The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-03 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

William Yors•s. aged 42, was charged before Sir John
Musgrove with obleieing the mom 411 21. from Thames
Bathe, under false pretences.
Thomas Bathe said—l am a merchant's clerk, and came to
London from Edinburgh to spend m holiday. While in
Edinburgh I wrote to Bell's Life in to know if a
betting man named Robert Lee wee • responsible man.
Finding that be was so, on my snivel in London I went to
Ri, Stonecutter•treet, which is • beer•hop. I went to that
house, as Les advertised that he was to be seen there, and I
wished to make a bet with him on horse-eeaag. Lee was not
there,and I was directed to • public-house alled the Coach
and Horses, where they said he was to be found. I went
Were and saw the prisoner, who had • betting-book in
his hand. As I knew Lee by name only, I asked the pri-
soner if he was Robert Lee, and he said he was ; this was
is one of the rooms of the publio-hothe. In consequence of
his saying his name was Lee, I made • bet with him
amounting to 21., which I deposited with him, and be
booked the bet ; this was shout II o'clock in the morning.
When I gave him the money I belie►ed him to be Lee, or
I should not have parted with it. I have since seen Lee,
who is not connected with the prisoner. About half an
hour after I bad given the prisoner the mosey I found
that he had imposed upon me. and I went back to the
Coach and Horses where the prisoner still was, and I
gave him into custody.
Police-coostable Clarke, 240—There was a similar case
to this • short time ago, and on that occasion as much as
WI. was obtained.

sir John Musgrove—The attention of the police should be
called to the houses, 23, Stooecuttsr.street, and the Coach
and Hones, 60, Farringiloo-street.
A book found on the prisoner was then handed to the
magistrate, which proved to be a betting book, and contained
entries of beta as low as 21. 6d.

Sir John Musgrove—There is a little more in this than is
before me at present. I think (to the prosecutor) you, sir,
are very culpable in coming up here and making bets, and
entrusting your money to perfect strangers. If you go on
in this way you will come to ruin. As I wish to learn more
of this cue, and also of the prisooer, I shall remand him till
Monday, but hare no objection to lefties bail to the amount
of 101. for his appearance.
Bail was tendered and accepted, and it was afterwards
stated that the money bad been returned to the prosecutor
by the prisoner's friends.

CLE LIKENW ELL
A respectably-dressed woman applied to Mr. 1/Eyncourt
fora protection order, under the following circumstances :
Kbe stated that she ad hem married over 25 years, and
daring the whole of that period had been illtrested and
abused by her husband. A abort time sines he was brought
to this court and was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour,
and as his term of imprisonment would shortly ezpire she
wished for a protecUon order, as she was fearful that
when he COMO oat he would break up her home. He some-
times left his home for weeks together, and then coha-
bited with another woman. Since he had been io prima a
county-court summons had been served on her for goods
supplied to the woman with whom be cohabited ; and if she
did not get the order she asked for the creditor would be
entitled to come into her apartments sad seize her goods to
satisfy a claim that she had never contracted.
Mr. DlLyncoart said the husband had not been guilty of
such a desertion as was contemplated by the sat of parlia-
ment, and he could not therefore grant the order. Perhaps
the hushazd when hewn° out of prima would behave more
kindly towards her, and then there would be no need for
the order.

The applioant, with tears in her eyes, said that she was
certain that all the evils she had predicted would come to
pass, as her husband was too much of a brute to ever be
reformed by a little impruonmeot.
John Wert and George Giber! were charged with obtain-
iog • large quantity of goods by means of forged orders.
The prisoners have fur some time bees in the habit of going
to different shops in the suburbs and asking for patterns of
different articles, representing that they were sent from a
publican in the neigobourbood. After the lapse of • short
time one of the prieouers would return with an order for
rand would wait and take • portion of them away,
ecdting that the remainder should be seat immediately.
The polies hod ascertained that they had obtained good.
from more than 20 places in this manner, and they were
in • position to go on with, at the very least, ten cense,
and in each came the forged ceder Purported to be signed by
• licensed victualler in the neighbourhood. The prisoners
when taken into custody gave false addresses, and none of
the property had bees recovered.
Committed for trial.