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

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Jaw/ Crowther and Samuel Goodburn, who have already
undergoes several examinations
uo
3ei • eharge of conspiriag
tczether and defrauding their employee, Meows. Laing end
Merridew, of upwards of 7, ~ by means of false pre-
tortes, appeared yesterday Wen the Lord Mayor to
sumer to their moguisauces, to undergo a fn. their exami-
nation upon that charge.
Mr. Wontner, of 26 Backlersbury, again promeuted ,•
and Mr. Sleigh, barrister,' instructed by Messrs. Hellyer sod
Fenwick, appeared for Crowther, and Mv. Lewis appeared for
the defendant Goodhue).
HOMO slight additional widows of a merely formal cha-
racter was given, and the defendants were again remanded,
being admitted to bail the same as before.

GUILDHALL.
Wm. Wells was charged before Alderman Sir John Mar
grove and Alderman Humpbery with stealing two gold
rings, value 21., belonging to his router.
Mr. Edward Colley mid—l keep the Acorn public-house
in Upper Thames-street. The prisoner had been about two
months in my employ as potinan, and left about a fortnight
ago. A few days before he loft 1 mimed two rings from a
shelf in the bar, the prisoner having been engaged in the bar
on the same day clean iog the windows. I called him in and
salted him about the lost rings ; but be said be bad not men
them, and that they were not there when he cleaned the
windows. He was under notice to leave at the time. On
Tuesday I went with Hann, the Meer, to the Jacob's Well
publio-house Upper Ground-street, where the prisoner
wee employed. I asked him te give me up the nags sr
the duplicates of them, but he declared, with an catk
that be was innocent. Hs, however. said that if 1 pre
him into custody he would inform the polies who really
did take the rings. I bad previously remind information
which induced me to go to the primmer.
Hann said—l took the primmer into windy, and as I
was brin‘..ng him away he asked me to let him go into
the backyard to get his coat. I saw another coat hanging
up in the yard, and asked him if it belonged to him. He
said it did, and on searching it I found the two rings secreted
between the lining and the cloth. He told me that be
found the rings in the sawdust which he swept out from
the bar.
Mr. Colley—There was no sawdust to sweep up intim bar,
as the bar door is covered with a carpet. He was never
even allowed to sweep inside the bar at all.
Sir John Musgrove asked bow he was paid.
Mr. Colley said—l paid him 6e. per week, besides his
bond and lodging, but while he was with me I lot
a large amount of property of ailment dencriptiona.
The prisoner at dist said be fond the Hags in the dust,
but eventually pleaded guilty, twos which be wu com-
mitted for two months with herd labour.

CLEIIICEN WELL.
William Tertian, aged 50, an engraver wee charged
before Mr. D'Eyncourt with being drank and disorderly In
Bedford-row.
Police-constable Maynard, 103 E. maid he saw the primmer
about 10 o'clock at night in Be ifoed-row, drunk and
making • gnat disturbance. Be allied for the police, said
be was a prince, and refuted to go away. As he disturbed
the inhabitants he took him into custody. The prisoner
was very violent, and it took two constables to get him to
the police-station, on the way to which be made use of had
language, and kicked and jumped about in • most violent
way.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said he had unfor-
tunately taken a little too much to drink, but he was Bony
for what he had done.
Mr. D'Eyncourt fined the defendant 10s., or in default of
pa meat 14 days' imprisonment in the House of Corregien.
The defendant said be bad not got so much money with
him, and he hoped the magistrate would make the fine a
little lees,
Mr. D'E rt said the prisoner should not have got
drank, then he would not have got himself into this
trouble.
MARYLEBONE. -

William Baker, posswlaof seven( aliases, was charged
as under, before Mr. Yardley.
Soar. 64 D, stated that os the previous evening be was in
plain clothes in Oxford-street, sad observed the prisoner
and another man loitering about. He watched them, and
saw pritoner attempt to take a handle of brushes from the
shop door of 201, but as they were chained it was a failure.
He then followed them into Portmanxquare, where the
api ironer jumped up behind a cab that was passim elm/.
nd was in the act of lifting one of two boxes from the
when his companion, who had caught eight of him (witee..):
called out "ding" (meaning rue away). They then both
ran off, and he gave chase and cap, and both. A struggle
I ensued, in which some hard blows were given, and pri,ocer's
companion managed to get away. Prisoner was known as •
constant associate of the thieves and prostitutes of tit. Giles's
and Seveu-diala.

3lr. Yardley—l shall sentence you now to three months'
hard labour, sod the next time you come here you shell go
for trial

I•Tisoner—l @horrid like to go for trial now.
Mr. Yardley—Put him back. 0, very wall—l don't wirla
to deprive yon of your chance.
The primmer wee folly committed for trial.