The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL

Samuel Leigh Booth, a faahionablpdressed young man,
who was remanded from Friday last, ow a charge of ob-
taining 41. under false pretenses, was again placed at the
bar.
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Mr. Brown, a medical glen warehouseman, carrying on
husinerel in Ferringdon-serest,! said—On Saturday, No-
vember 1, the prisoner called at my werehouse sad said he
wished to give as order to be lent to Mr. Brows, a chemist
and druggist, of Pewsey, In Wiltshire. I called my ware-
houseman and heard the priscner give the order, after whteh
he left, but returned @gain in the mune of the day sad
told me he was Mr. Brows, of Pommy, that be had run
short of cash and had not enough to pay his expenses back
again, and asked me to lend him 30s. to suable him to got
home. Alter some consideration I let him have that
amount, and requested him to sand me up a Post-ofilee
order for it on his return to Palmy. 11. promi,ed to do
so, sad I saw no more of him until! saw him in custody at
this court.
_ _

Walter George Drown, of rewny, on the last ex-
amination, said the prisoner had been in his employ, sod
bad been discharged for an attempt to defraud him. Mr.
WOWS SOW never authorised the prisoner to fellable
the amount of 30e. from Mr. Brown, of Yarringdoa•street,
OD my account.
Sir R. W. Carden—This ease Is complete, and I shell
eamusit the prisoner for trial upon it.
A constable named Brown hers producad &warrant which
he held for the prisoner's apprehension on s chug, of ob-
taining two casks of oil, value 301. 18s., under file, pre-
Unmet, end applied for a remind to enable him to produce
witnetsas to prove the ease against the pawner.
Bir R. W. Carden—The prisoner is committed upon two
churn, and I shall remand him upon that of obtaining the

Brown acid—Steer I noised the warrant I have trued
the prisoner to one of his lodging., where I found these
letters addressed to hiss.

tiiiß7W.oareli;Lare those letters open ?
Brown—No, sir, they are ill sealed.
BR R. W. Cards., having read the letters, std—Then
are two from the prisoner's father, giving him good advise,
and offering him a home in the event of his not getting a
situation. There was one from a young lady to whom the
prisoner has been paying his addresses, and she very wisely
tells him that she has heard so much about his character
that ski begs he will never trouble her with his company
again. There is another letter from a young lady before
aticepting the prisoner se • suitor, but having heard of
something better she has desire4him not to cell *gain.
♦ geatieman who was present reocgnised the prisoner as
having made an attempt to get nosey from him.
Ball, the detective, said there were a number of similar
instanees, but he had only brought those come forward in
which the money was actually obtained.
Mr. Fedler, of 199, Fleet street, aid—Before this ems is
disresd of 1 wish to maks one remark with regard to the
is... of the prisoner being fa my envies at the time hi was
taken into custody. Ile applied to as. for a situation on
the let of Deouaber, sad said he had jast left kis father's

diablloluosat, aced me be wasted to a feriae is
Lodes salary was not so mach ea object as employ-
Mat. I malted him for a reference, and, after UMW(
OM or two, he referred me to Mr. Bolton, of Picaadilly,
whoa la reply to my laquiryaave me a character which te-
rm& me to engage the prisoner. I date this because I
amide, Mr. Bahia to have sated very baradently in
rgi inch • ressonmeadation without knowing more of
vent r e Won liad
miens misforted.
Ire if I bra robbed to any great erect It
re
lib& W. Carrie— t doubt, for it was obviously
tM pelmod% resold M dh you, and to say the least of It
I Wok Mr. Button lees hem very inentiens.
Wr.llaten, whit wee peasont, mid—l admit that I ought
to have onedieed more ileed=hat at the same time you
will poorly*, sir, thee We. only referred to
the respestability of ties prososieedWand knowing his
balm be ire • highly respeollahlie is the wintry,
rad his Own appeared!' always the most favourable
=Yea, I considered that the character I gave was the
Sr B. W. Cada—lf you were sitting here day after day
es I say yea weld God that the most ingenious fronds are
Perpetrated under the gales of a respectable appearance.
Mr.Bafton—l have been vary mock derived in this
instate*. Be never applied to re in any way for money.
Satur
The primmer was removed, to bo broaght up spin on
Ilse.W
. hite, a poor woman, who did a little businesses a
greengrocer, being reduced to great difficulties, La cense-
ounce of Mainers faWag eff, applied to the sitting aegis-
matelot some temporary relief, and stated that she had been
a beer to the amount of M., being the traits of her hard
Brims
for some years past by the failure of the Royal
British Bank. She prodded her banker's book in combo.
ration of her statement with regard to the 'motet of her
deposit.
Sir R. W. Carden said, unfortunately there were a great
way more in the some position, and asked her, as she
lived at Limehouse, why she bad not applied to the Thames
Polies Court ?

