The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUBTB.

MANSIoN-HOUSE.
Williams Paper, a person in the service of Dsfries and
Sons, of Houndediteh, glass maaufactoren, was charged
hei,re Alderman Sidney with embesil. meat.
Mr. C. Brown, tobacconist, of 226, Piccadilly, said—l
assist Mr. Bignell, of the Argyll R ams, Windmill-street,
who is • customer of Messrs. On the 28th of
February, the prisoner brought to my shop a picture, which
he left with me for approval, and about the Srd of March I
him 11.25. 6d. for the picture, on amount of Mews.
Defries. I bought it on my own amount. He left two
ether pictures with me on the day I paid bim.
Mr. H. Dairies (of the arm of Defries end Bons) said—
The prisoner was in our employment as warehouseman and
salesman, sad was authorised to receive money on onr ac-
count for the goods he took to our customers. He never
accounted to me for the 11. 2s 6d. received of Mr. Brown.
He ought to have done is oa the day it was resolved, or the
nest morning.
Mr. Anderton, clerk to the prosecutors, said—lt was the
duty of the prisoner to render an aeoosat to me of 'he
goods he took out. On the let of March he acconsted to
me for the picture he had taken out, and he desired me to
charge it to Mr. Biped, and make out an Invoice in Mr.
Bignell's name for it, and I forwarded an invoice mold.'
isgly. The prisoner did not account to me for the 11.25. 6d.
received of Mr. Brown, but on the 6th of March he directed
other goods to be sent to Mr. Biondi, and told me to book
them to Mr. Bignall's account in the same manner as that
on the 28th of February.
The prisoner, who said he had no notion of appropriating
the money, was remanded.
BOW-STREET.
Jouple Catlin, a rough.lookieg man, W 44 charged with
assaulting Mr. Hales, the landlord of the Craven Head,
Drury-lane, and also Mrs. Hales.
The defendant, and two companions, got admission to the
house at an unreasonable hour of the morning, by repreeent-
ing that they were friends of the landlord, who is celebrated
as the " Norfolk Giant." After being served with drink,
which they refused to pay for, Mr. Hales desired them to
leave, but the defendants resisted, and besides nearly throw-
ing complainant down some steps, which would have killed
him, he kicked Mrs. Hales in a cowardly manner.
Mr. Henry said it was rather • late time to admit
omen. bat the mouth was unjestifiable, and the
indents must pay 40s. ergo to pins.

