The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

THE POLIOE COURTS.

GUILDHALL._

Trotebridg;,w; traveller in the employ of Mr.
Charles Lee, a collar manufacturer, of Noble-street, was
charged with an extensive robbery upon his employer.
The priaonerhad been eight weeks in the prosecutor's barrios.
during which period he bad brought in fictitious orders, for
large quantities of goods, intercepting them during delivery,
and then pawning them. In this way as many as 200 dozen
of collars had di appeared. Other traneactions were referred
to, in which property, consisting of 94 dozen collars, 288
ebb Monts, and other quantities of collars, was produced by
the pawnbrokers with whom they had been pledged.
Mr. Beard, who appeared for the prosecution, said the pro-
secutor was willing to recommend the prisoner to mercy,
and be, therefore, hoped the magistrate would deal sum-
marily with the prisoner, on account of his wife and family.
Alderman Humphery said the six months' imprisonment
which he could give the prisoner would not be surf cie it for
such a flagrant case of robbery upon an employer ; six
years' penal servitude would be nearer the proper seutence.
Committed for trial.
BOW.STREET. . .

Mr. James Attenborough, pawnbroker, of the Strand,
appeared to a summons charging him with detaining two
gold watches, whi.:ll it was alleged were stoke property.
The complaint was made by Mr. Samuel Jackson, watch-
maker, of 68, Red Lion-street, Clerkenwell, who dewed
that on the 15th of July last be placed a number of watches
in the hands of Mr. Miller. a commission agent and wine
merchant, who required them as samples. No authority
was given to him to dispose of the watches, although
complainant would Dot go so far as to say that he should
have objected to their lasing sold. After being some time
in the poestesion of Mr. Miller, they were all returned
except two,which had been entrusted toe man named Mean.
Miller stated that he gave the two watches to Mears,
requesting him to ascertain their value • but Mears never
returned them, and ultimately confessed that he had
pledged them at the shop of the defendant, at the same time
delivering up the duplicates and a written acknowledgment
reverting them. Complainant, under these circumatauces,
consulted his legal adviser as to the beat mode of recovering
his property, and was advised to take the present proceed-
' ling against Mr. Attenborough, who had declined to give
up the watches without being paid the amount for which
they had been pawned.
Cross-examined—The watches were delivered to Mr.
Miller, at 2, Adelaide-place, London-bridge. Witness knew
him an so agent, but not long or intimately. He bad in-
formed Mr. Miller that he (complainant) should hold him
responsible for the watches. Mears, he understood, had
absconded.
Mr. J. W. Miller, Portland-terrace, Hackney, confirmed
the above evidence. stating that watches to the value of
200!. were sent to him as samples,. and returned. He in.
tended to prosecute Mears for having illegally pawned the
two watches in question.,
It was contended by the solicitor to the Pawnbrokers
Association that there WSJ no evidence of the watches
having been stolen or illegally pawned, and therefore the
defendant could not be called upon to deliver them up. If
such a claim could be made, two persons of less respect-
ability might combine to defraud to an deeming extent by
their simple allegations. There must be a prosecution first
for the alleged felony.
The magistrate dismissed the summons.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
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Joseph litealey, of No. 4, North-street, Holborn, was
cha-Led with obtaining money from Mn. Black with intent
to defraud her.
The prisoner bad represented himself to be the manager
of a friendly society, under the patronage of the Roman
catholic archbishops and bishops, and upon this rapresenta-
tion he had obtained small sums of money from different
periods, including the complainant. A short time ago a
similar charge had been brought ifgainst the defendant, but
it was settled out of court upon the defeodate's promising
to desist from collecting money for the .uture. A letter
had been received from Cardinal Wiseman's secretary,
stating that defendant had no authority for using the names
of the dignitaries of the catholic church in the prospectee
of the alleged society. Application had been made to the
various establishments mentioned in the prospectus, who
said they never gave tho defendant authority to use
their names.
Mr. Knox thought it was premai.ure to take the de-
fendant into custody before evidence against him was com-
plete.
It was stated that the evidence would be forthcoming if
the defendant was remanded.
Mr. Knox said there was not sufficient evidence at
present to enable him to remand the defendant ; he must
therefore be discharged, but he could be taken into custody
again.

MARYLEBONE.
Henry MiMonk, a lad aged 14, employed at a printing
office, and residing with his mother in Mary-street, Hall,l3'-
54,W-road, was charged with having fired off a pistol on the
previous night, upon the road from St. Jollies-wood to
hsterose-MIL He was seen by a policeman. The pistol
was charged with shot. He had bought it for Is. 6d. as •
protection against garatting, and as he bad to go about at all
hours of the evening he curried it with him. His mother
sanctioned his duiog so, and had cautioned him against
bringing it home loaded, so be had fired off the charge.
Mr. Mansfield said this was one of the ludicrous chapters
in the history of prottting, and offered the prisoner either
to allow the pistol to remain in the bauds of the police or
pay • fine of Is. 6.1.
The prisoner decided upon the former alternative, and was
discharged.

THZ MURDER BY A TINKER IN LIVERPOOL—On
Saturday the coroner held an inquest on the body of Ann
Read, who was so brutally murdered by her husband on
Thursday morning last, in Lower Myrtleetrest Liverpool.
One' witness swore to having seen the husband of the de- LAMBETH.
ceased pull her violently about the kitchen by the heir of I Prederirk L. Cliff, an escaped convict, who was cam-
the head, while another deposed to seeing him with • knife mltted for trial on • charge of forgery and fraud, was now
in his hand, and which he dropped through a grating. The further eherged with having broken out of Millbank
coroner's jury, returned • verdict of "Wilful murder prie lie did not deny having been found guilty, with
against Read,' who up to Saturday evening had eluded the his brother, on • charge of anon, and sentenced to ten
vigilance of the police. i years' transportation, and be admitted getting out of
Now ready, price Es,, poet free 2,4. 2d., the • Millbank Prison, but be denied having wilfully broken out
Winter Edition of " Wright's Racing Record,' containing a cross- ;of that prison. He had given, he said, one of the officers
not return of all the racing and steeplechasing that have taken the" a scut of between 201. and 301. to let him escape.
place this year, down to the day of pnblication, in Greet
His resident* is Peckham was well known to • number of
Ireland, and France fully indexed ; nominations for all
officers. and ale, to Mr. Freehfield, solicitor, and the autho-
rsoes in leet, and the Derby. (Mks, 84. Leger, and ore.% York-
shire Stakes, 18St, fully indexed. Derby Iota; laws id raring; ritini of the Globe Firs.office, by whom he was prosecuted.
list of trainers and Jockeys; winners of the great once, from Since his veletas be bed given important information
their commencement: alphabetical list of the sassed blood stock respecting the bank-note paper robbery, and he had
been promised • pardon for the offence of which he was
in 18tif, with the purehasers and price sold for, and • miss of
wbo
other useful information. London: Wright, 9, 10. and '
INii,,,mitirdet.tiwrunia(o.pptiii"rnte MoantenZrepor '.t.ogketlen. Richards,j ls. wkoily go"rto-n"..said he did not believe the prisoners
booksellers and railway stations.—[Advertisement.( moot, but he should remand him, to ascertain whether

it was the intention of government to prosecute him for
the escatper.
A lete was afterwards received stating that the prisoner
would be prosecuted.