The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

WERTNINEiTER.

A'srell-divesed young wiimwa;tll;following application
to the magistrate
Applicant—A mat told me that be bad gone 21. upon a
naming man, and asked me if I would stand in.
Mr. Arnold—l don't usdertand this slang. What do you
MOWN pray, by the phrase " stand in
Applicant —Be in it—take a put ; but he bested me.
Mr. Arnold—ls this a matter in which you require pro-
ease of the court ; if not, I cannot bear you any further. I
hare nothing to do with pedestrian matters.
Applicant—l want either a summons or a warrant.
Mr. Arnold—What for! _ _ _

Applieent —Obtalniog money under false pretemom.
Arnold—Then state the Mete plainly to me.
Applicant —Last Monday week • man came to me and
told Me he bed gem 21. upon a pedestrisa match. and
asked nte if I would stand in, se it wee more than be could
afford to go at cam He mid ha bad staked the money
with • wean eared fibepbad, sad I laid I would go is.
with him, and I gave him the messy this and there.
Mr. Amid—What in the false pretsume?
ppSeaat—Shepbed sever iml• the 21.
H. Arnold—Did yea know the man who had your 6s.'
Applieent--Ym.
Yr. Amid—And Shepherd ?
Yr. A:mid—Yea meld have inquired of Shepherd into
the truth of the glory.
• t. t—l mold sot Inquire them. I took his word,
it wee all righ
Mr. Arnold—lt is • eery teeth& matter. You bad better
me him la the ommty mart for the be.

BOUTHWARK.
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Maud Ya "savvy," umostly arrival Dead. Wig
bombs up far &NA 11111111iirliss, °barged Id* attempt-
fag to brisk Wig siop Mr. Mgatiost Myers, vsbeb-
arbor, goldsmili, tiejoin. Nwriestsweseemisy.

It aPpessed that &bad bett.peat omega& on the mesa-
tag et the 10th Seated, Poliosmnstable 163 M beard
raiding noise in a peonage between the shop of Mr.
I liyere mad • glove dealer's in Newirogtoncauesway, and
preesedleg time be mew the Oxon taylag to form
• bolt of the shutter-box Cued against the side eatrance
el Xr. premise. Whom inked whet he win
doleg there, be mid be lived there, bus on Xr. Myms
bring miled up he denied all knowledge of the m•n, and
lafeemil hi worship that bad the prisoner In
epoptag the sbatter lox he meld he pros:oared • psi of
Leg steps, and then mould have got lob the hones by • lids
window. The prisoner being unable to gins any satisfactory
second ei himself, and his ocednot being so myeterkons,
tle• inegletate remanded him Mamble the emetable to
mho imodriee about bim.
The proems mid he wee no thief, although be had bem
had up in • prison nail for nearly • week. He bad
been employed by Xr. Sharpe. a oeotrastor, of Victoria-
skeet, three yam ea • railway neer Itio Janeiro, ad had
Sid some boom tlafertneately be got too mod to drink
an hi arrival is Lodes and Wet himself. He mimed his
wership he had no intention to break iota the bean.
The magistrate asked the coestable what inqdries he had
me&
The deem replied that It was an true what be bad
slated. Whales bad called on Mr. Sharpe, in Vieteria-
street, and that gentleman told him he paid the prisoner
51. on Woodside', the OW Wm., and be had more to receive.
The prisoner said he bad the money la his pocket on
Thursday. He did not know what bad become of It.
The magistrate asked what was found on the priamee
The constable replied, "Nothing bat as old knife. He
had not • farthing about him."
The magistrate supposed be was drunk, then,
Thu oonehible roopM that be wee sot drunk exactly, Hs
certainly bad bed too auk to drink, but he knew pretty
well what be was shout.
Tb• magistrate told him that AU his trouble had boss
brought on by drinking. He directed him to be discharged,
and recommended him to keep sober for the future.