The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-28 00:00:00

BOWSTP.EET.

MI. Milk Wei brought np on 'emend before Mr. Hoary
chuged with stealing • gold watc► and a silver watch, under
th se circumstances:—The prosecutor is a watchmaker in
Storrstreet, Bedford square, and on the 21st instant, as his
wife wee tuning out of the shop to go into the parlour, she
saw the prisoner by the work board, and he nu out. She
pre an alarm, and tie prisoner was punned and brought
hack, when he took two watches from his pocket, sad laid
ties ea the 'sinter. They were seen sale on the work-
beard s few minutes previously. The prisoner had bees
resealed to allow of inquiry being made as to his character,
but all the polies mold a/certain of him was, that he bad
lived at the lodging•house in Charles.crist, Drury-lane.
The Magistrate committed the prisoner for trial.
Two men, named 7brrapkiwe alias Constar (a well-known
thief) and Ohm, were charged with stealing a pane from'
female, named Gordon.
On Friday last the prosecuttis, an elderly female, wa
proceeding along Kieg street, Bloomsbury, when two
well-dressed men sopped her, and asked which we the
way to Westminster. At the same time her pocket was
picked of her purse, sad she gene information to PCII/OF
sergeant 18 B, who was on duty there, and he went in par.
suit. lie sew the prisoners making off as quickly as they
could, aid took them into custody, w►en they were idea•

They pre false addresses, and Oliver was knows to the
prises alone as wall as the other. They disclaimed all
kaowledse of the traseactios.
Mr. Hem retssaded than fora week.
CLEItHEN W2LL.

Two hen, et the ammo of NiositA and //wpAy, were
shamed with stooling a quontil of small utieles, the pro.
pulp eta poet shopkeeper.
The mos hosing Won proved, _

Mr. Corti* said it was a great pity that there was not
wise goversmeut limitation to which such boys (whose
heads seemly reached the top of the dock) could be seat.
They scald be, kept there at much lose earns* to the
public, sad would then be properly educated. He should
said them to the House of Correction for three calendar
months.

The business of the court did not occupy more than a 1
quarter of an hour, and the above was Ma only ease of
felony heard, the remainder of the cases Wag mane;
drukos eats.

SOUTUWLRIE.
1111 TVILIVIR CO3l'llllol= AND CABBY.

Capf. Morpen, of the Turkish Contingent, wu so
mooed before Mr. A'Beensitt, by two cabmen, for refuing!
and sisglecting to pay them their legal fare for conveying
recruits from the Alm in King-stnot, Westminster, to the
Bricklayer' Anna station of this &nth Eastern Railway, in
the Old Lest-road.

Thomas Junes, bodge 8,064, rated that about twenty
minutes to eight o'clock on the morning of the 22nd inst.,
be was called off the stand in the Palace-yard to take up a
fare in King-street, the recruiting office of the Tothash
Contingent. He remained then until twenty minutes past
sight, whoa be took up five of the soldiers and otionyed
them to the Bricklayers' Arms station, when he arrived at
twenty intents, to nine. Each of the at ntingent had heavy
laggege, sad he had to wait until nine o'clock, berme
Casaba Morgan had net arrived to seceive the men. When
he ammo ha stand witness four shillings, but being entitled
to men be refesed to receive it. Witness told the *apish'
that the fan, Hine miles, was Is. 6d., three extra panne,
le. 6.1., three gaarten of an hoar waiting, .1a 6d., mad lug-
gage 101., making in all Ss. 101. The defendant having
refused to pay him hie demand, he was compelled to take
the present peocenings.
Captain Morgan eaid he defended the emu on public
grounds, benne he really believed that both the cabmen
bad attempted to extort money from him. On the 22nd
instant, be ordered his sergeant•major to hire eleven cab.,
to be at the reerailing•ol6ce 1n King street by eight
o'clock, end not before, which was the time they were
engaged to drive the men to the Brieklsyers' Arms station.
Before the cabs left he went to *very driver and particu-
larly told them they were not to take more than three sea
in each of their vehicles, and of course he thought such an
order would be obeyed. Ile arrived at the station at nine
o'clock and discharged the cabs, when they all
took four shillings each as their fares, except
the prisonen, who made such extortionate demands.,
that he was determined not to pay them. He also
considered that it was almost impossible for the complainant
to drive bn min and heavy loggege three miles is twisty
minutes.

Mr. sh'fieekett was of the atm, opinion, and the Dom-
plainant might coneider himself lucky he was not taken into
tatted, for furious driving.

. ..
The embalm said his was a young horse, and could easily
go Wu miles an hour.

Mr. A'Beckett said he must order Captain Morgan to pay
the cabman 6s. 4d., u he had no evidence to contradict his
maw:Kent. The other cabman, William Thomson, 62x1,
claimed 61., which the captain sou also ordered to pay, with
the costa

Captain Morgan paid the money, but considered he had
been impoeed upon by the cabmen.
WORSHIP-STREET.

OX PVILIC 8

Sarah Btrtrerjtekl, a young woman with twin Infants at her
breams, and a child two years of age by her aide, was brought
before Mr. Hamadll charged with br gging.

H. Major, an officer of the Mendic;iy Society, stated, that
in consequence of several letters having been received by the
society from respectable inhabitants in the neighbourhood
of Mila.ead, somplainiog of a woman, answering the prima.
er's deseription, being incessantly sits ng on their door stops,
etching sympathy by the exhibition of babies, he was
directed to proceed to that locality and ascertain if she
were an impostor. At 4 o'clock yesterday he found her near
the workhouse with the three children, holding a hoz of
matches in one hand, which, however, was not purehand
by limy one, although ahe,l in la very brief spasm of time, re-
ceived mosey from three different wayfarers. He therefore
took her into custody. He had sines ascertained that for
t►e last three mouths she had visited nearly all parts of the
town is this meaner. On one occasion she had bees offered
the " house," but indignantly refused it.
Mr. Hammill observed that the trade she followed was

ao doubt far too lucrative for each an offer W be accepted,
and silted if the children were her own 1
Defendant said they were, bat she was not a married
1130.1.11; she dill cohabited with the father. It kind people