The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION•HOUSE.

Mr. Randall, of the boot lLica shoe warehouse, No. 149,
Cbeapside, appeared to answer • summons taken out at
the instance of Mr. Thomas M`Gregor woollen draper, No.
150, Cheapside, charging him with or,
and publicly
exposing to view a certain offensive vlaeerd, relating to
the complainant, " containing aggravatingpersood abuse."
Mr. De Jersey appeared in Rapport of the summons, and
stated that the premises, No. 149, Cheapside, were let to
the defendant by Mr. M`Gregor under a sub-lease. Six
or seven days ago the complainant applied, in due coarse,
for the quarter's rent, but Mr. Randall not responding to
that by sending the money, Mr. M'Gregoe wrote to say
that he must have it on the following morning. That was
on the 7th October. On the Bth he wrote another letter
informing the defendant that unless the rent were imme-
diately paid he would have no alternative but to distrain.
The rent was accordingly paid on the 9th, but it appeared
that, in revenge for this application by Mr. WOregor, the
following placard, written in large letters, appeared in the
defendants window:

A*YUL CRIBIA
TIM LANDLORD AID Till QUARTRNS WY.
The brokers an threatened—oh ! dear, oh ! dear—
By a knowing old Scotolunen who Byes very mar
But the rent now paid so there's nothing to fear,
And the beet boots and shoes may Mill be had here.
Chortm—Singing fel de la whack,
Go It, old Mac t
Fal de lal de lido.
" Not one jot of blood, but a pound of flesh—
Make thy bond, and give me the pound of fledge

(Renewed laughter.) Close to that (continned Mr. De
Jersey) Mr. Randall thought proper to place the letters
written by Mr. M'Gregor on the 7th and Bth October, and
there could be no doubt that it wee intended to bring the
complainant into contempt. Mr. M'Gregor had three
courses open to him. Ho could have brought an action for
libel, and he (Mr. De Jersey) had no doubt he would have
obtained • verdict, but that would have been an expensive
process. In the next place be could have brought the
defendant before his lordship (the Lord Mayor) on • charge
of libel, and his lordship would have had to determine on
the evidence whether he would send the case to the Old
Bailey. But there was a third and minor noun—that
which had been adopted—of asking his lordship that Mr.
Randall should be bound over to keep the pesos. If Mr.
M'Gregor had gone into Mr. Randall's shop words must
have ensued, and blows been struck, and he therefore
asked that Mr. Randall should be bound over and required
to take down the placard.
The Lord Mayor—ls the bill still there?
Mr. De Jersey said it was.
Mr. Frederick Kent, solicitor, appeared in behalf of the
defendant, and stated that if he bad known his friend
Mr. De Jersey was in the case it need not have come before
his lordship. He did not pretend to justify this placard,
which was the effect of • sudden impulse. He regretted
that it had been published, and on behalf of his client he
would undertake that it would be taken down at once. As
Mr. Randall's solicitor he apologised, and was sorry that
Mr. wOregor had bad this annoyance. Under these cir-
cumstances, he hoped his lordship would be satisfied with
has (Mr. Kent's) own promise, without requiring Mr. Ran-
dall to be bound over to keep the peace.
The Lord Mayor thought from she very proper way In
which Mr. Kent bad answered the case that this would be
sufficient, but he must say that the landlord bad a perfect
right to demand the rent on the very day it became due
if he chose to do so. He wished the bill had been taken
down that morning.
Mr. Kent said he bad only been instructed a quarter of
an hour ago, but it would be taken down immediately.
Mr. De Jersey—Mr. M'Gregor has found that Mr.
Randall has committed a breach of his lease.
Mr. Kent—Oh, we can mettle that between ourselves.
The parties then retired.
Maurice Akenfidc 1, a fashionably-dressed young gentle-
man, described as a " professional " was brought before
the Lord Mayor on • charge of obtaining money and goods
by false pretenses.
Some time ago the prisoner went to Mr. Jackson's,
tailor, 3, Little Tower-street, and representing himself as
Tom Leyburne, a cousin of Mr. George Leyburne, the
well-known comic singer, obtained • coat value 31. 10a,
and a pair of trousers value Is. Is., in return for which he
gave • cheque on the City Bank, Threadneedle-street. for
61., and received the balance of U. 9s. Subsequently it
was ascertained that the prisoner had no account at the
bank, and that Mr. George Leyburne had no cousin at all.
The matter was accordingly put into the bands of the
police, and yesterday morning Constable Smart, 998,
apprehended the prisoner in Clement's-lane, King
William-street. In his possession were some pawnbroker's
duplicates and •• cheque on the City Bank for Bi.
Another cheque had been peened last night in Cornhill,
and from inquiries he had made the officer had no doubt
that not less than twenty of them bad been disposed of.
The Lord Mayor granted a remand till next Friday.