The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-27 00:00:00

MA RLBOROUG H-STREET.

••• • • LI; 1 2 Three lads, ---- etas Seery Strad, Henry .ArkeM,
and Thomas Evan &trek, charged with aissolting and
robbing Mr. George Parrock, mouser, of No. 27, Fitzroy-
'Tare, were again brought before Mr. Knox.
Mr. E. D. Lewis appeared for the lads.
The prolocutor stopped in Goode.etreet, Totteehani-
coart-road, to look at a man selling cheep jewelleey, when
an altercation arose between him and ArkeD, sad Scrod,
filerck, and &best 20 others, took part in it. The prose-
cutor ran away, and afterwards fouled that be bad been
robbed of his watch and chain, of the value of 151., bet
he was not able to may that any of the prisoners took his
property. The lade were afterwards given iota custody,
sad when at that court last week, Beeshase, 41 E., status
I that be knew Stood as the companion of young thieves
nightly, Mr. Knox remanded them.
Mr. Knox mid that bat for the fact that the police had
stated that Strod was the companion of young thieves, be
should have bad no beeitatioo in diacbargiog them.
Mr. Lewis said the boys' characters were at stake, and be
should, therefore, ask the magistrate to put the lads batik
that he (Mr. Lewis) might be in a condition to prove that
so far from any of the lads being the meociatee of thieves,
as stated by the police, they were all in respectable situa-
tions.

Subeequently, Mr. Corry, forms= of the Anted Bread
Company, by wham Wm. Strad is employed; Mr. Cala,
French polisher, Tottenham-court-road, the employer of
Arkell and Mr. Cook, gold beater, 74, Hampstead-road,
the employer of Stara, attended, and gave the 1841 the
brit of olianagent

sab:lbe had no doubt that an alternation bad
taken place between the prosecutor and the lads at the b■r,
and that some pickpocket took advantage of the confusion
and robbed the prosecutor. After the character he had
beard of the lads he felt bound to discharge them, believ-
ing the prosecutor bad told the truth, but that they had
not robbed him.

The lark wen thee dim:barged.
SOUTHWARK.

James Jolla, a well-known thief, with many aliases, was
placed at the bar, before Mr. Hardman, charged with at-
tempting to steal a silver watch from the person of James
Croy, in the employ of the Loodos, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company.
The prosecutor said that about eight o'clock on the previ-
ous night he was pawing along the Lower Marsh, Lambeth,
and while endeavouring to get through a crowd collected
round emu selling medicioe be felt a tug at the waistcoat
pocket, gad oo looking down he saw the prisooer with his
watch in his hand trying w break it from the chain. Vitae=
seised bold of the prisoner, and after • severe struggle he
got the watch from him, nd be me off. Witness pursued
him along the New-cut, and saw him stopped by • police-
constable, to whom he gave him into custody.
John Herrisgton, 32 L. • detective officer, said he was
Awing along the Lower Horeb about eight o'clock on the
previous night, when he heard cries of " Stop thief,* and
saw the prisoner running, followed by the prosecutor and
several others. He pursued him, and captured him Deaf the
Victoria Theatre, what the prosecutor pee bins into custody.
The prisoner here, in the most impudent manner, denied
the charge. He said he was not Dear the prosecutor, and
never saw bins before.

Mr. Bonham asked if he wu known.
Herriegton replied that the prisoner wu a notoriona
thief. He bad several times been convicted of similar
charges.. . _

wisecer bare pleaded guilty, begging his warship to
deal with him at ones.
Mr. klurchmin told him that be bad no doubt be was •
welcomed thief, mod it was fortunate for him he had not
succeeded in stealing the watch. He sentenced him to three
mouths' herd labour.

TBe CONDRMNRD CRIMINAL MARY EIARTLIT.—
A respite has been granted in the ease of the convict Mary
Hartley, who was left for execution at the last emirs of
the Gimbal Crimiaal Court.
Tat GLoccarrna MURDER. —The unfortunate
man L•wio Gough, who was cciavieled at the recast Glou-
cester eases of the murder of Mary Carthoys at Olvertooe,
mar Tborebery, will be essoutad this morning at the musty
poi, Gioaceeter. Considerable ezeitemect bas prevailed
far some day. met in oomegasece of the exact day sad time
not being publicly knows, and so mush interest has bee.
evinced by the populace that the 'Milks; Justices &Wild to
the Home Secretary, requeetiog that the day Seed might
• Ilit•Wed 1 Mit it sot being anti part of the fenetkes el as
Suntory of Beata for the Hasse DONOttlOtOt to 'Witte the
timed the eseentices. Sir
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listerfere. The hour fixed fat the awful estmucay Ire wet
at pressal transpired.