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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CIRCUIT.—Croydon, August 10.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Sergeant TADDY.)
The Grand Jury having been sworn, and H. Kem-
ble, Esq., M.P., having been appointed foreman,
Mr. Sergeant TADDY addressed them and said, after
r.)ferring to some of the cases in the Calender, that by
successive alterations that had been made in the law.
very few crimes now subjected the parties convicted to
capital punishmeut, and the Judges were therefore to a
great extent relieved from the most painful part of their
duty, the sentencing a fellow-creature to death. He
hoped that this amelioated state of the law would be
found equally efficacious for the protection of life and
property, .and though it was no part of his duty to dis-
cuss that subject, yet he must observe that in proportion
to the ameliorations in the, law should be the firmness of
Juries and all engaged in its administration. He must
say, that hitherto the alterations that had been made
had worked most satisfactorily, and he had no doubt
that the public would continue to derive advantages
from the changes that had been made.
The cases proceeded with were, for the most part, unim-
portant and consisted, in the Crown Court, of 1. J. Nicholls,
aged 69, for stealing a piece of bacon. An attempt was
made to provAnsanity,but the Judge considered him
sufficiently sane ttOklibw right from wrong. He was
adjudged guilty,"iiid his sentence is to be considered.-
2. James Sayers, 24, Joseph Ripley, 30, and David Fri-
day, 22, indicted for the manslaughter of William
Lucas. The deceased had, in a quarrel, fought with
Sayers, who gave him a blow in the stomach, which the
surgeon believed produced apoplexy and death. The
Jury acquitted them.-3. On the Civil Side appeared a
case before Lord Justice Tindal, of Vincent v. Martin,
being an action upon a promissory note for 1271. Is. Bd.,
given by the defendant to Messrs. Fisher and Jackson,
and by them endo.r.j.esl Ili,,v,plotff under. special cir-
cumstances. Ale.abitntS enterina argely into the ruatter,
it was referred.-4. Tewan v. Butt. The defendant en-
deavoured to resist the plaintiff's bill of 70/. 17s. Bd.' for
medical attendance. Under the circumstances of the
case damages were found for the plaintiff; 501.

The Learned Counsel then folded up their briefs, ancl.
thus ended the representation of " Much ado about
nothing."
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE then proceeded to try prisoners.
Townsend, the letter-carrier, whose trial concluded late
on Saturday night, was acquitted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday the charge made by Captain Roberts of the
Spanish Legion, upon the part of Scott, one of the pri
vates who served in Spain, against Alexander Somer-
ville, for having received and appropriated the instal-
ments of Scott's pay, was proceeded with before Sir
Peter Laurie.
It is necessary to state, that on Saturday the parties
all attended at the Mansion-house, when several state-
ments and admissions were made, of which the follow-
ing is a brief but comprehensive analysis.
Somerville said that a violent attack had been made
upon him in many of the Newspapers, under the head of
" Mansion-house," stating amongst other things that he
had absconded. Now he not only was to be found in
London, but he had made himself as public as possible,
and he sought for opportunities of answering any charges
that anybody might think proper to bring against him.
Sir PETER LAURIE observed, that if a representation
had not been made to him that the defendant had left
the country, he certainly would not have listened to the
accusation without having afforded the opportunity of
refutation. The defendant, however, could take the op-
portunity of answering the charges, as they had been
reported in the press correctly.
Somerville then stated that a great number of cer-
tificates :of soldiers to whom pay was due by
the • Spanish Government, had been put into his
hands in the hope that he should recover the instal-
ments, and he believed that Scott's was amongst the
number ; but the- disappointments and deceptions, -to
which he had been subjected by parties whom it would
be improper for him to name under existing circum-
stances, prevented him from rendering the services con-
templated by him, but nevertheless did not interfere
with his general wish or power to act greatly to the ad-
vantage of the parties to whom he acted as agent. The
delay in the payment of the money due on the certifi-
cates was occasioned, amongst other causes, by the fact
that numbers of duplicates of certificates and of actual
forgeries had made their appearance.
Captain Roberts said that there were many cases in
whieh it was asserted, upon indisputable authority, that
the defendant had appropriated the instalments on the
certificates, to the dreadful injury of the poor men ; but
he applied himself to the case of Scott, which was com-
pletely tangible in every respect, and in which a forgery
was committed evidently with the knowledge of the de-
fendant, who pocketed the advantages arising from the
perpetration of that offence. Scott swore that he never
signed the certificate, which however appeared to be
signed in his name, without which signature not a far-
thing could be received, and the defendant most posi-
tively received the amount as appeared from documents
in the hands of M. Castenada, the agent for the Spanish
Government.
