The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-22 00:00:00

TSB POLIOZ COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLYMILENWELL.
Kornactr or • I(MM= MAN WITS • YOUNG QiR4
esspeetably.dreesed person, who nearned in great die-
trued wind, applied for advice under the following
emestanom:
Ths applicant elated that her eldest daughter, a girl ally
Liners of age, bad left her home through the pernasions
el s married man, who bad deserted his wife and three
&gen ; cad although she had made every eadeavoer to
Imre, their whereabouts, she had been unable to do so.
This week she noeived a letter from herdaughter stating she
neat Birmingham, and that beinghappywith the man she ass
with gee did set Intend so retur to l.m&n, but intended
cohabit with her protector, and to share her lot with hie.
Be daughter had been in the habit of gong to a fortune-
tales is the City-road to see the "sorrel looking-glare in
whin iodise can see their husbands," and amongst the
wen she had leiti behind, abe (the mother) bad
loud nee which pretended to tell her daughter's
and which wan ea follows :—" Never alarm
7".wne as to your fate, the tricks you will
pfege to kb transient, your probity and your reputation
gale for you the confidence of all than that you have
Mims with. You will not be quick in making your for-
ties, but your savings will be sufficient for you to pan an
*made old sae. In a short time you will Irwo the per-
ms
who will betray you. That will not hinder you being
belted to try spa /with her, but it is what you might do
yang is as you might he her dupe, and you might pay dearly
hr that imprudence. If the wheel of fortune is not turned ea
sped ride far you it is this, that she will return and break
yea down with (her favours." She (the mother) thought
that it was a great shame that the police did sot put down
ems fortune-telling places, as the one in question had
staid a pest deal of harm to other girls besides her
&OWL
T. magistrate said that, as the applicant did not know
the address of the men who had gone off with her daugh-
Or, be could not assist her, but if they applied to the
Aseeiate Institute for the Pritection of Womeo, of which
Lord Tansy was president, there could be no doubt but
Satan would be misted. As for the ether part of her
=plaint, that was a matter for the polies, who no doubt
would attend to her atannients on the matter.
The applicant thanked his worship and retired.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
WHEW PT ♦ SOLDIER._

Jain Freeman sad Janus Coedlo, the former • prints
of the Grenadier Guards and the latter • costermonger,
wire charged—Freeman with stealing • watch and chain,
sad Costello with receiving the same with • guilty
loseledge.
The evidence of Win. Sipless, wafter at the Al.
himbis-palsce, Leicesterequare, went to show that
a the previous afternooo he saw Freeman and
a tipsy man go into the taproom of the Crown
paths house Green-street, Leicester-square. Observing
sioethiag r►ther suspicious in Freeman's conduct he looked
through the glass door and saw Freeman feeling the tipsy
ass about the waistcoat. Subsequently he followed Free-
man, who left the house alone to Trafalgar-square, and gave
lace is charge on suspicion of robbing the tipsy man. Free-
man was then taken back to the public-house, where he
;used a watch and chain to the other prisoner, Costello,
who had followed the soldier hack to the house with a
Dowd of others.

Jobs Richard', staying at the &AIM' Home, Well.
sheet, Welk:lose-square, identified the watch and chain as
bit property. He emit the soldier yesterday, and had drink
via him and got drank.
Rinse* 69 E, proved seeing Freeman pass something to
Ocotillo. Costello then walked away, but was taken beck
to the hones, when the watch and chain were found in his
p:assice. He said the soldier gave them to his,.
NU* 313 A, proved finding the woperty on Costello,
who said the soldier mast have put itgato his pocket.
WI:odor Draper said that at the station Freeman owned
fie handkerchief in which the watch and chain were
_ _

Fiesiera dieted the robbery, but Costello admitted re-
mising the art;cles from Freeman.
Ir. Lox committed tbem both for trial.

MARYLEBONE.
A BISOULAZ CANE.

