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Stracey, of. the Scots Fusilier Guards, was chargeclon a,
WORSHIP-STREET.—Lieutenant-Colonel
summons with assaulting John Matthews, a cab driven
employed at the Shoreditch termious of-the Eastern
Counties Railway. .
Mr. Heritage, for the cabman, stated, that on Thurs.
day, She .3d inst., the defendant returned from, the
country by the railway, and engaged* two cabs,;ene for
Edward.'
himself and a lady, and the other for two Of his menu ar
vents and luggage. The luggage :syas thought to
be excessive by his client, as, independently ,of some
of it being placed' inside the vehicle, there -was also
between 3cwt. and 4cwt. outside, which was. quite sue.
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 cm- •
pany's stand as-one of the most civil and inoffensive men'
there that when lady passengers reibired to
be carried he was generally selected for the purpose.
The assault had been inquired into by the railway tiffsz
cers, who felt strongly that it was unwarrantable, and
hai therefore determined. on having the case brought
before the magistrate.
Matthews, the driver, then saidi—At a quarter before
nine on the, evening 1/4.f the 3d a railway porter-brought
to my cab a quantity of luggage, one of the trunks of
which was like a plate.chesli, and weighed about 1# cwt.
I spoke to the defendast about the extra weight, and he
said, "The cheat you speak of only contains a single set
of harness, two •ridieg bridles, and a side saddle." I
said, "I have been brought Op in a stable all my life,
sir, and know the weight of such articles, and I think
there must be something more than that in the chest;
it feels to me like a plate-chest." He replied, "You
bad better call me a liar." I said, "No, sir, I should
be sorry to do that," and he instantly struck me a violent
blow on the face, knocked me down, and blacked one of
my eyes. I aLerwards 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 I" I replied, "I beg pardon,
sir, but would that satisfy you for a similar blow r He
on that went in and slammed the door, but before he
did so I asked him for his card, saying that he had my
number.

[PRIG 4D. STAMPED

trusted that, under such circumstance Is, the benevolence,
which he found it indispensably necessary to invoke,
would be actively and immediately ex 4 rcised. His lord-
ship then put into the hands of Mr. Goodman, the chief
clerk, 51. as a subscription to the poor-bo 2r. His lordship
concluded 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 Besse2l 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.
On 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. He had given it up about a month.
Sir R. W. Carden interrogated the constable as to
the manner in which the defendant conducted his busi-
ness, and elicited from him that the betting•room was
on the ground floor without any attempt at secrecy, and
that the bets made were never less than 10s.
Sir R. W. Carden inquired what the defeadaut's usual
occupation was
The def :ndant said he was a licensed victualler out of
business, and be had been out of business about two

years
Sir R. W. Carden asked if, during those two years, he
bad got his living by betting on borse•racing
The defendant said, No ; be had only recently tsken
to betting.
S r R. W. Carden said, as a licensed victualler, the de-
feniaut must have been aware he was transgressing and
defying the law, which aimed at suppressing an immense

Thoii Merton—l saw the lugg:age plaeed -oa the
cab of the complainant who said there had better be
some arianzement about the Ittggage. Defendant said,
I'll pay the fare." The cabman said, "The
fare has nothing to do with thi°, sir." Defendant re-
plied, "I'll pay the fare ; there is nothing in the box
you speak of but harness," and on complainant saying
he thought there must be, the defendant told him be
bad better call him a liar. The cabman answered that
he should be sorry to do so, and the colonel immediately
knocked him down, and made a second blow at him,
which I intercepted. _ _

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 proceeding; were taken did not apply
to him. He only visited the room occasionally, and
other persons did the same.
Sir IL 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.
Sr R. W. Carden said it appeared that the defendant
had recently taken up the trade of betting, and as he had
pleaded "Guilty," and had thrown himself upon the
mercy of the Court, ho 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.
Joaquin?, Scbilla, 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 Commis-
sioners for compensating persons whose slaves had been
manumitted by the State.
Mr. Bodkin appeared to prosecute on behalf of the
Peruvian Government.
The Peruvian Minister, Mr. Kendal, the Peruvian
Consul, and Captain R.nith, a member of the Peruvian
Bondholders' Committee, were also i❑ 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 documents, 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 in the
...mile 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 Europe for education.
The Peruvian Minister said be 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 assittance 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
as 54/., 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
Ithe prisoner out of the money taken from him.

Joseph Derbage, the second cabman, gave much the
same account of the trhusaction, and deposed that there
were three boxes on the outside of the cab, as well as
the luggage inside._

In answer the deFendant said—ln the first instance I
was greatly annoyed at hating my luggage examined
and weighed on reaching the terminus, and then the
complainant repeatedly contradicted me about the cow
,ents of one of the packageq, and asked for some arrange-
I told him tbat I should go by the act, and that

if he objected to carry the luggage he was perfectly at
liberty to refuse to do so. I moreover offered to sho
him the contents of the box be 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 in a moment. I expressed my regret after-
wards, but I really felt greatly annoyed at my word be-
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.
Mr. 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 tba
offensive expression referred to, but he bad so dieputed
the defendant's word as to make it indirectly amount to
the same thing. The defendant bad no right to strike
the man, however, when he could obtain his remedy
otherwise, and he would therefore suggest that 'they
should retire, as the driver was manifestly entitled to
some compensation.
This course was aiopted, but without a satisfactory
result, and, both sides being willing to abide by the de-
cision of the bench, the magistrate fined the*defendant
20s. for the assault and 103: for costs, which the colonel
immediately paid. ' •

