The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-17 00:00:00

UM POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

AVM !Nisei* Oempseeot teed, aggsees ly 'best 16
ram M am, was charged with the Me I.eilhates:
JIM Whether red he was raages essobsees of
tat Walker, media numathetarer, of No. 1, Glialleal•
West. The primmer bad bra in Mr. Walker's
IMAM as errand boy shoat she days. Oa Turley mein
to e. was dais( the warehouse after every re soaps
thiPtilmee had left, whoa be was serprhed at findinfollekait
thee Irk which was re of Cribb's print
abh ant allow the door t 3 that. He lookedelittelook
the eater and discovered the mews of the latter had
thews sad oath substituted for them. He mat op.
Mlle fee a light,l. aviag the primate in the reareheue, sad
wham Mew dormer' agate be Med that Use priseaer
had taken oat the of the sees Mu the err, mad ea being
eked for it he prodneed a Mama NA to that which the
repair mired. Mr. Welker thee came fa sad the rub
wee again ..eared. Is the morning when the primmer MEM
to work be was searched by Nekoosa the other, sad
the three screws which were Main from the etch
were (orb apes him. There were so ether screws
like the. la the warehouse. A noise had bees beard
la the warehouse earlfits in the evening, aledl ithartly
after the primmer Mill upstairs and rennted With Ipiclg
dematair by saying that he wet to fetch Mil% MONS
had 'heady bees tekas up by some onelllloll in tie ellaYbh.
meat. The grisererdidnot license to the seeassbin
in his posseesion, neither did he produce them ma
visas evereg, &though they had err diecolty Is
screws to futon the ewe. Witare had so doubt the
loser's object was to rob the premier, ream the door
meld be very roily pushed open frees without, if the emelt
had her Axed only with nails.
Beekman, a detective ether, said be belimd, if it had
not bees discovered that the lock bad been tampered with,
there would have bra a very serions robbery that night, r
there ma large quantity of very valuble property on the
premises.
Biz H. W. Carden aid it was evidently a deep !alga's.
to rob Mr. Walker's warehouse, end he reernmeaded the
prisoner to Rive hie muter every hiferinatios' if, as he be-
lieved, be (the prieoner) was orneated with others more
designing, who were making a tool of him foe their owes
BOW-STRBET.

Hoary Harris, • penos of dailnag appearmos, wearing
• heavy mosstaehe and fall beard, describiag hiramelf as •
mptsis is the army, sad giving his address at the COMM-
vatic@ Club, was charged with obtaining a out, vase SL,
sad 7L in mosey, from Messrs. Matthews sad Co., water-
reefers 68, Charing-arcs, by mesas of a forged chigoe.
In answer to the magistrate, the primmer admitted that
he did not Lim at the Comermitive Club, but at York-
chambers, Dake-etreet, and that he wee not at present is
Me array. He had bees $ captain in the Germs. Legioa,
sad had hem promised • cessmiseion in the Shims*

Job Goody, thorn= to Messrs. Matthews and Co., stated
that on the 11th mat. primmer called and selected a water-
proof coat, which be deeited should be kept for him until
the following Timidity, and then gent home. He gave Mei
address, "Lieutenant Harris. 31, North•bank, Regent's-
peak." On Tuesday, however, he called slain and said he
would take hie goat sod give a cheque. He wrote oat •
sheathe for 101. and witness pave Wm the cheep, U. Ulti-
mately he meat away. taking the coat with him. The
cheque wag draws oa Messrs. Coo and Greenwood, Craigs-
wart. Witness presented it the neat morning (yesterday),
and found that there were so etY.ets.
Sergeant Smith, of tea detective force, said that front in-
fantail*. he bad received be apprehended the prisoner on
this sad some other charges at ebost two o'clock that atter-
awe. He feud the prithaer at Messrs. Collier's livery
stables. Frisonar said the cheque had been presented
before the days they bore date.
Mr. Heary—But this one a dated the 15th of April.
The Prioritise—Yes, I have made a blender with that
one. Ia feat, I shall have some money this afternoon—
about 4001. . .

The wither la eciatinaatios stated that he found on the
primmer foss similar cheques, which he low produced. Two
of these were dated the 16th of April, on. from No. 2, St.
James's-street, the other from the Victoria Hotel. The
other two were dated the 14th of April.
Alfred Frederick Et Malteds, clerk at Messrs. Con and
Greenwood's, said that the prisoner had no account there.
Witham did not even know hint by sight. In the cheque
=to Mr Goody he signed bussed so of the "god
se Militia." There was no such regiment in
=Mum ; there was bat one Elthorne regiment.
A resaasd wee applied far on the ground that there were
several similar charges againat hint, in which the patios
were not la attesdaace, not baring had talkiest Rowe.
Mr. Henry isquieed if the prisoner Pad anything to say.
Prisoser—Only that I am perfectly innocent. Maytag
money to receive to-day or to-morrow, it is only a debt.
Mr. Fleury assured the prisoner that he was mistakes on
that podia.
The primmer—l have the opinion of another magistrate
on that pdst. Well, will you accept bail?
Mr. Hesty deg:Used to dom.
The prism's—Or let Imo have a polices/as dawn at my
abode._

