The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE CO URTS.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

It will be recOiloWe7ltiiiiless---rs.Pawso7and Co., of St.
Paul's-churchyard, through their solicitors, made a com-
plaint at this court against parties who bad put forth hand-
bills to the effect that a vast quantity of silk goods, velvets,
linens, &c., valued at 174,0001., bad been saved from the
" great fire in St. Paul's churchyard," and were to be sold
at as " alarming sacrifice" at the Society of Painters is
Water Colours' Room, Suffolk-street ; that the statements
in the bills were unauthorised and untrue, and that it was
the desire of the firm to expose the imposition, and to put
the public on their guard. Oa the Wednesday after this
application war made, Mr. Parry came to the court and ap-
plied, on behalf of Mews. Phillips and Manson, the par.
ties who had taken tho premises in Suffolk-street, and
whose names were on the bills complained of by Messrs.
Pawson and Co., for summonses for conspiracy and libel
against Mr. Owen, Secretary to the London Trade Protec-
tion Society, 170, Regent-street, for issuing a handbill dam
offensive character.

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Mr. Bingham said he would take time to consider his
decision, and hinted that he thought it was hardly the right
course to take by the Society for the Protection of Trade,
even though they might propou to themselves to protect
the public, that of circulating offensive handbills.
Yesterday Mr. Hutchinson appeared before Mr. Bing-
ham, and begged to renew his application on behalf of Meters.
Phillips and Manson, of Pall-mall, for summonses for con-
spiracy and libel against Mr Owen, the secretary to the
lead* Protection Society, Regent-street, and other persons
connected with the same society. Since the application was
first made, the offensive handbills had been discontinued,
but having been informed Mr. Owen bad stated it was his
intention to annoy the complainants in another way, he must
press for the decision of the roam
Mr. Trevethan Spicer said he appeared on behalf of the
London Trade Protection Society, and was quite ready to
go into the cue, and to produce facts justifying the proceed-
ings of his clients.
Mr. Bingham interrupted the learned gentleman, and
said sa Mr. Oeren bad taken the hint he gave him on the
law of the cue, and bad discontinued the issuing the hand-
bide, he should refuse to grant the summonses.
The parties and their friends left the court.
Uhriatopher Me/yriesm, a young gentleman, 19 years of
age, reported to be nearly related to a family of distinction,
and John Cody, a lad, aged 17, having the appearance of a
costermonger, wore charged with having been found in
Hyde park on Sundsy evening, inciting each other to
lewdness.

Mr. Bingham committed both prisoners for trial.
HAMMERSMITH.
Was. Jones was charged with the following fraud.
Mr. C. W. Wharton, of No. 93, St. Martin's-lane, stated
that his sister-in-law. Mrs. Elizabeth Wharton, kept a boot
and shoe shop, at No. 41, High-street, Notting-hill, and
also at No. 91, in the same street, which was managed by
the prisoner, who had been in the service about six months.
It was the duty of the prisoner to account to Mrs. Wharton
every evening for the business transaction.: of the day. In
muaguinee of something that had transpired witness em-
ployed a man on Friday evening last to purchase a pair of
boots of the prisoner at the shop No. 31, High-street. He
did so, and paid the prisoner 10s. 6d. for them. When the
shop was closed he examined the prisoner's account book,
and found an entry that the boots had been sold for 9s. ed.
Witness challenged the prisoner with having received
10s. 6d. for the boots, which he admitted, and gave witness
the 'billing.
The prisoner, in defence, said be had had the manage-
ment of severdshops, and it was always the practice that
when goods were sold at extra profits te place a portion of
it to those goods that were sold at short profits. When in
the shop, persons were in the habit of bating them down
in the price of the goods, and es they never liked to tarn
away a customer, they sold the goods at short profits, and
made it up afterwards when they sold goods at other prices.
Mr. Wharton said, another shopman in the service of
Mrs. Wharton was charged at that court, some time since,
under similar circumstances, and a similar defence was then
set up, and witness afterwards directed the prisoner not to
adopt such a practice while in the service of his sister-in-
law. _ _

The
prisoner denied having received any directions of
that description, ai.cl said the ahopman at No. 41 wu per-
fectly aware of two instances in which he adopted the prac-
tice at No. 31.

The ihOpznn alluded to said he was not aware of the
fact. _ _

Mr. Beadon said the prisoner would have to repeat that
statement to •jury. It was not the way to keep amounts,
as he was of opinion that it opened the door to very great
frauds. He remanded the prisoner, to allow the polio' an
opportunity of inquiring into the matter.

AN AVALANCHE recently fell from one of the
highest mountains is the department of the Ariege, and
carried death and destruction in its coarse. Trees, crops.
houses, farm buildings, animals, and men were swept away
before it. A hamlet celled Reboul was completely buried.
As soon as the catastrophe was known at the neighbouring
commune of Angst, the inhabitants hastened to render as-
sistance. During 24 hour., 400 men worked hard amidst
ruined building., snow, icicles, and rocks. They dug out
alive a dour. persons, many of whom were much bruised,
and partly frozen. Nine corpses were found, and the
search was going on when the last accounts let. The loss
of property is said to be very great.
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