The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-02 00:00:00

7HE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE,

41,-.ritads on Thursday kat with
haviun obtained goods of various kinds under false and
fraudulent pretences from tradesmen, visa brought up for re-
sizawination.
_ . . . .

Mr. Wontner and Mr. Humphries attended for several
cruiplifseate, but stated that they were not prepared with
the necessary evidence, and requested that the Lord Mayor
would postpone the investigation for a week.
Mr. Lewis, for the prisoner, stated that his client's offences
amounted to nothing beyond a shuttle debt, se would be
shown upon the production of the evidenoo.
Tin Lord Mayor raid that if such a mods of running in
debt as bad been represented on the first examination were
to Is endured there would not be a moment's security for any
honest tradesman. . . . .

His lordship remanded the prisoner fora week, and it was
Intimated that the primmer would then be prosecuted for
haring 000ryired with others to defraud the victims who
appeared nodose him.
GUILDHALL.

Maria 11,zatith rrarecAabl; dreamed y
rmol, de.,,jood eo Ito will. of •;roter, fining ai eitag
n.street, Fore.etreet, was charged with attempting to com-
mit suicide by stabbing herself twig is the stomach with a
knife, on Sunday morniog last.
Sergeant hollow, 34, said be was called in by Dr. Simpson
to take the prisoner into custody an the above charge, when
oho admitted that she had stabbed herself In coasequouos of
• few words she had had with her husband.
Mr. Weisford was unable to account for the candoct of
his were, and the landlady of the hams spoke to the general
good character of both partite.
Sir J. t luogrove said it was a very mysterious affair, and
it would In his duty to sift It throughout. The prigoser wee
charged %kb a 'cry mer.ous offence, sad he therefore re-

quired sureties for her appearaoce on Thunday next, by
which time Inquiries should be made to dear up the matter.
Th. landlady offered to become bell.
Sir J. Mammye said he was not favourably impressed
with the husband'. manse, bat the fact of his dlady be-
coming bail for his wife waa rather in his favour.
Mr. W.h&rd rid he was ea anxious a. any one to have
the affair cleared up.
The prisoner mid elle could not have kaown what she was
doing or she would never have attempted such a thing.
Sir I. Musgrove then remawied the prisoner on ball till
Thursday next.
. _ . .

was summoned for assaulting and threaten-
ing Louis Blonifield, whereby ths latter want in fear of his
life.
This was a aquabble between parer respectively in the
employ of Mr. Johnion and Mr. , of the Court of
Bankruptcy. and it was stated by Mr. who speared
for the camplainent, that the defendant bad committed a
violent mem& upon his client in tits Court of Bankruptcy,
and threatened to dog him to his privets residencs, and there
do for him, in order that ha might not spin &ppar in that
court.

Baud, for the defendant, said he had suggested that
as his client was cot prepared with evidence to rebut any-
thing that might be said spinet him, he had advised the de-
fendant to consent to enter into his own reoognionices to
keep the peace for twelve months, and also to apologies
to the complainant for any warmth or hastiness of temper he
might have been guilty of. This course wu proved of by
the complaMant's friends, and it only remained for the court
to Isa 2 it.

Sir J. Nampo— ve said ha mast have some better mcarity
than the defendant's own recogniesnoss. Be should require
one gaiety in 201.
This arrangement was aoudad to without going further
foto the else, and the defendant was locked up in default of
bail.
BOW-STREET.
A policeman of the A division, named Waller Joke 11114,
who km bean about a twelvemonth in the faros, was placed
at the bar es • charge of stealing from one of the
dressing-ream In the section-house of the A division statics,
at Kleg-street, Westminster, • pair of uniform boots.
The boob had been issued to James Wenn, of theism
divisible, No. OS, who had kit them ea Sunday last in one of
the dreaming-rooms. There was two of these roam, each
103012113104ab1e fd man, sad each man laving his numbered
compartment. On Sonde, Night Qs Waste was asen
leaving the room where When had WI the boots, whisk wan
not the room in which be had a 0001pii1BISSL Be LE the
station with a bundle, sad M • few =tanks retuned without
it. The boots bin mimed hs was suspected, and discharged
the force, and from subsequent inquiries it was discovered
that he had disposed of the Imola to an omnibus conductor,
named Sunil46. The latter sold them to •• Jew hawker of old
clothes, named Wool, Lyons, by whom they were now pro-
duced.

Theprisoner, who admitted hie guilt, wen remanded, to
Cr* time far Inquiry as to other charges, the witnesses to
Ws awn being at one bound over to appear at the trial.

CLERKENWELL.

