The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-03 00:00:00

CAUTION' TO LICI3IBIID TICTOALLZ3B.

Mrs. Mary Matthew, licensed victualler, of the Co*
Market-street, Hmarket, appeared before Mr. Knox to
answer the complaint of Inspector John Wilms, of the C
division, of um whiny and knowingly permitting drunk-
enness and other disorderly wended in her house.
Mr. Child, solicitor to the LicensedVictnallers' Protection
Society, appeared for Mrs. Matthews.
Sergeant Collings, 16 C, proved going to the defendant's
house at past 3 on the morning of the 23rd of Sep-
tember, and finding seventeen men and six prostitutes
present, one of the men being drunk. Some of the persons
then left, including five of the women arid the drunken man.
He (the sergeant) visited the house at • later hour, and
found mix men and two prostitutes, two of the men being
drank. He spoke to the defeedant, and she cleared the
house, and it was closed • little after 4 o'clock.
Mr. Child addressed the magistrate on the defendant's be-
half, stating that as his client was doing allsbecould to leave
the house he hoped his worship would sot impose • fine, but
let the matter stand over for a time.
Mr. Knox fined the defendant 10a. sad mks.
MdItYLEBONE.
INCREASE OP THI SOOLAL EVIL IN ET. FASCIA&

For some time put a very large imam in the number
of prostitutes has comma in the neighbourhood of the
Hampetesi end Endoe-mode, as well u Eutonaquere sad
Drummond-street, and it is to be accounted for by the fact
that crusades have been merle against them by the
police in other quarters. Their preotloe has bees
lately to go about in gaup from Bite o'clock at
night up till early dawn, and waylay any drunken men who
may be on his way home. Drunken men have cot been
their only victims, for many a sober pima Murales
perhaps it may be from his business, or from the
theatre, has been United sad robbed. The practice at
the girls is to so sloes the footway. about four or five in
number, arm in arm, end °Patient the
persons coming towards them. They will nee =,n sad
d
the oonsequeem is that the man, if he dose rot feel a desire
to be hustled, most perforce go into the road. It was only $
few days ago one of these interlineal's was seat for trial
for steeling money from a man alder the above 11111011111- I
stems. So great has the evil become, that so sod of com-
plaints were made to the superiatendsat of the 8 divi-
ne° by the inhabitants. and he placed Gould, 374 8,
netehem, 320 S, and Fry, 166 8, spiesially on duty about
the quarters. Doug the last two or three week' they
have brought before Mr. Masielleld between thirty and forty
of these unfortunate 011111$11fOL Some ham bees stationed
and disabused sad others deed from 2., id, up to V., sad in
the event of nimpayment different terms of imprisonment
were awarded. OWlrs, being old offenders, have hese sent
to prima for sues days up to a month without the option
of posies • fine. Here is • specimen of me awe.
Ellai Stank, wee brought aptyGroaarle, 259 S. for
being drank and disorderly in F... Aquae at an early
hour this morning. She said "she bed had that beat' for
14 Jean, and would see say pabulum d—d before she
would give it up."
Savant Convey, 16 S, mid it was quite true that she
had been about that square for over 14 years. At see time
she was a very pretty womea, but now drink and the life
she had led bee made her • very muse-looking, et the seine
time a powerful, woman. Her aeavictioas at this court and
Clerkenwell, Canvey mid, were " too many to be got at."
Mr. Mansfield eenteaced be, to one month's bird labour.

