The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-28 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Alfred Astra, aged IS years, was bright before Alder-
man Lawrence, charged with haring Moles a pair et boot,
from a shop in Bishopege:e•street.
The prisoner, who has been fregoently imprisoned for
theft, was dressed like an errand boy, and wore an apron,
which was tightly tacked round his wait, bat could in au
instant be let down, and he used as a bag or corer for pro-
perty of large bulk:
Aa Waft said—l sow the prisoner, as I was going along,
look eamoostly through the window of the shop, and hat-
ing WM. is embody for stealing boats hsfose, I had no
of Po Yssl In a moms ha olYasd into the
she% god Vie cud oasis with the boob, wlioh 1e was
Jim ender in dope* is his storm Miami I appeeboadect him,
and Meals* threw dawn the peopooly.
Aldo :sum Lawmen—You have LA cormion to appre-
bend him before ?

O13;7—I cseght him before in the set tit Media' boots
from the sect bootasker's to that where I oppeehended
Ihn lod *ht. He his been sanunarily convicts& three
Imo hit &eft. He has been whipped twice, and he has
boa lIISIM tried at the Old Balky, sod bees sentenced to be
ler three months.
iliTy leed
rdressr—No; I have been whipped bet ems, sad
onsismsed wammartly may twice.
Allman Lierreac•—ilimi you tether or whether ?
Prisietse—Tee, both. They live isllpitallelin
OMs—l could sot lad them. The boy cannot tell
truth. The moment ha gets loose from prison he begins to

Alderman Lawrence (to the boy)—Why do you sot live
with your father sad mother They won't have you, I
suppose ?
Prisoner—lt's not that; bat I live In Brtek•lane.
Alderman Lawrence—With whom ?
Priaoner—l am there lodging by myself la one of the
lodging-bosses. I get my living by jobbing about.
Alderman Lawrence—Neither whipping air imprison-
ment seems to have say effect upon you, bat I scut try
them both again. You must go to Bridewell for 21 days,
and be there It:madly whipped.

GUILDHALL.
a Bream was charged with Ms., is absconding
wirgawielre sum of measy. the property of his smaisr.
Jobs Day* of the Ibis of dam sed Huth hay
selmasea, et West Smithfield, elated that the guise. was
is his tingly, and mansgsdi the banana of Meths,. On
W Ma Yeliswery he hoisted him with a sum of 1111. to
take to Ms bankers, 1104.8. Bithentaka, of West ilmith.
field, ethos he absconded, art within had not men Mat
till Turley, whim he was la eustsdy. There had been a
vary large lass, indeed, by the OSIMIIIIMM w the
I prisoner, sad
be Want fee • naiad, la ceder to esinp the we
ftetlda.
peissaer was rommied till Westmeath, test
dins Ceiba was bsosyht up it rememk, amged with
steam a wankite of the mew, of her
maths., Mr. Beemill, te On • former
the lessee, saved the smiths whisk were
hasergabLd Meben were yield lbw by her by direction of
her Mares% be safe trauminism to a new residence to
whisk Mr. thee& was sarelag. It was now stated on the
part ef Me. Small, that there was so farther evidence.
• Telltheenetsble, who bad bees directed to 00111MIUMi.
ate with tbsprithear's Meads, stated that Its had sear
her muthar, who &dim/ to 004110 forward, as she had done
all M bar power is keep her daughter in • soiree of good
conduct; but she bed got into hod company, and would
sever stay brag in thy Murtha. Titers was ao doubt that
a false chassiberat disffirissem bad been given to Mr. Bea-
sell, by • miss wised jleaboth Iran, of Charlotte-street
characte,
Pisalleo, who was tavassl ha bear • very indifferent r
herself ; nor was it trait that the prisoner had lived with
that person for 16 months previously to her going to Mr.
as had been alleged ; for Ma had been in sevtral
places for a short time.
The Alderman was of opinion that there was not suffi-
cient evidence to commit the prisoner, who was • very bad
character, and she mast be discharged. He advised Mr.
Wawa to take steps to stop the proceedings of the person
who gave the prisoner a false character.
A Smithfield drover was charged by • policeman with
cruelty to an oz.
The corer stated that he saw the prisoner driving an ex
in Smithfield, and ebstrved him strike the entrant with a
thick stick on the inner part of the hock, occasioehig such
severe pain, that the poor beast stood still for a minute or
two quivering in every limb, and then fell to the ground,
end was unable to rise fur some time. On seeing the police-
man the prisoner ran away.
The prisoner was fined ss.

THE New lie Les AND °MASS IN DAM/M.I'ITV,
whlett have been just printed, est:lstituto an extreme),
voluminous document. The) commis., lii3secions, which,
if printed in cztertso, would occupy about forty of our
column.