The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-06 00:00:00

A FAIR WARNING.

(From the Brighten Gethett..)
At the bench of magistrates, on Monday (present
—the Mayor, A. Biggs, and Montagu Stott, Esqrs.), a
female, who gave her name Sophia Baker, asked the advios
of the bench under the following'Sry ettraordicary ercuto-
steno's :—Tbe applicant stated that she went with a female
friend into the shop of Mr. Watley, in East-street, called
"Ye House of Led," for the purpose of purchasing a silk
dress. An assistant met them at the door, and politely
bowed them. After looking et several articles which did
not suit her, she was about to leave, when the assistant,
being determined that she should be a customer, politely
banded her to another part of the shop, and showed her
other goods, and ultimately prevailed upon her to
have • pine of silk cut off for • dress, the
price being 22e. She took out her puree, expect-
ing to Sod is it two haltsoverelgns, knowing that
she had otrefully placed them there before she wont late
the shop ; but, to her utter aatoaishment, she found the
purse, whittles had fastened with • clasp, open, on. of
the half sovereigns gone, and the other loose in her pocket.
Having oapromed her great surprise at the circumstance,
she said she could not pay for the dress; but the assistant I
said it was cut off, and she mast have it. The friend of the
applicant threatened to good for a policeman ; and a consi-
derable sensation was produced in the shop starchiest for
the missing half 'ensign. At length Mr. Walley offired
to take what money she had fin the dress, and if on her
return she found the kelt sovereign, she was to
return it to him ; bat it not, she might keep
the dress. Applicant took the dress, sod then
came to the beech. The chief officer of polies
observed that this was not the first time persons had com-
et having their pockets picked la that shop. Mr.
was sent foe; and, oa making his appearance, the
CirCUSINSIMIN ware repeated, and Mr. Walley said, rather
than have any disturbeass he allowed the applicant to
take the dress away for the lalf sovereign. Mrs. Read,
applicant's tread, said it was sot till after that she had
threatened to call in • pellets's, that applicant was al-
lowed to take the dress away for half a sovereign. Mr.
Biggs said it did sot appear te be a ease in which the magi-
strates Gould grant a warrant; but it was a very suspicious
cam. Mr. Scott said the worst part of the ease was, that
Mr. Walley should have reduced the price of the dress
60 per cent when • policeman was talked of. This
appeared to kim to compromise the matter, and ersate
great suspicion. Not only did it seem to compromise ths
case, but it also compromised the character of the esta-
blishment. If Mr. Walley liked, he might bring forward
his men to clear his shop from that suspicion which the
attentions of applicant and her friend were calculated to
ezeite. Mr. Walley declined to do so, preferring to let the
matter rest whore it was.

FRAUD BY •

FARTANT.-Mr. Jabez

Herbert, o-• of the managers in the eztensive warehouse of
Messrs. Hiss, Hue&lla, and Co., hosiers sad lace mama-
(seamen, Nottingham, was on Tuesday last committed by
the borough magistrates to take his trial at the sessions, on
a charge of fraadalently obtaining 4,000 dozens of thread
laces se the name of his employers. It appeared that in
Jelly last Herbert went re the warehouse of Messrs. River
and Ike, of Nottingham, end purchased the lame is the
name of his employers. regulating that they might be sent
to am agent in -don, by whom they were sold at 1001
hiss then their vales, sad the mousy remitted to Herbert.
TM neMeicas of hi; employers were aroused a few days
ego, sad go ea iametagation taking place the fraud was
discovered. The prisoner was apprehended on Thursday,
sad was remanded until Tuesday. Herbert made as appli-
cation for ball, but the magistrates said they would mesider
its mom; sad he wee committed to take his trial oe the
Marge.
TRU HAZIPIST IN BIML—A °Demimondes( in the
North British Mei. m : arrived at Broadford, is the
parish of Bleat, on Wednesday, the 22ad ult. During the
three days of say stay the weather was both wet sad cloudy,
but I was led to understand that the whole of the summer
mouths, natal the Brat week of Raged, were exceedingly
am sad warm, whitest a drop of Ma. The crops afford
ample evileno: of the east of hies urea lead whisk retains
at all times misters wasisall he OM growth.
I never sew before, is Am a mere appeaser*
they the eats mad potatess--the two staple mops of the
Wand—present this year, the latter gram espesielly, beiag
now is full Mem, eabibits a most attractive is... to the eye,
far sassed* wale; I have gam is Ike glebes& part of
Mid Lotkies. The quality of the es might have
hese expense hem tae lateeess of the wepia beings pleated,
is very bawler as yet, bat improving hem week to week.
Not the slightest symptom of the dimes so prevalent
throughout the whole Island last year Ms made its appear-
ease, end the people themselves are may caseates thets the
mop will he smarted from its ravages this sessom