The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

hLi.NSION-FIOUSE.

Edeard Ernest Hemmings. mining sharebroker, who was
brought before the Lord Mayor a few days since, charged
with uttering u forged tronsfer for five shares in the Wheal
Harriett mine, was brought up for deal examination.
Mr. Lewis, jun., again attended to conduct the prosece•
tine ; and Mr. Wooteer appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
On the last examination, Mr. Gompert, a mining share
broker, swore to has ing purchased five shares of the pri-
soner in the Wheal Harriett Niue, and Mr. Richards, seem.
tart' to the com Pane, proved the transfer from Mrs. Colville
to Mr. Ourepert. Mr. Lewis said there were other cease
silliest the prisoner, and tl:e prisoner was remanded until
yesterday in order that Mrs. Colt ilk, the original holder of
theaters', might be brought from liri,;liton to prove that the
truster was a forgery.
Mm. Klbabeth Colville said--I reside in Brighton, and
have known the prisoner about three years. He was clerk
to Mr. Clements, at Brighton, who is my 'replier. la
September, Gel°, I intim? aged him to purchase sae some
shares in mining companies. He brought me a list of
shares which he bad purchased in the Wheal Harriett and
eller mining compenies, which amounted to M. I paid
him lls. 3d. for his travelling expenses to London, and
Rave my nephew a cheque for lief. to give to the prisoner
for the purpose of paying for the shares, and I received
from the prisoner the transfer for the shares named in the
list. The transfer peodueed for five shares in the Wheel
Harriett Mining (0011 any is not in my handwriting, nor
was it signed by me ism by my authority. The other four
traosfen were not signed by me, nor by my authority. I
have seen the prisoner write, and I believe they are in his
handwriting.
Mr. George H. Clements, estate agent, Brighton, said—
The prisoner ass my clerk up to September, 1859; after that
helves is partnership with hie. On the 20th September,
1859, I gave him the sum of 974/. lits. 9d., to pay for the
shares in the mining companies which be had purchased
for Mni. Colville. _

Mr. George Frederick Coolie, grocer, of Brighton, said—l
bad eve shares in the Ringstos Down Miniog Company. I
wee acquainted with the prismier„ sod be was aware that
I bad some Aare' in the rompony. The transfer produced
was sot signed by me nor by my authority. I have seen
the prisoner write, and believe the writing to be his.
Mr. Compere said be purchased the shame referred to is
the transfers produced of the prisoner, and paid him by
cheques, which he produced.
Mr. Thomas Briguell Laws, eecretary to the Hingston
Mining Company, said the transfer produced, purportiop to
be missed by Mr. Coolie, woe left at his office for rectsktrum.
The primmer who said be would reserve his defence, was
committed for tel

J,Jon Newby wes brought up for final examina-
tion upon a charge of embersiennut.
Mr. Defries attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Wont.
now appeared ou behalf of the prisoner.
It appeared from the es ideate adduced as the previous
examination, that the priaoccr was iu the service of Meura
Kean) and Co., t►e proprietors of Red Lice Wharf, u ship-
ping clerk, and it was his duty to attend to all seeds which
were consigned to Messrs. Keers's wharf, and to pay the
freights, for which purpose he was supplied with money
from and by Mr. Leaks, the chief clerk. It appeared that
oe the 1611 August Mr. Lemke gave a clerk in the want-
fog-boom limed M*Donald, a cheque oe Meows. 01711's
beak for 801., awl be got it cashed and took the mew* to
the prisoner with a note, which be saw Mr. Leaks
wit* stating that ha was to nosily *hay pads tram