The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-17 00:00:00

the last ottani resides, and I can swear to the voice of the
prisoner Reid and to her bonnet and figure. I did 1504 st•
her face, but I heard her talk about the mailing. I am
suryrded at the denial of Reid, for she said, when I was
brougl.t to look at her, that as I was come there was no use
in her centradiction.
The police ofibiere said there were Neves or eight cases
MOM ready, in whieb the poetise had beet robbed in •
similar manner, and it the charges were generally known
forty or fifty cases would be forthcoming.
The Lord Mayor—There have been casts enough against
Reid, and when the evidence shall be complete she shall go
for trial.
Reid—l know nothing at all about any of you, and I
wish you would all say tke same of me.

GUILDHALL.
Samuel Etudes, the Laicise sailor, who was charged on
Monday with obtaining money from a publican, in Fetter-
lane, on a false pretence, consisting of statements that be
had • quantity of gold dust in the Bank of England which
he had brought home from Australia, was brought up on
remand.
A clerk from the Bank of England stated that there was
no gold dust in the bank in the name of the prisoner,
although there had been a consignment of some in the name
of King, and which was shipped in the Duchess of Northum-
berland. This gentleman, the prisoner now stated, was his
master, and that he had an interest in that gold dust.
Sarah Hanneford, of Fore-street, Limehouse, stated that
is Monday, the 6th of September, the prisoner came to
her house and applied for lodgings, stating that he had
come from Australia in the Duchess of Northumberland,
end had a great deal of money to receive. Ile subsequently
brought a gentleman there, whom he stated to be Mr.
King, who said to the prisoner that he was going to Liver-
pool, and would return in a fortnight, when he would do
something for him. She (witness) provided the prisoner
with food, about which he was very particulsr, and lodging
and clothes during Monday? Tuesday, and Wednesday, at
an expense of 11. Ili., on his promise to pay her when he
received money on the Wednesday from -Mr. Duubar's
office. As the money was not forthcoming at the time ap-
pointed, she went to Mr. Dunbar's office, and was there
told that the prisoner was rubbing her, having received all
that was due to him a f.rtnight before. She hail never
seen the prisoner since until now. Among other statements
the prisoner said Mr. King had 25.51. of his, the price of his
gold dust.
Joseph Whiteman, of the West India Dock House,
stated that the prisoner came to his house on Ist of Septem-
ber saying that he had come from Australia in the Duchess
of Northumberland, and produced a paper' adding that he
had 1301. worth of gold dust, which with his wages made
1501., which he had to receive the next day at two o'clock.
lie said he should want lodgings for three weeks till he
went out iu the same ship. lie obtained seven shillings
from witness and a lodging (or the eight and board till two
o'clock the next day, when ho proposed that witness should
go with him to get his property, but subsequently objected
to his going. Thewitnesa watched him, and found that he
only went to several public-houses, and finding him to be a
swindler he twice requested policemen to take him into
custody, but they declined to do so.
The pnsoner,with reference to the first charge, for which
alone he was prepared, put In a letter to the magistrate, in
which he stated that he was anxious to pay the debt he
had incurred, and offered to give up property in his posses-
'ion, of greater value than the debt in question, until he
got an engagement in another ship, when he would Pay,
from his advanced wages, the sum due. Ile was willing to
stay in the house where the debt was incurred, if agreeable
to the landlord, while he remained in London. Being •
stranger in London, he did not know the name of the street
where his property was. Ile would go with an officer to the
place, and get it.
The Alderman said this letter confirmed an opinion ho
had formed that the prisoner was • very clever rogue, and
ho should, under the provisions of the Vagrant Act, re-
quire him to give sureties fur his good behaviour for two
months.
CLERKENWELL
Wil/ions Tudors, described as • hawker, living at No.
14, Red Lion-alley, Cow-cross, was charged with feloniously
cutting and wounding hire. Martha Blake, a respectable
female, John Mills, • lad shout 16 years of age, and Felice-
constable Charles Salter, 160 O.
The constable, who was suffering from injuries and loss
of blood, deposed to his having taken the prisoner into cus-
tody last evening shout ten o'clock on a charge of stabbing
a female (Mrs. Blake) whose thumb he bad nearly severed
from her hand with a clasp-knife. The prismee when
taken into custody had a knife in each hand, the one an
oyster knife, sharply pointed, and having a keen edge on
each aide, the other weapon having a sharp blade from
four to five inches in leagth. On witness attempting to se-
cure the prisoner he made a desperate resistance, said he
hail made up his mind to murder somebody, and after
aiming several blows at witness plunged one of the knives
into the muscle of his left arm, a few inches below the
shoulder. The wound was nearly three inches in length,
and fortunately for witness was in an oblique direction.
The witness's coat was stabbed in several places. The pri-
soner was quite sober.
Mrs. Blake, whom it was found necessary on the previ-
ous evening to convey to the hospital, confirmed the con-
stable's statement, as did also the lad Mills.
The prisoner having received the usual caution, assigned
as reason for his murderous attacks that he was annoyed by
the people staring at him.
He was fully committed.