The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-05 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Mr. Job Pickle* Whitely, proprietor, and Mr. Parr
Bayne, part proprietor and editor of the Weekly Reriew,
were summoned before Alderman Phillips, for publishing a
libel cotioernia4 Dr. lienealey. 'The libel complained of
was contained in the notice of • poem by the plaintiff, en-
titled, " A New Pantomime."
Extracts from the notice having been read, together with
'Armee from the work itself,
Aldermen Phillips said the article charged Dr. Kenesley
with having an innate end unmitigated coarse mind ; that
dirt was his native element ; and that the book itself re.
Dented not only an ill-regulated, but a polluted mind. It
also charged him with being a villain ; and in another part
it said he was a man to lash little boys until they st
and fell down ; and that he was a man to eclipse Alnered
op.
ley, by patting them to death by slow torture. But the
climax of the article was exceedingly clear, because the
reviewer stated that for his own part he oonsidered
it to be his bounden duty to abandon the tone
of literary criticism, and to assume that which befits a gross
social outrage. He wished to be clearly understood. With
regard to the merits or demerit, of the work in question,
that was a matter that was clearly out of his province.
There could be no doubt we all lovcd the license and the
liberty of the press, but it must be confined within ita pro-
per limits, and he must say, on reading that article, that be
was not disposed to take upon himself the responsibility it
involved. The learned counsel said that all criticisms were
privileged, bat the criticism must refer to the work, and not
be directed against the writer. It did appear to him that
the language used in that article was beyond that of mill-
i:lm.y criticism, and he must therefore decline to take upon
himself the responsibility of deciding the ante.
The defendants were then committed for trial, and entered
into their own recogniances to appear.

woßsmp-sTREET.
Ann Jeffries, about 18 years of age, and of very neat ap-
pearaoce, WWI charged before Mr. Cooke with steeling three
pairs of women's boots, value 30s.
Mr. Lullum, a boot and shoe maker in the Kinpland-
road, said that the prisoner had been in his service as a
general servant only a fortnight • but although he received
• moat excellent and undoubtedly truthful character with
her for honesty, he was induced from peculiar circum-
stances to watch her at an early hour in the morning, and
maw her take from the show room a pair of boots. Subse-
quently he called in • police•constable, and on prooeeding to
her bedroom three pairs were found, all his property, and
one of which were in wear. _ _ _

The policeman in charge of the case deposed to the pri-
soner having voluntarily given Dim • duplicate of a fourth
pair, and these also were identified by the prosecutor as his.
The sbopman at • pawnbroker's named Gannon, in
Ds Beauvoir-place, Kiogoland, produced the property, and
said prisooer bad pledged them on Saturday Mat for as.
Mr. Cooke here observed—The boots are quite new strung
together, worth 10s. to the manufacturer, and you lend as.
upon them.
Witness—She said that she had just purchased them, and
that they did not fit her.
Mr. Cooke—Now, did you believe that a probable story?
Witness was silent.
Mr. Safford, the clerk—He must have known, sir, that
the seller would have changed them.
Mr. Cooke—Certainly so. Conduct like this is conti-
nually brought under my notice, and it will not in the
least astonish me if a pawnbroker one day stands at that
bar charged with knowingly receiving stoles property.
The prisoner, who wept bitterly, assured the magistrate
that previous to her service with Mr. Laura she bad never
committed a theft.
Sentence—Three months in the House of Correction.
MARYLEBONE.

Citome Griffiths mad Eliza Halt, both stylishly dreamed,
who refused their addresses, were charged as or before
Mr. Yardley.
. . .

Prom the evidence adduced is this ease it appeared that
oe Tuesday afterimou the two priammrs entered Masan.
Marshall and Snelgrove's silk room, in Vero-street, Ozfovd-
street, and seated themselves at the counter. After they
bad bees looking at the paroslo of silk for some time they
purchased about 13 yards, wheel the man was observed by
(Asia, one of the assistants. to force a prima into the
pocket of the female, and Sergeant White, 16 1), was
sent for. As they wen having the premises the °dicer
stopped them, and requested thereat* stay foe a few minutes,
as he wanted to me what they had. m. female prisoner
said she was surprised at his eooduot, sad wanted
to know what he meant. She was takes back to the silk
room, and saked to give up the panel she had in her pocket.
iThe male prisoner said, " What's that—what's that—what
have you bees doing r She said, " I have Moe steeling."

I He replied, "That he knew nothing of the robbery; eke
. had asked him to buy her a draw, and he went in and did
so." White ultimately took from a large pocket or hag je
' front of the female's dress two pieces of silk, measuring 1711
yards, and valued at over 401. At the station be (White)
said to them, " This would not have been a had day.
work," to which the female said she had done many better
than that.

Female Pm' mar —Bo I have ; that's only child's-play.
(Laughter, in which both prima's, joined-)
It further appaund that the laid to her cornpanioc,
" Don't be down-hearted, Joe. I have put you into a god
shop of work, and one that you won't get out of very
MOIL " (Laughter.)
Female Prisoner—So I have. (Renewed laughter.)
Remanded for a week.