The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-01 00:00:00

MANI;FACTUREVB.

nil. was an action in which the defendant, a manufac-
turer of Preston and Manchester, sought to recover the value
of a quantity of cotton goods which he alleged were obtained
by fraud and were improperly detained by the defendants.
A firm in Manchester, trading under the name of John
Heriott and Co., obtained from the plaintiff in April last,
cotton goods valued at 4,0501., the terms being cash in three
days. When Mr. Leigh went for his money he found Mr.
Heriott's office crowded by clamorous creditors. Ultimately,
they all, including the plaintiff, were satiated by cheques
upon Masterman and Co., which were subsequently dis-
hocoureil. The plaintiff then found that his goals were in the
hands of the defendants, packers, at Manchester, who had a
lien upon them. The plaintiff demanded that they should
be given up to him, but the defendants, ,by the advice of •
committee of Heriott's creditors refused to give them up.
For the defence it was contended that Mr. Heriott (who is
now in a private lunatic asylum) was justified in anticipa-
ting a rise in the market when he purchased the goods in
dispute, and that subsequent events had proved the justice
of his anticipations. The jury, after • brief consultation, re-
turned a verdict for the defendants, finding that there bad
been no dishonest intention or fraud on the part of Mr.
Hatiott.

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

George JeaLies,l2, and John Stroud, 15, were charged
with robbing Mts. Davie, the wife of a dam) tam, in Little
13e11-alley. _ . .

The Prisoner Jenkins bad been employed to carry out
milk for the last two months, and money had been re.
peatedly missed from the cashbox, which was kept locked
up in a drawer, about 101. in all. The key of the drawer
bad also been missed, and one day the prisoner was seen
with the key in his hand in her bedroom. When taken
into custody and asked what be had done with the money,
he said he had spent 21. in riding about the " Heath"
with the other prisoner, and le. be gave for a pair of pistols,
Is. for bullets, and Bs. for having his fortune told. He
had also given 21. to Stroud to go into the country
with, and had secreted V. in the back yard. Stroud was
then taken into custody, and, from the conversation
which was overheard between them when locked up, it was
clear that they were accomplices in the robbery.
Alderman Carter, who said he had heard of greater
depravity or more craft and cunning than had appeared in
the prisoners' conduct, committed Jenkins for six months,
and Stroud for only four months.

DOW-STREET.
Alfred George Gregory, conductor of • Melchior omnibus,
Ins charged with refusing to convey a passenger.
Mrs. Essex, a lady residing at Camden-town, said she was
about to enter defendant's omnibus with a friend, a young
lady from the country, when he asked her bow far she was
going. Declining to reply she entered the omnibus and
took a seat. She was closely followed by another lady, wbo
had got between her and her (need as the latter was about
to follow. Defendant shut the door, and said she should
not ride in the omnibus. Mrs. Essex said she would get out
rather than be separated from her friend, who was •
stranger in London. Defendant would not let her out but
slammed the door and called to the macho= to drive on.