The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

IWSION-HOUSE.

Hairy Rimier, a well dressed man about 45 years of age,
deacribiag himself as of no proteseioo, was charged before
the Lord Mayor with obtaining a quantity of wine, to the
mine of 571. under false pretences, from Mr. Franklin, of
Mark-bus, wins merchant.
Mr. Empson attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis,
sem, for the defence.
Mr. Henry Franklin said—l know the prisoner. A few
days before the 31st December he came to my °Mee and
said he wanted some wine. He showed me the card of a
gentleman named Hohoratoo, whom I have bad business
transactions with, as an introduction. He said be had
told him that my terms were cash, and inked nerd I allowed
any discount. I told him we did not. He said when he
received the good. he would mad a cheque. He said be was
• gentleman and kept a deal of company, and wanted some
good wine. He then selected acme wine to the amount of
354. Is., and asked to ha ve them seat to Hounslow station. I
mid I would rather *end them by • private esprit., as omit.
Mien of the train would not be beneficial to good wines,
especially as it was cold weather. He said that he found
carriers wore not always honest, and he would rather they
were sent to the erotica. I agreed to that, and they were
sent, directed to Grove-mad, Hounslow. A few days after
he Galled main, and said a gentleman bad celled on him
and tasted the brandy, and said it was very good, and he
mated some more. He said he had not opened the wines
yet, and he would pay for all by • cheque. He then
selected some more wine and brandy to the value of
161. 18s., to he directol the same as the other. I have not
mesa the prisoner since until yesterday (Friday), when I
gave him kite custody.
Mr. Lewis mid that it was • mere matter of debt.
Mr. Eupora said if the prisoner were remanded he
could prim that the Willie on reaching Hounslow station
1,11,111 redirected to Mr. Bullock's auction rooms, where they
were sold, and the prisoner received the proceeds, and Mr.
Franklie ham written to the address given by the prisoner,
and it has been returned marked, " Gene away ; lett no
address."

Mr. Limb said his client bad lived there for three years,
sad cal, very lately left.
Tbe Lord Mayor said the prosecutor had certainly parted
with his goods under a Wee impression, and the prisoner
had contrived to evade the law ; but he advised him to be
imatious in future.

The prisoner w diseharged.
SOI TTH WA ICK.
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A respectable-looking Frenchmen, named Ev9fne Paquet,
who was domribed as a merchant, recently carrying on busi-
ness in King William-street, City, was charged with hiving
in his poessesion four stolen Bank of Heeled notea, the
y of Mr. Marcus Davis, army and navy prize agent,
geri."ZiLyon's-inn, Strand.
The promeutor said that as the afternoon of the 22nd
this* he received 80f. in Bank of England notes from the
London and Westmmster Bank, in Lothbury, awl pro-
ceeded to Woolwich by railway, where he paid away
1) of the soles, anci deposited the remaining 12
MOW in the Mort pocket of his under coat. He
the returned to Loaders, and when in Hatton-
's/den he mimed tame metes. He bed the numbers and ad-
vertised them in time rime, and on the following nionneg he
went to the Bask of Ingland and stopped them. Four days
afterwards he meshed mhos from the latter place that two
of the notes had bees pad is, consequently he went to the
Beak and eternised dam, sod saw the prisoner'. and another
mum es them. Ow the Ist and 6th of the present month
be went to the Bask of laglated male aid saw two others,
which witness ale itissaiied, mod teased one of theca to the
posesssion of the primmer. He immediately communicated
with the polies, mid found that the prromer bed quitted
hie lodgings, sod that the address he pet on me of the
notes was a brothel is New Imicester-smare.
However, after mosidemb • tree they timed
the prisms, to Toehryatreet, and on Friday evening heave
him inte emmtady. The prisoner was a perfect Mower
to hire, and when told what he was Margal with, he mid
that he took the notes in the way of bushman. The pri-
mmer, however, bad all his things parked op ready to go to
the continent _

—her:lit;t7a„ w►o appeared far the primmer, admitted the
pammioa et the seam bat maid they were taken by his
sliest la the way of bushman..
Mr. Burnham said that his impression was that the notes
had not been stolen but lost, and as the prisoner's account
of the possession was very vague, the climb Met be further
investigated.
Mr. Edwia ►oped that Zia worship weak' admit the pri.