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London, England, 1859-04-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-April 27

GUILDHALL—Francis Ingham appeared, on
an adjourned summons, to answer the charge of
making up a fictitious cash-book with intent to
defraud his creditors.

The defendant in this case was a grocer, in High
Holborn, and it appeared, in the evidence which
he gave on his examination in the Bankruptcy
Court, that he had furnished his assignees with a
cash-book which he had made up for the
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statement
not folayingof
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tthat he, within a day
or two after, produced ' but
the correct cash-book, which
had since been acted upon in settling everything
under his bankruptcy.
Mr. Eagleton attended for the prosecution, which
was directed by the Commissioner in Bankruptcy
by whom the case was heard.
Mr. Doran appeared on behalf of the defendant,
and said the case stood on the most slender grounds.
The bankrupt had certainly acted improperly in
making up such a book ; but as he had immediately
afterwards produced the genuine before the false
one could have been used, and there being no
evidence as to his intention in supplying such a
book, there surely was no case for a jury.
Alderman Phillips said, on the last examination
he noticed a summary at the end of the legitimate
cash-book showing a balance of £349, and he now
wished to know if a similar summary had been
made of the fictitious book to show what balance
that book set forth.
Mr. Eagleton said it had not.
Mr. Johnson, for Mr. King, one of the assignees
and a principal creditor, said he was instruct"d to
inform the Court that he (Mr. King) wished to
withdraw from the prosecution, believing that the
Commissioner had acted precipitately in directing
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Alderman Phillips said Mr. Johnson could only
be heard for the prosecution or the defence. He
had, however, retired from the prosecution, and the
defendant was represented by another learned
gentleman, and Mr. Johnson having, therefore, no
locus standi could not be heard.
Mr. Doran reminded the worthy alderman that
the Act of Parliament was very precise in requiring
that the intent should be proved in a case of this
kind.
Alderman Phillips said there was very little

Mr. Buchanan stated, that on the 7th of the pre.
sent month a Spanish marquis, a nobleman of very
high standing in Spain, and occupying the respon•
sible position of Consul-General in this country,
was brought to this court on a charge of immoral
conduct with a woman, which had most seriously
affected his character. On that occasion a gentle.
man of the name of Zulueta, hearing of the
marquis's unfortunate situation, sent his own
solicitor, a Mr. Freeman, to render him any
assistance he might require. Mr. Freeman
attended, but not having had any conversation
with the marquis he was not in a position to know
the real facts of the case, and although there
was a very long examination, the marquis was
unable to comprehend the effect of the evidence,
owing to his not sufficiently understanding, the
English language. At the termination of the pro-
ceedings, he being at a loss to know how Mr.
Freeman's attendance affected him, very naturally
asked to be permitted to address the Court in his
own defence, which, as he had been defended in
due form, was, of course, very properly refused.
Mr. Freeman pointed out the discrepancies in the
officer's evidence, and the fact was elicited that the
policeman had been a sergeant, and was reduced in
consequence of drunkenness. No doubt everything
that was done on his behalf was seen to ; but the
marquis wanted no solicitor on that occasion, and
felt that justice had not been fairly administered in
refusing him a hearing in his own defence, and he
now sought to obtain a re-hearing of the case in
some way that would enable him to give his own
version of the case on oath. The case would have
assumed a very different aspect if Mr. Freeman
had consulted with the marquis, or if the latter had
been allowed to conduct his own case ; but under
the circumstances he had not had a hearing within
the meaning of the law. It was quite true he was
found in company with the woman, and that the
policeman interfered, but not as he stated. The
simple fact was, that the officer interfered, and tke
marquis, anticipating that he was about to charge
her with begging of, or robbing him, told him she
had not been guilty of either of those offences, upon
which he threatened to take the marquis into cus-
tody as well. That gentleman, however, handed
him his card, which had the effect of restraining
him from carrying out his threat. The marquis
accompanied them to the station, and there gave
his promise to attend this court on the following
morning, and it was not until he was required to
enter into his recognisances to be of good conduct
that he understood what had been going on. In
consequence of that decision he had been super-
seded, and lost his £1,600 a year as consul-general,
but that was very immaterial to him compared to
the stain upon his character, which was dearer to
him than any pecuniary consideration. He came
over to this country at the solicitation of his
Queen, whose esteem he obtained by his devotion to
her cause while a member of the governing party
in that country during the most critical times,
and after being so honoured he felt he could not re-
turn to Spain without clearing his character of the
foul stain which the policeman's accusation had cast
upon it.
Alderman Phillips said he had allowed Mr.
Buchanan great indulgence in making this state-
ment, but he need not tell him, as a professional
man, that it was quite out of his power to grant the
re-hearing. The marquis was represented here by
a legal gentleman sent by some friend, and he
thought nothing had been neglected that could
serve him under the circumstances. From what he
had read in the newspapers and heard since, the
magistrate on that occasion gave great attention to
the case, and acted only in accordance with his
duty and the evidence as it was placed before him.
It was, therefore, totally out of his power to assist
the marquis.
Mr. Buchanan asked if the worthy alderman
would allow him to renew the application before
Mr. Alderman Rose

