The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-24 00:00:00

that even Air.

Mane dill not know

where it was until it was described to him, it up-
reared from the insolvent's account that faAtion
reigned just as captirii usly among the inhabitants.
The mass of Artisans and servants, it was slated,
closely imitated their betters, and insisted upon
having the same 'dupes for their bonnets which thoir
mistresses had pronounced to lie orthodox.
Mn.SEIttiVANT AliUni, at the NI Sessions,
has taken occasion to pro 11111 l nee Isis decided opinion
against the practice of whipping criminals, whether
obi oryonng. •• Ile hail for years," he said," watched the
progress of this system, and lout hail ample oppor-
tunities for doing so, on account of sup many children
being tried before bins, and he hail found so fre-
quently that the cotmnencentent of a child's criminal
history was with three days' imprisimment and a
whipping, and after that beginning.. he child so cots
staidly came buck to this court, that a mind pine
revolted from passing a sentence inv,i.ring whipping
at all. Ile ilia not think that it did any good."
Is their crusade against the gamloling-housi
the police have discovered a new agent of alarm 111111
punishment. On Monday they once more broke
into the " Cocoa Tree," in St. James's street, and
carried off' some twenty persons found in the rooms.
No traces of gaming were, of course, existing by the
time the officers obtained entrance, and the Marl-
borough-street magistrate. was consequently again
obliged to discharge all the defendants. The pollee,
however, hail taken care to trace out their real
names and addresses, trusting to publicity, with the
disgrace and prossible damage that might resell, 111
deter them and others from running similar risk in
future. To aid in this well contrived 111110.1111 i we
give the names of the parties caught on Monday
night, as they appeared on the poliee registers:—
I loarle4 Harrington, William Boswell, John Watson,
Edward Herbert, Arthur Pearson, ileum! Williams,
William Ilichanbi, Jaws Winsett, Frederick
James IVilkinson, James i;ritlitlis, tieorge
Chariot Lyley, Hon. F. A. Carey, lieerge Brown
(doorkeeper), Nathaniel Kemp, Captain Scott, and
Arthur l'imper.
SomE Exrxxserg HIM Fottiiilims appear to have
been discovered in the City. inn! Anderson, who
has been extensively engaged in business for some
years past, Arta for 41644)111n a bill for 2,1:01. drawn
in a very formal manner apparently by a Calcutta
house, and in reference to a large consignment. int
investigation it was found that the acceptance wik4
forged. Anderson was arrested in consequence.
Notes to the amount of itioni. were found on his
venom, and documents relating to extensive transac-
tions at the docks. His connections are stated to be
wide and his transactions large, and a number of
I ills which he bad pout into cirenlatien are still out
in various stages of advance towards maturity. It is
feared that more forgeries will nun up. Illing
examined at the Mansion-house en Wednesday. the
Primmer was remanded, and bail peremptorily re-
lased.

31iisyv 0413:4 ton of it large tallowehandlery
firm, a Iresiiectulolt. man mimed Ihningliite, was tried
tit the ",‘liilellesex Sessions on 'Monday for embezzling
Natiolls sttlall 5111115. ifis ellarileter hail long sti
Ligh for probity, and his employer% stated that lie
had faithfully colleeted from -10.1wNit to tiei.oneti. for
them. lie had also been trustee of a charitable
fund, which he hnil faithfully. administered. Lett
terly, however, he hail lieceinie in felled with Ilse
betting lltallitt, and, having lost, hail Used about :►►ll.
of his employers' money to pay his hisses. They
proseented him with regret, and still thought so
highly of his diameter 014 to promise to enable him
tee emigrate, if the court dealt leniently amid gave hint
some brief term of punishment :

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IN TIM ILI% El:row!. eul'Nl v C4ll'l:T, 101 Wednesday.
Benjamin Scott traveller for 3lessrs. Foster
and Co., general limpets. hl ought an action against
the Lancashire and York hire Rada ay Company for
the reilnery las.. for loss of time and expenses;
incurred by the plaintiff in the non-delivery of a Iset
containing patterns. His honour Face a verdict for
11. Is. lid., alliiwing cost s.
THE largest accounts that have for ninny years
passed through the Court of Itankruply were ime.ti
gated on Thursday, the bankriipts being two extensii e
railway contractors. 'the first and most extensi‘e
balance-slicet examined wal that of Oetirge Helmet,