The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

BOW43TREET.

The foreman to Mr. Whistietr, pawnbroker, Strand. was
charged with having detained an, Albert chain, the prvirty
of the complainant. The complainant went to Mr. Whistler's
and offered to pledge a chain, which be valued at 11E, and
said it wad manufactured of pure 14-carat gold. When
Mr. Whistler's assistant examined it he found that the
swivel of the chain answered that description, and he ac-
cordingly advanced U. upon it. Afterwards, however, he
discovered that the swivel was of pure gold, that all the
rest was of hairier metal, and that it was not worth half
the money advanced upon it. The complainant did not Apia
appear until a short time ago, when he presented • similar
chain for purchase. He was told of the fraud respecting
the previous chain, but be reload paymmt, also to return
the money, and consequently Mr. Whistler detained the
second chain.

Mr. Vaughan said it eras clear that Mr. Whistler had no
real right to detain the chain, though he m;ght hare pro-
ceeded on the ground of obtaining money under false pra-
tes:om
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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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No. W. laveroaro-tareco, Batinrator. was ohargsd with
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soiransiiting acts a['sdoossay with young man ad in cus-
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WORSHIP STREET.
Mr. Williont ChurcA, a middleured pen= of gentle-
manly exterior, was charged before Mr. Leigh:on a summons,
for an offence under the bye-laws of the Great Meta%
Railway Company, the Gth section of which subjects any
person to a penalty not exceeding 40e. who shall be in a
state of intoxication, commit any nuisance, or abutting
wilfully interfere with the comfort of otheipaseengers.
Mrs. Sarah Naylor, a person of lady-lib appearance,
deposed—l left the Slioreditch terminus of the
Great Eastern Railway, in company with my husband,
by the quarter put 12 o'clock train on Sunday morn-
ing, the 24th of April last, to return home. We were in
a second-class carriage. Defendant and two others were
also there. I was sitting with my infant across my lap, and,
when between IfdreM and Stratford the defendant, who
wan sitting opposite me, suddenly dropped a small wad.
He stooped to pick it up. I drew my dress aside, and
enabled him to reach it, which be did, and placed It on hie
knee, with one arm over it. and his other hand upon my
knee ; thee, spin stoopieg, be most rudely lifted up my
clothes, and put his hand beneath them on one of my legs
above the Lula. My hothead forced him backward on the
leak and asked him what he meant by such conduct. He
made ne reply. I complained of him at the Stratford.
station, and he wan removed from the carriage.
The husband of the complainant cceroborated her testi.
sway.
Mr. Van addressed the magistrate at length for the de-
feeoe, contending that the complainant was accidentally
touched, and several whammies gave the defendant a high
character for morality.
A. question was then raised as to whether the occurreace
took place within the jurisdiction of this court, which wee
determined by Perrin, one of the warrant °Mores, deckling
that it had, inasmuch as it was on the left-hand side ot the
line of railway—the departure aide ; if on the other It would
not.

—Mr. Leigh—l cannot do otherwise than convict in this
case. unless I repudiate the evidence of complainant and her
husband. The case has been most fairly coednoted. The
defendant holds a situation in the very company that prose.
cute him. It is an awavation to the offence that he does
so. Unfortunately it is • class of offence the commission of
which is frequent. It is a matter of vest importance, and I
must carry out the eat of parliament in justice to the public
and the railway company. Many Wise now travel by the
wood elan, and protection most be afforded to all. I sne
the defendant 20s. for the offence, and the meta, and in
default one month's imprisonment.