Alderman Phillips said he could make no arran Be-
ment for Mr. Alderman Rose. As far as he was
concerned, he could do nothing in the matter.
Mr. Buchanan then thanked the alderman for
his courtesy in hearing him so Ratiently, and with-
drew with his client, the marquis.

MARYLEBONE.—RoBBERY.—A man who
gave his name Thomas Jones was placed at the
bar, charged with the following robbery :

_lt appeared that on the previous afternoon, be-
tween two and three o'clock, the footman of frs.
Lyall, Cambridge-terrace, Regent's-park,was coming
down stairs with a tray in his hand, when he saw
the prisoner making his egress by the front door.
He ran after him, and on overtaking him found in
his possession a soup ladle, a fish slice, and a gravy'
spoon, which articles had been stolen fritin the
pantry. The articles were produced and identified.
Police-sergeant 33 S applied for a remand, as he
thought it likely that the prisoner would be shown
to have been implicated in robberies of a like
nature.

Remanded for a week.
FRAUD.—William Brown Hayes was charged
with having by false and fraudulent representations
obtained money upon two occasions from General
Brook, 18, Gloster-place, Park-square.
The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was committed
to hard labour in the House of Correction for three
months.

LAMBETH.--CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT.
—The Rev. Nicholas Bessot, a short stout person,
50 years of age, who was said to be a Belgian
Catholic clergyman, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Elliott on a charge of indecently assaulting
William Harris, a butcher-boy, in the St. George's-
circus, on the evening before.
Mr. Solomon appeared for the accused.
police-constable James Lake, 153 M, deposed
that, on the evening before, while on duty in the
St. George's-circus, a little boy came to him and
asked him to take charge of the prisoner; who
stood near to him, for committing au indeCent
assault on him. The boy said that while standing
in a crowd of persons who were assembled in the
Crown public-house, for the purpose of hearing the
address of Sir Charles Napier, one of thetatidi-
dates for the borough of Southwark, the j;icipncr
assaulted him.
The witness here repeated the statentetit-bflthe
boy to him respecting the acts of the 'prisoner.
which could leave no doubt whatever of his dis-
graceful intentions, and said that on the lad's re-
presentations he took him into custody.
Mr. Elliott—Did the prisoner say anything to
the charge ?
Witness—He denied it, your worship, and add
he had not touched the boy.
Mr. Elliott—ls the boy who made the charge in
attendance ?
Witness—He is not, your worship, though he
was told to be here at ten o'clock.
Mr. Solomon.—My client is a French clergymin,
and he most solemnly assures me that there is not
a word of truth in the accusation. He telts me
that, on returning to his residence, 39, St. George's-
road, he had to encounter a large
persons collected in front of the Crown frPomublisir
house, to hear an electioneering sPeee
to get
Charles Napier, and it was
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Mr. Elliott.--Let the prisoner be detained for
the present, and let the lad be sent for.
At a late hour in the evening the prisoner was
again placed at the bar, when the father of the
complainant, Wm. Harris, who resides at No. 24i,
Tennison-street, York-road, Laifibeth, was put into
the witness box, and said his son had gone to the
west end of the town at an early hour in the
morning to look for a situation, and he did not
know when he would return.
Mr. Elliott —He has given the prisoner into
custody on a serious charge, and signed the charge
sheet, and he must
much rat touldherefore attendher he did not
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have to attend.
Mr. Elliott.—Yes, but he must; and I shall hold
the prisoner to bail to give your son an opportellibx
of attending.
into
his personal recognizance of 0t•
The prisoner was liberated on his eanttentori'llat d
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future examination.

