The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-08 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS•

cram DAY.)

HOW.STRIRT.
?OMIT PICKING AT THI OPIRA.
Triiiio= Roberts who said he was a compositor. was
brought up on remind charged with attempting to pick
pockets at the entrance to the Royal Italian Opera. Covent-
garden, cm the occasion of the visit of the Prince and Princess
of Wales on Tuesday evening.
Mr. Abrams defended the prisoner.
Deleetivesergeant 86 A dated that on Tuesday evening,
at about nine o'clock, he sew the prisoner and another man
loitering about in Bedford street, Covent-garden. Suspect-
ing them he watched them. They walked about in that
street, Long-acre, Broad-court, and Bow-street till
the opera was over, when they took up their
position at the Bow-street entrance of the theatre,
and mined in the crowd el persons coming out.
They tried the pockets of several ladies, but as far as be
could see did not take anything. He asked several of the
ladies if they had lost anything. Seeing that they were
watched the prisoner and his companion ought to move
off, and the latter got away, but wailed the pri.
goner and took him into custody. He said he bad been
to the Opera, and had paid 4s. admission, but could not
tell what opera was performed.
Shoe, of the B division, proved a former conviction
against the prisoner.
Mr. Abrams—ln what way was he convicted' Was it not
as a rogue and a vagabond ?
Sheen—l believe so.
Mr. Abrams submitted that as the prisoner had not been
previously convicted of felony the magistrate had power to
deal with the came summarily. The prisoner was a compo-
sitor, and had promised his friends that he would go to work
again and behave honestly for the future.
Mr. Henry sentenced him to three months' imprisonment.
After his removal to the °ell, he complimented the officer
on hie straightforward evidence, adding, " I had no idea I
was watched, and I tried 50 or 60 different pockets."
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
PROSIETTION Or BROTHEL IRICPIRS.
dime Jones, a foreigner and Emily Jones, alias Mason,
were charged before Mr. Mansfield with keeping a brothel
at No. 24, Queen-street, Golden-aquare.
Mr. Allen, of Carlisle-street. prosecuted on behalf of the
parish authorities of St. James's.
Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, having identified the prisoners
as the keepers of the place, and as the persons named in
the warrant upon which he apprehended them,
Mr. Mansfield committed them to the sessions oa baiL
The prisoners, it appears, kept the lower part of the
home, which they converted into a brothel, the visitors to
.it being principally very young girls, ropey of them mere
children, and theme so much complained of as frequenting
Leioecte;equare. The male prisoner has been frequently
cautioned by the police and the inhabitants, but bade defiance
to them. In consequence of the exertions of the parish
authorities Queen street, now named Denman-street, has
almost entirely been swept of the brothel-keepers who for•
merly occupied most of the houses in the street.
AN INGWOOOB MODS or DOO arrattero.—conarrtaL.
Edward Wilmot, a lad from the neighbourhood of Cow.
cross, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with stealing a
`-er, of the value of fd., the property of a gentleman named
reciding at 18,1111_06ns-street, Chelsea.
"domicil

FroM the et_ of Mr. (Seorse Scott, of Devonshire.
cottage,. ynelasa, it sppeared that on the previous afternoon
he was in Hyde-park, and saw the prisoner wave kis pocket
handkerchief to a dos and then roll up the handkerchief
into s hall and roll it along the ground. The dog ran after
the ball, and the prisoner then snatched it up, put it
under his apron, and walked off with it, and on being
followed by witness and a constable to Knightsbridge. he
threw the dog behind o cart.
Mr. James Wilson, of 18, Sloane.street, Chelsea, said the
dog was his property and of the value of 61. He missed the
dog, and being spoken to by the last witness, he went with
him and gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Mansfield committed the prisoner for six months with
hard labour.
THAMES.
run BAILOR AND THE CRIMP.
Pranciero Pirsateffi, an Italian who has been settled in
this oonstiv for many yeare, and Ilse frequently acted al
interpreter at this court, appeared before Mr. Partridge to
answer a summons tam out under the 2:th th clause of the
Merchant Shipping Let, 18:4, and which charged him with
unlawfully detaining 111. 10s , the monies of an Anstriee
seaman named John &Mich, who had been carpenter 00
board a British registered ship.
Mr. Stoddert. solicitor, appeared for the prosecution. and
mid that Sahi& was pail off at the ors' Hnme
Well.street, onl the 17th of April, and thSailen received 381., of
I which he gave 331. be Basket England notes, to Pigsatelli is
whom hones be was lodging, in Strathmore.termce, Shadiest'.
The odd V. was sent the same day by the sailor ea a cruise
among the grog shops and loose women in Ratcliffbighirse
and %adsrell. The sum of 181. ss. was paid back by the de.
fondant, and there was a charge made by him
huges t s of 5/.
a. f
oe
board and lodging. The outfitter bad the href
the sailor's mousy. There was still a balance doe to the
milor of 111. 10a., which the defendant promised to paY
15 days. There was also a 51. note unaccounted for. sd
Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, in reply to the chant.
mitied that Pignatella owed the sailor 11/. 10s., bat the

