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POLIORINTELLIG-ENOE.--,Tuly 11.

MANSION-HOUSE,—The Lord Mayor said, upon
taking his seat upon the bench, that he found it neces-
vary to apply to the public, to whom an appeal upon
such a subiectliad never been Made in vain, for assist-
ance to thigansion-house poor-box. Tue poor-box had
been completely drained, in con-equence of the undeni-
able claims of persons who had been sent to England by
consuls abroad for the purpose of being conveyed to their
homes, on the ground of having entered various capaci-
ties for the services of the country airing the war. Nu-
merous cases `of urgent distress had recently occurred,
and as the Mansion-house was the place to which the
distresiedmbjcote.were directed to apply the means for
relieving other strong claims had altogether ceased, .110

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[PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD•

trusted that, under such circumstances, the benevolence,
which he found it indispensably necessary to invoke,
would be actively and immediately exercised. His lord-
ship then put into the hands of Mr. Goodman, the chief
clerk, 51. as a subscription to the poor-box. His lordship
c)nolnded by stating that it would give him the greatest
Pleasure to acknowledge publicly his receipt of benefac-
tions, and that care should be taken for the judicious
dispensation of all that should be subscribed.

GUILDHALL.—CharIes Bessell appeared before Sir
R. W. Carden to answer an information, filed by In-
spector Hamilton, of the City Police, charging the de-
fendant with using a room at 9, Fleet-lane, Farringdon-
street, for the purpose of betting with persons resorting
thereto upon certain events and contingencies relating
to horse racing.
Mr. C. Pearson, the City Solicitor, prosecuted on
behalf of the Corporation of London.
Oa the information being read,

The defendant pleaded guilty, and threw himself upon
the mercy of the Court, urging, in extenuation, that he
had discontinued betting as soon as he heard it was
objected to. Ho had riven it up about a month.

Sir R. W. Carden interrogated the eqnstable as to
the manner in which the defendant conducted his busi-
ness, and elieitel from him that the betting room was
on the ground flror without any attempt at. secrecy, and
that the he*s roads were never less than 10s.

R. W. Cardin inquired what the defendant's usual
occupation was ?
The def niant sail he was a licensed victualler out of
business, and he had been out of beeriness about tw
years 1
Sir R. W. Carden asked if, during those two years, he
had got his living by betting on horse-racing ?
The def-ndant said, No ; he had only recently taken
to b,t,ing.
S'r R. W. Carden said, as a licensed victualler, the de-
fendant must have been aware he was transgressing and
defying the law, which aimed at suppressing an immense
evil.

The defendant said he did not think he was breaking
the law, for he did not take a house or a room for the
purp ,se of making bets. He was mereiy betting as the
agent for another party, and, not being either the land•
lord or the occupier, he thought the Act of Parliament
under which these proceedings were taken did not apply
to him. He only visited the room occasionally, and
other persons did the same.
S:r P. W. Carden said the defendant must have
known he was committing the very act which the law
was intended to prevent.
The police•constable said the defendant issued cards
bearing his name upon them, and the address at the
room in question. .

Str R. W, Carden said it appeared that the defendant
had recently taken up the trade of betting, and as he had
plev'ecl "Guilty," and had thrown himself upon the
mercy of the Court, he would mitigate the penalty. For
the protection of the public the law must be enforced,
and he, therefore, fined the defendant 51., which was
ultimately paid.

,ToaquiTaSailla, a Spaniard, was brought up for re-
examination before Sir G. Carroll, charged with forging
certain securities purporting to be issued by the Peruvian
Government, as bonds for the payment of the internal
debt, and also as certificates of the Liquidation CommiF,
sioners for compensating persons whose slaves had been
manumitted by the State.
Mr. Bodkin appeared to prose2ute on behalf of the
Peruvian Government.

