The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-24 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

It Willey, a d;alerll7lse7;4;d-hand saddlery, was
brought up before Sir Peter Laurie, charged with embezzling
31., the money of a working saddler named Track, living In
the adiffibluttood of Aldetegate-street.
Trook said he had been in the habit, for the last twenty
years, of employing the defendant to sill eaddles for him,
end he used to pay him 24. or 34. per job. A few days ego
the defendant sold a new side-saddle for him to Mr. DeSeM
of Aldartgate-street, for 31. 10s., of which the prosecutor
only received 10s., the defendant haring embenlsd 31., fur
winch he gave him Into custody.
The defendant denied that he was ever In the prosecutor's
employ. The fast was Trook could not obtain work from
any respectable house In London, and he (defendant) had
for the last twenty years assisted him with materials and in
working them op, after which he (defendant) diepoesd of
them, and pail Teo* fur his labour out of the proceeds.
Trook was never in a position to employ him, for be (de-
fendant) bad actually advanced him 151. to get himself and
family out of the workhouse, and to enable hint to set up in
barium as a working saddler ; but he had never repaid him.
He never sold • saddle in his life which Trook had any-
thing to do with, without hoeing a &hero in it, either for
work, money or materials.
Mr. Duffield said he bought the saddle of the defendant,
but if he had known that Trook had had any hand in making
it he would not have ptuchaesd ft. He would not allow
Trook to enter his shop, for his (Trook's) 110 a sold him •
stolen saddle aocut 18 months ago, for which ha was prose-
cuted at the Mansion-house, and whatever work h• gave him
the materials were invariably pawaed or spoiled. He had
known the defendant 20 years as a respectable, honest man.
Trook said thil side-saddle could not boffins to tho defen-
dant in any way, as it was only tacit out of pawn to be
finished and eold.
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Sir Peter Laurie dierniesed the charge, and rtferred the
parties to the County Court to settle their &Soreness.

WORSHIP-STAB/IT.
Louisa iferriNgtox a lady-like person, of middle age, was
charged with attempting to strangle herself.
Benjamin Bredalaw, of 42, Cranbrook•etreet, Mile-end,
said that on the previous afternoon be observed • crowd of
perms round the doorway of Mr. Merrington's boom, No.
Op, in the same street, and the lady herself, with her hair un-
loosed, in a very excited stets, apparently talking. A few
minutes afterwards he was told that abe had tied a coed
rocind her nick. He went bete the ;detour of her house, mad
found her black in the face, with the cord of a window-blind
so tightly twitted round her throat that her fingernails were
darkened, and life all but gone. Be instantly cat the Wing,
and prompt measured recovered her.
Mrs. Elizabeth Elyse, alto • neighbour, informed the
magistrate that she well knew the untortunate lady, who was
the w.f. of a commission agent. She had been three times
an isolate of • madhouse, and had • second family who were
sot very kind to her. She was not • drunken person.
The prisoner repeatedly cautioned the witnestres to mu*
the truth, and in • very excited manner mentioned that her
Bret husband died while she was in Bedlam.

A gentleman here stepped forward and said that if special
are was not taken some most serious offence would be com-
mitted by Mrs. Herrington, who at times appeared uncon-
scious of her acts. He had called the attest on of her hus-
band to this several times, but could not induce him to ta►e
op the matter. Oa one occasion the prisoner had tried to
hang her children.
The magistrate directed a remand, with a view of ascer-
taining the state of the lady's mind, and until the arrival of
the van she was locked op with her friend.