The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-15 00:00:00

POLICE.-v
ESTERDAT,

GUILDHALL--Mtscostnrcr OP THE CITY POLICE.—
D. liteallwn was charged with assaulting the police.—City
constable 255 stated that on last Wednesday night while on
duty in Little Newstreet, the defendant came up to him and
struck him with his bat a violent blow on the arm, and after
using the most disgusting language, said that he would do
for him before long. He had sot given the slightest provo-
cation. The defendant was the worse for liquor but he knew
what he was doing.—Mr. M'Callum, who was very much
excited, said that tkere was not one word of truth in the
statement of the constable, who had most grossly insulted
him at his own door without any provocation. He had ob-
served the constable and another, No. 361, standing at the
door of the White Swan, public house, drinking beer, when
they were on duty ; and before he spoke one word to them
' they caught him rudely by the arm, abused him in a most
shameful manner, and took him to the station-house.—No.
361 said that his brother officer complained that he had been
struck, and hearing the defendant abusing him in
the most filthy language, and seeing him place himself in
a fighting attitude, and acting like a madman, they took him
into custody.—Mr. M'Callum said he had been an inspector
over 300 men in the Birminghani police under Colonel
Shaw' and first assistant-riding-master of the dragoon
guards, and had been many years in the army.—Mr. James
How, printer, 189, Waterloo-terrace, said that he was pre-
sent during the whole affair: the defendant had neither in
salted nor struck the officers, but they abused him without
provocation in a most scandalous manner, and dragged him
along to the station-house. The defendant was a highly
respectable gentleman.—The defendant was about to call
other witnesses, when the alderman said he must dismiss the
case. It was most unbecoming in the officers to use abusive
language under any circumstances.

WORSHIP-STREET.—MiscoNoncr or a POLICSMAN.
—lnspector Ellis, of the H division, made a communication
to Mr. Arnold relative to a policeman named Jessop, who
appeared before Mr. Hammill, a few days since, to support
• charge of assault against a man named Hurley, but which
charge was met by a counter-imputation of excessive vio-
lence on the part of the constable, who, it was alleged, had
in the first instance kicked and knocked down the son of the
defendant, a child eight years old, and subsequently
attacked the mother of the latter with his trun-
eheon, and inflicted • severe wound on her head.
The complaint against Hurley was dismissed. Inspector
Ellis now intimuted, that the report had been laid before the
commissioners, who at once suspended the policeman, and
directed an immediate investigation of the matter to be pro-
ceeded with before the magistrate ; but, upon calling that
morning upon the man Hurley, and requesting him to sign
the charge-sheet, be declined doing so, and expressed his in-
tention to forego any further proceedings against the officer.
—Mr. Vann, the solicitor for Hurley, entered the court soon
after, and confirmed the above announcement, stating that
his client had acted under the charitable suggestions of his
wife, who had been informed, since the previous examina-
tion, that the constable had a wife in delicate health and a
large family dependent upon him for support, and that his
conviction must inevitable result in the loss of his situation.

MARYLBSONS.— THE Case on Ma. Burtaa.—Mr. .
Wentom, &watchmaker in Paddingtonetnet, near this court,
attended on a luminous obtained against him on Saturday
last, on the application of Mr. Henry Wilde, the barrister,
to show cause why he detained a gold watch belonging to
Mr. C. Butler.—lt will be remembered that Butler was
taken into custody by Lyre's, 43 11, on the charge of having
fraudulently obtained from Mr. Wentom a watch, and that
he was tried for the offence, and sentenced to seven years'
transportation ; but, sifter a few months' incarceration, he
was pardoned.—Mr. Wilde now attended in support of the
complaint, and Mr. Humphreys for the defendant.—The
hearing of the case occupied the attention of Mr. Long, the
magistrate, for upwards of an hour; and, as the matter in
question has already, upon many occuions, been so fully
brought under tke notice of the public, it is only necessary
to state that the allegation against Mr. Wentom could not
be sustained, and the summons was accordingly dismissed.
OUTRAGE Os THE YOLICE.-7; Rubinson was charged
with the following assaults upon numerous constables. It
appeared that on the previous night the prisoner wu drunk
and creating a great disturbance in the New-road. He was
taken into custody, and on his way to the station-house he
violently attacked and beat three officers, some of whom
received considerable injury. He was at length properly
secured and locked up.—The prisoner was asked if he had
anything to say, and he replied, " Nothing."—Mr. Long,
without inflicting a fine, committed the poisoner for •
month to the House of Corrections—An application was
subsequently made for a mitigation of punishment, on the
ground of the prisoner being " respectable," but the ma-
gistrate 'aid he should abide by his decision.

