The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-10 00:00:00

POLICE. v -.IIBTERDAT.

BO W-STRERT.—Posr-ornon Itosausus.— G. Miller,
a letter carrier, warned at Stratford, was charged with
stealing a litter eammitted to his chugs for delivery.—
A. W. Money, a fotemea in the berries of Mr. Rey Shutt le-
worth, remembered far his mistress a letter for Miss
Coota.—Mr. M. R. w!lekaeps, a president of the London
district, mid that the letter produced would, in the usual
conies of business, be forwarded to the Strstiord post-office,
where the prisoner was employed se an auxiliary in the
month of December last—Miss All.. Coots said that she
resided at Manor House, Rut Hem, which is about two
miles from Stratford, sad she believed the letter produced,
which never came to hand, had been written to her is De-
cember last by Mrs. Shottlaworth.—A constable preved that
on the 6th December, in a nem occupied by the prisoner,
he discovered between the bed sacking some pieces of
paper and the letter produced tied in a parcel ; the
name and address being cut out of the envelope
Mr. Robert Smith, the superintending president of the Lon-
don district, said that the prisoner's Way was 12.. per
week, his duties as an auxiliary not being more then half of
every day. On the 18th of September, and on several ma-
shes since that period, he received anonymous counuuies-
ices by poet, containicg abusive langnue respecting Mr.
Peacock, the solicitor, Mr. Sculthorpe, and others, which
were written La pencil, ti the following effect:—" Fire —all
the meeorted letters I have I burn, except when they con-
tain money. I have been in office some years, and have been
hornet, but will be so no more upon 12a. a-week. Sometimes
I make' 225., sometimes 325. e-week—it makes up for short
wages. Fire tells no tales. You may lay your traps, and do
what you hie, you never can find me out. I take
them Some before I break the meals. I send this to
let you know that auxiliaries want more mosey. You may
know this paper, but you don't know the wring. Twelve
Aniline a week—is that sufficient wages for Rosen curlers ?
We are not all Beall calves. —Bony 81111T11."—Upon corn
paring the writing with that upon popers found in the pri-
soner's room, they are exactly like.—J. Miller, the prisoner's
nether, haying :stained all the pencil writing produced,
identified it es having been written by the prisoner.—The
prisoner was committed for trial—The printer was next
charged with stealing another letter, containing a key, the
pro_urty of the Postmaster General- The luter was posted
In Watling-street, about a month back, by Mrs. Yammer,
end addremed to Miss Moffat, Nunn School, Waltham-
stow, enclosing a key and two notes ; end about the 'an
time a letter was received there by Miss Girt, at the school,
without the enclosures, instead of which were two pieces of
paper, on which was written in pencil as follows:—"
name is Wiens Awake. I thought this was gold, mum. I
sent the letter to the office. I only get 12s. a week, earns, en I I
shall thieve when I can, end you unnothelp yourself, warm."
—Mr. Smith said that in September be received by post a
scrap of peps bearing the pencil writing, " I broke the key,
end I thought it was gold when I opened the letter. I shall
not be honest no more at 12s. a week." Anther scrap con-
tained the words, If I get twelve years I shall laugh at the
judge." The stamp on the envelopes showed that the com-
munications cams from the Stratford pest-office. The same
proof being given u to the identity of the handwriting re•
eructing the map of paper enclosed to Miss Girt, the pri-
soner declined saying anything in his defence to either
charge. and he was again committed for trial.
F. Ildheraback, employed In the general post as a letter-
carrier for 16 years, was charged with stealing a letter con-
taining two half sovereigns. The prisoner's wages and
emoluments were about 1001. a year, his walk being one of
the best in the metropolis. He also was committed tor trial.

WORSHIP-STREBT.—lftcsortotis S&Ls or PoisoN.
—H. Squires, who appeared to be lab .nring under mental
imbecility, was charged with having attempted to derroy
himself by taking a qw.ntity of oxalic acid.—Police-constable
Beasley stated that on Saturday afternoon ha was callid into
a low lodging house in Whituthapel, where he was informed
that one of the inmates had taken poison ; and found the
prisoner in a complete state of stupefaction. On the table
by :deride was an empty cup, and a paper containing the
sediment of some whits powder, without any label or
Inscription to indicate is deadly character. The prisoner
was conveyed to the London Hospital, where he had since
remained in too shattered a condition to admit of his re.
ritual until that morning, when he was given hate custody,
and stated, in extenuation of his conduct, that he hid
been driven to despersion, in consequence of having
been discarded by his mother, who resided and
considerable property in Monmouthshire, and that
Ece 7- I subsequently been refused a kind of relief
by the parish authorities of Whitecbspel, to whom
be had applied for assistance. The landlord of the lodgitl
house produced a well written letter which the prisoner kad
left, explanatory of his motives for attempting hie life, and
also a communication which had arrived that morning trom
his :nether at New— in which she briefly intimated, that

