The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-21 00:00:00

BO W-STREET.

John Dean, cab-driver, 4,658, was charged witli being
found drunk and unable to account for a horse and cao,with
which he had been entrusted. _ _

From the statement of Lonadale' the proprietor of the
cab, it appeared that the defendant had been employed for
a day to supply the pins of another man, who was taken
ill. He went out ea Thursday morning, but did not return
to his employer who beard nothing of the man or his pro-
perty. In the ;middle of the night Lansdale sent some of
his men to look after him, and at a late hour he was found,
dud drunk, at the Silver Cross, Charing-cross. He was
removed to his master's stables, and subsequently to the
station-house, in Bow-street,where he remained the whole of
Friday, being too stupid to be brought before the sitting ma-
gistrate. Nothing whatever had been heard of the horse and
cab, and the defendant had no recollection of what be-
came of them. Defendant now stated that be remembered
being engaged on Thursday by a stylish sort of " Gent," to
take him and a lady to Putney, and to the best of hi. belief
he was to bring the party back again to London. The
" Gent" ordered him a dinner at the Spotted Dog, Putney,
and he regaled himself afterwards ; but as for what hap-
pened from this time until the neat afternoon, when he
!nod himself in custodt, ke could reader no account. He
begged his worship to Dolman that it was his first offence.
Mr. Henry remanded the defendant, bat ft having been
discovered, later in the day, that the hone and cab were
in safe keeping at some livery stables at Putney, he was
brought up again and lined 40e., or three weeks' imprison-
ment.

A gentleman, who stated that he was the secretary and
manager of the Church of England Club, is Southampton.
street, Strand, applied to Mr. Henry to know if he could not
summarily eject certain pereons who had been lately in the
►abit of using the club, without beiag members. A party
had several times obtained admission to the rooms by using
the name of a clergyman who was a member, but who had
lately been unable to attend. Would it not be legal to kick
them down stairs ?

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Mr. Henry declined to give my advice upon the sub.
Oct without seeing the rules of the club.

CLEZIERNWELL.

Witfiom Hawkins and &orgy Foster, notorious thieves,
and formerly of the Hackett gang, were charged with break-
ing into the dwelling-house of Mr. John Jackson, of 6,
Compton-terrace, Islington. Between two and three o'clock
in the morning, one of the prosecutor's servants was
awakened by a noise in her master's house, and, after
listening some time, she satisfied herself that it was a9t
caused by any member of the family. She went to the
window overlooking the back of the premises, and pre-
sently saw two figures move stealthily about. She alarmed
her master and the other inmates, and police officers Lark-
ham Bellew, and Bartrup, of the N division, being drawn
to the spot, they instantly punned the thieves from the pro-
secutor's buildings ever and about several of the adjacent
premises, and, finally, after a desperate fight, the two pri.
sorters were secured ; their companions, four or five in
number, it is presumed, escaping in consequence of the
dense fog. Daring the time that the ruffians were in the
house they fared sumptuously, and removed from their
places every valuable article they could lay their hands on.
The house- breaking implements were fortunately captured,
and are of a first-rate manufacture.

Mr. Come congratulated all concerned in the 'porches'.
oa of the ruffians, and used the latter if they wished to
aka any remark.
They laughed, and answered " Not at present."
They were fully committed (or trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Mr. Aka Craven, a sugar baker, upon as extensive scale,
was charged, at the instance of the parochial authorities of
Whitechapel, with being the proprietor of premises in Great
Garden-street, in which animal charcoal was made, pre-
pared, and burnt, and other processes carried on injurious
to the health of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
A number of highly respectable tradespeople resident in
Whitechapel, were examined at great length. Their cri-
dance we in substance that the business in question had
been in existence about six months within twenty or thirty
yards of the rear of their dwellings, and emitted odours o
the most disagreeable kind, something like the smell of
burnt bones.
Mr. William Thomas Brand, F.R.S., the eminent lec-
turer and professor of chemistry, said he had visited the
premises
a complained of, and in the retort.house saw several
e retorts, charged, be believed, with animal charcoal,
which, having been used in cleansing sugar, was re-burnt,
in order to be used over again. He compared the odour to
a smell something like rotten eggs and the peculiar smell
in cleaning a gun-barrel; and, in answer to a question
from the magistrate, he said the smell of sulphuretted hy-
drogen, in large quantities, would be injurious to health.
Mr. Henry Letheby, professor of chemistry at the Lon-
don Hospital, also gave testimony as to the noxiously
offensive smell of the compound. Ho believed that he could
suggest a plan to the defendant which would be remedial.
The magistrate adjourned the case for three weeks, being
assured that no endea vour would be spared in the mean.
time to prevent any further nuisance.
MARLBOROUGH.BTREET.
John Joseph Barron was brought before Mr. Hardwick
on a warrant, charged with ill:treating his wife, Mary
Barron. . .

The complainant said she had been married to the defen-
dant 19 jun during 13 of which time she had been con-
stantly by him. On Monday he threw a knife at
her, and wounded her. On Tuesday he beat her with his
fist about the head ; and on Wednesday he beat her agile
with his list about the head.

A lady came forward and raid the wife bad been employed
by her. She had known her for some time, and could
speakch araster with confidence of her industry, sobriety, and general
good
The husband made an defense; sad Kr. Hardwick Sill-
lewd his to three maths' laywialaratat.

nobs ?

