The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

The Lord Mayor said he desired to call the attention of
the press to a matter which had been brought under his
notice. It seems that an advertisement has appeared in a
Sunday paper, headed : "Employment.—Paris Exhibition,"
and it went on to state that "efficient and le per—
sons would berequired totake chargeof, attend to,and show
vods, machinery, ke., of all kinds and descriptions.
Parties desirous of engagements must apply at once, by
letter only, enclosing a stamp for • reply,. to the directeure
des employee pour M.:position de Paris, 1867, No. 12,
Great Trinity-lane, Cannon-street, City." Inquiries were
set on foot by the police, and it was found that some par-
ties (the advertisers) had taken two rooms at the address
named, at 3s. per week. The rooms were empty, but nu-
merous letters had been received for the directeurs of the
bureau, but pending the police inquiries they had aban-
doned the occupation of the rooms. It had been found
that on receiving a postage stamp a stupendous circular
was forwarded, calling for certain questions to be answered
by the applicants as to their qualifications, and requiring
the payment of half a crown sea registration tee. Such
tempting offers might attract many persons desirous of
employment, and be mentioned the circumstance to put
the public on their guard, in case the parties who had
absconded from Trinity-lane might open a similar estab-
lishment in another district.
CLERKENWELL

A respectable-looking man named James Oneby surren-
dered to his bail before Mr. Cooke, charged by Police-
constable 283 Y with being drunk and assaulting the
police.
It appeared from the evidence that there had been some
family quarrels between the defendant and a eon-in-law of
his on Saturday last, and the son•in-law then threatened to
break all the defendant's windows. After twelve o'clock on
the same night, whilst the defendant was seated in his
front room at 37, Asylum-place, Somers-town, a large
stone was thrown through the window and blind and
struck the opposite wall. Mr. Oseby, in company with
a stepson and another gentleman, at once rushed out
of the house and found no one near or in the street
except his son-in-law who had threatened him.
The constable then came up, and it w-as alleged
that, on being asked to take the man into cus-
tody for breaking the window, he refused, and said it would
be much more likely that he should take the defendant
for being drunk. This evidence was corroborated by a
witness named Charles Stuart. It also appeared that the
defendant, being excited, followed the police-oon,table,
and remonstrated with him, and annoyed- him, for which
he was taken into custody, and a struggle taking place,
both fell. Another constable coming up, he was removed
to the station.

The officer, in answer to the magistrate, said his reason
for not taking the charge against the other man wee, that
there was no one present who had seen the man break the
window.

Mr. Cooke mid it appeared evident to him that the de-
fendant was at the time under the influence of drink, and
as the constable was sober he felt obliged to accept his
version of the matter, but still there was some excuse, as
he was also labouring under considerable excitement con-
sequent on having his window broken. He would, there-
fore, take that into account in the fine he should inflict.
Hewes then tined 7a. 64., which was immediately paid.