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London, England, 1852-09-16 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING-1 SEPTEMBER 16, 1862.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

demanded 2001. as compensation. He afterwards
consented to take 121, and I got that sum from Mr.
Barnard and paid it to the prisoner, fully believing
that he was authorised by Mr. Page and Mr. Sher-
land. Russell gave me a receipt at the time to that
effect.
Cross-examined by Mr. HAwiliNs—l did not build
the stand which fell down, neither had I any interest
in it excepting in assisting him in attending to the
booth, and receiving a small portion of the profits for
my labour. Mr. Barnard attends all the races about
the metropolis.
Mr. HAWKINS—Did you not let off the ground
and your house at Epsom during the races to
gamblers ? Witness—l did not for many years, but
I shall decline to say anything further.
Mr. HAwKlNs—Did you not let standing room to
thimble-riggers? Witness—No ; thimble-rig men
don't stand at stalls.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 15.
(Before Mr. Commissioner LAW.)
IN RR CHARLES NORVALL.

This insolvent, a market-gardener in the Vassall-
road, Brixton, was opposed by Mr. Macrae on behalf
of Mr. Francis, treasurer to Mr. Batty, the proprietor
of Astley's Amphitheatre. Mr. Reed appeared for a
person named Chadwick, and Mr. Sargood supported.
The complaint was that insolvent retained posses-
sionappe
appeared
e a house belongingnlnt to the opposing creditor. It
d that
the had not paid any rent for
the last seven years, and denied the title of the oppos-
ingisove creditor to the property. A considerable body of
evidence, both oral and documentary, was adduced.
Mr. Commissioner LAW eventually decided that
Mr. Francis was entitled to possession, and ordered
the insolvent to give up the house by Saturday, or if
that was not done, the other party preferring the
claim, for whom Mr. Reed appeared, must prove
their superior title.

Mr. HAWKINS —Well, did you not make them pay
for moving about ?—(Laughter.) Witness—l object
to answer that question, according to the advice of
my counsel.—(Laughter.) Russell was at Epsom
four or five days before he spoke to me. I had heard
that Mr. Sharland had asked for 2001., but could not
say when; but knew the prisoner a.kei for 2001.
Russell said that Page was his " old daddy ;" but
Mr. Sharland was his particular friend, and did the
business for him. Mr. Barnard had several actions
brought against him by persons who never were near
the stand at all, and I told him to compromise them.
I refuse to mention the name of any such person who
received money as compensation, and who was not on
the stand. I said to the prisoner I was willing to give
him a ten pound note, but he wanted fifteen; but was
willing to split the difference by accepting twelve
pounds. He told me also that the doctor's bill would
be very heavy, as the man had broken his thigh, and
was very seriously injured. He said the costs were
at that time very trifling, as only a writ had been
served. I should not have paid him the money, but I
thought he was authorised by Mr. Page and Mr.
Sharland, as he said the latter was his agent.
Timothy Barnard—l was defendant in an action
brought by Mr. Page, and I took the 121., and gave it
to Mr. Langland to settle the affair for me.
By Mr. HAWKlNS—Langland is a friend of mine,
and is used to such work. lam used to agricultural
pursuits, and did not understand such matters. I
was present when the prisoner agreed to accept 121.
I have known him for many years at races. I gave
Mr. Langland a quarter share of Epsom Downs to
erect booths on. I give Mr. Briscoe 600/. a year for
the Downs, and I give Mr. Langland a quarter share
of that. I gave the instructions for this prosecution
to Mr. Mason.
Thomas Roxburgh, a pilot at Gravesend, said—l
know Russell and Page. I went with the former to
the latter several times, and tried to persuade Page
to employ him, but he resolutely refused to have any-
thing to do with the prisoner. He heard the latter
tell Page that he would never get anything.
William Grayson, examined by Mr. CHARNOCK—
lam a draper at Gravesend. I have been in the pri-
soner's and Page's company, when the latter re-
fused to have anything to do with him. Russell
never said to me that he had settled the matter
for 121.
By Mr. HAWKINS—I did not hear Page say he
would be very much obliged to the prisoner if he
proceeded with Barnard.
Sergeant Kennedy, 25 V, examined by Mr. RO-
BINSON—I held a warrant on the 7th of last March
far the prisoner's apprehension on this charge. I did
not find him out until the 6th of June, although he
had been advertised. I took him at Hammersmith.
By Mr. Hawmas—l inquired at Harry Broom's
and at Cross's, Windmill-street, Haymarket. I
watched that neighbourhood some time. At Ham-
mersmith he went by his own name, and when I
asked for him there was no attempt made to resist
me, but I put handcuffs on him. I generally do so
in such cases. I had no instructions to put the hand-
cuffs on him.
This closed the case for the prosecution, when the
jury left the court for refreshment, having been occu-
pied in this case four hours.
On their return to court Mr. HawKos proceeded
to address the jury for the prisoner, contending that
his client was innocent, and that he accepted the 12/.
under the belief that he was acting under the instruc.
tions of Mr. Page in his bedroom. The Learned
Counsel then went through the whole of the evidence,
commenting upon those points where the prisoner had
interviews with Page, and considering that he was
then authorised to settle the matter with Barnard.
He (the Learned Counsel) firmly believed such to be
the case ; therefore he should leave the case in the
hands of the jury.
Three persons were called to give the prisoner a
character, but two of them had not seen much of him
for the last two years.
The CHAIRMAN then carefully summed up the
whole of the voluminous evidence, explaining the
moat important points to the jury, and calling upon
them to consider whether he obtained this money
knowing that it was under false pretences or not.
He may have thought that he was employed to settle
the affair for Mr. Page, but it would be for them,
after mature consideration, to return their verdict
accordingly.
The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, re-
turned a verdict of Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN said the Court quite agreed in the
verdict of the jury ; and he was sorry to see a
_person
of his profession in such a disgraceful position. The
sentence of the Court was, that he be sentenced to
six months' hard labour at Wandsworth House of
Correction.
The prisoner, it may be recollected, brought the
qui tam actions, some years ago, against Lord George
Bentinck, and other noblemen, which did not gain
him a very enviable notoriety.

