The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-05 00:00:00

TWELVE MONTHS IN THE LIFE OF A

DITICTIVN POLICRILLIC

Yesterday, at Bow-drat Polies-court, Charles
NW, a pollowessecabio of the C divines, N. 39, who ba
boss attacked to ths fora, wawa yaws, sad has usually
&so duty is prints sloths', was tumid up is custody of
Impostor Durkin sad florgesst Lsegisy, charged with
baying be.., is a grist number of asses, the sossmplise of
awakes& shits.

Dien the &tootles of the Maass at the polies-station,
before the essattastits summated, he aids a desperate
swept to neaps hose dm eastedy of the sergesat, but as
was sposttly overtake& sad mewed with the miasmas, of
other dim%

It was aadeelesed that tie praoseaties bad bees &tested
by the Polies is eoesequesee al curtail'
dissilearee alba bad bees lade from time to tins by the
youag wink& ...had La the Bosse of Detaatioa,
of when wen beaeght to the wart ander the (large of the
pubes gaols!. to give *Meow. • etatemest of the pill.
Wain bigotry was beaded up to the amiss:ate by Super-
Windiest Nana

Jobs Reeves,. well-drund youth, el some iatelligssee
apperaatly. was thou examined. He odd he was 14 years
of age, sad knew tin natant a as oath, although he serer
took 0.11 before. He know that It bound hies to speak the
truth.

Hr. Hall—But do you know what will happen to you if
you tell a Ito ?
Ritasse—l shall be punished.
Kr. Hall—But I don't mean fa this world ; I sum here-
after, In the world to corm
1

Wittier—Yee; I shall offend in the ep of the Almighty.
Mr. Hall—Let hits be morn.

OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE OUTBREAK OF
CHOLERA IN THE BLACK SPA FLEET.

We give today the cootinnation and embed= of
Sir W. Burnett's Report, the first portion of which
appeared yesterday is the Doily News.
Albion.—About the 1 lth of July, whet at }Kick, diar-
rhea began to prevail amoaget the crew of the Athlete.
From that date to the sod of the month 147 cans were
plead ea the sick list; they were, however, not saven—of
a bilious character, and readily yielded to treatment.
Darns the early part of Avast the member of diarrhoea
atraeks latemed, sad gradually arromed a more Genre
form. Oa the 9th, a sass patenting all the characteristics
of cholera waned, and soot afterwards it wu followed by
others differing widely it their degrees of severity. On
the 12th or 13th the ship went to sea, with the other vessels
of the sect, and for throe da_ys subsequeatly the disease
raged with gnat virulence. Daring that period the man-
ber of attacks antranted to 67, and the deaths to 36 On
the 16th the cumber of attacks fell to 6, sad ea the follow-
er day, whoa dm again mewed at %lila, to 4; se that
the inane of the malady had greatly abated two days be-
fore she returned to the anshorage. The dimes netted its
maziesam of sanity es the nights of the 14tb and 16th :
out of 26 eases white maned on the latter date, n proved
fatal. There is no means of aceountiag for the great
fatality ea that day, unless by suppoeing that the emana-
tions from those previously affected had accumulated, and
acquired a much mon deadly influence from imperfeet ven-
tilation in eossmaence of the state of the weather. The
attacks ia =ay bateau* were so sudden, that many men fell
as if they had drunk the enceetrated poison of the spas tree.
Trafalgar.—ls the aerological return from the Trafalgar
the surged remarks, that .4 on the 6th of August we wer •
congratulating thenehres on the healthy state of the crew,
then being only 23 men oa the sick list, while the land
forces on shore at Bali ick were suffering moat severely.
From the lit to the Bth of August the thermometer ave-
nged 75 degrees on board, the barometer 29.87 degrees.
The weather wu elms and sultry, and the wind blew from
the southward, partly off the land, until the Bth. Oa that
evening it shifted sad blew a very het blast from ths shore
over the encampment lately occupied by the French. Oa
the morning of the 9th two cases occurred • the man first
attacked had ben on shore during the preceding day, and
had eaten freely of plums. Two other cases occurred the'
saes evening, and during the night there were about six."l
At daylight on the 10th the ship sailed, it company with '
the Vengeance and Loaden and though attacks both of
cholera and diarrhoea continued to occur for a few days,
still the fore, of the disease appears to basis been checked
by the sea air, and the ship returned to the anchorage on
the 17th comparatively fres from it. Altogether there
centred 164 ease of diarrhea, and 116 of cholera 33 of
the latter terminating in death.

