The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION•HOIISX

Charter Pile, a fealtlM:l:44l;;;riottrig man, about 22
ok. iog
of was
wheiThught up in mstedra y of detective
to
OM erici.tramonat of 11b1.
primmer was a clerk in the service of Mr. Noel
Whiting, a cookieial broker. carrying on betimes in Mincing.
haat sod stooept other delis. be was authorised to collect
Imam on behalf of bin employer, for which it was his duty
friseediately to easiest to the chief clerk, Mr. Parker, who
it through the books From Me Mb December,
11867 d to the 2sd April in the present year, Mr. Ledger, a
eaffeeelealar, carrying oe beldame at 7, Feechureh-tutild-
1, paid to the proomr on account of the preseceter the
Wowing amounts-381. oa. lid., 271. 6.., 181. 16s. ltd.,
and 311. 4a. 9d., =skim together 1151. odd. All fear of
the animate wer aid by cheques, which were seamed to
Mr. Led,'" through YOWL Moldable. hie beakers, as paid.
It appeared, however, that the prbsear bed not accomted
Ike either of the above semi, or any pert ri them What
apprehended by Yeager, he was told le was dryad
with embezzling moues. baloagise to his employer
trim hs replied, "It is all right. I him heal
b. eepeelei " Upen essraiag kits. Mow bead

a Beak of Busload sole for IW. and 61. is gold, together
with moms silver mossy. The payment of the cheques wee
proved by Mr. Bay, a ambler from Yemen. Dimsdads, who
identified the bank note found on the prisoner ea oas that
was given by biro amoopt others in payment for am m of
the claques in question.
The prisoner, who maid nothing in answer to the chugs,
was fully committed for trial.

James Alloway, was brought up on remand charged with
obtaining & quantity of postage-stamps and receipt and
bill stamps, to the amount of 371. odd, from Mears. Smith
and Elder, statiosen, Cornhill, wider false pretences.
The prisoner was a clerk in the OINVie• of Lear& Mody
and Co., Parsee merchants, of Graham-house. ii. was
known at Marrs. Smith and Elder's as Lean. Modys'
clerk, and it appeared that he had been allowed to have
postage and bill stamps from time to time, upon the repre-
sentation that they were for his employers, who had an
account with them, and from September in last year up to
January in the present he had had as much as 37/. worth of
stamps of different descriptions. The prisoner, it appeared,
also obtained 21. worth of postsge-stamps front Mr. Pear-
son, &autotimer, he beiag allowed to have them upon the re-
preeeotation that they were for Mr. Mody, who he maid was
away, but he promised to take the mow y on the following
day. As he did not call again, however, Mr. Pearson sent to
Mr. Mody for the motley, and the fraud was then disco-
vered, which led also to the discovery that the prisoner had
obtained the stamps alluded to from Messrs. Smith and Co.
It was proved by the managing clerk to Meters. Mody that
the prisoner was not authorised to obtain the stamps, and
that he bad never rendered any account of them.
Mr. Beard, who watched the case on behalf of the pri-
soner, said he should not trouble the'oourt with any observa-
tions, and the prisoner was committed for trial.

WESTMINSTER.
Mr. Moran, cab proprietor, made an application to Mr.
Arnold referring to the recent extraordinary discharge of
prisoners under civil process.

Applicant said that he took • driver on Monday last, who
was to pay 12s. per day for the hire of hie cab. He brought
it home at night, after having had the we of two horses, arid
left it without paying any money. He came yesterday
(Wednesday) morning, and without making the slightest
offer to pay the 12a, demanded the rutoration of his license,
which as usual he bad deposited with applicant, and said
that if he did not return it in the comae of the afternoon,
he would take him before a magistrate for unlawfully de-
taining it. He wished to know what he woo to do with the
driver.

Mr. Arnold said that he might take a summons against
him for the amount of the earnings in the ordinary way.
Applicant said in the present state of things such a course
would be useless, as the driver, when committed by the
magistrate for his breach of contract,: would only go by the
van to the gate of Whitocrossatrest prison, and then be set
at liberty.
Mr. Arnold observed that it was very deplorable, and he
must say discreditable, that the magistrates in the county
had no means of enforcing any civil proem' at present. Hs
suggested that applicant might go to the county court.
Applicant said that some of the judges of the county
court refused to entertain such complaints. It said in the
act of parliament relating to hackney carriages, that all die-
put' between mash' and drivers should be decided by
justices of the peace.
Mr. Arnold observed, that by the 23rd section it wee
obvious that the county court judges, had concurrent juris-
diction with the magistrates respectiog earnings. He sug-
gested that the proprietors of hackney carriages should
appoint a deputation to wait upon Sir George Grey, who
could perhaps hardly be aware of the inconvenience and im-
pediments caused by the present unfortunate state of
things.