The Peruvian Minister, Mr. Kendal, the Peruvian
Consul, and Captain It)uth, a member of the Peruvian
Bondholders' Committee, were also in attendance, the
former to prove the signatures were forgeries, and the
latter to watch the proceedings on behalf of the com-
mittee he represented.
Mr. Bodkin said he proposed to show that the docu-
ments which had been fabricated in England were such
as were actually in circulation in Peru, and that the sig-
natures affixed to the forms under the prisoner's direc-
tions were forgeries.
The evidence of the witness Deutsch, the lithographic
printer, who was employed by the prisoner to add the
signatures to the forged d ,cuments, was then read over
for the purpose of numbering the different papers put in
as evidence, and which were all in the Spanish language
in order that translations might be made of them and
arranged so as to be appended to the depositions iu the
same order in which the prisoner gave them to Deutsch.
This occupied considerable time, after which the further
hearing of the case was adjourned for a week:
• The prisoner applied that something might be done
for the protection of a Peruvian youth he had brought
with him to Eurcpe for education.
The Pt rdvian Minster said he might make his mind
perfectly easy with regard to the lad, who, having no-
thing to do with the prisoner's offence, would be pro-
perly taken care of.
The prisoner then said he wished for the assistance of
a legal adviser ; but he was entirely without the means
to provide himself with a solicitor unless the Court
ordered the money found upon him to be given up.
Sir G. Carroll inquired how much money was taken
from the prisoner.
Mr. Bodkin said he understood there was as much
es 541., and, as there was some reason to believe the
prisoner had obtained it by unlawful means, he should
oppose the application as regarded the whole sum, but
he would not object to a portion of it being given up
to the prisoner for the purpose of his defence.
The Peruvian Minister said the prisoner was charged
with a criminal act in England, and the Peruvian Go-
vernment could not interfere in the matter ; he, how-

ever, assured the prisoner that every assistance consis-
tent with the circumstances of the case would be afforded
him in preparing his defence.
Sir G. Carroll then ordered the officer to give 141. to
the prisoner out of the money taken from him.

MARLBOROUGH-STREEL—A lad, apparently
about 19 or 20 years of age, in ragged and otherwise
deplorable condition, came into court to state that he
bad just come out of Coldbath•fields Prison, and that,
having been told by the committing magistrate to come
to him after the expiration of his sentence and he should
have some assistance from the poor-box, he was there
to receive the magistrate's bounty.
The lad was committed by Mr. Bingham, who is at
present out of town, and who is accustomed, whenever
he thinks the case a deserving one, to give permission to
offenders to call at the court to receive some temporary
assistance.

Mr. Beadon knew nothing whatever of the case, and
must have some proof that the lad's story was correct
before he could du anything for him.
Welsh, the gaoler, said it was usual for the magistrate
to give some intimation to him of those who were to call
after their term of imprisonment ended, and, in order
that he might know persons again who had received this
permission, he gave them a card, which they were to
bring with them.
111 r. Deaden said the applicant must apply to the pa-
rish.

Applicant—The parish will do nothing—it's of no use
going there.
Mr. 13...adon—We cannot do anything for you here.
ApplicaatTee other magistrate- told me to come.
For God's sake only the what lam to do. I was
turned out of the prison this morning without a farthing
to get a meal's victuals with or a Ced. It is of no i.n4e
asking for work in these rags and without shoes to my
feet. I'm willing to do any mortal thing, but who will
employ a lad that's been in prison, and whose character
is gone. (flere the poor lad burst into tears.)
Mr. at:Om—The parish is the proper place to apply
to.

Applicant—The parish will do nothing for me, so they
told me when I was sent to prison the first time for
stealing half a pig's fac). The second time I went to
prison wai for stealing a bit of meat. There is nothing
left for me but to go and steal again, and when I leave
the court you'll have me back by to-morrow, for I can't
die in the etreets.

The lad, where name is Thomas Brown, then left the
court.

WESTMINSTER.-21fil. Emma Stevenson, the wife
of a bulkier, living at 14, Glocester-terrace, Kensington,
finally appeared before the magistrate, charged with wit.
ful and corrupt perjury.
Mr. Sleigh, mstrue by Mr. Barber, prosecuted ;
Mr. Vaughan defended.

The circumstances are briefly these:—Mrs. S. Palmer,
a wealthy old 'Lily, occupied apartments in the house of
Mr. Stevenson in 1854, In the August of which she was
robbed of property, value 40/., consistin.,• of old china
and other articles, which had been deposited in a stor.-i-
-room. Early in the following year Mrs. Palmer left
the apartments, which were subsequently to be let
when Mrs. Palmer's daughter, with a desire to ascer-
tain whether any of her mother's missing property could
be discovered, went to the house and requested to be
shown them. She then saw some trifling articles which
her mother bad lost, and went again, with a policeman,
and gave Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson into custody. They
underwent two or three examinations at the Hammer-
smith Police Court, and were then discharged by Mr.
Dayman. An action was brought by Mr. and Mrs.
Stevenson against Mrs. Palmer for false imprisonment
and tried in the Court of gieen's Beach, before Lord
Chief Jos ice Campbell, on the 19th ult , when Mrs.
Stevenson gave evidence, and swore that the articles,
consisting of three china cups, a small footman, some
shells, and o her little things were found by her,
after Mrs. Palmer bad left the house, in the back
parlour cupboard. After hearing conflicting testi-
mony the jury gave the plaintiffs 101. damages. The
assignment of perjury consisted in Mrs. Stevenson
having sworn that the things were left in the cupboard,
and additional testimony was produced to show that they
were not, Mr. Vaughan, on the part of the defendant,
declaring that he could call a witness to prove that they
were. Two sets of curtains were also mentioned as be-
longing to MN. Palmer, but it bad been praviouAy
proved that there was a mistake in their identity. Mre.
Palmer and her daughter, however, still most. positively
declared that they were, part of the missing property
found at Mrs. Stevenson's.
Same trifling aiditions having been made to the testi-
mony before given, the voluminous depositions were
read over', and
Mr. P nter inquisedl whether the accused wished to
1
say anyi gto thacharge ? .
'Are I, 115116Q/1 replied- that all 44 he'llul stated at
4,6/1

