The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-19 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

J(1111,11 Malpass, aged :ffi, of , Tottenham-street,
billiard-marker, and William Thompson, aged 25, of 6,
Tower-street, St. Martin's-lane, betting man, were brought
up in custody of Inspector Cocks, S .liviaiou, charged
with fraudulently obtaining from John Duffield, landlord
of the Southampton Arms, Whittlebury-street, Somers-
town, the sum of 19s. 6d. The prisoners were further
charged with attempting to fraudulently obtain • sum of
19s. lid., at the same place and of the same prosecutor, by
substituting a shilling in place of a sovereign.
John Duffield said—About three or four months ago—l
cannot say within • week—the prisoner' came in and were
served with two pennyworth of gin and a glass of cooper.
Malpass tendered a sovereign to pay. I was about changing
it, when he called me back, and said he had some coppers.
I gave him the sovereign back. Thompson said, " No,
no. it is all right, let us have the change, as I want some
silver." They then gave me back what I, in the hurry of
business, thought was the sovereign, and gave them change
to the amount of 19s. lid. They hurried out of the house,
and it was then that I discovered that it was a shilling in-
stead of a sovereign. On the previous night the prisoners
came in and attempted to pass off another shilling in •
similar manner. He gave them into custody.
Remanded till Thursday next.
THAMES.

Jrinv., Dunn, a stout man-of-war's man, was brought be.
fore Mr. Benson, charged with being drunk and incapable
of taking care of himself.
A police-constable of the K division stated that he saw
the prisoner the previous night in Roteliff.high way, throw-
ing his money about, to th- great delight of the roughs
and loose women in the street, who cheered him loudly.
He remonstrated with the prisoner, and told him to take
more care of his cash. The prisoner said he would do as
be liked ; be had earned his money of her Majesty the
Queen for serving her on board ship, and he had a right to
do what he liked with it. He left the prisoner with two
women, and he saw him go into a grog shop, where he
treated every one near him. He met the prisoner again at
a later hour helplessly drunk, and he then bad 2d. in his
possession. He took the prisoner into custody, and lodged
him in the station house for surety.
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The prisoner said he was paid off from her Majesty's ship
Esk the previous day at Portsmouth, and came un to Lon-
don to see a few friends. He sot too much grog on board,
that was the cause of all the mischief.

Mr. Beneon— What a very foolish man you are to waste
and spend all your earnings in one day. It as a good thing
the police have saved you end taken you to the station-
house. Go away with you.
The sailor made a nautical salute, uttered "Thank yer
honour," and left the court.
JonaS/we Young, clerk to Messrs. Rickett and Smith,
coal merchants, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged
with stealing a half ton of coals, the property of his em-
ployers.
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution.
andsaid theprisoner wasthe wharf clerk at the prosecutors'
depot at Bromley. The prisoner had been in the service of
Rickett and Smith for six years. at a salary of nut. per
annum, and had now sacrificed his situation and all his
prospects in life by his dishonesty. One of the prosecutors
spoke to the prisoner about half a ton of coal which was
entered into the ready-money customers' book. but with-
out any address or any amount opposite. The prisoner
said he had sent then, to his mother in the City-road. Mr.
Rickett asked him if he had consumed the half ton of coal
allowed him in September, to which he replied in the nega-
tive. The clerks were allowed a supply of coals for them-
selves, but not allowed to send coals to others without the
proper entries being made in a certain book. There was
no entry of the transaction in that book. He believed the
prisoner would plead guilty, and the prosecutors begged to
recommend him to mercy.
Mr. Benson—Not withdraw the charge!
Mr. Charles Young—No, sir, they cannot ; they employ
several clerks, and two of them absconded recently with
lane sums of money.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, made a feeling appeal to the
magistrate in his favour. In 17 years the prisoner had
held two situations only—in one fur eleven years, and in
the other for six years. He had a wife and six children,

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