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A vile and atrocious conspiracy has been brought
to light ; a gross and infamous system of Imperial
mendacity and deception has been clearly exposed.
Russia and France, the quondam opponents of the
Crimea, thd two great aggressive Powers, have, it
appears, entered into a treaty, offensive and defen-
sive, for the pirpose of disturbing the tranquillity
of Europe, and monopolising the entire control and
government of the civilised world. Poor, weak,
foolish Sardinia has suffered itself to be made
a tool, and to play the game of its ambitious and
unscrupulous neighbour. It will have bitter cause to
lament its credulity and reckless folly. It will afford
a new illustration of the old fable of the Giant and
the Dwarf-.-the former obtaining all the glory and
substantial rewards, the latter the wounds and
injuries which too frequently devolve on the
aspirants for military distinctidn. VICTOR EMMA-
NUEL will speedily find, to his cost, how fruitless
was the sacrifice of his poor young daughter.
Perhaps the most unfortunate event that could
happen to him and the kingdom over which he
rules would be the success of the cause in which he
has so rashly engaged. Piedmont is in too
tempting proximity to France, possesses too strong
a seaboard on the Mediterranean, to escape from the
clutches of its faithful ally in the event of the an-
ticipated partition, the terms whereof are probably
arranged.

It is positively asserted that France and Russia
have entered into two secret Treaties. That by
the former Russia binds herself, in the event of war
between France and Austria, to assist the former
by the c,:i-bperation of her fleets in the Baltic
and t'ne Mediterranean, and also to place an
army of observation of not less than 50,000
men on the Austrian frontier. It would be well to
know at what particular period those engagements
were entered into. Was it before Russia made her
hypocritical proposition for THE BUBBLE CONGRESS
in the interests of peace, when she pretended to be
using every exertion to promote the views of Eng-
land and Prussia, and to avert the hostilities so
greatly to.be deprecated by every nation ? If so,
what can be thought of such abominable treachery
and falsehood—of conduct which would banish a
private individual for ever from all honourable
society, and affix an indelible brand on the
fair fame of any nation that could perpetrate such
outrageous atrocity ?

Against whom are the Russian fleets in the
Baltic and the Mediterranean to be directed? Cer-
tainly not against any Germanic Power. Neither
Austria nor Prussia, ~aided and abetted by the
whole Confederation, could bring any naval
squadron forward capable for a moment of with-
standing the French navy. It is, it can only be,
England that is aimed at. Our good and faithful
friend and ally wishes to strengthen the Cherbourg
squadron, _so as to enable it to set Great Britain
at defiance on the element of which she was so
long the undisputed ruler, and, possibly, to avenge
Waterloo by one grand coup, when Austria had
been blotted from the map of Europe, and the
Russian tin was displayed on the Byzantine
minarets. The AUTOCRAT has his own game to
play, and, possibly, Louis NAPOLEON may dis-
cover in time that the course is not quite so smooth
as he has anticipated, and that there are other
instances of the "biter bit," and of "the engineer
hoist with his own petard." England, however,
will not shrink from any contest that may be
forced on her. She will still maintain her mari-
time supremacy, despite any coalition that may be
formed. In that respect she will never be found

wanting, and
" The flag that braved a thousand year,,
The battle and the breeze"
will still float proudly over British seamen, as able
and willing to fight as the most distinguished of
their predecessors.

