The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
Thomas Smart, a determined-looking fellow, of about 30
years of age, with his right arm in a sling, was brought be-
fare Mr. Alderman Kennedy, charged with the following
impudent highway robbery.
Mr. W. Young, a plumber, residing at No. 23, Welling-
tan-street, Victoria-park, said—On Saturday afternoon, as
I was walking in Mshopegate-etreet Within, I stopped to
look at ea accident 10 a waggon, when a man, who effected
his escape, made an attempt to abstract my watch from my
waistcoat pocket. About a minute afterwards the priacmer
came up tome while I was standing there and put hie hand
into my waistcoat pocket, broke the ring from my watch,
and separated it. lie took the watch oat of my pocket.
I immediately seised him, upon which he threw the watch
into the street. A man passing by at the time picked up
both watch and ring, and gave them to me. I kept hold of
the prisoner till a policeman arrived, when he was consigned
to h custody.
The policeman, who searched the prisoner, maid he [mad
only a penny on his person.
The prisoner, in his defence, said—l came out to buy a
bottle of medicine for my head, and was standing behind
the prolocutor, in trent of whom was another young am,
who stele the watch.

The prisoner was committed for trial.
CLEIMENWELL.
R&M Williams, a bright-eyed, intsilipnt-looking lad,
but who was clothed in a most filthy state, was charged be-
fore Mr. Conk, with being found destitute in the Caledo-
nian-road.
Sergeant Cotter said when the boy was brought to the
station I sent him to the workhouse, bat the porter refused
to take him in. It was is the middle of the n%ht. I believe
the lad hes no relatives or friends.
Mr. Carrie—Then the sooner the rules of the workhouse

are altered the better.
Constable Gray .aid—Bari y this seeming I taught the
boy in the Caledonia& Inioh-taids. He and esether boy
are in the habit of sleeplng eveo Sett is the Immo boles
MSG heaps of new bails It fie nos Swarms pasties,
for the prisoner and wan boy *sea straw there to sleep
on, and if a Ire 1101. Ugh tsd in front they must be
smothered. This isenlog the MOM boy was not there.
Prisoner —Bet he will be thin Insight.
The lad, who appeared very intelligent, stated, in reply
to Mr. Corrie's gwaseiens, that he had no relatives or
friends. His father, who was a shipwright in a nan•otwar,
was WWI in the Bleak Bea. The news ease to his mother
by lefts and she died in live days after the " worry." He
did net knew whom they kind, me when ski was buried.
Wham Ms melba died, the leadlerd Mid, "Toe must go
away," mad he was tweed owl beers abe wax buried, and
did not me bar again. He wee 12 years old.
Mr. Carrie said the tale, if Su, entitled bias to
sympathy. He should make an order for his immediate
admission into the workhouse.

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wretched class of prestlbatee, was charged with unlawfully
having to her peiseeds• a very large and handsome filar
trailed Hook of Cissman Prayer. It appeared that the
had oared the book in pledge at the shop of Mr.
a pawsineker in York-street, who inspecting that
it was Imyeepolgeeine by gave istfiesaation to the pollee,
to whirls her emus the rimer had also appealed cm
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