The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16. 1855.

geadarAdElthe pgabsuire birlionni• with great delicacy
ensislosideselem Ise RS run Shp's feelings is to mention
sem bee ass la atilisidsh the unhappy affair. It
woe dash troeseettia ea the part of the prisoner, and
these was not the hoest imputation avenues an one eles. Re was
111 or 21 years of age, aad now the of success were
be
to bins, I. this mushy at least. Re bad already sof.
fend a seething puishmeot I. kis degradation and the loss
it his eitnellicss white wolflike year, and would hushes&
reguhaly 'swooned. Re bed as got rid of the money in
, but to gratify ea Rio ambition; and although I
. satins) fully oriel with the principle that
rish wed pow should be psnisicei alike when they ems.
shad' alinese, yet he oast say that, under the chews-
sionees it this ease, the whew had already suffered en
swept of pashbarcnt it no season kind, and he hoped,
therefore to he dealt with the sore leniently. There were
gestiesea is Shadows to gis him a good character.
Kr. Poked, he the preseuties, said the primmer had
been in the employ of Meese. Scott sines February last
year. and had conducted himself with perfect propriety up
to this transaction. He contra that he was the guilty
party before the note was directly traced to him, and threw
himself on the mercy of hie mastsn, and uprooted the
deepest watritka for what be 'sadden.. He (Mr. Poland)
dishgb be sight take upon himself to recommend the
priests te the merciful consideration of the court; the pro-
@sentare felt that they had no alternative but to place the
matter before a court of puttee, and having dons so, they
left the case entirely in his lordship's hands.
The Assistant-Judge said the court felt quite disposed to
deal mercifully with the prisoner after what had bees said,
but there was a rule in administering justios from which
they could not depart. They would give the prisoner the
lowest scale of punishment for a robbery by a servant ;
feeling* of commiseration must met be given way to. The
sentence was, that the prisoner be kept to hard labour for 8
calendar mouths.
Louis Coral, 2,4, described as a sailor, was indicted for
having stolen a gold snuff-box, a quantity of table plate and
clothing, value 701., the property of Henry Penney, his
master. He pleaded guilty.
Mr. Jenkins appeared for the prosecution.
The prosecutor resided at No. 4, York-place, Baker-
street, and the prisoner war in his service as footman, hav-
ing as such the charge of the plate. On the 3rd instant it
was given out to be cleaned, and next morning the prisoner
I was missing, and the plate too. Oa the 4th he went to the
shop of Messrs. Dicker, pawnbrokers, of Commercial-
terrace, Limehouse, and offered a quantity of plate in
pledge, but uhe could give no satisfactory account of him-
self, or the manner in which he came in possession of the
property, the shopman sent for a constable, and gave him
sates custody on suspicion. Inquiries were made by the
police, and the result was that the property was identified
The prisoner as he stood in the dock was wearing some of
his master's clothes.
The Assistant-Judge, after eulogising the conduct of the
pawnbrokers' assistant, sentenced the prisoner to one Tsar
hard labour.
Thomas Busby, 26, cab-driver, was indicted for hub,
stolen a watch, chain, and key, the property of John Cooper,
from his person.
Mr. Payne was counsel for the prosecution.
It appeared that on the morning of Sunday, the 17th ult.,
between 12 and 1 o'clock, the prosecutor, a gardener, living
at 2, Aberdeen-mews, Maids-hill, got into a cab of which the
prisoner was the driver, in Woodstock-street, and ordered
him to drive to Maida.hill. Having been drinking a little,
and being very tired, after shard day's work, he fell asleep,
though quite sober, and he was woke up by the prisoner
shutting the sib door. He asked him where he was, and he I
aid in Salisbury-street, Church-street, whereupon prose-
cutor wished to know how he came there, when he was told I,
to drive to Maida-hill, and the prisoner said he had given a
woman " a lift." The prosecutor suspected that something
was wrong, and heeler/ missed his watch, he asked the pri-1
•oner where it was. lie replied that the yentas must have
had it. " She hailed me (he said) after you had gone a
little way, and asked me to put her down at the Nightin-
gale. I did so ; she got out, and said you would pay the I
fare." The prosecutor was positive that no women had
been in the cab, and kept the prisoner in conversation
until a constable came up. He then gave him in charge.