1301111IWARK.
CAPTOU OF ♦ INISMIII nom TIM ROYAL

James Courtney:, a fine•looking man, • private in the
Royal d rtillery, who was poisoned of • Crimean medal,
was brought before Mr. Combo, charged with being • de-
enter, and, with another, In breaking away from • our.
pores gaud while being conveyed to bead-quarters.
Sergeant Gardner, 23 M, said that on the previous morning
a sergeant's guard were conveyiog the prisoner and mother re-
fractory soldier up the beeline tower* the railway far tray-
Inisidoo to Woolwieb. Foolishly the corporal took their hoed-
cuffs off, on •pproaching the railway, whoa all of a madam the
prisoner and s companion rushed upon the guard, upset
them, and bolted as feet an their lope would carry them,
and they soon soceseded in getting away. Whams received
Information of the emarruaey and weß knowing the haunts
of deiorters and their companions, he proceeded to the
various lodging-boner ha Beat-iitreet and the Mint Being
certain that one of them was emiesaled in a lodging-house in
itederose-nreet, he entered and :maned it adnu*y, sad wee
about to leave unsuccessful, tint unfortamtidy for the
prisoner he heard a shuffling noise in an adjoining room. He
membered, sod after examining the room carefully he dis-
covered a cupboard, and on forcing that agsa he found
the prisoner squeezed up in • corner partially uedreseed.
The prisoner said he was determined not to be taken by any
one hying, bin whoa he told him the emesquetiose, and
that be bad plenty of assistance, be quietly proceeded with
him to the atationhome. The other soldier escaped, but he
had no doubt he would coos be found. WitSIIM added that
he understood that both prisoners were cheered with de-
sortioe, and were being conveyed to Woolwich to be tried
gzcourt martial at the time they broke from the guard.
were both bad characters.
. Comb* asked if the corporal was present?
t Gardner replied in the negative. The corpora
ander Sergeant Osrdn.r replied i the n.piive. The corporal
and th. guard were all under anent at Woolvricb, sad
would also be tried by court martial for &Bowleg them to
veep*. They well klieg the desperate characters they bad
to deal with.
Mr. Combs directed Sergeant Gardner to convey the pri-
soner at once to Woolwich, sad deliver him into the bade
of competent authorities to take care of such • desperate
character.

Ri7WW then removed in the custody of the sergeant and
two constables.

GREENWICH.
♦ CHILD COMYITTICD TO MOON.

Henry William Taylor, a diminutive 1'412 years of age,
residing at 2, Wellington-street. Deptford, was placed in
the dock, where he was perfectly hidden from view, before
Mr. Traill. charged with shalom an adse, the property
of John George Kimble.
The prosecutor said he was employed at a woodvsad et
Deptford, sad that morning haring left the yard for a few
minutes, on his return he found the primmer them, and abo
that t►e adze produced, which he bad jest previously nee
safe, had berm stolen. In ocresequeses of bevies previously
missed tool and bearing that the primer had bean saes to
merste the adm behind • waggon, where it was found, be
sera Use primmer into custody.
A reepectibly-dreseed woman bare stepped (onward, sod
said abe resided opposite the yard where the prosecutor was
employed. fibe raw the prisoner take the adze, but did net
behave he moat to deal it.

Mr. Trull—What do you think he intended to do with it?
Witness—When be took the adze he used it for the par.
poem at digging a hole, to bury a dead fowl which somebody
had thrown out of doors, and seeing the prosecutor coming
beck be mast have been afraid sod pat the adze down.
Mr. Treill (to the constable)— If this is the case. how CAM
the r to be taken into custody
Tb. onstablis—The last wither, your worship, told me
she saw the primmer take the adze and hide it behind the
waggon.
The witassedenied this ststemsst, andasid she could not
live skid so,

Mr. Trail (to preeseutor)—Yonhaveheard this statement;
do von think the prieorier went to the yard to steal
Pronsenter—l do, your worship, and I bare often sae-
petal him and his brother of stealing my took
Ths female whore' here remarked that the prosecutor
was mistaken, for the prisoner had no brother.
Mr. Trill, however, said it was neoessary the prisoner
should be punished, and @maenad him to tan days' impri-
sonment in the House of Correction.

FIRE NEAR TWR VICTORIA-PAXX. —Late last night
• firs, which was sot extinguished until ea early boar this
Moto rdaY) aauisi, broke out is some oswly-ersotad hawses
situate in Plauset.mw, Victoria.nark. Owe of the boilifisgs
belooged to a Yr. Baby and another nos beloolod to !'
Baokioglunsi. The flamed were not antiagoillted until Mr.
Baby's house, consisting of eight nous, was boratout, and
that of Mr. Backisgbarn, contain* six moos, was Ite•o7
destroyed. The loin will fall apes the Omani Finagles.
Dr. Dixon, the Roman catholic bishop of Armagh,
has a singular Idea of the fuaetioos al gssrdia• angel.. A.
a proof of their watchlobraem over the good, be gravely
ssesitioned the fact at Drogheda, that, at • nowt osofirras-
ties, Latin( aiseteen days, sot a drop of oda fell, sad so
the children who had come long distances to church were
saved from the dunce of catching cold.—Northers Whig.