si. out of the magistrate s innedietion, became the
lusc...sn Lad treated the matter as a debt, and accepted as
I i for the amount. An attorney had also sent the amid
.• Laetet's letter," demanding payment of the money. With
rap,. t to the U. note spoken of, the sailor had ignited it at a
!...roer fig the purpose of lighting his pipe, and did set
his reidake till the note was half consumed.
riciatelli bad acoompamed the sailor to the Bank of
Eig...nd for the purpose of obtaining a new sow for the old
°K. but was unsuccessful, bemuse the numbers of the old
e to sere burnt out.
Mr Stoiklart--Making pipe lights of Beak nines is quits
ij extravagant as the practice of man of war's men in the
rze money days making Bank note sandwiches and eating
t.e between bread and butter.
sir. Smith said Bank of England notes were not so plenti-
,. among seamen as they used to be. Mr. Smith then read
tr It) aa follows :--" April 17, 1863. I 0 U Giovanni
,i:ch the sum of eleven pounds ten shillings, to be paid
thin a fortnight. Flamenco Pronand.o. Winsome,
Wales, 47 Wellington-Mmet, Strand.'
Mr. Partridge asked why the mousy was not paid to the
Jot!
Mr. Smith said Pignatelli would pay the amount as soon
possible, and put in a letter from an attorney demanding
,anent of the debt.
jablirh admitted obtaining a light for hie pipe with a 51.
te. He wanted his money.
Stoildart said the I 0 1: was a shallow artifice to
&and the sailor of his hard-earned wages. This was a
vat cruel proceeding. In three weeks the sailer had got
si of 38f., with the aid of Pignatelli sad others.
Mr. Partridge said whatever opinion be might have of this
-smacticio, the acceptance of the I U U deprived him of
giedictke. He could not ad under the 2365 h claim of
is Merchant Shipping Act. The sailor could sue the
.ifeedant in the County Court. He most distant the
unman.

MADRAS AAlLWAY.—mmrs DAY.)

This day the general annual meeting of share-
Ideal was hald at the London Tavern ; General sna la
chair. . • .

Ths rePert, which has already bees published, having
ten takes as read,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that the
,utb-west line was completed in May hit to the extent of
~A) miles. It was therefore six mouths in operation, and
Jr traffic was carried on without interruption and without
„Amt. The Bangalore branch, which wee the most
im-
vrtant part of the works, it warn expected, would be
cis time next year. The gross traffic receipts were trio.
tee than in the corresponding previous half-year, and
3001. more than in the half-year preceding the last. This
es perhaps aa much as could be expected. Time waa
re-
-2red for the development of railway traffic, especially in
L when old prejudices and habits had to be overcome.
I.e harges for maintenance were heavy, absorbing Is. 3d.
the receipts, but still there was a decrease on this se-
e ,ot. The engineer expected that the north west and the
;:.galore lines would be completed within the estimates,
ii,ch must be very satisfactory to the shareholders se it
ve highly creditable to the engineer, Mr. HeeppppeeL (Hear.)
Yr. Annursitor, thedeputy-clinnisan, the 'wort
,itch ha wandered to be most satisfactory. If the traffic
cetinusd to edema as it had daring the lest year they
would be Noes independent of the sesames. The finances
diodie were in a very fatonrable condition, and when the
iiternal eommtmieetios was extended and pablic works pro-
c tad it could sot fail to have a favourable influence oa
tan receipts.
Ir. Beams was glad to me that the fazes had been
round, which was found by experience to tames the plebe
rc other railway lime is le&i.
The CHAIRMAS said the fires had beam raised and with
sivantage to the Asselsolikaa. It was true that fewer per.
inis had been cant* but the mosey returns of the line
led leagued, which was the sole ablest they Ind in view.
Mr. Lowe was sorry to hear that the only objeel of the
erectors was to Mamas the profit of the company. He
non&t it ought to be an object to give as much facility ma
reniMe for travelling to the poor population of India.
Mr. Lawros, a director, said that the railway was not
side for eisemomaary purpose'. The first object they had In
new wet to gat -profit from the concern, The increase d
ale we only are pie, and be believed that if the rate was
burred the pesos who would derive the advantage would
a sot the poor man who sold his labour, but the rich man
rho bought it.
The motion was adopted, the retiring directors and auditor
me re-elected, and the meeting separated.

Tim ROYAL WIDDING PEl2ll27llL—The following
re the statistics ef the number of meow that visited the
oath Kensigtem Mamma daring the period the royal
@adding presents ware cm view, hare Wednesday, the 15th
f April, ma Nemday, the 4th of May. Oa free days,
11,815; oa students' days, 57,610; making in all 229,425
raIKON, emindve of 2,240 children. Oat of three upwards
i 180,000 lamed through the barriers to the wedding pre-
MU. 1,349 members of both bomm of parliament and
their Merida availed themselves of the special limitations to
pirate views kneed to them. An addition to the meal
fame of 126 wadable@ was found nmesaary in order to regn
MO the crowd, and upwards of 25,00 D lists of the wedding
presents were add.
The attention of the House of Commons will be
tailed to-night to the subject of Greenwich Hospital
.

