The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION HOUSE.

On Saturday Mr. HisiSihroo,.. —ll;Volicitor, made the fol-
lowing applfaall. to fib Lord Mayor.
I hare to on egglostion to your lordship, under a
very dray rid prelkissal,lntitdd " An Act to amend
the law words and libel ;" the third
"action ofislij=gases,"ilais It enactor that if any person
shall pablialt fte ineelmt I • publish any libel non any other
person, or shall distelly or lodirectly ithrsato to print or
publish, or *ha awe* or indirectly propose to abstain from
printing or peillehing, or shall directly or Indirectly oft, to
pored the plait or publishing of any matter or thing
tontaing Ley raw person, with intent to fenown' or
sessity kr mew, or any valuable thin neeli or Nay
other putt be doll be Mr to the parkin at the sot al
Tto appall= I war to par traidp
rliallitit wow
omorrioarlat a prow of dr oars at Thorn
Be" sad It is rat Woo l an at par own braihroa,
Aliorman Sir H. W. Craw. Ut IL W. card., as your
l swam le the oat nation kr the dies of
Lori is
Ma of great city, and he has doberral that if
he should be teems by his brother cities= to MI dm chair
which your laniship so worthily oocplr,o ell her with-
out say Soar, or affection, a sweat List ail he,. been
given w aired to any mot lid haw and olio-
dos to whisk he is justly=OW ler as Lea and
of bit allowatirao Assam* Ira loss irk tsar=
latlLW.Ordarroptraopossoodharrevotonto rots
Ihr him ; era at crow, to tioldia lands kr him to
the Ouldhall 'ISO City. That atom* has been made by
messme;• to two er three diarist persome—litat is to say, it
has to.. stated to sr person that a tam it 4,000/. hd been
sakerited to get up no to ar 6 W. Carden.
That statement woo made io a porta linnet whom it was
known that the infeessoloo would tad Ils we to Sir R. W.
Callan. To soothe Amos It was that the sum
of 1,5001. had bees mid. and that as So a sum than that
toollpawat the ; brad, that it would coot
I,llla la do IL So angerpros tho mos of 2,0001. has
lea arid to Ur las naiad; her to or po-
lars. 16. Rlim4, who hoe boirstly filled v~y
aim in this City as under -
Nr 4:ais monliesed as the mint that would induce
Mr. Rase to longs any opposition to the election of Sir R.
W. Card's. Upon that Mr. Millard was requested to we
des It. W. Card.. Mr. Millard did ess Sir R.
W. Guam, mil SS R. W. Carden at mos remodistied
the Wog. lie sated, If lam to come in am Lord ItsE
for the essolag yew, I will come In Ivo* hamonedde -
cipher, or I will not some in at ell. I will not "do •
tins.' Mb was communkatod to Mr. Roes, who, aro oar
ceivfrgthat Worrolos, requested Mr. Milbad eels to=w
the oldrran. Mr. Millard declined doing so, end naird
him to the slaratan's deputy. Mr. Roes goes to the
deputy, to whom he maotions the same eort of thing. He
his two lietnevistre with him, in one of which he takes tram
his pocket a manuscript papa, sod m, " I have
just discovered that this mto be printed to-mor-
row night." The deputy looked at the paper. read it,
sad 'mid to " How did ru get this -•• Why," mid
Roes, .it woo in the hands of my printer. I mot in and
mw it; wee put into my hands toad re, and having mad It
I pat it In my pocket. I olfsedad the printer iricessriely by
doig so, but Lwould not giro it him back, and bare btooht
it to you." Now, it ao happens, that that very yaps Las
food its wey into a very large placard which hrbeen
posted about this city, ad it found its way on the walls of
the City on the very night when Mr. Rose saw.
Mr. Ribble,
Sir R. W. Cardos's deputy. Rom said, before looming the
deputy, "It Alderman Carden will not do this, this shall be
published to night," and It woo published in the following
words —" Who are two to have for Lord Mayor ? Fallow
citizens! This is jot now with us the important
question? Shall it be Sir Robert Walter Carden?
No. Why ? Bosom his eviction on the inquiry into the
Sunday opening of üblic-honaes wee moot ftesve to OW-
OA.. as men, and disgartlngly en se it regarded our wives
and daughters. Is such a son fit to he chief =ideate of
the greatest city in the world P On the 29th lust. show him
sad the empire that you do not think so, but that by your
voles in Cosmos-hall your act will he to reject him, and
choose on. of his juniors, who is bolter entitled to our con-
Idesce.—(lligneil)—A Hates of Humbug." This las been
plashed very freely all through the City. Although it Is
a libel, still the libel itself is of at scurrilous a character
that but for the threats which wen used, I should bare ae
•ried Sir R. W. Ceram— Wed, I do not think It
would Imre required say advice tram me —to have
taken no notice of it. But when It is moon-
ponied by throats of publication unless a ono of money Is
given to buy the senior of this pros aro! Rose (I
ought to mention tlist he is no whelever to the
worthy alderman at that moss, wits ie ba=rd by those
who bow him), then it Imes= a vs', wrier and grave
nFine, which, se I Imo almody told year lertisidp, has
bess provided for by smog sikbesty set of prisms,. I have
nous of the gentlemen yeeeent to whom thews proem& woe
sods, but Sir R. W. Cards' le hers, sod he will etas If
nocessery that these yesposek ware made to him, and that his
believes in the troth of the statements made to him. I oti-
pose, if your lomieldp roll grist my application, to mom
the different parties to wham three statements have been
made, in order that the ease may be kiwi before you on any
day which you may
The Lord Moyoulitte a very similar case to that one
in which the Bank of London recently procsolod satinet two
perdue. I have read the aeon in the art, and I feel that
if what you sista is correct I can have no difficulty in grant-

