The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-24 00:00:00

CLERK ENWELL.

SWOUS CHAIM 01 CCTTIIIO AND WOU9DING AGALNST

♦ BOY.

Henry William Parsons, aged 14, • machine•l•oy, re.
siding at 5, Stewart's-pima, Clerkenwell, was chimed with
cutting and wounding Thomas Dudley, • boy alsout the
same age as the prisoner, at Messrs. Cubitt'a Factory,
Gray's-inn-road.
The boy that was injured was so bad that he was com-
pelled to be taken to the Royal Free Hospital, and now lieu
there in a dangerous state. According to the stately. et of
police-sergeant Finch, 2G, it appeared that the prisoner
was sharpening some tools when the injured boy pushed
against him and went on. The prisoner threw one of the
tools at the boy and it unfortunately struck tim in
the groin, and inflizted a severe sod dangerous wound. The
injured boy lost • great deal of blood, and Mr. Hill, the
house surgeon, said it would be some days before he would
be able to leave the hospital
The prisoner said that be was sorry for what bad ce.
carrel. lie threw the tool at the boy because be pushed
against him, and had not the least intention of doing him
any harm.
The magistrate remanded the further hearing of the case
for *few days, but consented to take the surety of tLe
pri-
soner's father for his appearance on the next examination.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
BRILIMIG INTO AND EiTEBING IMICT caArti.

John Gorman and Weasant Jones, two young meo, were
eharged before Hr. Tyrwhitt with breaking into and catering
Percy Chapel, Charlotte street, Fithroy-equare, with Osumi
to commit a felony.
David Anderson Laidlaw, a oommercial clerk, and also the
keeper of Percy Chapel, deposed that on the previous night,
shortly before 12 o'clock, b• was induced to go from his
house adjoining the chapel into the chapel, which he had
dosed at 9 o'clock, is oothequenee of seeing a light under
the door. He then found the prisoners in a kind of lobby
between the entrance door of the chapel and an inner door.
He immediately seised them both and held them till his
wife procured two coostabthe and he then gave them into

cudeily.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the witness whether he knew how the
prisonen entered the chapel.
The witness said he believed by a side window from Percy.
place, three passe of glass in the window being broken. On
examining the place he foand that five oat of six of the
offertory boxes had bees broken open, bat the prisoners had
been disappointed, the boxes haring been emptied.
Polies-sergeant John Hied, 2 (i, said that shoat half.
past 11 o'clock Let night he was informed that there were
thieves in Percy Chapel. Charlotte-street, and went there.
After placing esnatables so as to prevent the thieves comp•
ing, be estomd the chapel, and (mud the prisoners being
held by the last witness, and he then took them into cus-
tody. They grid nothing in answer to the charge, merely
laughing. He believed both the prisoners were well known
to the police, and that if they were remanded he should be
able to prefer other 'Aureola a similar kind against them.
Mr. Tyrwhitt tasked the prisoners whether they wished
to say anything, and they replied in the negative.
The prisoners were then remanded for a week.
It appears that several other duped@ in the district have
lately been broken into and robberies committed.

GREENWICH.