John Morris Red, aged 25, attired man,
who described himself as a gentleman; Sassed Thompson,
aged 34, a clerk ; and dna Thompson, alias Barnett, aged
60, a servant, all residing at 22, Tavistock-ply, St. Per
; end Thaws Smith, aged 25, of 18, Plum
Shoe-lase, servant, were Charged with conspiring i't7e ciofterruta
divers persons of various sums of mosey, and obtaining from
Mr. J. Otway, ol Lower Stownell, Staffordshire, the sum of
U. by false and fraudulent pretence*.
Mr. John Wading solicitor, of the firm of Messrs, J. and
T. Watering, appeared
t for the rnoners.
Impostor W ,of the detective faros, said that In cos-
seqseece of a large number of leases having been waived
from all parte of the United Kingdom, In which the writers
stated that they had been defrauded out of several ems of,
many, he was directed to investigate the matter, and to ex-
plode the thing, or connect the prisoners with the fraud. It
appeared that the prisoners had been advertising In all the
country papers under the title of the "Mercantile Loan Fund
Amon ou ; tam, 2, Weymouth-Wrenn New North-read,
London, N. and they profaned to make immediate mak
adveneas. The advertisement ran as follows This sea
elation, poleassisg tbsgreat advantage of • WS* Pald'els
capital, offers immdlate cash adenoma in sums from
201. to 5001., with the least possible delay, for
long or short periods, at 6 per cent. per annum, re-
payable by each monthly or quarterly instalments ei may
suit the borrower's convenience. The sum applied for I
granted in fall." The advertisement was signed " John
Campbell, readmit manager." When Poems answered the
advertisement it was the plan of the prisoners to write beck
and say that if a poet-office order was sent for the amount of
the travelling expenses their agent should at once call, sad
having inuthed Into the reference, would at once pay the
money. He should be able to prove that the prisoner Reed
had represented himself as Campbell, end had taken the
money at the post-o Mos in that name, bat lately having
met with en accident, the woman had bean to receive the
money. The prisoners did not stay long at Weymouth-
terrsoe, but left word at the district poet-office that all letters
were to be forwarded to Tavistock-place. The prisoners had
remind as many as thirty letters by each post. Yesterday
he west to the chief Money Order-office, and gave to one a
the pay clerks eight marked half-crewns. About half-pent 9
the female prisoner came with two post-olfice orders, one
from Sligo, for 11. 10s., and the other from Leeds, for U. 6a.
The clerk paid her the eight marked half-crowns end other
mows. The orders were signed "J. Campbell" The
female primmer then went away, and was followed to 22,
Tavistook-place. She went in there about half-past 6, Jun
about a quarter of an hour afterwards he (Inspector Whi-
rler), in company with Detective Williamson and Sergeant
Goodwin, S N, went to the door, which was opeaed by
the female prisoner. She was asked If Mr. J. Campbell
was at home, and she replied In the negative. He and the
other officers then went into the parlour when Smith was
about to leave the room, but was prevented. The prisoner
Thompson was then brought down stairs In custody. He
(Whicher) then went op to the first-Boor beck, and there
found the prisoner Reed. He was lying on the bed with his
clothes on, be haring a Ira./ bad lag. He was asked his
name, and was told be must conaider himself In coatody on
a charge of conspiracy. He was afterwards marched, and
upon him wee found 181. in gold and 30.. In sliver sad
amongst the latter was the eight marked halkrowus. The
prisoner was asked whose money it wee, end he said, " It Is
mine." The other prisoners ware afterwards told the charge
against them, when the two men said they tom nothing
about it, and the female said she was only a servant. The
female was again asked where Mr. Campbell was, but ohs
ds-
dined to say.
Mr. Wskeling said at this stage of the proceedings he
should decline to ask the eitneas any guanines.
John Sharp, a constable at the Money Order-office, said
the primmer Reed and the female had cashed orders signed In
Use name of Campbell.
Inspector Whicher, in eking for a remand, mid that he
found no lees than twenty letters ready to go to all parts of
the country by the next post.
Mr. Conte said there could be no doubt the prisoners bad
been mining on a wholesale system of plunder. lie saw
from the knee.. before him that the prisoners wero in corres-
pondents with clergymen, poetmaster., and other', who be
(Mr. Conte) w..a eurinised were so credulous. He should
remand the prisoners for a week. Bail refused.