LAMBETH,

Willtans Ilminaon and Le—aii4arti, well-dressed mem-
hers of the "swell mob," were charged with Wing con-
cerned, with smelter more, not in custody, in the commis•
aion of an extensive robbery, effected under very peculiar '
eircumstances, at the residence of Mr. Thomas Young, of ,
' No. 2, Southampton-street, Peckham.
The first witness called was Mary Ann Stroud, who de- I
posed that on Sunday evening last her muter and mistress
went to church, leaving her in charge of the house, and at'
about half-put 6 o'clock a knock wasgiven at the hall-door,
which she went to answer. On opening the door a gentle-
man, who stood outside, asked her if Mr. Young was at
home, and she replied that he was not. The person, whom
she believed to be the prisoner Hegginsen, said he wished
to write and leave a note for her muter, and stepped into
the hall, closing the door after bins. As soon as he had
done so he seized her by the throat with both hands so
tightly that she had to beg for mercy, and pray of him to
spare her life. The man took out a short weapon with a
knob at the end, and threatened to take her life imme-
diately if she gave the least alarm, or made the least noise,
and at the same time he asked her where her master's pro-
perty was. This she at first refused to tell ; but, being
alarmed at the threats used, she ultimately gave the infor-
mation. At this time there was a second knock at the door,
and the man she had spoken of opened it, and admitted
two more men into the hall, and closed it after
them. The man then dragged her from the pas-
sage into the parlour, when he forced her on the
floor, and placed her apron over her face, so as to prevent
her seeing, sad while in this position, she heard him go to
the sideboard and cupboards, and remove the silver labels
from the bottles and decanters. Ile nest tied her hands
behind her, and removed her to the pantry where he
locked her up, and she was, therefore, not able to admit
her master and mistress on their return from church. Her
master, however, got in at the window, and released her,
and it was then found that the plate-chest and drawere, and
the plate and cash in them, were carried away.
Mr. Lund, the superintendent of the police for the divi-
sion, here remarked, that it was as well to Worm his wor-
ship that there was not much reliance to be placed on the
statement of the witness, inasmuch as that, in every version
she gave of the robbery, she differed widely from her pre-
vious statements. He also felt bound to say that, from
inquiries that had been made since the robbery, it was
found that the female kad formes an acquaintance with a
common thief, a "swell-mobsman," and bad admitted him
on several occasions into the house of her master unknown
of course to her muter and mistress; and there could be no
doubt, therefore, that she bed been the cause, though per-
haps not dishonestly so, of the extensive robbery of her
master. _ _

In reply to the questions of the magistrate, the witness
said that about four months ago she was accosted by a
" gentleman" in Peckham, who invited her to take some-
thing to drink, and she had a glass of gin and water with
him. After that she had frequently seen the same " gen-
tleman," and drunk with him, and she ultimately invited
him to see her at the house of her matter. He had been
there three times at least, and on every occasion but one he
had been seen by other persons besides. He represented
himself to be a stationer in the City, dressed like • gentle-
man, wore a gold watch and chain, and said his name was
Titer.
r. Norton—Has this person ever taken improper liber-
ties with you ?
Witness—No, sir; never.

Mr. NortonLknil for what purpose do you think this
" gcntleman," as you call him, visited you ?
IVitnesel thought he wished to keep my company, but
I might be silly for thinking so. (Laughter.)
Mr. Norton—Then he has made love to you, has he ?
Witness—Yes sir; he has.
Mr. Norton—lt is much more likely that hie love was
directed towards your muter's plate chest. (Renewed
laughter.) What sort of a weapon was it that the man
esbibited when he threatened to kill you if you made a

Witness—lt was black, about this length (12 inches), and
had a knob at the end.

Me. Norton—Do you think it wu a life-prt eeeeee .
Witness—l never saw one.

Mr. Norton—ln one of tb• statements you have made,
and which is now before me, I find you have described the
instrument as " shiny," how do you explain this ?
Witness—lt was shinty, like • knife, I thought.
Mr. Norton—Why, you have this moment described it as
black.

Witness—Well, I think there were two of them.
Mr. Norton—l am now about to ask you a question, wit-
new, and I hops you will consider well before giving me
your answer. I wish to ask you solemnly on the oath you
have taken whether the prisoner Hegginson is or is not the
person you have been speaking of, se having attacked you
as you have described, in holding you 20 minutes, as you
said, by the throat ?
Witness (atter some hesitation)—"o. I don't think he is
the person. The man was taller, and wore a white cravat
and bushy whiskers.
It should have been stated that the certificate of a surgeon
who had examined the witness's throat on the day before had
been put in, and it stated that there were no marks of rio.
lence of the slightest description upon it.
Inspector Coward, who with Sergeant Quinnear and Con-
stable Baker had the management of the case, and who rip-
prehended one of the prisoners, here mentioned to the ma-
gistrate a singular fact connected with the robbery, and
that was that, with the exception of the plate-chest and
also the drawers in which were deposited the bank notev,
purses, the gold watch, and other property belonging to
Mr. Young, not a single article was disturbed.
A person named Webb, or Webboley, as he now called
himself, swore positively that on Sunday night, at 6 o'clock,
he saw the two prisoners and a third man standing, and in
conversation, close to the how* of Mr. Young ; but on
cross-examination, the fellow confessed himself such a
thorough scamp as to be totally unworthy of belief. He
had frequently been tried and convicted himself, and had
tendered himself so often as a witness for the police, that
his evidence has latterly been totally rejected.
The prisoners were spoken to as being will known mem-
bers of the swell mob, and having been in custody.
The defence set up was an alibi, and it was so satisfac-
torily proved that the prisoners had been in a coffee shop in
the Lower Marsh at the time the rob"vry had been com-
mitted, that Mr. Norton was of opinion he should not be
justified in detaining them.
They were therefore diasharged.