The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-13 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURTS.

iW48ION•HOU8B.

J. W. 801 l and Philp Taylor were brought before
AldennanWiracinrged, this former with having stolen some
copperplates ; the latter with bevies received the plates
kisowieg4hat they had been stolen.
Mr. B. VIL Hammend, printer, said—Thu prisoner Ball
was in my eintr yinut, as an @mad boy. up to the 27th of
August last. • was then discharged. One week after 1
discovered that had lost some copperplate.. I missed 14
Plates. I suspected teat Bell had stolen these and mat for
him, and be came to my house ea Moaday at. I charged
him with the robbery. He denied thet he bad taken any
copperplates, aad I told him there was no us else who
would or could have stolen them, and 1 said if he would tell
me where *he had disposed of them I would forgive him.
He parented in the denial, and I let kings, on his pro-
mise to return ant day. He did not retun but this
morning Isis father brought him to my bwase,wbei he again
repeated that be bad net taken the plane, but
afterwards on being premed by hie father,_ he sold be would
make • clean breast of it, end I again mild that if be would
tall use when he had disposed of the property I would not I
I proceed against him. He then said that be had sold them
to Mr. Taylor. I thee went with Ball to the station-house
*ad gave Ma in chugs. The prisoner Taylor was not there.
I went with an °Meer to Taylor's house, ia Upper Themes-
street. Taylor is • matins store dealer. Tao plates were
there.
ii 3114111 Ball, the father of the boy, said—l west with the
dhow to the hum of Taylor this morning, end mind him,
+bother he bad bought any copper of my son. He at inn
denied hung bad any dealings with my ion, but upon my
pressing him he said he might have bought soma gripper-
'plates of the hop. I then reminded him that I bid Wore
told him not to purchase anything of my son. Me replied
' that he had,only bought a few little thugs. I then asked
Taylor when he sold his metal, es nothing bedtime' found in
hie hone. He aid," Yesterday." I asked to whom, as
the amount of netel corns to 24 Be and that he could not
tell who the party was.
Policeman 449—1 west in company with the two last
witaesees sad the prisoner Ball to Toglm's boasain Thames- I
street, gad asked Taylor Hiss bad bought any copperplates
lately. He said he did not think he had bought any within
the last fortnight. I told him there wee no nee is divining
it, and that the boy of whom he bad purchased it was
outside. The prisoner Bag thei lame in, and I asked
Taylor if he bad not 'bre say of that boy. Taylor said
be had bought a few lit • things. Bin's father was present'
then, sad the boy said be bad sold Taylor copperplates,
aad Taylor made he reply. I looked at Taylor's book,
sad found several entries la it. On the 24th of Assiut
was an entry of 'e 610 e. of waste copper," and on the 26th
there was an pastry of some old copper bought. I took
Taylor to the statiorrhouse, when he said he had bought
some plates pf Ball.
was nmancied to Friday. Bail was accepted for
both pritolien.
A oak driver, named Weasels (11,724), was charged with
having refund to take a fire.
Mr. B. Brook, of hew4se, said—Oa lb. 41k ef this
month I ado up by the Remsgete boat to London-bridge.
Then was a long line of Gabs ensiling and plying for hire.
attempted to ening* the Ant cab, with the usistaace of
the °Meer on duty at the place. The driver refused, as did
the nut Ave or sin driven. I then shelled to the defend-
ant and to the °Meer ow day, who told as. the defendant
was not engaged ; but the denudes* also declined to take
sae: although be was in the rook patting to be hired. I
asked him to point out hie fare, be having stated that he was
eageged, aad be did point out a gentlemen. He went up
to a perso aid whispered to him, and that person said that
the defendant was engaged. It is the practice of *Omen
invariably to refuse to-take single peruse, and I determined
to assist the *Sur, who knew and complained of the
'misuse.

The crib•tinver ail/ad a ticket porter to prove that be was
eugaged when Mr. Brook wanted to hire him, but the wit
nem wee, u the defendaat afterwards said, too stupid to
understand what ought to have been said upon each an
occasion ; and
The Aldermaa convicted the driver, and said the public
were mash indebted to Mr. Brook for baviog brought the
question before a magistrate, as it wu rather too bad to
allow the fraternity to Maks a duke of asstomen.
Waltisw Gem a private watelnan, was charged with
beieg druk earl disorderly.
A policemen said—l wee on duty Ibis awning, at three
o'clock, in Grabill, sad I saw the detudant desalt and
iuspable.
Alderman Wire—He is marked down as a printe watch.
man ; and does he get drunk ?
Witness—Yes, my lord. It is hie practice about five
times a week.

The dofendont-1 bad taken a little drop last eight, your
lordship, or 1 would'at b. hen.
Alderman Wire—lt Is stated on the sheet that he was
disorderly. Did he make a great disturbance
Wituese—He suds • great noise, ay lord. We scald
boar hi. a hundred yards off p rattan his teeth. (Laughter.)
Defendaut—l as berry, if I made :a wise, lay lord ; bat I
an sure house hays dose all I could to prevent it. I tried
to k..p it ia.
_CA. laugh.)
Alderman Wire said he would gas the dehadeat firs
shillings for being drank, but gave his credit for the
desperste effort he made to keep the noise within his lips.
The alderman intimated at the ass. time that those who
sopged the defeadaut to act as as extra guard upset their
property would, ia all probability, see the neesseity of being
a little sere mist is Slat heetruetiess to Ida.