The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

BOW STREET.

Tun RIVAL 800 . —S. horth was charged with
'Buoying Mr. Parmtnter, a hootmaker, carrying on business
in King street, Holborn.
It appeared, from the evidence of the complainant and
other witnesees, that for some time past Mr. Fermenta bed
been subjected to considerable annoyance by the friends of
Mr. Bending, a Imotmaker, carrying on business in King
street, appetite the complainant's house. The complainant
was formerly foreman is the employ of Mr. Bending, and
through his industry and perseverance he was enabled to
purchase the shop and business in which he was now sue
cessfully thriving. Mr. Bending breams jealous of his
foreman's prosperity, (and endeavoured by every possible
means to annoy him in his business. This had increased
to such an extent latterly, that application had been
made to the magistrates for antivenin, and constables had
been deputed to caution Mr. Bathing not to continua his
annoyance. Notwithstanding this the prisoner, who was
innately town traveller to the complainant's predecessor,
and who was on friendly terms with Mr. Bending, entered
Mr. Parmenter's shop last evening, and naked him how many
boots he had stolen, The complainant desired him to leave'
the shop. About nine o'clock, while the complainant was
standing behind the counter, the prisoner threw a large
pieta of wood at him, but it fortunately struck the ocunter,
otherwise the complainant would have been hit by the
wood and severely injured.
Mr. Hall fined the prisoner 405., and in default to be
soma ltard for 14
The prisoner wiLaittked up.

WORSHIP-STREET.
ROBBERY —E. K Ca,hhurn was charged with steeling a
platina snuff-box, in which were 8 sovereigns and 2 half-so-
vereigns, a 61. Bank of England note, a gold eye-glass, 2
gold watches, a purse contsining 10 sovereigns aid a half,
and a dress coat, the property of Mr. S. &urn, cigar im-
porter, residing in Westmoreland.place, city road.
A few weeks ago the prosecutor met the prisoner, who is
the brother of a gentlern in of high respectability; en intimacy
ensued, and is the prosecutor was in the practice of going to
different parts of the country in the pursuit of his business,
he requested the prisoner to take care of his house during his
absence. Lost Saturday fortnight the prosecutor returned,
and the next morning was sitting with the prisoner. Tom
were on the table a plating snuff-box with the property above
referred to. The prosecutor left the room for a few minutes ;
on his return he heard the prisoner going down stain. Upon
entering the room he missed his property. The prisoner
succeeded in making his escape. A reward of 201.
was offend for the property. The prisoner was not
heard of spin till the previous evening, when he sent
a boy to the prosecutor, to say that a person of the name of
York wanted t 3 see Lint. He went out and met the priso-
ner, who said to the prosecutor, " Mr. Stuns, you knew I
am a man of property, and I know very well that you are a
friend of mine. 'Toe property I have taken will be restored
to you." The prisoner had a midshipman's dirk in his pcs-
session, and the prosecutor was afraid to touch him. Some
persons came up, when he wee taken to the station-house. A
duplicate, which re.erred to one of the gold watches that
had been ILAN), was found upon him. A pees mi from Mr.
Barnet's, pawnbroker, Dover-road, proved that the prisoner
pawned the watch there, and thathe received 31. 10s., on the
Ist lust,
The prisoner, who offered no defence, was remanded.