The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
WHOLESALE PLUNDERING AT MESSRS. CROSSE AND
BLACKWELL.II.--CONILITIAL.
Arthur Jacvts, collarraaa, in the employ of Messrs.
Crosse and Blackwell, Italian warehousemen, of Soho-
square, was charged before Mr. Yardley with stealing •
large quantity of property belonging to hie employers.
Henry Dawson, 301 A, a plain clothes offioar attached to
the C division, said—ln consequence of information I
received from Mr. Blackwell I watched the premises
cf the firm in Soho-square. Last night about 8 o'clock
1 saw the prisoner leave the promises by the doer
in Sutton-street, end dterwards go into a public.
house. On the prisoner coming out, and noticing that his
pockets were very bulky I crossed over and asked him what
be had got in them. He replied, " Nothing." I told him
that I was r police officer, and that I wanted to see what
he had. The prisoner then said be bad got two pots of
jam. I told him I should take him into custody for robbing
hi, employers, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, when he said,
" You might settle it without doing so, as 1 have • wife
sad family." I then took the prisoner to the station, and
on searching him found four pots of jam and two bottles of
jelly in ►is possession. The prisoner said he took the articles
to give to a sick friend. I afterwards proceeded to his
lodgings and there I found 12 bottles of cayenne pepper,
10 bottles of sauce, 8 pots of jam, 10 pieces of preserved
meat, • quantity of pepper, mustard, isinglass', nutmegs,
&c. oo Win the prisoner what I had found at his lodg-
ings, he made no remark.
Mr. Thomas Francis Blackwell, one of the partners of
the firm Of I 'roue and Blackwell—The prisoner has been in
ovr e:upley as cellartnan for about 14 roan, and had amens
to all the stock. The goods produced are our perty.
Mr. Yardley-1 suppose confidence was plead in the
prisoner
Mr. Blackwell—Great confidence. He received 311 a. •
week wnos. The value of the article. produosd is about 54
Mr. Yardley—How many persona have you in your em-
ploy

Mr. Blackwell—About 300, and we have bees continually
missing property, but only suspected the primear for the
lut three weeks in consequence of goods disappearing from
a place where the prisoner had acmes.
Mr. Yardley—What is the extent of your losses of late?
Mr. Blackwell --lt is impossible to state. We have had
to some of the persons employed by us. and so
prot?.•ute others for robbing as. We ascertained *het the
prisoner was keening tip a commaniaation with some of the
persons who had left our employ, and who were doing no
work, evidently living by wh►t came from oar house.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner, who made no de-
fence, for trial.

MARYLEBONE
MU. BABBACE AGAIS,
Orli Maffei 14, Fleet.row, Holborn, wan clamed by Mr.
LabLage as nada:

Mr. Bahbage stated that about 5 yesterday evening he
was disturbed by the noise of a large londeoundieg organ
which the prisoner was playing in Paddington-street He re-
queued him to desist and go away. As prisoner refused, he
went lifter a policeman. Finding now he again returned to the
prisoner, who was still playing. Again he was requested to
dmist. He did so for a minute or two, but upon a
person in a butcher's shop speaking to him he
"min commenced playing. A constable coming up
he was given into custody. Twice previous to this bad he
been compelled to leave ►is study,and turn organ men away.
The reason of his requesting them to go wee became they
hindered him in his study.
Prisoner (through his interpreter) said Mr. &binge did
hotimmik to him, but only passed him.
Mr. Mansfield ordered him to pay a penalty of 405., or in
default be imprisoned for one mouth.

I.F.E...F:NTATI,,N TO MELTE. TlETJggsi.--At Bir-
rninzharn y,eterday au interesting little ceremony woe per.
formed in the committee-room of the Town-hall, Mr. J. 0.
Mason, chairman of the festival committee, supported by
the Mayor, and a select detachment, presented to MdUe.
Tietjens a very handsome diamond rieg, bearing fire large
aid eight small diamoods, set in fine gold ; also with the fol-
lowing addre,s : "To Mademoiselle Tiet jens. —The stewards
of the Birmingham Musical Festival, held on the 6th, Ttb,
ath, and 7th of September, 1,464, being desirous of testify-
ing their appreciation of your considerate kindness on the
oc,ution of the sudden illness of Madame Radendorff,
when engaged in the orchestra on the last morning of the
Festival, beg leave to request your acceptance of a diamond
Log es a small recognition on their part of the excellent
feeling which prompted you not only to sing at a moment's
notice music unknown to you, hot also for volunteering to
undertake the first part of F.,i;ah at the evening perform-
*ice. should it le accessary to relieve Madame Rudersdorff
from the part assi.med to her in that oratorio.-13th Oc-
tober, 1.64."—Mr. Mason, after a few ezplanatory
r-ru.rks, placed the ring on one of the fingers of Mdlle.
• • •ta' right band, and begged her to receiv., it as a spe-
c n:tu of Binningh:int art manufacture, and as a token of
estimation in which she was held by ell those who
b•,,1 opportunities of witnessing her artistic conduct at the
1:-t.ra1. He hoped she would wear the ring as a memento
' • of the most successful musical meetings ever held in
i:p- ,:iigham, and to the soccer of which Mdlle. Tietjens so
contributed by her magnificent performances. Mdlle.
-• is, in accepting the present, gracefully expreseed her
to .Ai in a few words of earnest acknowledgment. She hai-
r • Chit on the occasion referred to she could have done
' • than render the service so generously appreciated,and
almost felt ashamed at the handsome manner in
• it had been rewarded.
DUKE or Syssr.x.—The late Dr. Raffles
7 token to call upon the Duke of Sumer, who
ad hirivielf in the following guise :—" I then had no
kt,w,..lge of his royal highness. Of mune I waited in the
while the I ic ctor (eollyer) went in to transact his
•• •• with the duke. There he kept me so hour sod a
,t.,1 then carve out and said that his royal bigheads
-'red him to introduce me—so in I went. He most
-.Ai- received me, and without any of the dignity
• h von might suppose attached to royilty. He is very
iththatical and was smoking. He was in his library,
! - •••-,1 iii a jacket and trousers of coloured been, without a
end with .earlet morocco slippers. We were
desired by him to sit down, which the Duke of
• I-YI sever done. He began to talk and laugh, as
:,•• • ~:11 we had been old acquaintances, and, what was
.1,,,u4h. pulling out a parcel of letter from his
in order to get one which he wanted to read to
' "hied hi. nightcap. He laughed most heartily
' " 'is we. 'There.' said be. 'is my nightcap.
wan in my nightcap.' We stayed chatting with
•••,.• tus.f•En•hour longer, and left him with regret."