The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-03 00:00:00

TER POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL

Elisabeth and Chario4ifo7i;37, two mputably &semi
females, who described themselves as dressmakers, living
at Kingsland, were charged with begging in Fleet-street.
It appeared that lut night, about 8 o'clock, the prisoner
Elizabeth accosted three gentlemen successively, saying they
were both dressmakers, and had bun to the West-end with
their work, and the person being out they could not get
their money for it, and were returning to Kiapland, when
feeling much fatigued and faint she requested money to
enable them to take an omnibus home. Oae gentleman
gave her 6d., and two gave her 2i. each. The person who
gave her the first 2d., suspecting her to be an imposter, gave
her into custody.
The prisoners, in defines, repeated their statements, and
said they had begged before, and that it was only
fatigue and faintness that induced them to do soon the pre-
/ gent occasion.

Sidney discharged Charlotte Oliver, and sen-
tenced Elisabeth to be imprisoned for three days.

MARYLEBONE.

Chas. Simpson, a clerk in the office of Scott and Co.,
bankers, Cavendish-square, wee charged with having stolen
• 101. bank note, the property of his employers.
Mr. Mullins (of tho firm of Bush and Mullins) attended
for the prosecution.
Mr. George Taylor, cashier in the establishment, gave
evidence which went to show that on the 18th of November
last, upon the making up of the day's accounts, a 101. note
was musing. It was not at the time traced to any one in
particular, bat yesterday (Tuesday) morning, in oonse-
queues of some information which Mr. Taylor had received
with regard to the purchase of a watch by the prisoner, be
called him into • room, when, after some eenverution rela-
tive to the missing note, the prisoner admitted that he was
guilty, and escrowed a wish that Mr. Taylor would plead
for him with the Messrs. Scott. He (witness) promised to
de so, and told prisoner that he was sorry for the situation
in which, by his misconduct, he had placed him.
Mr. Mullins said that on • future day he should be fully
prepared to complete the cue.
Prisoner, who had nothing to say and was very dejettod,
was remanded till next Tuesday.
George Godders, aged 16, and Thomas Inman, a tailor,
living at 60, Upper Seymour-strait, Bunten-square, were
placed at the bar, the former charged with attempting to
defraud Mr. John Bourn, cheueznonger, 30, Newcastle-
, place, Bdgware-road, of thirteen guineas by means of a
false cheque, and the latter with being concerned with him
in the affair.

A great many tradesmen who had been defrauded were
present, and the case excited an unusual degree of interest.
Prosecutor deposed that on the previous evening the pri-
soner Oodden, of whom he had no knowledge, came to the
shop bringing with him a book furnished to Mr. Veaour, a
customer residing at 4, Henley-place Villas, Maida-hill, and
in which book entries of goodssupplied were made. There
was a letter in the book containing a cheque on Coates and
Co. for 131. 13s. The letter purported to be written by
Mr. Venom, and requested that the change, after the
amount due was deducted, should be given to the bearer.
Believing the cheque was a forgery and that the boy
Godden was cognisant thereof he gave him into custody.
A great deal of farther evidence was gone into, and it
was shown that the boy prisoner, while on the way to the
station-house after he was given into custody, was accosted
by the other prisoner, Inman, who laid hold of his hand,
and said to him, " Where is your father—where does he
live ?" The boy then exclaimed, "You are the man who
sent me with the book ;" and he was highly elated at
haying met with him. The prisoners were both locked up
at the Paddington station.
The younger prisoner admitted having gone to the shop
of prosecutor, alleging that he did so upon being accosted
by the other prisoner Inman, who asked him to do what he
did.

Sergeant Lockerby, of the S division, mentioned several
particulars, leading to a belief that the elder prisoner had
for some time past been carrying on his nefarious practices
through the agency of bop, and said that he should no doubt
be able to show that a great deal of money had been ob-
tained under nearly similar circumstances to the present,
through the artifice of the prisoner Inman, by the aid of
bon whom he employed to earry out his nefarious objects.
The prisoners were remanded.
Edward Harvey and Henry Illanwell were charged with
havirg endeavoured to defraud the Paddington Savings
Bank of money by false personation of depositors. Mr.
Herring attended for the prisoners. A great deal of evi-
dence wu gone into, and the accused were remanded oa
ball.

lUGH-STREET.

Barrxwaxtron.—For Mrs. Collard: F. 8., Warrick,
IL 145., and two friends, 101. ; and for th. poor-box :
0. A. M., stamps, 1L; per Maws. Coats, 61.; G. 8.. 31. ;
P.O. H., 51. ; and W. 8., stamps, 10$. ; hats b..a rawirsd.

Edwin Snarl's*, a pawnbroker, was charged with taking
more than the legal interest upon a pledge.
Mary Bedford proved that she pawned a scarf at de-
fendant's shop for 6e. on the 17th of December, 1863, and
went on the 20th December, 1864, to pay the Interest, and
get a fresh ticket, when he charged her is. 3d.
Mr. Parry, on the part of the defendant, submitted that
the complement had no claim to the property, as it had
become forfeited. That if it had not, she had not ten-
dered the principal and interest to redeem it, and that the
case wore precisely the aspect of a re-sale of the property
to complainant.
The defence being deemed valid, the charge was not pro-
ended with.

. .
George Brad. Maisie, a cab driver, was charged with
being concerned with a female, not in custody, in robbing
Mr. Hooke, a gentleman residing at Camberwell.
The prosecutor stated that about half-put one o'clock
that morning be engaged the prisoner to drive him to his
residence at Camberwell. He got into the cab (a Hansom)
at the bottom of Ludgate-bill, and after driving a very short
distance the prisoner pulled up and said, " There's a lady
going your way, sir, to the Elephant and Castle, have you
any objection to her riding with you ?" He (witness) re-
plied that he bad no objection. A female then get into the
cab, and on reaching the Elephant end Castle the prisoner
drove a little way down the Kent-road, but having been
called to, the returned and drove into the Walworth-
road, when the female got out, and in a few
minutes after witness put his hand into the breast-pocket of
an outside mat, and missed St 10s. in gold, which he
had safe there when he get into the cab. On making this
dissever, be told the primer to drive him to the nearest
polleoelide% cad be wee table to Park-place, Lock's-
let, firths Ind time the prisoner gave him a ticket
pupentiag to hear the ember of his cab. The witness de-
dared this he had stet takes the elislatset liberties with the