The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-14 00:00:00

THE EX PRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1851.

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A summons had been taken out, at instance or Mr
Simoeds, of Southampton-row, II tall(ll..pure, silversmith
winst the proprietors of the Symposium, Gore House,
Messrs Soyers and Symonds. The amount claimed was 6:401.
Mr. Bagley appeared in support of the summons ; Mr.
Lucas was tor it. defendants.

A preliminary objection was taken that the summons did
not set forth that it was returnable in the Court of Bank-
ruptcy, London; but this was overruled. A further ob-
jection was that the two partners in the firm were sum-
moned by their respective names, and that the title of the
firm was omitted; hut his Honour held that the names of
the parties was sufficient. It was also objected that the
number of the house was stated in the affidavit and not
in the summons. This objection was also overruled.
Mr. Lucas then said he had to dispute the validity of the
debt. It was alleged to have arisen in respect of arrears
due under a verbal agreement, whereby the defendants had
agreed to pay Mr. Simmonds 1001. a week for the use of
glasses, plate, tables, and other articles, which he had sup-
plied to their establishment. One of the partners, it ap-
peared, had only joined the concern on the 12th of July
last—a former partner, a Mr. Feeney, having retired on
the Rh ofJ uly. With the former partners there had been
a written agreement, whereby a much smaller sum than
100 t. was payable weekly ,• and there was no evidence to
render the new partnership liable for a larger sum.
Mr. Bagley called a servant of the plaintiff's who spoke
to interviews between the plaintiff and one of the defend-
ant., and deposed that 1001. a week was distinctly agreed to
as the sum to be paid. There was then on arrest of GOOF.,
and one of the partners promised to I.ly 2001. on account,
on consideration of the plate, &c., not being disturbed.
Mr. Lucas submitted that there was no debt due. The
plaintiff had been paid 5201. between the Ilth of July and
the 3rd of September ; and this was the full amount due
according to the terms of the written agreement. He pro-
posed to examine the debtors themselves.
His Honour did not think he could hear the evidence of
the parties themselves, the new act not having yet come into
operation.
Mr. Lucas was willing to postpone the case till the Ist of
November ; but this was objected to. Mr. Lucas then con-
tended that the original agreement in writing was still in
force, and could not be varied by any subsequent parole
agreement. It was most exorbitant to say that 1001.
a-wee k, or 5,0001. a year, was to be paid for the use of
these articles.
Mr. Bagley submitted that the original agreement had
terminated with the termination of the first partnership on
the ith of July last; and that the existing one had been en-
tered into and ratified by the new partners. He thought
the parties ought to be called on to give security to abide
the result of an action.
His Honour said it appeared to him to be a case in which
security must be given ; he would allow • week for that
purpose.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS,—YEsunaty.

......
The sitting's of the court for the October Quarter Ses-
sion were resumed this morning at the Guildhall, West-
minster, by adjournment from Clericenwell, before Mr.
Serjeaut Adams, assistant judge, and a bench of migis-
trates. There were ll caws fur trial, 35 of felony, and
six of misdemeanour. .

The learned judge, in charging the grand jury, said
that he was glad at all limos to meet grand juries, but be
was particularly glad to meet them on that occasion, as
they were all summoned, he was informed, from nue parish
in the City of Westiniaater, which bad of late frequently
' been mentioned in that court—he meant the parish of St.
Clement Danes—which was a perfect disgrace to the whole
metropolis. Ile had thought it necessary to rebuke the
authorities of that parish for not doing certain things ; a
meeting hail been held at which he had been censured,
for what he had so said, and still they had began
to do what he said they ought to do, awl for sating
which he had been condemned. In that parish was New-
castle-court, where houses of the most infamous descrip-
tion abounded, and where robberies were so frequent that
three were tried in this court in one session. Houses of
the worst possible character were in several streets in the
parish, and, above all, there was the unsurpassed infamy of
liolywell-stre:t—altogether a state of things which it was a
disgrace fur any parish to suffer to exist. Ile was glad to
say, however, that the parish authorities had awakened to
a senseof their duty, for at the last sitting of the court at
Westminster they had come forward and prosecuted some
persons who had-been concerned in a robbery in Newcastle-
court. and this was what they ought to do. l'rosecutions in
such cases, and prosecutions of brothel-keepers, must be by
the parish; and he was quite sure that it was the desire of
the great body of the inhabitants of St. Clement Danes,
who were undoubtedly respectable, that these things should
he got rid of. Under an old statutelit was lawful for any two
persons to proaecute the keeper of a house of ill fame if the
parish would not, and they were entitled to receive rewards
of 10/. for each conviction. This course was adopted some
! time ago by two persons, one of whom was now insolvent,
and the other gone nobody knew where, in consequence of
the parish authorities basing declined to prosecute when
the matter was before a magistrate. And in the end, these
very persons sacked each 701. of the ratepayers' money, in
addition to which the parish had to pay tho whole of the
costs of the prosecution of seven persons, and the day after the
money was paid thehouse was carried on as a house of ill fame
as usual, the prosecutors having when they gut the reward
attained every object they ever had in instituting the pro-
ceedings, not casing one straw whether the house was or
was not a brothel. Where these abominations t xi+teil it

was the duty of the parish to prosecute if they would
not, the prosecuting parties should be the commi.siontrs
of police, or some other public body, and those parishes
who manfully and earnestly set about the work of putting
down evils of the nature lie had mentioned might rely
upon the co-operation of the court, and depend upon all
parties convicted being visited with the full punishment of
the law. . _

