The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-23 00:00:00

CONVICTION OP el FORTUNE-TELLER.

At the Middlesex Sessions yesterday, Louisa
Kingett, 26, a little woman, tidied "The Wise Woman of
the Emit," was indii.ted for stealing two petticoata and
other articles and divers moneys, the property and money
of Julia Hurley; a ring and divers moneys the property
and money of a young man named Louis Lopez; and two
shirts and divers moneys the property and moneys of
another young man named Alexander Schwartz.
Mr. Baths pentecuted.
The ewe created a deal of amusement, the court being
at time* convulsed with laughter.
Julia Hurley, a docent looking young woman, 24 years
of age, was examined. She said-1 live at 20, Newcastle-
street, and am a servant. Some time ago I Inst a dress,
and I met the prisoner and told her, and she said she
could "charm" it back again if I gave her something.
I gave her a shilling, and then she wanted something I
had woe n, and I gave her two petticoats. Soon after that a
girl came to me from the prisoner, and I gave her Is. Sil.
I sow prisoner afterwitirls, and she admitted having re-
r d the money from the girl. 1 saw her again, and sho
said the charm" would not work without more money.
I Wen gave her a 'tolling srd two pair of drawers. and a
few days after she wanted something more to finish the
charm, as it was rather obstinate, and I gave her an
up< u. After that ilia wanted ther half-crown.
Mr. Hanle— What was that fur:
Water-es—To buy quicksilver, to set the charm. I gave
her a slawl. _ .

Mr. Ilarrix Did 'Lc tell you your fortune, and whit
tram it f- - - - - - -

TI e wanes (after some lieeitation) —I was to De loved
by a young man to whom I spoke. and 1 W./.1 to lovo him
(1.24`..ter.) Slm gave sue "the charm" (two plena of
canal oard). which I eewed up in my gown.
Mr. Harris—And did you beli. ye that would lirinz your
lost dries leek awl make your young man love you truly
(Greet laughter.)
Witneet.—l did. I knew the prisoner before as a for-
tune-teller. When I asked her for my things again she said
they were in pawn.
Alexander Schwartz, a young man living at 11, Preston-
street, raid—Some time ago I was passing the prisoner,
when she cellist me into her hones, and said she could do
some "charms," and all the girls would love me.
Mr. Harris—And did you believe they would
The Witness-Is. (laughter.) She said I most give
her a shirt, which I did. I s .beequently gave her another,
and she told me to call again. I saw her again, and she
said she must have money, as she could not do the charm
without money. I asked her how much, and she sail
which I gave her. I called several days, but cold not
see her. and never got my shirts or my money hick.
Mr. llarris—Did the charm work, and did all the girl♦
love your
The Witnesa—l am afraid not. ewed laughter.)
In the third case, Louts Loper, a tLerman Pole, said—
I am 23 years of age, and went to the prisoner's house
to have my fortune told. She told me a voting man had
loved a girl who did not love him, and that for 10e. she
gave him a charm which brought the girl to love him. I
told her that was exactly my came —(laughter)—mud she
Raid that for Is. 6d. she would bring the girl to lure one ;
and the said, " Pay me a shilling now, and when it is
done pay me the other 6d." A few .laps after I saw pri-
soner again, and she said she would give me the girl's
likeness, and that the stuff used to work the charm cast
more than Gil. I then gave her 25.. and she drew money
from ine in the same way, altogether 10s. On one oe
Won she gave me F0a1:2...0% w japer, anu (VW me to
burn it.

Ifarria—And did you burn it
WitUtalt--i
Mr. ilarrie—At midnight, when all amend was 4i11?
(Laughter.)
Witnesii—l did : when I wan quite alone.
Yr. Harrill-- When ettrything I!3s grave. Did it rrise
• Uwe flame ?

