The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-14 00:00:00

POLICE.-YESTERDAT.

MANSION-HOUSE.--A LefoaL Rionr, IMPORTANT
TO COMMERCIAL TRAVIILLEIML—Mr. Lawrence, of No. 66
and 67, Leadenhall-street, clothier, was summoned before
the Lord Mayor by Mrs. Elizabeth Thorne, " for unlawfully
detaining seven packages, containing wearing apparel and
other articles of value, together 101., the property of Thomas
and EdwardThorne."—Mr.T. Montague, of the bar, attended
for Mrs. Thorne. He stated that the real complainants were
Messrs. Thorne, who had recently commenced the business
of tailors in Lewes, where Mr. Lawrence's traveller obtained
an order from them of 501. worth of goods, 20/. of which they
paid in cash, and gave a bill at four months for the remain-
der, which would not be due until the 22nd December. Not
finding the place to answer their expectations, they resolved
to leave it, packed up their goods and sent them by railway
to London under the care of Mrs. 'Thorne. Their seizure by
Mr. Lawrence was therefore a gross trespass, as a sale had
been effected by which the right of ownership became dis-
tinctly vested in the complainants. The defendant's soli-
citor admitted the correctness of this statement, as regarded
the sale of the goods, but added that that sale had been in-
duced by a misrepresentation on the part of the Messrs.
Thorne, who informed the traveller that they had come from
Manchester directly to Lewes, which was not the fact. So
matters remained until the 31st of October last, when Mr.
Lawrence received information from a tradesman at Lowe',
that the Mean. Thorne were sending their goods in pack-
ages to London, by the Brighton Rahway, marked with the
name of Cowan. Mr. Lawrence, upon receiving the com-
munication, determined to obtain restitution if possible, and
seeing the packages lying on the ground at the terminus,
asked Mrs. Thorne what they contained. The answer was
evasive, whereupon he said that he was the creditor of
Messrs. Thorne, that he was resolved to know whether any
of his stock was in the packages, and if such
were the case, to detain it. Mrs. Thorne immediately
tore off from the packages the address-cards, but not before
Mr. Lawrence had seen the name of " Cowan " upon each
of them. Under these circumstances, Mr. Lawrence consi-
dered himself justified in detaining them. Mrs. Thorne
subsequently called upon Mr. Lawrence, who told her that
if she showed to him that the packages did not contain his
good*, he would at once give them up, but she refused that
alternative, and, placing the matter in the hands of a solici-
tor, the present proceeding was adopted.—Mr. Lawrence
contended that the goods were obtained under false preten-
ces.--Mr. Montague said that, assuming that all the pro-
perty which came from Lewes had been received from Mr.
Lawrence, a thing by no means proved, there was not the
least colour of a legal right in the course pursued by Mr.
Lawrence. It was clear from the invoice that four months
credit had been given, and the bill would not be due till the
, 22nd of December. It was admitted that 201. had been
paid out of the 501. With respect to the imputations against
his client, what could, after all, be said ? They had taken a
shop at Lewes which did not succeed, and they were about
to try elsewhere. As to the fictitious name spoken of, there
was, in fact, none, for Mrs. Thorne had a sister whose
name was Cowan' to whose care the packages were
consigned. But, after all, the question was strictly
• legal question, and nothing but a legal question.
—The Lord Mayor : It is clear to me that Mr. Lawrence has
no right to detain the geode. It is certainly my impression
that the ownership of the goods received by the complain.
ants from Mr. Lawrence is vested in the complainants.—Mr.
Lawrence's solicitor submitted that there was an intent to
detrand.—The Lord Mayor said that he did not know what
might be the result of a charge of conspiracy, but it appeared
to him that the complainants had a legal right. Mr. Law-
rence's traveller went round with his eyes open, and be
chose to take part, and give credit for the rest. There was
no ground for detention of the goods. If I am wrong, my
legal adviser will set me right —Mr. Lawrence's Solicitor :
Then, my lord, you decide that we are to giveup the goods?
—The Lord Mayor : I do not consider that you are justified
in detaining them ; you cannot do so legally.—The parties
then retired.

BOW-STREET.—DEATE FROM FORTOUS DRIVING.—
Daniel Dories, a carman, was charged before Mr. Jardine
with having caused the death of an old man, named Martin
Canlfiel/41, by running over him.—Mr. J. Lund, inspector of
the A division of police, described the accident as occurring
at Whitehall.—The deceased, a porter in Hungerford Market,
I in attempting to.crose the road with a sack on his shoulder,
was struck on the temple by the shalt of the cart driven by
the prisoner, who was proceeding from Charing-cross at the
rate of seven miles an hour. The old man was knocked
down, the cart passed over his arm, and he was at once con-
veyed to the hospital, where he had since died.—Mr. C.
Watford, of 43, Palace-road, Lambeth, cabinet-maker, made
a similar statement, adding, in reply to the Court, that he
did net think the defendant was quite blameless. He con-
sidered him chargeable with carelessness, but not with reck-
lessness. He thought he might have pulled up in time.
Both the witnesses said the man appeared very sorry for the
accident, and after it had occurred did everything in his
power to assist the deceased.—Mr. Jardine said he should
remand him, but that as he did not appear to have been
guilty of recklessness or bad driving he should take bail,
himself in 1001., and two sureties in 601. each.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—REWARD or DlSHO-
irssnr.—An Irish servant, named Honors Murphy, was
seat for trial at the suit of her mistress, a milk-vender, named
Morehouse, living in Lisle-street, for robbing her of a consi-
derable sum of money, cellected from different customers,
and, as suppled, taken frost the till. Before the girl was
committed for trial she had eome to court to complain that
her saistreis had takes a sum of about 71. out of her box, and
had refused to give it up. Tire witness said, that having ob-
tained sufficient proof to satisfy herself of the girl's systema-
tic dishonesty, she required her, in the presence of another
person, to open her box, in which about 181., principally in
silver sad copper, were found. The
.girl admitted she had
no money when she entered her service ; and on being re-
quired to account for all the money she had received as wages
and expended, could only justify the pcmaistan of about 111.,
the balance was considered as stolen property, and was placed
in the hands of the police to abide the issue of the trial,
which took place last sessions' ending in her acquittal,
after a deliberation on the part of the jury of about an hour
and a half. Yesterday the girl presented herself before Mr.
Hardwick, to require the money in the hands ofthe police to
be delivered up to her.—Mr. Hardwick told Ism he had no
doubt she would receive the money, but be was bound to tell
her that he was still of opinion—in which the judge who tried
her appeared to coincide—that she had not .-rinse by it
honestly.—Mrs. Morehouse said that since the apprehenaon
of the girl she had discovered a number of other cum of em-
embezalent in addition to those already brought forward. sad
that she had moreover been subjected to another kind
of annoyance. A number of Irish people, friends of
the girl, hail insulted and threatened her in her own
house, Ind had so terrified her servants that they