The watch was found among the straw under the driving
seat.
The jury found him Guilty, and he was sentenced to one
year's hard labour.
Richard Beans and James Golding, two carmen, were
indicted for stealing two bushels of oats, the property of
Charles Bagley.
The prosecutor was a market gardener, at Fulham' and
the prisoners were in his service. It was clear that they
took the oats clandestinely, and without the least right to
do so ; but the excuse they made was, that they took the
urn to give to their horses.
Mr. Ribton, for the defence' raised the question whether
it war • felony for a servant to take oats to give to his
master's horse ?
The Assistant Judge said it hal been held that it was,
but he never could coincide in it. It happened that one.
two men were committed for trial at Maidstone for this
offence, and they were tried in different courts before did- I
Went judges—Lord 'renterden and Chief Justice Tyndal,
heitalleved. One judge held that it was • felony, the other
est It was not; and so one was convicted and the ether
acquitted. In consequeaoe of this the question same before
the fifteen judges, and it was held that the taking of the
eats without authority was a larceny, and that it did not
matter what was done with them subsequently. He
lOW reconcile that to his elm conscience (though he was
Wad to ut on it), and in this case he should tell the jury
tint they ought to acquit the prisoners, if the fact of theirl
haying intended the corn for the horses created any doubt
on their mind as to their intention of stealing it.
The jury having received this direction,innuediately found
the prisoners Not Guilty.
Mr. Ribton said a clause was inserted in a bill, introduced
in the House of Commons by Mr. Phillimore last session,
expressly declaring that such conduct should not be deemed
felony.

157015 in. vernum.
Rebore Burk, 25, and John Joie*, 24, tailors, were in-
dicted for stealing eleven coats and other articles, value
30/ , the property of James Challen,iin his dwelling-honee.
They pleaded guilty.
On the morning of the 3rd inst., police constable 145 F
was on duty in Holborn at an early hour, and on:trying the
door of 240, to see if it was fastened, it opened a little ; be
pushed it open a little further, and finding that some one
was pushing against him on the other side, be forced it open
sufficiently wide to admit his body. He found the prisoners
standing by a pile of cloth and coats in the panne, ready
for removal. They said "all right master," but he rang
the house bell, and called the waterman from the cab rank
to his assistance. Having ascertained from the inmates
that the prisoners were stranger', and that the cloth, &c.,
wu the prosecutor's property, the constable took them to
Bow-street. On Burk he found a chisel, with tibial a cash
box and desk in the prosecutor's shop had bum broken open.
When in the dock before the magistrate, Burk said to
Juice " It's a cue with us, but it's no use being down-
hearted."
Mr. Witham sentenced them each to six years' penal
unity*.

was Gratuity consigned to the saraCeell in which he had
impriermed the rare.
Mr. Ws. Welsh said.—l am a cheesemonger at 440, Ox-
ford-street. Oa Saturday, the 81h, the prisoner made a
purchase of cheese to the amount of 61. He took 44. out of
his pocket and then said he had not enough silver to pay
for the cheese, and wished me to change a 61. note for him.;
I gas hits 41.165. in change, and pat the note in the till,
but at taking it out later in the evening I discovered it was
sot genuine, sad told my father, who seamsnisated the
far to the polioe. I soon afterwards went to the police
station, and identified the prisoner from among reseal
other. The note I now hold in my hand is the same I
received from the prisoner. I did not put the note in the
till before I endorsed it.
Mr. W. Skinner rid—l am a tobacconist, of 243, Strand.
Os Saturday, the 30th December last, the prisoner came
late my shop and bought one pound of cigars, amounting to
Is.. He gave me a 61. note in payment, but I thought the
sets was rather a auspicious one, and therefore callednj
me, and was telling him to take the note and get it chum ,
see that I wanted change, but that I wished to submit it
ID some other parson's inspection—l told my sin so—the
drew near to overbear what I was saying, so I
pawner
son away to get change, and he obtained it at
Mr. Walker's. In the meantime the prisoner told me he
had hose recommended to me, and his name was "H.
