The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Prin-
c-sses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, left Buckingham
Palace at 25 minutes to eight o'clock yesterday morn-
ing for Holyrood, en route toißalmoral.
The royal suite con-isted of Ludy Churchill, the Hon.
Beatrice Byng, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps. Major-
General the Hon. C. Grey, Mr. Gibbs, and SirJ. Clark.
The royal party occupied four of the Queen's carriages,
and were escorted from the Palace to the King's-cross
Station of the Great Northern Railway by a detach-
ment of the 31 Light Dragoons, where a special train
was in readiness to convey her Majesty to Edinburgh.
Earl Granville joined the Queen at the station, and
will attend her Majesty to Balmoral.
Mdlie, Rout Boitheur's picture of the "Horse Fair"
was sent to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, and
was inspected by the Queen and Prince Albert.

Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yester-
day from the Governors of South and West Australia,
Victorukt Labovi god Xl* Cella, Mauritius, and

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CONSPI-
Raul; FRAUD, AND FORGERY.

At the Westminster police-court, yesterday, Mr. Ed-
ward Frederick Wilke, propriflor of the Anchor
Bre x.,.ry, Britt -n. stris-it, Chelsea, Thomas bilks, his son,
and John, Waller, his clerk, underwent a lengthened ex-
amination, charged with conspiracy, fraud, and forgery.
Mr. Parry conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Clark-
son and Mr. Reeves the defence.

The following is the evidence of the principal wit-
ness :

Edwin Taylor-----I am a beer-shop keeper, and I live at
54, George-street, St. George's-in-the-East. I oarriedon
business at 222, High-street, Sad well—the Rise and
Shamrock—as a beer-shop keeper, three years and six
months. I knew Messrs. Wilks and Cowell, the Castle
Brewery, St. George's, Southward, brewers. Ideal with
them about 11 months, afterwarls with Long and Walker.
After I returned to deal with Mr. Wilks, it began in Nov.,
1854. Mr. Wilke was a brewernt that time--the Anchor
Brewery, Chelsea. The book now produced, marked A,
is the one of my dealing with Wilks and Co. The signa-
tures to the receipts are Mr. Wilks's. I have seen hirn•sign
them. The book contains an account of all the beer
supplied to me by Wilks and Co. from Nov., 18;4, to
March, 1855. The ton notes produced now, marked 11,
are all the delivery notes of the beer I bad. With re-
ference to the Rose and Shamrock, the business was very
slack from Nov., 1854, to May, 1855. I know the three
defendants. About January Mr. Wilk. spoke about
parting with the business to Cowell and Brock. He said
several times trade had fallen off very much since be
took the lease of it. I said it had. He said, did I think
Mr. Cowell would take up the lease. I said I thought
he would. Mr.Wilks called once a fortnight, sometimes
twice, and said if I could get Mr. Cowell to take up the
lease he would put me in a good house. He said so on
some occasion between January and March. Mr.Wilks
never spoke to me about the book. He said, "You can
represent to Mr. Cowell that you are paying 301. or 401.
a month, and he will take up the lease." He said so
about February. At that time I was paying about 121.
a month, and for about 10 weeks I paid nothing to 111 r.
Wilks. I began to deal with Mr. Cowell about March.
Mr.Wilks told me to deal with hiro,!to get him to take the
lease, and to represent I was paying. 301 or 401. a month.
Mr.Wilks spoke two or three times about the false repre-
sentation which I hal made as to what I had been
doing before Wilks took up the lease. Afterwards I
received the book produced marked "C" from Mr.
Thos. Wilks. It was some time in May. Oae day
Thos. Wilks and Waller called and wished me to call at
the brewery, and the book was given to me at a public-
house adjoining. Waller and Tbos. Wilks were both
present. I had had two or three glasses of brandy and
water, when Thomas Wilks handed me the book and
said, " Here' Taylor, show the red-whiskered this,
it will make him take up the lease sooner." Then he
handed the book to me. I had never heard it men-

