The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COURTS.

ILIMBIONMOUBE.
Hugh Robert Roberts, who was some days ago charged
with havirg stole, a clock, the property of Mr. Kttr, of
Backlenbury, was brought before Sir B. W. Carden for
Baal *nomination. Tie primmer bad been permitted by
Mr. Be,'. tenant to go into that gentlemen's office upon
the pretest of guides a letter, and immediately ettoreards
the el ock disappeared. The duplicate was, when the pri •
sonar was apprehended, found on his perm', together with
misty-one others.
The following additional ease was brought forward.
Robert Bagg, a boy who had been In the employment of
Mr. John Mom p, of Pincer's-bell, Old Broad.ttreer, stock
and shambroker, said—Oa the 6th of April I took a letter to
the Poet-office, and before I went oat I locked the do r, and
left the key in the door. I was gone eb tut three minutes,
and on my return I found the key in the lock, end the
door looked, and whet I went tato the Mlles I missed the
clo-k from the mantel shelf. The clock produced by the
officer titbit whisk we, stolen.

Jobs Smith, of Middle's:4lseitige, Cloth-fair, produced
the clock alluded to by the law witseee, and raid—The pri-
soner lodged with me about three month', and siz or Bevan
weeks ago he brought home this islock, sad said he bad pur-
chased it of a mu who was bard up.
The 'Mauer had been imorieosed twelve months on •
former oceseloa for • similar Mien le.
Bir R. W. Carden—l have turned that, as I supposed
when you were charged with the first of thee* robberies,
you owe ell this crime and misery to drink.
The Prisoner—You an right, my lord. Indulgence in
drink has bun my rain. I went on from egrets to sums,
till I would do &elating to gratify the inclination. I owe
all my misiortnaes to that fatal propensity.
Sir R. W. Carden—l can trace almost every offence for
which I have committed unhappy persona to Newgate t
the dreadful Maumee of istoziceting liquor& I am for
ever from the basalt alluding to gin as the sure introduction
to the =cat hotrible evil with wbi:h men is culpable of
being eflicted.
The prisoner, who appeared to ha a person of education
wed talents, was wegamittad foe trial upon the two charges of
robbery.
M 'gird Baralleld, as aid Beetchwesaas, we. charged ea
a forts's-taller.

!Jurist Idaddle, of Jewry-it:set, Aldose*, laid—Last
sight the prisoner comet rmy door, sad asked as. to have
my fortes' told. I told heel had nothing to give her, sad
that she bed better show her bark. Soo said that f
rtose-
tellon did not want anything but whet people chain to give
them. I still tersest to hare my fortune told, end she
hew to shower doers runes twos me, sad wished ms every
sort 4 bask luck.
Hoary Gaud, who resided is the how, said he beard
the shacking lagoons used by the old herr.dao, who bad a
peek al oriole in bar bead, sad seamed to look to them fur
the efferacy of her cones.
The prisoser—Well, I have to say that I never ask for
money for telling people their kittens', but I don't Woes
it if they offer it.
Sir It W. Gerdes—Can you foretel what will ho your
forums for the sent 21 days ? You shell hey, bud work
and Imprisonment as a levee and vspboad.
The prisoser—Rogue and vagabond I I never make any
charge, sad there's plenty like me wring about. Why dee%
you send and take them up? You'll let me have my cards,
suppose ?
Sir R W. Carden—No ; throned' mast he blest
The prisoner then gave the Aldsrmas a Marty curse, and
was committed to prisms
GUILDHALL.
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Thomas Bresnahan, a ticket-of-lame seeviet, was charged
with being concerned In two street robberiv, ens of which
vase gavotte robbery.
Mr. Charlie Prederiak Kivu, a blackleg mansfacterer,
of Wale-it-plain, Henningtoe, said that about one o'cdook on
Thursday moraine he was lookiog out tor an omnibus in
Bridgestoest, Blaeldriate, when the prisoner came up to
hint and said ha would not be able to get one at that It our,
bat that if hi took a cab he (the prisoner) would be glad to
ride to the Blind Asylum at the Ovlisk. He declined the
offer sad tweed away, but directly alto, he oiled lie gold
watch, vales IW. He op he to the police and diveribed the
prisoner and a woman who was near his and who had sod-
denly vanished jut as he missed his watch. He did not use
the prisoner spin wadi be wee In custody.
Philip William, foreman to a clothier, said that on Baur-
day morning be was Marais, from the east end of the
to wn,end,while passing through BlaekHorae-roars, a womae
'sought hold of him, aid palled him about vary indecently.
He knocked her down, but she got op epin and repeated
her indecent caudate, for which he knocked her down
again. Tke prisoner and two other men then came up,
and one of them caught him by the throat, and held
there while the woes, robbed him of his watch and money,
221. the also took out hie keys, but pot them base 'OIL
He was held there by tat man until the women had got
essmpletely off. The prima thee st^oil appetite witness
sad said, " If you dose to my a word or move en inch I
will 'murder 7011 l" asi after about a &nate or se he sad,
"New, 100 hod WNW/ lake youreelf off." He went a short
&Wee aid saw ems paleness, who wear in wand of
the miens, mad ble emedeler, bat they bad moped.
TM pelmet mid Mal be me net the party coseimed
either et OM robberies, dad WI be mild prove alibis la
both ieleaniMe.
He me readadad.