The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-21 00:00:00

BOWZI'REET.

A respectable-looking old man, who said his name was
Smith Robinson, was charged with being concerned with
another not in custody with stealing 101. from Mr. Mulli-
gan, a retired tradesman.
The prosecutor stated—l was in Huntley-street. Totten-
ham-court-road, yesterday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock,
when I met the premier. He stops me and says, "Bless
my heart, how do you do! +by, dear me, it is
_tears since
we met." I could not real him ; soI says, " really
you have the advantage of me, sir." (A laugh.) " Why,
bless me," says he, " I knew you very well years and yaws
ago." So I began to think I had a faint recollectioe of him.
and I said to him, " Well, what name "Robinson,"
says he, " Well," says I. ' I did know Mr. Robinson, •
liveryetable keeper." "No," says he, "I am not
that Robinson, but I pow him well, and no
doubt it was then we met." Wall, sir, I began to think
it was all right, so I said to him, " I am going this way, but
if you will come along with me to the Wellington, in Univer-
sity-street, I don't mind standing a glass for old acquaintance
sake!" (Laughter.) So as we walked slaw he told me what
brought him up to town. He said he had bought • hone
for 251.. and sent his coachman for it, and they would not
let him have it, so he had oome to see the party himself.
" And." he says, " the coachman lives somewhere here ; I
think this is the vary street. W net is the nun at the
street !" " Huntley-street," says L " That is it,"
says he, " and hare is the very man." Just then
a man dressed like • coachman came from one of the
house in Huetleyetnet, as if he bad just come out of the
house. " Han !" lays the prisoaer, , • Why did not you let
my man have that horse!" •' Oh," says the coachman, " he
only brought 201. and the governor said it shouldnot go for
less thus 251. "Nonsense," says the prisoner; I seat
him with 251." "Well," says the man, he only brought
201., and now the governor says you shan't have
it at et lam to take it to Tattersell'a " Dear, dear" says
the primmer " don't do that. Just tell the governor
lam reedy to pay the 251. Don't let it go because my man
made • mistake." Well, then the prisoner and I went to the
Wellington mid had • gins, and presently in comes the
coachman. Then he tells the prisoner that the governor won't
let him have the hone at any pnos—he is to go and sell it at
Tattersall's or to • private party. Then the primmer takes out
his purse and wain out 25 sovereigns. "No,' says theme ;
" I am not to nil it to yea." " Rut you may to any °melee r
" Yes," says the man. Well," says I, "sell it to me."
(Much laughter.) So the prisoner begins to count out 25 sove-
reigns again to give them to me. " That won't do," says the
man. " If I sit here and see you take the money from him I
might as well sell it to him at nee." " says I, " 101.
is all I have got about me ." and I laid 101. as the oceinter.
He sweeps it into his pocket and rays, "tome and see'
the governor." Out he goes; I following, as I thought we
were going to the governor, but be was round the corner and
out of sight in • minute. (A laugh.) Just at that minute
I saw the old gentleman running like a deer. (Roars of
laughter.) He was cutting away in the contrary direction
from the public-house. 1 followed, and when I caught him
I said, " You old scoundrel, you are colluding with that man
to rob me." I could see the drift of it then. (Laughter.)
We were just by • public-house kept by a friend of mine, so
I got the potmaa to help me to detain bite in the public- ,
house while • policeman was sent for. Now you see, sir,
the reason why I stuck to the old man was this. I had
seen him with '25 sovereigns, so I thought if I could detain
him I should get my money beck. (A laugh.) While we
were waiting the potboy saw him trying to pass away •
puns to some bystander ; so he says, " No, you don't
do that ; I shall not let you passit away," and he
takes the parse from him. When the constable came in he
looks at the purse and says' "Oh ! there is only two sove-
reigns and • shilling in it. Then the prisoner sits down on
a bench and leans against a puncheon se if he WI'S too faint
to sit up, and he clasps the puncheon with his arm as if to
keep from falling ; end then he sage, "Oh ! I feel so bad ; I
must have a glass of gin." " No. says the landlord, " you
don't have gin or anything else in my house. " Then the
boy looks behind the puncheon and sees • heap of sovereigns
sod slop out, " Oh ! here is twelve of than, at all events."
So I thought I sbould get my 101. back again ; but the
policeman shakes his head, and says, "Not a bit of it ;
they are all duffers." (Roan of laughter.)
Mir. Dottie—Duffers!
_ _

WitereiaLYes, eir7sham every one of them.
Mr. Oorrie—Do you mean counterfeit
Witsem—No, sir; not even counterfeit. They ere only

The prisoner was remanded.
If ARLBOROUGH-STERET.