CLERKENWELL.—A B6l:7ll.—JoAn Ifiynes, a whip-
maker, residing at No. 16, St. James's-buildings, Clerken-
well, was charged with having committed a brutal assault
upon his wife, whose eyes were dreadfully blackened and
swollen, and who was in a weakly state in consequence of
other injuries she had received from the prisoner's violence ;
she had beta married to the prisoner twelve months,
and she was enceinte. She lived in the same house with the
prisoner and her mother. He was in the habit of quarrelling
with them and treating them with great violence. On the
previous evening he returned home and renewed his quarrels,
when he best her, knocked ha down, and jumped:upon her
body. He also made an attack upon her mother, who was
very much injured, and they gave him no provocation for
such brutal conduct. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that the prisoner's
conduct was cowardly, wanton, and brutal, and he fined him
in the penalty of 61., or, in default of payment, two months'
imprisonment in the House of Correction ; and also ordered
him to find two responsible sureties for his good behaviour
after he had paid the penalty or suffered the imprisonment.
He was then conveyed to prison.

LAMBETH.—CHARGE or SWINDLING.—J. Marson,
who described himself as a builder, was le-examined, charged
with obtaining goods from Messrs. Doulton and Co., potter',
Lambeth.—Police Constable W. Attlee stated that on the
Jay before, he attended at Clerkenwell police-court the ex-
amination of W. Lee, who, he had no doubt, was a confe-
derate of the prisoner, and aperson named R. Day, residing
at Eltham, in Kent, in various swindling tran-actions. It
transpired on the former examination of Monson, which
appeared in our paper of Saturday last, that Day bail been
introduced to Mr. Doulton as the owner of considereile
landed property, and as the prisoner's security for 701. worth
of stone piping, but who had since been ascertained was not
worth a farthing. Lee, the person in custody at Clerken.
well, was also found to have obtained goods to a considerable
amount, on a bill of exchange, the acceptance of Day, of
Eltham, and there could be no doubt that there were a
number of persons belonging to the gang.—Mr. Colbourn, a
greengrocer at Chelsea, proctured two cheques drawn by Mr.
It. Day, of Eltdmim, on tne banking-house of Messrs. }Jerrie',

Farquhar, and Co., of St. alatries'a-street, the one for 61. 10.. ,
and the other for 81.465., both of which be had cashed
for the prisoner; tint upon their being presented at
the bank the answer was, "no effects." The prisoner,
at the time witness gave him the cash for the
chequer, said that Mr. Day was a gentleman of considerable
fortune, and was shut to advance Idol 2001. or 3001. to assist
him in building 35 houses on Mr. Day's ground.—Mr. J.
Milner, chief cashier in the b taking-house of Messrs. Far-
quhar and Co., depceed that in the month of May last a
person of the name of Richard Day, of Elthans, Kent, paid
into the house 1061., and being introduced by a gentleman
who kept an account for some time with the firm was allowed
to open an account. The amount lodged by him was soon
paid oat on cheques sent in by him to a balance of 55., which
still remained to his credit, and since the exhaustion of the
deposit various bills of exchange and cheques had been ten-
dered for payment, but acre of course dishonoured. Amongst
the cheques brought for payment were the two produced.—
Police Sergeant Gaff deposed that R. Day occupied apart-
ments at the house of a shoemaker at Elitism, and in going
there in search of him he found a broker in possession of his
scanty furniture for rent —Remanded for a week.
SOUTH WARK.—A BALLET-DANCER no DISTRESS.—A.
Edgar, a thin, delicate-looking woman, dressed in faded
black, with a child in her arm', and described on the police-
sheet as a ballet-dancer, was brought before Mr. Cottingham,
charged with stealing • blanket and sheet front her ready-
furnished apartments.—E. Fuilaway stated that she lived in
Queen street, Lambeth, and that the prisoner took a read).
furnished room in her house at ss. a week, describing that
she had an engagement at one of the the &tree, and on that
account was generally occupied in her professional business
late at night. The prisoner took possession of her apart-
ment last week, and brought a child with her, and accord-
ing to her statement she went out every evening
and remained out late, leaving the child at home in
bed. On Saturday. last, during the absence of the prisoner,
complainant went into the room the occupied and missed a
blanket and sheet off the bed; and on her return home when
questioned she admitted she had pledged them at the pawn-
brokers' shop, and promised to redeem them immediately.
Not keeping her promise complainant gave her into custody.
The articles having been produced by the shopman were
identified by the owner ; and when the prisoner was asked
why she had acted so dishonestly her reply was that she and
her child were in great distress, and thatshe took the blauket
and sheet intending to redeem them the moment she could
get a little money. When asked from what quarter she
expected the money, and how she maintained herself,
her reply was that she was engaged as n ballet-
dancer or flguraste at the Strand Theatre, which she
quitted about a month ago, the manager leaving in
her debt ; and although she had made application
for the money repeatedly she could not obtain it. Since
she left the theatre, she had been gaining a scanty subeS-
tent* for herself and child by needlework. When asked
what her salary amounted to as a ballet-dancer, her reply
was that the had 6s. a week.—Mr. Cottingham said that the
prisoner's situation was to be deplored, but still she was not
justified in stealing her landlady's goods, to make her as
poor as she was herself; and that, under all the circum-
stances of the case, instead of inflicting a heavy penalty on
her for illegally pawning the articles, he should only fine
her 6d. but she must pay the money which she obtained on
the goods, amounting to 4s. 6d., before he should discharge
her.—The mitoner said that she should endeavour to raise
the money by 4 o'clock, until which time she was locked up,
and some female relation being apprised of the unfortunate
position in which she was placed attended and paid the
money. She was then discharged.

