The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-29 00:00:00

110 W STREET.

Bridget Preston, a common lodging.house-k.eper, of 7,
Montnouth-court, St. Odes's, was summoned bo fore Mr.
Henry, by Inspector Reason, for infringing the regulations
of the Co orison Lodging-house Act alter having duly no-
glstered her house at Scotland-yard.
This was the hnt complaint preferred by the officers em-
I ployed to enforce the provisions of the act against a Terris-
Lred lodging-house-keeper in tke district, the former pro-
ceedings haviug been taken against the occupier. of single
rooms, who had refused to register them.
Sergeant Ilunt, 4 E, produced the official registry, to
show that the delendant had so far complied with the in-
' .tructions given to her as to register her house, with the
numb( r of lodgers permitted in each room ; but on sisiting
the place between 12 and 1 o'clock en the night of the Otis
instant, he found that the number had been exceeded,
while the official directions respecting the erecion of par-
titions to divide the beds, &c., had been equally di,regartled.
Witness ascertained that the defendant was making a clear
profit of 10s. 9d. per week out of three rooms only by under-
letting them. In one of the rooms some slight curtains had
been hung up between the beds, but it we, wholly inade-
quate to secure the privacy of the lodgers. Witness added,
that the defendant had been repeatedly cautioned belore
the summons was taken out.

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Mr. Henry ordered her to pay a fine of 21., and reminded
her that she was liable to the same penalty (or every day on
which the law had been infringed.
The defendant assured the court that she had no money
to pay the fine, nor any "good• or chattels " upon which a
seizure could be effected. She was consequently committed
in default; but in a few minutes afterwards she paid the
amount and costs, and was discharged.
Ilarriet Quin, a dissipated woman, who had also ryes.
tired her common lodging•hunse, at 11, Shorezgardens,
was chargcd with infringing the regulations in a similar
manner.

The defendant was allowed to have forty lodgers in her
house, but she bad greatly exceeded the number, and bad
neglected to put up nroper partitions in her rooms. It wu
proved by the visiting officer that she was realising a guinea
per week out of three rooms only, and spent all the money
thus obtained in drink.

ilr. Henry ordered her to pay a fine of 51., with 4..
costs ; and, ut default of payment, committed her to prison
for one month.

Timothy if.Carthy, who occupied a room in Wyld-coort,
was tined 21. and 2e. costa for underletting it contrary to
the provisions of the came act.

DRAMA.

PRINCESS'S.

A new play in fiteaeisnalea" Mine Blake," and
wg taken from the French (a Lich is something to say now-
a-days), was produced with great success at this theatre last
night. It is written by Mr. Westland Marston, a gentle-
man who Us gained a name in our dramatic literature by
"The Wife's Secret," and other pieces of acknowledged
merit. This new production, though certainly very open
to criticism, la also a work of talent, and will not
detract from the author's reputation. It merit
sums', and has obtained it. A very crowded audience
assembled to witness Its performance ; and, at its tweeted'.,
their approbation wee testified by loud and unanimous
applause, and by a call for the author, which be miaow-
ledged by bowing from a private box.

AND CLERICAL.

Rev. H. Bennett, toCri;nbrookanmey, Kent, and to the
Chaplaincy of the Cranbrook Union.
Rev. Charles Dallas Huston, Cambridge, to St. Stephen
Perpetual Curacy, Tunbridge, Kent.
Rey. Richard Charm+ley Paley, 8.A., to a minion at
Abbeokuta.

147—ciailei Leigh Pemberton, to Calatock Rectory,
Cornwall; value 6101., with retadesoa; patron, H.R.H.
the Prince of Wales.
Rev. Ralph Wilde, to Swords Curacy, archdiocese
Dublin.

'VACANCIES.
liscromm.—Killsekis, and Viserage, dames Leighlin;
patrons, the Crown Mastery) sad Bishop of Ossory (Vicar-
age) ; Rev. Damn doomed.
Ratkoßeam UMW ; value RIK ; patron, the Mar-
quis of Thseesei ; Rev. R. P. Mania, Amend.
dZithreseirWas, Biehop of Maori;
Rev. Tames La Nauss,
VICLIAO2II. Deverill-Losghtidge, with Meuekton-
Deverill Caney, and Crockerton Curacy, Wilts; diocese
Salisbury ; miss 8601., with residence; patron, Margate of
Bath ; Rev. Lord Charles Thynne, seceded.
Peckham, East, Kent, archdiooses Canterbury ; value
7601., with residence ; patrons, Dean find Chapter of Canter-
bury ; Rev. Frascis Dawson, deceased.