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London, England, 1857-05-28 00:00:00

and Myers being hailed in the same amount as before,
and "NlaY, in defaid,, ?..4"ecvcate.
rugioured that Tayl ,r',4 friends intenii to move
for a certiorari to remove the, tciai into the Court of
Queen's Benen.

COMMITTAL, OF A NAVAL OFFICER ON
A CHARG-11 OP FORGITRY.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.
Thomas Moore Simeon, mate in the navy, and
at present btl'inging to her Msjesty's ship Cordelia, 11,
screw, Commander Vernon, !Ong in the Sound, *vas
yesterday committed by the sitting magi orates at
Devnnport to take hi, trial on a charge of uttering a
forged navy for 801. 10 -., knowing the same to be
forged. The prisoner eas brought up on remand from
Friday._

Mr. Eastlake prosecuted for the Admiralty ; and Mr.
J. E Elworthy defended the prisoner.
Mr. Etstlake, having opened the case, called Mr. W.
C,ombes, who stated that he was the manager of
Messrs. Hodge and Co.'s bank. On tee afternoon of
Wednesday, the 13th of May, a navy officer, whom be
believed to he the prisoner, came to the bank and pro-
duced a navy paybill f.r 801 10e fie cashed the bill
for him, giving Lint 801 5,, Gd., upon which he left.
After Mr. Elworthy had cross-examined this witness,
Mr. John Ross. a clerk in the Welk of Messrs. Hodge
and Co., was called, and stated that he saw the navy
officer who offered the forged paybill, and ho believed
the prisoner to be the came person.
The Messenger of the bank was alem examined, and
stated he had seen a navy officer pass a paybill at the
bank, and believed the prisoner to be the person.
Mr. H. W. S-ut, a clerk in the dockyard, proved that
the pay hill was a forgery ; Lieut. P. E. Luard, of her
Majesty's: ship Leopard, also proved that, the name of
G. F. Mecham was not tee signature of Capt. 'Mecham,
of her Majesty's ship Vixen,
This concluded the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Elworthy then aldressed the bench in defence at
some length, remarking that he should show by
the evidence of a number of gentlemen there
had been some mistake on the part of the witnesses
for the prosecution in the iden ity of his client. He
(Mr. El worthy) meant to bring forward incontrovertible
evi,ieuce, and show them that it was a mistake on
the part of the Mes.rs. Coom)es and R )es, and
the messenger. It would not then be a question of per-
jury, but, as he said before, mistaken identity ; and it
was well known that very often persons were greatly de-
ceived,- even when they were intimately acquainted with
the person they were speaking of. He then stated seve-
ral cases it point, and called Mr. Jas. Radcliffe, of the
Electric Telegraph Office, Plymouth, and Mr. A. T.
Celiter, midshipman of her Majesty's ship Cordelia, to
prove that the prisoner was in their company about the
time at which the offence was said to have been com-
mitted.

After a short cros -examination, Mr. Bone said as it
Wa4 5 o'clock, the majstrates had decided to adjourn the
case until the nex& day at 11 o'clock.

TIIESDA.Y.
The same magistrates attended on Monday, and seve-
ral other witnesses were called for the defence. The
Bench, at the conclusion of the defence, retired for de-
liberation for about half an hour, and on their return
into a urt committed the prisoner to take his trial at the
nex: Devon Assizes, but consentel t.) take had of two
,ure:.ies in 2001. each, and the prisoner in 2001. himself.