The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURT&

MANSION HOUSE.

is the mercies of the
South Yorkshire Railway and Rine Dun Company, who
wag apprehended at Termite by Spittle, the detective officer,
upon the charge of haring embezzle" his employer.' money
to the extent of between 6001. and 6001., was brought before
the Lord Mayor for final examinant a.
Mr. Humphrey. again attended in support of the prosecu-
tion; and Mr. Wuntner appeared for the prisoner.
The following additional evidence was gone Into :
Mr. H. J. Dual-1 am bookkeeper and milder is the
otlice of the London Asaurance t'orporation, Royal Ex-
change. The Anglo-French Steam-ship Company hero
effected mime polkiee at nor establiahinent. On the 14th
May last I paid the primmer a cheque for 631.75. 4d. in
favour of that company. Tito cheque hus been returned to
us duly honoured.
By idr. ontuer—The cheque had nothing whatever to
do with the Coal Company.
Mr Oratly Augustus Troyer Hill, a clerk in the service of
the Matins Insurance Company, laid—We have trainactions
in policies of insurance with the Anglo-Enoch Steam-ship
toripany. On the 2nd of May List I paid a cheque for 641.
in account of that company, end to the beet of my belief the
pt 'pne in the person who received it from me.
Mr. J. Grelber—l em deputy cashier to the Royal Ex-
change Amurancs Corporation. That body had transactions
in policies with the Anglo-French Steam-ship Company. On
the 16th of May Let I paid a cheque for 1081. on account of
that company. To the beet of my belief the prisoner is the
pettonts whmit I welt. . .

Mr. G. Copley, ;tertiary to the Anglo-French Steam-ship
Commie, said—Our company has some connexion with the
South Yorkehire Railway Company, who have transacted
buainess for us as our agents in London. It would be my
duty in the due COWer of buerincea to receive the three
cheques referred to by the previona witneuee,whose duty upon
reaming them it would be to bring them to me. The three
cheques produced, or the amounts of them, ought to have
been sent to me, but were not.
Crose-eumbeed by Mr. Wuntner—l do not know tho pri-
mer. We have no connexion with the South Yorkshire
Coal Company, but many of the shereholders and directors
of it belong to the South Yorkshire Railway Company. It
we. not a friendly arrangement between Mr. Nicoll and me
that he should receive thu cheques. It was an understand-
ing between the two companies by a resolution. We gave
authority to the company to receive the cheques by •
letter to Mr. Nicoll, as their clerk.
Re-examined by Mr. Humphreys—They were to find an
office for us in London, and we ware to find them a money
coropecastion for their agency.
Mr. J. Goodin-1 net cashier at the bank of Meant
Barclay, Bevan, and Co. Thu prisoner kept en atiount at
our how*. The cheques produced of the ameuets of 511.,
531. 17e. 4d., 10111., and 1211. 3a. 11d., and referred to in the
preview evidence, were paid into our bona.
J. Spittle—l am a detective officer of the City police. On
the 3rrl of Jane lam I received a warrant, signed by the
Lord Mayor, for the pnaoner's apprehension. I proceeded
to Arica,mseed found him at an hotel in Toronto, on the
30th of July, and took him into melody. On the morning
of that day I raw him at the bar of the Regain House, In-
quiring for letters for him. 'mid to hi 01, " Mr. Howell." 1.7p0u
lug replying " Yee," I add to "I believe you are aa, in.
herewith. gentlietnan named Born." Ile said he wee. 1 asked
him where Mr. Hoyce had gone to. Ido not remember his
reply, but I afterwards said to him, " Where did you come
from 7" He replied, "From England." I .kral him what
pert, and he replied, "London—Bow." I told lam I wished
to see Mr. Hoye., upon which be took me op stairs to • bed-
room, where I saw a gentleman who said his name was
Hoye.. In the preronco of the prieuner I asked that man
what money he had belonging to the prisoner. Bove asked
me my reason for maim: that inquiry. I replied, t I ate •
police officer from London, and line' come over to street this
young man upon a wierraiit Pit tied by the Lord Mayor, and
upon charges of embezzling the monies of hie em*yers."
I added, at the woe time, "Hie name is not
Howard, but William Welden.' T handed the prisoner
the warrant for his inspection, and he read it. I told him
that there would probably be several charge. alpine. him ;
that he we, secured of stealing cheques belonging to the
Anglo-French Sotto-ohip Company, and VIOL belonging to
Mr. Minefield. He replied that he had never taken any of
Mr Harifield's money, and that ho would amid rue as far as
het ould, in recovering the cub that lie bad abiconded with.
Ile ;eve me an order upon the Barrie branch of the Bank of
Upper Canada for 3001., and a 411-01 d order for the balance.
I took him to • police station et '1 °roan, where he delivered
up to ime tau prver', coneicing of a watch and other
article.. I recoived at the banking hour. at Ben4e 3861.
Is. 3d. current'. which io equal to 3041. 17s. sterling.
I went about nth him and coiled open several persons who
owed Lim money, and be handed over to me what he re-
ed from them. I tonic pnese4s; o altogether of 3601. 17s.
riy Mr Woniner—The prisoner .id all be could to get the
money for me. He age led me evi ry
Re-ezionined—ln • box which • e said belonged to hi I
fried e banking books, one b. longing to Mr. lianfidd,
fr. aMe as. Currie and Co.'o, t;- other belonging to the
rigour, from Maas. Henley's; deo, one of Mesa.. Bar-
e zi's cheque books. I produce tho prlsoner'sown pass book
at the Barns Bank, which I found in his bedroom.
T..is 'wed the evidence for the lexesecution.
In rep./ to tl o Lord Mayor, sad tiler the usual caution,
The primmer said he should leave his ease in the hands of
his 'elicitor. He was then fully committed for trial to the
Centrel Cont.

