The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

CLERKENWELL.

John Glover, a man of colour, t 7 years of age, was, on
Thursday, charged before Kr. Corns with begging.
Marti& and Hilligan, Meadieity °Seers, saw the prisoner
in the King's-road, Bedford-row, with a printed paper at-
tached to his brawl, craving charity, and some passengers
gave him alms, when they (the of took hint into
custody.
It appeared from the prisoner's description that he was a
native of Africa, and had been a slave, but he ran away
from his master to avoid his cruelty, and to save his life.
He was flogged, kicked, and beaten by him, and on one
occasion he inflicted several wounds upon him with a knife.
The prisoner exhibited 'several wounds on his arm. His
master was in the habit of putting hot chains on his legs,
and other slaves were linked to him while they were at
work. They had to work very hard and got very little to
eat, but they dared not complain, or they would be ill-used
and told they were lazy, and have their hands and legs
tied together end b. sten till their flesh was cut. One
night their muter went out, when be (the prisoner) and
six other of the slaves made their escape. Tney walked
sight after night, and in the day time stopped in the
woods for fear of any one belonging to their master
seeing them. At last they got to a country called Cilera.
They sailed from there to Calcutta, where they stopped 12
months, until they found a ship to bring them to England,
where there were no slave'. He was willing to work, and
he had no other means of getting a living but by gelling a
few books. _

Mr. Corrio—Have you no friends?
Prisoner (in broken Enplish)—l have no friend, only
God. . .

Mr. Corrie—Where were you born ?
Prisoner—l do not know. I
soother.
Mr. Corrie—Then what will yon do if I discharge you ?
You will go and beg again ?
Prisoner—l must try and get a bit of bread.
Mr. Come, uader the circumstances, discharged him,
with an advice to go to the workhouse, which he promised
to do, and he was set at liberty.
Mr. Deacon, the proprietor of the Sir Hugh Myddeltoa
Tavern, near Eiadler's Wells Theatre, who was present
daring the ezamisation, felt a sympathy for the poor fel-
low, and humanely gave him nourishment, and took him
into his service, for which the prisoner evidently felt
grateful.

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