The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL
GAMBLING ON MUNDAT.
William' Ainsworth and Riehard Thomas &emu were
charged before Mr. Barker with gambling with lialfpesee,
to the annoyance of the inhabitanta of Oxfordeeerain,
Agar.town.
Police-constables Porter, 422 3, and Connor. 211 8, mid
that about half-past ten o'clock oo Sunday morning *eyes,
the defendasta playing at pitch and tosa for money. There
were about thirty young men prosent—costermongers and
others—who were also gambling. The prisoners ware taken
in the act of gambling.
Several gentlemen, one an inhabitant of the immediate
locality, came forward to complain of the annoyance by
these gamblers, who not only were there in numNer to
about 40 every Sunday, but also every day in the week.
Mr. Barker fined each of them Is., or fourteen dayr,
with the undeestanding that if brought there again the full
penalty of 40a. would he inflicted, or a month.
Stephen Niehollg, aged 13, was similarly charged with
gambling between 1 and 2 o'clock es Sunday, in King's-
place, St. Pancras

The defendant Mid he wee not gambling, but betting upon
the others.
Yr. Barker fined the boy • shilling.
STARRING A FP.I.LOW•WORMAN.
George ;reckon, in the service of Mews. Ptckford, was
&tried with being drunk and violently assaulting a fellow.
workman and et•bbiag him with a knife in the arm.
George Commier said he worked at MINIM. Pielrford's,
when he bad been for the last three years,
end the defendant had been there previous to
him. On Saturday evening he hit work about • quarter

to 8, and took the horse into the stable. Defendant we.
there, and as he passed he pushed complainant, who said
" Don't make a child of yourself." He replied " You can't
make one of me;" and struck complainant no the body
and head. Complainant laid him down, when
the defendant repeated his attack and was laid
down again. Defendant was drunk, and complainant
thought he would be quiet ; but while he (cora-
plainant) was hanging up the harness, be rushed at him
with a knife, and stabbed him in the are. A doctor had
dressed the wound, and said it was an inch deep.
Mr. Barker—What sort of knife was it?
Complainant—A pocket knife. I did not see the handle,
but the Made was about a quarter of an inch broad.
Defendant said he had bad no drink for six weeks until
Saturday. He had never had any words with the com-
plainant, and he did not on Saturday know what he was
about. —Remanded for a week.

SOUTHWARK.
MI lIPTDOTO Or KEEPTNG BAD 001IPA1T.

Edward very reape;table:lWlClogicoaeg moo,
was brought before Mr. Bombe, charged with picking pockets
in the Westminster-med.

Police-constable 49 L said that he was oa duty in the
Westmiester-road, last eight about half•eA 9 o'clock, when
be saw the prisoner loitering sear Gatta's New Huogerford
Hall, with a soterious convicted thief. Witness saw them
converse together and follow several females towards the
brklge. He accordingly watched them, and saw the prisoner
go behind a lady and lift up her shawl. Wheels was going
towards the lady to ascertain whether she had been robbed,
when the two men perceived him and bolted. He pursued
them, and eventually secured the prisoner, but his com-
panion escaped.
Mr. Combs asked him if he knew anything of the
prisoner!
Witham replied that he did not know anything wrong of
him. He had ascartsieed that his friends were very respeo.
table. His mother was in court.

The latter was called forward, and, in answer to his wor-
ship, amid that her sou lived with her in Brook-street, LAM•
beth. and he worked for a well•known bookbinder in Little
Britain. She was very much surprised when she heard of
his being charged with rohaa
•_ .

The primmer declared that he never attempted to pick
anyoee's pookat, and all he knew of the other young man
was his coming up to him in the Westminster-road and mak-
ing him the way to Piccadilly.
Mr. Combo asked the constable whether the lady we
robbed of anything?
The officer replied that he could Dot tell as he missed her
while securing the prisoner.
Mr. Combo told the latter that it was fortunate for him
be had a good character, or he should have convicted him.
Ile discharged him, end cautioned kiln to avoid bad emu
pony for the future.