The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

THIS DAY.

CAUTION TO ...mamma.
JOAN Tbinknes, • private in the second battalion of the
ltlyal Foot Artillery, war charged with being drunk sad
having deserted his resiment.
The rinser, who was drunk, stopped a policeman in
0.1-str, et, and asked him fora light; the
policemen accused him of being a deserter. This he ad-
mitted, and was of course locked up.
The prisoner said be was not • deserter. He bad bun in
Alio regiment about • month, and having got out on the
sad got drunk ct Woolwich on Tuesday, he bad
pus his way up to town.
The Magistrate said he did not think he meant deserting,
he having kept his regimentals on ; so, if the pris nor wished t:
I it, be would write to his officer to that effect. All he should 11l
do was to seder him to be kept in the Houle of Detention Ai
2/ until the escort fetched him to barracks

WORSHIP-STREET.

TAB ANZILICAN /01111.11 LOT 410•111.
Dining the period set apart for applications t ) be heard,
Mr. Adam% a pawnbroker is a large way of business in the gy
pariah et Christ-church, entered the court, and addressing
the MeaddiraM, requeotati that puldtaity might be given to It
the preollom of • pima aliakte IdmeoM u Mark," 111
who hod reocullay favoured tio-porishiesen with his BOBibi esuL
-
dente Weakish. About a fortlifikt ride, an honest labour- is
log man • to him (Mr. Adams) for 'mistimes that R.
would aaaW Ms to make up 20)., as he had received a Bt
esmaMmicalles from America that oa payment of that mun to
imperliet ludiemmion, which inset greatly advantage bin), &-
would be acalimmicated. The desired amount was ob-
Wood, but dertneemly before it was parted with sc
as exposure of the attempted fraud appeared in st
the daily papers. Baberquently, daring temporary ale- M.
sense from Miasma, he himself received • favour of like de- Bt.
seription from Mu Masks, wont' he now begged to hand to ILL
the bend. The letter in question, basing • dark bine 74)"
stamp, with white letters, anoosseing " Offlee for the Settle- la
meat of Claims against the aivernment, 92, Warren- tel
street, New Ynik City," well dated July 21st, 1866, and Bc
states as • fly-Inf, ruled with hid ink, that the party
to whams It le addreamd will hear of adiethiog of import- 1111
and to his advantage," on the reinicauce of one posed eter ee
-
ling to the *Bolded address. Bt
Mr. reNynemsrt observed that too much publicity could SO
not be given to sultan of such nature, sad, doubtless, the 10
reporters at this, as at 'ow of the other coasts, would Mee less'
it their attention. Bt.

so
'SOUTHWARK. 40
D6/1110 GIAOTTS SOBBIST. 16
Wayne Morgan, a short, thick set, powerful looking St.
young man, described on the charge sheet as a journeyman Si
baker, was brought before Mr. Combs charged with being 84,-.
eoncitimed, with another man not in custody, with assault-;;;
leg Oeorp Strange, and stealing from him a silver watch, 25
under the following daring eireonsetances too
The prosecutor was so ill-used by the prisoner and his ass
companion that he was unable to attend. So
Robert Balls, a oedemas* residing at No. 16, Potters- 20
*BOO, Bermondsey New•reed., said that about • quarter to
eleven o'clock on the previous night he was pro- so
reeding along the Borough towards home, and on at.
passing the White Horse and half Moos publiahosuse 16
he saw the prosecutor ems out of the house and walk in the 111
same direr:aloe as witness. TN prisoner and his companion at
followed him, and snapeettag frees their conduct that they 23
intended to rob him, wilier watched them, and near King- 44
street he distinctly saw the prisoner go behind the man and 40
grasp him by the throat, while the ether snatched the watch
from his waistcoat pocket and ran away. Wn'aess ran up to 54
the spot immediately, calling out Polies," and seised to
hold of the man who had stolen the watch, but he was 20
too powerful for him, and got away from his grasp, 10
He, however, kept the prisoner in sight until he met a eon- 10
stable, to whom he told what had happened, when they 81.,
punned him, and, after a smart chase, succeeded in captor- ILL
imp him, but the other man made his escape. gt
The Magistrate asked what became of the man who was so
robbed. et

The wiener replied that he was taken home, sad he was 10_
aunwell from the effects of the violence that he believed 51
25
he wee unable to leave his bed. in

