The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 23.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Mr. James Worthington
Maude, and Mr. Edwin Whitby, appeared before the
Lord Mayor upon a summons charging them with
having unlawfully conspired together, by divers pre.
tonces, to cheat and defraud Messrs. Kemp and
Clay, bill broken! and bankers, of .Abchurch-lane, of
sums of money amounting to nearly 8001.
Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh
attended for Maude; Mr. Poland appeared for Whitby.
There had been several examinations, and the sub-
joined is the substance of the evidence adduced.
Mr. Parry, in opening the case for the prosecution, said
he appeared on behalf of Messrs. Kemp and Ciay, who
carried on a highly-respectable 'business as bill-brokers
and bankers in the City, and the charge against the de-
fendants was that of having conspired together, by false
representations, to induce the prosecutors to discount
certain bills, stating that they were bona fide trade bills,
and that the firm of the traders consisted of at least five
or six partners, who would be jointly and severally liable
to the prosecutors for the payment of the amount of the
bills as they became due. It appeared that Maude was
the last representative of the very highly respectable
firm of Covington and Co., who, it was well' known,
had formerly carried on an extensive and lucrative busi-
ness in the City. Maude had represented to the prose-
cutors" that the several members of that eminent firm
were members of it at the time the bills were dis-
counted, which representation• gave to the bills an
amount of credit which would not have been accorded
had it been known that Maude alone was the represen-
tative of that firm. The learned counsel then charged the
defendants with obtaining discounts to a large amount,
and with conspiring, the one as master and the other as
clerk, to give a false colour to the transactions by re-
presenting the bills in the nature of bona fide trade bills,
whereas they were accommodation bills and of no value.
By reason of these representations, Messrs. Kemp and
Clay had sustained damage to the amount of between
7001. and 8001. It was highly essential in this great
city that transactions of a mercantile character should be
based upon the strictest honour and integrity, or there
would be an end of all confidence in connection with
dealings of a business nature.

Yesterday Mr. Sleigh addressed Alderman Wire
(who presided in the absence of the Lord Mayor), and
at considerable length contended that his client Maude
became acquainted with the prosecutors in the legitimate
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way of business, who had discounted bills for him to a
exofotrernotbth,teaaiennhdiansrguebmoiftted that there was not only
yconspiracy, but also that
entirely f4iled. The leg redone
against Mat
ing it was quite apparent thaten by false pretences had
counsel concluded by Bay-
ed prosecutors were yin-
e after receiving hun-
dredsof discount, in the
re ions would come for-
ward proceeding
of pounds of hiin in the aria:a
therefore trusted that
expectation that his wealthy
by evidence to
ward and settle their claim.
accepted
Maude would be at once discharged.
Mr. Poland addressed the magistrate on
he
Whitby, who, he submitted, was shown bon behalf of
have acted as the clerk of Maude, and that
the bills for his master. No case had been proved
against him, and be was therefore entitled to be dis-
charged. •
Alderman Wire—Upon the evidence as, it stand
, I
q
am clearly of opinion that no conspiracy has
been'
proved, and that no case against Whitby has been made
out. With regard to Maude, I think, upon the evi-
dence of Mr. Kemp, there is a case that I ought to Bend
for further inquiry, for making representations and ob-
taining money with an intent to defraud.
The summons against Whitby was then dismissed,
and Maude was committed for trial, bail being taken
for his appearance, himself in 2001. and one surety in
2001.

BOW-STREET.—The court was yesterday
by a concourse of gentlemen, taking an interest
ic:opwardisehd
affairs, eager to hear the result of a charge preferred by
Mr. George Hugget, of Beaufort-buildings,
William -IJoher, of Clement's-lane, for assaulting_ nets.
while acting as inspector of votes at the election of v
trYmen and auditors under the Metropolis Improvement
Act.
upon
nI against Mr...m
The ease for the complairant having been stated by
asaacte:ie7t;oVneosftrryighCtl,erk of St. Clement Danes.
Mr. Lewis submitted that the case, turning entirely
1
was altogether removed from
the magistrate', jurisdiction. Complainant had rejected
defendant's vote on the ground of an alleged arrear of
church rates, though it was well known that the default
was not of the kind contemplated by the act, 'the de-
-1 fendant' having a bona fide objection to the rate, and
the question being at present before the Ecclesiastical
Court. A considerable number of voters having been
excluded from exercising their electoral privilege on the
same ground, and the candidates whom they supported
having thus been defeated, an application had beg,, made
to the Court of Queen's Bench for a, mandamus, ordering
the churchwardens to hold a fresh election. A rule nisi
the whole question would be
had been granted, and thus