The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-09 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Massingham, of John-street, Golden-square, was sum-
moned by Mr. Pratt, trunk-maker, Bond-street, for detaining
a nortmanteau, value, V. 10s.
Mr. Pratt said a portmanteau was ordered by a Baron
d'Ebro last week to be sent to his lodgings, in John-street.
The portmanteau was left on Friday at the defendant's
house for the Baron, and on the following Saturday, when
application was made for the money, it was ascertained that
the Baron had been excluded from his lodgings, and that it
would not be advisable to trust him with the portmanteau.
Complainant having ascertained that the portmanteau, which
of course had never been paid for, was in Mr. Massingharn's
house, applied to have it restored to him, but met with a
refusal, and consequently he was obliged to take .out the
present summons.
Mr. Massingham justified his refusal to return the port-
manteau on the ground that the Baron was in his debt for
lodging. He had taken the advice of his solicitor on the sub-
ject of detaining the portmanteau, and he had been advised
that he could keep possession of the property until his claim
against Baron d'Ebro was discharged.
Mr. MALTBY said it appeared to him the defendant was
not justified in keeping the portmanteau, and he should there-
fore order it to be delivered up to Mr. Pratt.
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Mr. Massingham said he should not part with possession
of the property.
Mr. MALTBY, said, he should make an order on him for the
delivery of the portmanteau, and if that order was not
obeyed, a distress warrant for the amount would be issued.

Mr. Massingham said the goods were the property of
Baron d'Ebro, and he had a legal right to detain all Baron
d'Ebro's propery until the arrear of rent due to him was dis-
charged.
Mr. Pratt said Mr. Massingham had deprived himself
of all remedy against Baron d'Ebro by turning him out of
his lodgings. He did not know where to find Baron d'Ebro
now.

Mr. MALTBY directed that evidence of this allegation should
be taken down in writing, which having been done, the order
on the defendant was made out forthwith.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Mary and Jeremiah Roscoe, mother and son, who already
stand committed for trial upon the chargo of stealing mis-
cellaneous property of the value of nearly 1,500/. from the
premises of their late employer, Mr. R. Rowlandson, a carpet
warehouseman, in Whitechapel, were again placed at the bar,
charged with stealing articles of a similar description, of the
value of nearly 2001., from the premises of Mr. Joseph Jack-
son, an upholsterer, in Shoreditch.
The prosecutor stated, that both prisoners had been in the
habit of calling at his warehouse to purchase goods,to manu-
facture at the house of the female prisoner's husband, who
was a mattress maker, and that on entering the warehouse
early one morning in March last, he found the younger pri-
soner in the act of packing up a large bale of cotton; but
seeing his foreman with him, and being assured he was mak-
ing a purchase, his suspicions were then lulled, and he went
away. Having subsequently received information, however,
that the shopman in question was deeply implicated with the
prisoners in an extensive system of robbery from his premises
he examined his stock, and discovered that amongst other
property which had been stolen, were four feather-beds and
a writing-desk, which had been since found at the house of
the prisoners, and were now in the care of the police. He
had since discharged the shopman who had been in collu-
sion with the prisoners, but he was afterwards seized with
a severe illness, which precluded his proceeding against
him also. .

A cabman named Norman proved that he had been em-
ployed by the male prisoner to remove the property in ques-
tion from the prosecutor's premises at an early hour in the
morning, before they were opened, to the house of the
woman Roscoe, who received them ; and Smith and Day,
two policemen, deposed to finding it there, with a large
quantity of other goods since identified ; the latter officer
adding that he had seen the male prisoner in conversation
with Norman after the last examination, when he begged
him, "for God's sake, to know nothing of the beds."
The prisoners, by the advice of their solicitor, Mr. Pelham,
reserved their defence, and were then fully committed for
trial upon both charges.
SOUTHWARK.

