The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
TWO LAST NNW swim:4m
Mr. Elliman, manager to Messrs. W. H. Smith and 2aue,
the well-known newsreaders and booksellers, of the Steed,
waited upon the magistrate to make a statement with •
view to warn the public sealant • system of fraud which
was being carried on by the me of the name of that firm. It
seemed that some pram wee in the habit of calling at the
homes id members of the sobllityaad gentry who ware known
to be out of town, and televise a book, in roam ewes two,
and in one bagmen three, beady made up into • parcel, end
inscribed as sent from Messrs. Smith. In each mos he
claimed payment of a email sum of money, the amount
being meshed on the outside. His appearance being mimed-
able no suspicioa was raised, and the money was in each ease
banded to him without hesitation. On the parcel being opened
its contents were found to be worthless. As in example,
Mr. Elliman produoed • parcel, which had been left at the
house of • matleman in Hyde-park-gardens, with a state-
ment that it had been ordered from Mews. Smith and Sum,
and was to be forwarded to the gentleman in the country.
It was marked " 15s. to pay." The money was at once paid
by the housekeeper, but it afterwards appeared that no
such parcel bad bees ordered, and upon being openeds
it wee found to contain three dirty old
each as might be purchased for use peony each in Holy-
well-street. In other instances the price marked wee
12e. 6d. is two cams it happened that the person in
charge of the house, haring CO sillier, gave the men a go.
yeomen to get change. He went away for that purpose, but
ofkmune did not return with the change.
The magistrate—lt is clearir obtaining money under false
pretences. I will issue • warrant if there is anychance of
Boding him.
Mr. Ellerman —Oar chief object is publicity—to put the
public en their guard.
The umeistrate—Oh, but he ought to be punished too. I
hope at his next attempt he will he given in custody.

WIDNISDAY. TEIrRenAY.
S.S.W. to W.N.W., 1100rtAsh. N.W. to 8.W., strong,
strong, showery. rainy.
8. W. to N. W., fresh Ight.,UM. W. to N., fresh, some
to strong, showery. rain.
As next above. w.carrahi, W.S.W. to N.N. W.,
fresh. showery.
8.8. W. to W.N.W., W./IMAM As next above.
fresh to strong, rainy.
S.W. to N. W., strong to Lwatra.ilm. w. to N., moderate.
moderate, showery.
As above. IA IMOLAIb. As next &nose.
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A Frankfort journal states that the Principality
lAahteestein, the =allot sovereign .ate of the Ger.
manic Confederation, containing only 6,300 inhabitants,
after receiving a constitution last year, has just witnessed
the establishencet of an official journal, appearing once a
fortnight. As there is no printing-offioe in the state, the
Ant number of the Lichtenstein Gazette was printed at Feld-
birch, In the TyroL

General Garibaldi, a letter from Caprera states,
is to return to the Continent about the middle of May to
complete his cure at some of the watering places.
THE ATTIMPIID SUICIDE or A FRZNCH GCNTLF.-
MAN IN THE Corr.-1(. Hippolrte Linde, who attempted to
commit suicide, at Fivesshe's Hotel, under such determined
circumstances, still hes in St. Bartholomew's Hospital in a
very dangerous condition, but some hopes are eotertsiaad of
his recovery. The unfot innate gentleman has conversed freely
with Mr. Lawrence, the surgeon under whose care he *sod he
ham stated teat he placed a six-barrelled revolver to his left
side, with the intention of piercing his heart The eliciting of
the hammerof the weapon, however, caused the stock to be-
come depressed at eech of the three discharges, and the
bullets coesequently took an upward direction, and did not
produce the result intended. Three of the barrels were
somewhat out of order, which circumstance prevented his
discluirging ell the six balls into himself, and he reloaded
the discharged barrels with the intention of carrying out
his pumas. One of the balls, it is thought, lodged in the
upper portico of the left lung.