The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-27 00:00:00

W ESTMLNSTER.

Janie* dyer, a mechanie,wanecaiied with the following
assault :

Matilda Andrews, a repectable•looking young woman,
said that at a quarter to 10 on Saturday night she waa in
Winchester-street, l'aultoo, with her sister, waiting for the
latter's husband, when the deGodent, who was accompanied
by two other men, tams up, and suddenly put one arm
round complainant's neck and the other round her sister's,
when the latter pushed him away, inquiring what
he meant by taking such a liberty. Defendant immediately
rushed towards her, and attack her a violent blow in the
fate, which indicted a black eye, and then ran away. She
followed, streaming " murder," and a gentleman stopped
the defendant and bed him natal • policeman was pro-
cured, during which interval be endeavoured to strike
hr again. _
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him Sarah Pew% sister of the complainant, fully coo-
firmed her statement

POllOO.OOl
via drunk.

iieeneed, 238 B, proved that defendant

Defendant said he had been making merry, and osetsinly
put his arms round the women's neck., whoa no was exaspe-
rated by one of them knocking bis bat off and kicking it,
and being drunk he did not know whether he struck her.
Defendant received a good character.
. .

Mr. Aro°ld said that it sever could he tolerated that re-
spectable women wiire to be assailed io this way io the
public streets, sad be should commit the defeodant to the
House of Correction for one mouth, with a view of deterring
others from the commission of such offthoes.
SOUTHWARK
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Iticah Binnell, William 649,Ah7des Charles, wed Henry
Wm*, seamen eugagrd on h aird tha Queen of Um Sew,
Rotterdam 'township, lying off iforsolyaowu, awe charged
with *annulling large quantities of tobacco.

ILL De7;a), at-tea:Led to prosecute oi; the part of the
Cow miasioners of Custom& _

A Llustom-hoos• officer said be WY examining the slip
whoa he fouud tobacco aod cigars concealed in the fore part
of the vessel, which was used by the prisoners. They were
called by the chief officer, and having admitted that they
brought the cigars and tobacco to enjoy their Christmas
with. be gave them into custody.
The prisoner. all admitted the offenccs, when
Mr. Beverley said that smuggling was carried on to such
an 'stout on board these vessels that it was •difficult thing
to detect the offenders.

The maauttrate ordered each to pay the value and double
duty, and in default to be imprisoned.

HAMMERSMITH.

Mr. John Wella.;;;;;;;;;;,;;Tying on business in
the High•strset of Kensington, was summoned by James
Cooley, of No. 14, Devonshire.rcad, Chiswick, for charging
ltd. for a lose of 4e. upon a tablecloth and two petticoats
from the 24th of December, 1663, to the 2lth of November
last, being Zd. mote than the legal rate of interest.
The complainant admitted that he bad been in the
bu.iness of a pawnbroker, but be denied positively that he
bad ever laid an information before. It was io conseqneton
of his wife having been charged (outpaces too much
interest at the shops of two pawnbrokers in one day that
be took there proceeding..
For the defence a young man named Walker was called.
He commenced business at Mr. Wells's ■hop on the day the
pledge was redeemed. He did not deny having charged
two•peoes too much, which he attributed to thoughtless-
ness. He discovered his error soon after the complainant's
wife left the shop, and mentioned the circumstance with •
view of returning the money if she returned.
Mr. Ingham said complaints were made to him by poor
persons of pawnbrokers charging them with more interest
than they were entitled to receive ; sod wh a case of
the kind war proved to his satisfaction he should inflict the
full penalty. This war the first charge he had ever had
against the defendant, who war one of the most respectable
pawnbrokers in the district, and therefore be had no doubt
the overcharge had arisen from • mere accident. He thought
it was unnecessary to indict any punishment, but he re-
commeoded the defendant to oompenaate the complainant
for his loss of time.

Ihe sum of 4.. 6d., which included the cost of the mu-
moos with the twoleoce overchrrge, was •umidered by
his worship aufficlieot, and it was at onus paid over by the
defendant.

A similar arrangement wu made in another summons
against Mr. W. A. Chapman, a pawnbroker, also of High-
street, Kensiegton.
Mr. logham expressed • bops that pawnbrokers would
instruct thear assistants to pay particular attention to the
charge of Interest, as it became a very serious nutter when
the poor were concerned.