Mr. Nathan Jacobson, of No. 311, Oxford-street, was
summoned by the authorities of St. Pancras for removing
human remains from a place of burial known as Tottenham-
court-road Chapel Burial Ground without license.
Mr. Cooper, on behalf of the vestry, stated that the re-
mains of birdies had been dug up with spades, and cast into
a heap fifteen or twenty feet in length, wholly exposed to
the public gnu. A n application had been made to Sir
George Grey, and he had directed that the result of the pre-
sent application should be ascertained.
Mr. Jackson, in explanation. said be had purchased
the ground, coder a sal* in Chancery, for building purposes.
In his excavations he had been careful not to commit any
offence, and he had given strict orders to the workmen to
bury any of the Donee that might be dug up. They certainly
had found a few bones, which had been properly buried,
but they had not come to any coffins or dead bodies, not
haying gone lower than n feet from the surface. He had
taken the precaution of having all the earth sifted, so that
no bones might be pseud over.
Mr. Knox said that before commeocioghis excavations the
defendant ought to have procured an authority from Sir
George Grey, and this would have avoided all scandal.
There certainly did not appear to have been such a violent
desecration as would justify him in imposing the full
penalty, bat as it had been thought necessary to take
these proceedings in vindication of the law he should in-
diet • tine of 51. and costs._ . .

Two workmen who had been summoned for the Dime
offence were dismissed with a cautionary fine of ls. each.

THE MURDER fir Wu.rannts—The inquest on
the body of the unfortunate mac Headsll, who was so bar-
barously murdered at Bragland Bottom on the Bth inst., mu
hold en Friday, and resulted in a verdict of wilful murder
against some person or persons unknown.
THE RY DE MURDER. —Hallett, the paramour
sad alleged murderer of Mary Ann Phillips, is slowly
recovering from the wounds he inflicted on himself in
attempting suicide. but he is Dot sufficiently well to be re-
moved from his cottage, which lass, therefore, to be guarded
by the police.
HITECROSS-STRIET PRISON. —There are 90
inmates of Whitecroesstreet Prison, rf whom 13 are county
court primate. Tbe Lord Mayor, on Chriatrosa-day, will
provide the inmates with beef sod beer, &a The Sheriffs
of London and Middlesex will, on New Year supply
simile provisions to all the prisoners.
POISON BT SALTPETRE. —MISTAER OF A CHZ-
Nurfg ANSISTANT.—A singular Odes of death has Out co-
coned at Oswestry. A. man named Wilson, who was in
the occasional habit of taking Epsom salts, parcbased eight
packets from • druggist's shop in the town early in the
week. One of these he took dissolved in water, and was
almost immediately seised with vomiting and pain. A @or-
gan was sent for • couple of boors after, but too late, for
the men died in • few minutes after his arrival. The'
medical mail examined the remaining powders, three of
, which be stated to the jury at the ioqueet on Thursday to
be altpetre, and also stated that the man's death was
caused by an irritant poison. The chemist's 'natant who
sold the powders said that Sporn salts were always mixed
at the shop by a boy who had ben twelve months at the
business, sod it was elicited that the drawer coutaining
saltpetre wee next to that containing Epsom salt. behold
the counter. The jury returned • verdia of " Accidentally
poisoned."
CLAIM 101 COMPENSATION AGAINST THE LON-
DON AND NORTE WINN= RAILWAY. —ln the ewe of
" Peones e. the Load= sad North Western," • eon-
menial traveller, who dealt in soap, washing powders,
&a., and whom earn*s were stated to be (before the acci-
dent) frees 91. to IW. per week, sued the company for corn-
pernatioo. During a collision DIAZ Wolverhampton, on the
Bth July Yet, plaintiff received such isjuries that his ner-
vous system was permanently shattered, and, according to
one set of medial witnesses, the injuries were not unlikely
to Janie in paralynia The complus, admitted the mi1=1.7.41
=1.7.41 the only question was as to the anima olf
The jury found for the plaintiff, damages 1,2801.
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