The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-02 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Common fisajsent.)
Vert French. 33, traveller, pleaded guilty to an Wick-
,sis s charging him with embezzling maim to the amount
of V., belooging to his employer.
Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted, and it appeared from hit dates
cent that the FIT180•0r was ie the service of Yr. Stephen
wood. a jeweller, residing at Birmingham, as traveller, NA
;n that capacity be received the different accounts from
the customers in London, and had failed to account for
Item. Mr. Metcalfe said the amount at present discovered
t.; to deficient was 501. but fresh sums presented them.
solves on the presentation of the account& He also men.
wood that in July last it was found that the mimeo. had
embezzled "_CJ/.; but at the entreaty of his trim& Mr. Wood
est induced to forgive him end allow him to p on as Woes,
sod ie August, the following mon* he again commenoed
h I system of robbery.
The Common Serjeaut said it was a very bad cam, and
frotenced the prisoner to five yews' panel servitude.
Cws, 27, clerk, plea guilty to an WM-
r.eut charging him with forging two orders for the payment
of 94/. mad 2141.
The prisoner was in the employ of a mercantile Ina
aa a dark, end had authority to sign cheques, and took ad-
motage of that privilege to obtain the two amounts named,
after which he absconded, and was taken at Hull with
manly the whole of the money in his possession, as he was
abut to leave the country.
the Common Serjeant sentenced the prisoner to five
cars' penal servitude.
4,11,1 Oppia,,U, clerk, pleaded guilty to a charge of em-
bezzlement.
The prisoner was in the service of Mows. Templeton and
Co. as a clerk, and it appeared that be had in that capacity
received the sums of 5/. and 431. 15a., for whore he
h&j Dever accounted. It transpired that the prisoner had been
sexed in betting transactions, and bad been led away by
others, who had also been defrauding their employers, end
coder these circumstance* theprosecutors recommended him
to mercy.
The Common Serjeant, in pasting sentence, said that on
account of the prosecutor's recommendation to mercy, he
should pass a lighter 'enteric* then he should otherwise
have done, although the fact of the prisoner hawing been
egged in betting transactions was rather an aggravation of
the (deuce than otherwise. He mutinied the prisoner to
eighteen months' imprisonment with bard labour.
A4.,:pher Oppenhiest,2O, clerk. surrendered to take his
trial upon au indictment charging him with stealing the
sm of 94f. Si. 10d. and other sums, amounting to 5491.
the stool's of his employer, William Virgo WiLion.
Mr. Orridge and Mr. F. Lewis appeared for the proems-
con, and Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner.
The prisoner, it appeared was formerly in business on
his own account as a chemic;l manufacturer, but could not
rod his liabilities, and Mr. Wilma, the prosecutor, who
was one of his chief creditors, offered to make a compro-
mue with the other creditors if the prisoner would allow
bin to take what meets he had at the time. This was
',mad to and Mr. Wilson paid the composition, and took
the estate. on which he lost upwards of SC3/. Mr. Wilms
at that time hada partnarand was carrying on Matinees under
the title of Wilma and Fletcher, and the prisoner was after.
word. employed as clerk and traveller. Mr. Wilson having
dissolved partnership with Mr. Fletcher the prisoner said
Le should like to become a partner is the firm, to
which Mr. Wilms agreed, providing the prisoner should
Fut 1,000/. in the business, in addition to pay-
isg caw., which Mr. Wilson bad lost on the
sum The prisoner agreed, and said hi. uncle, Mr.
Hobechieo, would advance the money for him. After
that the sum of 7504 was paid into Mr. Wilson's account by
the prisoner, which be represented he had received from
hi hack. Shortly after, however, the prisooar said his
mole would not advance him the remaining portion
of the money, and be had coosemmotly drawn bills
on him (Mr. Wilson) for the 7001, odd
which tad been already advanced, which bills wore
jail by Mr. Wilson. In March, 1863, Mr. Wilson had ive-
r:sioe to go abroad, and gave the prisoner authority to sign
3.. cheques, hills, and promissory cotes, for the purposes of
caryieg on the Milner in the name of Wilson and Co., and
g,re the Bank of Ladoga, where be kept his account, autho-
Zty to honour the prisoner's signature and all such drafts.
After returning to England, Mr. Wilson was laid up for
some time, and was totally unable to attend to his basins's,
bog which time he had not revoked the authority
watch he had given the prisoner on going
so that he continued to hold the same powers. On
returning to business after his inner, Mr. Wilson found the
prisoner absent ; but found a letter in the prieoner's Mod-
writing, and addressed to Mr. Wilson, in which the prisoner
oh bun not to judge him until he had semi him, and to
forgive the trouble he had beeped upon his head
and not to curse his " Broken-hearted Opperleiro."
l'oin an amminatton of his affairs, it was die.
covered that the amount at the bankers' was very low
what Mr. Wilson had expected, and that several
rams' forming the amount mentioned in the indictment, bad
hen drawn out by the prisoner and had not been used by
him for the purposes of Mr. Wilem's business, but ware
Mired to the prisoner's private banking account, which he
lad re-opened during Mr. Wilson's absence.
Tte defence set no on the pert of the prisoner was that
he was a partner, and had drawn the money in that capacity.
[The cam was proceeding when we treat to prem.]

