The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

1411.810N-Hocl3B

A young man well liaicniO to the police as a eouvieted
thief, who gave his same as John Beard, but whose real
MUD* is John Coed ray, was brought before the Lord Mayor
charged with steeling a watch, value about 5/., from the
Pe tion et George Sharpe, in Bishopegate-street.
The prosecutor was standing at his door, No. 78, Bishops-
gate-street, looking at a home which had &lieu down in the
road, sod the prisoner was stand* ekes by with a sack
over his shoulder. The prosecutor noticed that he had his
hand under the sack, and at the rune time felt his bead
against his pocket, and on looking down missed
his watch. He immediately caught the prisooer's
wrist as it was withdrawn, and goateed him of steel-
ing his watch. He, however, denied it, and the watch
was not found ; but he had opportunity to pees it away.
James Botgia, a police-coostabla No. 73 H, said that he
had the prisoner in custody oo the 7th July Let for stealing
a watch, and on that occasion he was sentenced to three
months' imprisonment.
The Lord Mayor said there was so doubt the prisooer
stole the watch, and sentenced him to three months'
imprisonment with hard labour.

Joke Modes, with bad bees----ennmethed for obtain•
big SOL of Mrs. Cathodes
Os iismeotietes widow, under
false protium, at , appearedhearing.
Mr. Per, who appeared for complainant, saki he
was in • 000ditioa to prove the actuation mode egaia
Rhodes, as well is spinet them B e`hamendllWWd.and
he would show that the latter firm had veined goods 6;654
which were not worth more than 101. or 151. ; also that
they had altogether misrepresented the value of the boon.
After the statement of the complainant and • friend of
hare, who came forward as • witness,
Sir R. Carden said he did Dot think the statement mods
by the complaisant was supported by the feet, of the sass,
and be should dismiss the charge ; still there was the evi-
dence of a respectable auctioneer that the property was only
worth ISt., whereas Mown. Bingissan and Holland had
valued it at 501., and had charged 51. 10. to the purchaser
for their own fees, which should not have bees more than
1/. The complainant still had her right of oetion ie the
civil courts.

ihriwiek, for Messrs. Bingham and Honied, said be
meld prednes • witness to show that the property was worth
Pe fan mine est open it.
The ease was then dismiesed.
BOW-SMELT.
Wittiest noose, a well•dreased elderly man, was
charged with attempting to obtain money under false
pretences.
Mr. Clement Davidsoa Leggett, merchant, of Bombay,
aped that he was staying at the Exeter Hall Hotel. That
amain the ddendant called upon him and sent up his
Mine. Thinking it was • Mr. Thomas whom he knew, a
magistrate at Bombay, be desired the waiter to show him
into the &swim-room, and went there to meet bun. He
at mice saw that it was not the pence' be expected, but the
prisoner affected much familiarity, shook him warmly by
the head, and upon witness disclaiming acquaintanoe, said
that he (the pr sorer) could remind him of a previous in-
tercourse. Ibe prisoner then entered into a long con-
versation on the state of Indian affairs, and disclosed
• scheme for establishing • school is Bombay far
the children of military men, asking witness for pecuniary
assistance. Witham replied that he was on the com-
mittee of the Propagation Society and of the Society for
the Remotion of Christian Knowledge ; that be was d&
deny connected with large schools in the Western /Tsai-
demey, and could not encourage any private schools. The
was about to leave, but witness. believiag him
Lt.: Impostor, debased him, and gave him in charge.
Mr. Wilhelm Leggett, brother of the last witness, said
that the primmer ease obtained 11. from hire en the pm
tiara that be was about to establish a school a India. He
was then ging to India for the purpose, and was to sail im-
mediately, but that was 14 months back.
The prisoner said he did not ask Mr. Davidson Leggett
for money.
He was remanded for farther ellitlallaiioll.
tif ANY LEBONK
lama Montague, who said that be was • carpenter, re.
siding at No. 6, Btlffordstreet, Liaeon-grova, was placed at
the her before Mr. dandled, charged with having dolma
gold watch and two gold chaise, value tom her 191., the
y of Gustave it akin, No. 9, W3radbametreed,
square.
tor, on being swore, said—Yeetarday fleeing,
abed wee o'clock, while in my shop, talking to • traveller
upon beelsess, I heard • smash at the window, mad saw the
bonded a nem clutching at seam watches and shine wbkdt
were beagle; up. I ran to the dew, whisk I found was
smeared !Ay a piles et repo, see sad of which was tied resod
the handle, aid taw ether and mod one of the km nib ia
treat dHs prattles& I sessesdad is facing the door
and sad tbe prisoner romag atm at tit corner of
I pursued him, sad be was emoted in
lb pogrom by a seatimaz, who headed to me a metal'
mod two skim