The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-16 00:00:00

SHERIFFS' COURT, RED LION-SQUARE.

JAR. 15.
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BurchelL)
MARSHALL O. TEX CHARING-CROSS RAILWAY.
This was a compensation inquiry, which was commenced
on the 24th ult. and now c000lude& The claim was upwards
of 5,9004 as originally made on the part of Mr. Mamba,
who bad been a confectioner and baker in Hungerfordotreet
for 27 years, and whose premises were required by the
Charinceross Railway Company.
Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., was for the claimant; and Mr.
Lloyd. Q C., for the company.
It appeared that Mr. Marshall had an unexpired lease of
his home in liangerfordotreet for 11
.years, at 1601. a year,
and the property was worth 2101. Hie net profits had been
1,1001. a year, about one-half being from chance custom.
About four millions of persons • year passed to the bndge,
and on two ocomicios he had sold 5,000 buns a day. He
had takennew premises as the north side of the Strand,
near the Lowther-erode. His chance custom had bees de-
stroyed five-aixtbs, and he had laid out upwards of 2,7001.
He had not obtained eligible premises for his business. He
considered beyond his usual profits he had sustained a loss
of 3001. by being deprived of his premises during the Ex-
hibition_ year.
Mr. Lloyd complained that there had been a good deal of
"cooking" in the came, and that some of the items lad been
grossly exaggerated. The railway company were willing
that a fair com tion should be awarded, but not to the
extent put f on the part of Mr. Marshall.
3,0001
The jury assessed the compensation to be awarded at

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

r 11011142.8 Phillips Amiens,' was charged before Alderman
Humpbery with stealinna silver watch, value 51., under the
following circumstances :
Bull, the detective officer, said be apprehended the pri-
soner in Aldermanbury, and told him that be was charged
with stealing • watch from • kitchen in the bona* of ffirs.
Phillips, of Aldermanbuzy Postern, on the occasion of his
going to see her servant in the beginning of the present
month. He admitted that he stole the watch, and that he
had pledged it for 10s.
John Williams, a pawnbroker's assistant, produced •
watch pawned by the prisoner on the day it was stolen, and
Mrs. Phillips identified it as her property. She said it was
banging up in the kitchen at the time. She knew nothing
of the prisoner.
Alderman Hnmpbery, with the concurrence of Ald.rman
Sidney, after receiving the prisoner's plea of guilty, com-
mitted him to prison for four mouths with hard labour.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Samuel Martin' a very respectably-attired young man,
was charged with stealing a quantity of gold, the property
of his muter, Mr. Wier, a dentist aurgeon, in Finsbury.
square.
The prosecutor stated that prisoner was • mechanical
apprentice to him, and that a box, containing gold, is
use for the purposes of the profession, had been under
the charge of one of the pupils in a "secretaire." At
intervals portions of this had been missed, and not long
Glace the pupil mired the box and contents altogether.
The prisoner was watched, but not any circumstance tended
to justify preferring a charge of robbery against him until
recently, when the lock of the deposit wee one morning
found to have been tampered with, and, on the following
day, to be open. Subsequent inquiries proved that prisoner
was in the practice of going to the house at an unusual
time, and during the absence of the pupiL Finally, he
absented himself, and the police were placed in possession of
the facts.
Mr. Fairbank, the pupil, corroborated this testimony,
and added that prisoner was not so engaged as to require
astral:re to the apartment were the " secretaire" stood.
Sesgeant Evans, G division, said that be, after a great
deal of difficulty, ascertained where the prisoner was to
be found and went to a house in the Mile-eod•road. He
was obliged to force his way io, and then a woman en-
deavoured to keep bim out of a room, where t uallv Ise
took him into custody and found • portion of the gold.
A latter was handed to the magistrate, in which prisoner
expressed his extreme sorrow fur what had occurred, and
promised to make any muffins within his power as au elope-
ment. He offered no defence, and was remanded.
The value of the gold stolen is in ell about 901. Prisoner
had been married on last boxing-day. Himself and wife
are each nineteen years of age, and the friends of both very
respectable.
MARLBOROUGH .STREET.

Mary Ann Henry, of ls, North•street, Chelsea. WU
charred before Mr. Koox with attempting so ootamit suicide
as follows:

George Fox, Hyde-park constable No. 22, said that about
half-past two the previous afternoon he saw the prisoner
walk into' piece of water known as the " Lee of Mutton
Pond," in Hyde-park. On getting into the centre of the
water she set down, and be went to and brought her oat.
Mr. Knox—How deep is the water!
... .

Constable—AboutMateo Mahe&
Mr. KW/I—From the time of day and the shallowness
et the water I oan scarcely think she meant to destroy
herself. . .

could bays does if.

A person dipped forward and said he lived with the
prisoner. He had a fr. words with her, and although she
was not io the habit of drinking, she drank a pint and a
half of stout and some rum in a spirit of bravado, and then
wont out, wishing him •• flood bye."
Mr. Knox—l cannot think she went to commit suicide,
and I shall dissluuge her, but she had bettor not do such a
foolish thiag 'pia.