The second treaty, and which is probably of
more recent date, provides that Russia is bound to
declare war against Austria "within fifteen days
after she . (Austria) enters Piedmont." This con-
tingency has already occurred. On Tuesday night
120,000 Austrian soldiers crossed the Ticino in
three corps d'armee. The bridge. of Buffalora, over
which they had just passed, was blown up. They

were taking the road towards Novara and also by
Blategriesso, through Vigevano and Mortara, and
were moving directly on Turin. Several divisions
of the French Army had also disembarked at
Genoa, while others were proceeding by Mont Cenis.
Meantime, the Sardinian troops had abandoned the
province of Novara to the tender mercy of the
advancing enemy and retired on Sesia. It is
doubtful whether they will be able, or the French
troops be in time to check the onslaught on Turin,
and it is by no means clear that VICTOR EMMANUEL
will not ere long have ample cause to exclaim "save
me from my friends !" He may find the French
auxiliaries even more formidable than his Austrian
opponeßts. As we have already stated, Sardinia is
likely to endure a large proportion of the suffer-
ings accompanied by a very infinitesimal part of
the rewards; or, to use the vulgar but expressive
phrase, to receive far " more kicks than halfpence"
in consequence of her inequitable and impolitic
conduct.

It is certain that Austria discerned the duplicity
of France, and the designs of Russia, and this
knowledge goes far to justify the course
she has pursued. She at once perceived
the mockery of the proposed Congress, and
therefore endeavoured to make conditions
which would have diminished the evils of delay.
Even when England, on Monday last, renewed her
offers of mediation she promptly acceded to the
proposition. France, however, finding the time for
casting aside disguise had arrived, refused
her assent. The EMPEROR has made
up his mind, and will not be diverted
from his determination by any possible conse-
quences that may occur to himself, his dynasty, or
his subjects.
It is estimated that the general depreciation in
the funded and share property of the country even
since yesterday morning amounts to no less than
fifty millions sterling, while all foreign securities are
practically unsaleable at any price. Matters are
even worse in France. There is a complete panic
on the Bourse, and all those evils are produced by
the criminal ambition of one restless and designing
man, who seeks to cement his dynasty by the blood
of his innocent subjects.

Let the base chastise the base ! • Never was
there an instance of juster retribution than the
present position of Austria and Prussia. They
both, when Russia was the great aggressor, saved
themselves, at the cost of almost all Europe. Both
of them confessed that Russia was in the wrong ;
if either of them had thrown its sword into
the scale of right, the sword would never
have been drawn ; even proud NicuoLAe would
have not felt dishonoured in yielding to three great
Empires, much less in yielding to four. But
Prussia was married to Russia, and Austria was
married to self ; for their own purposes both threw
overboard all considerations of honour, and of
loyalty to the interests of Europe and of humanity,
and now the very power which they ought to have
stopped in its unjust career, places its armies in
observation on their frontiers.