Ktansination eantianed—l am new a prisoner in the
Westminster BndewelL I was seat there on the tad of
May last. I was tried at the Westminster Sessions for
picking poskets, sad sentenced to two 711111.11' imprisonment.
I knew the prisoner, Kim. He was a policeman. He
Int knew me as a ptekpoeket. About this time Wt year
I east him by appointment at the Lake's Head publis-
hing, is Little Pelteney-street. Two other boys were
with me, named Donovan and Arreadoe. He said he
would show as a place when we could get some money—.
place when there were lots of ladies. It was • few days
after Christmas. King went with us through Berkeley-
square to the Serpentine. in Hyde-park. King pointed out
• lady to me in Berkeley-street, and I picked her pocket. I
got a purse eentainiog 31. 153., all gold except 53. King told
me that he knew I should get a skin from her. I got it by
patting my hoed into her dress. I gave the money to King,
as well as two other purses which I succeeded in getting
from ladies, one just before and one afterwards. The
money was equally divided between King, me, and the two
other boys, about an hour after, at a public-house where
we took refreshments. After this we west to the Ser.
pentine, and King took us up to the bridge, when •
great many Mies and gentlemen were looking over NM*
niceties which was going on there. He said there Sin
plenty of people there that I might get something from. He
related with hie stick to a lady and gentleman who were
leasing ever the bridge, and I and the other boys went up
to them. I picked the lady's pocket of • purse, containing
half a sovereign and 7s. King was about four yards off at
the time, and saw tee do it. He then beckoned to us with
ltia stick, and when we were a little way off he took the
pane from me, emptied it, and pot it into the hole of a
tree. He gave the money to Donovan to mind till we could
Cpso7s more. He told us it would not be safe to stop any
ea the bridge, but said we might do something under
the bridges, where there were a great many people under
the arehea. We west down there, sad I picked a lady's
pocket of a handful of loose silver. I did not neat it, but
passed it over to Delius'. I Gould not do anything more
there. King sell it was a measley sort of plau,and it was no
use stopping. The money wee divided about 7 o'clock the
same evening at a public-house in Chelsea. It was the
large public-house opposite the cab stand, about three doors
from Sloane-arest. Donovan and the other boy were
mach older than me. I was never tried for any
of these offences. I first mentioned them about •
month ego to Mr. Lawrence, one of the °Minn of the pri-
son. I mentioned some things about King to on. of the
visiting magistrates. I was never promised any reward or
forgiveness for what I told, and never expect any. The
next day after going up to the Serpentine we met again,
by King's desire, at the Luke's Head, and he took us to a
beak, at the corner of a street, is Pall-mall. Doncirsa and
Arnadon stopped two or three ladies there, bat I could ail
get anything from them.
Mr. Hall—lt seems that you were always selected M pleb
the pockets. Was that because you were considered the
most expert hand ?
Witness—Yes; I was more up to it, and had the smallest
hand. Not being able to do anything at the bank, we went
to a large print•shop, where crowds of people are always
looking in at the pictures. King was with us there. I got
a puree with 21.91.6 d. in it Irma woman. We divided it

at a pablie-house at the career of fit. Martin's-lane, near
the church, and the purse was throwa away. After that
we went to the Inolosure, is the perk, but we got nothing
there. I was takes up in April, and committed for trial
by the magistrates. Up to that time, OM since January,
King had beta constantly with me. He was with me the
day before I was taken. He met me, Dawns,
Arreados, sad a boy named Breaks, at half-past 8, in
Basest-street. He said he had acme business to attend to,