After receiving the usual instructions as to the discharge
of their duty, the grand jury retired to their room.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.

Robert Serjeant,:i7ciii,and Hobert Caswell, aged 10
years, were brought before Sir Peter Laurie for final ex-
amination upon the charge of having robbed Mr. Deputy
hale, of Queen-street and Gresham-street, of gold and
silver amounting to 191. or 201.
Upon the first examination it was proved that the ware-
house of Mr. hale, in Queen-street, was robbed by some
person who, it was believed, had, before the warehouse was
closed, hidden himself in the premises, and at night es-
caped through the window, leaving a candle burning in a
gallipot; that Robert Serjeant, who was an errand boy in
the house, had not made his appearance when the men
were about to be discharged from the house ; and that he
and the other prisoner were apprehended at Greenwich,
having in their possession sovezeigns and silver, and new
clothes.

Inspector Mitchell, of the City police, who had insti-
gated the case, and caused the boys to be apprehended,
produced two other boys who had been companions of the
prisoners.
The new witnesses, each of whom was 13 years old, said
that before the robbery was committed Serjeant had told
them that he intended to rob his master, and that Caswell
was to wait fur him outside, and that they were invited to
be of the party, but refused, as they did not relish the job ;
that the way in which the robbery was to be effected was as
follows:—Serjeant was to hide himself in a shed in the
premises, and to wait there till the men and the master
were gone, after which he was to let in Caswell, and they
were then to break open the counting-house door, and to
take away the gold, lots of which was in the desk, but they
were not to meddle with the bank notes.
Inspector Mitchell said the thief had not taken the bank
notes from the desk.
The usual caution having been read,
The prisoner Caswell said—The fact is we all signed to rob
Mr. lisle for some time, but Serjeant put it off from night
to night. It was to have taken place on the night the Lord
Mayor was elected. I had promised Seneant to be outside
on the night the robbery was done, but I did not go. He,
however, called upon me afterwards and told me he had
succeeded, and so we went off together and were appre-
hended at Greenwich with some of the money about us.
The prisoner Serjeant—These boys wanted me to get
some money and I agreed to rob my muter. I got between
the ceiling and the roof of the warehouse until the men
and my master were all gone, and then I got down and I
called to Caswell who promised to be outside, but as he did
not answer me I went down, opened the counting-house
door, broke open the desk, took the sovereigns, opened the
window, and got out, leaving a candle lighted. That's all.
Sir Peter Laurie asked the police whether they suspected
that any men were concerned in inducing these children to
engage in such an undertaking ?
Inspector Mitchell believed the prisoners to be quite ca-
pable of undertaking a burglary without any other assist •
ante, and that Seneent, although so very young, had been
in custody in April upon the charge of basing stolen a
hone and cart.

The prosecutor said he had employed the boy because he
knew his father to be a very honest and industrious person.
The prisoners were then committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.
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An elderly female named Rachael Menzies was brought
up on a warrant, charged with having on the 30th April
last obtained the sum of 501. under false pretence of making
interest to procure an office in the gist of the Lords of the
Admiralty.
Mr. Swainson, from the office of the solicitor to the Ad-
miralty, conducted the prosecution.
Alexander Beale said-1 reside at No. 1, Wellington-
terrace, Clapham-rise, and have been in the service of •
solicitor as a clerk. On the lith of last April, 1 caused aa
advertisement to be inserted in the Times newspaper offer-
ing a douceur of 2001. to any person who could procure for
me • situation under government, or other situstion legally
attainable, and about the middle of the same day received a
letter by post signed with the initials " R. F.,'' and dated
front 9, Denmark-street, Soho, inquiring if an appoint-
ment in Somerset-house, the salary commencing with