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WORSHIP-SrßEET.,—Limteliant-Coloi;e1 Edwai
Stracq,, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, was charged on a
summons with assaalting John Matthews, a cab driver
employed at the Shoreditch terminus of the Eastern
Counties Railway.
Mr. Heritage, for the cabman, stated, that on Thurs-

day, the 3,1 -inst., the defendant returned from the
country by the railway, and engaged two cabs, one for
himself and a lady, and the other for two of his men s(r
vents and luggage. The luggage was thought to
to excessive by his client, as, independently of some
of it being placed inside the vehicle, there was also
between 3ewt. and 4cwt. outside, whichi was quite suffi-
cient to justify the driver in stipulating for some extra
remuneration. It was this luggage which gave rise to
the assault complained of, and he should prove that the
complainant was so well known on the railway com-
pany's stand as one of the most civil and inoffensive men
there that when unprotected lady Passengers required to
be carried he was generally selected for the purpose.
The assault had been inquired into by the railway offi-
cers, who felt strongy that it was unwarrantable, and
ha.l therefore determined on having the case brought
before the magistrate.
Matthews, the driver, then said,—At a quarter before
nine on the evening if the a railway porter brought
to my cab a quantity of luggage, one of the irunks of
which was like a plat. chest, and weighed about 1) cwt.
I spoke to the defendant about the extra weight., and be
said, "The chest you speak of only contains a single set
of harness, two riding bridles, and a side Paddle." I
said, "I have been brought up in a stable all my life,
sir, and know the weight of such articles, and I think
there must be s,unething more than that in the chest ;
it feels to me like a plate-chest." lie replied, "Yost
had better call me a liar." I said, "No, sir, I should
be sorry to do that," and he instantly struck me a violent
blow oil the face, knocked ire down, and blacked one of
my eyes. I afterwards drove him and the lady to
Wimpole-street, where he paid me my fare, and said,
"I am sorry I struck you, but I was irritated, and I
suppose 2s. will pay you V' I replied, "I beg pardon,
sir, but would that satlsv you fur a similer blow ?" Ho
on that went in and s'ammed the door, but before he
did so I asked him for hie card, saying that he had my
numb, r.

Thomas Merton—l saw the luggage placed on the
cab of dee complainant who said there had batter be
some art arzeint.nt about the luggage. Defenient seid,
"Go on, I'll pay the fare." The cabman said, "The
fa,.e has nothing to do with sir." Defendant re-
peee, "I'll pay the fare ; there is nothing hi the box
you speak of but harets,," and on complainant saying
lel thought there must be, the defendant told him he
had better call him a liar. The cabman answered that
he she'll(' be sorry to do so, and the colonel immediately
knocked him down, and made a second blow at him,
which I intercepted.
Joseph Derbage, the second cabman, gave much the
a ne account of the transaction, and deposed that there
were three boxes on the outside of the cab, as well as
the luggage inside.
Ia answer the deendant said--In the first instance I
was greatly annoyed at having my luggage examined
and weighed on reaching the terminee, and then the
complainant repeatedly contradicted me about the con•
tents of one of the packages, and asked for some arrange-
ment. I told him that I should go by the act, and that
if he objected to carry the luggage he was perfectly at
liberty t refuse to do so. I moreover offered to Oho ,9
him the contents of the box he objected to, but he
said, " No, I don't want to see it ; I know it contains
plate ;" and on my saying that, if so, one of us must be
a liar, he instantly rejoined that I was one.
Magistrate.—And did you then strike him ?
Defendant.—Oh, yes, certainly ; I hit him straight-
forward i❑ a moment. I expressed my regtat after-
wards, but I really felt greatly annoyed at my word he.
ing so pertinaciously disputed, and think I received very
great provocation.
Thomas Potter, the defendant's valet, deposed to the
dispute, and that the complainant, in addition to con-
tradicting the colonel three times about. the contents of
the box, told him that he was a liar "plump to his face,".
and the colonel immediately struck him.
Ur. Heritage offered to call witnesses to the charac-
ter of his client, but the magistrate did not think that
was material, and declined to hear them. It was per-
haps a fact that the driver did not, as he said, use the
offensive expression referred to, but he had so disputed
the defendant's word as to make it indirectly amount to
the same thing. The defendant ha,l no right to strike
the man, however, when he could obtain his remedy
otherwise, and he would therefore sugeest that they
should retire, as the driver wes manifestly entitled to
somecompensation.

