The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. Inspector flernTlie;,Oneeitieprincipal Olken of
the City detective police, waited upon Sir F. G. Moo" who
sat on Saturday for the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of nom-
niseeteatieg to him the particulars of a very unpudeat head
that has been recently practised upon the public.
It appeared from the statement at Mr. Hamilton that
during the last few days advenisements have been inserted
in a great may London mad ecenitry newspapers, which
were headed, To livery lady in England, " sad went on
to man that upon receipt of fartyeight postage stamps, •
Geribaldian scarf pin of a most beautiful and unique
description would be forwarded to any address that was
indicated. Another advertisement with the same head-
ing referred to Garibaldian studs, which were described
airbg of a very elegant and chaste description, sod which
might be obtained fur thirty.siz stamps. The address to
which the 'tamps were to be sent was that of a vary re-
spectable boarding.home in Great Wincheateromeet, and
it appeared that • person who had the appearance of •
foreigner had engaged apartments there, which however
he had never occupied, and requested that any letters ad-
dressed to Mr. Anderson might be taken in. In come-
!pence of these advertisement* letters were received bear-
ing poet-marks from all parts of the country, and Mr.
Anderemi called for them iu the beginning of the week,
and a number were handed over to him; but from what
had since transpired there was no doubt that the whole
proceeding was a fraud upon the public.
Sir F. G. Moon inquired in whet the fraud consisted ?
Mr. Hamilton replied, in seeding back in return far the
poMage stamps, articles that were perfectly worthless, is
fact complete rubbish, that could be bought by the gram for
a mere trifle. He then produoed one of each of the articles
alluded to in the advertisements, namely, the Garibaldi's
scarf pin and the Made, which had been brought to him by
one of the parties who bad been victimised, and their trashy
character created a pod deal of amusement.
In answer to • meestion put by the worthy alderman,
Mr. Hamilton stated that he had now in his ponseasion 13
Lams that had bees received within the last day or
two, the while el which, no doubt, contained postage
stamps, sad the owner of the house in Wiecheeterotreet,
whonoyed was a highly table person,, was very much an-
by the mg.
Wir F. Moos mid that the circumstance would no doubt
be mthlimied is the public papers, and One would put au
sad to ties preceedlag.
Mr. Hemlitea thanked the worthy alderman, and said
that anymore, who might wish to communicate with him
in referthos to the letters might do so at the chief office of
the polka" No. 26, Old Jewry.
A lad named 'Valeria IluWen, seventeen years old, was
charged with rubbing his maater, Mr. ('lark, the landlord of
the king 'a Arms public house, lioundeditch. It appeared
that M coneequenee of the prosecutor entertaining s sue-
Sweat the prisoner was Reties dishuneetly he employed
one of the City detectives, to endeavour to ascertain
his suspicions were well founded, and on hider
mooning the Mime went to the shop and purr-hand some
spirits, which las paid for with a shilling and
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both of whisk were marked. Oa Entrideuril be
west again sad purchased some other whi he
paid far with a shilling sad two sizipsures, of which
robs were smirked. Is consegnemes of what he saw of the
conduce of the prisoner be retuned to the house shortly
afterwards, sail Hr. Prichard, the meager of the busier.,
was seat for, sad the prisoner was charged with having
raided his master, and he denied having done
2girand p.oduced • purse, and headed it to the
, saying at the sans tines that there was nothing in it
bat whet belonged to Wm. Ohm seezehed the purse, and
smog ether mousy he found the marked shilling that he
had paid the prisoner on the previous morning. The pit-
, sew then wanted to go away, but the officer told him he
nest not do so until he searched him, and he then pulled
elf his cap and expressed a wish to be searched. The
till bad before tins been examined, and it was ascertained
that **shilling that had been given to the prisoner the
mirth morning had disappeared, and when the prisoner
wee asked what had become of it, he said he bad ma it away
in change, but this was known not to be true, as no one bad
entered the house. The officer then searched the prisoner,
but could not bad anything upon him, and he asked
for his cap, and on his lifting it up from the
bar, the miming shilling dropped from it. The prisoner
upon this said, " Well, I (lid take it, and I am very sorry,
but it is the first time I ever did such • thing," and be
begged that he might not be locked up. The oonstable
' then told him that he had found in his parse a shilling that
had been paid to him the morning before, and he admitted
that be bad taken that also, and as he was going to the
police station, he again said that he was very sorry for what
he had done, and he had bees led into it 11 others, but no
one belonging to Mr. Clark's establishment.
The prisoner when asked what he had to say in answer
to the charge logos to cry, and said he did not know what
to my. He was very sorry for what he had done, and he
would never do such a thing again.
Mr. Clark, the prosecutor, said that the lad had been in
his senrice for about two months, and he was afraid that
during the last fortnight be had been constantly robbing
him. He however had a good character with him, and ha
was very young. and be did not wish to press the charge
harshly against
The premier having pleaded guilty, the Alderman, with
the concurrence of the Lord lisior., who came into court
for the purposed forming a y shun, sentenced the
prisoner to three months' hard

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, bletusday as neljearasei dismission Wk plans in the Marylo-
bos, Chemed ups the question of adopting. Mr. Train's
to t 4 skews /Anse railways in rinous parte of
OkUllehmarden Carr presided. A. peat
of dept with protests and memorial. egainet
Nn_ pasproala albeadad, and a long discuesion took plane.
Uleilwabely the lonowing comintudosbion from Mr. Train
' was read :
_---" Leaden, Out. 117.—Gentlemen, —Cheers.
Mg the imperials, and nut wishing to cavil in au otstatiebenr
with to large a parish—a stranger to all of you, I
desire that yea will postpone all action upon this matter
until you can me the system under weigh in Vietoria-street.
I am, gentheeme, your obedient servant, George Franck
I Train. To the Vestry of St. Marylebone." It was than
rassivad, milk ably Ilia or six dissentients, to adjourn the
sanalianalsk at the question for three months.
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