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and that there were many other cases of a similar description
which could be brought against them.
Mr. RAWLINSON said that he could do nothing in the ab-
sence of the clergyman; in the event of his atending he
would, perhaps, be able to interfere.
QUEEN-SQ UA RE.
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FRAUDS ON TE;DESMEN BY A SERVANT.—Yesterday Re •
becca Larkman, a servant girl, was finally examined before
Mr. Bond, charged with defrauding a groat number of trades-
men.

Prisoner lived fora short time in the service of Mt?. Coward,
of Sloane-street, but, in consequence of repeated acts of dis-
honesty, was discharged about the end of June last, since
which -period she has been to the shops of the various trades-
men who were in the habit of supplying the family, and ob-
tained goods to a considerable amount in the name of her
former mistress.

Benjamin Adams, shopman to Mr. Gregory, an iron-
monger, in Sloane-street, proved that the prisoner obtaincd
goods on two occasions by representing that she had been
sent by Mrs. Coward, her mistress. On the first of these,
she asked for a set of fire-irons and other trifling articles,
value 11. 95., which were supplied to her in haste, as she
said that they were waiting for them with the gig, in order
to take them to the country house. In a few lays after-
wards she was supplied with a valuable tea-urn and a bed-
room candlestick, which the shoprnan offered to send home,
but she insisted upon taking them herself, observing "that
if she did not, her mistress would consider her lazy."
Mr. J. 11. Keats, of 142, Sloane-street, said the prisoner
came on the 30th of September to his shop, and said that as
it was the birth-day of one of Mrs. Coward's daughters, that
lady (her mistress) was desirous of presenting her with a
handsome Bible and Prayer-book in a case. The books were
supplied, and on pri;oner's return in a quarter of an hour for
sifoilar books in different coloured binding, these were also
given to her. _ _

Mrs. Coward having asserted that she had never given the
prisoner any authoiley to obtain the above, or any other
articles, the prisoner was fully- committed for trial on both
charges.

WORSHIP-STREET,
George Reynolds, who a few years back failed as a beer-
shop-keeper in Spitalfields, and has since been ostensibly a
weaver, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, for final
examination, on a charge of coining.
Mr. Field, inspector of coins to the Royal Mint, and Mr.
Powell, Mint solicitor, prosecuted on the part of the Crown.
Sergeants Teakle and Price produced plaster of Paris moulds
for shillings and half-crowns, together with melting pot,
shears, files, and other implements used in coining; also a
number of counterfeit coins of both denominations, all of
which they found in the prisoner's possession when they ap-
prehended'him. The moulds were then warm, and the coins
apparently just made. There was another mould not quite
finished, and the prisoner, seeing the officers lay hands on it,
said in a desponding tone, " Oh! you'll find a good half-
crown in that, and that I borrowed." They accordingly
found, and now produced, the mould with a genuine half-
crown embedded in it to form the mould for the counterfeits.
The prisoner, who had alleged that distress had urged him
to it, was now committed for trial.
John Burton, who bad been a fortnight on bail, re-appeared
before Mr. Broughton on a charize of driving a cart over a
lady named Ramsay and her child.
Mrs. Ramsay had been unable to attend until yesterday,
and was still unable to walk without assistance. It appeared
that at the time mentioned she alighted from an omnibus,
near Hackney Church, with a child, and was taking the
footway leading to Homerton, when she was struck and
knocked down by a cart in which were the defendant and
several other men, who, it was said, had been drinking
freely, and were driving improlyrly. The child was thrown
under the wheel, but was saved from destruction.
Mr. BROUGHTON said it was a serious case, and he desired
to have the fullest evidence that could be obtained as to the
condition and conduct of the parties in the cart. He there-
fore remanded it again for the police to bring forward other
witnesses.
John Latham, a lad, was charged with riding over a re-
spectable married female, named Green.
A police-constable of the G division proved that about
eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon, while Mrs. Green was
crossing the City-road with a child, the prisoner, who was
riding a horse at a furious rate, rode over her, and she was
conveyed, seriously injured, to the residence of Dr. Davis, in
Worship-square. Her husband, who was now present, said
he had left her quite insensible, and in a dangerous state,but
happily the child was not hurt.
The prisoner alleged that the horse had run away with

Mr. BnouGuToN remanded him.
THAMES.