and west towards Viso-street. Ws got a gold lever watch

ewes, whoa King was with me, from a lady in the New-
road. hag took ma to the place, sad Attendee showed
me the lady. It was a waddles party. Arrendon bad the
wateb to sell for as, and he said that he sold it for 41. The
money was divided between him, Bing, and me. My
sompanions wore not taken into custody with me. They
escaped.
Mr. Hall—What was the largest manta of money you
over obtained is this way is one week ?

Witneis—l have got between 901. and 1001. in one week
by pocket picking. King shared that money with me and
the other boys. It was about six weeks before I was
taken. I picked from about one to fire pockets per day
generally.
Mr. Hall—What did you do with your share of the
money ?
Witasse—l did not keep it by ate. I used to give it to
Mr. Dena, a tallow•sbaadler, who keeps a shop in Short's.
prdens. I ham given him munch as 171. at one time. I
took the mosey to him becomes the other boys did the
same. I always had it back again when I wanted it.
Mr. Hall—How did you spend all this mosey, then ? At
penny theatres, I 'impost !
Witnees—Ob, no. At Astley's and Drury-lase. I laid
some of it oat is clothes, and so forth.

Oa the 9th (tb. da-y oa which it broke oat) there were
2 deaths; 10th. 7; 11th, 7; 12th, 3; 13-11, 4: 1413, 4;
15th, 4; 16tb, 2.

Of those attacked on the 9th, 7 died ; 10th, 12 died; 11th,
7 died; 12th, 2 died; 12th, 5 died; 14th, aoae.
Farious.—The crew of the Furious were likewise attacked
with the epidemic on the 9th of Avast at Baljiek. Pre-
viously, however, she had visited Constantinople, where
she lay from the 17th to the 20th of Jane. Some of the
crew were allowed one and others two days' leave, and, u
was to be expected after three or four mouths' cruising in
the Bl.ek Sea, they committed the usual kinds of excess
peculiar to seamen. "Boats from the shore were at the
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same time permitted to lie alongside, in which were sold
several kinds of fruit, bread, and the poor hard cheese of the
country." Yet though the weather wu intensely hot, it does
not appear that their health suffered in the slightest degree.
On leaving Constantinople, she ran along the eouts of Asia
Minor and Ciresaia, calling at several places by the way ;
and having skirted the coast of the Crimea, she reeked
and anchored at Baijick on the 4th of August. At 4 a.m.
on the 9th of August the &steam of cholera occurred, and
in the evening the disease began to spread with harlot
violence ; consequently the vessel went to sea with the
fleet, and continued cruising for several days successively.
The refreshing breezes of the open sea soon arrested the
progress of the malady, while those already attacked began
to show symptoms of amendment. Altogether there were
seventy-three cases of diarrhea and twenty-nine of cholera,
nineteen of which proved fatal, within a few days from the
date of its eruption.

Tribune —the only other vessel In which the epidemic
made it. appearance on the 9th was the Tribune. She ar-
rived at Balk& from Haifa on the 30th of July; her crew
appear to have been attacked with diarrhoea about the same
time es the crews of the other vessels present; and on the
9th of August there was one death from cholera, and
another on the 11th. She went to sea on the 12th, but re-
turned again on the 17th, being then neatly clear of both
foram of the disease.

