The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

CAUTION TO OWNIBI.--oa EIOOiLZIT Satre.—J. W.i
Bird was argon with having attempted, by moans of fabri-
cated dominants, to par himself of at the Emigration-office
of the Port of London as a regularly qualified surgeon, and
thereby to obtain an appointment as medical officer on board
an outgoing emigrant sWp called the Lord Stanley.
It was asserted by friends of the defendant that he was in-
sane, bat the Lord Mayor said he would leave the decision of
that question to a jury, and cernaitted him for trial.

WORSHIP STREET.
A CUNNING Tzicx.—G. Y. Byatt was charged with
having attempted to defraud the Eastern Counties Railway
Company by travelling is a thintelass carriage from CA.
chimer to Ludas Invent paying his fare
Thome Unruh's, one of the railway diem, stated that
while engaged in collecting the passengers' tickets on the
arrival of the parliamentary train from Colebeeter at the
Stratford station, about nine o'clock on Saturday evening,
he heard a cry of alarm from one of the carriages be bad jut
left, on retuning to which be observed the prisoner squat-
ting down between the seats et the bottom of the carriage.
On demanding his ticket, the prisoner declared that he had
already delivered it to him • but feeling satisfied that he
had not done so, and that he liad then only seen him for the
first time, he insisted upon the payment of the fare from
Colchester, end as the prisoner raused,he accompanied him
in the carriage to the Shoreditch terminus, and there gave
him into custnly.
Mrs. Anne Wilson, a female passenger, stated that while
the train was proceeding between Romford and Stratford,
she several times felt something touching her feet from be-
neath the seat she occupied in the carriage ; but supposing
it had been caused by a dog belonging to a fellow•passenger,
she took no particular notice of the circumstance lentil after
the officer had collected the tickets from that part of the
train, when she stooped down to ascertain the safety of
some parcels she had with her, and her hand came into
contact with the face of a man, who was just emerging from
beneath her east. Feeling much terrified she instantly
called out that there was a thief in the carriage, which
speedily brought the return of the ticket-coliector, who
turned on his light among the passengc n, and discovered
the prisoner crouched down on the floor In the position
described, immediately in front of her.
Mr. John Griggs, a commercial traveller, folly confirmed
the evidence of the last witness, and deposed that it was not
until all the tickets had been collected from that compart-
ment that the prisoner emerged from his plus of conceal-
meat.
When called upon for his explanation of the singular
position in which he had been discovered, the prisoner de-
clared that he was the first of the passengers who had
delivered up his ticket upon the temporary stoppage of the
train, bur found it necessary immediately afterwards to sit
down at the bottom of the carriage, in order to avoid the
draught, as he was rather is delicate health.
Mr. HammUl considered that the charge had been dearly
established, and ordered the prisoner to pay a penalty of 40s.
or to be committed in default for seven days to the House of
Correction.
_ MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Cana? Foes.—A lady, accompanied by two gentlemen,
applied to Mr. Bingham for advice. Oa Saturday the lady
was attracted to a fur shop, No. 250, Begent-street, by the
display of cheap ticketed goods in the window. She went
into the shop, but not finding the inside answered the ex-
pectations raised by the outside, she was about leaving,
when the person in chards of the shop put his arms out and
barred her egress, with the intimation that she would not
be allowed to lean the place until she made a purchase.
Being much intimidated, she agreed to become the pur-
chaser of what was represented to her to be a pair of mina
fur cuffs, at the price of 14s. 6d. She paid the money, re
awned a regular bill of parcels, and was told it the cuffs
did not suit, they would be changed any time within three
months. The lady, as soon as ohs got home,
obtained an ()pluton as to the value of her
purchase, and she was then informed that the same sort of
cues for which she had been cons rained to pay 14i. 61.
might be b ught in any respectable ship for half a crown.
Yesterday the lady returned to the shop in Regent-street,
and required the curs to be changed. I The owner or
manager of the shop would only make an exchange on
these terms, that the lady should take a pair of cues at 305.,
paying the difference- These 30s. cuffs were worth about
10a. Of nurse this offer was refused, and as the lady could
gat no real redress, she had come to that court for advice.
The lady would not have taken so much trouble about the
matter had it not been for the alarming manner of the man
who by hie conduct effected the compulsory sale of bit goods

Mr. Bingham said he would tell the applicant the advice
he gave to another party the other thy who had made a
similar complaint to him, which had reference to the same
shop. He told the complainant to go beck to the shop, and
require the goods to be taken back, or the money to be re-
turned. If a denial was given—as, in fact, it had been
given, with scorn—then to go to the County Court and take
oat a summons for the amount. This was done and when
the day of hearing arrived the complainant received back
the whole of the money and costs without going into court.
He had no doubt a similar course in this case would produce
a similar . result
. . . . .

The partae thanked the magistrate, and promised to follow
the hint.