The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-06 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

A genteel-lookurg young man who gave the name of
lessee Wason, arid described himselfi as a solicitor, was
brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with being drunk
and assaulting several females.
The defendant was brought up on Tuesday, but at that
time he was too much the worse for liquor to imderstand
what was going on, and he was remanded until yesterday.
It appeared that a lad about 15 years of age saw the defen-
dant assault a little girl in an indecent manaer in Bucklers-
bury. He informed • °mutable of wile: he had seen, and
the officer went after him. The defendant ran arras the
road. and put his arms round the neck of • female who wu
passing at the time. He then jumped into an omnibus,
and while there he put his arms round aladv who was sitting
neat to him. She tried to get out, and the conductor's atten-
tion being drawn to him the omnibus was stopped, and the
prisoner was removed. Tbs officer remonstrated with him,
and told him that unless he conducted himself in a proper
manner he should be compelied to lock him up. He then
rushed across the road again, and put his arms round the
neck of another female.

The defendant said he certainly was the worse for liquor,
and very much so, and, from what he could remember of
the circumstances, he was afraid what had been said was
but too true, sod implored his lordship not to seed him to
prison, as it woad ruin him mentally, he was sure.
His Lordship said defendaet's drunkentess bad a very
nasty tendency, for which be must be punished.
Defendant said he was a poor man, but be would cheer-
fully pay any fine his lordship might think fit to inflict, or
he would put any sum into the poor-box.
The Lord Mayor asked bim what he was, and he said he
was studying for the law, and was living on a small allow-
ance from his friends.

Hh Lordship fined the defendant 40e., or in default one
month's imprisonment.

GUILDHALL.
Slim Murray. • young woman, was charged before
Alderman Gabriel with being drunk, and wilfully breaking
• pane of plate glass, value about 21., io the house of Mr.
Hough, • beamed victualler, in 01114 par-street.
The oomplainast stated that the prisoner bad been before
the guardians at the West Leaden Union, and received
some out-door relief through his interposition, and he
therefore considered her conduct very ungrateful in coming
to his house to create a disturbance. He requested ber to
be quiet and leave his house, and on her refusing he had her
put outaide the door, upon which she immediately dashed
her fiat through • valuable pane of embossed plate glass.
He gave her into custody, and afterwards ascertained that
so far from requiring parish relief A. was actually receiving
a pensioa of lbs. per week.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said she was drunk
and very sorry for what had occurred.
Alderman Gabriel mind that drunkenness was no excuse,
end therefore committed her for fourteen days, in default
of payment of the amount of damage.

THAMFI3.
George Hoppa., a young mar. described as a shoe-
maker, was brought before. Mr. Partridge. oharrd with
being concerned with two others, named Mills and Banks,
in assaulting and robbing a German named Gottlieb Sider-
bracer• a hat and eap maker.
A • '

It appeared that the prosecutor, a young man, went into
• beershop called the Crystal Palace, in the Rhodeswell.
road, Dell" the Commercial Gee Works, for the purpose of
selling hats and caps. He was beset and injured by several
blackguards, and among others by Banks the potman, and
son of the landlord. Banks held the unfortunate stranger
while Hoppen and Mills picked his pockets. His hats
were also taken away, and be was beaten and turned out
of the house. Banks and Mills escaped at the
rear of the premises, got over several wall, and
kept out of the way for some time. They were
arrested on Monday night by Police-sergeant Poole and Lam-
bert, 311 K. and when brought before Mr. Partridge yester-
day it appeared that the felony had been compromised, and
that the German had been repaid the money stolen from
him. The magistrate very properly denounced this system
of compounding • felony, and said he would not allow such
a gross outrage aad robbery to remain without investigation.
He remanded the prisoner, and directed that Hoppen, who
is • brickmaker, should be sought after. Hoppen was now
brought up, and it was clearly proved by Lainbel, Alex-
ander Crow, and another witness, that he assisted, in beating
and robbing the German in the Crystal Palace public-house
and turned him out of the place.
Mr. Partridge said the other prisoners were remanded
until next Tuesday, and he should remand the prisoner
until the same day.