The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

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Carrion TO 11111CIIANIN BANKERS, AND OTRZIN.—.II
shabbily dressed =as, about 60 years of age, who gave his
name Si illions Garefong, was charged with misdemeanour.
About halt-past 12, on Saturday, prisoner was found by the
officer Philips loitering on ti.e stairs at 8, Old Broad-street,
in a most suspicious . Knowing the prisoner as a
person of bad character, having been charged some few
months back with stealing a coat from • hoops in the imme.
dints vicinity of the house in question, he (officer) took him
i into custody. On being searched at the station, a memo-
randa= book was found on bins, in which was entered the
names of a number of respectable firms in the City, for the
purpose of calling on them in his begging expeditions. On
one page was written the names of Evans and Stewarthou,
who were committed from this court to Newgate, daring the
past week, for stealing a great quantity of corn sacks ; also
the names of Whitolock and Elise Sydney, for steeling baga-
telle bolls, who were committed trial en the
same day. The prisoner had a petition in his hand, which
was dated "May, 18.50," and addressed "To Merchants,
Bankers,.Warshowissien, Shipbrokers, Agents, and others."
It then went on to state that he had been upwards of 40 years
is the services of the following respectable firms in the City,
as clerk :—" The late James Milner (now Southgate, =len-
derer and pack. r), Old 'Change ;" " Messrs. Cotten and
isonfounders, Cornwall-road ;" " The intended Bel-
gian Grand Junction Railway, Old Broad-street;" " Richard
Palmer Roupell, , lead merchant, Gravel-lane, South-
work ;" John Roberts, spice merchant, Great Eastchesp ;"
and, lastly, "John Higgins, West India merchant, Crosby-
square " whets he left in March last. Sines which time he
had been out of employment; and what with his health
declining, and a family of four children, new of whom were
in a position to assist him, he was oompolled to throw him-
self upon the benevolene* of the mercantile amnion of society
to obtain a trifle to purchase food and lodging for himself and
family during his present illness and distress of mind. The
petition was signed Wm. Gumming; end thee flalbwod a fist
of persona who had relieved him, his motseitent to
be perfectly true. The names of the to bankers,
merchants, to., were among the number : Messrs. Fredk.
Rath and Co., merekaata,Moorgatthatreet ; Memel. Cox,
Relish and Co., merchants, John-tenet, Crotched Friars;
Miners. Hall, Brothers and Co., merehants, Fenchurth-
street ; Meson. Broadaxe Brothers sad Co., nisechanto,
Sise-laste ; Messrs. J. Thompson and Co., merlianst, Mine-
intlans.; Mears. Thornton, West and Co.. nterehants, Old
Swan Lostion-briclp ; C. Dale shipping agent; J. B.'
Noldirritt, shipping vent, Custom-hwase-coort ; Meters.
Willis, Percival and Co. betaken, Lombard-test; Messes.
Trays= and Son, neerciants, St. Swithin's.lane; Messrs.
J. Stony and Seas, Borough, oilmen ; Mr. Winstaaley,
auctioneer, Paternoster-row ; George Rahn, shipbroker,
Mark-lane ; Messrs. Maser, Boa and Co., Ironsuoisgers
Borouttillsremrs. Bali, Brother, Finsbury-cireue ; and A.
L. Co merottant, 1111i0114013% Old Broadstrest.
The applied fee • remand, as he thought that If
time we= given, he would be able to bring several charges
of felony againsi the prisoner, in addition to the one oa
which he was brought up.
Alderman Carden thought the eau was one that called for
further inquiry, and his would therefore remand the primer
till Wednesday next.