SOUTH WARK.—George licnne4sy (an elderly man),
James Ashton, Daniel Macarthy, and Timothy Ilagan,
able-bodied young fellows, well kno sn as lurking about
public-houses and low beer-hou-ea, were brought before
Mr. Combe, charged with stealing a purse, containing
nine sovereigns, some silver, a half-franc piece, two Rus-
sian nipper 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
folio-wing circumstances :
Mr. Solomon defended the prisoners.
The prosecutor, a well built and stern-looking young
man, who was much sunburnt, and appeared to have
suffered much from the hardships and privations he had
undergone in the trenches and the battlefield of Inker-
man, a medal for which he wore on his breast, stated,
with much intelligence, that within the 'la=t fortnight he
had returned with his regiment from the Crimea, and on
Wednesday la'.t he had the honour of passing in review
before her AL,jesty, when they received the thanks of
the Queen and the people. 0,1 Thursd4y afternoon he
received liberty for a few hours, and proceeded from
Wellingtou Barracks to look about him, having beeti 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 time he saw Ashton and Hagan
there, and they came up to him and seemed. pleased at
his being home from the war. Witness was also pleased,
and thanked them for the compliment, at the sane 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 haked
him to enter the Cathedral beer-house, King-street, and
believing they were honest and hard-working English-
men, he consented, when Henne-sy and Macarthy came
in, and joined them in conversation about the Crimea.
He treated all of them with some more beer, and pulled
his purse out to pay for it. While he was slipping 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
wight hold of his arms, while Hennessy pushed him
down on the seat, so that Hagan an 1 Macarthy were
able to run away. As soon as he succeeded in getting
away from them, he called in a constable, and gave
Hennessy and Ashton into custody, fully believing that
they were connected with the robbery. Afterwards the
other prisoners were apprehended, and on Macarthy were
round a frank piece and two Russian coins, similar to

MA.RLBOROUGH-STREET.—A lad, apparently
about 19 or 20 years of age, in ragged and otherwise
deplorable condition, came into court to state that he
had just come out of Cold bath-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
I offenders to call at the court to receive some temporary
assistance.
Beadon knew nothing whatever of the case, and
must have some proof that the lad's story was correct
before he could do auy thing 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 bad received this
permission, he gave them a card, which they were to
bring with them.
Mr. Beadon said the applicant muit apply to the pa-
rish.
Applicant—The parish will do nothing—it's of no use
going there.
Mr. Bi:adon—We cannot do anything for you here.
Applicant—The other magistrate told me to come.
For God's sake o❑ly tell me what lam to do. I was
tur❑ed out of the prison this morning without a farthing
to get a meal's victuals with or a bed. It is of no use
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. (Sere the poor lad burst into tears.)
Mr. Beadon—The parish is the proper place to apply
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 he was glad
at the reception the Guards had met with the day before.
fziowever, 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, Corn wall-road. About 6 o'clock
witness was passing the latter house when he saw Mac-
arthy run out, followed by Hagan, and they vent in
different 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 inforniation
of the robbery, and went in search of the other prisoners,
whom he apprehended in the neighbourhood of GrAnby-
street, Waterloo-road. On searching Macarthy be found
on him several half-crowns, a franc piece, two Russian
copper coins, and a ring made of bell metal from Sebas-
top-I. Macarthy said his uncle, a soldier, gave it him
at Aldershot a few days ago, and the copper coins he
rece ved from one of the Guards.
The prosecutor said that the ring was not his, but it
evidently belonged to one of the Guaids, who would not
like to part with it.
Mr. Combs said it was a very daring robbery, and
the evidence was so conclusive against them that he
should commit them all f.,r

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 face. The second time I went to
prison was for .testing a bit of meat. There is nothing
left for me but to go and steal again, and when I leave
the court you'll hare me back by to-morrow, fur I can't
die in the streets.
The lad, whsse name is Thomas Brown, then left the
court.

WESTMINSTER.—Mrs. Emma Stevenson, the wife
of a builder, living at 14, Glocester-terrace, Kensington,
finally appeared before the magistrate, charged with wil-
ful and corrupt perjury.
Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. Barber, prosecuted ;

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Mr. Vaughan defended.
The circumstances are briefly these :—Mrs. S. Palmer,
a wealthy old lady, occupied apartments in the house of
Mr. Stevenson in 1854, in the August of which she was
robbed of property, value 401., consistin of old china
and other articles, which had been deposited in a stork-
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 mi-eing property gould
be discovered, went to the house and requested to be
shown them. She then saw some trifling articles which
her mother had 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 falss imprisonment
and tried in the Court of Queen's Beech, before Lord
Chief Jus,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 eller little things were found by her,
after Mrs. Palmer had left the house, in the back
parlour cupboard. After hearing conflicting testi-
mony the jury gave the plaintiffs 101. darnages. 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 Mrs. Palmer, but it had been previously
proved that there was a mistake in their identity. Mrs,
Palmer and her daughter, however,still
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found at Mrs. Stevenson's.
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read over, and
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Mrs, Stevenson ropligd that all sho had Mated at