The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO DITHAOD.—F. J. D. Cape
and Rebell Pilo, who had been remanded on Thursday lot
on a charge of fraud In attempting to and soceeding in
defrauding the public, by falsely representing themselves as
joint secretaries to the committee for carrying out the design
of his Royal Highnees Prince Albert, in the great exhibition
of the works of art and industry, ware placed at the bar for
further examination.

Mr. Ballantine called Richard William Hinny, who raid I
am manager of the glass department of the Bazaar in Baker-
street, Portman-square. I read in the Dublin Warder en
advertisement signed Frederick Darner and Robert Walling.
brook, as pint secretaries of the grand exhibition of works
of art and industry of all nations, and in consequence en-
closed six penny postage stamps to Mr. Danger, Troston-cham-
hers, South Lambeth, requesting • report, but had not
received ene, nor any answer to my communication.
Inspector Lund, of the detective force, was here called,
and produced the letter in question, which he found at the
prisoner's lodgings oaths morning of the 28th of last month.
Mr. Henry Kempahead, a printer in Kennington-lane, de
ppied as follows—l em a printer, and carry on business in
Kennington-lane. The prisoner Pile gave me an order oa
Tuesday, the 18th of December, to print 600 copies from a
manuscript which he produced, and desired me to send a
proof to Mr. Killer, No. 9, Melinda-place, South Lambeth.
One of my lads took the prool as directed, and left it, directed
to Mr. Miller, and between 1 and 2 o'clock on the following
day it was brought back to me by the prisoner Cape. In
reply to the questions of Mr. Ballantine, the witness said he
had sent in his bill with the 500 copies of circulars, and re•
quested payment, but did not get paid. The witness, in
conclusion, said the manuscript copy he produced, and which
had been brouyh: to him by the prisoner, was that from
which be had printed the circulars. In addition to the ad-
vertisement, the circulars contained the following:
"To the Editor of —. Sir,—We will thank you to
give :amnion to the above advertisement in your current
number, and to forward a paper in which the insertion ap-
pears, upon the receipt of which we abseil forward you • P.O 0.
—Yours obediently, FREDIRICIL DAUER and 11.0112aT
WALLINGBILOOL.—HaNUT SECULAR."

John East, a letter carrier in the General Post-office, said
that Treston-cottage, 8 itith Lambeth, was in his district,
and that fur three or tour days before the prisoners had been
apprehended ha had, on an ge, delivered thirty letters
• day at that cottage; some of them were directed
" Darner," some " Wallingbroek," "some " Godwin,"
and some " Wyatt." He had also delivered a number of
newspapers directed to the same place, and mos ly delivered
the letters to the two prisoners, f.articularly to Pile.
Mr. Wooller—Have you ever seen Cape there ?
Witness—No; I cant of say that I have.
Mr. Matthew Digby Wyatt, secretary to the committee
appointed to carry out the design of the Prince Consort for
the great exhibition of works of art and i .dustry of all
nations in the year l&il, wee next sworn, and the evidence
of that gentleman given on the firmer day baying been
read over, he, in reply to Mr. Salentine, said that he bad
not authorised any letters directed to him to be sent to
Trestun chambers or cottage, nor had he authoris, d any one
to receive pottage stamps for the purpose of hissing reports
sent to them in exchange. There were no such persons as
Frederick Darner or Robert Wsiiingbrook employed by the
committee as assistant secretsriee, nor did he ( Mr. Wyatt)
himsel' know any thin 4 whatever of the pri-obere up to the
time of their apprehension.
Mr. Elliott here it quired if there was any person in
attendance who had forwarded postage stamps to the pri
,ones, and was answered in the negative. He (Mr. Elliott)
said he had before him a letter from • gentleman, stating
that havic g seen the advertisement in the Western
Luminary newspaper, he had forwarded a letter, enclosing
six postage stamp., to Messrs. Darner and Walingbrook,
Treston Chambers, South Lae betb, and requested • copy of
the report submitted to Prince Albert, as stated in the ad.er•
tieeinent, might be forwarded to hint, but he rim Pied net
answer. He (Mr. Elliott) had no doubt that it it was sup-
pored by the ge tlemen who had forwarded t:.e stamps that
their evidence was necessary to assist the ends of jueti,:e,
they were quite wilting to come forward and give their evi-
dm.ce.
Mr. Ballantine admits d that it would greatly assist the
ends of justice if the pieties who had sent postage stamps te
the prisoners would communicate with Messrs Drew and
Sewed', of Parliament-street, solic.tors to the oroeecution,
and he hoped that this tact would go forth to the public.
The prisoners were then remanded until Monday next ;
but on the application of Mr. Wooller, who said their friends
were of the htghest respectability, Mr. Elliott consented to
take two sureties in 1001 each for their appearance.