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
THE NEW MAGISTRATE—XL vAroaLs.
The new magietrate, appointed to mooed Mr. Cowie on
Lis vacating him meat as a magistmte, in consequence of his
appointment to the office of City Ramerabranoer, took his
seat for the first time this morning.
This seems a proper occasion for narking that every
person connected with the police wart has been strongly
nimble of the lose which the magistracy has sustained ia
the withdrawal of Mr. Comb, from his oonuesion with the
thief police court.

NetRYLEBONR.
CIFRACDDIO TEE OKLA? WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
W,,iloot Jona was brought op by Mr. Dural* =Per'
inteetieut of the Greet Western Railway Cempsay's
Pollcr, charged with the following fraud :
burelle stated that yesterday evening the. prisoner
weariest into custody at the Paddington station, in core-
quince of the collector having ascertained that be bad
travelled to London without a ticket. When questioned
by witness he alleged that be should out have gat lot* the
carriage if he had sot fully expected that, upon melding
the end of his journey, a friend would meet him and pay 1:
Ins fare.

Mr. Yardley—Where did beset is?
Witness—Re says that he came from leastisitom.
Mr. Yardley— Wet it not toned out till the trails
reached Paddington that be had so ticket!
Witnese—Yea, sir, it was discovered st Rwdim, bet the
stationmaster there permitted him to proceed, Waemag his
statermet to be correct, and that the friend he had spokes
of would reset him.
Mr. Yardley—That the prisoner has defrauded the ems-
may. there ma be no doubt ; but, although the fraud was
discovered at Reading, the stationmaster. out of good
Baton. Ineemita him to travel on, although might at
MOO bars given bins into custody there. The offstage was
committed it a comity is respect to which I have so juris-
diction, and I must therefore die/harp the prisoner ; at
the urns time 1 regret that it is not is my power to
punish him.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
COMMITTAL or TIIMATIII MITI&
kirrl Hal charged with pickles the pooksto of hakes
leaving the Pommes Theatre, after the day performers of
the pantomime was errs brought up by Edwin Ceatberpe,
or of the ofbosn of the Detective Depuinment, &odes&
yard, a lady now being in attendance to identify the pane
and monists found upon the prisoner.
Mrs. Rebecca Laurence, a lady Mein at Norwood, iden-
tified the puree aod contrite, which ales mimed while
leaving the Princer's Theatre.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner, who has Emily bre
just liberated, after undergoing ail mouths' imprisonment
for picking • lady's pocket at the Italian Opera, Covent-
Praia, brag thee takes veto esseedy by the rme officer.
Ellen Powell, also charged with pidan the laotbete of
ladies at the Proseesee Theatre seder similar circumstances,
was also brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt.
Mrs. Hinshaw, a lady reaWrg at Haverstock-hill, had
ideetified a purse and contents as her property. the haying
missed it while at the theatre, but bee to ill to attend the
prisoner was formally committed fee trifiL
W ESTMINST'ER.
DISGMACIFOL OUT 1•011 AT A TAMIL
'l,o*Sle Willey and Richard Brows, two soldiers be-
!eagle' to the 12th Lasers, were brought before Mr.
Araold charged with the following cringe at • tavern :
Mr. Beery Edward Street, proprietor of the Trevor
Tavern, Knightsbridge, raid that at • little before twelve
o'clock last night the primer Wellsy same into the bar of
the bore, and without any provocation, bordered with
b;i customers there, and eedeavoured to pick • quarrel
oat them. Witness endeavoured to persuade .
the defendant to be quiet and to go away, hot
he refired, and immediately Amok one of the
waiter, over the heed with his whim, rid thee attacked open-
plairent with his fiat, and struck bins several blows on the .
bed. Primmer Welton thee attempted to get ass ,but ors-
jloaant held him in the street, sod while he dl4 so be was
attacked furiously and much injured, brag kinked and heat
ebott by other peopleesmcially by some more hone soldiers,
Doe of whom jobbed his spar through hie arm. Mr. Street's
fate was much lammed and diagonal, and he complained
that he was inhattsted by the ill-trestment he bad roomed.
Robert Teckwell, a waiter at the Trevor, said that,. ,
to 'tint other act. of miroodmat of which they win milky. •
Aral wuich led to the serious disturber* which followed,
°to that he went up to • yoereg woman she was in rm.
patsy with a seen sad " bugged " bor. Ifitmene spoke to
subrequent violates of Walley s.
James Jaques, taswilwr waiter. also proved his oriseamded.
All them Witllllllllllll differed ea to the state is which
defendant was; they all woad that he was not sober.
Police-tometable Malls, 253 B, rid he fined Mr. Street
and the prisoner Walley straggling, and rein Mr. Sense
bleeding from the hijarioa be hod rossitod he took Willey
Mon his whoa Brown mime up, got batman
Ind rid be sat be taken. at WM=