-Mr. Itemy—No, you mast be takes down like say ether
prlooser.
The prisoner was assordingly reminded in 'melody, to his
manifest surprise sad mortilleation.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A military looking mastasheed personage, who gave the
name of Alsaander ling, was maned with assaulting Mr.
David Goodyear, chemist, No. 81, Regent-strest.
Mr. Lindley (the chid elerk) asked the defandant if ho
had gives his right name ?
The defoliant said he had set, bat he should give no other.
Mr. Goodyear said the defendant same into his plate with
' a preseription for hair dye, and requested that it might be
made up and sent to his lodgings is Jermyn•treet. Com
plasma's aesistant subsequently mentioned to him that the
distended had, ea a Insane teemnies, edema a prescription
to ha made up nod ellsecrecie selmed noisy for the mistsre.
Oa Tuesday the delbadast mmelle the ship sad asked why
the peenselpess bad not been sent. Inner replied it was
true the prwreesnismbad net been seat, but it was ready.
The &frailest hashed at the mixture, and said he could gat
tens as mach lee the money (Is. 6d.) at Hooper's, in Pell-
mall. Witness replied that the defendant could not, and
then the defendant was walking out of the shop with the
yreserlotioa in his pocket, after saying be would not pay
him at all, when witness stopped him, upon which the de-
fondest deliberately thrust him through a pane of elan, by
which his arm was cut sad Wend. The value of the glass
wee 2a. 6d. Complainant was assisted by the shortcut, but
he was nevertheless mush braised. Ilmatually he gave the
ddeadaat into custody. The prescription, whisk wss • hair
dye, was in an envelops, on whisk wee written " Meier
Kase," the iisfeadaat's came, he believed.
The defendant said Le certainly did refuse to take the
hair dye, and he requested his prescription back, which was
refusd unless be connoted to pay for the hair dye. He
was making his way towards the door when the complainant
attempted to get before him, in order to interrupt his
In the smile, a pane of gists was broken, and then
rewenaplainant and his assistant both snicked him, cass-
ias his nose to bleed profusely, which his white handkerchief
would mom.
Mr. Illnesses emsiderei there bad been errors on both
side., bat more particularly on the part of the defendant,
who, if dimatistied with the alarm ought to bays paid the
amount, and kept away from the shop for the future. The
somplainaat, In point of law, had no right to attempt to
imprison the defendant, the affair being only a debtor and
creditor matter. He should require defendant to ester
into his own reonnisause to keep the pease, and would
farther advise him to pay for the dye and the broken glass.
The defeadaat acted epos this saggestioa, and was dis-
charged.

SOCIITY.—WO learn that

among the subscriptions to aid of the fends of this society,
issue to the amount of 1001. from a foreign pathway,
hiving no ether masezion with Chiswick thee a stresg
desire to support as leatitation which he Wake has dose
Demential% terries. The semisweet. be expremes do nab
honour to his good feeling and public spirit, that we are glad
to be able to quote the very words he employs. Ina letter
to Dr. Lindley he says—* I have anxiously attended to all
that has bees published is your journal regarding the
qweatios of relloqubbies the garden of the Dominators!
Sodety. Being a foreigner sad no Fellow of the Society I
am puffin!, aware that I us as little emitted to 'meddle
with Mae* slake es the poet is Shakspears's n Jonas
Closer,' with the grudge of the generals. and that I ay
hapl risk • akadsr treatesent. Nevertheless, the lively
I take la ovorytkimg sonceralag bortioultere, and
Othlkiles that there is so institutes is
Swam the dlisosadaaatioa of which would be in • higher
dope, depleted& fee all (needs of gerdesing than the
Leads* lisolitaldwal Ilosioty In its fall sad unabated of&
aissei, are iew giros la Es• sot to gin. them way sad
make me ball to sae 1001. oa the was torahs so will hi
lard for othaf sabioribees of fonds to be eokeeted for the
emmtvatioa of the Chiswick Hordeoliaral Gerdes&
I haw very well that 1001. ie a kitbag sum is Eaglaad.
Destlasaaomaaof large picasiary means, sad I think a
geed will dole sot fail to dad a good plow. Directions for
pogmeat will be gins apes aotior.-1 am, de., Hats
ft.—Trammeled', sear Lubeck April 9, 1866."
*OM LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. MOON.
/111wes.—The animal general mooting of the govetnots woe
Mid at the hospital on-Tandy, the 16th last., Mr. Lobos-
dwelt: trossaree, la *send& It appeared from the re-
the author of atialsoine Miami the put year was
9974, asi that the somber of eat-patients admitted from
the let of ithuary to the Mk of March, 1666, was 2,196,
Wig as increase of 614 over the sorraspoadiag gamer of
last year. • rosolatioa, ocesspiag a tribute of respect to
the assay of the lots Kr. iithaed Batas', wee adopted,
sad also a vote of thanks to tha ...mitts,for the affsedln
manses fa whisk du resist iagroomisau for estsadiag the
sewswmadatisa fee tte pallsats bass bass tarried oat, the
*spews of whisk is estimated at 2,8006, to mot whisk the
cps al sad ether nicest eestribstiose were rely 1,2001.
'NM the tad mutat tt appawrod that the ordinary Lassa
tams. wee less than the expediters by spwarda of 6001.
Itemeal resslutioss of the sesta daeoriptloa wars passed, sad
the meetiag
TE separated.
E LONDON OLIIIIUIL OMNIBUS COMPANY.--
Trails statemast, week trading April 12: Total aawdesr of
maltase@ at work, 417; avast* amen, raising daily
the
throsghostlnez, 409; total resoipea, 7,11196 Id.;
avenge per eas_pfbas for seven days, 191. 2e. 4d.
QV:IM rmAcs.—Ows SHILLING DAT, Will.
Niashar, APRIL 16.—Admissiosa oa payment, 1,926; ditto,
by,pooota tisk,* 441; total 'Wows, 2,306.