The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-13 00:00:00

RAW intelligence.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-SAITRDAT.
Bows Ma. ComminomoroaAss.
IN RE 011%11.111.
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TMs was the last examination meeting in the case of
James Cirmhatn, warchnusemen, of No lc-street. The
balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Maynard, of Bread-street,
extended over five years prior to the failure in August last,
and 'bowed 1,2711. due to unsecured creditors, with assets
estimated to produce 1021. The profits had been 1,1401.;
losses, 4001.; trade expenses, 9181.: domestic ditto, 1,0201.
Mr. N. Linklater, for the assignees, said they did not
wish to offer any opposition, believing the accounts to be the
beat that could be rendered.
The bankrupt passed.

THB POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.

John Pearson was charged with having defrauded a great
number of watchmakers and others. A multitude of %ictims
attended the examination of the prisoner, which excited no
small degree of interest and curiosity.
Mr Benjamin, of Bevis-marks, watchmaker, said: The
prisoner called upon me for work, and I consented to give
him half the price he spiced for finishing a watch movement.
lle told me he preferred working in his own house; that
his name was Mills, and he lived at No. 27, Compton-street,
Doswell-street ; and that he would let me have the Inane.
mcnt in two or three days at furthest. Ile never came with
the work ; and I went to look after him, and found that be
was not known at the place. On Friday he came again,
and he said to me, " Mr. Benjamin, you gave my brother a
watch movement to finish, and I am sorry to say that he
dropped down dead yesterday, and if you wish to
see him he is now lying dead in his collie."
(Laughter.) I said, " What! your brother! He said
" Yes ; there's four of us, and if you saw us all
together, you would not know the difference. (Great
laughter.) " Well," said I, " it's a shocking thing to
think of." " Oh," says he, "it is • very bad business ;
and be bad a watch movement of yours. Now' if you let
me have a sample of watches to finish, I shall bring them
all home to you finished." I sent for a policeman and
gave him into cu.tioly, when he said his name was not Mills
but Pearson, and In: lived at the Model Lodging-house in'
Drury-lane. I gave the trade notice that he was in cur
todlir'. Benjamin Sirnrnonds, of Bury-street, St. Mary Axe,
said : The prisoner applied to me at the end of August for
work :is a watch finisher and escapement maker. Ile men-
tioned the names of several indu.trinus and respectable
men, and I had every confidence in him, and gave him a
watch movement, which he was to bring hack finished in
three days. Ile said his name was John Pearson, and that
he lived at 38 or 39, Waterloo-stmet, St. Luke's. I went
to that address, where I was told that he had lived there,
hut that he had absconded from the house two months be-
fore, leaving his wife and family upon the parish
Mr. Henry Lazarus, of Jury-street, lloundsditch, said:
On Monday fortnight the prisoner called upon me and soli-
cited work. I said I was not in immediate want of a work-
man, and that I should, if I CIIIIIIC•yed SI man, require re-
spectable references so to the quality of his work. lie said
he had nothing to show, but he might have borrowed a
good specimen, but was too respectable fur that sort of busi-
ness. I still refused to employ him without a reference,
but ho used such extraordinary address that I was induced
to entrust him with two watch movements.

