The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
Mary Afathell was charged with illegally pawning four
coats, entrusted to her by Mr. Kaye, of Alder•gate-street,
to make up.
the material had been sent to her a month ago; but not
having been returned at the proper time, inquiry was made,
and the priNoner admitted having pawned them in White-
eross•street hir is., unit gave up the duplicates.

On being culled on fur her defence,
The priboiter mid that the prmetutor owed her le. Ml.,
which he had not paid her, and that being entirely with-
out money, she had pawned the cuato to Mep licroelf front
stormtiou.

In reply to Mr. Alderman Wire,
The prisoner said she was paid 6d. for making each cos.
which took her seven hours to finish. and out of this she
was obliged to pay fur the trimmings, which cost one penny.
She had given security for the materials, and her securi-
ties were quite ready to take them out of pawn and restore
them to the prosecutor.
Mr. Alderman Wire said he thought the most merciful
course would have been to have applied to the securities
instead of bringing the poor woman before him. However,
as Whitecron-street was not in the City, the case was out
of his jurisalictien, but he should advise the prosecutor to
settle the affair in another manlier. Ile himself would take
sore that the money should be forthcoming.
The parties left the court on this understanding, the poor
Woman full of protestations of gratitude.
BOW-STREET.
Barnard .11.81irrry was charged by the police with ob-
structing the footpath in King William-erect, Strand, by
selling the Catholic on Sunday morning, as the
soar nation were going iuto the Roman Catholic Chapel
of the Oratory.
Thu defendant denied that he sold the Vindicator, but
said he gave away copies, receiving money from those who
eve it to him.
William Michael Conner, valet to Henry Vise Esq., of
5 A, Piccadilly, stated that he was going to the
Roman Catb'olic Chapel of the Oratory yesterday morning,
and he saw the defendant throw his crutches on the grmand
as two police constables took him into custody. lie did
not see any publication in his hand.
By Mr. hall—Would nut swear that the defendant hail
nothing in his hand, but that he saw no paper. in his hand.
Captain John Ilalliwell stated th.t he was one of the
congregation attimling the chapel in King William-street,
and gave an excellent character of the defendant, who was
much respected, and had a good counexion in tar neigh-
bourhood, but the impression was that defendant was per-
secuted by the police for selling the Catholic
The path on which the defendant stood was as braid as any
inLondon, and witness would ask the magistrate what was
the poor fellow to do if prevented from selling -he
calor to his connexions of the congregation ?
Mr. Hall said that the defendant had been charged be-
fore for a similar offence, fur such it was, as tou:h as selling
fruit on the pathway. He would disabuse the mind of the
witness of the groundless idea that it was because the publi-
cation was the Catholic rindiralor that he wa= persecuted
by the police, many of whom were Roman Catholic., but
the public pathway could not be obstructed. The defendant
must pay a fine of half a crown, or go to prison Mr five days.
(leery Dole, a short, thickset young man, was charged
with an assault on Mn. Watson, coffee-house keeper, 107,

Tottenham-court-road.
Prosecutrix stated that about half-past one on Sunday
afternoon the defendant came into her house and ordered
two cups of coffee. In nayment he tendered a sixpence,
and received change. Ile then asked prosecutnx what she
meant by giving Lint but a penny out of his sixpence, and
insisted upon having back twopence halfpenny, but, as
prosecutrix declined obliging him, he took up a cup avid
saucer, dung them on the ground, and seized her by the'
arm. He shook, struck, and pinched her till her clothes
were in rap.
Prisoner, in defence, said he went in with a friend and
ordered the cnfii•e•. but only intended paying for one cup.
Mr. Hall fined the priaoner Ms., or, in default, one
month's imprisonment.
SOUTHWARK.
Mr. Richard May, auctioneer, &e., 90, Leadenball-street,
was summoned to answer a charge of perjury. rude against
him by Henry Beedle, an eating-house-keeper, late of 77,
Kent-street, for falsely swearing to informations that the
latter house was deserted, and thereby obtaining possession
of it mkt the Police Act-
Mr. Teague, who attended to lappet the cambial, and