THAMES.—SEA WAOBS. QUEBEC EXTORTIONS.
Capt. J. Tonill, the master of the ship John Campbell, now
lying in the London Docks, was summoned at the instance
of P. Sloane, who claimed a balance of wages of 51. 72.—The
complainant stated, that he signed articles at Quebec for a
voyage to London u a boy, for which he was to receive 81.
per month. The voyage lasted one month and fourteen
days, making the amount due 121., of which he said he had
received 31. 45. at Quebec, and 31. Bs. Bd. on his arrival at
this port.—ln answer to the magistrate, he admitted that
he was no seaman. He had been a boy on board a Greenock
steam-tug, and did odd jobs.—Mr. Yardley : I suppose
you called out " Ease ar ! Stop ar ?" &c. (Laugh-
ter.)—" No, sir, we bad'nt nothing of that sort."
For the defence, Capt. Tovill said that, although the lad
was perfectly useless and &complete lubber, he had paid him
the full wages agreed on. The impositions to which masters
of vessels were subjected at Quebec were ruinous. Most of
the crew he had shipped had deserted from another vessel
called the Zephyr, and be had been compelled to pay able
seamen as high as 121. 10'. per month for the voyage. His
vouchers and papers' including the receipt of the com-
plainant for the full amount of his wages, were in the
owner's hands at Liverpool, but if the case were postponed
he could produce them.—The case was accordingly ad.
journed till this day (Friday
OBTAINING UOODB TIMER FALSE PRETENCES.— Wm.
Cunningham, a seaman late on board the ship Melia from
r Madras, now lying in the London Docks, was charged with
obtaining a suit of clothes and other articles from Mr. H.
Levy, general dealer and outfitter, of No. 12, High-street,
Shadwell, by representing himself to bee seaman on hoard
the Idelis, to have served in her 12 months, end to be en-
titled to the sum of 251. wages.—Some discussion ensued at
first as to whether the false pretence could be at all sustained
as the man was a seaman on board the Idelia, although not
entitled to the amount of wages he claimed, Mr. Yardley
holding this was not a false pretence. In a case where
an individual had obtained goods by representing himself
to be a student of Oxford, appearing in academical costume,
Mr. Justice Coleridge had held that it was a false pretence,
but here the prisoner did not sesame a garb be was not en-
titled to. The case, however, proceeded, and Mr. Levy
having been sworn, stated that on Tuesday the prisoner and
a shipmate came to his shop and represented that they be.
longed to the Idelia ; that they had joined her in the north,
had been in her atwelvemonth, and he was entitled to 251. He
wanted some clothes, end at first declared he would not tyke
them then, but at last said, " He might as well be hung for a
sheep as a lamb," and ordered them to be lent to his lodg-
ings in Fox's-lane, Shadwell. Witness had subsequently
ascertained that his whole story was incorrect; that he
was a discharged soldier, bad, smuggled himself on
board the vessel, and was not entitled to any wages.
—The prisoner, in defence, said the prosecutor had forced
the clothes on him. He did not wish them, but Mr.
Levy gave him something to drink, and made him take
them. He had money coming to him, which, if the captain
or mate were summoned to attead, they could prove.—Mr.
Yardley accordingly issued summonses, and some time after
the mate attended. He gave the prisoner a moat excellent
character, said he hid always done everything he was told,
had been the means of saving the ship, that he was wotth
21. a month, and would certainly receive more than enough
to liquidate the present claim —Mr. Yardley accordingly ffis-
mimed the case, ()burring that these slopeellers, when they
had forced their goods upon seamen, and then could not
obtain their money so readily as they wished, turned
round on them, and made charges similar to the present.