As England cannot have forgotten, nothing
could surpass the selfishness, meanness, and
cowardice of these two powers. Prussia not only
recalled her noblest ambassador from England,
because he sympathised with the views and feelings
of this country, and spurned the idea of his country
being a matrimonial appanage of Russia, but she
also became, to her own great commercial
profit, the carrier between Russia and
such portions of Europe as were still
disposed to trade with her. Austria, from be-
ginning to end, did nothing but play fast and loose
with all her engagements, now seeming ready to
act, now withdrawing. Advancing if Russia re-
treated, halting if Russia halted, and retreating if
Russia advanced—her one single object during
the whole war was self. She only hoped she
might strengthen her own position, whoever was
weakened. She forgot equally gratitude to Russia
for Hungarian services (services to her, bad as they
were in themselves), and her duty towards Europe
—to save her own pocket, yet to gain the benefit
of getting Russia out of the Principalities. She
has her reward ! Russia now insults her in her
distress, and Europe says, " It's your due."
Perhaps, if the fray goes on, as it will almost
certainly do, Prussia may begin to look to England
for help. If French and Russian ships blockade
her Baltic ports, or convey her little toy navy to
Cronstadt or Cherbourg; we shall be asked to inter-
vene. But this time all England will pronounce an
amphatic No, which no Government, not even if
his Royal Highness goes down on his
knees to the Prime Minister, will dare to
disregard. This time it will be ours, to save our
pockets and to stand on our own defence. The nation
did not marry Prussia, and did not even like its
Princess Royal marrying a Prussian Prince; and
we can never tolerate being plunged into war in
any form, to aid a country which more than indi-
rectly was the cause of the Russian war. Prussia
must take her chances. She has no occasion to
fight. Her Rhenish provinces are not attacked ;
if she keeps quiet, as we shall, they will not, in all
likelihood, be attacked. We must leave Prussia to
herself; she will then be obliged to leave Austria
to herself, and Austria between France and Russia,
with Italy on her flank, must in no long time come
to terms.

Our course; as a nation, is clear to every capa•
city. The cost of doubling our navy would not
equal the cost, probably, of the first year's war.
On the other hand, if we strengthen ourselves
while the despots are fighting away their resources,
we shall be relatively stronger every day. We
have nothing to fear but from the combination of
the French and Russian fleets against us, anti all
we have to do is, while they are busy with their
present game, to play our own, and to take care
that they shall in no emergency catch us napping.
We have no fear, indeed, that at this moment we
could not send the combined Russian and French
fleets beneath their guns as of old, or give a good
account of them if they came from under their
shelter ; but nothing ought to be left to chance,
and England, therefore, will make her navy in-
vincible, and await the event. Worse for Italy
things cannot be than they are ; and, though we
should deprecate merely a change of external
masters, few will think that, after all,the vivacious
French would not be preferable to the brutal
Austrians.

We heartily join with, we believe, the entire
public in reprobating the reckless proceedings of a
small knot of men at the Marylebone election.
Were the candidates, who till the last moment had
no right to expect opposition, Whig or Tory,
Chartist or Radical, the proceedings adopted were
wholly inexcusable. We can hardly think any
respectable parties would ever imitate them ; but
all parties are not respectable, and the voice of
public censure ought to be so strong as to make even
the most wanton afraid to face it. In the present
case there is not the shadow of an excuse. There
was no earthly hope of returning the absent can-
didate, and that candidate himself repudiates the
use of his name. Indeed, especially after what
has taken place in the City, it was a piece of gross
rudeness and ill-breeding to connect Lord STAN-
LET'S name with a futile -and faCtious contest for a

metropolitan borough. If elected even, his lord-
ship would not accept the seat. He would not
auit the borough which elected him when absent
in America, and in which Liberals as well as
Tories are his cordial supporters, for a borough
with which he can have no particular sympathies,
and from which he might be again ejected, which
can never be the case at Lynn. But the mover
and seconder, and the one person in the crowd
who held up his hand for him, never contemplated
his being elected. Nothing was intended but to
put Sir BENJAMIN HALL and Mr. EDWIN JAMES
to a perfectly needless expense—to re-enact, in-
deed, so far as lay in their power, the property
qualification, which even Tories had joined in
repealing. Would it not be a fitting rebuke that
every farthing of the expense should be met by a
public subscription ? It would be nothing to the
many, though the sum is considerable for two
gentlemen—one of them only a professional man.
But the chief object would be to censure in the
best way left open the shameless attack on the
pockets of the candidates.

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