Peter Ill'Pherson, a middle aged man, who was till lately a
maker of goods in the district of this Court, was charged be-
fore Mr. Ballantine with illegally practising the trade of an
auctioneer, without being duly licensed, in St. George's-
street, formerly called Rateliff Highway, by which he had
rendered himself liable to a month's imprisonment.
This was the first ease under the new Act of Parliament,
the Bth Vie., cap. 25, which is called "An Act to repeal the
duties of Excise on sales, and to impose a new duty on the
license to be taken out by all auctioneers in the 'United King-
dom." The Act imposed a penalty of 10W. on every
auctioneer not taking out a license, the price of which an-
nually is 10'. The 7th section enacts, that before any auc-
tioneer shall commence any sale, he shall suspend or affix a
ticket or board, containing his full christian and surname,
and place of residence, and exhibit it in a conspicuous part
of the sale-room, froin the commencement till the termini-
tion of the sale. The eighth section, which has been more
particularly framed to reach the mock auction fellows, pro-
vides that the license shall be produced by every auctioneer
on demand being made by any officer of Excise, Customs,
Stamps, or Taxes, or in the eeent of the auctioneer not
being able to produce his license, he must deposit 101. with
the officer, to he returned to him if the license is produced
within seven days, but otherwise to be forfeited. If the auc-
tioneer can neither produce a license nor deposit 101. with tl e
officer making the demand, he may be forthwith arrested and
taken before a justice of the peace, who is empowered to
send the party to the house of correction for any period Not
exceeding one month. The defendant, who has been con-
ducting a mock auction for the sale of cutlery, crockery-
ware, tern trays, and other articles, was exercising his call-
ing with great vigour on Monday evening, and knocking
down the lots in rapid succession, to imaginary purchasers,
and occasionally to a real buyer, when two Excise officers,
named Baxter and Campbell, were induced, by the invita-
tion of a " barker" outside, to walk in. While the defen- •
dant was describing in glowing language the value of his lots,
the "barker" continued to call out vociferously, "Walk in,
gentlemen, the sale's now on." Their proceedings were 81111
denlv terminated, end they were taken all aback, by the
officers asking M'Pherson for his license. He said he had
not taken out one, and he was then asked to deposit IC/.
with Baxter, who told him who he was. M'Pherson ex-
pressed his inability to do so, and was forthwith given into
custody. He had not complied with any of the provisions of
the Act of Parliament, and the name of another man was
affixed to the walls of the shop or sale-room, who had like-
wige neglected to provide himself with a license.
Ellis, the Chief Usher, said he had known M'Pherson for
many years, as a hawker and pedlar in the neighbourhood,
but he was not aware that he kept a mock auction.
The officers having proved the sale, Mr. Ballantine sen-
tenced the defendant to seven days' imprisonment in the
House of Correction, and told him, if he repeated the offence,
he should be committed for one month.
Amelia Bray, a girl nineteen years of age, who was
very meanly clad, and appeared in a state of great affliction,
was brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged with pawning
four pairs of trousers, the materials of which had been sup-
plied to her by Emanuel Gideon, a slop-seller, to make up.
The prosecutor, who lives on Tower-hill, proved having
supplied the materials for the trousers, and two pawnbrokers
produced the trousers; they had been pledged for 16s. Three
pairs were pawned at one time for 125., and another pair sub-
sequently for 4s.
The prisoner said she was in great distress when she
pawned the things, and did it to raise money to supply the
cravings of hunger, and to provide nourishment for a sick
father, who was past work and was in a dying state. She
had made away with everything on which she could obtain
money before she pawned the trousers. She intended
to have redeemed the property as soon as she was able
to do so.
The policeman who 'apprehended the prisoner said her
distress was past description, and her home was a very
wretched one. It was true she had a sick father to main-
tain.

