The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUBTS.

SOUTHWARK.
WNOLISALI SAcRILIOS AND BURGIARIES.—Jantes
Canning, • notorious housebreaker, was charged
who breaking into St. Michael's Church, Stotkwell,
and stealing therefrom • surplice, black scarf, and three
keys; St. John's Chapel, West-street, Walworth ; Ebenezer
Chapel, Bermondsey ; Mr. Owen's Church, College•street,
Chebra ; Baptist Chapel, Pond-place, Chelsea; Crosby-row
Chapel, Lossiane, and stealing from them property of
various descriptions. The prisoner was also charged with
breaking into Messrs. Barclay and Co.'s lead watehouse,
Great George-street, Bermondsey, and stealing a silk um.
broils, eight-day clock, and other articles. There were also
other charges of • similar nature against him.
Gardiner, police constable 79 M, stated that during the
last two years a vast number of churches and chapels had
been robbed in the vicinity of the metropolis, but neither
property nor thieves could be found until May, 1848, when
the prisoner and • man named Cobbett were apprehended,
and charged with breaking into St. Mary's Church, Old
Kent-ro•d. The properly stolen therefrom was found on
Cobbett, and both of them were tried at the Old Bailey,
when the letter was transported for seven years, and the
prisoner sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Since
that time witness had ascertained that the same parties had
been connected with the other robberies mentioned in the
Cm's. He consequently went to Guildford House of Cor-
rection, and took the prisoner into custody on the day of his
liberation. He had been able to trace most of the property,
and had sines found out the party who pledged them. She
was sister to the transport, and cohabited with the prisoner.
Several witnesses having been examined, the principal of
whom was Mary Cobbett, the transport's sister, to whom the
stolen property had been given by the prisoner and his asso-
ciate for the purpose of pawning it,
Mr. Cottingham said there were four cases he could com-
mit the prisoner for, but as further evidence was required to
complete the others, he should remand him for a week.
With respect to the female, she must be in attendance, and
to ensure that he should order her to find a surety for that
purpote, as he very much doubted the judge would order
her to be placed alongside the prisoner.
lie was accordingly remanded, and, at the latter part of
the day, a young man, who stated he was about being mar-
ried to Cobbett, came forward and entered into security for
her attendance on Monday, when she was released from
custody.
THAMES.

FATAL FIGHT.—John Solcher, a labourer, residing at 12,
Sophia-street, Limehouse, was charged with having caused
the death of Joseph Dunmore by fighting at the Plaistow
marshes, Westham, Bites ; and William George, a seaman,
Charles Cockling, a laborer, of Bell-alley, and Remy
Bolton, of Sirehfield.rope-walk, were charged with aiding
and abetting Botcher in killing and slaying the above-named
Joseph Dunmore.
Wen. Joseph Dunmore, brother of the deceased, stated that
about five o'clock on Sunday morning the party proceeded
to the Plaistow marshes, and a regular stand-up fight took
place, the wager being five shillings a side. They shook
h inds before the fight, which lasted for half an hour and
five minutes, having durieg that time fought 28 rounds.
Cockling and Bolton were seconds to the deceased, and
George was one of the seconds to the prisoner Botcher. At
the end of the twenty-eighth round, when the time was
called, deceased, who was sitting on one of his second's knees,
was not able to come up. He was conveyed home, but never
spoke after, and died at 12 o'clock on the same day.
Cackling—Your worship, I desired hint to give up before
the three or four last rounds.
Botcher—Yee, and the p,or young man was left lying
under the hot sun three-quarters of an hour.
Mr. loghein said he would not proceed further with the
Case that day. He should remand the prisoners until Wed-
needay sad an inquest would be held on the body in the in-