The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-14 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

William Gr71111;;;;;Th;ried with having been con-
cerned it, stealing hank notes, plate, &c., to a large amount,
the property of Miss Emma Richardson, of Margaret-street,
Cav radish-square, and Alesandre Le Begue was charged '
with having in his possession part of the stolen property.
The robbery had been committed so far back es June
last. The prosecutria had gone to the run, leaving the
house in charge of a female servant, and on her return she
found that a pocket-book, containing about 1701. in notes
and gold, and a quantity of plate and jewellery had been
stolen from her be•l-room. Suspicion fell upon the servant
and the prisoner Griffith,. who was her acquaintance, and
who had been seen to call at the house on the day of the
robbery. They were taken into custody, but the evidence
bring too vague, they were discharged. Information having
recently been obtained that one of the stolen notes had
made; its appearance at the Bank of England, police-ser-
geant Smith, E division, succeeded in tracing it into tho
hands of Griffith.. Toe police eterwards took Le ,Begue
into custody, and on searching his house at Hoxton, where
he carried on the business of a chocolate maker, found
some spoons, which were identified as part of the stolen
property. The marks had been removed from the spoons,
but Miss Richardson was enabled to swear to them from
the pattera. The two prisoners were then taken into
custody.
The prisoners were remanded for a week.
MARYLEBONE.

Daniel Hogan was charged with an assault upon Mr. 11
Messer, the relieving officer of the parish of Marylebone.
It appeared that complainant, after leaving the work-
house, was proceeding along the Regent's-park towards
home in his chaise, when ho was followed for some distance
by the prisoner, who at length made a sudden spring upon
the step, and tried to get into the vehicle. Complainant
struck him with the whip, and he jumped down; but he
continued to keep up with the chaise for a considerable die-
taus, and on reaching Portland-town he picked up a heavy
stone and was about to hurl it at complainant, who instantly
jumped out, and, seizing the prisoner, gave him into the
custody of a policeman, who just then fortunately came up.
It was shown that the prisoner had had a ticket to get
employment in the stoneyard of the workhouse, but as he
was behind time that morning when he presented it he
was refused admittance ; hence his hostility to Mr. Messer.
Prisoner said he was sorry for what he had done, poverty
and desperado* had driven him to it, but he really had no
intention of injuring Mr. Messer.
As Mr. Messer, owing to prisoner's poverty, did not
appear to wish to press the ease any further, the prisoner
was, after a severe magisterial admonition, discharged.
Henry Brosnahan was charged with steadies a purse con-
taining a sum of money from the pocket of Mrs. Stapleton,
a lady residing in Finsbury-square.
It appeared that on the previous evening, as proseentria
was passing by Trinity Church, New-road, she was dodged
for some time by the prisoner and another man. At length
both of them suddenly rude a rush by her, at the same
time jostling against her. Suspecting all was not right, she
put her hand into her packet, and immediately found her
purse was gone. Upon communicating the circumstance to
a constable, he pursued them, and apprehended the pri
saner, but his associate, to whom the purse had;been given,
escaped.
The prisoner was remanded till Wednesday.
Charles Beckenham, a well-dreued middle-aged man,
who said he had no occupation, and resided in West-
minster, was charged with indecently assaulting John Rey-
colds, whom he met in the New-road at one o'clock that
morning.
The prisoner was ordered to pa a fine of 51. His ser-
vant shortly afterwards brought the money and paid the
penalty.
James Saiwkrs,driver of omnibus No. 6,178,was charged
with having carried on the outside of his 'bus eighteen in-
, stead of thirteen passengers, the number allowed by the
Metropolitan Stage Carriage Act.
The defendant was fined 20s. and costs.
On a second summons for not having a lamp lighted to
his omnibus after sunset, he was ordered to pay the costs.
Wm. Smith and John Cousins were charged with at-
tempting to break into the house, No. 2, Raton-terrace,
Haverstock-bill, Hampstead.
That morning police-constable 68 3, while on duty near
the house in question, heard the smashing of glass in the
rear of the premises, and, on going to see the muse, saw the
prisoners spring over the garden wall, and make off as fast
as they could. He followed and captured Smith, and con-
stable 368 8 took Cousins, who was found to be bare-footed.
A pane of ghee had been broken at the back kitchen win-
dow, and an entry no doubt was contemplated, had not the
noise of the glass and the footsteps of the police disturbed
them.

They were both committed for three months to bud
labour lathe House of Correction.
LAMBETH. _
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The Hon. 0. C. Norton was engaged in hearing several
summonses taken out by the Sanitary Inspectors of Lam-
beth parish for various practices dangerous to public health.
The defendants in almost all of the oases were poor people,
and the nuisances complained of, though offensive and in•
jurione: o the health of those residing in the immediate
vicinity, were perfectly . harmless, as compared with the
major and monster nuisance—the bono boiling, and the
rotten fat boiling factories in the parish. Proceedings were
ordered to be taken against the wealthy proprietors.
In the cases before the magistrate, small lines were im-
posed, the defendants having promised to abate the nui-
sances complained of without delay.
THAMES.

John Wood, • waiter at the Somerset Arms beenhop,
New-road, Stepney, was charged, on remand, with being
concerned, with two others not in custody, in stealing •
gold watch and guard chain, from a seaman, named Wil-
kinson.
Some days since the prosecutor entered into conversation
with a man in Whitechapel, who invited him to have a glus
of ale. In the house to which they went they met another
person, who proposed a game of skittles for 101. or 15/.
This was agreed to, and the prosecutor was invited to go
and see that there was fair play. He did so, and had some
brandy and water. His first acquaintance won the game.
Witness was then persuaded to play for IL, and having no
money, handed his watch to his first acquaintance. The
prisoner then came in, and the other man handed him the
watch ; he soon disappeared, and witness never saw the
watch again until it was traced by the constable to a pawn-
broker's in the Kingsland-road.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

THREE RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—Within the space
of four days no less than three accidents have occurred on
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway
nearly at ono part of the line. The first occurred about
two miles from Retford to the mail train from Hull to
Manchester, on Sunday evening, by the breaking
of the tire of one of the engine wheels, in con-
sequence of which the fore part of the train got
off the line and ploughed up the rails for about
half a mile. On Tuesday evening a second accident oc
curred within a few miles distant from the scene of the first
sliuster, and the line wu blocked up for some time. On
Wednesday evening, about five o'clock the third accident
occurred near the Sturton station to • goods train foam
Lincoln, by the breaking of the tire of one of the wheels of
the engine when the train was going full speed. The engine
and several carriages were thrown off the line, and the per-
manent way was considerably damaged. In all three PM
considerable inconvenience was ear. •
ionisation of the ordinary system o'
nate that no person wu injured.

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DEFACED COIN.—Mr. James Wilson, one of the
Secretaries of the Treasury, has published a minute dated
Oct. 25, of which the following is an extract: —" The im-
mediate object of the government in obtaining the act was
to put a stop to a practice of stamping the names of persons,
arms, ttc. upon coins by way of advertisements or other-
wise; and the intention of the government was to reach by
penalties the persona who, in this or in any other wilful or
malicious way, injured the coin. And, in order that the
law shauld not prove vexatious to those who, in the ordi-
nary transactions of business, paid such coins, and who
were wholly innocent of the offence of defacing them, or of
forcing them into circulation with the intention of pro-
muting the object of such offenders, and not for the purpose
' only of ordinary payments, the law provides that no one
can be prosecuted for pawing defaced coin except with the
comment of the Attorney-General."