The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-01 00:00:00

snub, and Wattarry then game ins a receipt for the money.
Nycit. then gave me the address, " Mrs. Duquene, Rue
Bt. Galsume." I wrote to the address, and my letter was
returned about three weeks afterwards through the Deed
jetteroffice. I afterwards wentto theCavendishlnstitutioa.
I asked how it was my letter was returned? and
Wattery said the lady had returned to England,
cod that he had not heard from her as yet. They said
cloy would give me the lady's address when they received
it. I got no fresh address of the lady. I went there again
ill about a fortnight, and only sawV, attery there. He then
cave me the address, " Mrs. Abladt, care of Mr. Shearing,
Reinke Bay." I wrote to that address, but re-
ceived no answer. I then wrote a letter, directing
it to the institution, in answer to which I received a
letter stating that they had no other vacancies on the
books except one of a widower, who wanted a governess to
reach his children music. I got no other addresses. I
asked for my money back, and they refused it. I told them
ought to have it back, as the address they gave me was
false.
By Mr. Lewis—! read the prospectus. It stated on it
tkat situations are not guaranteed. I did not pay an
additional fee on the second address being given me. The
5.. I paid was a registration fee. They said they would
continue to give me addresses till I got a situation.
Min Adelaide Shearing, daughter of Mr. Shearing,
baker, 9, Mortimer-street, Herne Bay, said—Last Easter
Monday the prisoner called at our house and went into the
refreshment-room to have some refreshment. I
waited upon them and when they came down
they went into the shop and spoke to my father.
I followed them into the shop, and Smith asked my
father whether there were any nice walks about the
place. He was directed to the Reculven and Herne-street.
They then had tea, end they said the tea was so nice
that they wished him to execute an order. My father
said he could, but that they could get the tea
as well as he could in London, but Smith said that coming
from the sea side it would be far superior. They after-
wards left, and Smith said as he was going away, ' Good
night, governor, I will send you an order for the tea." On
the following Friday. we received a letter—" Mrs. Abladt,
care of Mr. Shearing, 9, Mortimer-street, Herne Bay."
The next morning ten letters, similarly addreseed„ came
and altogether 57 came, which my father returned to the
Post-office. Amongst the letters was one addressed to my
father, asking for half • pound of tea, and for any letters for
Kra Abladt tobeforwaranl to Mrs. Hansford,B,old-street,
St. Luke's the letter being signed George Abladt.
I have no knowledge of any one at Herne Bay of the name
of AblsAlt, and no person of that name has ever resided
at our house.
By Mr. Lewis—We keep a refreshment room, but do not
have letters left at our house to be called for.
By Mr. West—We have bad no lodgers this year.
Marian Shaw, 21, Gough-street, Gray's Inn-road, said—
I know the prisoners. I have seen Wattery write. The let-
ter produced is in Wattery's handwriting.
By Mr. Lewis—My name is Shaw, but I have used the
name of Bramah. I appliedat the institution and got a situ-
ation at Barns', in the Haymarket, and left, and was then
sent to another, but did not take it, as it was
as a governess to the daughter of a gentleman who wished
his daughter instructed for nothing. I know Wattery's
writing by seeing him write. The two letters produced
are written by Wattery, though they are not alike. I used
the name of Shaw Bramah because I wished to pass as
the sister of a Miss Bramah. Wattery told me at
the office that he was the secretary. I knew that Wattery
was secretary under Smith, who was the proprietor. I had
been in the habit of going there every day. I paid 5.., and
I got the situation in the Haymarket and stayed there two
nights.
By Mr. West—l saw Wattery described in the prospectus
as the secretary. I was first led to go to the institu-
tion through seeing an advertisement in the Tekgraph.
I told Smith that I had seen an advertisement of • situa-
tion, and Smith told me to look at the rules, and I did so,
and I then paid Smith ss.' and he gave me the address
" Madame Barns," in the Haymarket. He did not tell me
what situation it was. The first address I had was
" Madame Duquene, St. Omer, France." I wrote to
that address, but got no answer. The letter was not
returned. I went to the office again, and then they
gave me the address of " Madame Barns." I went there
and was engaged as barmaid. I only remained two
nights, and left as the place was not fit for a respectable
young person to be in. I went to the institution again and
they gave me the address of the Café de la Regence at the
corner of Windmill-street, but uo barmaid was wanted. I
afterwards got the address, but no situation.
By Mr. Lewis—l knew the café was a night house when
I applied there. When I called at the widower's respect-
ing the situation, I sto;ped to tea, as he said his daughter
was coming home. I have now got a situation at a
luncheon bar. The prisoner also gave me an address at
the private house.
Mr. West—That concludes this charge, but I have
several other charges to prefer.
Mr. Lewis—At the present stage I decline addressing
your worship.
The prisoners werethen remanded.
Mr. West—lf bail is taken I hope it will be substantial
bail, as there has been great difficulty *m finding them.
Mr. Lewis—l hope bail will not be fixed at a larger
amount than they can find.
Mr. Knox—At present I will not entertain the question
of bail.

