The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

CLERXE NWELL
Mr. Cool, gave judgment in a cue lately argued before
him.

The Secretary of the Chartered Gas Company was sum-
moiled by Mr. George Fowler, the proprietor of. the
Castle, 117, Central-street, St. Luke's, for wilfully fading
to continue a supply of gas to bin premises.
Mr. Fowler, upon opening his home was required by
the Gas Company to give security for the payment of the
gas supplied, and the company accepted on the 12th of
September a promissory note for M. payable at sight. On
the 13th November two men called on Mr. Fowler for
paymentof the 6f.. but Mr. Fowler was not prepared with
the money, and said that notice should have been given
him. The two men thereupon immediately cut off the
supply algal..
Mr. Cooke decided that the promissory note was en
existing security at the time the gas was cut off, and if
the company were not satisfied with it they should have
given notice that they required further security. and Mr.
Fowler might then in case of dispute have applied to a
magistrate, but the company having once supplied the gas
were boned to continue that supply until the rent was in
arrears and then they could only cat it off after giving
the notice required by the act. lie therefore fined the
company 10s. a day fur damages from the time when the
gas was discontinued, with 21. 4s. costa.
WESTMINSTER.
Mr. W. D. Smyth, solicitor, Rochester-row, accom.
Coanitd by Mr. Bewick, whose cause in the Divorce
oed has of late been EC/ frequently before the public,
asked the magistrate to issue process for perjury upon
evidence givs in the Court of Probate uu the 30th of
July by Mr. Benjamin Julies. The application was
hrittly this—that the perjury was committed upon the
hearing of an application of Ms. Bewiek fur alimony.
Mr. Jews is the lather of Mrs. Bewick, and there were
three assignments arising out of a conversation alleged to
have taken place between Mr. JOllOll and Mr. Bewiek sic
wake after the marriage. In the Court of Probate and
Divorce it was now charged against Mr. Jones that he had
sworn in the Bourse of that conversation, firstly, that
Mr. Itewick Lad told him that his father had died and left
Lim 17,000 f. ; secondly, that Mr. Carding laid him a
rent annually of COW. ; and, thirdly, that another tenant,
Mr. Pickering, paid 160/, per year. It WAS declared that
all these assertions were false, that such conversation had
not occurred, and that the first part could not in reason
have taken place, as Mr. Bevrick's father was at that time
alive, as Mr. Jones. knew; and, further, that when be did
subsequently die he did not leave him 17,00 W. Mr.
Bewick bad tendered his evidence to rebut these allegations
when they were made at the Court of Probate; but it
had not been received.

Mr. Selie took time to consider the application.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Me. &rowel Benjamin, 34, described as a woollen ileum-
facturer, of Union-street, Bishop,gate, was charged before
Mr. Ellison with having stolen property and money,
amounting to between two and three thousand pounds.
Mr. Lewis, gen., of Ely-place, conducted the Knave-
tion ; Mr. Vann, solicitor, of Worthip-street, the defence.
Mr. Lewis, in opening the ease, staled that the prueeal-
ings were taken under Mr. Russell Ouruey'a net of lieiti,
by which it was enacted that any member of a co-partner-
ship guilty of converting to his own use, ac., the property
of the eo-pertitei ship, should be liable to be dealt with,
tried. convicted, and punished as if he had nut been such
member. The prisoner was in partnership with Mr.
Harris Penntel Cohen, woollen warehouseueue of ritiou-
street, iliehoitsgate. and the deed was executed in
September last. On Monday, the ith instant, Mr.
Cabtu left London for Cole.hester on business,
and at the time of his departure the stock
amounted in value to nearly 2,0001. The account at the
bankers' was between four and fire hundred pounds, and
quite sufficient to pay all bills and leave a surplus. (In
the night of Thursday last prosecutor received a telernm
from the prisoner, stating that " he had seen a solicitor
with whom he lied arranged everything satisfactorily."
When prosecutor returned he found the warehouse closed
up, and had to effect an entrant* by pawing through an
adjoining home, and betaking open • beck door of his
premises; be then discovered that the stock remaining
was worth but 2401. Subsequently information was given
to him which led to an ins {{airy at his bankers',
and resulted in the • apprehension whin:
iu the act of en nugg a cab at the door of the
warehouse in U ' street about one o'clock on
ffaturelay. When smirched et the station • bag, contain-
ing 0001. an gold, and a smaller bag, containing • further
ma of 70/. also in gold were found upon him.
It would be show* that the 800& had been drawn from
the bank that morning by the poisoner who had asked
for all gold, amid who had no nt to draw any
Mitof it. Beldame bearing oat And portion of
t' someet basin been Imedered, the proem was
fraupon the=etkm of Mr. Lewis, for the pre-
tiott further s
Mr. Vann applied that his client might be admitted
to ban.
Mr. =non declined until rich time us he had been
satisfied with respect to the closet_ g of the warehouse and
withdrawal of the 8004 in gold, two most important
points aphid the prisoner.
Primmer was then removed.
Ile Skinners' Company hare tient lOL to the pour-hoe
of this court,

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