The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

John Detorlltin Gnlff Ms wan -
placed at the bar before
Aldenuan Hale, charged with embezzling various sums of
money belonging to Messrs. Foster, Porter and Co., of
Wood street, Cheapside, his employer'.
It appeared that the prisoner had been in the prosecutors'
employ fora considerable period, and evidence less given of
the payment to the prisoner of numerous rums, amounting
to about 1601. during the present year, and that be had
only aocotmted for portions of thaw sums.
Upon the completion of the depositions the prisoner was
maid if he had anything to say, wham he replied, " Ilead
guilty, and throw myself upon the mercy of the court. '
The prisoner was committed for trial.
Jess Boptiga Varasieur, a foreigner, was brought up on
remand before Alderman Hale, charged with conspiring with
a man named Riviera not in custody, to obtain am pieces of
alpaca lustre, value 241., with intent to defraud Mews. Mul-
ligan, Son, and Co., of Bradford, in Yorkshire, and New-
gate street, London.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. Thomas Winstead Oreen mid—l am agent to Meson.
Mulligan of Bradford, Yorkithire. I have the management
of their an,
house. On Thursday last, when I returned
to my counting-home' I found the pewit'r there, and he
aeceated me in French. Re said something about "' &month."
which I did not understand. I mid he wee a great rascal,
sad be most pay me immediately, or return roe my goods.
Upon which he extended both hand. from the tip of his nose
In an InsulLinignanner. Mimeos hare illustrated the vulgar
mode of a sight.")
_Kr. [awls—Yen meat not do that towards the alderman.

amAter.)
Wiftses--1 cannot express it in wont/.
Aids's= linle—lt is not, 1 bellows, tron•lstablis.

Nr/ 161aZellle alio bit his thumb at me, which was signifi-
cant el hie ant intending to do either.
Witness, eneivesanuned—The prisoner mid he waded the
az pieces of slimes to send to Belgium as samples, but as it
wee to be a mob treasserion, I made no inquiry of the refer-
anon given by the prisoner.
Mr. Lewis said he would now all one of the references.

Mr. Henri Newgest rid—l am a general merchant, of
Newgate-street. About two or three months ago the pri-
soner was introduoed to me, and I give him permiesion to
refer to me, but not to refer to me en a person cognisant of
his commercial credit, _

Monsieur Jacques Ponpin said—l am a commission sgent
and importer of Paris goods. I have known the prisoner
about Arse months, but I have not had any business trans-
mations with him. I therefore know nothing of his commercial
credit. I have never authorised the prisoner to make me his
referee to Messrs. Milligan.

Mr. Dawson, werehouseman to Messrs. Milligan, wee re-
called, and mid—The three envelopes produced bear the
same sad address of Mesas. Millipm, but I never gave
them to the prisoner, upon whom they were forted. They
ere caly kept for corresponding with the Bradford firm,
end they were in the room in which I locked up the pri-
some until Mr. Green came back, on Thursday Let.
The officer said—l waa called in to Lk, the prisoner Into
custody, and saw a large quantity of goods which he had
scalded lying about. I found on him this letter, dated the
26th of August, addressed to the prisoner by Messrs. Milli-
gan, of Bradford, declining to accept his sureties, and re-
questing him to furnish other references known in the trade,
or to forward cash remittances. I also found on him the
delivery note of the six pieces of alpaca. He refused to give
his private address, but I found on him a letter addressed to
Mho Burdett Coates and signed Baron de Varnmeur, of 6,
Upper King-street. Holborn.
Mr. Leyte—That la his private title ; his business name is
Tamara and Co. (Laughter.)
Edward Welts= said—l am an assistant to Mr. Aden-
borough, at 11, Greek-street, Soho, and I we present on
the 20th of August when the prisoner and Mr. Davis cam
in with sin pieces of alpaca, which have been identified by
Mr. Dawson. The prisoner pledged them for 141., and It
was stout 3 o'clock when be came.
. . . . .

Dlr. Dimon said-1 have seen the oh pieces of alpaca at
Mr. Atteaboroagb's shup, and they are the same which I
delivered at the prienner'it office, at 22, harp-lane. It was
between 11 sad 12 o'clock in the morning when I delivered
them.
. . .

Tl;* prisoner was then committed for trial.

WEFT MINSTER.

now armor, of Ri>74 iiiibeicii:street, Westminster,
was charged at the instance of Mr. C. Harvey, baker, of No.
38, Hindomstivet, and ef Rochester-row, with unlawfully
and maliciously publishing • certain defamatory libel of and
concerning him the said C. Harvey, contrary to the statute.
Mr. Lewis, in stating the charge, mid that the defendant
had been for some months past a customer of the complaisant
at his shop, the management of which was entrusted to hi,
(complainant's) daughter. On Thursday week the defendant's
wife changed a half-sovereign at the complainant's shop is
Medea-street. On the Monday after a Persian piece was
brought back, it being alleged that ft was given in change
with other sliver for the half-sovereign. Ths daughter stated
that even in the dark she would not have given Inch a base
coin. Defendant then told her that if she would not give
him another in exchange for it he would have bills printed
and circulated about the matter. Mr. Lewis, jun., read the
libel, which waslibel, headed, " Cantion.—Bad money Am from
Mr. Harvey, baker, Hindomstreet.' It then referred to what
he 'Hated to have occurred to him; that he received a bad
crows-piece, and remarked that he wished people to be on
their guard.
The daughter of the complainant corroborated the state-
ment of Mr. Lewis, and stated that one of the bills was
actually placed by a female in the window of the shop in
Hindonsneet.
The defendant was held to bail, himself in 801., and two
sureties of 401. each, to answer the charge at the session&