Dirs. Whits said the bad applied there, and had bees told
they could do nothing for her, because there had both eo
many applications oa the than subject.
Sir B. W. Cardin said be wee very sorry for the poor
wows*** lose, sad he hoped she would soon get a dividend—
at insolent@ it was seta use for him to interfere is.

BOW-STEER T.
Joreph Form, a letter rimier in the Highgate district,
was ebEetew,ith stooling a money letter.
The , who is of adviamd age, and whose wife Is
bedrid had been fee many years in the minim.
The dramatise's were precisely of the ordinary eke.
raster, end detection had taken place by means of a test
letter. When brought before Ur. Peacock, the solicitor to
the Poet-ogee, he admitted kis guilt.
Mr. Henry committed the prisoner for trial, observing
that he hoped it was made known to the letter carriers that
this mode of detection was employed, that It might operate
Si a warning to them.
Mr. Boulthorpe mid that every moans was taken to let
them know It, and indeed one of the men recently convicted
stated to Mr. Peacock that he was aware of the
end knew that he must some time or ether be deteeted.

WORSHIP STREET.
Henry Nord, and William Langbam, lads of 18 end 19,
were charged before Mr. D'Eyncoart with being concerned
in webbing with violence on the highway a young married
lady, Mn. Sarah Aguilar, residing at 161, Albany atreet,
Roceat'e-perk.
Prosecute.: laid—At two o'clock tide afternoon I was
lie along Wilotreet, Finsbury, amompanied by
these madies—my sister, aunt, end oonaii--earrying in my
right band a portmonnale, which contained some loose
idly., and a cheque upon Meier& Hoare and Co., the
beakers, for 81. Saddenly the prisoner Horde darted from
a narrow taming, struck me violently above the wrist, sad
then seising the portmennsie dragged it from am I cried
" Thief," but la my alarm and eoufasion ran forward in-
stead of down the turning after the prisoner. The property
produeed Is the Name I so lost.
Mrs. Henry, the aunt of Mrs. Aguilar, having deposed to
witnessing the daring set, and following the thief a short
distance, when she saw Laments struggling with a gentle
ma, and heard that he was In powsesion of the pares, was
questioned by the magistrate as to her identity of 'Cords ;
and she, as well as her atm meet positively swore to him.
Mr. Phillips, a gentleman of independent property, ri-
dding at Montagne-terrace, Bow, stated that at the time in
question he was making a preheat in a shop, and hearing
the outcry went tato the street, when he saw Lsnghsm
mauls' at the top of hie speed, followed by a mob. Wit-
mere punned him tkinegh several "ins and eats," finally
capturing him in Crosentreet, where the prisoner threatened
to stab hint if he did not loose his hold.

William Long, a labouring wan, said he di/tinnily saw
Hord*, as he strove to salmi bins, throw the porunosesie
away, and Linehan reek it up. While Broome, 66 City
pollee, spoke to taking Lai/sham from Mr. sad
ending the property in his pocket He was extremely
violent, rapeatedly vowing to be pd on that patient's.
Horde was taken siterwuds as he coolly walked into the
crowd.

Both prisoners mid they were out of employmeat, Yorde
wanting that he was Moment, end Longboat alleging that
be thought himself entitled to a "/hiding."
They were remanded.

