The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-19 00:00:00

TSB POLICE comma

GUILDHALL.
Mr. Ntostosit, of the firm of Bishop and Newsteed,
dealers in secondhand clothing and jewellery, of 90, Hot.
bora-hill, was summoned for unlawfully detaining f gold
ring Ten 18s., the property of Mr. Thomas Wright, of
127, Dunhill. row .
Mr. Wright stated that in October last his wife lost a gold
ring of peculiar woekaaaaship, which he had received from
his sou fa Australia, and she believed it was stolen with her
pares from her pocket. Immediately after it wee lest, be
seat notice to Mr. Sirrell, of Barbican, with • written de-
seription of the ring, thinking that as it was pure gold it
would I. all probability be taken to a refiner's first. He,
however, mw no more of the ring until the 3rd of the pre.
mat month, when he noticed it is the defendant's window,
ticketed as " Steadied Oold" at 21.25. He immediately
took a policeman in with him and gave defendant notice not to
part with it, for ft hid been stolen from him. The defeadant
said he had purchased the ring at Sirrell's, the refiner, in
Harbison, but be said he would not put with it ursine
ordered to do so by a magistrate. Witness after that cam*
to this court and took out a summons' and in the erasing of
the same day the defendant called on him to say that he had
seat the flag to Sinai'', who had nursed the money he
paid for it and detained ;he ring.
Alderman Huraphery asked if this was the-noted Mr.
Sind!, of Barbican, who was mixed up in the proceedings
at Liverpool relative to the extensive plate rObbelkla some
time ago.
Witness said It was the same. The defendant then said
Übe would go with him to Sirrell's the latter would very
likely give up the ring ; bat on going there the party Lott
lied hisaoN with the argument that it was • ease for ea
maths
fetal Ida. nitnever, and the magistrate could sot, ebonite%

TM defendant said ha was in the habit of purchasing job
lots of jewellery, and he bought the ring in question in
that way of Benham, who succeeded to the betimes of
Mr. Birrell. When the eomplainant spoke to him about
the ring baying been stoles be •eent the lad with it, and
with strict injunctions sot to part with It, to Mr. Besham,
who took the ring from the lad an 3 gave hint husk the
mosey defenders% paid for it. Defennt then called on
Mr. Benham, who recommended him to Had Mr. Wright
to his, and be would make it all right. Mr. Benham would
have attended, but he was called to Liverpool, as defendant
supposed, upon a similar sue.
Alderman Humphery remarked that Birrisll had been
called to Lirerpocl more than once in such cases. How-
(tuft be should not allow a matter of this kind to be cam.
promised, although for oaly 18e. He would therefore
adjourn the further hearing of this summons, and issue a
essisees to compel the attendance of Mr. &ahem to ex-
plain why be detained the ring.
LAMBETH.
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CAarloo Hammond, Jame SelGoaa, and Thomas Wilma,
bricklayers' labourers, employed on a Urinal aadar the
cosh-waet end of the Crystal Palace, to loan a part of the
West End sad Crystal Palace Railway, were eanneoned for
striking for wages, and leaving work which they had esn-
treated to perform in an aellaisbed state.
Mr. Samuel Healey, a sub-oontraetor under Hewn. P.to,
Brassy, and Bette, deposed that the defendant. were in hie
employment. They had agreed to attend on the bricklayers
while they were building ten feet and a half of the walls
and the arch of the teasel ; sad at that employment they
could *era as much as half arenas each fa 13 or 14 boars.
Oa Thuredsy lam the defendant Halewood came to kb hone
sad said, We have struck, and we will have what we
want this time?' H. (Mr. Hanley) told him that he could
not pay them any more, sad about 24 in amber struck.
I The consequence was that the Mickley," wen not able to
go to their work, and the worts wen left In a very dense/i-
-lea' state.

&divan in dance. said that be was only oneebnally
ensployed, and the sanntoes spinet bin waa discharged.
Winn sad Hammond wen sowunitted to prison Ise 14
days each.
Healey said that as his object had only been %plaids
these who were the nest active in the movement, he bad sot
thought it necessary to summon acre than those who had
appeared beton his wambip. It was however his tamales
to pay of the net, and ho wiebsil to know boar hip shoski

Hid in the MN if their interfering with yams he
Hut
_be wield be jutifed In giving
In um wear wilbend lawful new fate Cu -
1 Slave them remeeed by dm polka; and if they fa-
with the 'men la hie employment fa the way of
Whiles them le ham their work, or intimidated them fa
any tem ewmammes weidd be panted then, sad
they Would bs under the am of parat to severe ,
pasikesat.
iiPsdsriek Vas Chem who had been fee some them fa
sada, as the Ilseeierhatee, cc a charge of extorting
.111617=161:rearalaircutody liras bett"litiratowatehkeposy ,
N • Amp of sore/ing m blanket hut lie reedrfarnished
was bleept up for anal ezemination. The
wlisnii addend hit se doubt of the prisoner's wait, sod
Me megfeleale ememitied hint° the House of Correoti.a at
Windettatli M auelms dap. The primmer wu further
itemised is a pia* of UM, or fourteen dap' imprison.
inst.
Wes es somaeadm in a respectable eurpoa is the vicinity
et the W minele.