Several respectable-lookipg Young men attended before
Mr. Cottingham to solicit his advice and assistance under the
following circumstances:—
One of the applicants, a Mr. Bailey, stated that he lives at
No. 20, King-street, Tower-hill, and that about ten days ago
he saw an advertisement in the Times stating that several
assistant ourveyere were required for the Yea and Carlisle

Railway, and that inquiries respecting the same were to be
made at his (applicant's) residence as abovementioned.
Applicant not having given any person permission to refer
for information on the subject at his dwelling, was much sur-
prised ; but in the course of the day he was waited upon by
a person giving his name and address Mr. England, No. 11,
Queen's-row, Spa-road, Bermondsey, who said that he was
the author of the advertisement alluded to, and that he
availed himself of the liberty of requesting the persons who
wished to answer it either to call at, or write to, the address
in King-street, it being more centrally situated than his own
residence in the Queen's-row, Spa-road. He further stated
that he was principal surveyor of the York and Carlisle
Railway, having had his appointment from a Mr. William-
son, of Cannon-row, Westminster; and as there was consi-
derable work to be done in his department of the company's
service, he was authorised to engage a number of assistants,
and that his terms would be at the rate of three and five
guineas a week each for their services. Applicant, from the re-
spectability of the man's appearance, and the apparent truth
of his statement, saw no reason for preventing inquirers
calling there; and having a son of his own that he was
anxious to provide with a situation, the advertiser, on being
spoken to on the subject, readily undertook to employ the
young man, and claimed a guinea for placing him in the si-
tuation. Applicant readily consented to the agreement, and
accordingly handed over the money, and the " surveyor "
promised to call on Monday last to take the young man
down to the scene of operations in the north, together with
several others, whom he had engaged under similar circum-
stances.
On inquiries being made it was found that England had
been employed by Mr. Williamson, but was afterwards dis-
charged, and that the company knew nothing of him or his
transactions.
Two other persons, named Roughton and Young, stated
that they had paid England a guinea under the same repre-
sentations.
Mr. CorriNGirnst stated that he regretted he could not
grant the applicants any redress, as the false pretence could
not be sustained in either of the cases. The man complained
against, it appeared by what Williamson said, was engaged
on the line, and for some reason had since been discharged
from his situation. There was no doubt that the applicants
had been deprived of their money, but they had parted with
it of their own accord, and without making such inquiries as
they were bound, for their own sakes, to do beforehand.
He (the magistrate) added, that the applicants could recover
the money they had given the person complained of by pro-
ceeding against him in the Court of Requests. He again
regretted that he could not assist the applicants in the re-
covery of their money.
The applicants then withdrew.

WORKING STOCK OF RAILWAYS.
Returns were, on Saturday, issued by order of the
House of Lords, relative to the working stock of ex-
isting railways. The following are extracts therefrom,
describing the stock of some of the railways; but the
return is not yet completed:—
LETTER FROM D, O'BRIEN, ESQ., TO B.
CURRY, ESQ.

Railway Department, Board of Trade,
Whitehall, June 27, 1846.

Sir,—With reference to the order of the House of
Lords, dated the 6th of May, for a return of the
" Working stock (engines, carriages, and waggons) be-
longing to railway companies at present in operation,"
I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade to transmit to you the accompanying
returns, which have been received by their Lordships
from various railway companies in compliance with a
request contained in a circular letter from this depart-
ment.
Should the remaining companies make returns they
will be transmitted to you without delay.
I have, Sac.
D. O'BRIEN.

B. Curry, Esq.
GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Return of Working Stock-128 locomotive engines,
1,854 waggons, 3 post-offices, 5 post-office vans, 16 mail
carriages, 123 first-class carriages, 92 second-class car.
riages, 105 third-class carriages, 7 composite carriages,
14 luggage vans, 2 parcel vans, 49 carriage trucks, 51
horse boxes.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
RETURN OF LOCOMOTIVE AND CARRYING STOCK.
Engines : No.
Passenger engines
Goods engines

Total
Carriages, Waggons, &c. :
First-class carriages
Mixed ditto
Second-class ditto
Third-class ditto
Luggage vans l9
Horse boxes 36
Carriage trucks
Coke waggons 49
Coal ditto • l7O
Goods ditto
Cattle ditto 262
Sheep ditto
Brake ditto
Timber ditto

Total 1,346
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
A return of the working stock (engines, carriages,
and waggons) belonging: to this company, at present in
operation-127 engines and tenders, 107 first-class car-
riages, 103 second-class carriages, 18 third-class car-
riages, 161 carriage trucks, 96 horse boxes, 4 mail
carriages, 25 luggage vans, 637 waggons.
CHARLES A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
London Terminus, Paddington, June,..lB-16.