The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MAB.LBORMIGH-ESTREET.
♦ SUNDAY MORNING DWI.

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.Varia Snt//, the keeper a • "bovine shop at No. 8,
llusband4treet, St. Jame's, was charged Wore Mr.
1) ',that on a warrant with unlawfully selling spirits with-
out a hurnse.

I'ohce•conatable Shrives, 82 C, deposed—On Sunday
morning week, I went to No. 8, Husbandatreet, about 9
o'clock. I went into the shop and asked for a glass of some-
thing to drink. The prisoner was there and ether persona,
who also asked foe something to drink. I told her she might
servo the others first, and she went into the parlour.
A woman followed her and was served with two
glasses of rum, and it was paid for in copper
money. She next served a young man with two glares of
gio, for whieb he paid sd. I bad two glasses of rum, for
which I paid 6d. I went again yesterday morning a little
after ten, and saw a woman served with a glass of gin, and
two men with two glasses of gin, for which they paid sd.
I was served with one glass of gin.
Primer—You did not have two glasses of rum.
Shrives—Not yesterday, but the previous Sunday. Yes-
terday I had a eau of gin.
Prisoner—He came in yesterday with a young man, and
the► said they were ill, and they had a glass each. It had
been left with me by a lodger.
Mr. Scott, supervisor of excise—The prisoner has so
license.

Inspector James Walker—Yesterday morning about 10
o'clock, areompanied by Butcher, 137 C, I went to No. 8,
Hatband-street, a clothes shop kept by the prisoner. On
entering the shop the prisoner had a small glass in her hand.
I said, " Well, Mrs. Snell, you are at your old games
again." She replied, " Whatever do you mean!" I maid,
" Selling gin ;" and she then said, " Oh, dear me, rm doing
such thing." I took the glum from her band and asked
what it had oontaieed, and she rid, " Oh, only a drop of gin."
I then told her that I had a warrant for her apprehension.
On searching the plate I found a bottle of gin, and another
with aura rum in it. I then took her to the station-house,
and while taking the charge I mimed her from the dock, and
saw her placing another bottle containing spirits under one
of the meats.

Butcher,
13• C—l went esterday, aocompanied by the
inspector, to the prisoner's shop, in Husband.street,
and found in the cupboard several empty bottles, all of
which bed 000tained spirits, and one bottle with some rum
in it. There was also a stone bottle with some beer in it,
and some measures which smelt of beer.
The prisoner (who is about 70 years of age) said—The ram
was brought iu by oee of my Wpm, who had a bad cold.
The gin was given to her on Friday, as it was her birthday,
and she was going to put some cold water and camphor with
it, as she wan told it was good for the rheumatism.
(Laughter.)

.—laipector-----. Welker—Oa the 11th of February. 1861, the
prisoner was charged with a similar offence before the late
Mr. Beano, and lined 2M., or three months' imprisonment.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Such practice* are very bard upon pub-
licans, who have to pay for their licenses and who have very
heavy expenses. The law is very stringent in such eases.
I shall floe you 50/. or three calendar months in default. I
could have fined you 100(.

THREE SUSPECTED CHILD MURDERS AT
POPLAR.-(THIS DA T.)4

Thin morning Mr. J. Humphreys, the Middlesex
Coroner, received notice at his offices, in Spital.equare,
Norton-folgata, respecting the discovery of three newly
born children, supposed to have been murdered.
The first cue was that of a fine fully-developed female
child found dead in a ditch by some boys while paring
through a field at the ray of the bowies in the East India-road.
The body was almost naked, and bad only been deposited
there a brief period. A medical gentleman was called, who
was of opinion that the deceased had been born alive, and
had died from hemorrhage and neglect at the birth. The
deceased was removed to the dead-house at High-stmt,
Poplar, and an inquest will be held on the body to-morrow
(Tuesday) afternoon at the Spotted Dog Tavern.
Another body of a newly born female child was discovered
on Sunday morning by a police-constable of the K division
lying in Morant-street, Poplar, and it is supposed that the
deceased died from viollmee. The body was wrapped up in
some pieces of rag and tied round with a string. The medical
officer of the district was called and examined the decreed,
who was well fortued, but had died from violence.
A third body was also found under somewhat suspicious
elm:meal:mos. It appears that a domestic servant named
Sarah Watts, in the service of a family at Poplar, had been
taken with sudden illness, and when search was made the
body of a fine female child wee discovered concealed in time
bedroom. A surgeon was called, who made an azaminatios
of the body, and an inquiry will be held by the roamer at
the cams time and place.
As the crime of infanticide is so much on the increase at
this part of the metropolis, a reward will be offered for the
detection of the guilty pinata in the two first-named cease.

