The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-30 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOWZISKET._

A young man named JosryA Williams, who had just
enlisted in the Marines at Miitm, wee charged before
Mr. Hilary with steam' g a gold watch and chain, worth
101., also a silver watch, pima ore, and locket, it the
Swan and Roneshoe public -house, Garden lane, West-
minster, the property of Miss Sarah Chew.
The primmer had been lodging a few days in the bons*,
which h• left on Monday to }Ma his regiment at Chatham.
After his departure the property was mimed tram the bed-
room of the proescritris (the landlord's niece), who at ono*
imported the prisoner. Information wee given to the
police, and Sergeant Musical, of the A division, communi-
cated with the military authorities at Chatham, where the
prisoner wee apprehended on Tuesday.
William Rose, barman at the canteen of the Royal Ma-
rines at Chatham, proved that on Monday evening the pri-
soner asked him to take we of the gold watch and chain
till he got leave of absence from the barracks, and witness
accordingly received them.
Mr. Henry —Did you mention it to the sargeant?
Wiener said he did pot—nor to anyone elm.

Mr. Henry-1t might have struck' you that recruits are
rarely possessed of such articles when they join • regiment.
Miss Chew identified the watch sad chain produced. She
said the prisoner occupied • room near here, sad shortly
before he left the house on Monday he requested permission
to go upstairs and fetch • cost which be said he had left
there. She had incautiously left her bedroom door an-
locked.

Sergeant Russell laid he bad not been able to loos the
silver watch and other articles atolee.

The prisoner, who met the cheep by in impudent and
unfounded assertion that the potcuan ha:Jives him the
watch to pawn, wu fully committed for

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Inspector Walker, of the C Division, Introdnoed to Mr
Tyrwhitt a poor widow named Ann Palfrey, and stated that
her husband had died a few days ago, after two hours' ill-
ness, that she was left with five children, her eldest only 10
yeses of age, and that she was at present without means of
providiog for them. Mr. Walker further stated that Mrs.
Palfrey had been known to him for some years, sod that
she was a very deserving meow.
Mr. Tyrwlutt afforded Mrs. Palfrey some sinistance from
the poor box. for which she seamed very gratefuL

LAILBETH.
Mr. Jennings, landlord of the Prince Rgent public-
boom, North•street, Lock's-fields, sod formerly treasurer
to the " Improved Order of United Friseds," appeared be-
fore Mt. Elliott, to show reuse why an order should not be
made out him to refund to the alms of the society a sus
at 71. 10s. 2d., remaining in hie hands and mosived by him
as trassurer. _ .

I; the tiOeth of December last a member of the society,
wised Jag*, died, and havicg joined the society se a mar-
ried man, on his death a female. who represented herself
as his widow, applied for 51., to which she wee entitled by
the rules. On presenting herself before the committee, she
was not able to produce her marriage osittfeata, and gave sio
unsatisfactory an account of her alleged rewrites that the
secretary gave notice to the defendant, as treasurer, not to
pay her any mousy. The defendant, notwithstanding,
nod he had promised her the mossy, and be should not be
wane Man his word, and paid her 51. The circumstance
created perfect diausion amongst the members of the
society, and the result was that the society itself had been
removed from the home of the defendant, and the trustees
made a formal claim os him for the payment of Vi. lOs. 2d.
remaining is hut hands. Hia reply wee that he should
settle the matter provided they pre him credit for the 51.
he bad paid to the widow of Jog°.
In support of the suannons it was contended that the
defendant had paid the 51. In his own wrong, and that be
had does so after receiving a caution from the secretary and
in oontravention of the rules of the society, which required
that he was to pay no money without Best reosivisg the
cheque or written order of the secretary.
For the defence it was urged that several members of the
society were willies to reimburse Mr. Jennings the 51., and
Mrs. Jsgo was called and swore that she had beim married to
Timm's Jag° on the 2od of September, at a village near
Plymouth, ...cording to the osreinoey of the protestant
church, Ly the Rev. Mr. Walker. She also said her maiden
us.- ass Jane Davis, sod that the ceremony took place in
the loose belonging to the residence of Mr. Walker, and
that that memo.. ethidensan died almost immediately
after. After the death of her husband she made an appliesti.3o to the deleadast, Mr. Jeanisp, and he paid heisl.
Two three other witnesses were examined, when
lidiott remarked that he was at a loss to know how
any one could put his name to a set of roles which to one
could wade/stand. He (Mr. Elliott) had looked over them
carefully, and be cionfemed he could not make heed or tail of
them ; and they were altogether so uneatidactory that he
could sot make any order on them. and should there-
fore leave the parties to settle the matter under theft
arbitration clause._

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Oa the part of the defendant an application was made for
meta. wises
Mr. Elliott remarked that the matter was oat of his
heads, and he should make no order on the subject.

