The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-18 00:00:00

THE POLICB COUR=

MANSION-HOUSE.

Charlie Hart, who stood remanded on a charge of creat-
ing a &Methane, in the church of the united parishes of
8t Mary flomerest sad At. Mary Monodist,, Upper Thames.
Street, daring divine service on the evening of timidity, the
7th of October, surrendered in discharge of his recogni-
sance% for farther examinatios.
The Lord Mayor, before the ease was proceeded with,
addressed the defendant on the serious nature of his con-
duct, is entering a church and disturbing the congregation
during the performance of divine service. If he (the Lord
Mayor) dealt with the case as he was requested, summarily,
it would be his duty to send the defendant to pawn for
three months, and after that be would be liable to be is
' dieted at the quarter sessions, and also punishable by the
ecelegastical authorities. He hoped that the defendant was
fully seudbis of the serious nature of the offence he bad
committed.
The defendant replied that he was, bet be was wholly
unconschns of what be was doing at the time. He had
sines Monday last been rotted to all parties and asked for
foremost
The Lard Mayor asked the Be.. I. 8. &agrees if he
wished hip on with the lose ?
be reverend clergyman aid be did, although it was very
painful Ii hue to do so. The defendant had committed a
grave offense is entering the church in the state of intoxica-
tion he was is, being as he was the father of a young child,
and at a time when his wife was near her confinement.
Mr. &rims was thee swore, and deposed to the conduct
of the defendant in creating the disturbance complained of
by calling out, " Cannot you preach without reading from
• book ?" The tongreeattoe, which was small, was much
disturbed by defendant's conduct
Mr. Fawcett, the churchwarden, on being called upon to
0. 'videos', entreated the rector not to proceed farther
with the ease, and asked the Lord Mayor to forgive the
defendant, who, be believed, was not eoescions of what he
was doing at the time, and who wee now satisfied that be
bad committed a most grave offence ; he had begged the
pardon of ell be bad dreaded, both publicly and privately,
gad for the sake of his wife and family be hoped the de-
, fondest would not be seat to prison.
The Lord Mayor said be would adopt that recommends-
, lion and discharge the defendant, in the sincere boos that
he would sot offend again is • similar manner. The de-
fondant was then discharged.

BOW-STREET.
Edward Hale was charged with sttetaptiop to force bla
way iato the pit of the Lyceum Theatres God with Issadtial
polies oosetable Aspt•ell, 16 F.
It appeared that at the opening aid! theatre the preview
eveaiag. the peleessar pretested libmaW at the pit saunas
is a state of IntesMation, sal oadannsared to fares his way
pest somplaiseat, who wee ea daty at the door. Aspinell
would pot allow bila to yam, sad defendant becalms so
*irk that it was awamtwry Gall ia sae sasistsnos of three
lIIIRSIMIIega to nem iika. Thep assim being erowdoel
illtelimmesso whim admission, go frame 'mind great
sad peat terror ameapt tM lodise, whom screams
IMO daseribsit by the seallahle "
Ma terries."
Eito pitmen who dasistbod Soma vie-
twaller, egMais ,ai lho deepest regret for as
hisa condos% and
trositatiew salaams Unedf in sash a whim
He was Saul 3106., which be paid.
WESTMINSTER..

Thelma Shorwood.--John-eie;e6, sod Mr. Henry Violists,
a plumbs/ and lead meselmit, is Priesoe.street, Waste's-
stet, usierwest a Isegthewed (itemisation before Mr.
Seeker.
_Me two former Merged with stealing, the latter
with himistmly resolving. a 'mirth, of lead, the property
of the Ohailsrad mil landau 0.. Light Consmoise.
Kr. lifemesor appeared kw Sherwood, Mr. Hall for
Chunk. sod Kr. Lewis/sr Vidiem. The two former had
been remanded, mil the
soltrest,misi to a eummoss.
14f. OwssjahrM who the promeatio• for the
ilbertinli Oempasy, suggested that the former evidence
lII= easiest 6herwood sad Marsh Amid be read over,
etben be would sell other witnesses to inculpate 'Woken.
The Idle wing wore the facts elicited is the evidence :
Towards the sad of lest mouth both mispasies above
MENA were
to
to their
The
la Pekoe-yard, their
Winks Ming sear to sash other. The Primers Church Dud
Sherwood were is the employment of the Chartered Gas
Onwpany, the forum being a foreman. Oa the 26th ult.
Shmerood brombt a pig of lead from the dimeties of the
Leedom Compeers works, aad put it late the Chartered
Company's steltintroot with some other lead there.
Shortly afterwards Church told the can is theme of the
pet to take two large ladelsful oat, sad let them awl in
Alt
d.
oho. ateafesewards dashed t thee is a trash.
Os tie hilootiot _seeswies tip of the pot saw
Omsk sad Sherwood tab out . and pat it
in the Week. Chords thou wand Freer.
who went away with a pit . Sherwood
subsetstntly west to Freer sad oohed hie where
1 he bad takes tee lead -
1 sad Sherwood tbs.
seem mad be dna
:IL trestle
sup, aid jolted 1
lead late tbe weal%
otiosely took Iwo I
Violins 4e. ter Sm.
the lead Se Owialtad.
=other bolsi am
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1
Free loy wilei he

