The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-07 00:00:00

CLIO. OrrAUD •O•UOIT TOO SZCIXT•Iti OF • DIMTIT

ROCIIITT.

Janus Munro, of 6, en eim•street, secretary to the
West-end Bootekeers' Provident Society, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with defrauding Charles Glover and
ethers of various sums of mosey to the amount of 201.,
received by him fur and on their account.
' Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great iliarlborough•street, ap-
pared for the defendant.
Mr. Charles Glover, of Ciuitle-street, said the defendant
warn the secretary of the Weet.end Bootelmers' Provident
Society--an nasorolled society—and he (witness) was •
member. The defendant was secretary of the society from
July, Itsft, till March 5, when he was dismissed. Dui:ng
the whole time the defendant was so employed, the books
of the society were not examined ; but after he was din.
mooed they were, and a I leacieney was discovered to the
amount of more than 201. He wished further to state that
on the 13th of February, 1&514, 111. lfis. balance being in
'baud, it was agreed to lend it in small sums to the members,
and it was paid back and spin lent ; and it was through
this the defendant had the facility of acting as he had done.
Mr. Lewis mid it was • very compliaita affair, and the
defendant was willing, if there warn any deficiency, to pay
it hash. At& meeting the previous eight it was agreed that
six weeks should be given for the books to be gone through,
and yet the defendant had been given into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should remand the defendant for •
week, sad the books in the meantime could be looked over.
He would, however, take bail for the defendant's appear-
sees —Bail was accepted.

SOUTH WARK.

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A fashicsably4frewed ?mug— INIM. who pre the name of
Joie Orman, use brenght Were Yr. Bonham.
with Media; • whable_goll least from the peremicri
N.
Owen Gladys'', et the HAMM awl Foreign School Fatah.
itia the Beirh-read.
yiirared from the.idows of ths proweutris that
y afternoon elm west to the examination meeting
of the British and Foreign Seheole in the Borough-
wed. Witness bed • privileged Bakst, and was near the
*Okra Hang eeradon le how she prooesded towards
tits wetnmex in rimiest the primmer he snatched her
geld least. Aa soon as she missed it the charged the pri-
WOW with Meal* it, which he &Weds but on her pm
sitting in the charge lie handed the locket back to her,
ler sot to gm him into custody, and say nothing
shoat it. A countable then came up, and the pri,
wrier was glass into custody.
Raymond, 22 , said he was on duty yesterday
in the Britisher! F Schoolroom, which wee crowded
wit/. • blitllsisa company. How ever the prisoner
to the plow where he Wm found
reuadoeuld not imagine, w so one could pass
without • platform ticket. Just before tbe
cloaks of the procesdinp witness heard a wrangling i. the
pomp Imam tram the platform to the estrum, and
es program. there he saw the prisoner and proemial-ix.
The latter Minded him • gold locket, broken off at
the beadle, mod gm the prisoner into custody for
steam it. Witmer took him to the station-hones,
sad found on him • gold watch, and puree contruniog
some silver. Witows asked for • remand fora few days, to
enable him to make farther inquiries about prisoner, as he
believed he was connected with • prig of thieves infesting
public meetings.
The prisoner, who declined saying anything in defence,
was remanded until Monday next.

°ATM IN CRIMINAL PROCRIDIWOR. —A bill has
tees prepared and brought in the House of Commove,
by Mr. Locke and Mr. Fenwick,which provides that if any
perms called as a witness in any court of criminal jurisdic-
tion in England or Ireland, or required or desiring to make
say affidavit or deposition in the coarse of any criminal
proceeding, shall refuse or be unwilling, from alleged COO.
meantime motives, to be sworn, it shall be lawful for the
court or judge, or other presiding officer or person qualified
to Mkt affidavit* or depositions, upon being satialled of the
sincerity of such objection, to permit such penes, instead
of being sworn, to make his or her solemn affirmation or
declaration, in the words following—viz., " I. A. 8., do
solemnly, sincerely, and truly affirm and declare, that
the taking of say oath is aceoeding to my religious
belief unlawful, and I do also solemnly. sincerely,
and truly affirm and declare." ho., which solemn
affirmation and decimation shall be of the same force
and effect as if such person had takes an oath in
the usual form. If any person making such solemn
affirmation or declaration shall wilfully, falsely, and cur-
raptly affirm or declare any matter or thing which, if the
same had been sworn in the usual form, would have
amounted to perjury, ev such person so offeadiug shall
Mem the same penalties ma by the laws and statutes of this
Inagdoni are or may be emceed or provided against persons
convicted of wilful sad corrupt Lierjury.
DLL= or Mn. CHAR. WM. GRENFFSL, LATE
M.P. roe Worneort.—We regret that learn to Mr. Grentsil,
late M.P. foe Wisdom, expired on liatunlay at Tapiew
Court, near Maidenhead, after a shed Masse.
A DONSIIIIMIZI Curran& —At the Dorset County
Petty Sessions, held at Doretieder on Saturday, April 7104
Jame Phillips, of Owernmegm, mar Weymouth, wee
summoned by his employer, Mr. Thomas Hasten, for re-
fusing to fulfil hie agreement. It appeared that defendant
had made • yearly agreement for be. a week, potato ground,
had aad prdea, and wheat at be per bushel ; but When
M mew She house he refused to eater it, took away hie
goods, and bad not been there sie-e. Defendant said the
cottage we. not tassatable ; the water came up to the doon.
His wife led may beep coufined • month ; be was agreeable
to go if he had • goad cottage, but this we. • disgrace to
pin a man into, Joseph Hall, a Ingmar, said the frost
deer was only three feet from the sea. He could not call it
a °some at all ; it was merely a hole dog in the cliff ; it had
eau room upstairs, and one down, end it was not plastered.
He we. • farmer himself, and his cows bad a better stall.
He bad seen the sea fiy all over it. Plaintiff said the piece,
though sot a very good cottage, as, metaled, tmenteble •
it was stone built, thatched, and well plastered sad white:
washed. Defendant said a gentleman farmer would not put
his hackney horse in there. The case me adjourned till the
beach should make further inquiries. At the petty samione
eI May, Mr. Williams, the presiding magistrate, read •
MAW from a surveyor who had been appointed by the
Mash to examine the cottage, dating that he found the a*
lege is a dilapidated state, and scarcely tenantable. The
lamb decided that the wage was not fit for habitation,
end Mild that the matmet wee void. -

11Oarn leirartrx. —During the week
ending May 4, the visitors have been as follows :—Chs
may, Tuesday. and Eleturday, tree days 6,H8 ;
Monday and Tuesday, bee eyeglass, 4161. Oa the three
stadente days (admissions to the public 2,184 sae
students' evening. Weduaday, 3416,• total, BSB. hen
the opening et the smaessra, 2,013,317.