After a ease that re_
aired the attendance of several of
the police officials from Scotland-lord, Mr. Conte, address.
ing them, said—Of late I have mowed numerous letters
calling my attention to various robberies in which the con-
duct of the police is questioned, and also complaining of
fearful accidents that had occurred through the practice of
throwing orange peel on the pavement. In one instance a
person slipped down through stepping on a piece of peel.
and received so serious an injury that he had since died. I
wish it generally tnows‘to the public, and the pees would
be doing a material aerates by letting them know, that we
have no more power or authority over the police thaa them-
selves ; for, although we are generally designated
" police magistrates," we are not so ; but we
are placed here as " judges" of eases brought
before us by the police ; and the letters, which entail
on us a great amount of extra labour and trouble, may
of them entrails/ to a great length, should be addessned
the oommisaimsen of the force. I think it the provisos et
the polies to look to the matte:. and apprehend all perms,
guilty of the dangerous practice of throwing orange peel as
the pavement, and whoa they are brought before me I will
certainly punish them with the wiliest ',verity. The
nuisance is a very general sad disgraceful habit, and some
means should be adopted by the polka to watch Ise
those careless persona who practise it, and bring them is
justice.
Mr Superintendent Foxall, E division—l will attend is
your worship's suggestions, and will conisannicata the sa-
tes to Sir Richard Mayne.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
• very handsome young French girl, accompanied by ea
interpreter named Albert, made the following ellseenteat is
ILL Bingham:
A short tins ago she had been brought to this .surely by
apes= wbe reposented Morsel' to be a amities, sad who
parmised le peewee •sitimaien for her in London. She was
labia blab einaume to a boas in Howarth-strait—a no-
Wises house which has been indicted by the parish autho-
eidessad was Introduced to the landlady, who enpged
her after a short conversation with the countess. The
applicant, before the countess left the house, contrived to
eireelther a conversation between her and the landlady, and
Mod a bulimia struck that the counter was to receive 600
beam for introducing the new inmate. Applicant beard
moue' to retrain* Mr of the erne character of the helm,
sad tke purpose for which she had been brought there. She
found moans to quit the house almost immediately, and
had", related her story to her friends, she was advised to
leg bete particulars before a magistrate.
Ys.
Malthus was afraid that this ease could not he
bought ander the operation of the sew act relative to the
dellonen et warn, as the applicant had not »Brained
is sesten punctual contamination.
I:LionalMeas I stated that the landlady ef the house rudely
bee brans without her consent.
Ilia Mews thought this amounted to an assault, red if
the egglinat shoes he would grant a warrant against the
sennalso.
Applicant would take the warrant, and accordingly a
warrant was issued and placed in the hands of one of the
sammoeing officers of the court.
" A. 14." has seat IL for the poor-box.
SOUTHWARK.
imswel Zelland, the master of the 'chooser Caroline,
‘diestalrwra the put of London and Demerara, sad,
ell mate of the same vessel, were brought ap
Se trsl anadmaties denied with causing the death of
ilaMd inliesk labia bey, aged 16, by repeatedly masa-
kit end ill-treating him on board that vowel.
Ran; P1...1111 of the ens have already appeared in the
The sinuses were onanltted for trial on the charge of
nesiweghtn
:Sinn*" • canna in the employ of a tree in
lase, City, was brought before Mr. A'lleckett,
with causing the death of Samuel Mansfield, a boy
two year, sad three months old, by driving over him with a
MI appeared,
p flea the evident* of several 'Massimo, that
Bleat 8 *Week on Menday main the child was naming
Ihe rod-way Soidael.enest, when the prism: wee
listelag a horse est Sas with lead. He saw the child
SP= yards ni, sal, at the same time paling up
hie issue; bat MOM he and do',, thedeceased was
banked down by in mad the off-wheel pasted over
IL Oar of the imbiliffigalls endeavoured all he could to save
the child, bat o Se *e prisoner palling cep by only one
rein, It was when taken to a a .ftmenun
tee's, Me the wee Maud to be dead.
TM rheum sell the child was standing is the middle of
Se raid, and as sera es he new it, he celled out sad poled
up, Mt safortaandle the wheel passed over it. He was
einentely nay tar what bad weaned.
Mr. A' he wee *embed the seen shield
allow eweadoesien On to run ',beat the drew, end le
Imidents did net nen freguatty nem
as SINS weuidSib is hold by the mean; therein, he
illnlid amid bin until Saturday.
LAMBETH.
lb. A_ 0., a brewer in Geerguelmit, Onebeemll,
sushi bean Mr. EOM le mower le an iuternitisa
Mil arises Idea by cedes et the Seentary of Saw In
slag a farness not ametruned es as to consume its mac
defsedent's WNW Galled three witness, who
pima *eft tunes had been taken out, end a
patewled sponge est ter the supra* of pp
aushe. hat slang paten eseesse.
MISS eisened that It was quite clear, though ease
nese were adopted, they were not sash as wereseaden ,
pp signeual, sad theeekors he inn gravid the defendant is
the midgetied }natty at V. and eons.
The Smelly sad eosin were at see paid.

THAMES.
Mews. Sentra and James Lovegrove, the proprietors of
the Brunswick Hotel and the Railway Tavern, both situated
on the Bruns* ickWharf, Black w all, ire re char.getlwith having
their premises illegally open for the sale of one, spirits, ite.,
on the 21st March, the same being a day appointed for a
totems fast.
Mr. J. S. Newboo, solicitor to the Hotel and Tavern
Keepers' Protection Society, appeared for the defeadasto
Mattifew Jones, a police-mostable, stated that at 26
minutes peat 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the fast day, be
saw the Railway Tavern open for business and people going
in and crimiog out. There were about 160 persoas in front
of the bar and in the rooms, and they were supplied with

