The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
Two neatly-dressed young men, named Lewis end Wil-
liams, were brought up by Daniel May, • detective police
°Moor, under the following eirouseistanees, illustrative of •
system of robbery which, it is said, le vary extensively peso-
, used by some of the higher classes of thieves in London.
The Mailer charged the prisoners with being in a shop
with intent to commit a felony. He watched the prisoners
for some time looking into several shop windows in Fleet-
street, and at last saw Lewis go into Mr. Critchley's shop
at the corner of Salisbury-street ; he was soon afterwards
followed by Williams, Lewis being la conversation with
Mr. CritChift, ; but as soother penes whom they could not
see from the outside of the window was in the shop, they
came out without purchasing anything. They were then
token into custody. The plan pursued is for one of the
parties to go into • shop where there is only one person,
and attract the attention of that person to a distant part of
the shop, when the other enters and carries off anything he
can lay his hands en.
Several police Akers identified the prisoners as old of-
fenders, both of them having been in custody, eonvicted,
and imprisoned at different times.
Mrs. Hems, of Alderagateutreet, butcher, identified
Williams as a person who came to her shop on 6th A=
last while she was absent from it, and on her return
for a small quantity of meat, after which she saw Waikiki
Lewis en the opposite side of the street She immediately
mimed a valuable gold watch from the mantel-piece in •
back room which she had seen gars • quarter of an haus
beA
person employed in the shop of Mrs. Remus stated
that, a short time before the above occurrecptetthe prissaerl
to
Williams had tome in the shop and b setae meat,
and, while receiving change, he observed him looking into
the parlour, where the watch was, sad which was Wald
after his seised visit to the shop, in • quarter of an hour.
The prisoners were each sentenced to short terms of
imprisonment is the House of Correction.
MARTLESONE.
Williams Wallis, • drayman, was charged with emoting
the death of John Parsons, aged 46, by realer driving.
Mr. Dorman, of 18, Hawlerereeeent, Camden-town, de-
posed that at 7 Go the previous 'using, u be was riding on
the top of an omnibus along High-street, he saw the pri-
ses*, driving along at • furious rate with a dray and
horsee down Pratt-street. The omnibus coachman pulled
up in order to let it pass, and at the same moment witness
saw a man (the deceased) step off the kerb into the road
when the fore horse of the dray struck end propelled him
several yards forward. Witness heard a tremendous scream,
and upon looking round saw one of the wheels of the dray
pass over the bead of the poor fellow as he lay upon the
ground. The prisoner was sitting on the dray and appeared
to have been drinking.
This representation having been supported by the testi-
mony of a policeman, the prisoner was committed for killing
and slaying.

BUCKS AGRICULTURAL Adsocf ATioN.—Yeaterclay
the annual dinner of the members and subscribers of the
11,44 Bucks Agricultural Association was held at the
Swan and Castle Inn, Buckingham The Chancellor of
the Exchequer was to have been present, but Mr. Howard,
the sccre'ary of the society, read a letter from the right
hon. gentleman, stating that it would be imposoible for
him to atteta, as ho was so overwhelmed in the husinees
paronaratory to the approaching session of parliament that
Le could nut spare a moment either for health or recrea-
tion. The right lion. gentleman enclosed a cheque for the
"Disraeli prize," and also for him anneal subscription.
The usual toasts were drunk. " The army" (out of respect
loth.) solemn event of the preceding day) in profound si-
lence ; but nothing was said or done to call for especial re-
cord.
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