The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX 'SESSION&

(Before Mr. Payne, Deputy Assistant Judge.)
John Contra*, 28, Maness-maker, was indicted for
h ob.
,by means of false pretences, from Eliza Cleave,
pair pink
and divers other saddler's tools, value 155.,
the property of Frederick Cleave, with intent to defraud.
It appeued that the prosecutor and the prisoner were
both snEering terms of imprisonment in Coldbath-fields
Prison, and were employed in the shoemakers' shop. The
prisoner's sentence expired about three months before that
of the prosecutor, and just before that time the latter told
the prisoner that he was most desirous of communicating
with his wife and children, and with that object he
obtained a piece of paper used in shoemaking,
and by means of a bit of stick and the blacking
used to colour the edges of the soles of boots and shoes,
contrived to writs the following communication to his
wife :—" My love to you, my deer Eliza, and the children.
Dear wife, here is a man that sat next to me, and he wants
work. If you have anything to get him do so.—From
your poor husband, F. etisvg. Gud bless you . . . • • •
For my three babes Mrs. Cleave, 13, Little
Eussell-strest, near the Museum. John Chandler, baker's
shop, Cromerstreet, Judd-street, New-road."
The prisoner went to the address, and told the wife that
Its was directed by her husband to carry on his business
for him until ho came out of prison. His directions were
that she should give him his tools, and that his little boy
was to go, round with him and show him the customers.
She gave him en apron, two pair of clamps, a hammer, and
several othertools used by saddlers, whschwere put into a
carpet-bag, worth altogether about 155., and which he
took away.
The Judge (to the wife)—Did you give him anything
elms besides!
Mrs. Cleave—Yes, sir. I felt grateful to him, and I
gave him a breakfsat and 6d.
The Judge—Did you do anything else?
Mrs. Cleave—Yea. I sent my little boy with him to
show him my husband's customers. Some time afterwards
my little boy came home, bringing a note from the pri-
soner, stating that he was gone to a job at King's-cross,
and would come back with the money and tools, but I did
not see him sgain until I saw him at the station.house.
Frederick Cleave, of 15, Drury-lane, saddler, husband of
the last witness, maid he gave the accused no authority to
take possession of the property.
Samuel Hall, 185 A it, said he took the prisoner into
custody, and told him the charge. He said, " I hail the
goods, but got drunk and lost them, or else I meant to re-
: store them."
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Payne said the prisoner was a very heartless fellow
to rob a poor woman to trouble, and the sentence upon
him was 18 months' hard labour.

b Butcher, a plain clothes darer of the C division whet
he maid that he got drank and lost or was robhe& of the
looney.
Mr. Ferreabeah, foreman to Mr. Feliingbam, mid ho
took am o.eque to the amount of 20f. 7s. to Metal.
WiMen end Ompbell, of Orford-street, and the cast for it
was to be Dint the same clay, but be never received it.
The Wiener, who had no questions to ask. was eon.
miffed fer trial.

IMPROVED INDIISTILTAL DWELLINGS
COMPANY (LIMITED:.

The report and statement of accounts to be pre.
Dented to the helf.yeerly meeting
..of shareholders to.
morrow have been Weed, In addition to the 50,005).
in 1001. shares already allotted, 38,3501. has been sub-
scribed in 251. shares, making the total subscribed capital
88350/., of which 7,1221. has come in since the date of the
last report. The two blocks of buildinge at Greenwich arc
now oompleted and ready for oecupation. These dwell.
ings are upon the same plan as those at Palmerston-bnild-
logs, sad comprise separate and distinct hcmes for forty
families. Two of the six blocks of buildings at Britannia-
street are now completed and occupied. Two more blocks
will be finished by March next, and two others will be ready
for occupation daring the coming autumn. One block
compriaes separate and distinct tenements for twenty-four
families, and the other building is upon
.a new pith,
which, as at present arranged, comprises tturty-six term-
' mints of two rooms each. The separate scullery which
has been hitherto attached to each tenement has been
omitted hire, and three tenants have the use of a scul-
lery, he., between them, there being separate w.c.'s for
ea* sex. It woe at first theught that by economising the
ease et the structure by reducing the number of the scab
Leis, sets of rooms with such limited accommodation
could be readily let at lower rents than before ; but it has
been found that the applications for the *operate and com-
plete home (at higher rents) are enormously in excess of
those for the cheaper plan of lodging. This is quite in
accordance with the previous experience of the directors
at other estates ; it is invariably found that the applica-
tions for tenements are always most numerous for the best
kind of accommodation affordedby the oompany's buildings.
The experience of four or five years of the company's ope-
rations shows that the wants of the industrial classes aro
being met, and that the object for which the company was
formed is being gradually attained. Contracts have been
entered into by which the company will come into POser ~
sion of the whole of the estate at Betlanal-green, referred
to in the last report. It comprises nine acres of freehold
land, at present severed by some hundreds of small house'.
The purchase has been completed upon terms which will
secure to the company a very fair profit upon the invest.
meat from the time of taking posseesion. Between 16,0edr.
and 17,000/. has already been paid on this account, and
about 25.0001. more will be required for the completion of
the purchase. The directors contemplate effecting consi-
derable improvements upon the estate, by the erection of
houses adapted to the wants of the neighbourhood. A
contribution at the rate of 1 per cent per annum upon
the cost of the buildings has been charged to the debit of
profit and loss, together with the usual contributions to
the leasehold redemption funds, and the whole of the
gum of 1,7951. les. 11d., now standing te the credit of
revenue scoonnt, is available for distribution se the profit'
et the past half-year. The directors propose that the
lamed dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, shill
be declared payable out of this sum, winch will am
to 1,468/. 7s. 11d., and that the balance of 3271. 7a. be
carried forward. In snaking up the amounts for the past
half-year the directors have departed from their previous
custom, and have charged to the debit of estates not a:
present producing revenue interest at 5 per cent. sinus
July 1. In the early operations of the company the were
were content to share the profits among the holden
of profitable and idle capital alike ; but now that the
number of shareholders has been largely increased the
directors think it inadvisable to recommend the cola
tantalises of a similar course.

.1111ETE.

LONDON WEEKL'

' DO6K, BITITHNS.—Jvq. 11.
.121portd. When'. Pr.stock.

1,507 20,147 16,140
YYS 9,466 4,95)
2.656 59,250 79,010
5,051 74,674 257,Z07
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