The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUEliat EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1850,

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COURT OF BANRRUPTCT.-TurnDAT.
CcOnlllollArsa TAM
IS WI ma 1011131.1. DOILS.
Mr. Lloyd, of Bleamsbuty- %urge laid ha aCt takes
rad
tappet of a trador &bow 81111•011. whisk hod
oat by Ilir. Dives, mime Hobert Waller Bum& sad Jobs
Henry Doyle, premisims ad Its Weedy Chrondok
of a dela. Ilidow • prombarry Nos&
"Zers.lDelbe, smisseed is pence. admitted ski debt.
Mr. Degieysaid is impaired kw Ur. Hamell, sod he
wished to ask the author a hw swathes.
Mr. Lloyd said he was sot messat, milker was h adidee
mry that be should be.
Ur. Bagley Marna Ile the filet rale of mart, whish di•
rested that a sumo= Mould be &mimed wham fa
plaintiff did sot appear.
Mr. Lloyd submitted that the appearance might be by
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His saki shit the defendant Ransil having made
an affidavit of iiag a good deisaae, he would loam the
plaintiff to his reaWy in s proper court of justice. The bill
appeared to have bean signed by Mr. Doyle only; sad that
seemed is afford Ihr. Ruse% who moos affidavit
He of being
able y ell his debts, • hit mound for disputing
would dWearge the mamas, bat allow the IMO to abide
the event of an echos.
The only other bulimia before the court wm a disputed
adjudication in the csse of • pity named Fowler, which, at
the saggeetion of Mr. Lemmata, who appeared for one of the
parties, was taken ia

THE POLICE COURTS.
11A14610N-HOUBII.
IMPOSTURE BIPOOND —CAUTION TO Till Kum—Two
men. analgrd Brown and Goldse
of ,were brought
to bakes
pmthe Ltd Mayor e the charg hat
wpm s pos by a tale of fictitious dkiNiMi.
'fflts mid the men walked isto hboorstadng
boom and panting to Brown eoliths gam Iblew
IMO suffer* from a severe injury, owed bp • Ibi bum •
suslio4d, sad many pongee continua with iho MOW Omsk
wan oontributiog towards his support in mmargismas of
inability to work. Brows, who had hobbled into the omen&
log house, pat on a lock of misery marespoodiag with in
stmeeseat, bet the gomplaisant had witameml oases of if
position, sad Wooly, the present appliestion to ha olf
that chuoster, rens to give any sontribmion. "0*
look over the list," mid the injured Brows, " and yes
will see the WOO of wag gentlemen whim yes
know." " I see than. ore," replied the
" hat I don't know that their writing is thers,Te=
mon injury than good is done by giviag money under
there circurnstacess." Brown then made some insolent
ingemeats upon the treatment he had received, sad
both primers left the house, the lame one having, in the
entree of the short intarview, completely recovered the am I
of his legs. Pereeiving that the fellows were impostors al
the most andadoss descriptioa, the complainant followed
and gave them bath into custody. 0 ildsmith, who MI
clean white apron apes him gad • rule in his had, as If ha
had just left his bungee to recommend Brown to the maim
of the humane, made no resistance, but the cripple
grey
neolute but ineffectual attempt to map' from the grasp of

