The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-06 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

John Shields was charged b;ioiethe Hon. G. C. Norton
with violently swanking with Hawkins, 189 L.
The constable deposed that on the night before he law the
prisoner in the Westminster-road begging from the passers
by. He told him be could not allow him to beg, and he
must go about his business, or he should be compelled to
take him into custody. Witness here perceived that the
prisoner was very drank, and in attempting to go along he
rolled into the ro.ui. Wain seated him up, and gave him
hie crutch, and on his doing so he instantly struck him on
the head with the thick ad of it.
Mr. Norton—What causes him to have a crutch!
Witness--He has lost a leg, your worship.
The prisoner attempted to lustify his conduct by saying
the cannabis had no right to interfere with him in his at-
tempt to procure a living.
Mr. Norton—You are the first person I have ever heard
justify the sat of begging.
It was here stated that the prisoner had been before com-
mitted from this court for assaulting a constable belonging
to the P division for interfering with him under similar

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Mr. Norton observed that such conduct could not be per
and committed the prisoner to one month's hard
labour.
GREENWICH.
William Dclapore, of Blessington-road, Lee, and Sydney
Holaan, of 3, Church-terrace, Lee, described u gentlemen,
each 19 years of age, were charged with committing damage
at the residence of the Rev. E. J. Selwyn, of the Blackheath
Proprietary School, at Lee, and also with assaulting pollee-
constable Skinner, 196 IL
The prisoners were repessanted by Mr. Sedgrovei, solici-
tor, and by Mr. Hauls, from the office of Mr. Cockle,
solicitor ; the Rev. Mr. Selwyn also attending in support of
the complaint.
For several weeks past the Rey. Mr. Selwyn and his
pupils have been subjected to annoyance and insult from
pupils at other establishments in the neighbourhood. On
Thursday night, about ten o'clock, as the wife of the
porter at the lodge was sitting at supper, she was alarmed
by &rattling noise at the window and the ringing of the
school bell, the rope of which was cut, aid
getting up and looking into the grounds, she saw
a young man paring down the steps and making
his escape. The gate, which had bees locked inside, was
found open, and to have opened it some person must have
got over a well. Her husband followed the person seen to
leave the premises to the Railway Tavern, and finding
Hobson standing there and out of breath as if from run-
ning, he accused him of having been on the premises. This
he denied, but be was given into custody, when he laughed
at thecharge, and refused to be taken back until he had lighted
his pipe. When taken back he was identified by the wife
of the porter as the person she had seen going w
don the
steps and making his escape. l)elapore afterwards arrived
at the lodge, forced his way in, and straggled wi.h the con-
stable who had Hobson in custody, in the course of which
a pane of glass was broken by Dalapore, and a large clasp
knife, with which it was supposed the rope of the school.
bell was cut, fell from him.
The defence set up was, that Hobson not being the person
who had actually committed the damage, was illegally in
custody, and that all that Delapore had taken upon himself
to do wee to rescue his companion from an ilkgal as rest.
Mr. Traill said there °mild be no dorbt that the Iter. Mr.
Selwyn and him pupils had been subjected to great annoy.
mice, and he was greatly surprised to find yonpg gentlemen,
who were educated, as he understood the prisoners were,ffor
one of the highest professions in the country, that of tbs•
army, guilty of such discreditable conduct. As the object
of Mr. Selwyn was that of putting a stop to such conduct in
future, he should postpone his judgment for a month, call-
ing upon the prisoners to find bail in a sum of 201. each for
their future good conduct.
The required hail was provided, and the prisoners left the
court.