Witner—Yes. (Roars of Wielder)
Mr. Harris— Did you we any incantation words 1'
Witnom—l believe I said. ••1 don't wish this to burn,
but the young gill's heart to turn.- I was
.quite sur-
prised to find it didn't work, and went to the prisuirw and
b.ld her. libe then said she wanted • piece of gold, so I
gave her a valuable ring. When 1 asked the prisoner
about it. she replied that it would work in time days. I
never got my sing or my plop, rip bark again. I believed
the girl would lore me, but die did out. (Renewed
laughter.)
Rawlings. 11r. 11, proved apprehending the prisoner, and
the pawnbrokers' asebtants produced the property pawned
by the prii.oner.
The Jury found the prisoner
It was proved she had bet% eourictol of ro'..bing a
drunken man of his boots.

The Court, in sentencing the prisoner, said It was not to
be wondtzed et that persons in the pars eutors' walk of
life woe to be (maul so silly when others in a higher
position were willing to part with large sums of money to
be made "beautiful for ever." The sentence o❑ the
prfsoncr was that idle be imprisoned and kept to h.vrd
labour for twelve months.
The prisoner was removed bitterly lamenting her fate.

TRAJJES' UNIONS.—An adjourned meeting of
delegates of the London trade societies was held last night
at the Bell Inn, old Bailey, for the purpose of considering
the condition of the law affecting trades' unions. The
chair was taken by Mr. Spelling, bookbinder, and the
following trades were represented:—Engineers, iron-
founders, carpenters, joiners, plasterers, tailors, deal
cabinetmakers, ropanakers, bricklayers, painters,
zuu-
work, rs, gihiere, glens blowers, shoemakers, and coopers.
Prefe.sor 'Mealy. Mr. Crampton, barrister-at-law, and
Mr. Lloyd Jones attended. The chairman having mi-
lieu/wed that Mr. Applegarth, who was to have reopened
the iliscusaim,waa wit present, Mr. Dunning, book)
proposed the eceteenement of the fellowing rerolutiou,
submitted ut the 'lot meeting, "That this meeting, cam-
pored of represeutatives of the various trades sornetiet in
the metropolis, having fully considered the bill which
has been pi...pared for the purpose of obtaining
legal protection for the funds of trade meiotic., awl which
was brought before parliament during the Ltd sereinii by
Sir Dowell Button, a of opinion that it is sufficient for
every legitimate purpose, and that it shrink( receive the
support of every well meaning member of the House of
l'immene" lie proposed the cuusideration of the follow-
Me: That the power as timed by Vice-Chaucellor
Matins, ill his decision In re Rpringhead Come
penny r. Betterwmth, and Carmine to control and
destroy the combination laws, nainely,6t Merge, IV. and 22
Viet.. e. 31, is, in the opinion of the meeting, aneonstitu-
hostel, awl his decision leading thereto one-aced,
arbitrary, and unjust; and that this meetinf pledges
itself to are every legal means to act ma a de
cation abhorrent for it, injustice and its tyranny." The
motion having been put mei negatived, the Mammon on the
first resolution was resumed by Mr. Burgess, who sup.
ported the bill. Mr. Neared proposed an amentbarnt in
favour of the onliesion of the third clause, whieh deals
with the pimidiment of unionists for violence. Ile said
that under the clause as it deed, a wink or a ithake of a
fist might be oondrued into a threat of violent*, and asked
if an ordiaury man were only bound over to keep the
peace for threatening violence why should a nesuther of a
trade society be_punished by three months' imprisonment
for a similar °frame P Mr. Crampton stated that the
adoption of the amendnient would entirely rirtive
the third clause of the propose] bill. An ordinary
person who committed an assault might be eautoneed to 12
months' imprisonment ; bat the punishment for the same
offence by a tirades unionist was limited to three mouths'
imprimaineet. What most affected trade. unionists was
the law of coamiratiy. Mr. Lloyd Jona, supported the
clansin emotion. Mr. George Potter moved the se pot t-
mint of a committee of eia, with the view of et-
haft the third c.larise, and after game dismissals the pima.
'dim was agreed to.
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