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London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

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p rocusable ; and if they had known that so short a term
, had been the only' tenure they would never have treated
at all for the gardens, as they must necessarily have laid
out money in building, which they would not have felt
justified in doing under so short a lease as the one then in
existence.
" That I also understand from M. Jullien that he
would not have made, through himself or friends, any
offer to purchase the said gardens, but for the assurance
that he could procure any extension he liked at an expense
.of 400/. or 5001.
" That I very believe that the scheme for establishing
the Royal Surrey Gardens (Limited) was a concoction be-
tween Mr. Coppock, the mortgagee, and Mr. Tyler, the
lessee, the latter to get rid of his liability to Mr. Coppock,
and Mr. Coppock to get his money through the medium of
the public. That I find tbere is a contract with M. Jullien
for 5 years, at 2,5001. per annum, but that Igl. Jullien was
to pay 2,0001. for shares, which he. has done, viz., 1,000/.
last season, and 1,030/. this season, and which 2,000/. goes
to the capital account and is applied so as to make the
14,0001. available to Mr. Coppock and Mr. Tyler.
" That in the prospectus issued upon the formation of
the company there appeared the following paragraph :
' All preliminary expenses and the outlay which a new
concern would demand would be thus avoided, and if the
business of the gardens were carried on with only the
usual preparation, more than 5 per cent. dividend on the
capital employed might!with certainty be calculated upon,'
and yet in the account 8,175/2175. is charged for prelimi-
nary expenses, besides 1,359/. 19s. for stee fixtures, Etc.,
and in the 3,175/. 17s. is included a sum of 6001. towards a
musical festival, 3001. for half-year's salary to Mr. Tyler,
2001. for law, and various items of sundries, amounting to
above 7001., all of which ought to have been placed in se-
parate items, and not lumped as preliminary expenses,
" That in the account marked B a sum of 1,160/. B'. 7d.
is said to be in hand and at the banker's, but the banker's
book on the 31etDec. gives a balance in favour of the com-
pany of only 477/., but where the difference is gone I can-
not find out.
" That, notwithstanding the acknowledged fact that the
lease had only llt years to run, the directors went on
building, and completed an additional refreshment-room
at a cost of upwards of 2,500/., under the superintendence
of Mr. Horace Jones, the architect, and the now petitioner
to wind up ; while at the end of March, when the build-
ing was scarcely commenced, they had only at their
bankers' about 901, and at the end of April less than 10/.,
as appears by their banker's book.
"That, in order to pay for such additional buildings and
other outgoings' the directors issued the following adver-
tisement, which appeared in the Times from about the 11th
of April to the 10th of May last :
" ' Royal Surrey Gardens (Limited).—The directors of
the Company, having paid a dividend at the rate of 101.
per cent. per annum from the actual earnings of the first
smart season of 10 weeks, are ready to issue shares of 101.
each at par, if applied for by the 11th of May proximo, on
which day the gardens will be opened to the public for the
season ending the 30th day of September.next.
" That under the above aivertimement a great many ap-
plications were made, and between 1,000/. and 2,000/. re-
' ceived, thus increasing the capital account against the ori-
ginal suabsseconlibceirtso,r toand
t the company
The Commissioner (to Mr. Fleming)--You say that
cash was not pad for about 1,200 shares ?
. Mr. F:eming—lnstead of cash being paid shares were
taken, so that in fact money was not paid.
Mr. Fleming—Yes.
The Commissioner—I understand Mr. Coppock was
com-
mencement woul I owe the company 14,0001., and the
the solicitor to the company. The gardens at the com-
as this
sin
ce
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deponent,hA believes,ugu t .
perfect fraud against the shareholders under the said ad-
vertisement.
" That at the meeting of shareholders held in April last
questions were asked respective the sum of 5,080/. 12s 6d.
debited as ' Creditors on loan' in the account, when Mr.
Coppock, the acting director, distinctly assured the share-
holders that such loan was on debentures, and the full ex-
tent of moneys owing to the company, and that the com-
pany then was in a very flourishing condition, and not sub-
ject to any other liabilities except the current expenses.
"That it now appears, by the petition and affidavit of
Mr. IL Jones, that mortgages to the extent of 14,5001.
have been executed by the directors, and that there are
other debts to the extent of 11,500/. unsecured and unpro-
vided for."
Mr. Fleming, without referring in any way to the
contents of Mr. Ceom se's affidavit, which was filed
without remark or discussion, proceeded to read the
affidavits of himself and Mr. N. Lee arid another, All
that is material in these affidavits is either embodied in
the affidavit of Mr. Coombe, which has been already
given in other reports of proceedings that have appeared
in The Sun, or will be gathered from the discussion which
they elicited.
Mr. Jones objected to a reference that be (Mr. Jones)
hat; la,en the solicitor to the company. He had only
' The Commissioner—The value of the gardens repre-
sented 1,400 shares at 101. each, and the owner was the
holder of those shares as fully paid up ?
1
amount was taken in shares.
Mr. Fleming—Yes. The company gave Mr. Ty ler 1,400
shares of 10/. each and of these Mr. Coppock took 1,100
- —the real value of the premises at the three not being
2,000/.
The Commissioner—You depose that yon do not be-
lieve that the value of the property was 2,0001.
Mr. Flemieg---A nd if I had said not one farthing it
would have been nearer the mark. (Hear.)
Mr. Fleming proceeded to state that the rent of the
gardens was 3401, that the lease had only 11h years to
run, and that the gardens were subject to a heavy fine,
payable to the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, in addi-
tion to the annual rent,
The Commissioner— And you say that a splendid
music hal', Bcc , have been erected, which will be sub-
ject to a new heavy fine when the Dean and Chapter
coliar.roAntdmiaiggainy.
e(sek. laugh.)andu
Mnder these circumstances,
not only shareholders but creditors—(hear)—join in re-
questing that the cJrnpany may not be suhjected to a
compulsory winding up. Shareholders believe that the
company could be successfully carried on by a committee
appointed by themselves, This is the opinion of Mr.
Nelson Lee and other practical men engaged in theatri-
cal occupations and as caterers fcr the public amusement,
There are not at present directors sufficient to comply
with the company's deed of partnership.
The ComMissioner—Teen have some of the directors
ceased to be directors?
Mr. Fiemirg—Yes ; the original number was 6, 3 have
resigned, and no number less than 4 can act.
Mr. Coppock—That statement is simply untrue.
There are four directors.
The Commissioner—Who are these?
Mr. Coppock—Messrs. H. lines, Baine, Webster, and
mysolf.
Mr. Fleming—lf there are four, all I can say is that
some of them ha ''' disappeared.
Mr. Coppock . 18 untrue,
jolit
The Comunseioeer I will leave thecourt if gentlemen
will not learn how to conduct themselves in a court of
. . ..

