The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

WORSHIP-STREET.

A welldreesed, triaesmitalllre7lOo king— man, described in
the charge-sheet as George WrigAt, 40. Harks-place,
Homerton, batter, and Alfred Netzle, 16, a surveying in-
strumeot maker, living is the same neighbourhood, were
charged before Mr. Coati with wilfully damaging &quantity
of column greens, the property of Mr. William Stevens,
farmer and market gardener, end Wright was further
charged with mantling Mr. Henry Stevens, brother of the
prosecutor.
Mr. Henry Stevens mid—On Saturday night last I
sus the prisooers in Pratt's-lane. Homecton, where my
brother and I have a large space of enclosed Lod, a
portion being set apart as a market garden. Knowles
both men from repeatedly seeing them together, and
having had occasion frequently to warn the younger off
my property, I followed them at a distance, but being per-
fectly able to observe their movements by the light of the
Pura. Suddenly they trespasessi into the garden, and I
perceived them tog stooping position among sows cabbages,
which they were either hreaking off shoat, WAD& or psi-
:lt:if with the roots. Me occupation enabled ine to ap-
annoticed ; and then sprioging forward to grasp each
at the same moment, I .:claimed , " You are just the men I
want." We struggled for perhaps three minntes ; the
primmer thenot away, and the other Amok au
Yewilmt Ask saying, "You —, is that what yen mess ?"
At length he eseagisd, consequence of his wet tearing up
the beak. Sukamptently, from information gives to the
polies, both were a
By Mr. Oooire—frieshrint"pc!ible that I am mistaken in
the identity of either prisoner. The moon afforded fell op-
portunity of remaining say person.
Cross-examined—Wright had a hag containing the greens,
about a bushel and a half. and escaped with it. Some of
them fell out. I swear that be is the man.

Mr. Hutson—Very well, very well. I wily tall you that
I have two gentlemen willing to depose that he was about
from Loudon, and did not return until a much later hoar ow
the eight in questios then it is alleged this bemused.
Wright bare whispered to his solicitor, who replied, "Of
course, do as ou please ;" and then, turning to the birch,
remarked. "My client, who is a respedabie hatter, does
not wish to be bothered about the matter, and prefers a
summary adjudicatios upon the evidence in the caw."
Mr. Cooke—Be it no. Is anything known of the pri-
soners ?

Sergeant Smith, N division—l think not the younger,
sir ; but in the year 1851 I was prolong when the other was
in custody at Waltham Cross on • charge of being con-
cerned with two other men in breaking open or stealing an
iron cheat containing 4501. in notes and gold, from a powder
mill or muazioe. He was tried at Chelmsford assizes for
the offence, and sentenced under the name of Roe to ten
years' transportation.
Wright. who bad previously listened to the cabbage case
with perfect mdf-aompanceocy, hers manifestly felt his
serious position. He was remanded without bail, his com-
panion using permitted to produce the same.

SEVENS GALA ON TEA NONTH.EANT COasi.-00
Friday and following days a awry severe gels from the
southward swept along the sorth.east coast ; and although
the malts cannot yet be fully ascertained, the shipping
moat have suffered seriously. On Friday afternoon, a
mewl was driven on the rocks at Peterhead, and in the
roam of a few minutes was dashed into fragments. With
considerable difficulty the crew, authoring mesa in ail,
were leaded on More by the people who had sweembled at
the same of the disaster. The vessel was else Asia Maria
galliot, of end from Crooetadt—Gottfred Hahn, master,
and was laden with bones for the Buchan Commercial
Company. 81se mimed stays in attempting to take
the north harbour, and west upon the outlyiag reeks at the
back of ,ffieith Inch. She is a total wreck, Num men's
clothes, and everything being lost. Within the pad few
days pieces of wreck have been washed ashore as different
parts of the coast. At a point opposite the tarn el Optoa
Blaine, portions eta wreak hays beau fogad. On She stern
is the name " lieenales," end on some slips of a jeumal
tie name of themplais, "T. liaita." About fee* owes at
ear mods bays hese picked up. It is prosessed the venal
belonged to Prole, as the remains of a Priesdausenile ware
discovered the trapasads. /Isar the fish* village
of Whinnyford, ;rwdau, part of a vessel was mesa gloating
is the ass. Thew are supposed to be results at the late
gala, and editing rem be ammtailled as to the late et the
crows. —Bootwars.