Mares," sad be lived at the Butchers' Arms, in Blooms-
bury, where everybody knew him. I wrote down his name
and address, and when be was gone, I sent my boy to Mr.
Walker, requesting him to put the name and address on the
note. I afterwards got the note back from Mr. Walker
W paying bins back Bye sovereigns. I thought the prisoner
Was a first-rate business little man.
This last remark was greeted with a shout of laughter,
which the prisoner jollied.
Russell Skinner and Mr. Walker corroborated the evi-
dence of the last witness.
Mr. Wm. Wybard, one of the inspectors of Bank of Eng-
land siaid—AU these notes are forgeries in every
swum are all from the same plate, and printed
gen the else paper.
Alderson Dubin asked if there were any other cases ?
Hanes* mid there wire several other canes of a similar
*amens tat none of them were complete.
Althorns Cnbttt said it was not material, as the three
eases in erehiamio were quite sufficient to commit the pri-
loser WOOL
The prime said he should reserve his defence, and he
was accordingly committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.
In the course of an adjourned inquiry, before Mr. Henry,
relative to a charge of perjury against • person named
Britten, and arising out of an affidavit at Judge's cham-
ber, the following disclosures took place :
Fortunatus B. Andrews deposed that be war an atter-
ley's clerk, and manager of the Argus Trade Protection
Society. He saw the defendant sign the affidavit hi
I question, and knew that the present proceedings would
follow.
Mr. Henry—When you applied for the summons in this
ease I understood you to represent yourself as an attorney.
Otherwise I should not have granted it.
Witness—l did not tell your worship that I was an
attorney. The attorney in this me is Mr. Wm. Helmet
Davies—at least the matter was referred to him by Mr.
Asprey, in consequence of the Ulnas of that gentlemen.
I am the managing clerk of Mr. Davies, whose came se
in Upper Ground-street. Mr. Davies has been here this
morning, but this matter is left to me.
Croce-examined by Mr. Parry—l have been with Mr.
Davies about a month, but I was with him • long time
a few years ago. Before going to Mr. Davies this Unto
I was managing clerk to Mr. Bolton, an attorney, at
Chelsea or Brampton. Mr. Bolton's offices were at 12,
Haberdasher's-place, East Horton, which is also my resi-
dence. I try the rent of the house. Mr. Bolton
did not have his name on the door. It was my name.
I have received salary from Mr. Bolton, but cannot say
how much. lam to have 2001. a year from Mr. Davies. I
have been with Mr. Asprey, and with my uncle, a solicitor.
My uncle has never, to my knowledge, indicted me or
tTOf both of us jointly, with practising in his name,
i:lppropriatipg the arts. Ido not say we never did so—
I say we were never charged with it, to my knowledge—
certainly not Asprey. I have bad differences with my
uncle, who isupwards of 76 years of age. There was a dis-
pute about my salary, and I deducted some of it. I did not
Fiats 30. belonging to hint. I have not yet bees
Miranything by Davies. I have presented myself
es the solicitor to the Argus Trade Protection Society, and
sorouted a person in that assumed capacity. Mr. Davies
ssy employer) is the solicitor to that society, and the offices
ere 'tiny residence, 12, Haberdasher-place. Before him,
Mr. Bolton, my previous employer, was solicitor to the
society. I suppose it may be said that whenever I change I
my employ I carry the society with me. No doubt the
"Argus" is in the "Peet-office Directory." It has been in ,
existence about six months. I could name a great many
subscriber ' • about 300 perhaps. They have not been
called upon for their subscriptions yet, and will not be
until the society is properly enrolled. I am not paid •
salary, but expect to be, as soon as the directors are sp-1
pointed. The prospectus is not yet printed; it is in the
printer's hands.
Mr. Lewis (who, with Mr. Woatner, happened to be hay
court on other business) said that he was at the Worahip-
Street Police Court some time back, when the witness pro-
muted a prisoner in the name of the Argue Trade Prato-
tion Society, of which he represented himself as the soli-
inter. The magistrate's attention was then drawn to the
fact that witness was not a solicitor.
