The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-31 00:00:00

AN OLD OFFENDER.

James Hayes, a rough-looking fellow, waa charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with entering the house, 39, Upper John-
street, Fitaropequare, for the purpose of committing a

11;. John Joseph Padclick, of 39, Upper John-street.
Fitzroy-square, said that while at sapper, about half-past 9
the previous night, he heard the street-door open. He
waited, and, not hearing anyone come io, went upstairs,
sad saw the prisoner run from the back parlour towards
the street-door, which he tried to slam to after him, but he
l'eddick) prevented him and pursued the prisoner into
Howlend-street, about 100 yards from hie house, when he
seized Dim and dragged him from a mews he had gone down
into the main street. The prisoner then resisted violently,
kicking him several times, but witneas secured him sad gave
bim over to a constable.

Prisoner-1'; ;Docent of this charge.
John Cole, 68 E, proved searchiag the prisoner. and find-
ing on him some limiters and a pope of wax taper ; &leo a
thin piece of steel.

Mr. Tyrwbitt—Oh, yes. It would lift up a window nicely.
James Croaks, of the E division, s►id that on the 12th
July, 1859, be bad the prisoner in custody, with two
others, for a burglary, and the prisoner was sentenced to
three years' penal servitude, but let out before the time
had expired.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is really desirable to know how the
prisoner got out before his time expired, and got let
loose on the public.
Cmske said that one of the other men had ten years'
penal servitude, and he was let out too.
Mr. 'lyrwhitt-1 shall remand the prisoner, and proper
ioquo;es must be made into the matter.
The prisoner was remanded.

SOUTHWARK.
manta ♦ MULE IN TIM WHIM

A well-dressed young man, named George Green, tner-
chant's clerk, was pLrced at the bar before Mr. Combe,
charged with assaulting Ellen McGeary, and destroying
her bonnet of the value of 10s. 6d.

The complainant, a very reepectable-lookiog young
female, said she was in the service of Dr. Wilson, of 99,
Ileetstreet. Last evening, a little after 5 o'clock, she was
proceeding along Tooley-street, Borough, towards a friend's
house, when the prisoner came up to her deliberately and
seized her round the neck and kissed her.

6.;;1;7ur posed she did not mind ihat ?
The complainant replied that, indeed, she did. She did
not allow any fellow in the street to kiss her and pull her
about. It was, however, not so much the kissing as tearing
her bonnet, which was completely spoilt.
Combo asked her how she did that?
Complainant said she did not do it. The prisoner did it
by pulling her down. A gentleman who rescued her from
the prisoner told her that he had seen him attack other fe-
males in a similar manner.
Ia answer to the charge, the prisoner said he had been
enjoying Christmas rather freely, and hardly knew what he
was about. He regretted very much the disgraceful posi-
tion he bad placed himself in.
The complainant here interceded in his behalf, saying
abe did not want him punished for kissing her if he would
times

Mr. Cornice allowed the parties to retire and settle the
matter ; and 'bunt a quarter of an hour afterwards they
returned into court, wheu the complainant told his worship
that the defendant had satisfied her.
lie was then discharged with a caution.

CoLI.IERY AccIDENT AND LOBllOl TWILVE LIVES.
—Earl) on Monday morning a frightful accident occurred
at one of the pits of the Lillealtall Colliery Company,
situate at Priors Lee, near Shiffnal, by which twelve per-
sons lost their lives. It appears that the men were being
let down the shaft to their work, and that nine men and
three boys had got into the cage at once and were being
lowered, when one of the pins of the gearing gave way, and
they were all precipitated to the bottom of the shah. They
bed a great depth to fall, and were all killed on the spot,
the bodies being much mangled. This deplorable acci-
dent leaves five women widows, and 27 children fatherless.
Exresmva FIRE sr CurArra.—The outbreak of
a fire, resnitiag in the destruction of the Exchange and
Town Hall, was discovered shortly after 6 o'clock last
evening. The flames quickly obtained the ascendancy, not-
withstanding the strenuous efforts of the city fire brigade
and the men of her Majesty's 49th Regiment, now quartered
at the castle. Before 11 o'clock the sessions-house, justice
marts, assembly roams, and council chamber were com-
pletely gutted. A considerable portion of the furniture
and pictures is laved. The building was insured in the
Coity Office for 5,0001.
Two men were sentenced to pay a fine of five
Pounds, or three months' imprisonment, under the new
Salmon Fisheries Act, last week, by the Pommy magis-
trues, for unlawfully taking one unseasonable salmon out
of the river Test, at Graithridge, in Hants.