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leg • summons.
Mr. Humphreys—lf these things are allowed to go on, I
am afraid, my Lad Mayor, that corruption will to the only
thing known to the City of Loudon.
The Lord Mayor—lt is understood that this is not en
electioneering matter. You redly come seriously to ask me
for a summons, with a distinct understanding that you will
have witnesses to prove what you have etated
Mr. Humphreys—l am so told by Sir R. W. Carden
The Lord Mayor—l do not like the Mension• House Jratice-
room to be made the place for rattling electioneering
scheme., but if such prootedings as you have mentioned go on,
they must be stopped.
Mr. Humphreys—l assure you that you have not a
greater enemy to those electioneering 'themes then the
person who now addresses you. I would not make an appli-
crakes for a summons or anything else unless I was deter-
mined to carry it out to the end.
The Lord Mayor—Upon that aseurtnes I will ',rant the
summons. I think it better not to have it heard till the elec-
tion is over.

747. iiirrnpbreya—lf your tordahip plasma.
Th. Lord Mayor—Do you think it fa . matter that

Sr. Humphreys—Oh, no, I do Dot thick it proses.
The euennoos tram 'Weed, and the ewe will be heard on
Friday neat.

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Nr . Alfred Jura and Lord Clarke Pelham Pelham
Mitoa again approved before the Lord Mayor, to discharge
of their reoogniaanctie, in answer to a mammies which had
hams obtained at the instance of Mr. Fermin William Stock-
well, a mining and sham broker at 75, Old Broad-slime,
And which churl them with having conspired and com-
bined to cheat and defraud the aomPlalnant of the awn of
6001.

Bic P. Laurie, Mr. Alderman Sarearms, and Mr. Taylor
occupied sera on the bench.
Mr. Robinson. instructed by Mr. Stubbs,zkeared in sop-
Mr. (hoard, instructed Mr. Jonah
Sr Mr. ltffrai ; and Mr. irtructed
by r.=
jun., attendoti on the part cif Lord Clinton.
Tb. rmernithice in chief of Mr. aselrerell, the tom-
primst, was continued r folk•ws—l iris a rotifer of 500
three to Mr. Perms and 300 to Mr. King. One of those
Unman signed by me for barber's I rive to Mr. Jeiree,
NMI he pre me the certilthate produced, stating that the
trendy had been mode. After the transfer were made. I
pave Joins a cheque for 2001. on the 30th April ; on the
4th
11110 L;
, May mother cheque f•r 301., on the 7th M. another
fee wed Ns the 12th May, another for 1001. I refaced
to pity the mosey till I had sees the erns registred. I
mesa net loss advanced the money if I had not believed
that Lord Clinton bad the 800 shares, and that all cells had
bees pad up to the lime of the menthe The bill for 6621. 10a.
berme due on the 6th of July ; but Wm it arrived at mo-
rally, Mr. drifts'. in the penance of Lord Cher, eked
see be mew it. Lord Clinton said he would gin me a
for the interest and part of the calls. Jeffree
Tear lordship can pay me the Wheel Zion call,
and I will head von the receipt." Lord Clinton
▪ " wary well." I said that the secinities had gone down,
ma=ether sham beasts& the Wheal Zion., Jefree
M when my 2601. bill became doe it would be null and
I Amid have maple seeurity. It use the arn.po that I
was to have a bill for 6621. 10e. sad tab op the old one.
Thy wens to glee me a cheque for the intent and the cells
as arm af the other shams, and I was to have a receipt for
MIL, 68 km all of 34 per share on the SOO share. I egrved
to ter' wp the old bill. 1 was to hold the shins and to hand
then beak when the new bill was paid. I could ranger
these shares without the intervention of Mr.Jelfres, but it wee
' wrosseary that he should sign the notice of tvgistration.
Mr. Jafroo. said be would bring the new WI on to
me In half anther, with the receipt fir the cull
••p n t e POO Wheal Zino,. Mr. bt fres called and
pure me the b 11, mad it was now is circulation. I acted him
if be had brought the receipt, and he said be had not. I
told him I moot have that before I word do anything in the
mater, and sultseriortly on llts rants day the note pr•duted
rector rm. On the 4th of May I got .the new bill Me-
i counted and irk up the old one, which l banded beck to
' Mr. lilies I should not bar taken op that bill or handed
it to Jame If I had not believed that Lord Citron held the
• WO there, end that a I calla apes them had been paid.
' Crosersmidnell by Mr. Cinbird—My complaint is that
' I hove itawaseed are money red not got the shame. The
i WI tor the 6001. was paid partly is cash end the re-
, iseitier wont towards the 6521. 10s. bill, end that
has lest per by tbo renewed bill. A 2.501. bill was
paid In oath es far as I rwollect. I sae not