The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COVETS.

BOW-STREET.

The driver of one of Mr. Thempeon's cabs, No. 834, was
summoned before Mr. Henry, by Mrs. Bell, of 38,
Woburn-place, for neglecting to furnish ,her with a ticket.
Mrs. Bell said that she employed the defendant at the
stand in Sosthampton-row, to drive her to Cheepside, and,
having paid him his fare, which was not disputed, she
said to him, " Now, you have not given me a ticket of your
number, although you know you are bound to do so imme-
diately on being hired." He replied, " I em not bound to
it without being asked; but I dare say I shall be able to
find you one, if I've got one left." Complainant told him
that be must know better, and, to teach him his duty, she
should take out a summons against hilt." He then
handed her ticket, saying, " You may summons me if you
like;" and accordingly she did so.
The defendant said that many people refused to take the
tickets, as they did not like to be bothered with:them, so he
only gave them when they were asked for.
Mr. Henry remarked that the refusal to take tickets
did not justity a breach of the obligation to give them.
A gentleman, who accompanied Mr., Bell, observed that
the ticket which had been given was not one of the new issue
ordered by the police commissioners.
Mr. Thempson's foreman said the new tickets had not
been given out to the men, as Mr. Thompson had some thou-
sands of the old ones on hand.

Mr. Henry cautioned him against using the old tickets.
The defendant was then tined 10e. and costs, or sever
days' imprisonment.
The money was paid.

firORSIIIP•STREET.

Henry Turboeg Hall, a respectably dressed, middle-aged
person, was charged with having *Maimed, by false and
fraudulent repreeentaticas, the sum of W. 55., and three
pairs of boots, to the value of 21., from Mr. John Rushy,
a shoemaker, in St. JoiWo-row, Duke-street.
The prosecutor stated that in the early part of November
his house was burgle:toady entered, and plundered of pro-
perty to the amount d between 401. and M. One of the
thieves was shortly after captured, sad committed for trial
at the Middlesex Salim, where he was convicted of the
offence, and scuttle's& to mine meathe' imprisonment.
Shortly before the Widths prima peosatad himself at his
house, and having siosiested lamed! me a qualified attor-
ney who bad bees seemsively espied la several similar
cams, offered his predamlssal modem to conduct the pro-
secutioa. Upea the filth of his representations, witness
consented to employ him in that esparity, and furnished
him with funds to the amount ef M. do., for the purpose
of enab:ing him to tittle counsel sad procure a copy
of the depoeitions, the prisoner having at the same time
' assured him that the amount would be refunded by the
county, and that he would guarantee Its repayment to him
, immediately after the trial. After the burglar was con-
! vieted the prisoner called upon the prosecutor, and said the
missy had not yet been paid, but, as his own expenses
would amount to V. he would take goods from the shop to
that amount. Accordingly he selected three pear of boots
and took them away. It had since appeared that 21.6 e.
had been paid to the prisoner on account of the expenses of
the trial, and that the prisoner bad given a false address,
and bad been acting as an attorney without a certificate,
" which rendered him liable to a penalty of 51.
The prisoner said he had faithfully discharged his duty
towards the prosecutor, and there was no ground for the
prestnt charge.
Sir. Hamann considered that the case required the
fullest inquiry, and ordered the prisoner to find bail, him-
self in 101.11. and two sureties in 501. each, to appear again
on Saturday nest.

Janata Mullins, formerly and for many years an active
detective officer belonging to the K division of police, for
which service he enjoys a pension of 321. per annum, and
latterly an officer in the employment of the South-Eastern
Railway Cowany, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott,
on a charge of plundering the campsny to a ossasielerable ex-
tent. derjeant Carpenter, of the K division of pollee, depod
' that, in consequence of repeated and extensive robberie ses
of
valuable parcels from the Bricklayer's Arms Station of the
South-Eastern Railway, he had been employed b the com-
pany for the last two months in endeavouring to Sad out the
thief. From information which had reached him he was in-
duced to search the house of the prisoner, who was one of
the officers at the station, on the day before, and there
found dresses made up from, and considerable portions of,
the misting property. He questioned the prisoner about
the possession of the property, end after some hesitation,
he said he had purchased it in Petticoat-lane, but could
hot say from whom. Amongst the property was a case of
mathematical instruments, and thee* he said he had pur-
chased for his ion. Upon marching the home of the
prisoner, be found several deplisates for property pletifed, '
whisk answered the &weir** et Nate of that Wean,