This course was adopted, but without a satisfactory
resu'rt, and, both sides being willing to abide by the de-
cision of the bench, the magistrate fined the defendant
20s. for the assault and 10s. for costs, which the colonel
immediately paid.

SOIJTHW AliK.—George Hennessy (an elderly man),
James Ashton, Daniel Hacartlty, and Timothy Hagan,
able-bodied young fellows, well known as lurking about
public-houses and low beer-houses, were brougiit before
Mr. Combe, charged with healing a purse, containing
nine sovereigns, some silver, a half•franc piece, two Rus-
sian c)pper coins, and a metal ring, from the person of
Thomas Tyler, a private soldier belonging to the Grena-
dier Guards, just returned from the Crimea, under the
following circumstances

Mr. SOlomon defended the prisoners.
Tke prosecutor, a well hulk and stern-looking young
man, who was much sunburnt, and appeared to have
suffered much from the hardships and privations he lied'
wedergone in the trenches and the battlefield of Liken;
man, a medal for which he wore on his breast, stated,.
with much intelliet nee, that eviOiti the lett fortnight he
had returned with his regiment from the Crimea, and on.
Wednesday last he had the honour of passing in-review
before 'her Majesty, when they received the thanks of
the Queen and the people. On Thursday afternohn he
received liberty for a few hours, and proceeded front.
Wellington Barracks to look about him, having been ab-
sent from home two years. In passing the Windmill, in
the New Cut, he felt thirsty, and went in and called for
a pint of porter. At the timer he saw Ashton and Hagan
there, and they came up to him and seemed pleased at
his being borne from the war. Witness was also pleased,
and thanked them for the compliment, at the same time
treating them with some beer. That was about five
o'clock. They remained there conversing a short time;
and left the house together. Ashton and Hagan asked
him to enter the Cathedral beer house, King-street, and
believing they were honest and hard-working English-
men, he consented, when Hennessy and Macarthy came
in, and joined them in conversation about the Crimea.
He treated all of them with some more beer, and pulled,
his puree out to pay for it. While be was Blipping the
ring to get out the money, the prisoner Hagan snatched
his purse from his hand, and passed it to Macarthy.
Witness attempted to get hold of the latter, but Ashton
caught hold of his arms, while Hennessy puehel him
down on the seat, so that Hagan an 1 Macarthy were
able to run away. As soon as he saceeeded in gttting
away from them, he called in a constable, and gave
Hennessy and Alton into custody, fully 'oelieving that
they were 'connected with the robbery. Afterwards the
other prisoners were apprehended, and on Macarthy were
found a frank piece and two Russian coins, similar to
those stolen from him. Witness was perfectly sober,
and the only reason for his treating them was that he
believed they were honest Englishmen, and be was glad
at the reception the Guards had met with the day before.
However, they were a disgrace to their country.
Stephen Booth, police-constable 196, said that about
5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon he saw the soldier in
the Lower-marsh, Lambeth, followed by the four prison-
ers. After that he saw them all in the Cathedral beer-
shop
in King-street, Cornwall-road. About 6 o'clock:
witness was passing the latter house when he saw Mac- ,
artily run out, followed by Hagan, and they went in
dfferent directions. He was called in by the soldier, -
who gave Ashton and Hennessy into his custody 'for
being concerned in robbing him.
William Weston, 65 L, said he received inforthation
of the robbery, and went in search of the oilier prisonerie;.,
whom-he apprehended in the neighbourheod of Granby-
street, Waterloo-road. On searching Macarthy he found
on him several half-crowns, a franc piece, two Russian
copper coins, and a ring made of bell metal from Sebes-
top. I. Macarthy said his uncle, a soldier, gave it him
at Aldershot a few days ago, and the copper coins he
receved from one of the Guards.

The prosecutor said that the ring was not his, but it
evidently belonged to one of the Guards, who would not
like to part with it.
Mr. Cambe said it was a very daring robbery, and
the evidence was so conclusive against them that he
should commit them all for trial.

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