Sir P. LAURE—Somerville, how did it happen that
the signature of Scott was to that document ? Somer-
ville—l can assure you that I never put his name to it.
Sir P. LAURIE—But you negotiated the business ?
Somerville—Yes. It was stated to me that Scott could
not write at all by a party who applied to me on his be-
half, and I acted for him.
Sir P. LAURIE—Then you admit that you received
the instalments alluded to in the certificate ? Somer-
ville—Why, I dare say I did. I was engaged for a
vast number, and I have no doubt he was one.
Scott here declared most solemnly that he never signed
the certificate nor authorised any one to sign it ; that
notwithstanding the defendant's assurance that he
was always to be found, he (Scott) was informed,
upon all the enquiries made, which were innumerable,
and amongst the acquaintance of the defendant, that the
only account that could be given was that the defendant
was gone to America, or some other place distant from
these realms. lie likewise mentioned that the distress
which the kindness of Captain Roberts sought to alle-
viate affected him severely, cripple as he was for life,
and without the means of bread, after the excessive la-
bours of the campaign.
Sir PETER LAURlE—Somerville will, I have-no doubt,
pay you what he received, and return you your certifi-
cate, by means of which you can receive your future pay.
Scott said that was all he wanted. Somerville's state-
ment as to the duplicates of the certificates had nothing
to do with his case, or with the cases of a great number
of others.
Captain Roberts said that his object was to secure the
poor disabled man ; and if the defendant would consent
to pay the money received, and give up the certificate,
the case should terminate.
Somerville then said that Scott, who certainly. was a
wronged Man, should on Monday be paid the full atuount
of the instalments received, and his certificate should be
restored to him, and the parties left the Justice-room.
Yesterday Sir PETER LAURIE, upon taking the chair,
mentioned that he had received a letter from Somerville,
refusing to act as he had promised in the case of Scott,
and calling for instant proceedings in a Criminal Court,
where he would, for the edification of the public, explode
a mine, though he should perish in the explosion. His
chief reason for retracting his promise was, that if he
performed it, the imputation of having intended to de-
fraud would still attach to him. He (Sir Peter Laurie)
was determined not to be imposed on by such a subter-
fuge, and he should therefore immediately send for the
defendant.
Somerville, Captain Roberts, and Scott having ac-
cordingly made their appearance,
Sir PETER LAURIE called upon the defendant to hand
over to Scott that individual's money and certificate.
Somerville said that if he did so it would be argued
that he paid the money to get rid of a prosecution ; and
from what appeared in the newspapers it would appear
that he deserved to be transported for life, whereas he
could prove, that whatever injury he might have done
in any particular case, he had accomplished a great
deal of good for the general cause of the British
Auxiliary Legion.
Captain Roberts—Then, Sir Peter, I am ready to go
into the charge of forgery in the case of the endorse-
ment of Scott, by which forgery the defendant became
possessed of the money. I have here a list of thirty
other persons who complain that he has received their
certificates and money. It is handed to me by M. Cas-
tenada, the agent for the Spanish Government.
Sir PETER LAURIE said it was impossible for him to
enter into the charge of forgery without having all the
necessary witnesses. Did the defendant mean to say
that he did not intend to keep to the agreement ?
Somerville here hesitated, and stated that the day he
had promised to return the money and certificates was
that day (Tuesday), at a more advanced hour.
Scott—l wish to know whether you will give me up
my certificates, and the money you received on them,—
yes or no ? •
Somerville Well, I will do that ; but I have
neither certificates nor money here. I believe you
to be a wronged man. I shall settle with you, but it
is upon condition that Capt. Roberts will proceed againt
me in any case he thinks proper to select.
Sir P. LAURIE—The very worst thing I have heard
from the defendant is, that I might take this case, in
which lie is perfectly aware there are so many difficul-
ties, to the Old Bailey.
Capt. Roberts—M. Castcnada would be here to pro-
duce Scott's certificate, indorsed " James Scott ;" Wit-
ness, Alexander Somerville, if he were not busily em-
ployed in paying off the instalments. I can produce him
and other witnesses on a future day.
Somerville—lf I were to make any defence to that
charge, I should expose many other persons, whom it
would not be prudent to expose yet, but who
.certainly
shall not escape.
Sir P. LAURIE—WiII you settle the business now ?
Somerville—By and by I will. He shall have certificate
and money. I repeat that my defence implicates others,
and amongst them are stock-brokers and people who
have jobbed in them, the certificates of the unfortunate
claimants, to whom I have always acted as a friend.
Sir P. LAURIE—Very well. By this day week I shall
expect that this poor man's certificate and money • are
given up to him. If such should not prove to be the case,
Capt. Roberts, you can bring this subject before me in a
different shape.

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