The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL

In the course of the daiiii.i.}l7fhemson, an American
barrister, entered the court, and having seen a trifling care
of picking pockets disposed of in a law minutes, inquired of
S.r Peter Lturie the name of the court in which, es he
stated, justice was admin. d in such a summary mode.
He also said that in America it would be necessary to prefer
an indictment in such a case, and the subsequent proceed-
ings would probably occupy a period of six months, and
then the prisoner might get off through some quibble in
law.

—Sir Peter Laurie said be was glad to tee a gentleman from
America, and be wished to know if Mr. Thomson knew
nnythiog of Mr. Mark, who was sending circulars to this
country from New York, heeded "00lee for the Settle-
ment of Claims against the United S.ates Government," an.
informing parties that if they remitted 20s. they would hear
of "something to their advaatsge."
Mr. Thomson said he had seen the report of the matter
last week, but he knew nothing of Mr. Mark, who seta one
of many thousands of persoas who bad started up to trap
sect business of that kind. About 20 years ago Congress
pissed a law by which ell claims against the government,
commencing from the revolutionary struggle of 1776 to the
peace, should be paid, and there were at the present time
many persons who had claims upon the American govern.
ment. Mark's circulars were brought under the notice of
the American Minister lest week, and Mr. Buchanan had
sent the report of tt a complaints to New York, and as soon
as it arrived there the New York papers would effectually
expose Mr. Mark. The Americans were always anxious to
cooperate with the English to suppress roguery of every
kind, and he felt convinced that within a week from the
arrival of the neat mail Mr. Mark would retire from busi-
DOC

Mr. Thomism then thanked Sir Peter for his kind atten-
tion and withdrew.

WORSHIP-STREET.

John Hugha, •furniture deaTer,in Artillesrlsne,
Bishopsgate street, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncnurt
with • scandalous outrage towards • girl named Jane,
Chenseeen, twelve years of age.
The complainant Dating deposed to the particulars of the
assault,
Robert Cheeseman, the girl's father, stated that his
daughter returned home crying bitterly, and in a state of
extreme agitation ; and, on learning the cause of her die- I
trey, he provided himself with • stout stick, and proc2eded '
to the prisoner's house to demand an explanation. The
prisoner, who was in bed and feigned to bo sleep, re-
turned no answer to his rapt stulations, hut witness speedily
roused him by a heavy blow across the shoulders, and con-
tinued belabouring him with the stick until his cries of
murder attracted the attention of a policeman, and he was
then given into custody.
A solicitor, who appeared for the defence, said that he
felt himself unable to contend with the evidence, but trusted
that the magistrate, in disposing of the case, would take
into account the unmerciful castigation the prisoner had
sustained at the hands of the child's father, and the marks
of which were so conspicuous about his face and person.
Mr. D'Eyncourt ly commented upon the flagrant
conduct of the prisoner, and ordered Dim to be committed
sail kept to hard labour for six months in the Mouse of
Correction.