snarler at Newport, ..e wl she briefly intimatea,
having been apprised by her son of his intention to commit
suicide, she wished him to be handed over to the police, as
he was eubjeet to occasional fits of insanity. In answer to
questions from the magistrate the prisoner said, that after
repeated unsuccessful applications for assistance to his mother
and other affluent members of his family, he was compelled
to seek admission to the Whitechapel Union Workhouse, in
which parish his father had formerly carried on an extensive
business, end he obtained shelter there for a few days, but
was abruptly turned out last week, for no other
assigned reason than that he was subject to attacks of
epilepsy. The prisoner added, that a chymist in
Whitechapel, had sold him the oxalic acid in the paper pro-
duced by the officer, without putting any questions to him
whatever.—Mr. Hammilli said that this was another initiate
of the culpable want of caution which the venders of such
deleterious articles were in the constant habit of display ire,
and which called loudly for the interference of the l gide
tore, with the view of impaling some more stringent restric-
tions to regulate their sale. With regard to the prisoner, as
he was teauitestly not in a condition to go at large, he should
order him to be remanded until his friends could be wanton-
pleated with, and some effectual means adopted to pr.vide
for his future safety.
BINIVOLINCI.—The following contributions have been
rec. ived on behalf of the unfortunate sculptor and his dis-
tressed family, a statement of whose ease appeared in our
paper =Saturday :—J.C., Buinghalbstreet, 11. ;W. 8., ;
G. D. S. and J. D. 8., 15e. ; E. D. L., las, ,• Charles Discs,
Esq., Stanstead.park, ; a Si. note from R. 8..-11. to be
applied to the sculptor, and the residue to the poor-box. The
magistrate has also received 12e. of postage stumps for the
purposes of the poor-box from A. B.
CLERKENWELL.—THIZIPOLD CHAIOI or BIGAMY,
FOROIRT' AND DMIZITION.—H. F. Pierce wss finall
examined charged with forging and uttering a hank post b
fee 241. 75., also with bigamy and derertion.—Mr. Pettey,
clerk to Messrs. Conte; and Co., the bankers, deposed that,
on the 13th November' the cheque produced was
received. Mr. A. W. Singer kept au account at
Meows. Coutes end Co.'s.—T. G. Dodd, clerk to
Messrs. Contts and Co., on the 13th November, sealed up
the letter containing the Bank poet bill (produced), and
posted them with other letters.—Mr..fohnson, a clerk in the
Bank of England, said he paid the Bank poet bill (now pro-
duced) te the misty who presented it at the Bank of Eng-
land. He paid him with three 61. notes, Nos. 24,515.16-17.
all dated the 2nd October, 1648, and 91. 7s. in cash. The
party who received the money was told by him (witness) to
write the receipt on the back of the bill, when he went away
and brought it beak reoeipted.-1. Heighten, colour sergeant
in the Grenadier Guards, said that the prisoner was a private
in that regiment. He left on a furlough on the 22nd of
October last, for 28 days. Witness had known him since
1844. The whole of the writing on the cheque (now pro-
dueled) was in the prisoner's handwriting.—Mr Singer de-
poled that he kept an account with Mews. Coutte and Co.
The letter and cheque (produced) were not in hie
handwriting. He never authorised anybody to sign his
name to the cheque. Hs errs able to say that
the cheque was stolen from his cheque book. He
had a female servant, named Pierce, in his employ. She
was the wife of a soldier (the risoner), who used to visit
her with his (Mr. Singer's sanction.—A pollee eon-
stable deposed that on the 20 of December, the primer
accosted him, saying he was very uneasy in his mind, sod
wished to deliver himself up to justice. He said
he had found a Bank post bill for 241. 75., between Isle-
worth and Brantford. He receipted it at the Bank of
England, and got the money. He had spent the money in
profligacy, and, was miserable.—lnspector Julian traced the
pimps: to have committed bigamy and to have deserte
from his regiment, and he was fouakliving expensively at
Portsmouth, at the Fountain-hotel.—the prisoner was com-
mitted for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREE T.—AN INVITATION ro Sup-
ra'. —B. Rochfort was charged with baying run up a score
anise shillings at an hotel without having any means or
intention of paying for it, and with assaulting the waiter.
—The defendant went with a friend to the Blue Posts
Hotel in the Haymarket, and had supper, which came to
Woe shillings. The defendant's friend, when asked for pep
mint, said he was the guest, and he left the house. The
defendant when requested to diecharge dr: account, said he
had been invited by -his friend to sup with him, and there-
fore he could not Wok of paying. The defendant attempted
to force his way out, and on being prevented by the waiters,
he struck them. Mr. Dick, the landlord, was also struck.—
Mr. Bingham faired a las of 20e. for the assault ; but, as
Mr. Dick did net wish to psis the charge heavily, he would
remit it, if the detandeat hued means to pay the landlord
the account be bed sassed up.
LAMBETH.—Ronaure Cituacass.—H. Wilson, alias
W. Dwane, was reetommined, ebarged with having a sur-
e pdpit =Aim sad other articles, whisk had evi-
hoes stolen tram sows amen or okapi, in his
cmiss.—The paissaa, is 1846, was esenuittod for
bream Me the mamba of tits We Ara-
Wiry of Oar Webary, at Addington, sad Waft a quan-
tity at plate, wail was emaleassil to trenspenabon for
years. Oa kb remind Area W eansebonee to
the pekes, the Flour, ea aosudsg, sad gaup seen
1p .sod geese= trasousing lb. veer et the poi at
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