The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-14 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Robert Ba4er, zugbt porter at Shoreditch workhouse, wu
charged with criminally aratilting a little girl eleven years
old, who Laving kat her way waa taken to the workhouse by
e policeman and left in the prieunris are.
The prisoner was remanded fora week.

LAMBETH.

Initials Davie, a licensed broker, reading in BM-street,
Peckham, was summoned before Mr. Elliott end appeared by
r to a charge of exacting 10 per cent.
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beyond that allowed by law, in his character as bracer.
Prom the evidence of the oompletnent, Mr. 0. May, and
Ids wife, it appeared that the defendant had been employed
by them to make • distraint on the goods of a tenant, but the
money was at once paid, and he (the defendant), in addition
to the usual charges sanctioned by the act of parliament,
exacted 10 per cent. for his trouble.
The only defence set up by the solicitor, who appeared for
the defendant, was that his client had been in the habit of
charging 10 per cent. on all money. received by him.
Dlr. Elliott observed that the practice wee perfectly illegal
and the imposition very shameful. The overcharge was
Bs. W., end hie, Mr. Elliott'e, decicion wen that the defen-
dant should pay • penalty of treble the amount and the
expenses.
Tine penalty was paid.

SOUTH WARN.
Georg. Cb; late secretary to the British Engineers' Be-
nefit Society, was brought before Mr. Burch= for final
examination, charged with emberzling various sums of
money, the property of the society.
George Darren!, secretary to the above society, the chief
dace of which was at the Butler's Head, Bell-alley, Moor-
gate-street, stated that up to the latter end of Jane the pri-
soner was general secretary, and it was his duty to receive
all moneys, and account for the same to Mews. Lewrtt.ce,
Barnsbaw, and others, the trustees. At the latter end of
June defalcations were discovered, and the prisoner was

auepended.
Mr. William Morris, one of the executive council of the
society, said th►t in April lag he paid the prisoner 24 on
account of the society. He had exammed the books, and no
entry was made of that. Auditors were then appointed, and
shortly afterwards it was ascertained that he was deficient In
the sum of 80/. The prisoner then furnished an account to
Mr. Sidney Smith, showing his deficiencies, and then he was
given into custody.
Mr. John Hopkinson, engineer, of New North-street,
Finsbury said he was a subscriber to the society, and on the
26th of May last be paid the prisoner 61. 10e. by cheque
on the London and County Bank, as his subscription to the
society.
Mr. Morris odd that the prisoner had not accounted for
that sum of money, and the cheque had Ent pared through
their regular channel, the London and Westminster Bank.
The cheque was produced by the cli rk of the London sod
County Bank to corroborate that fact.
Mr. Edward Hall, engineer end manufacturer of gun-
powder at Tt ttford, said that on the 28th of May last be
psid the pristowt the num of el: pounds Ly cheque on Lab-
bodes bank. _ _

—kr; Mama said that the amount was not acommted for
♦a their book.
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Mr. Lewis, wbo appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Solonion (or the nppri•oner having addressed hill worship, Mr.
Con wu admithrl to ball, the cue being seat to the Oki
Bailey.

THAMES. Arabs, Ifehaout and Ah, wens charged with cutting
and wounding two Manilla seamen, nanaed Lepancho and
Francisco.

On Sunday, the 27th ult., some wild orgies were going on
in a disreputable house in Victoria•street, Shadwell, when
the two prisoners drew Omer sheath knives and "ran a
muck," stabbing no less than ail persons, one of whom, a
sailor, had sufficiently recovered to be able to proceed to Mae
A woman, however, had been so badly wounded that she was
not yet able to appear. One of the Manilla men was stabbed
in the breast, and the other dangerously in the back. They
both stated that they had bad no quarrel with the prisoners,
and given them no provocation.
Mr. Selfe remanded the are till Thursday, observing that
be intended to wad it for trial before *jury, as it was one of
the worst he had ever hard et