The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.

To-day has been, if possible, a more marked
1. Aiday, notwithstanding the unusually early occurreace of
Later, than almost any preceding one of the same kind.
...deed it may be mid that bunneee has been to
very large extent suspended in all trades and
:.Mop dependent on the millian for their support
prosecution. The sky bee been, on the whole,
railer lowering ; but the menaced showers have not prv-
,,ctol the MIS from wending their way to accustomed
ones of pleasure and recreation. The streets were at an
..rly hour tbroeged with shoals of pumas of both
srte.. bent on making the day a thorough holiday.
The running of numerous excursion trains to a greater or
less distnneo from the metropolis at very low hula tempted
numbers to quit London ; and after the despatch of the
volunteer army, noticed elsewhere, the vicinity of London.
bride, and of Waterloo-road in particular, swarmed with
parties on their way toi the train. The river wee rather
too —7)7d for plasure ; bat nevertheless the steamboats
desti3el for Greenwich and other localities down nod up
the river were well-freighted. Blackheath, Hampstead-
treth. the Zoological Garden', the Parka, the British
Museum, South Kensington Museum, and other peat
I resorts were docked to by eager multitudes, and ail
Le customary methods of obtaining amusement were called
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WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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THE POLICE COURTS.
(TRH) DAY.)

OLERKEN WELL.
WHIPPING AND TYPRIDON7II6 ♦ HOT TOR SOBBDIO TM

INPLOTIL
Milian Bose)lade, egad 13, a aam
boy, residing at 23, Norfolk-street Mrtm, was
with stealing, at 5, Pereival•dreet,Clerkenwell, 104 IrgcrE,
the monies of his employer, Mr. J. Thompson, watch
manufacturer. _ _

The primmer had been in the employ of the promontor for
a short time, and a few days aloes he was mat with ten
sovereigns to get changed for silver. He decamped with
the money, and although information was given to the
police, nothing was heard of him for some days afterwards,
when he was found at a suburban railway station on his way
to Woolwich. In addition to the money, the prosecutor
had lost a silver watch case, but he could not undertake to
say that the prisoner had taken it, allover he had very
little doubt but that be bad done so.

Police constable William Kempeon, 3Df R, said he was
on the Lewisham 'station platform when he saw the pri-
soner standing in front of him. The prisoner was in the
act of putting some money into a purse, when, seeing that
there was in it three or four so and that the pri-
soner behaved in a suspicions manner, be caught hold of him
and asked him how he became possessed of it The prisoner
gave him two or three versions of the affair, and then
he took him to the police-station, and found that he
answered the descriptioo that the police had cir-
culated of his appearance. The prisoner at Snit
denied that his name was Rosablade, and that
he knew anything of ClerkeowelL On searching him
51. is. od., a pistol, two boxes of percussion caps, some
powder, and a bullet mould were found on him. To account
for the possession of them the prisoner made the foltel:wiinel
extraordinary statement : He said he had been entrap
away from his home by the gipaies, who had three to
murder him if he did not implicitly obey all their com-
mands. At first be did not like their manner of living, but
being taken much notice of by the lieutenant of the gang,
that officer was desired to take him and keep him. One day
they left on a marauding expedition, and being unsuccessful
they travelled u fares Woking, Common. There the lieutenant
had stopped several gentlemen, had demanded their money
or their lives, and had robbed them, but had never ill-used
them if they did not make a noise and at once complied with
his wishes. If they were violent his (the prisoner'.)
duty was to shoot them, and that he had done several
times with the pistols he then had in his possession.
He bad also been engaged in the commission
of several burglaries, had terrified the inhabitants,
and had carried off a regular f swag of booty."
He was now getting tired of being a highwayman and a
burglar, and he wanted to get to see, so that he would be •
pirate and a bold buccaneer, and sweep the peas, and be his
, own master and for ever free.

The magistrate asked if the officer had inquired if there
had been any burglaries committed. as the prisoner bad de-
scribed.

The officer replied that there was no truth in the pri-
soiter's story. He had, he understood, been reeding cheap
novels, and had got all this " stuff " into his head. He
had been told that the prisoner had robbed his previous
employer.
The prosecutor said that was eo, but he did not know it
until aftei the prisoner had decamped.
The magistrate asked the prisoner what novels he bed
been reading.
The prisoner. who treated the matter with the greatest
indifference, said he had " Dick Turpin," "The Gentleman
Highwayman," and " Tales of the Daring and Bravery of
Pirates, and he liked them.
_

The mother of the prisoner, a respectable, hard-working
looking woman, said that she was very sorry to see her
youngest sou standing in each a distressful position, and he
waa the first of the family that had ever dishonoured their
name. He had been brought up religiously and respect-
ably. The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Thompson
when his father ascertained what had occurred at his pre-
vious situation. He then spoke to the prisoner about the
wickedness of his act, and believing that the boy was peni-
tent and would Dot repeat the act, he did not take him away
from his work or tell his employer, both of which he now
regretted he had not done.

The prisoner, in an imPacleat tone, said be did not wish
to say anything ia defence. They °odd do as they liked
w him.

The mother trusted that the magistrate would put the
prisoner into a reformatory. He was bat yourg, and he
mig yet turn out a bright man.
The prisoner said he did not wish at all to go there.
The magistrate, in very feeling terms, pointed out to the
primmer the wickedness and folly be had been guilty of.
Although he had read about the denim way that robberies
had formerly been committed, and had wished to emulate
the example of those that had committed them, still, how.
ever daring the manner in which the robberies were cam.
mated, the parties who did them would be pucished. He
then sentenced the prisoner to be kept in the House of
Correction, with hard labour, for one calendar month, and
whilst there to reasini twelve lashes with the birch.

