The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

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MANSION-HOUSE.
The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknow.
ledge the receipt of the following donations far the poor-
box : A Thank-offering to the Great Provider, 51. ; C. G.,
second half of • 101. note ; S. and H., 21. ; J. M., U. ;
A. E. G.,101. ; Saddlers' Company, Si. Also for the Lon-
don Poor Relief Fund: from Messrs. Ridgway and Co., 10/ ;
Etat Stephenson, 21.25. ; Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company, 60/. ; Sims Willyams
Nevill, Esq., 30/. ; Neve Dem, , 101. ;H. C. White,
Eiq., 61. ; C. S., receipt stamps, 6s.
GUILDHALL.
John &Togging, Patrick Daley, John Slater, Cornelius
Newnliam, and James Smith, were charged with going
about in gangs to levlr money. The facts were clearly
proved. There were eight men, and one carried a box in
which they had 13s. in shillings and sixpences, besides one
threepenny p:ece. Upon Scroggins, who had pleaded that
he was hard up," there was 3s. bd. found at the station,',
independent of the money in the box.
The inspector called witnesses who deposed that the pri-
soners had employment the previous day under a dust con-
tractor, at 21. 6d. per day, and might have been at work that
day, but they had struck fur higher wages.
Sir R. W. Carden committed them, as vagrants, to prison
for twenty-one days, with hard labour.
Sir R. W. Carden begged to acknowledge the receipt of
Si, from the Saddler's Company ; and 21. anonymously, for
the poor box. Also fifty tickets from the Ci y Samaritan
Institution, entitling the holder to a basin of hot soup and
bread. Sir It. W. Carden remarked that these contribu-
tions were very acceptable, and added that no destitute per-
son would be permitted to have relief refused by the
proper authorities, if application was medic to any magis-
trate.
MARLBOROUGH.STREET.
Luigi Baranelli, the Italian who now awaits his
trial for the wilful murder of Joseph Latham, alias Lam-
bert, at 6, Foley-place,
:and with attempting to murder
Mary Ann Jamie' alias Lambert, by shooting her also
with a pistol, was brought up from Newgate by habeas, for
the purpose of undergoing an examination. The prisoner
appeared to be in a very weakly state of health. He was
remanded to Newgatc.
Fox tax FOUR Doz.—From C. G., tho half of a
10/. note; from T. B. the half of a 61. ditto; the Dra-
pers' Company, •61. ; T. B. H., 61. ; Frederick Crock-
ford, Esq., 3/. ; Lord C. per Sir Richard Mayne, dl. ;
J. It. D., 51. ; and from H.S., 21.
WORSHIP-STREET.

At this court several persons were charged with rioting.
The magistrate announced the receipt of 70/., being the
aggregate amount of a guinea subscription of the members
of the London Commercial Sale-rooms and others in the im-
mediate neighbourhood of Mincing-lane, for the relief of the
poor. The following additional contributions were also
received:—The Saddlers' Company, U. ; V. B , 5/. ;
51. ; Byron, 51.; C. R., 1/. ; A. H. C. 8., 1/. ; 8., two Si.
notes ; J. K. D., 5/. ; and a packet of relief tickets from the
Samaritan Society in Farringdon-strcet.
CLERKENWELL.
Mr. Tyrwbitt acknowledged the receipt of 5/. from Lord
C. ; ,5/. from R. ; sad 21. from Moss, for the poor-box.
SOUTHWARK.
Several disorderly persons were brought before the sitting
magistrate, charged with perambulating the streets and
soliciting money iu a manner to intimidate tradesmen and
other householder. Some of the inhabitants who had suf-
fered by their visits were afraid to appear against them.
The magistrate remanded certain of the prisoners for in-
quiry, but committed others to prison for a month. One
party which has been levying black mail in the district,
contrived to collect 51., with which the person of their num-
ber acting as treasurer bolted.
Mr. Combe received the sum of 701. in Bank of England
notes for the poor-bcs, with the accompanying note :
" London, Feb. 23,1355.
"The members of the London Commercial Sale-rooms
sod others in the immediate neighbourhood of Mincing-lane
have commenced a guinea subscription for the relief of the
poor ; the money to be handed over for distribution to the
magistrates of the Southwark, Thames, and Worship-street
rolice-courta."
Mr. Combs also received 51 from J. R. D., and 51. from
the Saddlers' Company. Mr. A'Beckett has also received
the second half of a 101. note from C. G., and the first and
second half of • 51. note from H.
THAMES.

Charles Devine, aged4B, Timothy Burke, 15,
Shea, 48, and John Driscoll, 50, Irish labourers, were
charged with begging from house to house, and obtaining
alms by intimidation.
These prisoners were taken in the fact. On a search it
was found that Devine had 4s. 88. in his possession, and the
other various sums.
The following additional subscriptions, an acknowledg-
ment of which wag requested in the journals, have been re-
ceived by Mr. Ingham, for the relief of the destitute poor in
the district:—The Saddlers' Company, 51; 11 , 61. ; I. J. F.,
5/. ;C. 8. 101.; W. M.. 51.; G. C., 101. ;A. 0. 2s. Bd. ;
H. 1., 201. ; A. H. C. 8., a 61. note (196,414) ; A. H. C. 8.,
a 51. note (86,415) ; B. P., 11. ; S. G. N , 6s. ; Nemo, U. ;
H. M., 61 ; M'Oregor Laird, 101. ;C. C. 8., ;C. H. M.,
10s.; Rev. It. 8., Ws. ; W. A., ss. ; S. S.. 51 ; W. 8., Si.;
I. N. 8., 51. ; Mr. W. 8., Lombard-street, 61. ; A. E. I. 0. U.,
61. ; Anonymous, 51.; E. M., 10a; E. H., 109. ;11 L. 8.,
6 guineas ; M. N., 21. ; C. M. L. P., 21.; a Lady, 51. Mr.
Ingham relieved many well authenticated cases of urgent
distress recommended to him by various individuals; and
the chief usher distributed tickets for bread to those who
were known to him and others to ba in a destitute condition,
but the general distribution of bread daily at the doors of
the court, which led to much confusion, and not a little
imposition, bas bees yery wisely discontinued.