HAMMERSMITH.— Suzette or HownEB AT Hate-
-BINOTOW.—Mr. E. Chancellor, and others, owners of property
at Kensington. applied to Mr. T. Poynter for his assistance.
The owners of property and their tenants at Kensington
bars been subjest to annoyance from a man named T. Berry
laying claim to large estates at Kensington, Fulham, and
Hammersmith, on which numerous streets and squares have
tong since been erected. The tenants of the applicants
have, amongst others, received notices to pay no rent but to
Berry or his agents, and several of the tenants have conse-
quently paid no rent at all. A few days since a broker
was instructed by Mr. Chancellor to make a seizure for rent
at a house in Charles-street, Kensington-square, but he
found Berry in possenion, the tenant having given it up to
him. Mr. Purday, the broker, turned him out, and secured
the doors and windows. On Tuesday last it was found that
Berry, with a party of men, armed with blunderbusses and
o:her weapons, and accompanied by bulldogs, had broken
into the house, and, although repeated applications bad been
made, they refused to give tip possession. They therefore
applied to his worship for assistance.—Berry bad no known
residence, his general dwelling being one of the low lodging.
houses in Kensington.—Mr. Poynter, understanding that
there was no one in the house when the entry was made,
feared he bad no power to interfere. There was no proof of
violent possession baying been taken. He advised them to
take a policeman and some authorised person, and make a
demand for possession ; and if they were refused, he would
take their complaint, es he was satisfied that, in that case, he
would have power to act —This advice was followed, and,
on the return of the applicants, Mr. Chancellor said they
had been answered from the first-floor windows by persons
who said they would not give up possession' and that they
held possession from Mr. Berry, under an order from Mr.
Hassell, solicitor, of the New Adelphi Chambers—Mr.
Paynter, there being no proof of the taking forcible
possession, decided that he had no power to interfere.
They had their remedy in an indictment. The applicants
thanked the magistrate and left the court. Immediately
afterwards a decently-dressed woman entered the court, and
asked Mr. Nicholls, the clerk, how she was to act under the
following circumstances :—A few weeks ago, a man named
Berry applied to her to take lodgings at her house, 8, Port-
land-street, Kensington. He gave for a reference the fol-
lowing letter ;
New Adelpbl Chambers.
Madam,—Tt you will let Mr. Berry remain with you as tenant, I
will see you paid your rent in about a week or ten days. I have taken
his ciahn to the property at Kensington In band, and intend doing
my utmost to get 11.—Enwsito R. Boman.
A longer time than was stated in the letter having elapsed
withrut any appearance of rent, she wrote to the lawyer,
and that morning Mr. Berry had come in and abused her
becalm she had done eo, and said he should pay no rent;
the house was hie own, and he should turn her out of it.—
The magistrate had no jurisdiction in the matter.

MONEY MARKET.

THURSDAY EVINDI ii.

This eventful day of the settlement in Console has
passed over so far with much less of positive mischief
in the Stock Exeharge than might have been antici-
pated. Many of the out of doors speculators have
failed, it is understood, in meeting their engagements,
some to rather considerable amounts, but none yet
reported of any especial standing. In the house there
may, and doubtless have, been compromises, but hither-
to no declared failure has been reported. To-mer-
row, however, as the pay day, is more particularly
the day of trial, for although as the cheques for
stock or differences are crossed the fact of their pay-
ment at the banks drawn upon cannot really be
known until the day after, yet there is a usage no less
of honour and courtesy than of mutuality of interest
between debtor and creditor on the Stock 'Exchange,
which leads the former, when unable to meet the
payments of his cheques from the default of other
parties, or from his own losses when ho comes to

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