The prisoner was removed apparentlyinweece reel
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
RODBUIT DT A DeTLDB.
. .

Charles Blair, butler to it;44II;IL ire. Georgians Boyle,
.
of No. 25, Greer miovstreet. wee charged before Mr. -
whitt with dealing a bottle of wine, some wax needles, and
other articles. the property of his mistress.
Hobbina, 91 C, said that about a quarter past 11 on
Saturday sight, while in Hanover-square, he saw • female
with • carpet-bag and • parcel wrapped in a piece of
staff peas him in a hurried manner. Thu excited his sus-
picion, and he went after her and stopped her, when she
said that ehe had oaly got some pictures in the parcel for
the children, but on his examining the perml he found under
a copy of the Illustrated Nora, • bottle of wine, about a
dozen wax candles, and the remains de dessert. On aakiog
the female where she got the articles from, she said from
No. 25, Grosvenor-street, where her husband was butler.
He took the female back to the house, when she said to the
prisoner," This policeman has stopped me with this," at
the same time holding the bag towards him. The prisoner
replied, " Oh, it's all right, it's only the woman with
my washing," at the same time seizing the
bag and running down the kitchen stairs. After a struggle
the prisoner picked up the hag and the bottle of wise which
had rolled out, and threw them under a bed in the pantry.
The prisoner was then given into his custody, but the
female escaped.
Sergeast Fdwards, 2 C, said the prisoner told him that he
gave the thins to the female, who was his wife, and that
he bad three children.

-
The Hoe. Mn. Georgia's' Boyle identified the article, as
her property, sad said the prisoner, who had only been in
her service a month, came to her well raconimeadei
The prisoner said be was • married man and had three
chikhsin to salvor', but had nothing to do it with. He
was sorry for what he had done.
Is answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the prisoner pleaded guilty.
Yr. Tyrwhitt said it wee one o those cases which were
now so common that it was dangerous to take pertain into
houses. He believed that amongst servants there existed •
feeling that they had • right to take what they liked, and
their employees had no right to complain. He did not look
with compaesiou on butlers and servants, for no persona
were better off' fed, lodged, and cared for if they took care
of themselves, than the upper servants in families, as was
well kllol/13 to everyone who had had any experience.
He should commit the prisoner for two months, with hard
labour.

NEw LICILVREiI IN TUE CITY.—The following is
a copy of a rneenerial creosoted to the liorosiog magistrates
at Guildhall oo the 26th by the City of London Temperance
Association :—To the Worshipful the Justices of the City of
London in petty sessions assembled. The memorial of the
president, vice-presateets, committee, and officers of the
City of Leedom Temperance Association respectfully
sheweth,—That your memorialists' attention had been
drawn to the fact that there are seventeen applications for
new licenses upon which you will be called to adjudicate oo
the 26th instant, and which in the interest of temperance
morality, and good order, they submit should not be granted,
from the conviction that the public-houses in this City are
already far too numerous, that the evils flowing from these
houses are not confined to the victims themeelves, but that
the burdens of taxation induced by the sale of intoxicating
liquor@ affect all classes directly or indirectly, and any in-
comes in their number would provide more nurseries for
profligacy, pauperism, crime, and destitution. That such
houses retard social, elucational, moral, and religions pro-
gress, and it is therefore highly desirable that the number
mould be reduced whenever it is practicable to do so. Your
memorialists therefore humbly pray that the subject may
receive the serious consideration of your worshipful body at
the adjourned hemming meeting to be holden on Saturday
next. And your memorialists will ever pray. Benjamin
Scott, President ; Samuel Morley, George Cruilohaek,
artist; J. A. Homer, F.R.S. 1.. and F.S.S. ; Harper
Twelvetrese, M.A. • and Robert Maguire, M. A., locombent
of ClerkenwelL Then follow the signatures of the com-
mittee sod officers. Thomas Jones and Jamey Vincent,
Hon. Secretaries. - - -

RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT BOWDEN.—OD Saturday
erasing au inquest was held by Mr. Dunstan, coroner of
Knutaford, oo the body of Agnes Sinclair, aged 20. De-
ceased had taken a ticket on the previous evening to go
from Bowden to Manchester by the Altrincham line. The
day being Good Friday, and a east number of people having
gone to Bowden as excureioniets. the return platform was
crowded, and there was not a sufficient staff of servants to
restrain the people. The conseqnence was that the =for-
tunate girl, ea the train was backed into the station, was
boric along by the weight of the crowd, and losing her
footing was forced down between the platform and car-
riages till she got under the wheels. When the train
stopped, ow of the carriage wheels was noting on her
Dread. She only breathed about tee minutes afterwards.
Verdict—Accidental death.

A STCRGEON esronT AT ROTITERHITHE.-00
Saturday morning. about half•put air, as a man named
Peroevalr the foreman of the labourers at Acorn Wharf,
Sotharhithe, was at wort on one of the bargee lying off
the wharf, his attention was drawn to the dorsal fin of some
large fish which was above the surface of the water. A boat
book was at head, and with the assistance of that and a
rope, together with the crate on the wharf, be sneeseded
in leading what turned out to be a very fine sturgeon. It
measured seven fest two Melee, and weighed a hundred-
weight and a hal,. In the coarse of the day it WII4
takes to the Mansion-house and presented to the Lxl
Mayor.