The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GITILDHALL.

Mr. Alfred ldwa;d Penning. a young gentleman, a
clerk in the Net-office at Ely, nem Quabeidge, was sum.
mooed before Alderman Hale far having, on the 19th of
August last, committed wilful sod corrupt perjury in an
affidavit made before one of the surrogates in Denton'.
commons, for the purpose of obtaining a Wiese for the
solemnisation of matrimony between himself and Mien
Elizabeth Evans Cropley, without the coment of her father.
The Mlldavit was reed, and among other things it stated
that the young lady was of the age of 21 year' and
ware, and that the young gentleman bad Md his usual I
pima of abode within the pariah of St. Bride, Fleet street, I
for 15 aims preceding the application for the Doane Than
elatemeete ematieuted the perjury complained ol•
AIeIIIIMIS Hale, after listening te themidence of the coin-
pltheat and recommending him to withdraw the
ellanmid—lcan fully sympathies with the
euh or the violation of his feelings as a parent, burr cilt
think that nothing can be mused by a parent in prosecuting
his own child, and I tetore spa sagged to you, Mr.
Oroplm, that this is a case in which yaw can with more
propriety withdraw from the moseention than
proceed with it. For the happlases of these young
ppeesople, for the father's own comfort and piece of mind
hereafter, it would be better not to gem with a osemition
which ma Gaily embitter the lives of all and I am
perfectly certain that siz months hence the father will, se
celm reflection, consider the more Isaient course the wiser.
Hr. employ, who listened to these remarks with the
almost indifference, while mayor* else is court was
touched with the kind feelings which prompted them
molly remarked—l feel much obliged to your worship far
your advice, bat there are certain eiZOUMMIDOSII in this
yams mans conduct which make me feel it my duty to
prosecute him.
Further evidence having been given,
Alderman Hale mid—To show my opinion of this prose-
cution, I shall accept the defendant's own moogaisanoes to
appear sad answer the charge at the Ceutmil Criminal
Ocutt.

The subject of hall had been previously mentioned, and
several of the young lady's friends immediately stepped for-
ward and offend themselves as sureties for the defendant,
but their services were not, es it Droved, required.

BOW-STREET.

Mader Joon, derksed collector Nesers. Deeds,whole.
rale leathereellers. of New Ozfordartrest, was brought up
ea remand, charged with embezzling various sums of mossy,
the preporty of his employers.
The prisoner had been in the serviced the firm mentioned
for dent it year, sad his duty wee to collect matey due to
the ssm in the mud manner. Oa the sth of September
the primmer was paid 44 sad U. Ss. &L on account of his
employers, and so miry of the mass was ever coeds in the
groper books.
Oa this ors he wr oommlttedfor

Servant Lambert, of the E divisios of polies, mid be
bad sow to twofer soother charge whet Me pprisoner,
vie, of robbing s former employer, Mr. of 14,
Thavissina. He had, since the primmer bad been in cue.
*oily, mad. careen iequiries, and from information he had
received be had discovered property to the amount of 201.
or SOL which had been identified by Mr. Damara as his
property. It consisted of boots, those, ha The primal'
been engaged by that gentleman Liao a the capacity of
traveller. lie (Sergeant Lambert) bad to ask fora remand
in ibis man

The application wae granted, and the prisoner wee ordered
to be brought up again that day week.

SOUTHWARK.

John Atkinson, a 3;4i-11ifellow :be. at tensity years of
age, was charged with assaulting John Knight, a musician
atteehed to the Coklstriam Guards, and robbing him of •
gold chain worth 71.
The for said that about else o'clock at night he was
from the Bleckfriars.rced to the Waterloo station
or the purpose of proceeding to Windsor, and when near
the railway, in the Cornwall-road, the prisoner suddenly
rushed upon him and made • snatch at his gold watch chain,
I which was partly outside his coat. Witmer endeavoured to
prevent his taking it, when be struck him, and succeeded
in stealing bin chain and running off with it. He, however,
pursued him, sad caught bold of him in Roupelletrest,
when he demanded his chain hack. The prisoner told
biro he bad not got it, as be had dropped it on the road.
At the time they were struggling together • constable
earns up, cad ha pm the prisoner into custody.
The Insfiistr&tairlied whether the chain had been found.

!toms replied that it bad not; but the prisoner had
plenty of opportunities. to pass it to his oomparuons,
several were about at the time.

Inspector Young, of the L di.iaioe, here said that several
robberies of the like description bad lately taken place in the
rune oeighbourhood ' • and be believed that if the pri.oper
use remanded, he altould be ablate produce further evidence

The magistrate asked if be was known.
The impostor replied that he was known to be a companion
of thieves.

Tb;PrUoaer denied that, and as for stealing the gen-
tleman's chase lie had nothing to do with that. The
fact was he was rousing towards home when be came in
contact with him, sod be seised bold of him and charged
him with stealing his chain. He told him be must hare
dropped it. That's all be knew about it.
The nuigistrate observed that these street robberies had
become rather frequent lately, and a stop must be put to
them before the winter nights set in. To give the police as
opportunity of making the naminary inquiries, he should
remand the prisoner until Monday neat.