MARLBOROIJOH-STREET.
Jews Robituon, aged 85, waa charged with embezzling
TIT it'll, SUMS of money received in his capacity as collecting
clerk fi.r and no account of hie employer., been. Hinchcliffa
and Co.. of 15, Piccadilly, paper manufacturer..
Mr. Walter Galen, esehier to Messrs. Holland and Son,
23, Mounbeireet, Groevenor-aquare, upholsterers, deponed
to paying the prisoner 311. 8.. 7d. by cheque on the 27th of
Almost last on account of hie employers. The prisoner gave
the receipt.nnw produced, and the cheque had been returned
to Mews. Holland encashed.

Sergeant Crceker said he asked the prisoner on teking bins
Into custody if he had not received a cheque from Holland
and Son for 311. 78.61. Ile said he bed end spent the mo-
ney. He inquired if be wislud to admit to any more,
sad be sot down and made out a list amounting to
1701. in presence of his employers.
Mr. Hinchcliffe said the priaoner received a esfery of two
gain's. per week.
Prisoner reserved his defence, and was committed to the
Westminster Sessions for trial.

A NAN CHARGED WITH SETTING FIRE TO
HIS SITE.

On Saturday night last a middle-aged man
named Benjamin Meredith, residing at 2, Bridge-terrace,
Maidstone, was taken to the policeatation, on the charge of
haring brutally assaulted his wife, and attempting to set '
fire to her. The prisoner, it appears, has latterly been em-
ployed ss foreman of the carpenters engaged in the erection
of the new railway station at Maidstone, and frequent dia.
agreements have taken piece between him and his wife (who
la most respectably connected), both, it is call, being ad-
dicted to intemperate habits. On Monday the prisoner
was brought up at the Town-hall, before If. Areas and
T. W. Allen, Esqe., when the following particulars trans-
pired
Detective Sergeant Hills deposed that on Saturday night,
at about halt-put tem o'clock, be was told that he was
wanted at the Bridge-terrace. He accordingly went to the
s residence there, and In the parlour he found
tacpler'leemer's wife lying on a sofa, apparently dead. Her
dress was turned up, and same of bee under-clothing burnt.
The room was " swamped" in blood, and full of smoke; and
the things were thrown about in the greatest costimion.
Witnee• took bold of the woman, but ins obliged to get a
csndl• before be could see whether or not she wee aliveorben
perceiving a movement in one of her eyes, be sent for medical
sentatance, and Mr. Sander.. police-surgeon, with Mr. Fer-
ber, house-Burgeon of the West Kant Infirmary, shortly ar-
rived. In the meantime the prisoner had come in, and on
wines' taking him what be meant by burning
• woman in that way, be replied, "It nerved her
right ; she ought to be glee. (The pri-
seat, hero ma) Prisoner also said, " It
bail now came to a crisis ; I wonder it wane t a murder ;
Pin sure it will end in that." Full ten minutes elapsed after
witness got into the room before the woman became sensible.
There was • cut at the beck of her head about two inches
long, another cut by the side of the left ear an inch and a
half long, and a third by the aide of the nom. The upper
lip was wry much swollen, as was also the left side of the
miser; and tined her legs was mach burnt so near the knee,
that • large piece of akin hung down from it. Witness
neural times remarked to prisoner that nothing would justify
him is treating his wife in that manner, when, after the
lapse of about half-an lour, he said his wife bad set are to

herself, and had frequent) done so before. The prisoner
wee raviag about like a Hs was drunk.
Prisoner—l was not drunk.

arse a leaf of the table broken off
and lying on the floor ; also a candlestick, the table cover,
and the sofa mahjong.

Prisoner—the oawilasttak off the table, sad that was
how the Ore was oecasiosed.

Hills further said that there were two candles alight on
the table when he went in, and he saw no candle on tho
floor. In a pool of blood near the door, Mn. the
landlady of the house, picked up • num, but it did not
appear to have been taken out of the case it was in. Wa-
tson had inquired that morning, and found that the woman
was considerably better, but she wee still confined to her
bed. lie believed she was not in danger, though the
wounds on her leg from the burning was very severe. When
witness first saw prisoner the Liter kid • kettle of water in
his band, which he had jut fetched from the conduit, and
which he was going to throw over his wife. Her clothes
were wet and steaming at the time, sad prisoner said he had
already thrown one kettle toll over her.
Superintendent Blundell Om applied kr s remand, to
produce other witnesses.
Mr. Case Ohs clerk) told the prisoner that if he had any-
thing to ay in answer to the charge, bit might either de to
then, or reserve it.
Prisoner (after wan hesitation)--Well, I think I shall
reserve it, . .

ft;rnientsr, who viewed the cam with a good deal of un.
concern, was then remanded till Batordsy.—Booth Eaten;
Goat..

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TRAFFIC RETURNS.

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