Tne s 'cunt of the prisoner's d• fakations is between 5001.
and 6004.

BOW-STRLET.

thr retire of the me pawn- summoned to stow minas
'ay tl beerle "books, prints, nd other representations"
led on the r premiere a few Jays bark should not be
c • tan oil or iletaino4 as midenos a :Most them,
it. R.dkta applied for an atm; nment, to ghe time for
ie the crown to consld. r the propriety of further
pr mil fin the magistrate himself to perform the
I ifs!, beet necii-eary, task of examining the articles mind,
t, treble which were, and which were not, Means,
kite! mania oonvoraation the so unmans, in la number,
wont adjourned. The several defendants wese:—Willkim
52, Bolywell-strret,• Charles Paul, B
'rest; James Thornhill, 63, Uolywell-elrest; Mr, rielxia:

40, Wych-street ; Reo, 46, Wych-street; and Mary Elliott,
14 liolywell-street.
Mr. William Burke Roche, who described himself as editor
of Paul Pry, and a solicitor who attended for the proprietor
of that paper, tendered some explanations, which his worship
declined to receive.
A person, who did not give his name, said he had suffered
imprisonment for publieWng Paul Pty. He wished to con-
tradict the assertion that he was still in prison, and to state
that be was no longer connected with that publication.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Mr. Hammill, the sitting magistrate, was engaged the
greater part of the afternoon in bearing summonses obtained
by the police against drivers and conductors of omnibuses.
The following were heard and thus disposed of :—Conductor
of Kingeland omnibus, 6,63 d, neglecting lamp in the in-
terior--ooets only. 7,290, for extra number of passengers on
roof--adjoumed. The driver of 7,804, wilful misbehaviour,
20s. and mete. Conductor of 7,767, for extra pareengere,
fie. and wets. Conductor 7,290, neglecting light—adjourned.
Conductor of 7,766, wilful misbehaviour—ls. and costs.
Driver of 7,769, obstruction—adjourned. Conductor of
7,274, loitering--coeta, Driver of 7,289, obstruction-10e.
and coats. Conductor 6,666, neglecting lamp, 6s. and coats.

Tdemis.

Prising Garrison, a aa&H a bla7.k,wCharged before Mr.
with the following arm& on Thomas Howard, a mate on
board the North America, an American ship lying in the
But India Dock.

ItippeareilfrOm the evidence that the prisoner was cook
In the vowel, and had been but a short lime on board. Lest
night, between seven and eight o'clock, the prisoner, who
was slightly intoxicated was annoying some of the pas-
eengers. L pou seeing his conduct, the first mate told the
onniplaimuit to direct him to desist. He (prisoner) went into
the galley, and swore if any one came there he would murder
hint. The complainant went there, when the prisoner raised
up a hats liet and gave complainant a blow on the back tithe
bead with it.
Mr. Sidle naked complainant if any serious injury was In-
flicted P

CoinpLsinant replied that hi had a eat, and that a great
quantity of blood Bowed from the wound. He was struck
with the back part of the hatchet. The prisoner had pre-
viously said he would kill him.
- .

Edirard Evans, first mats, said that he heard the prisoner
when on the galley ray that he did not care a for
him, and that he would cut down the Brat man that came
near bim. Complainant observed, "I am man enough for
you." Had not the force of the blow been prevented by
the arm of another person, complainant would have received
a seriotar blow.

Mr. Selfo (to the prisoner)—What do you say to the
ebari!r2

Prmoner—l was elm.
Mr. Selfe—You might have tilled the man.
The prisoner was fined 31., or, in default, ono month'a im-
prisonment.