The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-OTB.EST,

A fashionably dressed torZiner,Wito gave the name of
pronsis 80l Almon, was shamed before Par. Henry with
dealing wearing apparel, de., from dwelling-homes.
Dr. W. J. Calm, of 46, Gloseester•rood, Regent's-park,
stated that cm Friday week the prisoner sailed at his reel-
dime, and bunked tee him. Ho wee Mown into a waiting
room to which witness at time repelled, asking him what
he wanted. He replied that be had brought something
from Paris, which would be of Menet to him is his proles-
don. Witmer replied, "I blow =Wag of Lott, eat nest

I request that you will immediately leave my bros." Hs
prisms') swepeeted him from the test waseeent of seeing
like and believing that he was ems of them preens who
bad been se repeatedly deseribed la the its
leg patentee's homes for the pupae of them, he
kept a sharp eye on the prisoner, and saw Idol site out of
the house so prevent the possibility of hie picking up any-
thing fa the ball on hie way to the deer. Shorty after
the fellow's departure, however, whams Wooed his sloth
took from the ball, and than he remembered that the pri.
sorter had one across hie arm, when witness found him wait-
ing in the room, hat which he, of coarse, aoseladed wee
his ewe; indeed, be could not have supposed it poodble for
a men to have the @manna to steal his met, and then,
without any attempt to waved it, coolly wait for as Inter.
view with the owner of the property. This, however, was
precisely what the prisoner dui, for when he wee taken into
custody on another charge of felony, he was found wearing
the cloak which he had jest preeionaly stolen from witome.
The prisoner said, in broken English, that it was quite as
accident. He had hung his own cloak on the sass Fa is
the hall, as the doctor's, and on taking it down phi -genii
have carried the doctor's with it—bemuse, to his ashmaire.
meat, after he had left, the house, he 'farad Mamie he.
possession of two cloaks instead of one. He did nee like to
return with it to the doctor's resides., for fear he should
misbelieve " that the accident was aninteadonal.

Mr. ii;ssy saliiinpriisn4TwaT iirii;Ttlibertyr to tell
that story to the jury, and, if they believed it, they would,
no doubt, acquit Mu.
A second charge was preferred against the primmer by
the landlord of the Market Coffu.house, Junes street,
Covent-garden, where he took a bed for the night, but con.
hived to decamp with wearing apparel to the value of 61.,
belonging chiefly to the servants.
Mr. Henry committed the prisoner for trial oa both
chuges.
WORSHIP-STREET.

John Blake, aged 22, was charged before Mr. Hawaii'
with forcing out a woman's eye.
Harriett Powell, the complaisant, whose features were
warmly visible from bandages, stated that she was " an un-
fortunate." For the last three weeks the had cohabited
with the defendant, but his habits of iatozisation were so
dangerous that that morning she iadmited M kha her inten-
tion to terminate the intimacy, span leering which he
struck her with his Sat upon the fain and neck. Bhe
ran down stairs and endeavoured to secrete herself.;
but he quickly followed, struck her yet more vio-
lently on the right eye, from which blow she fell
against a wall, in which position he forced her head
backwards by violently grasping her hair, and riming
the other hand up her hoe, felt for the eyes, and pushing,
his fingers under the right oae, forced item, upon her cheek.
She was taken to a medical man, but he could not attend
upon her, and she proceeded to the station, where imageries
was rendered.
Mr. Hammill—Do you suffer much agony ?
Complainant—No, sir, not now ; but I feel very cold here
(placing her hand on the wound), as though nothing was
there.

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ID answer to the charge, the scoundrel sullenly replied
that he had dons it, and should say Nothing.
Mr. Remain clireeted him to be remanded for a week,
and that every ears meanwhile might be taken of his vidim.