the
Trettorlidayor.—Are these men known by our of ?
Hanford, one of the officers of the Mendicity, laid he
know them both as most notorious impostors and cheats ;
that Brown, whore real name was Clare, belonged to the
W. sewing'? gang, who were wastantly prestige, upon the
generous and unwspostiag, and bad not done a stroke of
work for the last siz years; and that Goldsmith generally
aocompanied him to detail the multitude of his grievances.
Brown declared that be was really suffering Irons the eon•
sequences of a fall as be bad nprinented, and that he was
willing to work at any rata.
Horgord—Where was the scaffold from which you fell ?
Brown was struck silent by the question.
Several officers proved that the prisoners had been, for a
genserieres
aollyf ydinedears, sturdy and well fed beggars, and that they
can houses, at fashionable hours, after
their hours of business.
The L,rd Mayor said he should at all events prevent the
prisonen from pursuing the trade for some time, and Men-
tented each to be imprisoned for three months In Bridewell,
and to be kept at bard Jabot".
CAUTION TO NEWSPAPER SCINICRIBIRII.—The Lnrd
Mayor said he thought it necessary toe:pews another system
of imposition. Re bad received a letter from Redding, by
Falkirk, in Scotland, from which he would read a few sen-
tences in explanation :
" About three weeks ago an advertisement appeared, for
two or more weeks, in one of the Stirling newspapers, stat-
ing that the advertiser would be happy to supply several of
the London newspapers on the evening of their publication
at hall prise, and the following day at so much less.
Upon seeing this we sent to know their Parms
for the Llustrated London News. To this we re-
ceived the enclosed letter in reply. Upon this coming
to head, we enclosed them • post-office order for 165.,
payable at 6'. Martin's Is Grand, London. This was done
on the 12th lest. Up to this date we have got n
ledgment. This we would not bare noticed had it a
for the enclosed tyrant in the same newspaper in wb he
advertisement first appeared, and trout which it is se t
that a regular system of swindling is going on ; and, I 17
add, they stated that their business was of 16 yews' etas
leaving no await upon our minds that all was right. •
don't mind about our lb. which they have got, if you I
take such steps as may bring the parties to justice, .4
tr:znynt Itoorithia mischief. I mt.yisatar.te tretr, the Ten ?At,