In anothsr cane the prkoner Wit:need a Geneva watch
and two movements for alteration, and .ent to the owner
the duplicates of the articles.
W. Neale, servant to Sir Anthony de Rothschild, of No.
2, Grosvenor-place, said : On the 29th of August the pri-
soner called at our house to inquire for a man who is kuuwn
to me, fret who he said bought a watch of him. He said
he worked for Mr. Dent two or three days in the week, but
' he did the business at his private residence ; that he had
just been at Miss Burdett Cuults's, and had got the move-
ment of a watch from that lady's butler. He took a move-
ment theh out of his pocket, and showed it to me, saying
that if I had anything to do he could do it as cheap and
better than it was done in the shop.. Ile then went away,
but he came again the followin4 day to thank me for the
information I hail given him about the man he inquired fur.
Ilelieving the man to be respectable, my fellow.servants
showed him and asked his opinion of watches they had pur-
chased of a courier. Ile said they were all good watches,
but that one of them, which belonged to a female servant,
wanted a little repair, and he took out the movement and
returned the came', and went away, saying that ho would
return neat day and make all right.
There were a great many more cases against the prisoner,
who said he would give the officer all the information ne-
ce—ary upon the subject, and that he had been very mise-
rable for a length of time.
The prisoner was then remanded.
GUILDHALL.
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C. Martin and T. Jfto.rer, two ruitianly-looking cabmen,
were charged with the following daring attempt at highway
rubbery
slr. Charles Watson, a eloth•worker, of 59, London-wall,
said 1 had occasion to visit a friend ut Stake Newington on
Friday evening, and engaged the prisoner Martin to drive
me down. I kit there to return home about half-pout 11
the same night, and on the way frequently urged Martin to
drive rapidly Lack. 1 observed Blom following the cab at
Stoke Newington, and particularly noticed that Martin was
purposely loitering on the road. On arriving at Finsbury-
pavement I gnj out of the cab, and was about to pay the
fare, whin 'Howes suddenly made his appearance, and
sitatcheal at my wateh•guard, and succeeded only in pulling
it out of Pny pocket. Martin was standing behind me,
holding me by the collar. I called for assistance and gave
the prisoners into eunialy.
Cronvelatnined by Martin—l did not say you hail been
paid. Then, was nu altercation about the tare.
Re-examined—l missed one sovereign from my pocket,
hut cannot tell how I loot it. I was perfectly sober. I be-
liege 1 lost the sovereign during the struggle. It my watch
chain had nut been very strong they would have had my
watch.

Martin said—l took the prosecutor, your worship, to
Stoke Newington, and waited for him about two hours and
a half, while he WAS playing at cards. I told him several
liana that he was keeping me longer than I agreal for,
and he quieted me by treating me to a glass of brandy and
water and several pints of ale. When proaccutor got out of
my cab he walked away without paying me my tare, and
when I called him back he said his friend at Stoke New-
ington had paid me. Thinking he was trying to bilk me
out of my fare I asked Dlowes to stop him, and • scuffle
ensued.

Mr. Watson—There is not one word of truth in all that
prisoner has stated.
Blown said—l went down to Stoke Newington with
Martin, to see a brother of mine, and came back with him.
I have been out of employment about a fortnight, and left
nay last master because the " oases " was nut good enough
fur me.

Sir M. W. Carden—lt appears to mit that this is a tea-
spiracy between you both to mb Mr. Watson of his watch
and chain, and, had nut the police rendered assistance in
time, 1 have nu doubt but that you would have succeeded.
It is evident that Illuwes had that object in view, and that
Martin was co-operating with him in loitering on the road,
to enable him to keep pace with the cab. Under these cir-
cumstances 1 shall deprive you both of your licenses as
cab driven; but 1 should not be doing my duty to the
public if 1 allowid you to escape so easily. I 'hall, there-
lute, sentence you to 11 days' imprisonmeot in the House
of Correction, with hard labour.

BOW-STREET.

Fretkriek ehemist,was charged
with cruelty to a dug, of which he wAS the owner.
Mr. llunt, landlord of the Cock and Bottle, in the Strand,
stated that about eleven o'clock on Friday night a dog
rushed into his shop, followed by the prisoner, who, having
chased it into a corner, wised it by the hind legs, and
kicked it in such a ferocious manner that he broke one of
the poor animal's forelegs. Witness desired him to desist,
but received abuse for his pains. Ile then sent fur a police-
man, and gave the prisoner into custody.
Inspector Dodd, F division, said that the prisoner was
very violent at the station, and expressed his determina-
tion to continue his ill-treatment of the dog if ever he met
with it amain.
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The prisoner admitted his cruelty, and reiterated his in-
tention of further the poor annual if it erer lay in
his power to do so.
Mr. Jardine said he had seldom heard of such cruelty,
and sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment in
the House of Correction.