The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

CauTioN TO Till PUBLIC. —Mr. Dixon, the secretary to
the Iletrepolitaa Institution for the Protection of Trade,
attended before Sir Peter Laurie, and said that be wished to
make a few *Nervations to caution the public against a
clergyman who was advertising in the newspapers for a lady
to take the managemeat of his house, and that she would be
treated as one of the family. It wee true that the party he
alluded so was a clergyman, yea koowa to the sorely, and
he held letters from the Bishops of London, Oxford, and
i Norwich. is which they stated that they did know him, and
had prohibited him from preaching in their dioceses. The
party had ant:ceded in ge ring into pommies' of a laxge
borne at Saarisbrook Marsden, on the burden of Erma,
F.trese, by referring to Sir Watkia Williams Wynn, Lord
Mossy., arid Mr. William,, hi P., and Lai issued circulars
respecting • boarding-soheel which he had *paned there.
Hie circular set forth that he had opened a hoarding school,
in which various branches would be taught by ableaseisiants,
but he noderstood no scholars bad been obtained. These
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advertisements were rot into Me newtpapers by sewspaper
agents, who took them from • streager, sad however
su•picious the advertisement 'night be, the caution at the
newspaper cakes was disarmed. la this case the acme:ties-
meat was sent to • newsman who, knowing the character of
the man, seat it to the Metropolitan Satin!: Warred of to a
aewspaper, in order that another sleds' might not fall into
hie trap. The advertisement vas of a largo eetalgiehment,
which in tact (lopsided only of himself. an old how*.
keeper, and • person dressed up as a military student.
The party taking the duration was to have liberal wares.
The rev. gentleman's ability to pay them might be judged
by the feed that he had been summoned • few days ego for
the sun of W. Ps. Id., which had been owing for some
BySir P. Laurie said there was more ielachief done by these
advertisements for young women to superintend establish-
ments than imps conk[ tell.
Mr. Dizoa scud that another alas named Wilma, who
had been already exposed, was enesisalially marrying es a
deader trade. It we onbehle that 11011111 of these adver-
tisements relative to tko rev. gentleman he had alluded to
might get into the papers, sad MI wished that, before ea-
mewing them, any female would call sad inquire at the
Metropolitan Society ; then they would be saved.
Sir P. Lewis said he had so doubt that when publicity
was given to what had treasaired, It would here the (Met
pattire maay peruse os their
Mr. Dix in said he had no td.
doubt it ; end, having
thanked the alderman for his attention to the subject,
retired.

BOW-BTBBBT.
F03.011T UPON TX3 ADMIRALTY.—W. J. R. Smi4h,
Stemerly a clerk fats Admiralty, and C. Niblett, his set-
es=ale boned no for Anal 'nomination, eltargod with
the seen et 6.31. 125.., by means of forged does-
eow, pormartang to be wiped by the emissary to the
Gomeser et Ceylon, fro the peewee aad samenanee of dia.
tround British meow to this ossatry. Another young
man, named Boreker, who had bees ehargad as suspicion as
being 'neatened with Smith, fa whose emartany he seen
=ited, also appeared ea his resegaisonais, bet be wee
be diashuged before
against the other prisoners. Wow was proceeded with
Mr. Bwalason, easistant solicitor to the Admiralty,
attended to oxidant the prosecution, sad Mr. &godson ap-
peered for the primers.
The prisoners haring declined lusag anythiag in their
defence, wore then oosentitted for trial.

--The primer itesith wee salt charged with the
book wake was found is his bowie, sad, it being identistealing fied
a belonging to tbs Adairalty, by the °tibiae connected
with that anahliehatent, le wee connolttod it, Vial.

• HOPIIPOL You;•,—.1:11M;ii;or, sea of a respectable
troderma residing in.Leathertaae, Kolbe's, was charged
with having attempted to Wu le his Molitor' 16 years of
,sitter. sad also with hawing to murder his mother
tad
It appeared that MD *tow reseed to wart, biotin abeim supplied withst=eby Ids meats. Oa Tinsmday
Int is mond , whoa quarreliel k4beaus, who was 'lag ea a sok Is • bad state or
health, Pod rids( Ida by the throat, be Mush upon
his pans, mod some that M would strangle Al., which