The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-02 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

GUILDHALL.

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Chawjeney Powell, the junior perkier in the Ann of
Aubert and Powell, of St. Map-ace, wee charged with
having obtained goods on credit within three months of his I
bankruptcy, under the false colour and pretence of carrying 1
on busiuess, and dealing be the ordinary cause of trade,
with intent to cheat and defraud his creditors 1
Mr. Lewis, jun., for the prosecution, said these proceed- 1
Inge had been taken by order of the Commissioner under
the Bankruptcy Lew Consolidation Act of 1849, and a charge I
would be preferred against the prisoner wider the 252nd 1
section, for falsifying his books, a misdemeanour punishable '
by three years imprisonment, in addition to several charges
of obtaining geode by false pretences within three months
of his bankruptcy. He proposed to give evidence of the
Ofrietill under the 253rd maims and he would then have to
ask for a remand, as the prisoner's affairs were in such a
state as would inevitably render these proceedings as com-
plicated as possible. As fares he wee at present able to
state, it appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of
buying goeds for bills at six mouths, and gelling them
again at the same price and at • longer credit, and by get-
ting the bill. he received discounted be maintained the
credit of the house, and obtained the ready cash at the
same time. In many instances the goods were sold before
be purchased them, isn.l the invoices of his sales were dated
prior to the invoices of his purchases, which enabled him
to complete the sales. In one case, goods to the value of
rearly 3,0001. were obtained about a fortnight before the
bankruptcy and transferred to the pria sees brother-in-law,
who was largely indebted to the firm. In othei
instances the goods had been pledged to other parties.
Be petitioned the Court of Bankruptcy under the Private Ar-
rangement Act, but the Commissioner adjourned the case
into the public court, and adjudicated the prisoner and his
partner bankrupts, and ultimately ordered • criminal prose-
cution against the prisoner, absolving Aubert from all impu-
tation, and it wag only due to that gentleman to state that
he was an underwriter at Lloyd's, and entrusted other matters
entirely to the prisoner, and consequently knew sothieg of
the actual mariner in which the business was being carried
cm. The liabilities of the firm were 18,0001., and the assets,
including some very doubtful debts, would not realise more
than 1,5001.
, Evidence was then taken in support of the charge, and
, Alderman Cooder, in remanding the prisoner for a week,
, said he did not feel inclined to take bad in such a cue, but
, as the evidence was so incomplete, he did not feel justified
, in refusing it ;be should, however, require good bail in two
sureties in 1,5001. each, and the prisoner's., reeogeimances in
, 2,0001.

THE BUILDERS' STRIKE.
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Yesterday being the time fixed upon by the
members of the Master Builders' Associaken for putting into
operation the resolution adopted at their late meeting, to
enforce the new system of payment and elpgement by the
hour, much interest was evinced not only by the operatives
in the trade more immediately concerned but by the working
classes generally in the result of the day's promedinp.
Only a few firms, however, carried out the resolution. Os
inquiry at the oommitteorooms of the Bricklayers' Society,
the branch of the trade more immediately interested,
u their men were to leave all the firms where
the system was introduced, we were informed
that up to five o'clock last evening they bad re-
ceived information only of the following firma having en.
famed the terms of the resolution, vi. i—Meesse. Oubitt,
Myers, PAnicio, 11 ins, Patrick, Foster, and a few al the
small masters—in all about 12. This list is exclusive of
the firms (10 in number) where it bad been previously in-
troduced. At several of the large works, amongst others
those of the Metropolitan Railway, the Sewers Works,
fix., no alteration has been made. It is thought there are
a few other firms where the system has been enforced, but
no report had been made to the society.
Several of the large employers, who have extensive con-
tracts in hand, and by whom it was supposed the eye-
tam would be enforced yesterday, came to the decision
of fret having conferences with their mek, with the view if
possible of averting the evil to both parties ; and this bad
also the effect of making the number less than was ex-
pected. The following large firm, including these who
adopted it yesterday, are reported as now enfoe.ieg the
hour system :—Meaers. Kelk, Lucas, Trollops, Wakes.
Ashby, Mansfield, Holland, Fricke, FAuson,
Myers,. Higp, Patrick, and Wyllie'. These firms, with the
exception of the first two, are almost without mantes sad
bricklayers, and their works are at a stand-still. There are
27 firms, large and small, now paying upon the terms el the
compromise.
It appears from the strike paycheets of the bricklayers
that on Friday last, out of 84 men receiving the strike pay
there were 40 non-society men who had turned out midpoint
the system. So few comparatively of the employers having
enforced the new system, the carpenters have not thought
it expedieut at present to strike at any of the shops, as was
their intention Let week, but to allow all the men for the
present to remain in under protest. The plasterers have
not ytt come to any final decision as to the coarse to be pur-
sued by their trade.