SERIOUS FIRES IN LONDON.--During last night
11,1 this morning the firemen were actively engaged.
Police constable 111 of the H division in parsing the pre-
mises belonging to Mr. Harden, a boot and shoe warehouse-
man, No. 112, High-street, Whitechapel, found smoke
p,uring out of the lower part of the building. He at once
rout off for Conductor Wood. Upon reaching the seem
Wood was informed some persons were in the building
which was then in • regular blaze. He at owe raised
Lis machine in frost and attempted to enter
Lest was unable. The lames were then attacking the Hen
sod Chicken Hotel is Keet-and-Emex-yard, as well as the
and mat warehouses of Mr. Cramp, 111, in the High-
street. The engines were set to work, when suddenly
piercing screams were beard from the back of the blezioe
T ie. Wood ran with his escape to the rear of the premise,.
na mounting his machine he saw a woman sod child
Penned op in a small yard, with a wall at each side about
feet high. The beat of the flames and the dimity of the
smulte had by that time nearly stifled them. Wood, how-
ever, pitched his ladder over the wall, deseended, and
brought up the mother and child in safety. Mr. Harden's
preint...s were nearly destroyed ; the property of Mr. Cramp
senou=ly injured by fire. water, km ; and had it not berm
for the services rendered by the land steamers the
Hen and Chickens Hotel would hays been de-
stroyed. As it was considerable damage was done.
Another Are took place io an unfinished house belonging to
Ur. F. Neal. abuilder, Downs-park-road, Shacklewell. The
premise were destroyed, and the roof of the adjoining
Louse pertly burnt. When the fire wise considered to be
Perfectly got under, a small quantity of Are was noticed
11 One of the men in the upper part of the ruins, and one
of the firemen proceeded with a bucket of water to ge-
ne:Mai it. Unfortunately one of the walls gave way, and
the unfortunate roan was buried in the debris. He was
,eriously injured that he was obliged to be removed to
the Genteel Hospital.
-3113ttraN MAU& —On Saturday last the Cunard
r:,,repany's steamer Scotia sailed from the Money for New
1 urk with the American maila together with Puwawret,
&e. fie Wednesday the lemon steamer Glasgow
will Jon leave the Mersey for New York, with mails for the
I !libel States. Letters, fic., will be received at the Liver-
pool PostoMce until 2 o'clock p.m., and rid Cork until &30
I).m. There are three steamers due at Liverpool this week
with the American and Canadian mails. The City of
1:oodon, from New York on the Ist of October, and the
inadian mail steamer from Quebec on the same day, may
be expected to reach—the former Cape Clear or Queens-
tnwit, and the latter Greeecestk on Wednesday nest. Oa
tiatunlq morning next the Persia, from New tea es the
,th, may be expected at Queenstown.

PRODAJLA.
TITISDAT. ON HOIXZWI IFIDNISDAY.
W.N.W. to N.N.L, Courts. N.W. to H.S. and back
light to moderate, to W., variable, =-
fine derate, generally line.
N. to it, and back to Wlsirgia. N. to W., varying from
Nte. W.. moderate to moderate to strong.
eth. ens.
N. to F. ood back, llonlwagg. N.Z. to N.W., frisk
treali. generally due. or g.
N.E to W., freak. LIAM N.N.E.stron to W.N.W.,
fresh to moderate.
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