Rodney.—On the following day, the 10th, cholera made
ite appearance amongst the crew of the Rodney, though, as
in meet of the other vessels, it had been preceded by din-
Areal attacks. She went to sea on the 12th, and .gala
returned to BaWelt on the 20th, having in the interim lost
seven men by the disease, which appears to have abated
soon after she left the anchorage. She also lost one man by
cholera in September; it was supposed that he contracted
the disease on shore, while twisting to remove the wounded
tram the tattle-Sad the Alma.
Vesuvins.—One day later than in the preceding vessel,
the disease declared itself in the Vesuvius. She lad been
employed darinethe greater part of the mouth of July
blockading the Salina mouth of the Danube; and up to the
6th of August, when she arrived at Baljick, then had been
no appearance of cholera or any other sickness amongst her
crew.
Vengeance.—The epidemic brake out in the Vengeance
on the Bth of Auguq; but whether at Varna or Balkck, I
am unable to state, se the quarterly return for July,
August, and September, has net been received. Eighteen
of her men, however, fell victims to the disease between the
9th and 29th of August.
Retribution sad Sidon.—The next vessels attacked were
the Retribution and Sidon : the former lay at anzbor with
the fleet at Balk& from the 30th July to the 12th August;
she then went to see, probably in consequence of the ney
lease of dianbms amongst her crew. On the following day
one of these latter cases degenerated into cholera, and the
man died ; what influence theses air had on the health of the
new is not stated, but it is to be inferred that it theeked the
progress of the disease ; for although the vessel returned to
&Welt, and afterwards visited Odessa, Verne, end Con-
stantinople, no other case occurred until the Bth of Sept.,
the day after she left Sab& for the Crimea.
Terrible.—Though this vessel appears to have been ex-
posed during the Stet two weeks in August to precisely the
same epidemic influences as the other vessels anchored at
Biljick, her crew suffered but little from the prevailing
scourge. Diarrheral complaints wen of frequent occur-
rence amongst them during the month of July, while pass-
ing to sad fro between the Salina mouth of the Danube
and Sebastopol, and between the latter and Odessa; but
they were of • bilious character—the diarrhea in fact
already noticed as being peculiar to then regions during the
summer months. In August, however, no sooner had she
anchored at Baljick than diarrhaal attacks of • truly
choleraic nature became prevalent, and one case terminated
fatally on the 14th. Sultsequenky, in September, there
were two other deaths, bat both persons seem to have con-
tracted the disease on shore at Varna, where they had been
employed for several days assisting to embark the troops,
hones, and military stores dallied for the Crimes.
In like manes the mew et the Firebrand suffered bat
little, is somoquesea at bee baying been kept constantly
moving about Ina IGO pest lie smother: a few eases of
diarrhea ea see of cholera menned is Avast, but where
centemeed is net stated. On the 7th of September there
wee a mead mem of cholera which terminated in death.
The min belinged to the gig's mew, and, being frequently
oa ebes., be bad eaten largely of unwholesome fruit and
other isallentilible matters. On the night previous to the
attnik, Priegb sulheieg bee diarrhea at the time, he ate
vmaelerfiAl of taw mimes and vinegar.
The 'crams another instance of immunity from the
mere Mel Arm of the disease, in consequence of her being
almost emenUmft employed at see, although in the imme-
diate Vitt/ of Dellick and Varna when it was at its worst.
She even remained four days at anchor off B&W& ; but be-
tween the 4th and the 21st of August she was running
tly between these places, passing alternately into
the atmosphere which was supposed to be present
in each, yet with the exception of about twenty eases of
her mew entirely escaped..
The is ameba case point; she had been
employed the Salina month of the Danube, some fifty or
alley miles to the seetkweed of Balffek, from the let to the
Bth of August. Oho embered at the last nested port on
the ltb, mid es die 11th soled for the Bosphorm. A
amebae of eases et amebas afterwards made their appear-
ance, but there wee net sere ef them deserving the name of
cholera. It is worthy to be remarked that, when at Saes,
the sea wore seat en Agee la a met unhealthy locality to
proem weed tee the equairen, yet they did set suffer is
MO OTOS beta fever. Webs wine was
aimecesesriss— dass ebbs *se employed, sad may have had
Nome dist in memitsiresting the febrile
Velma mobs at Waimea ware bat, I regret
to my, whit se easy saddest/ea reselle, spookily in the
more adsumeed store of the arm% is in these ewe in
which saws milady sapervened. Calomel, in large and
small deuce, opium to have had se kisses* whatever on
the system I li dld net alleviate the sedialsg, err break the
chain et swill& Mien, whisk was the
victim t• biased. Wats sulphide cell,
a swum plass es the lit et espirkel reetsdies, wee
else tow, bee with se Wier said sad the seem say be
said with the =Whisk& of opium, either slate or
la eimides with Sher medicines. /heady, ether, ant-
mask. Isrpoithis, and even champagne, were given to
musks illegghtt energies of Ilk, but to little purpose;
they we gisenally throws tem tie Mess* us sees as
sad draughts esabsialog aressele, diseeterni,
and emeghts shared the same Mo. The Mean& had, as'
it wee% bet the power of skittering to the us* et the
SIMON.
Wl= baths were used to roman heat, sad to sioderele
the Ism sussolor meow and bottles filled wilt het
waif MOO MIA to the balk and feet to equalise the
casabas ; hat the seem were load mu seat hp-
plied Wreaths, mad strongwere ap-
plied to the earths% hat it say be filly dashes' whether
they did met odd to the pulsars
the moor h ow howewes":"l4/ is the Maimed
sadism ekiii eels tees the Ilse &skunk eases, medial
treeinteell
mem, was*ll et ensadal melee. The paging, in sees
seam. may oilo stamen anialsisi prams& chalk,
essalleatiwa. Astriagees• ash se Milo,
wash% sad molar et lead, were Ole Ihseight to be useful
whoa as MN simple sisters Reed. these theme mass,

