The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL.
A respectable young man from Dorsetshire who gave the
name of Case, complained to Alderman Copelend of having
been defrauded under the following circumstances. He
stated that be wia induced to enter a shop on Ludgate-hill,
where plated goods were being sold by auction, and
believing it to be a genuine vale he purchased what were
represented to him to be a " lame electro-plated" tea and
coffee service and two cups or tankards, for which he paid
N. lila., but on taking them away and having them valued
he ucertaioed tbpy were made of common lead, and compa-
ratively worthless. The articles in question appeared to be
very elaborately embossed and chased, but on closer exami-
nation they were so roughly finished off and the workman-
ship so inferior, that it was really surprising that any one
could have been deceived by such trash.
Impactor Cale said be had received numerous complaints
of &similar character with regard to the auction-room on
Ludgate-hill, but he believed the proprietors were licensed
auctioneers, so that he did not exactly know bow to inter-
fere. The last person who complained of having been de-
frauded was Nettled with by the partieurather than have the
matter made public.
Alderman Copeland said in that case the course adopted
with regard to the mock auction in the Poultry some years
ago might prove effectual. Healluded to the plan of having
a placard paraded in front of the house cautioning people
to • Beware of the mock auction." He considered it was
a ease for magisteriaA interfermos, end be would grant a
summons against John Laves, the person who received the
mow and signed the receipt ; and if Mr. Case would ascer-
tain the names of the other parties be would grant sum-
monses against them also, ea it appeared very like a con-
spiracy.
BOW-STREET.

Abrukom Hyde, sec., and his son, Abraham Hyde, jun.,
were charged with working an illicit still, at No, 1, White
Postlane. Hackney Wick.
When the Excise officers entered the house they found a
still firmly set up in wickerwork, and fully charged with
molasses, at work, and the spirit running out. There were
twenty gallons of molasses in tube, and seven or eight gal-
lops of spirit, with the usual decade for distilling. A.
Hyde, the father, pretended to be ignorant of the fact of
there being a still in the house, and said be rented the pre-
' mists from his son for the purpose of setting up a coal buil.
nem, but had not yet commented. The back room,
where the still was found, he had let to a man who was
not at home when the officers called, nor did be know his
name. Defendant said be was not aware that anything
wrong was being carried on is the room. The officers went
to the office of the younger defendant, who carries on busi-
ness as a coffee refiner. but he denied all knowledge of the
still, though he admitted having let she house to his father.
The nos was released, but the father was fined 50/., or to
be committed on nonpayment.
CI.ERKENWELL.
A respectable-looking woman named Nicholls applied,
under the 21st section of the Divorce and Matrimonial Act,
for an order to protect her property acquired since the
desertion of her husband. She 'Wed that her husband left
her twelve years ago, and went to Australia with a'
woman who bad formerly been a schoolmistress. They bad
beep cohabiting together ever since in Melbouroe, and had
had several children. Applicant had received one or two
letters from him soon after he went away, together with •
little money, but bad not beard from him for the last eight
years. and had since supported herself and her family by her
own industry. Having recently had some money left her,
she was afraid that if her husband heard of it he might
return home and lay claim to her property.
Mr. D'Ayncourt panted the application.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON, CHATHAM,
AND DOVER R►ILWAT.—On Saturday last an accident hap-
pemed to a guard in tte service of Mile company limed
Henry Maidment, which resulted in immediate death. The '
deceased was a guard on the goods train which arrived at
Canterbury on Saturday morning, and was standing on one
of the tracks holding on by • piece of iron whilst some
shunting was going on, when by some means he was jolted
off and fell on the rails, and before the carriages could be
stopped, they passed over him completely ,mashing his
bead and chest. The deceased was 26 years old, a very
steady man, and had only been married sin month..
Sixty mile. an hour by the Great Western express
has been arrived at by the carvful and constant Improvement of
the lecomotlve. The same means have made Herring's magnetic
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sad aerials remedy for the agonies of tie dolorous, nervous
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