The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

INDIAVOLIMING TO OBTAIN GOODS BY PALsM PRILTENCES.
Thomas Slack, address refused, servant, was charged be-
fore Mr. Knox with endeavouring to obtain by false and
fraudulent pretences 100 cigars (Cabanas Exoeptionales) of
the value of 71. 10s., at No. 8, New Bond-street, with
intent to defraud Mr. Isaac Lewis Levitt (Thompson and
Levitt) tobacconists.
Mr. Levitt said the prisoner called upon him the pre-
vious evening and ask for a box of cigars for Mr. Powell.
He asked the prisoner whether he meant Mr. Powell, of
Market Harborough, end he said he did. He then asked
the prisoner whether he was still in Mr. Powell's ser-
vice, and he said he was. He then told the prisoner
that he should have to give him into custody, as Mr.
Powell had called upon him and informed him that the
prisoner had not been in his service for some time,and that
two boxes of cigars the prisoner had obtained he had given
him no authority to obtain. He (Mr. Levitt) then gave
the prisoner into custody, and telegraphed to Mr. Powell,
and received the following reply : " Three Swans Hotel, as
Market Harborough. Sir —I have received your telegram 90
saying that Thomas Slack hada:lied on you for more cigars. go
He left me in April or May last. I only engaged M.
him for the monthly season, and have had nothing what- SI
ever to do with him since. He has obtained clothes of 1,00
Mr. Newton, Hanover-square, boots from New Bond-street,
and he tried to get boxes of clothes from Limmers' Hotel, 8j
but failed. lam glad you have given him into custody, as.
and I hope he will be punished for his theft.—Yours,
truly, HENRY POWELL." Bt.
Fisher, 334 A, proved finding 40 duplicates, principally at
relating to clothing, on the prisoner. gy
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner for further inquiries et.
and for the attendance of Mr. Powell.
MARYLEBONE.
MR. StTIBAGE AND HIS TORMENTORS. 8
81.
1.
Joseph Jenanio and Andrew Ranging were charged by
Mr. Babbage,tbe well-known mathematician, with refuting
gq
to desist from playing musical instruments when requested 84.
to do so. et.
Mr. Sayers appeared for the defendants. at.
Complainant stated that on the 29th ult. he was dis-
turbed in his labours by the two defendants and seven st.
other men who were playing instruments in Paddington- st.
street (about 200 yards from Mr. Babbage's residence). He to
went and requested them to desist from playing, but they to
refused. 100
Police-constable 95 D partly corroborated. 200
For the defence several tradesmen of the immediate 'et
locality were called, who deposed that the musicians did 9
cease playing when requested, and that the bend crested st.
no nuisance in the neighbourhood. Bt.
Mr. Mansfield said the defendants were playing too far et.
from Mr. Ribbage's house for him to suppose they went 12.-
there for the purpose of annoying him, so that, under these a.,
circumstances, he should not inflict the full penalty, but st,
order each of the defendants to pay a fine of 10s. and costs. at.
The fines were paid.
WA.NDSWORTH. tK
A LODGIM THINF.--CAUTION. 10
Henry John Mills was brought up on remand charged 10
with committing the following robberies: tit.
A few days ago the son of a waiter named Tilbury, living St.
in Bromell's-row Clapham, took the prisoner home to Be,
lodge. He said he would lie down for a couple of hours Lt."
and get up to tea. He took the opportunity while alone et
in the bedroom to ransack the place, and carried off unob-
Bp
served a watch, ring, seal, and other articles of the value St.
of 5/. He was calmtured on the following day, when it was lie
found that he had pledged the watch and had given the FA
seal to Emilia Cox, barmaid at the White Horse, Pimlico,"
stating at the time that he had picked it up.
lie gave up the ring when taken into custody.
In another case he went to a house in Upper
North-street, Caledonian-road, for a lodging, he repro-
renting that he had been recommended from the Portland- ir
road-station, and he produced a quantity of fog signals to 10
show what be was. On his further representing that his 94
clothes would he sent, the landlady consented to let him IL
half a bed. He then said he would lie down for a short 100
time, as he was tired, having been on an engine for 46
hours. He went to he bedroom, and opened a boc yt
belonging to a fellow-lodger named Baker, and took his wo
watch, coat, and cap, which he succeeded in carrying off st
without detection. There was third case, which also to
happened at the same house. Before going to the bed- St
room, he asked a young woman to let him look st her
''
ring. She took it off, and he put it on his finger. lie r‘o
went upstairs to bed, and she thought no more of the ring. No
When he absconded with Baker's property, he also carried too
off the young woman's ring. too
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and asked to be dealt with 100
100I°
leniently.
Mr. Ingham having ascertained that he had not been ,„,,
committed before, decided on dealing with him under the Bp
Criminal Justices Act, and sentenced him to the full term 29
of six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
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SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

ONI O'CLOCK.

The railway market is inactive to-day, and the
only change in the principal stocks is a rise of i per
cent. in North British.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1211 to i ;
Great Western, 51 to i ; London and North
Western, 116 to i ; Midland, 1218 to g ;
Lancsahireand Yorkshir, 124 to 124 ; Caledonian,
120 to 121; South Eastern 62 to 63 ; Great
1 Eastern, 25i to ; Great Northern, 114 to 115 ;
ditto A, 124 to • London, Chatham, and Dover,
16, to i ;andNorth British, 35} to i.
Foreign and colonial railway shares are quiet
and prices present no movement.
ORDINARY SHARE AND STOCKS.
sad Pa I as.u.ways i doling Kiced I ,0111
p.m So-457
yester to
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86 48
110 121
40 46

100 Mewl and Exeter
100 Caledonian
100 Cambrian
• aU Cork and Bandon
all Cornwall
100 DubUn and BeLtastJunc
100 Inindes,Perth,&Abd Jn
all East London Scrip Cat
10 Do
100 Glasgow aad S. Western
100 Great Eastern Ord. St
100 Do. E. Ang. Stk., No 21
100 Great North of Scotland
100 Great Northern
100 Do.A J A rec. no dlr. nn-
-100 Do. B die p. c. is paldli
100 Do. Ord. Def. Div. Stock
100 Gt. South k West. (Ire )
100 Great Western
100 Do.Stoneral.Gua.Stk
100 Do. South Wales ..
100 Do. W. Mi& —Oxford
100 Do. Do. Newport
100 Lancashire &Yorkshire 1
100 Loo.,lidebtn, &S.Coad!
100 London,ChathernAkDov I
100 Do. Met. Exten.A6p. c.
100 London & North Wrath.
100 London&SonthWesterM
100 Man. Shel., &Lincolashl
100 Metropolitan
Si Do. New
all I Do. Extender'
all ltekropoUtanDistrice
4 Do. do. do.
all Do. & St. Johns-144d,
100 Midland
7 ' Do. 19 Shares
100 Do. &&111. & Derby
100 North Brlthh
100 Do. Zdin ,l'erth,Dand
100 N. Bagera—Berwiek
la. j Do. O. N. K Parc....
100 Do. Leeds
1001 Do. York
100 1 Do. Carlisle
all , Do. Stock &Darling.'
!0I Do. do., 186041
100. North London
• Do. do., 1864-6 I
• Do. do., 1866
100 .NorthStfordshire
,100 N. & B. Western June.
, 100 'Scottish Central
100 Shropshire Onion
100 .South Devon
all Wines. oldsliDo7l2.lo
100 ,BSontli Kasternw
100 'Taff Vale •
Do. C
1100 . Waterford & Kilkenny
!Waterloo & Whitehall

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114 116
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10 20
1161 117
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47 44
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90 2
85 96
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105 105

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