901., and progressing to several hundreds, or i situa•
tion in a commondal establishment, commencing with
701. and programing to 5001., would suit the ad-
vertiser • that • deposit of 50/. would be required
for the tint SOW. when the nomination took place, and the
reashathir whoa **duties of the office would be entered
Opts, at the amp tins requesting that the advertiser would
state his mat age ; la reply to which I sent an answer,
agreeing to sorts& modifications of the terms, and then
roomed another letter, mentioning that it would be necee-

nary to see the wererary to the Admiralty, and same influ-
ential persons at Lloyd's, hut all the great people were taen
out of town, appointing that I should call on the following
Tuesday, adding that her claims on both establishments
were of a much higher order than the situation in question.
In accordance with the appointment I c died, and was
shown into a room where Um prisoner was, whir u she said,
" I suppose you are astonished at finding you have
to treat with a lady ? I am the person with whom
you have been corresponding." I had previously received a
communication, signed " Itachael Fisher," to the effect that
her father had been a captain in the Royal nary,and received
a valuable piece of plate from Lloyd's for services rendered
to the shipping interest, and at his death promises were
given by government to his family, which they had recently
received together with expectations of greater value from
Sir F. Baring and other persons high in office. Dur-
ing the interview, I preferred an appointment in the Admi-
ralty, upon which she saint a deposit of fifty pounds would
be required to defray her expenses in town, and to serve as
"a golden key " to the clerks in the shape of fees for the
information they could furnish respecting vacancies that
might occur, and on telling her that ho would require sonic
security fur the deposit in the shape of a bill of exchange,
she said she had no doubt her landlord, Mr. Atomics,
would give his acceptance, at the same time producing let-
ters from Sir F. Baring and the other authorities at the Ad-
miralty. Alter making arrangements when I was to call again
to come to some conclusiou about the deposit and bill, I left,
and shortly after received a note mentioning that her landlord
was quite agreeable to lend his name, and that the situation
could immediately be entered upon when the deposit was
made, appointing a time to pay another visit, which I did,
and she said it was usual to give some money to bind such an
agreement, when I gave her a sovereign, out of which a
stamp was purchased. and I drew on Wilson Menzies for
.391. at six months, which I left with her upon promising
not to ask for any additional security in her name. The
neat day she called at my house with the bill, and I handed
her 471. 155., deducting the sovereign and interest, at the
same time giving her a memorandum to pay the remainder
when the situation was conferred upon me. The money
consisted of a 2ul. Bank of England note, two tell. notes, and
the remainder in gold and silver.
Mr. Jardine—lt was left open to you which establishment
you would prefer being appointed in ?
Witness—l preferred the Admiralty, but she said she
should see the Secretary before she could give me an
answer.
Mr. Swainson said that the name of the First Lord and
the secretary to the Admiralty having been repeatedly
used, although no specific engagement had been made by
the prisoner, the learned counsel who hail been consulted
upon the subject wa: of opinion that the case ought to be
proceeded wink.
Mr. Jardine saint that the prosecutor hail certainly entered
into a contract by giving the bill, aunt even the negotiation
fo: the sale of a situat:on in a public office might be a cri-
minal act, but it was well known that Lloyd's was not all
establishment under the government, and the safer course
to pursue would be to look upon it as a misdemeanour and
call upon the prisoner to find bail until he could look over
the acts of parliament b?aring upon such a charge.
The prisoner said that when the bill became due it would
be taken up ; and, being provided with the required sure-
ties, she was ordered to be in attendance when salted upon•

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POISONING AT THURLOW.—Another disgraceful
attempt at poisoning has occurred at Thurlow, near Haver-
hill, whereby a family of five persons have nearly been
sacrificed. It appears they were attacked with violent pain
and sickness, soon after partaking of a pudding; for a
considerable time they were in great danger; but fortu-
nately medical assistance was near, and by judicious ma-
nagement, and from the peculiar effect in some instances
where arsenic lass been administered in large (loses,
vomiting took place. It is hoped that no death
will be the result, but the sufferers are still in a pre-
carious state. The vile attempt was soon known, and
the village was in a state of great excitement. Suspicion
attached to a man in the house, who had been known to
have purchased arsenic within the last fortnight, sold by a
village shopkeeper in violation of the recent law to prevent
the sale of that deadly poison; and it is hoped the penalty
will be levied to make example for others. A meeting of
magistrates took place on Saturday, and it was determined
[ that the fullest investigation should take place. Mr. Bates,
of Thurlow, the medical gentleman who has the case in
hand, was requested to take portions of the suspected loud-
ding that had been vomited, and various samples of flour,
to Mr. Deck, of Cambridge, who has subjected them to a
rigid analysis, the result of which has proved the presence
of a large quantity of arsenic in the pudding, and in two
quantities of flour. The suspected person was immediately
taken into custody, and a meeting of magistrates has been
called at Haverhill, before whom Mr. Decks summoned to
give evidence, when it is hoped that the perpetrator of this
diabolical attempt at wholesale murder will he discovered.
The affair has thrown light upon many severe cases of sud-
den illness that have lately taken place in this village, not
parties connected with tho family. Great mystery is at-
tached to the affair, as no motive can be imputed to the
I suspected party.—Cambridge Chronicle.

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