ju-tice.
Mr. Fleming—Since the gardens have in effect gone
into other hands they have filed every niOlt, and a pro-
fit of between 2001. and 300/, has been already realised
I hatie now an offer from a prty who will take the gar-
dais for one mouth for 4001. and pay the money down.
(A. laugh.) I say this because it is necessary in these
times to have the money down. (It :Dewed laughter )
The Commissioner—Have I any discretionary p )wer
If I do not grant the required order, can I make any
other order ?
Mr. Fleming cited the 72d clahse of the Act under
which the petition was presented. It was there se*,
forth that upon the hearing of a petition presented by a
conttibutory the Court might dismiss the said petition,
with or without costs, or "make such other order as to
the Court might seem just."
The Commissioner—What .is the total number of
shareholders?
Mr. Smith-193.
Mr. Fleming—And I have no doubt, if time be al-
lowed tor inquiry and investigation, that we shall have
four-fifths of their number with us.
Mr. Chidley said that he represented several share-
holders and creditors who were desirous to have the com-
pany wound up out of court. He suggested that the
72d section was intended to give this Court a power
analogous to that possessed by the Court of Chancery—
that of instituting inquiry whether a company would be
wound up or not. Toe Court might refer the matter to
its registrar or official assignee, and upon their report
the Court might decide whether a winding-up order
shouli issue.
Mr. Fleming—l simply ask the Court to dismiss the
petition and leave the shareholders to take the course
they think proper.
The Commissioner—lf I take this course, who will
Lave the control over the property ?.
Mr. Jones—The directors.
Mr. Fleming 'urged that the deed under which the
company was formed provided that in certain oases the
shareholders should have the power of dismissing the
directors.
The Commissioner—You say this Court is not asked
to interfere until the shareholders are sati-fied that this
would be the beet course. (" Yes, yes," " hear, hear,"
and applause.) The question is whether the most
judicious course would not be for you to ask me to
allow the matter to stand over. (Flei,r, hear.) I say
this without knowing the language of the deed.
Mr. Fleming—Mr. Jones will state what that is.
Mr. Jones—l du not know, I have never read the
decd.