WORSHIP-STREET.
SAVAGE GAROTTE POWWOW.
A smartly built young fellow, who gave the name of
Richard Prpor, and described himself as a card cutter,
living in Seward-street, St. Luke's, was charged with being
concerned in violently assaulting and robbing Mr. Daniel
Peck, a rather portly person, residing in Virginia-row,
Bethnal-green.
The prosecutor was evidently suffering acute pain in the
throat, and his evidence was scarcely audible. From the
statement, however, it was gathered that on the 30th inst.
he was so foolish as to seek a near cut into the Old-street-
road by entering the Vinegar-ground, a most notorious
locality, on the City-road side, and crossing. it towards the
direction mentioned, this too at an early boar in the morning.
As he turned into the ground he observed the prisoner and
two other men standing at the corner in conversation with
two women. He soon became aware that they were fol-
lowing him, but to have retraced his steps would have
been equally dangerous as precoeding. Suddenly the
prisoner ran up to him and asked, " What is it
you have to say about my sister ?" Prosecu-
tor replied, " Not anything here. I don't know her."
But had scarcely done so when his throat was pinioned
from behind by, as he believed, some persons hands
as he described the act, " right close together." He heard
the words " We will finish him," and instantly received a
violent kick, this was followed by another, given, he was
quite certain, by the prisoner, and he fell from the effects
of it, the hold on his throat being loosened at the same
instant, and his watch and chain being forced away. On
recovering sufficiently to regain his feet, he went
in pursuit, of course a useless search ; but he
met a police-constable, and made known to him
the outrage and robbery, at the same time describing
the prisoner at the bar, which he was more particularly
able to do from the singular fact of having some hours
before met him at the bar of a public-house in the neigh-
bourhood. (At this part of the evidence Mr. Cooke,
the magistrate, remarked that prosecutor appeared to be
suffering intensely, and was asking him some questions
relative to his throat, when he became quite overpowered,
and it was found necessary to remove him from the wit-
nerabox into the air.) Subsequently he followed up his
statement by saying that prisoner had taken up the change
of a florin from the counter of the public-house alluded to,
although he must have known it was not his own and
(prosecutor)that such incident further enabled him (prosecuir) to
swear to his identity. The watch and chain, value 61.,
had not been recovered.
The prisoner impudently cross-examined, and insisted
that prosecutor had offered 51. to get his property back,
but this was denied.
Wilson, 198 G, said that from the accurate description
given of the prisoner he knew instantly who was wanted ;
and, seeing him with five others last evening, followed as
be ran away and took him into custody.
Mr. Cooke directed a remand.

NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND.—At the annual dinner
et this institution, which will take place on Saturday,
June 9, at Willis's Rooms, Earl Granville in the chair, the
following distinguished artistes have promised to cen-
tribute their aid in the musical entertainment :—Madame
Stinton-Dolby, Miss Louisa Fyne, Mr. Sims Reeves, and
(by the kind periniuion of Mr. Gye), Madlle. Fricci and
raper Neri-Baraldi, of the Royal Italian Opera, Covent
Garden. Mr. Benedict has undertaken to conduct.

In committee on Representation of the People
(Ireland) Bill Mr. Bearden will move " That a rental of
10/. in counties be substituted for a rating of 121., and a
rental of It in boroughs for a rating of 61.
_

On going into Committee of supply, Mr. Ben-
find intends to move that an humble address be pre-
sented to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously
Pleased to revoke the commission for the courts of justice
dated the 29th day of June, 1865, in order that the con.
etniction of the building of the new courts of justice may
bs Placed under the sole control of a responsible minis-
ter of the crown.

Wreraissrrit ABBEY. —The preachers appointed
for the epPcial Sunday evening services in the nave for the
month of June are :—June 3. the Very Rev. Harvey Good-
win, D.D., Dean of Ely ; June 10, the Rev. Francis Morse,
M.A., Vicar of St. Mary's, Nottingham ; June 17, the Lord
BiAhop of Oxford ; and June 24, the Rev. James Russell
Woodford, MA., Vicar of Remsford, Glouceetershire, Ex
amining Chaplain to the Bishop of Oxford, and the lastly
appointed honorsrj chaplain in ordinary to the Queen.
SUPPLY OF FAT STOOK TO THE METROPOLITAN
Cams MAsser.—ln the month (May) ending yesterday
the aggregate number of beasts exhibited on the nine ,
market days was 17,785 head, and consisted of 10,808 home
bred and 6,977 foreign cattle. The sheep-pens comprised
139,0110 sheep and lambs, and out of which 38,902 were of
Dutch, Merino, and other foreign breeds; there were 691
calves sold, and of this number 371 were Dutch breed ;
the number of pigs exhibited was 2,386, and of which 575
were consigned from the Continent. The average supply
to each market was 1,976 beasts, 15,451 sheep and lambs,
n calves, and 265 pigs. There have been no dairying
eon brought to market during the past month.