The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-25 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER

A pntleman connected with a west-end and ray exten-
sive and old-established Arm, applied to the magistrate for
advice how to act in the following matter.
Applicant said th►t a man of fashionable exterior cease
to the house he represented, and made a trifling purchase of
goods, for which he paid. He thee selected some other
valuable articles, and desired them to be mat to his real.
demos at Mama.

Mr. Arnold—lad he pay for them !
Applicaat—No, sir.
Mr. Areal—When was the understanding about pay-
ment when tba goods were ordered !
Applicant—He selected the things, and having done so,
mid they were to he mot to his house when they would be
paid for wit delivery.
Mr. Arnold—What subsequently oocorred!
Applimat—Our pater took the goods to his addrose and
delivered them, and although we had taken all neximary
precaution we were delniuded, for he gave the porter a
cheque for the amount which was valueless.
r. Arnold—What instructions had you given your
pater'.
Applimat—That he was not to part with the goods un-
less he received the money, and he considered a cheque the
same.

Mr. Arnold—What did they nay at the banking-house?
Applicant—That they knew nrshiog of the drawer, and
that similar c►eques bad been presented by other trades-
Men.

Arnold—After you found the cheque via bad, did you
go to your cue!otner _ _

Applicant—Yes, and found be had suddenly disappeared.
His trick is to take respectable epartnieeis, get goods, and
abscond with them in a few hours.
. .

The clerk Ito the magistrate)—There is already •
warraat sgaiost this offender.
Mr. Arnold—That is sulilcieut. (To applicant) : Notice
will be given you when be is takes.

SOUTHWARK.
William Grant, a cab driver, was Owed at the bar beers
Mr. Itercham, charged with loitering oo the iocline of the
South E,etern Railway terminal, Lanka-bridge, causing
se obatructiou, and refusing to leave when required by as
after a the oompuiy.

Mr. Fortune, one of the iospect3rs of the railway, said
that be was on duty outside the termiuua about 8 o'clock
on the previous seeping, when a train wu about to start
for the costinent sod another bed just arrived. There were
• large number of vehicles setting down psosengers, end
witnem was regulating the traffic. The defendant put down
a fare, sod instead of tenets( be kitered about sod bailed
a gentleman. As there were the regular cabs steadies mar
be told the defendant to leave, but he refused, and not only
annoyed +items, but ceased an obstruction to the tract,
and at last he was compelled to mks hins into easOolly.
Mr. Bambara asked if be assaulted him or used say bail
binerweith
Witmer replied that be did not, but he spokeof him ver7
disrespectfully to the geetleman.
Mr. Benham asked the defendant what he had to say in
mows, to the
He replied that be bad been unjustly locked up. After
be had put down his fare a gentleman hailed him and
was about to get into his cab, when the complaisant
cam* op sad told him not to get into his cab, but take one
of their own, as them were plesty about. That was all the
obstruction.

Mr. John Walker, the gestlmosie alluded to. said he
hailed the defendant, aed asked him for his ticket. He
had hope, but was about to write his number on a cud,
when Mr. Fortune mme op sad recommended him sot
to take that cab, but another that was privileged by the
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Mr. Burnham asked him if he isteatled to hire the
asfamelantf

He replied that be did. He coosidered it a hiring.
Mr. Burnham—Thee the defeadaat is discharged.

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