The Commissioner (to Mr. Jones)—Arc you the '
solicitor to the company ?
Mr. Jones—l h to state—
The Con.missi.iher—Are you the solicitor to the com-
pany ?
Mr. Jones—Yes ; and your Honour wiil, I am sure,
allow sue to'state the circumstances under which I have
become so. Mr. Jones proceded to state that on the'
3d of the present month of August he was on his way to
Greenwich by one of Um steamboats, when he accident-
ally tn:rt with Mr. Frederick Caappell. Mr. Chappell
then told bim that he (Mr. Chappelt) was the solicit r to
the company ; that the company was all up ; that it was
being sued in every direction—among others by M. ;
Julien, and that it must go. He (Mr. Jones) having
received this informationwent to his brother, a C
tributory, and, being himself a sharehr.ldur also, it was
agreed that lie (Mr. Jones) I,hould go down to Mr.
Coppack. Toe affa:rs of the company were'stated to be
It' a " terrible mess," and on the Gth of AtrAti,t Mr.
(
34atypepotChke swaiwndig
himself h (Mr. A. Joe.) on tine subject. Mr. Coppoek then s .id—" I don't mean to let Cha ppel I
up : will you act ?" He (Mr Jones)
said, would. Mr..Coppock tiers said that prompt ;
sktiploarmguostttsbeer taken without ehowing favour to any one.
12 days' writs tliahrevsbr'illU
said
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dernatvis there ware three on
could be made.
would
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was not right. -
Mr. Fleming—We make no •
imputations on Mr.
Joner.
The only question is what is the
best course to take. The inclination of my-inlnd is
that the matter had bettor stand over. If the majority
of the shareholders consider that the concern may Jo
made profitable they bad better take anch steps as they

oonsider.may enable them to pmt_ the management on a
satisfactory footing.
Mr. Fleming—Your honour bas just stated the course
that will be most agreeable to the shareholders for whom
I appear.
The Commissioner—To obtain a winding-np order is
practically rushing into bankruptcy—it is bankruptcy in
name, if not in fact.

Mr, Chatles Jeffreys, of 21, Soho-square, wished to
put one question to Mr. Fleming.
Mr. Fleming—How many shares are you the holder
of?

Mr. Jeffreys—One share. (Laughter.) I wish to
know whether the two gentlennn for whom Mr. Fleming
appeara (Mr. Beale and M. Juhien) were not direct,,rs
at the time the dividend of 10 per cent. wai decl'sred ?
Mr. Fleming—M. Jullien never was a director, and
Mr. Beale sent in his resignation some months ago.
Mr. Coppock, on the part of the directors, who were
the holders of more than one-half the shares of the
company, wished to say a few words. 1,612 shares were
held by the directors and their friends. (A voice, " And
their friende.") The directors, it appeared, were the
holders of very nearly one half of the shares of the com-
pany.

