The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-19 00:00:00

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( al MINAL COURT-(THIS' DAY.)

(Bef, ;:qr. Baron Aidersonand Mr.Vustice Coleri(ige.)
At ekt, sitting of the collet, Daviel Mitchell Davidson,
Como ► ',Wm. Gordon, and Joseph TVindle Cole, were
place(' lat the bar to plead to a number of indictments,
eberg: them with coup ring together to obtain large
sums ! money.

The case of thesa prisoners, who, it will be reinem.
breed, , carried on a most extensive business in the City
of Lo don, as merchautF, and that Laving failed for a
very urge amount, the two former prisoners absconded,
and C kte was tried avd convicted of fraud in connection
with ; ties bankruptcy, and sentenced to four years' penal
servit tee. Gordon was subsequently tried and con-
victed , but upon a point of law that was removed, the
convie tt on was quashed by the Court of Criminal Ap-
peal, 114 I it then became necessary to proceed with the
other eh arges.

The I )risoners Gordon and Davidson were charged
upon arate indictments, with conspiracy to obtain
large 6 llt is of money by means of false papers and sccu-
rities, ac d they were also charged with embezzling a
portio.l, of their estate, with intent to defraud their cre-
ditors.

The p risoner Cole was also charged with an offence of
the lik .tt character, and likewise with conspiring with the
other prisoners for the same object.
The E est case proceeded with was a charges against
the pris o ncrs Davidson and Gordon, of having embezzled
three 5 3, 31. notes, part of their estate, after they had
been ad edged bankrupts, and with intent to defraud
their cr et litors.

Mr. El dlantine and Mr. Poland conducted the prose-
cution. Mr. M. Chamber,, Q.C., and Mr. Parry de-
fended •Gc ,rdon, and Mr. Sergeant Byles defended the
other p rie. )ner, Davidson.

The I ate cs of the case were nearly the same as those de-
posed t o on the former occasion, and it will therefore be
unnecerisa ry to give a detail of the evidence on the pre-
sent oc' :at ion. The prisoners, as above stated, carried
on a rat .st extensive business as merchants in Mincing-
lane, an they were also the proprietors of a distillery
at West : Ham, in Essex. In the course of their business
they we re in the habit of obtaining very large sums of
money fr ore Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., and
other d ist ,cunt houses, by the deposit of warrants for
goods, r din the end it turned out that a great number
of these. ;securities were forged and utterly worthless,
and in the month of June, 1854, the prisoners were
evidently., in a hopeless state of insolvency, and on the
21st oft hat month they were adjudged bankrupts, and a
day was s ppeinted for them to appear before the Court
of Bank rn ptcy and be examined relating to their affairs.
Before t be day that was so fixed, however, the prisoners
abscond et 1, and before doing so they raised all
the me int y that they c uld, and a portion of that
money, oc nsisting of three 5001. notes, was the sum they
were ntser charged with embezzling, it being alleged
that this. money, by reason of their bankruptcy, was the
propert3, of their creditors. It was proved that the pri-
soners l sad travelled about to different parts of the Con-
tinent Istrrsued by an officer, and at length they arrived
at Mal ta, which place they were obliged to leave through
the infl tioac of the authorities, and upon their arrival
in this ccnintry they were taken into custody. The prin-
cipal ev nd ence brought to support the present charge was,
that, on. the 17th Jane, the prisoners sold a large quan-
tity of spirits to Messrs. Grimsby and Co., Messrs.
Nichol ion and Co., Messrs. liunck and Co., and
several acceptances which they immediately discounted,
and a c sauque for 5001., which was changed, and the pri-
soners rib sconded on the 21st.

The evidence extended to very considerable length,
and the case was likely to occupy the Court until a late
hour of. the day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(This Day.)

THE BILLETING SYSTEZ

MEETING OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS IN
ST. PANCRAS.

Yesterday afternoon an adjourned meeting of the Li-
censed Victuallers of St. Pancras was held at Mr. Suter's
the Prince of Here-iced-street, Camden-town, for
the purpose of orjani.deg a deputatien of the trade to
wait upon Leal P,ustuure, her Majesty's Minister of
War, with a view to representing the hardships ueder
which the trade suffer with regard to the preseet billet-
ing system.
Mr. D. PATTI.; of the Queen's Arms, Queen's-road,
Camden-town, having taken the chair, remarked that
the Licensed Victuallers were highly taxed to the house
duty, as well as having to pF:y an additional mat duty,
which was, to all intents and purposes, a war tax. To
him alone it made a difference of at least 2001. a-year, to
meet which he was not able to increase the price of any
article he sold. For this reason he felt that the trade
were entitled to the best consideration of the Govern-
ment. (near, hear.)
Mr. PARSONS proposed that a deputation be appointed
to wait upon Lord Panmure, and lay before his lordship
the hardships of which they complained.
Mr. HARBERT seconded the motion.
Mr. QUINTON, of the King's Arms, King-street, in
supporting the resolution, stated that he had four men
billeted on him for forty nights and three for sixty nights,
which during three months cost him upwards of 61. It
was a hardship that no trade could support ; in addition
to which the system, as regarded the men themselves,
was most objectionable. Being highly taxed already, it
was impossible that the trade, in its preeent position of
affairs, could continue to pay these heavy imposts.
Mr. WHARTON made a similar statement, and com-
plained bitterly of the highly indecent and insolent con-
duct of the men billeted upon him. They used the most
disgusting language, and annoyed every person in the
house.

Mr. HARBERT had paid out several men who had been
billeted upon him, but no sooner bad he done so than he
had three more sent to him for 36 nights. Oa looking
over the books at head-quarters he found that some of
the men whom he had accommodated belonged to another
district.

Mr. Prickett, Mr. Wharton, Mr. Sugden, Mr. Suter,
and other members, having addressed the meeting, it
was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Suter, seconded by
Mr. Wharton, that a memorial be prepared for the sig-
nature of the trade, and the secretary was requested to
write to Lord Ebrington, requesting his lordship to in-
troduce the deputation, and also to communicate with
Lord Pairmure, asking his lordship ttr fix an early day
to receive the deputation.
A. vote of thanks to the chairman coneuded the
business.