The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-30 00:00:00

The prisoner—Titll7s true, sir. I pulled it up to make a
stick, and when I saw that it would not do for that I threw
it away. I assure you I had not seen either the gardener or
the park-keeper till they stopped me ; and I wan not run.
sing for the purpose of clamping, for it did not occur to me
that had done wrong.
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Mr. Corrie What are you'
Thefprisocier—A clerk.
Mr. Corrie—Where •
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The prisoner hesitated.
Mr. Cowie—You are not obliged to say unless you like,
mil I don't know that I need press you. I daredy it has
been a foolish, thoughtless act, whether you took a fancy to
the plant, or whether your story is true that you wanted
to wake a stick. Still, I can't pass it over without some
punishment. You must pay a Sue of 90s.
The prisoner, ou hearing the decision, burstinto tears.
The tine, however, was promptly paid.
YARIBOROUGH-STREET.
ATIMIPTED EIItOLARY.
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Dowel Leary, a rough fellow of about 18 years of ace,
well•known to the pollee, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with being coooerned with others in attempting to enter the
shop of Mr. George Malls, boot and shoemaker, 13, Gilbert-
street, Golden-equare, by springing the shutter bar.
Bettsworth, 181 C. said that at half-past three that
morning be saw the prisoner with two other lads loitering
ie Gilbert-street. After watching for a short time he saw
the prisoner standing at the corner of the street as if keep-
ing watch while the other lads went up to the shop 13,
Gilbertstreet, and one of them haring sprung the shutter-
bar, by pulling it forward, there being no centre fastening,
the other let down a shutter. He (ftetteworth) then went
forward, when the prisoner and his corhpanions ran off, but
after a sharp chase he managed to secure the prisoner. The
prisoner told him that the others had asked him to go with
them, and he did so, and that their object was to enter the
place.

• 11.-•:pector Charles Bowles said the prisoner was known to
Bcden, the mesaenger of the court, as an associate of thieves
for years. At the stotioo the prisoner said that they meant
to enter the shop for the purpose of plunder.
Yr. Tyrwhat remanded the primmer.

WORSHIP-STREET.
EXTRAORDINARY CARR OP ABBAULT.
?Loma* Smirker*, a diminutive man, whose left hand was
entirely off, and the right partly so, was charged before Mr.
Cooke with assaulting Mary Black.
The complainant had not any marks of violas:10 an the
Nee, but it was stated by the police that she was badly bruised
onthe neck, and was under the care of a surgeon. Her
midenceshowed that she had been attending upon the sick
wife of the prisoner at his lodging in Ely-place, White.
cbapel, and that without any provocation he forced her on
to the Boor, there threw a table on her body, and beat her
with a clock, which be took off the mantel-shelf, until it
was broken, sad she senseless, at the same time 'wearing
that he would have her life.
Foliceemintable 36 II said that he took the prisoner
into custody shortly after the moult, and that
when tohl the nature ot the charge, he replied, "You don't
kmw shat I have to put up with from these women (com-
plainant and hie wife)."
.Me. Cooke remarked that this was a moat brutal assault,
and sentenced the fellow to four months' imprisonment in
the House of Correction.
The primmer has frequently been charged at this court
nth amanita upon his wife, who is is consequence of his
'axiality to work obliged to support bim. Formerly he
',lkea at a broom manufactory ID Whitechapel, where the
accident that deprived him of his hands was roused by •
eht.hine called "The Devil," which draned them into the
cutting portion of it as he was employed in feeding it.

LAMBETH.
AN IRISH ROW, AND BAVAGZ ASSAULT.
1,,r O'Cot mil, a savage•looking fellow, was charged
before Mr. Elliott with committing a murderous 'assault on
!111 brother, a youth of 17 years of age, from which his life
II is danger.
from the testimony of the prisoner's sister and other wit-
!kik.% it appeared that WYDdii•M•TO•d, a vicinity in which
them is located a colony of turbulent Irishineo, had been
a scene of rowing on Sunday evening, in which
the prisoner took a part, and not satisfied with what hi
61 received and given, he commenced afresh on the Pico
dsV morning, and selected the members of his own family
as his antagonists. He first fought and beat his brother-ie.
!se, He neat fell foul of his brother, and ultimately came
to contact with his younger brother, a youth of 17. He
struck him violently and knocked him down, and while
ee the ground kicked him in a savage manner on the head.
Polioeantraeble 174 L mid that having heard ou the day
hefore that a person was seriously injured, he proceeded to
the house of a surgeon. and there found a youth whose head
was seriously wounded, and the surgeon in the act of drago-
n,: the injuries. He then went in search of the prisoner,
who, be undetuood, had caused the injuries, and found him
at a beer.house. On seeing him (witness) the prisoner
started out of the back door, but after a sharp chase he se-
cured him, and nu telling him what for, he said, "Serve
biro right."
A certificate was banded in to the effect that the life of
the youth is in danger, and the pris mer was remanded to
Saturday nest.