The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUBTS.

MANSION-HOllBl3.

The Lord Mayor handed the following letter to our re-
porter, with a request that he would give it publicity :
" Committee-room, Stock Exchange,
" London, Oct. 28, 18.58.
"My Lord.-1 am desired to address your lordship cm
the charge made yesterday against William Lemon Oliver,
oarrying on buidneas as a stockbroker at No. 4, Aosta-
friars. Many of our members have bee much annoyed at the
frequent occurrence of crimes of this kind, committed by
Lleoiling themselves stockbrokers, who are not mos-
olf the Stock Became*, and I am requested to Asa
thee they would feel themselves particularly obliged to your
lordship if you woulll take the 111111,014 opportunity of
eating publicly that William Lama Oliver is net. and
never was, a .esker of the Stock Bachange.—l em, lbs.,
"Grows LOVILIIIS,
" Secretary to the Committee for General Purposes.
" To the Right Ho. the Lord Mayor."
The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknow-
ledge the receipt of the following donations for Frances
Johnston :—Seecad collection in the perloar of the Blue An-
chor Tom, Fessoloreh-street, 11. ; two berme* at the Ship
and Castle, Bristol, 3e.
GUILDHALL.
Pi'illina ifilthe, a lad 16 years of age, In the employ of
Mr. Welter, a pawabroker, of Aldasgate.street, was plead
at the bar before Alderman Carter, charged with seed-
ing a quantity of plate, watches, and jewellery to the value
of nearly 2001., from has WWII premises, and Henry
Hop4isaa, described as a of cues for " crino-
line " we charged Leeching the property
knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Albert Neste, the soilonot to the Pawnbrokers' Ame-
r:dation appeared for the primioution.
_Mr. John Merritt Welter, a pawnbroker at 106 and 106,
AMeregate-chest, said the prisoner, Millen, hes been In my
employ, se • warehouse boy, about eighteen menthe. On
the Ind of July lot I took rook, and discovered a delelemy
au the previous stock-taking of about 1481. and in en-
clamouring to torment from what cause the deeds/soy aroma,
my foreman found the delineate of a watch pledged for
on the 16th of July, 1857. I know that watch is not in
stock, neither has it been delivered. I suspected the prisoner
Mlles, sad tared him with rubbing as. On my
to mad for • couetable he meld be had hikes the wletreel=
the ticket referred to. He mentioned various other articles
which he had taken, consisting of watches end rings, which
were in pledge for sums amounting ia the whole to
about V., and and be had toes up all the tickees.
The whole of those he menttosed have been taken mince my
lot stock-taking. On being asked how he had got rid of
the property be said be used to meet Hopkins, who always
bought them of him. I then showed blot the ticket of a
welch pledged for IL, which was mining, and mluid him
bow much Hookas gave him tor that, and be said U. He
then gave use Hopkins a addreer. I thought it my duty to
give the prisoner Millen into custody, in order that the affair
might be thoroughly invernierated, afterwards food a
tlsbt of a Mime catak, pledged for 3e., in the pocket of some
clothes Managing to the primmer. Hopkins wee then taken
into melody.
Aldermaa Carter—Have you any idea how be got rid of
the wan f
Mr. Walter—l eked him bow he had spent it, and be
said it was by going to the Zak Tavern, in the City-road,
tad also hiring a lone end chaise at 12.. a day to drive out
of town on Sundays.
Aldermaa Carter—This mesa Indeed to be the age of IF
ffasuiset when boys of such a wader age rand drive out of
town on Sundays.
Bailey, the Aker, rid that Hopkins, on being taken bat
custody, denied all knowledge of litho, who, however was
quite ono Hopkins rasa the tuaa who bought all the pro-
perty of him.—Both prisomers were remanded for a week.

Alfred Lew, "o7iLet, alias Grant, alias
Ordw, sod nab= wise siowo, was charged on romaad with

conspiring with others to obtain caseation of dwelling--
houses for fraudulent representations.
Mr. W. Marshall, barrister, and Mr. J. D. Weeks at-
ducted the proeecution ; Mr. hope, solicitor, attended for the
aceund.

Mr. Harebell observed that since the previous examination
the are had assumed • more seriotts aspect, and he was new
in a condition to show that, within the Wt four months, the
=had obtained possamion of no lees than eleven
of different parties at various parts of the town. It
:=ldthat the stem adopted by the prisoner was t
system
posse lion of a house, and put some one into one of
the apartments rent free, and then to let the others weekly,
He than obtained the rental for a time, and when premed for
payment, he either deserted the premises or refused to gin,
upto pomade° =lre the landlord gam him a sum of money
get rid of him.
A number of oases having been clearly proved spinet the
prisoner, he was further :emended for a week.