honed before. I put it in my pocket. I had seen
Cowell several times about taking this off Mr. Wilks's
hands. The book is a false one of my dealings with
him. In about five days after I saw Mr. Cowell.
I showed him the book ;no one else was present. It
is the hook marked " C." It was in consequence of
what Mr. Thomas said that I showed it to him.
He opened it, and said, "Oh, this is Messrs. Wilks's
book." I said, "Yes, that is their book." He didn't
peruse it ; he looked at it for about half a minute, and
then shut it up—we were in the bar-i.arlour of my house.
Mr. Cowell never saw the book again. In consequence
of what trr. Cowell said, I went up, on the 30th of
May, with Mr. John Dean, to Wilks's brewery. I
went into the parlour, and there saw Mr. Thomas Wilks
and Jahn Waller. Thomas said, before Deer, " Have
you seen that red-whiskered -- since—what does he
intend doing ?" I said, 'i He intends taking up the
lease." He said, '"He's a long time," and we had
1 something to drink. Waller said, "Give him a strong
order for 301. or 401." I said, "How am Ito pay
Mr. Cowell, for I owe him a good bit now ?" lie
sr.itl, "Go through the Court, and we will pill you
through." Thomas Wilks said, "That's right, Taylor,
go throu.th, and we will put you in the way of getting
another 501. out of him." I said, "What ant I to
get for doing• your dirty work. I shall expect my
.00k debt, 33/. lls. 6.1., for the Rose and Shamrock."
Waller said, "That will be all right, we will forgive you
that ;" and Thos. Wilks said several times—" We will
put you into a good house." On the 6th June, I went
to Wi:ks's brewery, arid saw Mr. Wilks and Waller. I 1
43. id, " I have closed up the house this morning ; what
do yai intend doing with me ? I shan't give up posses-
sion unless I get something. I shall expect what Mr.
Walier promised rue—the hook debt." Wilks said, " We
will see about it ; that will be all right," and he went
away. He had asked me if Mr. Cowell was going to
ake the lease. I said " Yes ;" then I went with Waller
'nto the countinghouse a short time, and said I wouldn't
sign any mortgage deed unless I got the book debt, ac-
cording to promise. 'Waller said I should have it. I did
not stop long. Wilks came back ; and I told Waller, in
iris he Lring, I should go and open the house, that Mr
C well might not know of it. Dean was with Wks
when I was talking to Willer. About a week or more
lief ire Jene 14, I received a paper from Waller, which
I aite,.wards lost. It was not stamped ; it was to say I
should be forgiven the book debt if Mr. Cowell took
up the lease ; and on June 14 I received from Waller
t!ie receipt produced now. Afterwards I went to
Wilks's Brewery with Messrs. Kennet and Calton. Mr.
Cas on is a clerk of Mr. Cowell's. Wilks and Waller
v.-re in the office. Kennet and Casten went in first.
When I went in Keni.et said to me, " I understood you

owed oily the 15( wort age." I said, "That's all Ido

•,
)we." He S tid, " Mr. IV,llcs says there's a book debt
trzain-t you, is that right ?" I said, "No, that's settled."
Woks said, " No, it's not." I said, " Nonsense, it is."
.V.a.ler called Wilkes aside, They returned in three or
tour minutes, and Walter said, "All right ; it's my mis-
take." Wilke was present, and be took the cheque for
1501. from Gist.m. I sail, " I would rather have the

r-c,-ipt for the book debt." Then the receipt produced,
marked " wa.. written by Waller, and given to me
-ither by him or Mr. Wilk., I don't know which. I
dealt with Mr. Cowell after that. I shut up the house
co ao into the country. Business was much the mamas
it had been for eight months before.
Mr. Parry sought to confirm the testimony of this
witness by other persons.
After -everal wttnesses had been examined,
Mr. Clarkson submitted that there was no evidence to

,ut Mr. Wilks, gen., on hig trial t,,r ths offence.

The

evidence, so far from confirming Taylor's account, con-
tradicte i it, and there was nothing to show that MT.
\Vilks, seta., was connected with the book upon which
the prosecution was founded.
Mr. Arnold hardly thought ho should be justifiel in
stopping the ca,e against Wilke, sen , but he should like
to take !bite to look over the case.

Mr Parry, who had before submitted that ndinissa-
bility of evidence was a que2t,on for a j!idge, said that
the credibility of a witness (in allu=ion t•i Ta4l, r) was
a question for a jury. EL. felt that Mr. Arnold, a.: a
ina.;istrate, would not take upon himself to decide upon
the ere libitity of a witness
Mr Arnold repeated that he would look over the
notes of ..he cas,, aud determine upon the inakttr on a
future day.
Thursday was subsequently 'rimed, and the defeni-
ants, as before, entered into their own recoguis tacos of
3001. each, to appear on that day.