The Commissioner—Which directors ?
Mr. Jones—The names already given in.
Mr. Coppock—l will give them again—Mr. Coppock,
Mr. Bake, Mr. Holmes, and Mr Webster.
After a short interruption, Mr. Coppock resumed :
He (Hr. Coppock) was the holder of 1,100 shares ;
his brother held 100 ; Mr. Bailie, 50 ; Mr. Holmes,
25 ; Mr. Beale, 25; Mr. Wyld, M.P. for Bodmin, 25 ;
and Mr. Henry Boddington Webster (who joined the
company only last Christina.), 50. shares. Charges had
been made against himself (Mr. Coppock) which had
given him the greatest pain. He had never received sq
much as a shilling of the company's money. Not any
one of the directors had received so much as a shilling,
and none had gone for any other purposes than those of
the company. He repudiated every charge made against
him, and he challenged the fullest inquiry. Charges
had been made by persons who ought to blush for their
conduct—by persons from whom be could read letters
suggesting cooked accounts and the management of
places. Allusion had even been made to criminal pro-
ceedings—•criminal proceedings for what l The circum-
stance would be a lesson to him. He had advanced
money beyond the amount of his shares. He had never
sold or trafficked in the company's shares ; he had never
parted with one share. The tact was that, from certain
circumstances, the receipts of the gardens during the
present season had been 12,0001 less than might have
been expected. He and the other directors had done
their duty fairly and honestly, and he had no other
object in view. He believed that the property was a
valnable property. He thought that a winding-up order
would be the best course to take for making the beet of
the property ; but he was quite willing to agree to any
course that the Court might approve, He would not,
however, allow his character to be assailed and his re-
putation dawned, when the only error be had fallen into
was an error in judgment. (Applause.)
The COMMISSIONER —The best course is for the share-
holders to consider the matter. If the majority should
then say, " Let us have a winding-up order," I can
have no objection. Tile creditors, I should think, are
quite safe.
Mr. Fleming—Yea.- Creditors to the amount of
110,000/. have sanctioned the course which I aryear to
support.
Mr. Jones—No,
Mr. Coppock—How many shares do the 63 holders
represent ?
Mr. Fleming—l cannot say.
M. Juilien—l am the huller of shares to the amount
of 2,0001.—a larger amount than that held by the whole
of the directors_ex,3ept one.

After some di•cu-scion, Mr. Coombe suggested that
the direqtois should cab a meeting.
The Cnnmissiooer—Suppose that they should then
reque=t the directors to resign will they do so t—No
answer.

The Commissioner a4ced whether the solicitor for the
company could state the terms contained in the dee 1 ?
Mr. Chappell—l drew the deed, but I really do tilt
recollect its terms.

Mr. Coppock said one of its provisions was that there
must not be less than 4 directors who were the holders
of not less than 25 shares each. This number could
not be found among the entire body of shareholders if
the present directors were to withdraw.
Mr. Fleming said that if a winding-up order were
granted the shareholders wished to know where their
property would go to, and how they were to obtain the
information that they desired.
The Commissioner—An official liquidator would be
appointed under any winding-up order, and he could get
at everything.

Mr. Copp—ock Paid he and the other directors asked for
a winding-up order in this c.)urt as the best mode of in-
stituting due inquiry and protecting their characters.
Mr. Coombe said the affidavit he had made contained
facts which were most extraordinary. He wanted time,
that was all.
The Commissioner—You shall have that.

Mr. Jones—The directors are wiling that any gentle-
man shall be put in nomination to act as joint liquidator.
The CJtarnissioner—l have no power to appoint more
than ono liquidator. The best course is to order an ad-
journment. _ _

Mr. Jones applied, under the 34th clause, for an order
restraining actions; also for an order appointing a re-
ceiver.

The Commissioner acce,Ted.
Mr. George applied f,r an or.,er that Mra. Seacole
might be permitted to inve,tigate the company's ac-
counts, so far ai they referred to the receipts of a benefit
on Mrs. Sawnle's behalf. She wanted o go to India,
but was prevented by the position of her affsirs with the
Company.

Mr. doopook—May I ask for whom you appear !

Mr. George—For Dire. Seimle.

Mr. o.lopock said the directors had never taken the
elightest, part in the transaction referred to. So many
false representation, and scandalous imputations had been
made in reference to the matter that he [night say the,
secretary had been directed to furnish Mr'. Seacole with
every iiiferination -he required, and that her claim would
be i-atisfied.

Mr. George—Mrs. Sf.aeoli told me only yesterday
'hat noaccou,,t had be,n receives.

The Commiesioner ordered an adjournment to Satur.
day, the 17,12 of October.
M. Jultien said he cool I have wished, before the pro-
ceeding 4 had closed, to say a few word that would throw
a light on the whole affair. He would, however, for the
present remain silent.

A crowded and somewhat angry and disorderly meet•
rib then separated.

PO ICE INTELLIaBACK.—Aug.

MANSION-HOUSE.—CHARGE OF UNLAWFUL
POSSESSION. —John Richarls, alias Bland, who has
been several timea ratnaticle4 upon the charge of
having been in unlawful possession of two 5/. notes,
p ,rtion of a robbery of 1,020/. in notes, at Man-
chester' on the llth inst ant, was brought before
Sir R. W. Carien, for further examination.
The prisoner was further remanded.

