The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
rharres Benne*, 34, warehouseman. end Joshua Smith,
marine store dealer, were brought before the Lord
Mayor on remand, charged. the former with stealing a quan-
tity of woollen, the property of his employers. Menn. Hall
and Co.. from mid their warehouses in itleetbing-lane, and
the latter with receiving the same well knowing it to
have bee, stolen.

Mr. Jacobs attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Abbott
appeared of behalf of the prisoner Smith.
From information which Thomaa Clark, inspector of the
Thames Police, received, he went in search of the. prisoner
Smith, and maw him a few yards from his shop in Royal
Mint-street. He asked him if he had bought any rags
mime the day previous, and he said be had not bought any for
the last eight months. He then left him in charge of &con-
stable and went to Messrs. Hall's warehouse in Seething-
lane, where he saw Bennett, who was employed there as fore-
man in the rag storm. He told Lim he was a police
officer, and asked him if he bad delivered any rap from the
warehouse since the previous morning. He at first said No,
and he afterwards said he had delivered two bags of rags on
the previous day to • man named Smith, wbo went for them
himself. He said Smith hail so order with him, bet it was
not signed, sad he returned it to him, but he had not re-
mired any money for them.
Dyer, 51, Thames Police, took the prisoner Smith into
melody from Inspector Clark. and asked him if he had re-
ceived say rags within the last week, and he said No,
not for the last eight months. He asked him if he had mild
any, and be said No. He then kld him he should Übe him
into custody for receiving • quantity of rags front the fore-
man of Mr. Hall's warehouse is Seething-lane. He then
went to the prisoner's shop aed searched it with In-
spector Clark, and found ten begs of rep, weigh-
ing in all I,lBfille. He asked the prisoner if
he kept any book, sail be said lie did, sad he produced
a book, but there was no entry in it sines Ist of Novem-
ber, 1858. He also found some papers upon the prisoner,
amongst which was one on which was wntten, " With Oct.,
for 5 cwt. of rags from Smith, of Reeerrary-lime." There
was also some CRISTY wrappers found in the shop.
Mr. Henry Hall said the prisoner Bennett wee employed
at their warehouse is Seething-lane, and had the entire
charge of the rag stores. He had so right to deliver any
goods without an order, signed and countersigned. The
wrappers produced, which were found at Smith's shop,
were such as were used for the rags ; some of them, how.
ever, appeareel to have bail the marks and numbers cut out,
rind nine were, marked. if the prisoner were Female...l he
could compare the rags found at Smith's shop with those in
his warehouse

The prisoners were accordingly remanded until yester-
day, when it was proved that ;•iruith wu seen to go to the
warehouse and take away rags on two occasions is a cart,
and that Bennett was also there superintendieg the re-
moval el the goods.
Mr. Hall said that be had compared the rags, and had no
doubt that they formed part of the stock is his ware-
house. The cum also was of exactly the seine character,
aid semi coed which was also found at the prisoner Smith's
shop ceensposiled exactly with the cord with which the
11411111 were tied op, which we. of a foreign make. The
lade ea the cud WWII also tied in exactly the same pecu-
liar manner, celled as Italian knot.

The prisoner lisonsat admitted delivering two hales of
nip to Smith with • written order, which be had in bia
baud at the time, bat that was all, and he had never re-
wired any muoey for them.
Smith left his case in the Lauds of his solicitor.

Both miaow's, were committed for trial, hislordahip re-
fusing to take boil for Smith.

BOW-STREET.
Ellis, a boottnakos in Holywell-street, applied to the
magistrate for advice as to how be could recover possession
of a double sovereign, which be bad entrusted to Police•
sergeant Robinson, E 4, and which waa now in the bands of
ths Rev. Thomas Jamas Judkia, of 49, Euatoneynars.