The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-08 00:00:00

4 CONJUSOR OUT-KANCEUVERED.

At the sitting of the Sheffield magistrates, cm
Tuesday, M. Hamburger, who has been
as performing.
Sheffield and other towns the " king of wizards,
Mr. John Wheen, joiner and builder, with having Mod.
ously stolen and taken away four boxes containing eight can-
delabra and various of his stage properties. The wizard
applied to Mr. Wheen M fit-up his stage at Sheffield, ugh
to assure him he might do so with safety, that his bill estO
Le paid, showed him a handful of sovereigns. The meat
amounted to 61. Its., and Mr. Wheen received 30e. caw
count, but had been unable to obtain the balance. He elm*
with other creditors laid eke to the wizard at the close
of his Saturday night's psrtiormance, but failed to obeli
payment. The wizard, when asked what had become al the
sovereigns which he had exhibited to Mr. Wheen and odeub
replied that they were merely counterfeits. He had sr
nounoed his performances to be continued in Sbedeld
dieing the present week, but Mr. When, from some intro
nation he had received, discovered the wizard packing,
his stock-in-trade on Sunday morning, and concluded ttti
he intended Bight. At night Mr. Wheen obtained the
of the Music-hall from the porter, without stating his
He then removed a quantity of Me wizard's apparatus, bee
tending to hold it till his bill was paid. Next morning, the
wizard appeared at the Music-hall at the early hour of ale
o'clock, with a dray, to remove his goods to the railway
station, and to his great mortification found the greater part
bad disappeared. From the information of the porter he
applied to Mr. Wheen, who at once admitted that he led
removed the goods, adding that he was ready to give thiek
up en payment of his account. The wizard applied to the
magistrates fur a warrant to apprehend Mr. Wheel. tett&
they refused, but granted a summons, to which be WM
appeared. He now repeated his offer to give up _lll.
goods on payment of his amount, and stated that he ld
been induced to trust the wizard by false repeats=
and only seized the goods when it was manifest the
t announced to continue his performances, intended-4
clandestine flight. He stated that the wizard had drum
a large audience by announcing that the proceeds would be
given to the Infirmary, bat only handed over 31. to that
institution, though, as he was prepared to prove by the
money takers, who were in court, the receipts that eight
were WY.
M. Hamburger (much excited)—You have no business to
mention dat. Yon voce not asked dat. It is a felony and a
robbery. and I ask for justice.
The Muistrates said though Mr. Wheen might have ex-
ceeded the law in taking possession of the goods there was no
felonious intention. They therefore dismissed the case, leer-
ing the complainant to his remedy by action in the county
court for damages.
M. Hamburger—ls net taking stealing?
The Magistrates—No, not always. The manner of taking
makes II difference.

K. Hamburger (turn. to his assistant, a moustached
youth, who bad been taking notes)—Book dat down! Book
dat down I De magistrate says a man an go into anodar
males place, take away his tinge, and dat not felony.
Mr. Chambers (who • for M. Hamburger) ukwi
that the magistrates would at least recommend that Kr.
When give up the wizard's goods.
The Magi/grates declined, adding that if they made tihe
desired recommendation to Mr. Wheat, they about.' at tb.
same time recommend M. Hamburger to Fey Mr. Wham's
account.

The wizard left the court, declaring that he could not hew
justice because he wee a foreigner, and protesting that he
would take the ace to a higher cwt.—leads Menvey.

THE FINANCIAL VALUE OT INDIA.—In dispel&
ing its revenue of twenty-seven millions, we provide
meat to a large number of our couatrymen, sad thinslZ
to the general wealth of the nation. No fewer them Ade
British officers, of the higher grade, are to be 'tumbled it
the civil and military seMce of the government, whose h.
comes range from 2001. to 23,0001. a year. All these sire
velleborn and educated men, of the middle *him, wire hi
an honourable proviwintt out of the resouress et lei&
The total Run they draw yearly cannot be has Aiwa
or mesa canons atrrling. We have not Included On
Europese' common soldiers, of whom there were SRO
before the mutiny. sad there will be, in
at hart 20.000 or 80,000. All these are mniotaittedtra
the Indian Tresanry, at &cost which must hereafter retied
8,000.0001. Again, there are the pension• granted to Mini
officers, officers wAows and children, in the two
which are contributed by fade and expended in Emati
In round number., we shall not be far wrong if we
the direct worth of India to Englishman of ell cheers sera
lees than 10,000,0001. This is a magnificent subidy fix lit
country to pay another ; and though we cannot apse
K. de Vallmsen, that but for this resource England well
not have survived the trials of 1793 and 1948, sea Wei ttY
that it is an important ittm of the &meat between bah
and Ragland.— Tf'atsogassUr /spies', Jac unbar.