The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GIILLDHAI.L.

116eccs Sullieu, 16, and Jaw Achrstax, 8, were charged
before Alderman Copeland with the following robbery from
the person :
Hann, a deteetiveofficer' said about one o'clock in the
aftereoafternoonhe new the prisoner. in St. Paul's churchyard
He observed Sullivan speak to Ackerman, and point out an
old lady who was going into Messrs. Hall and Allen's shop.
Ackerman followed the lady into the shop, and shortly after
came out and shook her bead at Sullivan, and than both of
them walked away. He followed Ackerman into a poetry-
cook's shop in the northwest corner of St. Paul's church-
yard, and saw her pat her hand into a lady's pocket, and on
withdrawing it she hurried oat of the shop and ran down
Ludgate-hill, followed by Sullivan. He pursued end took them
into custody, and se he did so Ackerman dropped a purse con-
Wiping a gold ring, both of which be produced. Ackerman
stated at the station that she went out every day with
Sullivan, who called regularly every morning for her.
bliss Emily Cullen said the noticed Ackerman near her
when she was at Mims. Hall and Alien's shop, but not
after. She did not mime anything until the officer spoke to
her. The purse and ring produced were her property.
Alderman Copeland said in all his experience as a magis-
trate he never had such a awn before him. It was painful
in the extreme to winces such an amount of depravity in
children so young. They had, it appeared, been in custody
several times before, and from the systematic course put-
sued he could only believe that the parents were conniving
at it, and living upon the ill-gotten gams of the prisoners.
They were fit objects for a reformatory, and with that end
in view he committed them for trial.
CLERICEN WELL.
Clarks Prato, a sharp, intelligent-looking boy, only 13
years of age, was charged with steeling a cash box, 191. in
gold, 21. 12s. in silver, one Si. Beck of England note, and
a cheque for 371. 19s. 6d., the property of his employer, Mr.
Richard Willis, a wholesale jerreller, of Clarkin well-green.
Mr. Maynard, from the ofiles of Mr. Beard, attended for
the defence.

The prisoner, it was stated, had only been a short time
in the employ of the prosecutor, but his being a sharp boy
the prosecutor took great interest in him, and had en-
trusted him with a good deal of valuable property, and
also with large sums of money. On Wednesday week the
cash box in question was missed from a room to which the
prisoner had access ; and on somata of his being abort of
a sovereign the week before suspicion fell on him, and be
was asked if he knew anything about it. In the most posi-
tive and indignant meaner be denied that he bad ever sees
the cash.box. Police-coostable Ranger, 199 G, was sent
for, and a short time afterwards the cash-box was found in
the hack part of the prosecutor's, house, its contents not
having been touched. The prisoner was then given into
custody,and he was told that he was accused of the robbery.
He again repeated that he knew nothing about it, and
afterwards he said he had taken it sod put it is the garden.
Both the prosecutor and the constable were severely. CMOS-
ex-milked, with • view to show that a promise of forgivesees
was held out to the prisoner to make him confess ; but they
both denied that arch was the owe.

The magtotrate said it was • case he should not feel
jnatified in deciding, and committed the prisoner to the
Middlesex Sessions for trial, returning the application for

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Margaret ns, a young woman, was charged
before Mr. Arnold with etealieg a purse 000taining I/.
13a. lid, from the peewee of a deaf and dumb young man,
named George Moore, of 39, Pancrea-aquare, St. Norma.
The evidence, which was interpreted by signs by the Rev.
Samuel Smith, of the Polytechnic Institution, went to abow
that on Saturday eight last the prosecutor went into a
tavern in Park-lane, and after being there a abort time, the
prisoner came in and asked the prosecutor to treat her. tie
did so, and she began pulling him about, and shortly alter
be lost his purse. He gave information to the police, and
the prisoner was subsequently taken into custody.
The prisoner said she was accused wrongfully this time.
Mr. Robert Wm. /lammed, of .the Queen and Prince
Albert, Park-lane, Kniehtsbridge, said that on Saturday
night last there were five deaf and dumb men in the bar.
The prisoner made rages to the prosecutor for him to treat
her, and be did so. The prosecutor and the prisoner had •
struggle together, and afterwards the prisoner ran out of
the door.

In &newer to a question the witness said that on getting
tip the prosecutor made signs that he had lost his purse,
and wrote on a piece of paper that the prisoner bad stolen,it.
The prisoner asked the witness whether the deaf and
dumb man had not pulled her about ; and the witness said
that two of them had.

The Bev. Mr. Smith ask) be was afraid the prosecutor
had been drinking a good deal.
Mr. Beck, 18, Planelaghmews, Pimlico, carpenter, said
he was at the tavern on Saturday, and took the prisoner
away with him, she being intoxicated at the time. He
found her in the elegies room with three riflemen, and on
coming down stairs heard something about the lass of some
money.
Mr. Arnold said, after hearing the evidence, u he believed
no jury would convict, he should discharge the prisoner.

WESTMINSTER.
On the ith of October last a Mn. Shipway, accompanied
by three young children, applied to the sitting magistrate
• this court, stating that she and her family went to Ply-
mouth, for the purpme of embarking on board the Ida,
emigrant ship, to join her husband, who bad gone out to
CLIME* Sydney, New South Wake, as coachman to a
gentleman two years previously, but that, on account of the
youngest child coffering from the whooping cough, she was
not allowed to embark, and consequently had to return to
London penniless. Her distressing coudition having been
made public, and the result of the strictest inquiry proving
the accuracy of her statement and the excellence of her cha-
racter, sums, amounting to upwards of 35f., were sent to
this court by the benevolent public, which have been
carefully applied under the direction of the magistrates to
the maintenance of Mrs. Shipway and family during the
late severe winter and continued alums of the child. The
latter being now nearly oonvalencent, Mrs. Shipway has
been informed by the authorities at the Emigration Office
that she will be required to embark at Liverpool on the 2fith
of April ; but the fund upon which she has hitherto sub-
sisted ere that will be completely exhausted, and the poor
woman will be required to pay the expenses of the teeny-
nom ot herself and children to Liverpool, sad when *be
reaches Sydney will have to travel between 200 and 300
miles to rejoin her husband. Since her case was first brought
before the public, in October last, she has been under the
eye of one of the principal officers of the court, and the
unfortunate woman's conduct has been most exemplary.

TRAFFIC RETURN&
Mar Pea. Mar- Total. Total,
haft.ware. Open. senors, chandlea. 1966 1603.
Week ending Jan. 16. I g /1. I
Great *nabs= of India 79 tl, 136 MP 4g2
Weekending Jan. 31.
Groat Indian Peninsula 653 3,871 8,811 1g663 9.119
Week ending Match 10
Scottish North Lanes l3B .- 4,740 4.730
Week ending Starch 25
Limerick and Minis MI 96 100 196 187
Limerick and Foynos
Waterford and X' Miming ll 148 248 396 MN
Waterford and Limerick
Week ending Match 27
Great Northern 1163 13,001 16,015 20,616 27,737
Great Western 10549 39,250 31.724 61,974 6%676
Log,Chatham. and Devoe 7t* 4.776' N 6 6,611 .1,235
Landon 49 NarthWeoiernl229f 43,916 63,166 97,1611 KIM
London a South Wagon -,- 17,667 6.139 =OM -
Metropolitan gi. at Loa.,
Chatham, and Dover los 1,423 100 1,525 320