In the House of Lords, on the 15th, the Earl of
Elleaborough will ask whether the government ue prr
pared to produce any further eorreepeedeues on the saw
tiles of Bohtein and Schleswig ; and especially whether
they ma 111C61111113inge any representations which may have
Men made to the Danish government by thou of Auxins
tad Prawn" relative to the proclamation of the ILiag of
Denmark, dated March 31,_1863.

On the motion for third reading of Security from
Vidalift Bill, Mr. Gnat Duff will move that it be raid
the third time upon this day sir maatha

Mr. Hadfield, on Monday, will ask the Attorney-
Gomel whether the government Intend to make say sad
what Aeration in the existing circuit arrangements ; and
ekes, mach arrangements will be completed belong the
sat summer mama, and will include a winter circuit, and
is what places.

Mr. O'Neill, the new member for Antrim, said
ea the knetinp he should feel it his duty to lipped moth
samara of the present government Se he believed
droned Masa "Mink," he added., " that Ism not far
won in saying that many measures for the public good
has been pond by the present cabinet sines their sw-
ain to gees With regard to their foreign policy, though
Yee may be differences of opinion on the details, I think
it has been generally acceptable to the coantry ; sad,
though I experience extreme diffidence In petting forward
toy own opinions in the pretence of then whose age sad
Wenn fer ousel my own, yet I cannot help snorting my
billet fist, so leg as the Noble lard at the head of the
governansat retains Mhos, none need fear that the dignity,
the boson, and the insteps of Britain, in the fees of
foreign anima, will not be worthily maintained."
- .

We (Patriot) are sorry to learn that Sir Joha
radastty has altogether declined the farther conduct of the
Chareh-raw Abolition Bill.

With a view to promote enlarged investments of
capital In model dwellings and other establishments for the
basset of the working dames, the council of the Society of
Ara has instituted a Matiticiel inquiry into the radii
hitherto obtained, Melnik( family dwellings of every de-
mistier', model lodgiag• houses, densiteeiss, Magee, babe
and washhoome, soap kitchens, coffee-houses, ke... Moo-
ten and others who out supply information or tadicate
sourer where it may be obtained, sae repeated to comma-
Mete with the mastery, who will send bleak form for
kap fined up with the required data.
SUNDAY &moor. Um mi.—The annual meeting of
this society was held last evesiog at Exeter-hell. Mr.
Henry Lee was caned to the chair in the absence of Mr.
Tinneard, Y.P. Mr. R. Watson, the secretary, reed the
most, of which the following is an abstract. It commenced
by a reference to Use late confereace at Park, attended en
behalf of the mica by Mr. Read. Is the Paris schools them
were 3,000 children. Swam &hook was rapidly Masse-
log ia Paris sad some of the larger toms in name. The
mart then west os to describe the progress of &achy
*hods is America and the oobniss, and mode mead refer-
ees to the general convention held hot year, which boa bees
nodnotiveof groat good. Themmay. mins =lnhalant:lse-
able vity. Reports havelma roamed horn 120 sad
71 visits have been paid. The sales at the
imeoanted daring the year to 17,064/. la.rukkashoZog a
dieresis on the year of 1861. The melee of tho, proomai year
are as mere satsdactory therscter. The committee bave
rewired to establish a Scripture Museum, and solicit dove-
tails of (kids tending to illustrate the Scriptures. The
Moms of the benevolent feed has been 2,0111. 18e. 3d. ;
and the expenditure has amounted to 2,189/. te. 11d. during
below
the yea. 329 leodus des have been granted at a aim
the retail prim339l. The school thug assisted
cootaisied 72,783 scholars, at whom 44752 were Scripture
madam. The number of Suety scholars is the maremais
is &boat 200,000, or Ila 15 M the porsdation. Is reply to
a circular sent out by the eammittee for oabootipiioos to the
lanceslike ths el 4,0091. had bees ressived
from the scholarwails( to the schools in cosneden with
the union. The meeting was addressed by a umber of
gentlemen, ebielly delegates from the country sakes, sad
Sreport was adopted.
A Par CaIIIKKII LI OamP.—A letter from
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Ossamd Hooker's arr; kart ttb;follo;riai :—" Is ows of tie
r'ew Yo, El"" eegiar.v hm doses is • private edam
who owns a pet pallet, which has .seeped, with its owslar.
all the* perila of battle thus fee, god whisk is quits ma
..straimitioo to the chicks. feader, who has sarried
her along with him whersvor he has bees Sato last
summer. She is Dow laying vigorously, farvishiag her pro-
prietor with • rues bur egg almost weep day—four sr five
• week, certaielv. ' Biddy ' roads; sings, struts, scestobee,
tad la all aloes, sad seems to have • very good time by
. Bbe is •he specie:lea, aed is quits • pet among
the ' fon who take good care of bor."