The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-14 00:00:00

HOW-STREET.

A gentleman waled toii;l:rrus for advice under the
killowhig circumstances :
Applicant stated that a few days ago bin attention was
drawn to an advertisement in the papers, announcing the
sae of a hone at a place within this district, and he attended
odeth sad bought the animal foe 401. He wee warranted
ia every way, and good in harness ; the fact being
that be wee mound In every way, would not fro in harness,
sad wee certainly not worth M. Oa inquiry, be had neer-
lathed that the person With whoa he hd bean dealing formed
an ceyndeed band of swindles, who had bees carrying on
this system of fraud for yesn.
Mr. Jsrdine—lf what you tall me was as nay proved as
said, year num would be a very plain ale. If you ma show
that these lionise met together, and agreed to sell the hone
frandulesay, you can prosecute them for the conspiracy. I
hemline doubt of the fact any more than you have ; but I
don't see how you can prove it.
Mr. Burnaby (the chief clerk)—lt is the old coping sp-
an ; there is nothing new about it.
'asthma Mackenzie said he knew who the parties were.
They had swindled numerous persons in the same way. One
of them, known aa Criptain 13—, was particularly expert.
Mr. Man, the chief usher, said that Captain B— had
been 30 years in the horse coping line, and wee in the habit
of telling people to proceed on the warranty.
Mr. Jardine observed that to sue such a person would
be an additional waste of money. If say evidence of con-
Linty mold be obtained that would be the best way to meet
Mr. Bold
observed that they weretoo nations to allow
thetneelves to le detected in conspiracy. B— was never
seen la company with his confederates. Of course they
must consult together; but that was done so secretly that II
could never be proved against them.
The applicant filagreed that he ought not to have been
11taken " for, having been sccustomei to borne all hie
life, he must have detected the unsoundness of this oth upon
even a cursory examination; but be was so completely de-
ceived by the plausibility of the fellows that he took their
word fur everything, and paid the money without enemat-
a* his purchase.
Mr. Jardine advised the applicant to consult with Mr.
Mackenzie, who knew the difficulties, and would be able to
judge if there was any way of meeting them. He (Mr. Jar-
dine) would be very glad to see the whole gang in the dock
beforelani, if there was nide.* to make out • criminal
charge against them.
The appli ant observed that he intended to organise a
subscription of peracme who had been defrauded to cani on •
prosecution, and loft the court in company with the inspector
to consult on the step. to be taken in the matter.
A number of indecent books, prints. etenotype plates, and
other articles, IMO laid before the magistrate by_ the polite,
who had seized than in Helped] -street sad Wych-stnet.
Summonses were aimed against Edward ]ions, No. 20,
Wych-street LThowira Bleekell 16. Holprell -Ua ; Mary
Elliett, 14, Haywell-street ; Richard Wynn*, 22, Holy-
well-street; and John TlietwAill. .5, Holywell-street.

WORSHIP-STREET.
The attention of the magistrate was occupied for some
time in the inviutigetkn of a commons preferred by Mr.
Joseph Prim, the district inspector under the Metropolitan
Buildings Act, &genet "the owner of a certain structure
known as Old Hackney Church," who wee required to show
cams why he had unlawfully neglected to yorfonn certain
&pain to the end building, which had been certified to be in
each a dilapidated audition as to endanger the public safety.
Although no defendant was specifically named in the pens
ems, Mr. Tyres, the steward of the manor, aooompsmied by
the Rev. Mr. Oadebild, the vicar of Herimey, and other
induentin parishioners, attended to meet the complaint.
Mr. Oilhert, the senior churchwarden of the parish, said
there could be no (potion that a portion of the building we
in • very miaow state, end it was much to be regretted that
the relish had no funds at their disposal to devote to Its
reeteration. At the tiuie the old church was pulled down,
about nifty yens ago, it was intended that the tower
attached to it, which tem nearly co-oval in date, having been
built in the twelfth century, should Shan in the demolition,
from which it woe only saved through the exertion. of a
co/endues of resident gentk men who raised a subscription
for its purchase, and subsequently presented It to the pariah
with a view to its preeervation air • relic of the pert. tinder
Sam circumstances a atrtng feeling waa naturally enter-
',Sped in the parish for the consist ration of the 'tractors, sod
he was happy to say that a subscription had been recently
opened under the empires of the lord of the manor and the
patron of the living, which would probably be tho mean, of
effecting that object and fully answering the ends of the
main promeartion.
Mr. Tyreen here intimated that, on behalf of his brother,
the lord of the tismor, he was ready at ours to take the neces-
sary step. for the reparation of the strurture, the main body
of which was suffirieetly sound to bear the brunt of time for
two or three centuries mote, and immediate orders would be
given for the erection of a sufficient hoarding for the security
of the public until the works were completed.
Mr. Hamill expreemd his entire concurrence he the pre-
ppoos.eedd and, at the request of both parties,
ded a formal order to he tuned for the performance of the
seceseary maize within twelve months.