The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-23 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

• MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
TICMITHICe alt•wl, SHOPS —A yott•tg lady sated the
following ease to Mr. ILeighant:—Ot Friday she went in o
a shawl shop I. the Quadren., and made a selection of a
shawl at the price of 30t. When she gut M. shawl home
or rather a shawl resembling the one she had bought) she
foodß had at least half *dons holes la it. Oa Saturday last
she the shawl back and received another la exchange.
She ha taken this shawl to a shop in Oxford-street, and was
MIS v regalues was Must 12e. She retorted to theehq
he the Qmat, sad was treated with great insolence.
Asia. asseelved she had been swindled, she wished to
bawl/ the law gam her any redress.
Mr. Bingham feared
not, but the applicant might try the
Comity Court. Was the shop where the purchase was made
what was called a ticketing shop ?
The applicant said the shawls were ticketed.
Mr. Bingham—Ticketed, I suppose, thus—" Very chaste,
MU a guinea;' " The height of fashion, Ids." I advise
you, in future, if you want to have a respectable article, to
,goto • respectable shop. These ticketing shops must live,
' and will live somehow.
The young lady intimated she should carry the matter no
' farther, but she thought there ought to be some redress for
such open frauds.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Eterateetve ROBRlKT.—Jairies Endisy was charged with
having stolen a number of gold and silver watches, of the
value of 701. property
, the of hie late employer, Mr. Reuben
Levi, a watch manufacturer, in Wilson-stnet, Finsbury-
square.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been foe aeon.
siderable period in his employment as fereman and so high
an ()pinkest was entertained of his integrity, that the whole
of his business and premises were entrusted to his entire
superintendent* whenever he had °cession to leave town.
I On :stun Mg from a visit to the country in the early part of
last year, he found that the prisoner, whom he left, as usual,
in charge of the business, had absconded, and, upon cumin-
ing his stock in the warehouse, he discovered that four flat
gold watches, and a number of cues, and other portions of
watches, had been stolen. Information of the robbery was
immediately communicated to the police, ant through
the exertions of Sergeant Harvey, of the CI division, the
whole of the missing property, with the exception of one of
the watches, was teased to the shop of a pawnbroker in the
City-road, end from whom it was ultimately recovered upon
payment of half the amount for which it had been pledged.
The primmer, however, had ever since succeeded in eluding
pursuit until Saturday last, when he warn meld...telly met
with while emerging from one of the law courts at West-
minster, and taken into custody.
Evidence in support of the charge having been given, the
prisoner was fully committed to Newgate for trial.
LAMBETH.
George Waddington, a tall, fine looking old man, wee
charged with begging in the streets, he was also charged on
a warrant with annoying the Rev. John Waddington, his
son, by attemptieg to create a disturbance in his chapel, and
sending him threatening letters.
Price, a police constable of the P division, stated that he
was on duty in Surrey-square, Old Kent-road, at 10 o'clock
the previous morning, when he saw the defendant approach
No. 9in the square, and knock at the door. He after wards
went to the area and knelt down while he received some-
thing from a female, and placing it in his pocket walked
away. Wines followed him towude East-lane, when he
saw him put his hand to Lis hat and beg of the passers
by. Witness then took him into custody, when he said he
was compelled to beg as his sone, whu were clergymen, re.
fused to support bind. Ile was starched at the police station,
when • quantity of previsions and some copper money wm-
found in his pocket, beetles • card respecting a mum', which
Prisoner said he attended, end having only received 4s. 3d.
ast week from kis scholars, he was compelled to beg.
Mr. Perry (the mud clerk) informed Mr. Elliot that there
was • warrant out against the prisoner for annoying his son,
the Rev. Mr. Wadthigton, of Uoion-street Chapel. He had
only lately been discharged by the Hon. Mr. Norton for
threatening his eon, en his promise not to repeat his an-
noyance.
The Rev. Mr. Waddington and several of his congregation
proved that the prisoner had carried on an intolerable system
of annoyance, and had written several threatening letters,
with the view of extorting money Isom him.
The prisoner said be wood promise not to annoy him any
more if he would allow him 10. a month.
Mr. Elliot told him he had forfeited all claim as his father
by his bad conduct, and could not be trusted any more. He
should commit him for one month for the begging, and
order him at the expiration of that time to find bail fur his
future conduct.

The prisoner was then removed, vowing vengeance against
his sm.

During the elimination, wh'ch lasted a long time, the
court was crowded by numben of the rev. gentleman's con-
grega•ion, who gave him the high. et of characters.
A Decor TOR Tutairre.-- Wm. Lewis, a well known
as with thieves, was charged with collecting a mob
in Kennington.lant, for the purpose of committing a rob-
bery.
Police constable 124 E said a little after seven o'clock on
Sunday awning he waa on duty in li.unington lane, when
he saw the plieoner reeling about the streets, annoy
every person the: passed tam. He pushed some people of
the pavement and collected a mob. He was perfectly
sober, and collected the mob for the purpoee of giving
his associa'es an opportunity of committing their decors•
dations.

In defence the primer said he WILL drunk, and did not
know what he was about.
Elliot conunittel him for one month.