THAMES.

Alexander Goodbody, who said he was a tailor, was
brought before Mr. l'utridge charged with Wolin • 51.
Back of Finland Dote.
On the night of Thursday, the 16th of the present mouth,
Mr. Henry Marion, of No 56, Braitlvettest, ithspeey, leas
•M. note betwese the hours of sine and ten e'cleek. He
thought it wee about hatpin aisle whoa hennaed the bete
in Smith-street, • few yards frees his own door. 10 wee
wrapped ep in a tax paper and fell eat et a book. Mr.
Marion gave ieformetion of hi lose to the polies, arid a
optics was sent to the Bank of Eagicad, where the mote was
paid in ea the 23rd of Jane by Trauma sad Heobary, the
brewers, who received it of Mr. Edina 13arthith, the lead-
iced of 'the White Horse public-house, Mile End-road, at
the eerier of Btepney-grion.
Mr. Bartlett said be cashed the Dote for the prisoner ow
the merging of Moodsy, the 20th of June. The pristine en-
dorsed the note so follows :—" Mr. Goodbody, No. 3, Henry.
street, Stepney."
Mr. Richard Adel Bailey, dirk in the Beak of finked,
produced a cancelled 51. DOW, No. 82,189, April 16, 1864,
which Kr. Marion identified ea thecae he Litlest.

James Rridoe, a police eerisaat. No. 4 K, said that be
took the prisoner htto melody that issarsiwg, and be said
that he took the nese es ilmapte• racecourse oa the after-
noon of the loth of June, at five o'clock, in psymeat of a bell
Prisoner—Yea, I took it at 5 o'clock, the day Caller Oa
woo the Queen's Plate.
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Mr. Pa-Andes—Yoe took it on Hampton racecourse four
hours sod a half before it wee last, and did net part with it
till the [amebic Monday. I dos% believe you took it as
Hampton racecourse.
Bridne—rhe prisma gave a fictitious &dilate&
Mr. Partridge said the primmer was a dishooest fellow.
who toned the loss stole, sod, %stead of looker for the
owner, whom address was oat the tax paper, be converted it
to his owe use. He Used the primer 20s. for the aulaw•
fel pommel= el the note, and to default one mouth's im.
prematoeuu

THE HORSE SHOW AT THE AORICULTUHAL-HALL.
—Yesterday bets` the Fret day for the resintiou of the
specimees mitered for competition at the great metropolitan
bores show, at the Agricultural-ball, Isßagtag, ore Friday, '
there was throughout the day a constant arrival of spisiodsd
animals from various parte of the kingdom. lo saticipstion
of a visit from bar Royal Highness the Primes as well as
the Prince of Wale., the directors ban had fitted up is the
frost of the centre of the northern gallery of the ball a
handsome box, in the Ammo style ea the royal box at the
Opera, so that the royal visitors can hen a perfect view of
the arena and the wean the prim animals or the tamping
of the hunters and other horses whoa exhibited in satire.
Seats bin e also been fitted up for ladies with a similar object,
in the cartoons : sod sow the whole of the stalls for the
animals are completed, and their hostages picked oat is
blue and white, the place presents a swing and lively sli-
pstream. With respect to the estries for competition, they
comprise some of the most noted and valuable stud b
nee home, and bunter. in Swope. Anicieget timer will
be found Mr. Blenkiree's Oareeteces, the wiener of the
Derby of 1802. Nutboonse, the favourite for the Derby is
1860, Lord Stanford's Darkener, the Rail of Zstlasd's
Amsterdam and Honor, and many others. Not may will
every one of the three buedred stalls be filled by hones,
but every available apace which can be spared thmingisout
the hall sad its gallerisa,lcommeneurate with a dm regard to
the comfort and commies» of the public Ma bees takes
for the exhibition of vehicles sad other things relating to
stab/4r sporting mimeses.
The Swedish and Norwegian government has
jest forwarded 24/. for distributive moonset the crew of the
Southport lifeboat Wombs( to the Natimal Lifeboat lest'.
tattoo, for their gailast wireless is rescuing, during a Woof
wind, seventeen parsons from theta:sem Thome* WWII%
Norway, which wee wrecked on Me ?reek Hill &iodine's.
about five miles from &atheist, ea the ills' October lest
The Swedish innermost he. also wet a silver medal to
William Rocklif the tworswaie of the lifeboat, is 141/10W.
ledgment of hie loran asd skilful eoiduct an the sesesioa.
The Lifeboat lestitatice had enviously rewarded the am
fox their laudable memos on the cession is question. sad
Rattail is also in pomeesiou of the silver modal of the in-
stuaties.