Thomas Clark, 63 U, said he was on duty last night in SO
the Borough, whoa be heard cries of " Police " proceed 20
from the direction of King-street. He immediately went 20
to the spot and saw the prisoner running away, pursued by 50
last witness. He, however, caught hold of him, and he was t,
given into custody for being concerned with another man 3
in amenities the prosecutor and robbing him of his watch.
Witness add. d, that the prosecutor was unable to attend and 20
give his evidence to-day ; therefore he asked for a remand
Rata a future day.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner denied all know- St.
lodge of the robbery, or being connected with any other as
MEM
Tie Magistrate said it was a very desperate robbery, and ,11
is siesid remand him (or a week. 10
LAM BETH. EL
NARROW ESCAPE Or A CRIMEAN NERO. St6l
Hugh Rourke, apr sate soldier belonging to the 38th bi
Refit. of Font, which regiment is at present serving in the to
Crimea, was brow( ht before Mr. Elliott en the following 20
charge: it
John Leaver, a guard on the Portsmouth line of the 6
South-Western Railway, deposed that on the preceding st SL
night, oe the arrival of the 6.25 Portsmouth train at the fit,
ticket platform of the Waterloo station, he saw the prisoner St.
lying across the up-line of Richmond rails, with his head 121
against the wall, and in apparently a helpless state. At the 62,
time a Richmond train was due, and witniss and a guard of fit
moved • train, named Pierce, instantly rushed to aad re tit
moved him, and the prisoner at that time was in a state of a
intolicatlnn, so that for security be was obliged to be to
removed to the station-house. 10
Inspector Bent informed the magistrate that the risks 11e.
enaosatered by the pin 2
ion? in the trenches in front of 1:1
Sebastopol were as nothing compared with that in which 20
he bed placed himself on the night before, for if he had not 16
been seen and moved so promptly, his body mast have boss St.
cat to pieces by a Richmond nous, which passed the spot °L.
he had lain 111 almost a moment after his removal. so
The primate', whose weather-beaten appearance sat& Hi
fieiently indicated the truth of his statement, said, 12
that the escoesive hardships which he endured 10
last winter in the trenching in front of Sebastopol,
had brought on a violent rhecolettc attack, and being un-
fitted for duty he was sent home on leave of absence. 0. 124
reaching Portsmouth he was kindly and liberally treated IL
by all be met, and being In a weak state had taken mon lel
drink them and from a bottle with which they supplied bin 5
during his journey to town than he could bear, and he was At.
very sorry for what had happened. He added that he had et
not the slightest recollection whatever falling out of the st.
carriage, but he supposed he felt so elated at getting so far at,
on his journey to Ireland to visit his friends that he jumped 17
oat on the train etnppiog 20 !
Kr. Elliott told him he should feel very grateful to those t 2
officers of the company who had so promptly attended to ;.,
him, as to them and to their attention be undoubtedly owed gt,
his then eziotence. He (Mr. Elliott) hoped the prisoner el
would—at least while is his pre*. nt weak state, avoid all 25
intosioating drinks, and, under all the circumstances he 10
should discharge him. 1.0.6
$t
The veteran soldier expressed his gratitude to his wor- 20
ship and his deliverers from that shocking death which to- 20
staidly awaited bin, and was discharged. 25

POST OFFICE REVENUE.
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This mortis, a retool was issued, which chews that the
gross rem,. of the Post-odic* for the financial year 185114,
hided's, the income derived from Foreign and Colonial
postage, was 2,689,916/. 9s. 10Id , the postage on letters re-
tamed, isaluding 28,4111. 13s. Id. charged on the But India
Company, bat written off by Treasury miaow, was
64,6791 18s. 4d. ; the cost of management was 1,479.5761.
88. llld. ; charges other than mansitement, 26,7081 181.9 d.,
giving a net revenue of 1,129,0511. 61. 103. for the year.
The total payments foe the conveyance of mails by railways
within the year, amounted to 255,8201 191. 2d., and for eon-
veyanoein previous years, 127,6971. 19s 9d. The cost of the
money order department for England and Wiles was
61,3171., and the amount of commission received 77,694/
Ireland cost 8,826/, 0011211141i011 7,8541. Scotland cost
6,6851., oonamission 7,5201., showing a total expenditure of
78,8071, as against 92,8681. receipts. The animist paid by
the nubile departments of Great Britain for postage was
141.2751. 121. 6d., while for Ireland the *mount was
13,8871 14s. Ild., giving a total for the United Kingdom of
165,1431. 78. sd.

A parliamentary return issued this day shows that
the basbel* of malt charred with duty is the years ending
July 5. 1866.1864, and 1863, were as follows :-1863, Eng-
land, 36,076,370; Scotland, 4,244.744; Ireland, 1,694 427.
In the yes. ending July 6, 1804, Sof/land, 34,003,286 ;
Scotland, 3,786.728; Inland, 1.722,226. In the year end-
ing July 1,1&56. England, 31,660,286; Bortland, 3,268,101;
Ireland, 1.470 209.

FON'ILIAL OP THB EARL OP lIIPTON.—The inter-
ment of the resides of the above vespeeted nobleman took
pleat yesterday tereseak vet Mothers& Precisely at 11
o'clock the preesmies, assist* of sight amnia, coaches,
sad the &sewed seri% yeivW amiss% wee formed at
Creseedi mid pessisM liediarem, when it was
jellied by about NI @fibs tswley, wbe eteirtsd it to &O-
tos Awes, wirers as N wen deraikeded Is the sew
vault. The pellberwers were the lid of Lord usb.
field, Jobs Inked Bleekbeeme, Sq., sad Disa-
buse. theb at Liverpool mei lemma of tbe patio-
um llll/111 print. The vldrity of
Crosteth mid whets Ilse et route were crowded with
meow." lobs shoot aft •PPelog dremed is Imellaiale
sad followed die Moms osolop is the plass at laolossoss.
limy el the dreplisepsee if Umrpeel. Wailed Ilrir
te the late seblemes by siestas *dr shop dmise
of tke taseeeL
Dremmtm BVICEDZ.TILI3 DAT.)—This mars-
Lag MAW) the isbabilleste Bolviderrreed wereicatla
Mensal is smarqueaseittlesil aim of " Murder " pr
Ise bee She presdess sumbsred 6, is llewley-pleas. am-
id etas adebbeurs Tubed Ms the house. whew they
Ina diet a perm mimed Testier, a waiter, led sot No
oboist sib ekes tabl. lees. We was quite eldest. The
melletimle Susses& I. assemplbh his purpose, west Ms
the auge,bi& dusk hi. back preset the wall, sad ass*
ass
ome& We WI Ilosa Ids body. No owe Is soolgood
lob sot