Ails Riau. aged 16, page in the terms of Calomel
28, Leinater-garden, Paddington, was charged
with sleek* a' pone, album, two powerful reading gleamy
a kettle et scent, eve cartes de visite of her Majesty, a letter
bond, sal two knives, the property of Edward Ellick,
bookseller aid stationer. of 22, Leinater-terreoe ; also far.
therderied with stealing two picoes of ribbon, the 'mo-
tility of the Postmaster-General,
Yr. Elltick etated—l keep • postoftice. The prisoner is
the employ of Colonel Ooslow, sod during the past
math I have been in COMMlUlkiiiioll with her ladyship
smannog letters of hers that lave not reached their &irti-
Wise, arid primmer has been strictly watched. I have
ohs missed several things after the prisoner has been to the
chop. Yesterday I marked • puree and placed it on a shelf,
and after the prisoner had been in the shop I missed it. I
west to Colonel Oselow's humy and now two of the wr
note who said they bad seen the prisoner with •
Done similar to the one I had lost. I waited till the
!Mtn. came home in her airtime, and spoke to her about
it. She said it was • most grave charge to make. '
1 Kid I was aware of it, but I we. certain that the
Prisoner had stolen the property, and that he knew about
the missing letters. He was celled op and after being
Vuetroned be said be had given one of the letters to a
boteher's boy to poet. Others he said he had bonit.
01 looking into bin box the property mentioned in the
ohne was found, including the marked purse. One of
the adwieg letters had contained the cease de visit.
The two pieces of ribbon bad been sent in a letter
is lady Ottakow by • tradesman io Oaford-street. She bad
rrsr• received it. In conseqw3oC4) of complaints, two of the
darnel letter-earriers have been wider strict supervision.
sad I and my servants al.o have been closely watched
dozing the put month. A few dare ego I got into
use trouble through some letters conteinieg uluable
information addressed to the Lord Chancellor not having
toms to band. I believe they were newer posted. His
kedship bas withdrawn his patronage from me through it,
rho prisoner wan remanded.

RCLIDLNT AT THE EXETER-HALL EOTE:L.
5 o'clock. an accident happened at
Vac Yeetse4•llHotel, Strand, which it is feared will ter-
tenets fatally to • compositor, named Fendall, aged about
25, Mtg. The unfortunate man wag passing the above
tole. when one of the massive cement ornament.' on the
topot the. Wilding fell on his 'Mull. which sustained four
Netter. He was takes to Charing.crose Hospital, where
he now rename without hope of recovery.
ALARM/10 Acct DENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN
ROLNAT. —Yesterday afternoon an accident of • very
~etmieg mat which, but for the precaution of en engine
mow, eamsdA m Hills, might have proved fatal to •
saw her of paseengses, occurred sear the Ywyford statics).
,
Wears that the through train for Exeter, leaving Pad-
at 2 o'clock, and which is not timed to stop until it
Beading, at 2.55, proceeded s.fely until within
aasst., 200 yards of Twyford station. At that point • gang
rastelayen were employed on the down line, and they
Boas seer's-timbers, known as " transams," out whim I
sa
11l balsams in eight, running at full speed. Hills w
,ae s
was danger, and his presence of mind prevented
'ass twat have been • fearful accident, for no lees than
aht amines ran off the metals and tore up the
✓ eat way, but the train was fortunately brought to •
ISeelatill before the platform wax reached. end she ear-
veto *kith bad been dislodged were thus prevented coming
onivion with the stonework. The passengers were
'assj„ew het not otherwise injured ; and so greatly indebted
▪ .they to HAI for the can he displayed that they
-r fail
ismeenely earned a sum of money, which they Pris•
to him. A body o' men were soon despatched from
,"`wires, Reading, and other parte of the hoe, and alter
" about an hour and • half the down traffic was
=' it The canines were but slightly damaged. We
.
ken bawd the peeing reason why the metals were us
""itetate at the time, but it will form the subject of
51 I KU. by the railway angioriliss.