The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION HOUSE.

CNAROI OP ENTlll7liiiiiilT7-4iejl;ird HOl/61Mi Drat*
(elerk in Roberts, Curb, aed Cd.'s bank), who was charged
oa Tbanday with having *titulad the sum of 4771. lls. 3d.,
was brought before Aldermen Gibbs for Sul examination.
Mr. Bush, of the firm of imbued Massa, solicitors to the
mearnities of *akin f ar preemstlea trmslimpries and frauds,
attended for the pragmatism.
Mr. Bash stated the Ni., and celled the Moab' wit-
nesses to support it.
Mr. G. R. Seuedenon, ;elm* at Dratemoads• beak, at
Charing Cross, said—l have the City walk to attend to, sad
I had directions from my employers to pay a sum of mossy
into the kolas of Roberts, Cards, and Co. I rodeos a
ticket costalaing the dine** which I received, ad was
(Drubbed with the sum of 4771.11.. 3d., which I took to
Roberts and Co.'s in a beak note for 3001., a bask mote for
1001., a beak note fey 601., sad the rest of the amount in gold
mad sneer. I Fomented the mossy at the counter, I think
* Mr. Drske, end received a receipt signed by the person
who handed it to me. It was is the name of the Rev. Mr.
Deepard.
Mr. William Herding, clerk at Roberts, Curtis, and Co.'s,
mid-1 have the particular cars of the general ledger. There
are two ledgers, the general and the cash ledger. In the
former every day are entered all the trsametions end articles
of the day, Including bills, end orders, end credit. In the
sad leder there are only entered the cash trenesetions, paid
and received. That is the material distinction. I epee the
general ledger. Amour**, entries la the general ledger
mes one for 4771. lie. 3d., fa the name of B. Despud.
It had reference to the data in the margin of the 30th of
tiptoe**. I also emetantly refer to the cast ledger.
tarn to October the let in that ledger, sad see, in the
privoner's handwriting, the *Bonin entry: "Add
4771.11.. 3d." After Raking some other statements te-
epee** the mode is which the books of the house were
kept, the witness maid ell the items Wore the 4771. 11.. 3d.
appose to be ticked off es tamest. As regards the entry of
that ram them is no mark at all. It is an assathorised
*try. The primmer need in admit the counter, sad receive
sad pay wash sad ales far prima sithyr duties.
Mr. Coviagrea, • rink in Roberts, Curtis, and Roberts'
house, peeks* the em* lair' and statedthat the sum of
4771. lie. 3d. eeskt to oppeeitinthat book, bat did are.
Mr. Bash sell OM wee the Set ems opieot the prisoner,
who, upon being ipMma Sir ilm thessa:? by one of the
elm* on the mills* aineereforigod his t, and signed •
stateseent of the partieskee of Ids
Aldermen Gib* the* fa the anal ins, asked the
primer whether be midi* as say anything.
The Prisoner—Nothing whatever.
Aldermen Gibbs—Theo It is my duty to commit you for
trial fry embealling the sum of 4771. 11.. 3d. from your
employers.
Mr. Bash mid there were other cases against the prisoner
whit* It would be kin duty to bring forward.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
Symms PLOP/ASO/ ILILOOInO 1.0D011.011 Thus
day an application was made to Mr. Rudnick, for &search
warrant to much the hoses of a person in Menhall-street,
who ins supeoted of having robbed leveret mum* lodes
of the insignia and jewels. It wee stated that five or six
lodges bed been meetly pleader* and that property in
vales not under 6001. had been stoke in this way. A search
warrant was greeted, sad peurchileair Charles King was
brought before Mr. Bingham, with having stolen
• quantity of jewels sad silver art s from the box of the
Pdeceof Wales Masonic Lodge, held at the Thatched Roan
Tavern, Bt. Junsectrest.
Mr. Crams, solicitor, No. 16, Harley-street, said the
=was tyler of the Priem of Wales From Meson
head at **Thatched Hoses Tavern. The Maths of
tyler were to setae a sort of door keeper, sad to take charge
of **box coatainieg the property of the ledges. From is
formation he received, he went on Yea*, last to the
Thatched House Tavern, mad there be band the box, be-
looting to the Priam of Welts Lodge, had bees broken
open, and a silver level, silver spare, sad other articles,
stoles
Polies Sergeant Bewley, D 110, mid he west yesterday
morning, to No. 16, Marshall-We* 111111“ the primmer
lived, and *sad him In bed. The poreare masa* him
nut to make aay noise. He said he knew what where had
come about, He eased he had de* wimp; bat he wee
in difficulties at the time. Whams asked the paean if he
had the stoles jewellery in the Imes; the primmest mid he
had the tickets, sad he delivered sp several dumbest* The
rkihNiit'S wife gave vitamin Km* Sprits sad *Ben baker
to the lodp.
he primer did net deny his guilt. He mid he did net
bleak the box open. About a year ego he had lest or ml.
laid the key, sad they it was he mated the box to be
*Put
The primer was slid* * blew Rai tie tees tt tyler la
ether Lodges, which had sisellemi *lda*
The presses was Nomad* sell Thursday next.