Joseph Nicholson, who has been f►equently re-
manded upon the charge of having, while in a
state of intoxication, upset a pleasure van, of which
he was driver, and caused severe injuries to several
peisoos, who till within the last few days have
been inmates of St. Thomas's Hospital, again ap-
peared in discharge of his recognizances.
Two of the sufferers, who were -now called, said
that on the day in queti n the defendant was in-
toxicated on leaving the Rye anus-, near 11, rt-
ford, and that he pulled up-several times on the
road to town, and drank ale, and th+t by the time
ho reached the city he was in a helpless state of
drunkenness. One of the witnesses st tted th tt the
defendant, while at the Rye House, in attempting
to jump over a fence, felt up to his neck into a
ditch, and that in order to cleanse his clothes from
the filth be afterwards jumped into a pond.
Sir R. W. Carden said it had been most satisfac-
torily proved, by three officers as 'well as others,
that the defendant was drunk when he upset the
van. He should order him t r pay a fine of 205.,
or in default commit him fir 14 days.

WESTMINSTER—ROBBERY OF PLATE.
Richard Evans, hut!er to Mr. Fowler, of 2, Queen-
square-pla,,?,e, civil engineer, underwent a length-,
end examination, charged with ste +ling plate to
the value of 1501. from his mister.

A gentl- mar) from the office of Hargrove an I
Fowl -r, uoricitors, Parliame,t-street, atte-Me I for
the pros-xu rion ; and Mr. Lewis, jun., fur the ac-
cused.

The prisoner bad been four or five years in the
service of Mr. Fowler, and hid charge of the plate.
About the 25th of July, as Mrs. Fowler was about
to leave Lop;Ion for Ed nburgh, she sent the groom
to the prisoner f/r the silver, which prisoner sail
she should have.. It was, however, not forth-
coining; and upon renewed appicwion by the
groom, the aceilse-I admit e i he had pawned it.
A nu'ut,er of pawtibroki rs produced various
articles of plate, and it transt.ired by their testi-
mony that prisoner kid been for a long time past
in the hab t of pawning his thaste.'s plate, and re-
deeming it as it wAs wantcd.
Mr. Lewis, jon , again and again si.r( nOy urged
that the case only am milted ti on of unliwfully
pawning. _ _ _

The gentleman on the other side pressed a com-
mittal for felony ; bnd Mc Paynter latring con-
curred w to him in opinion tat :t Nay a ease f r a
jury, instru-tiuns were given t-) p..ep -re t,e dep;-
B,ti.,ns for pr s )uer's eo:nrait for
On the appliyatEon of Mr. Lewis, Mr. Paynser
consented to take bail in 2001., with 48 hours'

M ARLBOROUG 11-ST REET. THE MAIIINE
HOTEL BURGLARY.—Mr. C,,lenrin, superintendent
cf po'ice for Stanga e, a divisjon of the Kent con-
stabulary, apipeated at this court with a warrant
for the delivery of the two soldi,rs. John
of the 98th Kot, and Jatnes Gillon, 72d High-
landers, who, it w 11 be recollected, umlcrivect an
examination on Monday last before Mr. Beadcn,
charged, principally on the confession of Gdlor,
with a committal of a eer;e4 of serious' offences,
two being burglaries at hotels in that county. It
wrlllikewise be recollected that th ()confession stated
they had under gone examination lefere the ii.nt

FRInzA

magistratoi, \S'ere yfor
want of evidence. Mr. Beadon had rewandebd them
for a week. -

Mr. Superintendent an now stated there
had been a burglary .effected at the Marine Hotel
about the time alluded t.), upon which the prison-
ers had been before the magistrate 4, but discharged
for want of sufficient proof. He added htt the land-
lady of that hotel, a widow, being rather timid and
not wishing it be known a robbery had taken place
there, had not put forward the degree of corrobo-
ratory proof necessary to support the charge. He
La l now, upon his warrant, to request his worship
to deliver up the prisoners into hi 3 custody upon
the charges alleged.

The superintendent was accompanied to the
court by Inspector Parke, to whom the confession
of the prisoners had been made.
_ _

Mr. -Beadon directed that they should be given
into the superintendent's custody.
They will, therefore, undergo a further ex +mina-
Lion before the magistrates of Hytho this day
(Friday). It is understool that a consideraVe
portion of the property stolen has been traced.