London.
" Should you be able to punish the aforesaid, I sl‘all •
meet happy to hear of It at your convenience."
The nolo iog is the note alluded to in the , -41•1' bY his,.
lerinip's correspondent .
/Ando', Dee. 7,1660.
" 6, Winebeeternourt, Falcon-maw,
.. 31,.._y0un of the 6th jut. „ww& as yesterday, but press
Bd. paper. The full price per you is 265. We give it out to
of business delayed isa replying. 'DA Illustrated News is a
reading re---- -&e, on Sat, V moron& collects all out by
~. •• ,` tuntry. The price is,
;en, us. ;vy ... , . .S. These prices are for the
i
It'esper posted on Saturday eunuch so as nu you will get it nest '
day. We could pan you a copy on Monday at half price—
that Is, 13e. per year. The cease we are cheaper tor the
year is, we contract to large reading societies, Ike Please to
'mike your post order payable at St. Martin'sle-Orand.—
Yours, &c., C. and J. Jactsox."
To the Editor of the Stirling Observer.
" Sir,—l am sorry to say that I have too good reasons to
believe that the advertisement of C. sad J. Jackson, news-
venders, London, which is inserted in your Observer of 6th
lof December, and which appeared in mean of your publica-
tions. is 'tithing else but a vile dodge on pupae to trick sad
cheat people oat of their money, we will be shows by the fol-
lowing: —On the 21st ultimo, Judging from the apparent
respectability of the advertieentent alluded to, I wee induced
to wrote to C and J. Jackson for their term' on which they
could supply me with the Leadoe Tunes agreeable to the
conditions named in their advertisement, to which they
replied on the day following by stating their chugs for the
same would be at the rate of 18e. 6d. per quarter. Come-
gamely, on the 28:Is inst. I gave she order for the to
be seat to me, sad inclosed at the same time a poet. order
for the amount, tin., 181. 6c1., payable to themeelvea, bat net
having from them in proper time an seknowledgmest el
the sum, or getting the promised TigSISS, I wrote to them
referring to ley letter, with the order for the paper, and the
melessre of the Poe nflioe order, which has net bees
immeered ; soldier haematite? letter written to them so late
lon the Nth inst., therefore I thick myself warranted 1
elpiltic the whole affair as a vile attempt st imposition upon
the " A BVBSCIIIBER TO TOOI PAPS"
w 6,1860. MID • S OP
MD inslaisletter of the ufferer was appended the &flow-
n, wee Mae editor of the nulsserit Observer :
I. sellovsee to the above counouniecios we may state
I IIMS Mowing mode sun inquiry through our Leaden agent,
all meek Is that the opium of our earreepeadent is con-
firmed in every particular."
The Lord Maymeaving given instrwaioas upon the sub-
jest to Spittle, one if the mist active of the polies form, that
Miser tanned his lordship that he hod aseutened that the
two Memrs.Jacluton had jut left a top room In the house
No. 6, Winchester mart, upon compulsion ; that they had
Need with a woman la the single room, whisk had two hnie
Is it, and that there win se doubt as to the system of &seep
lima earned ea by them.
His Lordship than gave the oSleer farther direstieen, and
amemsed his thanks to thou who favoured Ina with coma
easellseless so likely to be serviceable to the ;Hattie.
Mle lordship said be felt math gratification la stating that
he had received 201. for the poor ben from the wonalpful
Oempany of Goldsmiths.
GUILDHALL.
lIIIIITOLINCL—Mr. Alderman Finals sekowledged the,
emelpt of 14 for the poor man Ball, who had kis gnu ship
bloke* by a cabman, from " Mrs. H. B."
BOW-STREET.
ABILIILTING A FATIIII.—A thick-est yowl( man, named
Minns, was charged with assaulting his father.
Aledginghome keeper in Drury-lase, stated that about
MO onion that morning he was awoke out of his first sleep
by •el of " murder, proceeding from his second floor,-
and es hastening %p there, be found the prisoner holding
his father on the ground, end swearing that he would pitch
him ever the banisters. He Indeavoured to get the father
away, bat this only served to increase the ezesperatiou of the •
primmer ; and before witness could get away the prisoner
abed him, and literally tore hie shirt Into ribboos. Witness
thought this wee too bad, and running to the window he
called in the police, and gave the prisoner Into custody.
The father excused his son's Goaded because he bad been
slightly touched la his head ever sines he was& Mild, and
whenever he got &little drink he was furious.
PAIOUST denied that he was in the habit of drinking.
Mr. Hall was afraid drink was the cause of the madness,
eall therefore a visit to the House of Conectlon would do
him no harm.
The father hoped his worship would not adopt that coarse.
Kr. Hall skid if ha really were insane ha could not be al-
lowed to rove about Eke a mad dog, nor could he be suffered
to give vent to his fury if it arose from drunkenness, and he
mast pay a fine of 20a., or go to prison fot a fortnight.
The tether paid the fee, and the prisoner was liberated.

Burulnswan.—Our reporter has been requested to stabs
that the annul donation of the Goldsmiths' Company for
2W. has bees oontributed in aid of the poor box of this court,
per eheque, by John Lane. E.q., the secretary.
WORSHIP-STREET.
BATSON ASSAULT OK A PAKALL-40ha Conway, an
Ida labwarer, was charged with cutting and wounding Anne
Comer, a single woman, with whom he was cohabiting at
Gardes-oout, Holton.
The eamplainant, who appeared very weak, stated that
elm had bees Shag with tie prima, at iatarvala, for Us

