The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

zionutsurr in • soucnou's cum&
Thostas Hall, a respectably-attired young man, residing
Y 21, B•rnabury-row, Islington, described as • solicitor's
ark, was charged before Mr. Barker with embezzling the
sem of 311. 10s., the melee and property of Mr. Charles
Joseph Eldred, solicitor, et 8, Great Jainewetrest, Ballad-
row.

—Tits prisoner has been in the employ of the prosecutor for
some time, and has received • liberal esbuy. On the 12th
of December last the prosecutor seat the prisoner to Bo-
menset-house with the sum of 311. 10a, for the purpose of
paying the 'similitude duty of his (Mr. Ekked's) clients and
iwself Yestisrdny he ascortained that the primmer had
104 paid the mosey as directed, on which be gave him into
the custody of pollee-sergeant Egerton, 14 E, who told him
the Marge, when the primmer then said he was very sorry
for what be had done.

The prisoner. who "pawed very agitated, maid be did not
*oh to any marking in sewer to the charge.
Mr. Barker remanded the primer.

MARYLREIONE.
WILLING • EOM AMID CAD.
A cabman on crutches, aimed George Stan', lodge 12*,
wee charged with stealing a cab sad hone, valued at leer
50, the property of Yr. Greeneway.
Gentle Hearton, cab-driver, said that about 8 yesterday
amnia( prisoner hired hie cab to go to Upper &rewar-
d:rem, from whence he was driven about to a great many
and ultimately arrived at the Mother Red Oep,
gainers, and
about half -pest 2 in the afternoon.
Here witness asked for his money and prisoner
told trim to go to No. 27 round the earner, where
Mr. °larks, he said, lived, and tell him that be (prisoner)
wanted to see him. Witness west to the house, and found
that se each a person lived there, and on hie return found
kis cab and the prisoner gone, and gave information to
the pollee.
11r. Greenaway said be found his cab with the prisoner
ea the boa, mar the Great Northern Railway, and gave him
Marge. Thi• was not the Ent time that the prisoner had
dens tlds„
Primmer *Wed drunk mess m the muse of the robbery.
Mr. Raw/geld deed him 51., or two months' imprisonment
with hard labour.

SOUTHWARK.
• DRUMM( SAMOS AT • II•ILWAT IIT•1701.
Frederick Simmons, a jolly-looting Jade Tar, was brought
before Mr. Combo, charged with bring drank and disorderly
on the platform of the South Eastern Railway Daempaay,
Loadea-beidge, and refusing to leave whim requisd by the
company's esseaols.
Rodeirel Bentoughe, • constable in the employ el the
railway eoespsy, said that beet evening about fl o'clook be
law the prisoner rolling about the platform in • very
dangerous mariner, and on going up to him be perceived
he woe intosiessis:d. The station-master ordered him to
leave, and on his refusal witness took him to the isotranes,
aod
dereguseted him to away onkel . Instead of Mist he
used very bid and that be would
not leave, as he wanted top to Dover to join bin ship. His
ecaditet wee so unruly and violent that b• was oompaßld to
give bin into custody.
Mr. Combe—Did be Arils you ?
no, sir. He was too drank for that ; but
be bad • very narrow escape while rolling about the plat-
form, as be party fell midst the engine and tender. The
elation seater eaught hold ol him and polled him heel.
Mr. Combs (to the prisoner)—What have you to my in
Power to the charge ?
Prime/sr—Oh, nothing, your honour. I cams op to
London a week ago. on the spree, sod having spout all my
money I was going home whoa I met an old shipmate yes-
terday afternoon and I suppom we got drunk together.
(laughter)) I don't know what became of him, your honour.
BurrogLe informed his worship that the station-master
pee the prisoner every opportunity to go away, nod he
would not have been locked up had his not crested such •
disturbance outside. and refused to leave.
Mr. Combs told the prisoner that he ought to thank the
railway authorities for taking care of him, or he might have
lost his life. He, however, must pay a ice of Is., or go
to prism eaves days.
The doe was immediately paid.

Dievnocnoer or PIOPIMIT sr Flax—(Tate
Dev4—Between the Mews of 12 and 1 o'clock Win mania;
the family of Kr. Anty, tin-plate worker, No. 54, Robin
Bood-itiee. Poplar, were aroused by a dense body of smoke
Klieg their bedrooms. The Inmates fortoostely managed
to effects de retreat. The frost premises were partially
caroused sad the workshops adjoising severely damaged,
sod part of roof off. The origin of the diameter is noknown.
Insured in the Phalli, and Bun fire offices. A fire also took
piece ht the premises belonging to Mr. J. C. Butler, homed
victualler, sad proprietor of the Grapes levers, Ncal9,
Church-row, Aldgate. caused by a defect in one of the OWL
sad the firemen succeeded in confining the fire to that por-
tion of the building in which it commeuced. Yr. Butler
was issued is the Sun Office. A fire likewise happened in
the premises belonging to Mr. Geo. Tarr, boot sad shoe-
maker, 21, John.areet, fiellseidagrest, Blacklegs=
sad eausiderabk damage wee dose. Yr. Ten wee
in Um Leeds sad Yorkshire Odom.A fire also broke eat
the Old Gone Tavere, Amber sad Hooe-aney
vented, the property of Mr. G. Smith, caned from la
°Mari gee but owing to the timely arrival of arrant* it
was maned to the bar seller babied the dwelkag.