WORSHIP-STREET.—FRAUD AND FORGERY.
—Char:es Micklebury, alias Long Charley, was
brought up on remand before Mr.. Corrie, charged
with having feloniously uttered a forged cheque
for 411. 35., with intent to defraud Messrs. Brookes
and Beale, auctioneers, in Piccadilly.
It may be recol!ected that, on the 29th of July
last, the pros..,cutor, Mr. James Bro,)kes, conducted
a public sale in Upper Whitecross-street, at which
the prisoner attended, and des.rribing himself as
Mr. Wilcox, a meat salesman in Newgate-markA,
purchasel tea of the lots, amongst which was a
phaeton. On the following day the several lo s
were delivered over to the prisoner, who presented
in payment a cheque for 4[i. 35.,•0n the Unity
Bank, Cannon-street Wes and bearing the signa-
ture "C. F. Wilcox." The cheque in ques ion
was subsequently forwarded to the bank, but having
been returned endorsed with the word 4, "No ac-
count," the matter was placed in the hands of the
police, which resulted in the apprehension of the
prisoner.

Mr. William Haynes, cashier at the Unity Bank,
dep-)sed that in the latter part of July the cheque
produced was pre ented for payment, but refused,
as :hero was no account on the n due of the " os en-
sible" drawer, of whom nothing whatever wai
known at the establishment.

Charles William Wile a, an extensive meat sales-
man in Newgate Market, was then examined, and
stated ttiat while passing through Coppice-row,
Clerkenw.ell, on the 16th of July, the pris mer,
whom he ha I never before seen, suddenly accore I
him, and called his attention to a drove of bullocks
which were passing at the time. After some con-
versation togAher, in the coarse of which the pri-
soner represented thit he was in the habit of send-
ing cattle from the country to the London market,
witness was induced, before they parted, to hand
him his card, and saw no mere of him mita he re-
ceived information that he was in cuitody upon the
present charge.
Some further corrobora.:ive evidence was pro-
duced by Mr. Woatner, who conduct the prose-
cution, and the prisoner, who res reed his defence,
was committed to Newgae for trial.

LAMBETH.—sEmotTS CHARGES OF FORGERY
AND EMBEZZLEMENT. —Mr. John Hoiges, late an
agent and collector to the "Birkbeck Life Assur-
ance Company," was brought before the Hon. G.
C. Norton, for final examination, upon various
charges of forgery and embezzlement. It will be
recollected from the testimony given by Mr. John
Mills on the former examination, that the funds of
the company, which is a joint-stock company, are
vested in six trustees, of whom S:r Fitzroy Kelly
and Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., are two, and a
part of the object of its _founders was to prDvido
payments to the insure- s during illness, and agents
are appointed in different dist icts to attend to its
duties. The prisoner had been appointed to the
Lambeth district some years ago, anti it has• been
latterly found that by forgiug the names of dif-
ferent insurers to, and falsifying documents, and
also by withholding sums of money received by
him from insurers, he has defrauded the company
out of loge sums of money. By the re;ulstion of
the company it was necessary on the part of an in-
surer, on becoming ill, to apprise the agent of his dis-
-tt ict with the fact, and the lattergives them a printed
form to fill up, and when that is done to forward
it to the ofEs.ie of the company in New Bridge-
street, Blackfriars. It is then the custom of the
,directors to sign an order fir the payment of the
allowances, and the agent was authorised to make
such payments as long as was necessary, or daring
the illness. Amongst the insurers in the prisoner's,
district was a person named William Goody, and
his wife, and in the beginning of the present year
a claim was made on the company for the payment
of 15s. a w,ek, as an allowance during illness. The
claim was recognised by the direct >r3, and the pri-
soner received directions to pay the insurer. From
the 18th of May till the 19th of June Goody re-
ceived the 15s. a week, but at the latter date he
declared off the fund, but the prisoner c intinued
to charge the company with the allowance, up to
the end of July, and presented to Mr. Mills, the
company's sacre:ary, receipt; pulp urting to have
been signed by Goody and his wife as you hers,
but these were discovered be forgeries. In a sec cud
case, in which
,a person named Tiiomas Bolithe was
the insl:rer; similar malpractices were discovered,
and the evidence in both cases having been tak-n,
Mr. Mills applied to Mr. Norton to commi), the
prisoner on them, on his assuring the magi,trate,
at the same time, that though ite was his intention
to ind ct the prisoner on some other charges, he
should take care and let him have the evidence in
th on, so that he might not he t ken by surprise. j
Mr. Neale, the prisoner's solicitor' hoped that
the prisoner mijit be remolded, and the evi lence
taken in the ordinary way, to that he might know '
it. Ttiis course he considered to be but justice to
his &den,.
_ _ _

