The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Thomas Stevenson, described as a machinist, Thomas '
Pinning, described as an optician, Elizabeth Stevenson,
and Amelia Brewer, described es a dram-maker, all of
whom were stylishly dressed, were placed before the Lord
Mayor to undergo an examination upon a charge
of stealing a box containing a quantity of silk and crape,
to the value of about 701., from the warehouse of Messrs.
Hogard and Co., commission agents, No. 1, Wood-street,
' Cheapside.
From the evidence that was adduced it appeared that
Megan. Bogard and Co. have a house in Lyons, where
they carry on the business of comminution agents. They
have 'leo a house in London, at No. I, Wood-street, Cheep-
side, where business is caned on by Mr. Augustus Forrester.
Messrs. klogerd are in the habit of sending goods from their
house in Lyons to Wood-street, for the purpose of sale,
and on the 16th of June Mr. Grove, the manager of their
business in that city, sent a case containing a quantity of
silk and crape to No. 1, Wood-street, and it was delivered
at the latter place on the morning of the 19th inst., by the
carriers of the London, Brighton, and South Comet Railway,
and left in the prep of the warehouse, No. 1, Wood-
street, having been seen safe there at about half-past nine
by George Newman, the porter in the employ of Mews.
Hoped and Co., but at about ten o'clock on the mime morn-
ing it was mimed, it having bees removed by some persons
having no authority to do so. Information was mime-
dietetic given to the police, and Hancock and Spreek, two
officers of the City police, Set about making the requisite
inquiries, and the result was that some of the goods were
traced to a pawnbroker'', where they had been pledged by the
defendants.
The prisoners were remanded, it being anticipated that
some further charges would be brought against them.
The Lord Mayor refused an application for bail.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Loring D. Dewar, SS, Chenies-street, composer, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with causing a crowd of persons
to assemble to Upper Fitsroyetreet by preaching, and
thereby causing an obstruction, to the annoyance of the
inhabitants.
From the evidence of Inspector G.rfortb, of the E
Division, it appeared that on the previous evening he saw
the defendant preaching and a large number of persons
round him. The inhabitants complained of the
' and he told the defendant that he must desist, and he did
so, but went a little further and began again, and he was
at length obliged to take him into custody.
Defendant maid everything was quite peaceful ; there was
no noise ; and when he wan told by the polios that be must
leave, be wanted to know whether he was only to go frusa
the spot he was on, or to leave the street altogether.
Mr. Tyrwhitt rid that it the defendant caused an oh.
.traction by his preaching he was within the law. When
the police were spoken to by the inhabitants they were
obliged to interfere. There was no opposition to parsons
preaching so long so they did not MUSS an obstruction. lle
would take the defendant's own recognuanixe that he would
not offend again.

SOUTHWARK.
Yr. George Weller, brush manufacturer, 54, Southwark-
b road, aocoropanied by Beyond of the iohabitaote of
Southwark. waited epos lb. Combs to complain of the in-
creasing nuisance of a petroleum distillery io Suffolk-grove,
which is sprftding disease among all climes of the district
Mr. Weller said that his worship might recollect that
about a month ago he attsoded before him, accompanied by
• deputation of the two parishes, to complain of the mane
petroleum works, owing to the offensive odour coming up
the drains and gullies is front and rear of thew houses
where the distillery was being carried os in the Grove, Suf.
folk-street. At that time it caused • great deal of sickness,
and his worship recommended thaw (the deputation) to lay
the oomplaint before the local board of health, with the
view of remedying the evil. They did so as soon as possible ;
and both the district boards of St. Saviour's and St. George's
were pot in pomaion of the facts, and although the biliMIAOll
existed under the noses of man of the vestrymen, no no-
We, so for as remedying the evil, had bees taken of it The
works were being oarried on worse than ever. and the efflu.
vim emitted from the manufacture of paraffin was of that
offensive and dangerous nature that disease and ills's" was
spreading itself among all classes. Even the police who
were compelled to do duty io that neighbourhood bad hese
attacked, and he cosld oasis eight officers who had been
maimed with illness owing to the nuisance, one of whom
bad been laid op six months, and was at the present time in
• dangerous state.
Kr. Comb, expound his surprise that the loos! authori-
ties had not put a stop to the nuisance. He would advise
these to oommusicata with Mr. Branford, tbo soporinton-