The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

OuunsAL

Alexander Johnstone, cis*, 72, 81cone4treet, Was Charged
with stealing tee shares of the Standard Bank of Afton,
value 2001., and ooe New Granada Land Warrant, valne
121., the property of Mews. Roxburgh and CO., final/110e
brokers, 6, Austad's,. Prisoner had bees in the employ
Messrs. Roxburgh ea a clerk, and some mosthe sgo be
eve Doti* to quit, and left of big own wooed. Hie soi-
-1 gloyees were so well satisfied with him that they gave him
an excalleat recommendatthe, but ultimately they &sno-
wed that they had been robbed of the shove shores, and
telling apps
~ and the prios scr, La; apprehended.
He admitted ue
property
for 1821., and bad spent it all except W. having given
681. 10e. fora gold watch sod chain, which he was westing
when apprehended.—Tbe prisoner was remanded.
About 160 summonses were disposed of for offences under
the new City of London Traffie Regulation Aet ; 44 cases
were against cabmen, 65 against the drivers and conductors
of omnibuses, of whom 33 were letwer:a of the General
Omnibus Company, and other charges. including offences for
stopple( up the thoroughfare by means of " tables" used
fort peening goods across the pavement.
71te :magistrates stated that amusements would be im-
mediately carried out for compelling all the traffic coming
westward and going to Londoe.beldge to pr along Cannon-
s:rest, sad other stringent orders would be based for re.
Revise the Keret crowded state of the City thoroughfares.
Fines Taipei from ls. to 20.. were levied in most of the
eases brought up.
Mr. 8. Morley and Mr. 8. Hysestoe, who were fined for
using " tables" across the footpath. expressed their inters.
Lion of appealing Cross the imites' desimion.

WORSHIP STREET:

Mr. J. Pries, inspector of ladgiagboasss, applied for
orders to enforce the instant removal of the Secants of
several houses is Bethnal-glees, under the act which pro-
vides that where U. district surveyor shall report any
building to be dangerous, the imam shall be instantly re-
moved. wad if they can End so safe plies of refuge, they
are to be received into the district workhouse. Them were
three booms which bad been condemned by the surveyor,
end it was feared that they might fall down at say moonier:.
They were fell of cacugents in every room, some rooms
baring a husband and wife and seven children. The in-
mates did not like being removed, notwithstanding that the
louses were in this dangerous state and were so filthy as to
create disease.

Mr. Leigh man that as the surveyor hod reported these
boner to be in a dangerous state he most make the order for
removal of the inmates.
MA RYLEBOME.
Mary !owe Hitler, 24, of 14, King-street, Lens,
oottoonpinoer, was charged with diem tin; her child, a
boy five years old, and rendering it chargeable to the
pprarrisuh of Bt. NMI& The child was found in Park-street,
-town, st tea o'clock at night on the 4th of Oct.,
and wee takes to the workhouse. It wee efterwerds
die-
covered that the primmer had brought her child up to
Loudon end purposely deserted it, sod then reamed to
Leeds.

Tltevrieoner mid she bad left the child close to the resi-
dence of bar sister, thinking it would find its way
.to her
house. Her husband bad gone sway from her. Names her
destitute, and she had two other children to support, sad
did not know how to get bread for them.
She Wall sentenced to one month's hard labour.
LAMBETH.

A protection order ander the Divorce Set was applied for
by •• female of respectable appearance, who steed that
about throe years ego she had married • widower, and soon
afterwards sbe came into posensaion of 1,0004 under the
will of her mother. Her husband prevailed upon her to
let him have this sum, and as soon as be received
it be aboomided. She then found him keep* •
nubby-house in Liverpool, sad living with soother woman.
She went to him, but he refused so do anythins for her. and
directly afterwards be sold his business and went off. She
Mat footed him at the Isle of Man, bat he still refused to
amid her in any way. EON was now entitled to soothe
1004 under her mother's will, and her husband bad been
written to for his emesint to her reesiving it, but he refused
to give his commit without being paid for it.
The Magistrate thought the owe • very distressing one,
sad granted the order required.