Owl Hiram fliassOkrietmeselay ap liasoday sight M
bed Mos imatinwd, sad in Me mane of that time Its had
beaks sad Mrs* her. Oa Susday sondes,
labegertal/sisik, he Meeks& Mr down ea the OW, and
kieked ma* *bout the body. Abort 10 sesta& sat
Seeday mach* he conismased breaking her eissirs, bed.
.trod, asps sad semen, Itt. She eademeared to prevent
biro, upon which he laid hold of her by Ste Mir of her Mad,
and eat Mr is Ike side of her Mai with some immunise.
(She had a piece of *Missive *Mar sa tke sight side of her
Mad.)
The esissaer said Met be did sot sat Mr with say Metro-
meat, koll ks palled her by the heir of her Mad because she
Worm him with • poker is his head.
The oempisMont stated that he fell saltiest tits alp the
table, whith easesd the wound ea his Mad. A few days
be promisad that he would seam her, whet she proposed
aeto ogo to the Hew. Sallinder. He refired to go to him,
and oterseved its would set be searried by such •
der devil at
he a
all.
111 r. Amid—Who is UN Rev. Kr. &Wa ?Is
protecant ?
Sermeat Godfrey, N division, replied that he was, and
held the messy of Horton Murals.
The primmer was Sued SI., and, in default, two mouths'
iteprieonsteat la the House of Correction. He was also
held to bail to keep the pesos towards the complainant for 12

eoliths.
Cotosiuu TO • 110•81.--Joke Mar gift, in the employ.
went ot Mr. Gould, dust eentreetoe, was beought up is
custody, charged with ill-wing sad workiag a horse, it uot
beteg in fit state, la the Hackney-reed.
Mr. Thome, secretary to tits Royal Society for the pi«
vectice of Cruelty to Aeletale, attended in support of the