refreshments.
Mr James Lovegrove said the tavern wu alongside the
Blackwell railway terminus sod fronted the river. Thou-
sands of persons west down the Thames to Woolwich sad
nd on the last day. They all passed over the
wharf.
Mr. Yerdley thought it would not do to say that all the
people who passed over the whist on the fast day were
travellers.
Mr. Newbon submitted this was an exceptional sae.
The defendants' was built on privet* property, end
there was no thoroughfare over the wharf sad lock gates,
except by permission of the But and West India Dock
Company. Bteamthoats were constantly departing to and
arriving from all parts of the United Kingdom at the
Brunswick Wharf; emigraot:ships were frequently depart-
ing from the dock ; ships trading to all parts of the world
were daily passing, going in and out of the dock past the
Railway tavern, and the people on board were travellers in'
every sense of the word. Tee Railway T ,at the east
end of the wharf, and the Brunswick Hotel, at the west end
of the wharf, known to all the lovers of white bait, were
essentially travellers' houses, and built for travellers and
wayfarers. He would, therefore, contend the house did not
come within the meaniog of the act of pulisment.
Mr. Yardley—l really cannot understend why you say
there is • special exception in favour of this house. You
age obliged to resort to this moment, that persons going
me on pleasure are travellers within the meaning sit the
wit of par.iseninr. 1 cannot admit the force of your argu•
meat, nor consider that because the house is situated at •
eteasithoat end railway terminus it is to be exempted from
the operation' of the act. The evidence amounts to this,
the Railway T was open and ell comers were supplied
with beer or spirits, without any inquiries as to who they
wen.
Mr. Newbon said his clients had acted under a mistaken
impression, and if told they were not to open toeit house
again under similar circumstances, would submit. He sub-
mitted that it was lime for mitigation, and that a aominal
penalty would be efficient.
Mr. Yardley said there was only ens reason why he could
not accede to Mr. Newbon's wishes. If he did so, it would
operate as ea encouragement to others to disobey the law.
He must inflict a penalty that would carry some weight with
it—namely, 40e. and cost..—The penalty was paid.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN BELGRAYE-
SQUARE.

For several days 'past considerable excitement has
prevailed in Belgian...pare and its vicinity in consequence
of &most extensive rubbery of gold watches, gold rings,
diamond pins, and other articles of jewellery, which took
place at the residence of Mr. A. Stewart, No. 13, Belgrave-
square, on last Saturday week, under circumstances which
are at present involved in considerable mystery. Upon the
discovery of the robbery prompt information was sent to the
police, bat no clue has been as yet obtained to lead to the
apprehension of any one. Yesterday a printed circular,
containing a description of the articles stolen, was issued,
offering a reward of 1001. to any person who will give
inch information as may lead to the apprehension and eioa-
viction of the thief and recovery of the property." It appears
that the establishment of Mr. Stewart, who it is stated
holds an official appointment at the Viceregal Court, Dublin
Castle, consists of a butler and under butler, two footmen,
two pages, and female domestics. Oa the evening of
the robbery the majority of these servants were at home.
Mr. Stewart was in Ireland, but Lady Isabella Stewart, his
wife, remained at the mansion, which is at the corner of
Malkin street West. The property stolen, which consisted
of nearly 100 duff, rent articles, was in two separate bones,
which were seen by the butler about half-react eight o'clock.
Shortly after ten o'clock, on some of the articles being re-
quired by Lady Stewart, it was found that it was re-
moved. An inquiry took place, when it was dis-
covered that another boa was missing. The value
of the property stolen is estimated at about 1,001
When the robbery was discovered there were fears that a
valuable bead ornament which was studded with diamonds,
pearls, do., and which was worth 2,0001., might have been
stolen, but that fortunately had not been taken possession
' of. There ate various rumours as to how the robbery was
effected. The police brats that no admission was obtained
into the home by means of skeleton keys, and that the only
entrance could hays been by the area steps, or through the
trap-door at toe roof of the house, if, in fact, the thieves
came from without. Whoever committed the theft must
have been well aware where the property was deposited,
none of which has been traced. Many of the articles were
gifts of relatives now no more, which on that account had
'adorable value attached to them.