The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Ernest Muller and Nathan Davidson, who were charged
about a fortnight ago with having obtained money from
Mr. Sillem, of Crosby-square, merchant, were brought up
for final examination.
Davidson called with • certificate of recommendation,
purporting to be signed by the Rev. Dr. Calvet of the
German Lutheran Church, and sealed with a seal very like
that used by the rev. gentleman, in recommending objects
of charity.
The Mendieity officers had followed Davidson to No. 9,
Partridge-court, Gravel-lane, where they found Muller
engaged in writing a let's, for • female. The moment
they entered the room Muller endeavoured to throw his
seal into the fire, and to destroy several papers ; but he
was prevented from removing these or any other evidence
of guilt.
A young German, whom Muller had been instructing in
the English language, proved the handwriting of that
prisoner in the certificate presented to Mr. Silica, and in a
number of letters imploring compassion.
Hertford found upwards of 300 of these letters. One of
the letters was thus worded:
Sir,—The unfortunate always put their trust In God,
and look for the dispensation of his sovereign will to the
charitable of this world. Pr read tenderly tha request of
MI unfortunate. God caused you to be born in this high
essak to afford you the pleasure of doing good. The power
Off earving and making more happy is the real indemnifier'-
Yea for the fatigues, the disagreeable incidents, and the
positive • ude of your station. Leaning on this assur-
ance, I beg to appeal to your honour, trusting that you
may be induced to extend the band of benevolence."
In another letter Muller says, after having informed a
benevolent Jew, whose hand is for ever bestowing upon the
poor of all religions, that the passover is at hand, and
hunger precedes it,
" For my character and other circumstances I refer to
Mr. 11—, the circumciser, who is willing to accept money
and cloth on my account. Believe me, it is nothing but
the urgency of my position that compels me to have re-
currence to this expedient I have no friends and ac-
quaintances here ; but a good heart, like yours, is able to
save me from the horrors which surround me, and nearly
destroy my mind. God be with you in time and eternity,
and make you • tool in the hands of the Almighty disposer
to help the unfortunate petitioner.
BRITRACH."
he Lord Mayer then read to the prisoners the usual
form previously to committal, and asked them " whether
they wished to say anything." They said they did not wish
to make any observation, and were committed fur trial at
the Central Criminal Court.
BOW-STREET.
John Watson, Mary Doris, and Mary Ann Saunders,
were charged with being concerned in an attempted robbery
at the shop of M. Hawes, surgeon, of the Strand.
From the evidence of Mr. line, the prosecutor's managing
assistant, it appeared that a young man, not in custody,
went into the shop one evening, and affected to be suffering
from tooth-ache. He was invited into a room at the back
of the shop, and while the assistant was engaged in examin-
ing his tooth, the prisoner Watson entered the premises,
and coaceald himself behind the counter. In a few minutes
afterwards Mr. Rue had occasion to go there for something,
and he then saw the prisoner in his concealment. The latter
jumped up and made off for the door. Mr. Rue caught
him, and appealed to the gentleman with the tooth-ache, in
the back room, to come to his assistance. The pretended
customer, however, suddenly forgot his affliction, and
ran to the rescue of the prisoner, who was thus enabled to
I get into the street. Mr. Rua followed, but was pounced

upon immidwh ly ny the tau female prisoners, who had
he• n %etching outsi4e. A byp3sser, James Gosnell, and
const title 162 A, pursue-I the men, but were tripped up or
knocked down in the pruc- •s ; the ultimate result of the
eoufusion being th, • S:Aile of bath. The two women, how-
, ever, were caw str. d and retained in custody, anti, while at
the lleuse of Detesitios.,nnc of them (Saunders) was visited
by Watson, wh i wen, invatdiately idewitiva and appre-
hended by the constable, the latter having been on the
watch fur him t the prison.

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Mr. Henry, having ascertained that nothing was stoten
from the prosecutor's stt,,p, a.thouigh he was satisti-d tart
all the parties were (go ily COUCI rued iu the attempt, or-
dered the prisohers each t be committ:d to bard labour tor
three months.