Mr. Burnaby—And didn't you buy a hone ?
Witness—l bought a pony at Smithfield for 51. 15e., and
kept it for about six months, riding about with it.
Kr. Hall—Where did you usually ride ?
Witams—la the Park, mostly. (Great laughter.) I kept
the posy standing in the Angel-yard, Broadway, and paid
2e. 6d. a week for it. I fed it myself. I sold the pony for
rather less than Ime Ise it. I had been a thief two years
before I was apprehended. I hate a mother, but I left
her.

Crearexamined by prisoner's attorney—l knew Bing
eight months before Jaanary, 1854. The time whaa I first
went oat with him I knew he was a policeman. Another
boy in the prima beat told the visiting magistrate about me
and Sing. . .

kiss. HaU—l never knew a more important inquiry than
this. If there is any truth in the statement we have Mesa
to-day (sad I understand It is supported by other evidease).
it is one of the mat frightful cams of deliaqueney that sat
well be imagined. That one appointed to protect the public
should be so associated with these yeas; thieves—aiding,
abetting, and profiting by their crime—soma hardly eredip
Ibis ; and yet lam informed that similar disclosures have
been made by other boys. It is due to the public that the
matter should be thoroughly sifted, sad I trust the antlieri-
'ties will deem it of saillelent importance to eager the err
vices of seem professional gentleman to mud the
pro...edam.
Superintendent Name said that he would convey his
worship's opinion to the preps quarter. Two of the pri-
soner's oomputione end throe oast boys had boss brought
from the Bridewall to give evidasse if required.
Mr. Hall—Yea hare 'hews ewes& Per a ressesd, sad I
think the *sky bed kites he stjesessd he a week. The
Awes shawl is se hisses is its amass that I loge no
pays will be spend W 411101111 its preps 11111111110•11 at.
=mar (who slid sethisi is the Adage) was thss
ter further ezeminalim.
it roes le added Shit the is the etiser who was
sessemed is es sass beard before Mr.
hefts, at IMP4inelds es the Oet. last. and reported
at
stmt is wit of Os Illiowlog day. Os that Goalies
a tisst was viik sorielabbi the birth et as
AL NA a smell WSW. the girl's sale.
tress. sensed the aim et with the girl
sad seethes se mere !IL lestito prevent the
dismissals siesesittestst whish elle alleged to hapless.
is • es assemy maim

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1855.