innetiivide what new he had got for the lead with Church,
sad sebesquatly gave Freer 18.8 d. Upon the cirenrostaneee
id the owe becoming known to the Chartered Gas Com-
pany, Bergsma Loom, an experienced detective officer, was
Inlployed to investigate the ease, and went where Vickers
was defog some work in College•street. lie salted him
whether he had bought any lead of some men belonging to
the Gas Company, wben he replied that be had bought some
old lead of one of the men, and had given him, he believed,
4a. or 41. Bd. for it, but denied that he had bought any new
lead. Loom pleposed that Vickers should accompany him
to the Chartered Gas Factory, where Freer, in his presence,
said that It was new lord that he bought, and that the money
he paid was 12s. &i. Vickers subrequently produced two or
three plow of old had pipe, and said he believed that that
was the lead the man brought there.
Loom, in croserizaminatlon by Mr. Lewis, said that Mr.
Vieken had no objection to his searching the premises, but
he found nothing but some pig" of lead. Vicken was
brought to the station in custody, bat was released upon
his undertaking to attend before the magistrate on the next
day, and had twice voluntarily appeared at this court. Wie-
se's had known Vickers for some time, and had
hard anything lusciously against his character.
Mr. Evans, superintendent of the Chartered Gas Com-
pany, stated that Vioken had been plumber and contractor
to the company for four years. When he took the contract
witness particularly Jammed upon hint to take care that
the company was not robbed by say of the men, and not to
buy any lead of them, as they had no perquisites, and
everything belonged to the company.
Mr. Lewis crime examined the witness, in order to show
that out-off water pipes, called deed lead, were often fouled
in the earth, and that the men might consider they had
a right to them; but witness said that as they were re-
placed by the companies, the old metal was their property.
Mr. Lewis was dial:road to argue that the men had a• much
right to them as the company, When
Mr. Humphreys observed that that might be a question
for a good lawyer to decide, and wee irrelevant to the present
matter.
The legal gentlemen were severally about to address the
court on behalf of their clients, when
Mr. Becker informed them that, without offering any
opinion on the guilt or innocence of the seemed, he con.
'Wired it his duty to commit the whole of them for trial,
but would take bail for their appearance, which was forth-
with put in.

SOUTHWARK.
John Wm. Oliver, cab driver, 1,618, was summoned by
Mr. Jerold Henry Griffin, for unlawfa ly demanding and
exacting sixpence more than his legal fare, and receiving an
extra sum of 21.
The case, in the first instance, came before Mr. A'Beckett
on Wednesday, the 10th lost., when Mr. Griffin said that,
on the previous Wednesday night, himself, a friend, and
two children hired the defendant's vehicle at the Lyceum
Theatre, to drive them to the Green Maoists in the Old
Kent-road. Witness then handed him 24., when he de-
manded 6d. mere, stating that he was entitled to that, being
le. 6d. for the fare and le. for the children, one being
ever Us years of age and the other younger. Wit-
ness told him that he had no right to charge sepa-
rately for the two children u adults, bet, on his persisting
in his demand, be gave' him the half crown, telling him
that ha should summem Ma and have that point decided.
ibriasiest this dam away, when witness found that
the Fathom who had redo with him and the children had
paid-the driver two shillings before he gave him the ►alf-
crown. The chief point at lane was whether the defendant
was entitled to a shilling for the two children. He con-
tendedthat the act of parliament was in his favour, aa one
of the children was over ten years of age, which empowered
him to charge an extra sixpence ; and he considered that as
there was another child, although under that age, he could
demand aaother sixpence. As for the two shillings, he
received that from the other gentleman while they were
getting out of the cab, and then Mr. Griffin spoke to him
about the children, which made him forget it. He was
willing to return that, but still he considered that he was
right in charging for the children as two extra passengers.
Mr. A'Beckett, after carefully investigating the circum-
stances, said it wee the first time such a point had been
raised before him, and as it was of considerable importance
to the public as well as the cabdrivers, he should like to have
time to consider the real meaning of the act of parliament.
He did not think that it contemplated that driven of
hackney cabs could charge sixpence extra for each child
where one was over tan years of age, and the other under
that age. The summons was accordingly adjourned.
Yesterday Mr. Griffin attended with the driver, when
Mr. A'Beekett said he had considered the circumstances
relative to the ease, and be had no doubt in his mind as to
the Interpretation of the act of parliament when the
summons wee Bret beard. He however adjourned it so that
he might have an opportanity of consulting other magi*.
testes on the subject. He had done so, and they all con-
firmed his opinion that the defendant was wrong in charging
sixpence each for the children; however, very likely the
defendant wee under some misapprehension, consequently he
should not inflict a higher penalty than Is. and costs.

Mr. Henry Stratford, a licensed Trinity-house pilot, was
charged with threatening William Chesterten, a photo-
graphic artist, of 169, St. George-strati t.
The complainant said he had been absent from town for
several days, and on his return ascertained that Mr. Strat-
ford had repeatedly called at his place of ►usiness, and
threatened to shoot him, and made a disturbance there.
On the previous night the prisoner called upon him, and
appeared to be in a great passion, and demanded his
daughter. Witness informed him that be knew nothing of
his daughter, and ordered him to go about his business.
The prisoner refused to do so, was very abusive, and threat.
stied to shoot him with a pistol. The prisoner also said
he would be satisfied until he had his life, and made
so much noise and confusion that he was obliged to give
him into custody.
The witness was crass-ermined at some length by Mr.
Pelham, for defendant. He would swear positively that be
had not seen the defendant's daughter since she sat for her
portrait on Monday week. He did not know where she
was. nor bed he had any improper intimacy with her.
The defendant said that his daughter, a beautiful girl,
between 16 sad 17 years of age, tad suddenly left home,
sad, as a neighbour had told him, his daughter had been
seen with a person like the complainant, he had suspected
him, and had naturally behaved in an suited . He
would, however, promise not to go near complainant again,
and would not annoy him any more.
On this understanding the defendant was discharged,
entering into reciognisatices to keep the peace to complainant
for twelve mouths.