The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-25 00:00:00

POLICE.-SATIMDAT.

MANSION-HO USE. —T et NEW SEAMEN'S Remoras
TION Act.—G. V. George was charged with having deserted
the Nereid at Quebec.—Capt. Escott deposed that in some
quence of the defendant leaving the vessel the utmost incon-
venience was sustained, and it was necessary to give a much
higher rate of wages for a substitute.—The prisoner made no
defence.—The Lord Mayor said that complaints of the deser-
tion of seamen were doily made by the owners, and to the
commercial world it was of the utmost importance that every
means should be adopted to check an evil of such magnitude.
—Mr. Coleman, clerk in the registrar-general's office, in-
formed the Lord Mayor that there was great difficulty in pre-
veiling upon the owners to appear against delinquents. The
owners almost invariably either refused to attend, or refused to
take notice of the communications made to them from the re-
girrar-general's office of the appearance of seamen charged
with the offence of desertion. In many cases he was com-
pelled to take out summonses for their appearance.— IV. W.
King, second mate to the Acadia, was charged with having
deserted from his vessel at a North American port.—The
Lord Mayor committed the defendant for thirty days, and
regretted that the law did not allow him to inflict a heavier
penalty, as a person in such a capacity ought to have set a
better example to the rest of the crew.
CHARGE OP EMBEZZLEMENT.—J. Salmon, late a COM-
!Nereid traveller to Messrs. Turner and Wilson, coffee
dealers, of Mark-lane, was finally examined charged with
embezzliug 751. The total amount which the prisoner had
embezzled exceeded 5001., bnt the above was the only charge
proceeded upon. Among other of prosecutor's customers,
the prisoner collected 751. from Mr. Bill, grocer, of New-
mole which he had omitted to remit through the branch
bank, as directed. He had, when first detected, declared
that he had remitted the money ; but this proved incorrect,
as was deposed to by Mr. Durham, the cashier of the bank.
Since the defalcations were discovered, the prisoner had
written to Messrs. Turner and Wilson delarang his 'defi-
ciencies, requesting time, and offering terms of payment. —,
He was fully committed.
GUILDHALL.—Cgaitoie OT FaAVD.—IL Farmers ,
alias R. Williams, formerly a clerk to Messrs. Houton and
Co silk mercers and hosiers, of Newington causeway, was
charged with a series of frauds upon a number of the prin-
cipal warehousemen and silk mercers in the City. In every
cue but the last he had succeeded in obtaining goods to a
considerable amount. He always stated himself to be in
the employ of Meters. Hunton and Co. ,• and their principal
buyer, Mr. Atkinson, being busily employed on some other
matters, he was desired by his employers •to obtain goods,
which he had done among numerous fines, to amounts vary-
ing from 51. to 161. His last call was on the firm of Coster
and Co , Miik.street, when, in consequence of some suspicion
entertained of his statement, a messenger was despatched to
Messrs. Prittle. Mr. Bean, the principal warehouseman,
attended, and rem/Iliad the prisoner uhaving defrauded
them the previous week, and he was given into csatody. In
every instance a clear case was eatablished, and Alderman
Hughes committed him for trial.
BO W- ST R E ET. —Ex ICTINO ILLEGAL INTEREST.— T.
Baker, pawnbroker, of Stsnhope-street, Clare-market, was
charged with demanding more than the legal interest —Mrs.
Eniver stated that on the Bth of April she pledged articles at
the shop of the defendant for 2e. 6d., and on the 9th inst.
redeemed them, and paid 31d. demanded by the defendant
as interest. She applied to this court to know if the charge
was not unjust, and discovered that she had been chargeda
halfpenny more than she should have paid.—J. Simpson
said that the complainant called on kim, and he accompanied
her to the defendant, who laid he know he had charged be-
yond the legal interest, and wished he had charged more.
This the defendant denied.—The defendant was fined 51. ;
and expressed a determination to appeal against the deci-
sion. .

STRANGE CONDUCT OP ♦ POLICEMAN.—G. Humphrey,
155 F, was charged with wilfully neglecting his duty, by
being absent without leave, from 12 o clock at night until
6 o'clock in the morning, to which he pleaded guilty.--Mr.
Hall said it was a breach of discipline with which a magis-
trate could have nothing to do.-61r. Pearce said that the
defendant took the an oat of the hands of the commission-
en, by insisting that he Scald be dismissed for an offence
which he shoal ohs he Ind for, The defendant main-
tained that he has leas Pies 7 o'cletk until 12 o'clock, and
then Inspector Legs, who was on duty, allowed him ano-
ther half hoot, The inspector denied that he did any inch
thing, but ordered him to apply to the superintendent.—
Mr. Han 011111111111.111 i that the defendant had committed a
very serious silsee, fir no person would be on a beat if men
were allowates leas the force at Pearce said he
offered to Ihre lis, hat Ito refused to submit, and being sent
before the oesseisinnere he ret them at dedanco.—Mr.

Hall was of coplasa that such conduct would be attended
with the greatest danger to the public, and as the defendant
►ad treated the authority of his superiors with contempt he
should order him to pay a fine of 31., or 14 days impri-
sonment.

WORSHI P -ST RE ET. —ASSAULT MID A1711[17E1)
Roneatur.—T. Branum and M. LenniAom were charged
with violently assaulting and attempting to rob Mrs. Red-
ford, whose face was much swollen and disfigured. The
complainant deposed that, on Friday night, hearing that her
husband was at the King's Arms public-house, in the
Wlutechapel-road, she went there to inquire for him, and
was surrounded by • number of persons, including the two
prisoners, one of whom made a pull at • gold watch
attached to a chain round her neck. She wan then knocked
down by a violent blow, and as eh• lay on the ground she
received a vi .lent kick in the face from the prisoner Bros-
nan. She redacted all the attempts to deprive her of the
watch, until rescued from her assailants, and the prisoners
were afterwards apprehended.—Mr. Rammill found the evi-
dence insufficient against Lenniham, who was discharged ;
Brosnan was committed for trial.
THAMES.—ROBaItaY or Fixrckse.—Lucy Haber!,
the widow of a atock-broker, was charged with stealing
several coppers, ovens, blinds, and other fistures.—Mr. Wilke,
an auctioneer and house-agent, stated that in October the
prisoner took a house of him, giving as a reference Thornton,
Outran, and Co., pig-iron merchants, Fore-street, Lime-
house, and Great Winchester-street, City. Recently some
.:paeans had been made, and this firm turned out to be •
swindling affair, and Thornton was at present in custody.
This induced him to look after the house, and he found it
had been completely gutted.—The prisoner acknowledged
her guilt, end was committed for Vial.