The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Hubert Feast and Henrg Feast, who have undergoee
several ezazoinatioes epos • charge of coospiring together
and defrandiog Mr. Lands* • merchant, of Austinfrian, of
1351., were again ?Load at the bar before the Laid Mayor.
Mr. Hnmeys prosecuted and Mr. Sidney defended the
prisoners.
The details of the cam hem been already gives epos seve-
ral occasions. Yesterday the evidence wait to show that
the cases of pickles, &c., alluded to os the last occasion as
forming shipment/1 to Messrs. Calendar and Co. per the
Scotia and Go den Horn, were one doses cams, instead of
three dozes mem as represented in the invoices and bills of
ladies, and upon that faith Mr. Lsodale made advances to
the exteot of two-thirds of the amount represented.
The prisoners were committed for trial, and the Lord
Mayor declined to accept bell.
The Lord Mayor stated that, in accordance with a request
from the committee of the Albert Orphan Asylum, be
should be happy to receive any contributious which might
be sent for the benefit of that institution. lie stated that
100 destitute orphans were to be admitted into the asylum
on the 29th inst., 32 of whom had lost both parade, 64
their fathers, and four were motherless girls. Dr. Debris,
the physician, sod Mr. William., the lion. secretary to the
'loamy. had assured his lordship that these children were
great objects of charity, and he hoped therefore the public
would respond to the appeal of the committee for funds to
maintain those destitute children, which he mid would be
• gnat and 'whir' work.
BOWSTREET.
Mr. C. Smith, the bill inspector of the Theatre Royal
Covent-garden, attended before Sir Thomas Hoary, to make
an application for advice.
Mr. C. Smith said—Sir Thomas. I have attended before
you for the purpose of making an application with ',forepaw
to the proceedings which the police LIMO lately adopted in
suppressing the inhibitioo of boards in the streets by men
employed by the proprietors of various theatres. These
men earn • very hard living by carrying about them boards.
Sir Thomas Henry—l do not wish to stop yon if you are
making an application which lam entitled to receive. Lut
it appears to me that your application has reference to some
question of police.
Mr. C. Smith—Mr. Superintendent Durkin has bawd an
ardor--

Sir Thomas Henry—Thane I most stop you. Any order
which Mr. Durkin may hays Mooed most hese been adder
directions from the Commissioners of Police. If you hese
soy reason to complain of those °Mani you most refer to
the Commissioners. _

Mr. C. Smith—l do not make the application merely oa
my own sccoont. I wish to Mate certain facts on behalf of
the unfortunate men who are thrown out of employment.
Sir Thomas Heury—l perfectly understand what you
want to do. You want to do exactly what I casoot per-
mit. You want to make • public statement, which per.
I Laps I might be very willing to beer if it came legitimately
before me. Bat I cannot listen to • statement upon •
matter in which I h►vs no jurisdiction.
Mr. C. Smith— nut I wanted to oak your advice.
Sir Thomas Henry—l cannot give advice in any matter in
which I have no jurisdiction.
Mr. C. Smith—Allow me to ay that I only want to say
• few words for them poor men.
Sir Thomas Henry—Allow me to say that I cannot allow
it. If any person were in custody before me it might be •
different question. As the matter stands I must refer you
to the Commissioners of Police.
C L ER K EN WELL.
Mr. Alfred Gain. of Serest, was summoned before Mr.
Myst:mart for unlawfully smoking tobacco in • carriage on
the Great Northern Railway, et the Holloway 'tattoo.
Mr. Wontoor appeared for the company.
Mr. Wontoer said the defendant had frequently set the
company at defiaoce. He had been seen smoking on the
line, sod in spite of frequent cautions he still persisted is
smoking • pipe, which not only annoyed ladies and others
wbo did not smoke, but impregnated tbecarriages with the
, smell of tobacco. la this case he should ask for the italic.
Lion of the full penalty.
Mr. S. Hamilton was examined, and be said he did not
belong to an interference society known as the Asti-
Tobaecto Society. He proved that he saw the defendant
smoking in a carriage os the ith December, at the Holloway
station. He spoke to the guard, who cautioned the de-
fendant. The defendant however still kept on smoking, to
the annoyance of other poison's's.
Mr. D'Eyoeourt considered the offence proved, ►nd fined
defendant 20s. and costa.
The line was immediately paid.

CRY' 4r PALACS, ONIII SHILLING BAL.-.
Tfluaso•i, Dec, 22.—Adiniaviess on payment, 1,660;
Ditto by sows ticket', 1,068; *heal. 2,718.
BREAKFAST BRVERAGE.--iformeopathic prncti-
timers, and the medical profession gosarellyreownroend cocoa as
being the most healthful of all homages. When the doctrine of
bo[lllVpathy waa first introduced into this country, there me to
be obtain c.l no preparations of cooos either attractive to the taste
or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied in Use
crude state or so unskilfully manntsetured as to obtain little
11(1008. J Epps, of London, Homeopathic Chemist, wu induced
In the year issv to tura his attention to this inhere, and at
length succeeded, with the mistime of elaborate machinery to
being the tirst to produce as article pure la Its oonipositioe, and
so relined by the perfee trituration It receives In the proem it
through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach
rorageneral Eppit's Cocoa Is distinguished as an Invigorating,
rril beenkfut beverage, rimming a molt delicious sroma,
t. small. In his work, Adukenstions of Food,' ways
Cocoa means a great variety of Important antrltlve pried-
plio—erery Ingrodwat seassaszy to the growth and essionance
of the body." Again : "Aa a eataltive, cocoa stands very mach
higher then either cotTes or lea," Direction—Two taupoootuls
at elm powder In a brsakfaut cup, filled up with boiling water
or intik. Seemed in tin-Hued Rh, 41b., and lib labeled packets,
and sold at la. t.L per lb., by grocers, conlectiossers, sad chemists
•-(a4virrneseweat.