 that morning, while
on duty in Great James-street, Llama-grove, his attention
was celled to the prironer, who was lying nearly doubled up
by the railing In front of Christ Church. She seemed quit*
unconeclons when he wpoke to her, and on his openlag her
right band, which betted with west difficulty, he drew there-
from a phial, upon which was labelled . Poison." He them
conveyed bar to the dispeonary, not far off, wham she wee at-
' tended to, and ehe admitted to witness that she had swal-
lowed a quantity of laudanum, which ehe had bought at
sea then one shop.
Mr. Broegh'on—Dit she give any explanation to you
ets to the motive Ow taking the poison?
Witness—She told me dig Wks was In the greatest dis-
bud's, and had not broken her hi dace the previous morn-
ing. She further alleged that her halter, who had been •
groom in the royal et ibles, died twelve years ago, and that
anal then she had supported herself, se well as she could,
by boot-binding, but her sight had lately become so much
impaired that she was incapecitated from getting a living
In Met way any longer, and NM knew not what she
shoal do.

Oa IteTni asked by Mr. Brombton what she had to may,
she repeated what she had told the officer, v.e., that
burr eight was so defective that else could not see to do needle-
wakwilineut Ms aid of spectacles, and that she had no means
of miskevamy to buy • pair.
TM megtsloare, after ordering that the should be provided
at once wit tier tn., disseted that she should tbsa be taken
to If arylaboue Workhouse, and said that whoa site came
out, he would afford her the smeietanom she needed.
kobert reerectably dreamed young man, described
ass railway clerk, war charged withd imaging • mat in the
Resew's-pack.
The ore w moved bp can of Use park constables, who
found the prisoner Ia the act of cuttleg the seat with a knife.
He had just finished the letter " R."
Mr. Brotaghtm (to prisoner)—What have you to ray for
yourself t
I did wu done thoaghtlessly. I was not
awes I was doing wrong.
Yr. Broughton—lf you wish to immortaliee yourself, en-
deavour to do so by your good conduct, and not by cutting
your Dame on the Queen's proprrty.
Ho was clued de., which be directly paid.

ht the utmost inveet gation. and told Timmer Dens that if
the netewery witne.eee did tot think proper to att nd on
watemonms, which Lc should at once bone, be should rant
wnerants to compel th, m.
lie then rt mat& d the prisoner to a future del.
Mr. Whiting, one of the forennepof the eetablishment of
Metre. Maude's, and Co., in the Wettminattr-road, waited
es Mr. Norton, and requested to hand to him the sum of
101., the subscriptions of the workmen emple3ed in the esta-
bliahment, for the benefit of tho sufferers in the late calami-
tous accident at the Weetmluider Palace Hold.