Witness—l said I was the manager. I know a man named
Poll. Asprey never had offices at my house. The does-
went produced, signed by Pull, for Asproy, " of 12, Haber- ,
dasher-place," is certainly in Pull's handwriting. It is
the 'adornment upon the writ. lam aware that • solicitor
is bound to give his proper address upon such occasions. I
cannot say that I know Full was convicted, with others, at
the Middlesex sessions, for obtaining money upon sham pro-
orations. He was tried for something. I knew Howe!
also. I don't know • man named Wolff, and n saw him.
He may be practising in Davies's name at Marlborough-
street
Police Court, and other courts. There may be a men
named Darby, and many others, who practice in Davies's
name.
Mr. Henry—lt is a pity there is not some one here from
the Law Society. Who as the alleged solicitor in this are
Witness—Mr. Davies, now. It was Mr. Asprey, but he
got Mr. Davies to do it for him.
Mr. Henry—Let the complaisant stand in the box.
Mr. Stones, the complainant, here stated that he never
saw Asprey. He bad seen Mr. Davies once. Mr. Andrews
(the witness) was the person acting for him, and he had
always thought Mr. Aadrews was a solicitor. He had been
taken by surprise by what had transpired to-day, and had
no wish to proceed further without proper legal advice.
Mr. Henry—Let Mr. Davies be sent for.
Mr. Davies on being examined, stated that the witness
Andrews batmen his temporary managing clerk for a short
time, because his regular clerk (Darby) was in trouble.
His offices were at 87, Upper Ground-street. He had only
one other clerk, and his name was Daniels. Was aware
that Howe, Stowell, and other convicted persons had prae-,
tilted in his name, but he had taken steps to prevent it.
Mr. Wontner—Do you not know, sir, that a man named
Wolff is now practising in your name at Marlborough-
street and other courts ?
Mr. Davies—Yes ; but I have put a stop to it. lam not
solicitor to the Argus Trade Protection Society, and never
was. I have heard Andrews mention such a society, but
know nothiag about it. I have authorised Andrew* to pro-
ceed in this matter. I did so before being consulted by
any client. That is often done, and the client conferred
with afterwards.
Andrews then resumed his mat in the attorney's box.
Mr. Wootner hoped the profession might be spared such
an alliance, upon which his worship ordered the officers of
the court to admit bun there again.
Mr. Wontner said if all the magistrates were as careful as
lIMr. Henry invariably was to exclude this class of practi-
tioners, the evil would soon cease.
The summons was then dismissed.

A poor man, about 60 years of age, applied to Mr. Corrie,
stating that he had been for soma years a resident of Clerk-
onwoU, but was Mend to poverty by a rupture, and being
crippled In one hand, and unable to work, he applied to the
Clerkenwell workhouse, and was only able to get two loaves
of bread a week: that not being suffident sustenance in his
starving state, he applied that morning (Monday) to Ben-
nett, the assistant clerk to the guardians of the poor, for
more substantial aid. The reply was, " Yon have enough,
sad you shall have no more." The applicant in that case
▪ "If no more relief is given to me m may starving state,
I must apply to the magistrate at the police cep," on
which Bennett replied, You may apply to the magistrate
—he has no power."
Mr. Conk, to Mr. Moran, messenger of the court—Will
you at one go to the workhouse, and tell Bennett, from me,
that if he does not relieve, or take this man into the work-
house, I will issue a summons for his attendance here, and
if he will not come I will send a warrant to fetch him ; and
tell him, from me, that I will then show him I have the
power to compel him to attend to my authority to relieve
the poor whom I send to him.
At a later hour of the day Mr. Moran returned, and said
that when he told Bennett his worship's message, he at once
altered his tone, and received the poor man into the work-
horses.
The following subscriptions have been sent for Glarford
as the swilamer" :—W. W., 201.; Anonymous, 10e. ; C. Et,
.
10s. ; Lady H., 20s. ; G. P. J. 10s. ; W. B. M., Glasgow,
12s. W.; A. A. M., 10s.; G. H. H., 10s. (the latter three in
11:M stamps) ; and a Peet-office order from E. W., for
receiving the above subscriptions, Mr. Conic inti-
mated that enough had been done for the man himself, and
that the above subscriptions would be applied for clothing
and attending to the children.