Mr. Mils observed that bis time was very much
occupied with the business of ,he comp thy, and it
would be a great inconvenience to him to attend a
third time ; but he should pledge hs word that, in
all the other etses, the prtiouer should, have the
evidence supplied him. • •
Mr. Nor:on—What may be the amount of the
prisoner's d .faletti ,ns ?
Mr. Mills—Oh, severd hundred pounds.
Mr. Ne .le—lt 14 'easy to say hundreds.
Mr.-Mills—l have discovered More than 2001.,
and by this book, which was kept by the prisoner,
hs worship will sea that there are several leaves of
the accounts torn away. _

Mr. Nort,m recommended that some of the eir-
liest easel against the priscner should be prepared
against him on his trial, and fully committed him
at present on four charge 3 of forgery.

GREENIVICEL—CHAROE OF A SSAULT. -JOllll
S•ile, of 3, Surrey-place, Rotherhirhe, was charged
with a-s►ulting Police-constable William Clark,
217 M, by striking him over the shoulder with a
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poker.

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The constable having been sworn, stated that
about one o'clock that morning he was passing
along the bulk of the Surrey Canal and he .rd the
moaning of a female, apparent'y iu d,s!ress.' Look-
' ing rouni whence the cries proceeded, he Faw the
Window of the house in which t'nz, prisoner live I
open, and on going re saw the prisoner
over a women on-a bed and ill-treating her. The
prisoner then got up, and having sun into ti:e
street, commenced brandiibing a poker about, will
which he struck him a viohnt td ow over the
shonider. Wi-ness afterward; got the assistance of
another constable, and the prisoner was taken into
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custody.
• Mr. Sacker.—The prisoner has a deep cut on his
ch'-:•ek ; hov was that inlcted 1
Cunst.ible.—l don't know, your worship.
The Piis,:.er.—lt was by_ my being
taken into custody wh n I w,s on my way to the
station to report the consta,l,le.
.Mr. Secker.--"Live you any w:tness?s to ca'l?
The Prisoner.-LI hi.ve my wife.
Mr. Sacker.—l cannot hear your wife as a wit-
re s.

Constable.—She is no wire.
Mr. S.,eker. —ls the worn to your ?
The Prisoner.—We areliving t:,g-,t,,er, and tha 's
all t'so sarm..

Mr. SeLike.-.--No, it is rot all the 5',111,3 ; bat as
she 's nor your wife, let her b., sworn.
A. fe.nale hero wood fo:w it I_, and on long
sworn, deps• d. that herself* ant the prisoner had
been in be lan Lou-, en the shu t‘rs of their
Lei-ro'nn win low wee opened by t .e o mrahle,
who put his " bull's eye" to the placa, and kept it
there fir a quarter of an hour, lo 'king all over tht.
r oin,,and refusing to leave. Tfie risoner asked
why h, came there to ani:oy them 'n that in timer,
w en th co• Ftab'e replied, "Cove out and see.
fin yo it mu:."
Tie prisoner said it was in order to report this
conduct that he was proc,Tding to the p'ilicc s a-
tion, when he w...s taken int) custody. fie never
Lad a poker in his hand,
and could not, therefore,
have situ k the constable.

Pace constable; Cox Xll, 506 A, di-posed that he
was n ditty n:ar Vie Commercial Docks, at half-
past one on that morning, when t fir.t
came and roqu, sted to take a than into cu-toly
for a3saulti g him. - %Vitae did s', and met the
the prisoner 20J yards from his 11,,use, and be was
s_curecl. On wriving ia a dark lane, the prisoner
at. e:nptel to
get away.
Mr. Seeker said he had no doubt the ass had
been committed, and Ordered the prisoner to pay a
fine of 10s., or 14 days' implisonment.
The money was raid. 1:

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