PROMOTIONS.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

A couple of respectably-dressed young men, giving
the names of Williams and Lewis, were brought up
by Daniel May, a detective officer, and charged be-
fore Alderman Lawrence with being in a shop in
Fleet-street with intent to commit a felony.
May said he saw the prisoners looking through the
window from the outside of Mr. Crutchley's shop, at
the corner of Salisbury-street, Fleet-street, and ac-
cordingly watched them. Lewis went in, and having
attracted the attention of Mr. Crutchley, Williams
went in ; but Lewis had discovered that Miss
Crutchley was in the shop, though she could not be
seen from the outside, came out, followed imme-
diately afterwards by Williams, when May, took
them into custody. Mr. Crutchley informed him
that Lewis inquired the price of a globe, but did not
purchase anything.
Lewis said he intended to buy the globe, but when
searched at the station-house no money was found
upon him.
Scott, a City officer, said he had the prisoners in
custody at the Mansion-house, when they were com-
mitted for three months for a similar offence, their
system being to go in pairs, and select a shop that is
attended to by only one person, and then one goes in,
attracts the shopkeer's attention to a remote part of
the shop, while his accomplice enters and plunders
the place of whatever he can lay his hands on near
the door.
Mrs. Hemus, of 169, Aldersgate-street, keeping a
butcher's shop, said that, on the 6th of August last,
the prisoner Williams came into her shop during a
temporary absence, and on her return he said he
wanted 11b. of steak ; but as the prisoner asked her
to send it across the road she suspected he only came
in to steal, and therefore watched him out of the shop,
when she saw him join Lewis, and then finding she
was looking after them they ran away. This con-
firmed her suspicions, and on going into the room at
the back of the shop she missed a gold watch, value
201., from the mantel.piece, which she had seen safe
a quarter of a hour previous.
John White, in the last witness's employ, deposed
to the prisoner Williams having entered the shop and
purchasing }lb. of steak, and he noticed, while giving
change for a crown piece, the prisoner examine with
evident curiosity the interior of the back room. This
took place about a quarter of an hour previous to his
second visit.
George Mullineux, a detective, said he had 'Wil-
liams in custody under the name of Ritchie, for steal-
ing a gold watch from a gentleman ;in the street, for
which he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to one
year's imprisonment.
Alderman LAWItENCE said there could be no doubt
of the felonious intention of the prisoners in visiting
Mr. Crutchley's shop, and, therefore, as Williams was
an old hand, he would commit him for three months,
and Lewis, as he was not so wall known, for two
months to the House of Correction.
John .Eldrige was charged with stealing a Geneva
watch, the property of Mr. Joseph Pickard, of Broad-
street-buildings, his employer.
The prosecutor stated that he had trusted the pri-
soner with several watches on approbation, and, as the
latter owed him about 6/., he took him into his em-
ploy, with an understanding that he was to work out
the debt. On Saturday evening, on the watches being
counted, one was missing, which the prisoner at first
admitted he had taken home with him, and alleged he
had been robbed of it on board the steam-boat on the
Sunday morning, but afterwards ho said he had
pledged it for 255. in Queen-street, Cheapside, but
that prosecutor's brother had given him permission to
take it home.
Solomon Pickard, brother to the prosecutor, denied
that he gave the prisoner leave.
The pawnbroker produced the watch, which was
identified, and the prisoner was then dealt with under
the Pawbrokers Act for illegal pawning, and fined 21.,
and :355., the value of the watch.
MARYLEBOIVE.