THE GREAT FIRE IN TOOLEY•STREET

TO 1111 ZDITOII OP TNT lIPRIIO3.
Sfit,—ln your violins+ iou of this day you have
Warted an article from the Post Magazine and Insurasee
Monitor of Saturday List, referring to the Loses sustained
by the various insurance companies by the recent
calamitous fire in Tooleyntreet, and I observe that this
company is stated to be • loser thereby. Will you
permit me to say that such is not the case, the Law Union
having fortunately escaped all lose. The bunnies of the
company is confined almost exclwiively to insurances upon
private houses and household furniture.—l
FRANK WORDY, 'Secretary.
Law Union Fire and Life Issurseos Company,
126, Chancery Jean, July 1.

WEATHER REPORT.

liciarm JULY 1 • TO 9 L.

N. N. AL D. F. IL L IL
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NMI 2392 01 10 &W. I I e
Arnim 80.06 re 63 &W. S 5 6
Larru WOO 00 67 N. 4 3
ilawnos 10.98 id 64 W. 3 6 0
Asaaoo66l X 68 66 N.W. S 9 r
Yossamm IS. di re W.5.W. 6 4 b
Ulnae 10. As it N.W. 11 4 c
GALwat .. llOll6 04 a W. 4 9 ID
8068000000 a 80.10 OS 54 W.W.W. I 6 4
lairsarooL 30.21 00 60 W. 5 9 0
VAlalim 3932 43 el W. 1 8 I
00 28 88 as W.N.W. 3 4 c
miatriglirunint , 9/16 di II W.N.W. 3 i b
Lonou 3021 00 62 W. 2 I b
Dovsa
Porlimovell 30.17 00 69 N. 3 6 m 1
Porriiirp 3O .27 61 66 &W. 1 8 m 1
1 Malloy= 30.27 61 58 W. 2 3 0 1
POl6llOOl 10.311 62 50 W.N.W. 2 4 c 3
JIISKT
COPBII4IIIOI 29.63 63 W.N.W. 4 7 0 6
1121.Di1 20.06 57 N.W. 6 4 c 6
BIUDIC KU 56 N.W. 1 7 c I
BAiromm 80.25 00 N. 2 3 b 6
48601.. 80.04 78 N.N.Z. 4 3 b 2
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=PLANATION.
a—Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 _
Peel : reale feet, of vertical rise. causing about ono.bundretith
of an Inch diminution; and each 10 dog., above 32 deg., caning
nearly three hundredths increase. N.—Exposed thermometer
in anode. N.—Moistened bulb (for everuiretion and der
point). D.—Direction of wind (true—twe points left ot mag-
netic). P.—tome (1 to 12--estimated). C.—Chned (1 to 9).1--
Initials : b, blue sky o, clouds (detached) ;_t, tog; h. hall; I.
lightning; mist' (kam); o, overcast (ftD); nib; Iv wow
t. thunder. ft eria-dYlWhimee a

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MUSEUM 011. PATENTS, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number al tors for the week endig June 22, daily
(Kay number since the opening of the n
museum free
(Kay 12, 1868), 379,990.
Love Toitaxs. Notwithstanding the diain-
tereetedness which is usually eupposed to belong to love In the
fie-day of youth. there can be little doubt that the inter-
of small presents, or love-tokens, serves to cement tee
Uses which bind the fondest to each other. In the days of
psakeal simplicity, a wreath of Cowers, or some such inex-
pensive and beautiful Oft—
" A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber duds"—
was considered a tit offering from a lovesick swain to his in-
amoratapresents: , but, now -a-dam, we choose more valuable and durable
we give a bracelet or a chain to typify, se were, the
happy thraldom in which the heart is held : a ring,it to hint cg
that plainer gold one which le hereafter to connect "till death m
do part :" a locket, to hold " the dear lure-lock" watches, etude,
mooches, love-charms, de., each with some fanciful significance
which we leave to true lovers to discover and define. AS a Oka*
all everything of the kind which artistic taste can devise, or the
fine skill of the goldsmith can execute, Kr. Benson's establish-
ments, at Ludgate-hill awl Cornhill, nrivalled, and well
deserve their welleerned eam elanducan nowhere In
yardage!' sore advaateesot
naly.[l•4]

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