Mr. BALLANTINE inquired if the prisoner was known, and
le officers said she had not been in custody before.
The poor girl said she worked early and late to support
herself and father, but slop-work was so badly paid for, that
she was unable to do so.
Mr. BALLANTINE said he felt for the situation of the
prisoner, but as the case was brought before him he must do
his duty, painful as it was to his feelings. He sentenced the
prisoner to pay a fine of 235., and sixteen ditto the value of
the goods pawned; and in default committed her to the
House of Correction for fourteen days. The goods must he
restored to the owner.
Gideon then paid the girl for making the trousers, and she
was then committed.
A woman, named Ann Seaford, was brought before Mr.
Ballantine, on remand, charged with stealing a quantity of
female wearing apparel, value 141., from the dwelling_house
of Mr. John Wordsworth Robson, an artist, residing at No.
30, Wapping. wall, Lower Shadwell.
The prisoner had been in the service of Mr. Robson for
the last seventeen weeks, and was originally engaged by him
to attend his sick wife, who died on the 24th ult. Prior to
Mrs. Robson's death the prisoner commenced pawning her
things, and upon a discovery taking place, the prisoner en-
deavoured to terrify Mrs. Robson with informing her hus-
band that the property was pawned with her consent. The
sick lady refused to do so, and for soma reason the prosecu-
tor overlooked his servant's depredations. After Mrs. Rob-
son's death, the prosecutor discovered his late wife's stock of
lirlden On wearing
.
apparel,lastha taredsh st,h cp.risoner with robbing him,
, diminishing evrry day
ai
She stoutly denied having done so. Mr. Robson made in-
iicji.l4.
qttiries at the various pawnbrokers, and found his property.
The prisoner was given into custody, and on being searched,
a lace cap, belonging to the late Mrs. Robson, was found
upon her. This cap was in a cupboard in one of the apart-
ments
only an hour before she was detained. Mr. Robson
sent her into the apartment daring the hour for his tomb
and brush, and the prisoner took that opportunity to steal
different
the cap. Three pawnlerokers produced thirty
pledges on whi !h money had been obtained before
and
after Mrs. Robson's death. Two other pawnbrokers, who had
attend.
On loans on Mr. Robson's property, did not
On being conveyed to the station-house, she tore up a num-
ber of duplicates, and the pieces were picked up and put
together by Malin, 99 K, who by that means was enabled to
trace the property.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
WANDSWORTH.
THE CHARGE OF TRESPASS AGAINST THE RICHMOND
RAILWAY COMPANY.—On Thursday last Mr. Evan Morris,
solicitor, and vestry-clerk of Putney, obtained a summons
against the promoters of the Richmond Railway for entering
and committing damages upon certain lard in the occupa-
tion of Mr. Thomas AtkinS, without affording that person
compensation, or obtaining his consent to the same. The in-
fermation was laid under the Bth and 9th of Victoria, cap.
18, or Lands Clauses Act, the S9th section of which enacts
that if promoters of railways enter upon lands 'without the
consent of the owner or occupier, or before payment or de-
posit of purchase-money, they shall forfeit the sum of 101.
above all damage committed on such lands, and that such
penalty and damage shall be recoverable before any two jus-
tices. The damage in this case was laid at 100/.
As it was generally expected that the case would come on
for hearing to-day, a great deal of interest was excited ; the
question as to whether a railway company or Its contractors
could enter on land, and commence operations, without first
satisfying the owner or occupier, being considered one of
paramount importance, especially to occupiers of land in the
neighbourhood of London, from whence so many railways
are likely to radiate. Those interested in these matters
were, however, doomed to disappointment, for soon after Mr.
Clive, the presiding magistrate had taken his seat,
Mr. Morris, the solicitor, came into Court, and addressing
himself to the Bench, said that, in the case of Mr. Thomas
Atkins, for whom he appeared on Thursday last, and in
whose behalf a summons had been granted against the pro-
ne-.leees of the Richmond Railway, he was ha
nto e ble dto state that they had come to very advantageous
terms with the Company, d able to both parties.lndependently of an amicable settle-
ad anaeataken to make a road to the