Sege.
Sergeant Towessad, N 28, odd that about 12 o'clock that
day he wee is the Hackney-reed, near Shoreditch Church,
when he saw a tart loaded with dust. There werene two
Muth attached, which were driven by the thinner. Oof
the biases had a wound on the hip boa. which was in a bad
Mae, sad there was a chain over it, which caused the animal
great thin, es the wound was bleeding. The horse had been
asthma a few days ego by one *I their men. There was also
a sore ea its shoulder.
Mr. Gould said that the hone had fallen in the stable and
hurt lie
Kt.:Amid Myths than the animal, which was at the door
KIM alath. mil that the hone must have suffered
Mnmh Indite% teal lath it was a rely bad wound.
'The primmer wee ONE *L, which was immediately paid.
BIOIIVOI.IIICILTIIie thegletrate sasonaced his receipt of
the following sesetheWe thatributioas in aide( the poor boa,
and In theordance with the wish of the respective donors,
requested the reporters to ackaowlolge their receipt in the
morning _papers :—The second half of a 6k note trout " B.
C ;" "F. L. P.,'' through the bands of Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 6L ; Lord 8.," per Mirth Hoare. 6L ; " The Maim.
blt Benefit Sus" Bath street, City-road, 801. ; " Mr.
William Wells," 11. ; " The Merchant Tailors' Company,"
10 guineas; " The Grocers' Company,' 10 guises& ; sad
" The Goldualths' Company," 201.
LAMBETH.
Clthaioa or Romulus AN DXC .3.—Ws Bobs,
youth of 18, was charged with dealing 131. 18e. in silver, the
monies of his uncle.
Mr. Francis Trowell, of Nemucee, deposed that on Fri-
day morning last the prisoner called at his house to see his
(wawa's) wife, who is his aunt, sad while he was there
one of his men brought in a bag containing 16.185. in silver,
and deposited it in • cupbthla. immediately atter his aunt
left the room fora few moments, end when she returned she
at once mimed the bag and silver. She at once accused the
prisoner with taking it, but he denied the charge, and
hurried from the place. Information was given to the
police, and on the night before the prisoner was apprehended.
Mr. Elliott said it would be necessary to bare the aunt
present to give her evidence, and remanded the prisoner for
her attendance. THAMES.
Tan MIAOW FRAUDS ote gas Pooa.—A crowd of
persons assembled at this court in the expectation of hearing
131110 further elucidation of the ease of the depositors of the
Ratcliffe Provident Society, a kind of penny bank, vernu
John Harwood, its manager, end aloe a scripture reader. It
will be remembered that en Friday, December 20,h, when
subscribers were withdrawing deposits, Harwood stopped
payment, and 'haired applicants to call to morrow. The
morrow came but not Harwood, upon which the depo-
sitors went to the Rev. Mr. Williams, upon whom they
believed they had a claim for the money. This gentleman
disclaimed all liability, hence the oppeel to the police °curt.
Mr. Williams has since declared his reedinese to pledge his
stipend, only 1601., for the reimbursement of the deficiency,
at the same time not admitting any direct obligation to do so.
Oa the present occasion Mr. Yardley asked Harwood
whether he bad any statement to make with respect to the
delete:often'?
His statement, which was very confused, and owing to the
noises in the court several times inaudible, was to the effect
that, owing to the closing of the Limehouse Savings Bank
between the months of November and December, coupled
with the quantity of work he had to do in his various de•
parmimts, the books were hastily kept, and some irregularity
might have crept into them. He had not the documents
then by him, but he believed the deficiency might amount to
something less than 701.
Mr. Yardley—How, then, do you propose to make up for
the deficiency ?
Harwood—l had nitre onerous duties to perform, and
they were too heavy for a single men to accomplish. Here
a variety of accounts were partially entered into, and
numerous books produced, but Mr. Yardley said that be
could not consistently with his other duties go through a aeries
sr accounts so somplisstsd.
A gentleman who did not give his name here stepped for-
ward and said that as secretary to the Scriptural Readers So-
ciety, be begged leave to state to his worsdip that Harwood
was not authorised by that body to connect himself as secre-
tary or treasurer to any fond, though some misapprehension
misstatement to that effect had get into some of the paper.
Kr.Yardley—lf that appeared in any paper it must bosom.
mistake, for no such statement was made here, but by whom.
sourer he was appointed it appeared that money bad been
received which was not forthoonuag, and the question wes
whit wasanswerable for the defalcation. Poor people wars
naturally inclined to repose confident* in persons who went
under the denomination of scripture readers and a deplorable
effect would ensue, not only in this case 'but g Ily,
ii
such confidence should be destroyed by any mystification.
Harwood—The only mystification arises out of the hurry,
and the consequence is that I and my family have been
thrown out of employment by statements which appeared in
the papers, but which lam sure Mr. Williams could
have made.
Mr. Williams—l made no statement likely to prejudge or
prejudice the ow.
Harwood—ln some of the prints it was stated that I
received 1661. from the Lintehmase Bank. That is not th
fact, nor, as far as I can understand, was it stated in the
open court.
Mr. Yardley—As a public officer, you should have kept
the money received by you in a separate box, so as not to be
mixed with any outlay of your own. There is no doubt
that you are liable for the defalcation, but as regards your
future prospects in life, it is to you a question of great
' moment.
Mr. Harmer said that a committee of clergymen had been
nomed.and the question would cometander their consideration.
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three will meet) due notice will be given him to attend.
The Rev. Mr. Williams—My bishop has been informed of
the fact, and 1 have lull security that the accounts of the
claims shall be fully paid up on Saturday night, from 6 to 8
o'clock
r. Y Mardley—l am rely glad to bear that, as regards the
poor people involved ; but it by no means satisfies the ends
of this inquiry.
The parties then left the court.

Rain ISMS. COTTON.—We nndentand that accounts
have method the Beat India authorities at home, of the
most encouraging character, as to the increasing spirit whirl
it now being manifested in India, with regard to the eat-
tivation of cotton. We bad reesatty to mottos a continued
sad argent demand made upon the Bast India Company by
the authorities on the spot, for large supplies cf saws to fit
up new saw gins, the demand for which bad become very
exteasthe t whims, ease little time ago, it was with the
gassiest difficulty that the natives Gould be it:dined to use
them. Two separate supplies have been already forwarded
overland, and another round the Cape. Now, it appears
that the disposition to cultivate the best kinds of American
settee has manifested itself in so strong a way, that the
seed has become extremely scarce, and application hen
been made to the government to famish more, where's till
lately It wee with the greatest difficulty that the native wee