The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE
./ofin ward, described as a tailor, was broaght
before Aldermao Sir Robert Carden, eharged with steak%
• parcel containing a piece of Moen cloth, value St. 55., from
tbe warehouse of Hessra.W. and T. Dorm and Bantam*,
43. Caononalvert, warehousemen.

Police-constable Whitney, 497, an officer in private
clothes, was in Cannonstreet on the previous day, aod, from
information be received, be stopped opposite the warehouse
of the prosecutors, and saw the prisoner standing on the
door step. He watched him, and saw him go into the
warehouse, and in a few momenta be cams oat carrying a
parcel in front of him. He followed the prisoner as far as Old
Nth-street, where he stopped him, and asked him where he
was going to take the parcel, acd he ,aid, over the water
to Surrey-street. He asked him where he got it from ; and
■eaaid from the aide door of the warehouse round the
owner. The officer said he would show him where he got it
from, and took him back to the warehouse of the prom:n-
eon, and the parcel was identified by Mr. Nicholson, one of
the warehousemen.

The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed for
trial.

W ESTMEN.ISITM.
Crowds of persons connoted throughout the whole of
Neoday.to the Broadway and Chapel•treet, Westminster,
aad again assembled yesterday morning, there being much
emeation caused by the removal of the market from that
part which had been permitted from time immemorial.
The commissioner of police ten days ago issued an edict that
the whole of the standiogs should be removed by Monday,
sod as hundreds of persons are by this said to be deprived
of the means of obtaining an honest living, and the aged of
them necessarily driven so a workhouse, the greatest sym-
pathy prevails in their behalf. The occurrence gave cause
to the following charge :
William Pearson was charged with being disorderly,
sad causing a crowd to assemble in Greet Chapel-street,
Weetmiester.

A policeman proved that defendant was distributing bills
le Chapelttreet ois Monday night, and collected • very
begs crowd of penons.
Defeedset said he could not help it they got round him.
The bills having been shown to the magistrate,
Mr. Arnold said—Nobody has • right to collect •
crowd. It does not matter whether it is by the distri-
bution of billy, the exhibition of Punch end Judy, or
by preaching ; and anybody causing a crowd is bound to
move op when told. The notice to remove these stalls
appear. to have created a great stir. More attention has
lose p..id to others than to what I have repeatedly said. I
lave aim planned of the thoroughfare being obstructed, hut
MO regsid,bas berm poid'to it. I must say that although I
have spoken of the impropriety of allowing the wrests to
be so stopped up, I think it is • great hardship that the
poor persons who have stood there with their stalls so many
years should be now removed and deprived of the weeps
of obtaining • living. After the existence of so long •
Mending persons should not have been removed, but as they
died out their places should not have been filled up. It is
entirely owing to the neglect of the police that it has been
/motioned.

Defendant was discharged on entering into his own re-
eognisancel .o keep the peace.
A young Joao applied to the maghtrate for advice sad ea-
shim= antler the following circumstances :
He said that he unfortunately had a little misunderstood-
imt with his wife no Monday night, and before entering their
boom be pushed her away. They then went into their room,
whew in COO/ 4400D00 of his wife's misbehaviour he struck
her, sad then his wife, although there was not the least as.
esseity for it, called "Murder ." when a roes mimed blokes
lane sad forced his way in and moat disgracefully ioterfered,
whoa applicant told him that be could settle hie affairs
without anybody coming to his awistance.
Mr. Arnold—Could beat your wife

Applicant—Yes ; but I only struck her that once.
Mr. Arnold —She was calling " Murder!"
Applicant—Mere was not the least necessity for her
doing so. She only called it once.
Mr. Arnold—And then this man came ?
Applicant—yes ; and he forced his way in at my door,
and when I told him that I could settle my private affairs
without him be paid no attention to me, and upon my
threatening to defend myself if he intruded into my room
he absolutely came inside my door, and seising a wish-hand
basin which might have cost • matter of three or four
ebilliap threw it at me. lt, however, missed me and went
through the window.
Mr. Arnold—Did you know anything of him before?
Applicant—No.
Mr. Arnold—The origin of all this was your boating your
wife, and her calling, " Murder. "
Applicant—Yea, it began at that.
Mr. Arnold—A man hears a cry of "Murder" from •
woman, and goes to her assistance. You can take your
complaint to the county court foe trespass and damage,
and the probable result, if you are successful, is that the
judge will give you a farthing damages.
Applicant left very much &satisfied.
WORSHIP-STREET.

John Lee, landlord of the Pews of Wales beer-shop.
Old Nicholl-street, Shoreditch, and Joke Jarkson, described
as a carver and gilder, of Market-street, Liverpool, were
charged on re-examination before Mr. Cooke, with being in
possession of a quantity of crushed and broken plate, and
several gold watches, seals, keva, chains, and other articles.
Witnesses from Leicester, Newark, sod Oxford, whose
houses had been broken open and robbed, identified many
of the articles as their property, and a gold watch won iden-
tified by a gentleman living in Leicester. from whom it had
been stolen while he was making an excursion to Not-
tingham.
The magistrate refused bail, and committed the prim°.
ners for trial.