THE ELECTION TOR COMMON SERIBANT.

A meeting of the friends sod supporters of Mr.
Bodkin took pleas yeeterelay at the Guildhall Coffe*.boose,
for the purpose of giving their support to that gliaileman u
a candidata for the °Moe of Common fkojesat, in the event
of a vacancy being touted by Mr. Reamed Gurney, the pre-
sent Common Beirjeant, being appointed to the vacant oMoir
of Recorder. _ _ _ _

The nettle' wan numerously 'Maud by indaeatial
=embers of the bar maim whom were Mr. Wattage
Chambers, M.P., 84;risaat Bbee, M.P., &a, sad also by a
good away of the Middles': magietracy sad gentlemen
eonneoted with the City. Mr. Deputy Low wee appointed
_ _

Mr. J. J. MILLILAD, the boa. secretary to the committee
appointed for the purpose of endeavouring to Kean Mr.
Bodkin's election la the of a matey, read a letter
from Sir F. Thesiger, In which that learned gentle-
man swanned that hcwas not able to be a member of the
committee, but expressed, in very flattering terms, his
opinion of the Muses of Mr. Bodkin to till the elfin of
Common Serjeant in the event of a vacancy, from his
having been largely twinged is the criminal business
of the country, both ea counsel and as judge, by
which he had nocusuily acquired a large "aperient...
Sir Frederic also stated in hie letter that he could not
refuse himself the gratification of sayiag that, although Mr.
Bodkia had been engaged in a description of buskins which
more than any other excited tin feelings, and, in the
warmth of advocacy, was likely to lead to angry collision,
he had invariably, by hi forbearance and courtesy to those
opposed to him, p ted the character of the bar from
suffering by unseemly violence' and had shown that ha
paused in an eminent degree that temper and patience
whieh, secompanied by legal scquiremente, fitted him most
admirably for the jadgment tut.
A latter was also read from Mr. Salomon', the late Lord
Mayor, in which that gentleman esprund his intention to
do all in his power to essist in the elsctlon of Mr. Bodkia as
the mat fitting man for the ofdoe of Common Salient, la
the event of a vacancy.
Mr. X. Cuitsinnui, Q.C., moved, and Sir C. D. Caosvair
wended the first resolution, recognising Mr. Boxkia's
eminent qualifications for the office of Comma t3erjeaat.
The ruolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. H. Pownal.x, chairman of Middles,: msgistratee,
moved, and Mr. SerJeant Suez seconded a reeolation
pledging the muting to promote the learned gentlemen's
return.

Mr. Bontits, who was most warmly received, said be had
!Herd bat one objection to his tilling the cffice of Common
Serjeant in the event of a vacancy occurring—namely, his
age—and the probability in the C3llllO of a few yeses of his
becoming an 'neighs% on the corporation, and of then seek-
ing for • pension. The learned counsel said that the idea
of ever asking for a retiring pension had
mind; he should never apply for it, snd would refuse to
accept it in the event of its ever being offered to him.
➢lr. Under Sheriff Ilivacsism. then proposed a vote of
thanks to the chairman, which wee carried unanimously,
sad the meeting separated.

CURIOUS Cutifou.—The Corporation of Newcastle-
upon-Tree (eels • Derby paper) au bound to entertain the
judgee of amuse, and to protest them to Culirle. The latter
duty they perform by pretesting sub of the judges with a
gold IX shilling piece of Chalks 1, to bay a dagger, and
the money so given is Galled "dagger money." They
always present it in the coinage of Charles 1., for which
they sometimu hays to pay high prices when it happens to
be scarce in the numismatic market. This ceremony of
payment was duly performed at the autumn wises of this
precut year A D. 1856.
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The above return embrace' meetly forty-three weeks, Andhra,
In Mew the circumstances which have elected the American tnis,
the result moat be regarded mb;ably favourable. the tin Om nan
eontlnues brisk, both in thiediatrict and in Wales.
The coal trade I. remarkably bruit, en much so that them is as
longer any undenelling; but the supply is sod be suficanty
peat to any
advances of prices at present.