FATAL OCCURRENCE.—FURIOUS DRIVING BY A
DRAYMAN.—Yesterday William Wallis, a drayman
in the service of Messrs. Elliott and Co., brewers, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham on the eezioUB

charge of having, by furious driving, caused the death
of a man named John Parsons, about 45 years of age,
and who for upwards of 30 years had been in the em-
ploy of Mr. Burford, proprietor and painter of the
well-known panoramas which fur a long period have
ranked high amongst the attractive exhibitions of the
metropolis.
Mr. Dormer, residing at 18, Hawley-crescent,
Camden Town, deposed that at seven on the previous
evening, as he was riding on the top of an omnibus
along High.street, he saw the prisoner driving along
at a furious rate with a dray and horses down Pratt-
street. The omnibus coachman pulled up in order to
let it pass, and at the same moment witness saw a man
(the deceased) slip off the kerb into the road,
when the fore-horse of the dray struck him, and
propelled him several yards forward. There was a
tremendous scream, and witness, upon looking round,
saw one of the wheels of the dray pass over the head
of the poor fellow as he lay upon the ground. Witness
added that he got off the omnibus, and on going to
the spot where the shocking occurrence took place,
he found that the man Parsons was dead. He assisted
in putting him into a cab, in which he was conveyed
to the University College Hospital.
Mr. BROUGHTON—Wai the prisoner riding on the
dray ? Witness—He was, Sir, and there was another
man and woman upon it also. The prisoner had the
reins in his hands at the time.
Mr. BROUGHTON—Was he drunk or sober ? Wit-
ness—He appeared to me to have been drinking.
Mr. BaouauToN—Did he pull up directly? Wit-
ness—No, Sir ; he was stopped at a distance of
about sixty yards.
Mason, 168 S, said that he saw deceased lying in
a pool of blood in the road. He (witness) took pri-
soner into custody, when he remarked that it was no
fault of his, as the man (deceased) stepped into the
way of the dray, which he (prisoner) pulled up as
soon as he could.

Mr. BROUGHTON—In what state did you consider
the prisoner to be ? Witness—l should say that he
was not quite sober.
Mr. BROUGHTON (to prisoner)—Have you anything
to say in answer to this charge ? Prisoner—Nothing,
sir.

Mr. BROUGIITON—I shall commit you for killing
and slaying the unfortunate man Parsons, and you
will be brought up again next Wednesday. A coro-
ner's inquest will of course, in the meantime, beheld
on the body.
The prisoner was then locked up.
Mr. Fenton, the managing clerk to Mr. Herring,
solicitor, applied for the prisoner to attend to put in
bail, but the request was not granted.
ROBBERIES OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—WiIIiam
Barry was brought up on remand, charged with hav-
ing plundered the houses of licensed victuallers of
property of different descriptions to a considerable
amount.

The particulars of what previously transpired hare
already been published, and it will be remembered
that Lockerby and Bow, of the S division, brought
forward evidence that clearly showed that the pri-
soner had committed robberies at Mr. Howell's, the
Morton Arms, Kentish Town, and at Mr. Gibson's,
the Seymour Arms, Euston-square, at each of which
establishments he had partaken of drink up stairs, and
then took the opportunity of robbing apartments ad-
jacent to those in which he had been sitting. There
was now a third charge preferred against him for
having stolen a bag containing wearing apparel, &c.,
from the Cross Keys, Wood-street. The required
evidence in this case was not forthcoming, and upon
the two cases proved the prisoner was sent for trial.
SETTING FIRE TO A HAYRICK.—John Smith, who
has undergone previous examination, charged, on his
own confession, with having set fire to a hayrick, the
property of Mr. Batt, in a field of his, near Primrose-
hill, was again brought up, when the whole of the
evidence against him was read over, and he was fully
committed for trial.

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.

The annual promotions of the officers of the Royal
yacht Victoria and Albert have been promulgated.
They are:—
Lieutenant the Hon. Frederick Curzon (1843), to the
rank of commander. The Hon. Frederick Curzon en-
tered the navy April 6, 1836; passed his examination,
Feb. 7, 1843; and after an intermediate servitude as
mate, on board the St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship, at Ports.
mouth of Sir Charles Rowley, and Victoria and Albert
yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, was awarded
a commission the 30th December following. He joined
Sept. 9, the Mutine, 12, Captain Richard Borough
Crawford, at the Cape of Good Hope; and from April
23, 1846, was employed in the Pacific, in the Constance,
50, in which ship he returned as first lieutenant.
Mates—Alexander Francis Osborne Young (Nov. 13,
1851); Viscount Gifford (May 13, 1852); and Lord
Gilbert Norman Grosvenor (June 10, 1852)—t0 the
rank of lieutenant.