The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-17 00:00:00

TSB POLICB COUBTS.

GIJILDHALL.

Andrew Bland wupfasedat Th7.bsr, on remand, before
Sir Peter Laurie, charged with stealing four gold rings
from Mr. Benson', shop on Ludgate-hill.
The prisoner went into the prosecutor's shop with another
man end lo .ked at some gold chains sad rings. While the
other men was Wailes one of the latter, the prisoner put
four of them into his posket. The shopmaa Robertson
missed some of them, sad whispered to the porter to fetch
a policemen. The other man observed eke whieperlag and
made in estate to run out of the shop. Robertson seised
the prisoner, and accused him of this theft, which the pri-
soner denied. Robertson then put his hand into the pri
sonar's pocket sod took out two rings. Re then accused
him of lieviog mote. Prisoner upon this pot his band iota
his pocket and put something into his month. Robertson
instantly seised him by tits throat end Kneesed him until
he opened his month, when two more rings dropped out.
A constable come, end the prisoner was given into custody.
Mr. Wontnsr now attended for the prisoner, end said—l
do not intend to ask the witnesses say questions, but se the
prisoner is not known to have been in custody before, if he
plead galley I hope you will deal with him under the Cri-
minal Justice Act.

Sir rater Laurie—No, it is a most deiparate robbery.
Look et the matt.

Mr. Wootner—His appeatanee Is In his favour.
Sir Peter Laurie—lt is in his favour so much as this, that
it shows him to be &most desperate thief. No man ever
effected such • robbery as this aisles@ he was on old hand.'
He is not known here, bat he may have been practising in '
the provinces, sad no doubt evidence to that effect will be
produced upon the trial at t►e nest Old Bailey sessiom.
Mr. Woatner—lt le in his favour that he offered morale-
one* to the Leok at the two of them, sir, sad you
will see that the etrusgth is ail on his aide. They wen'
both single-handed, and it certainly was in hie favour that
he lased no triplexes t. the 'homes in order to amps.
Sir Peter Laurie—The most skilful and danierom man
le the well behaved thief.
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Polies-emistable 180 111—I en sent from the IL division
to ask for • remand, se, from informetion we have received.
we behove we know the accomplice, and can apprehend
bins. _ _ _

Sir Peter Learle—l will grant a remand until Saturday,
sad (addressing Robertson) Ur. Bassos is a (anoints man
M having much a ottoman as yos.

XARYLBBONE.
Mr. Wee. Bleach, of No. 29, Gracenurchetreet, City,
appeared to a summons, in which he was charged, on the
complaint of the Directors of the Great Western Railway
Company, with having unlawfully sent a package mann-
ing gunpowder without distinctly meriting on the outside of
the box what it contained, or seeding notice to the book-
keeper or the senate of the annoy with whom the box
was left what it (*stained, by which he was liable to •
penalty of 101.
The defendant admitted the offense, bet pleaded igeonince
of the law relating toilets goods.
It was elated by the company's solicitor that the discovery
of the contents of the package was only accidentally made.
There was about a quarter of a hundred weight of powder.
The package was directed to the Earl of Lublin, Croat-
wood-park, Aberystwith, per nil, and the 'errant of the
usual wan told that it contained shot.
Tao defendant said that he gave no instructions to his
servant to state that the boa contained shot. Re thought
that no danger could have arisen, es the powder was pecked
up in tie boxes, and could therefore not hare possibly
exploded.
Mr. Lang observed that the defendant had committed a
my serious offense, and that he ought to have known what
woe the law on the select.
The defendant was fined 101., which be paid.
Mr. R. Hendren, perfumer, No. 13, Titchbonseetreet,
Haymarket, next appeared to a summons charged with
sending • boa containing heifer matehes by the same rail-
way. Mr. Collard, superintendent of polies, was preset to
rapport the case.
The box was sent from the shop of Mr. Reedne to the
Great Western Railway °Mee, Brreent's-circes, end theses
it was conveyed to the tinnies for delivery at Little Far-
riagdoe by • passenger train. The attention of Mr.
Nicholson, chief clerk of the down parcels aloes, was relied
to the parcel upon seeing smoke issuing from it and broke it
open and found the contents, which consisted of linter
matches, in • state of hen. Had the accident have taken
place in a track the whole of the goods in it would have
hen destroyed.
An &unguent took place betweea Mr. Purse and the
defendant, end the summon was withdrawn.

CLZRHIN WELL.
Bmie ezeitemeat base Nees eaamd by the alleged removal
of tombstone* from the Dunhill fields burial-ground by Mr.
Joan, the soperiatesdest. • sammons was issued, bat
Mr. Joan refused to aloud. (Oa • former otession Mr.
Layton, who was at the mart oa other business, stated teat
be bed eomumniceted with the authorities at the Home-
..

who had V their tarse74;isasOMicitiedWiih the
Attorney and Solicitor (Users* mid then declined to sot
further in the matter.) Yesterday the several parties Inte-
rested spiel appeared, and laid the cam faUy before the
worthy 'magistrate.
DU. Tyrwhitt said the conduct of Joins was mat lade-
cent sod Improper. It war to be regretted that the law
could not meet such a 0n,.. He would look over all the
anihenties on the outdoor, but it was most shameful sad
very herd that the parties who bad bought the gromid
should not have it safe for at least 60 years. All the laws
on the subject applied to the regular cemeteries ; but he
could not help as that it wee most diagnosis' that the
bodies or stones should be moved at all. The law never
eioatemplated such a saes, but it was laid down that in
monuments which were formerly only erected to the great,
the heir bad a dealt, bat that was in regular eharchyards.
Understanding that an (Thelon bad been given by the Amor-
my Chelsea, he would advise the parties to see Hr. Ley-
te*, and look at the ems" laid before sour eel ; and them
Ulm could do sepias( to forward their views he should be
most happy to do it.

Daniel Cleaver, wi;;;;s7tiiiiitcitio a " buck " upon
cab ranks, was brought up for restates a prisoner charged
with felony from the custody of the polies.
It appeared that Jobs Worriog, a policeman of the C
Division, was ordered by one of the ensiCtrates at Marl-
borosgh•street to apprehend a women for maliog two
=idols from a man who had been in the army. He went
to Peter street, Westminster, sod fund her sitting in a
MU with the pringear. He stated the nitwit of his errand,
when the woman ommeented to noompany him. They
started on their way to the station, but bad not punned
far when defendant sad a number of low characters of the
neighbourhood suddenly garlanded them and called
span the cam to reline his prisoner. He ranged, when
an stack was made upon him by prisoner end others of the
mob, and both the woman and the sound got sway, and
&Wooded from the Reighbaurbood. Defendant was, how-
ever, areerwerds taken into custody for another (Epee he
had eitemitted. _ .

Defendant made so answer to the charge, excepting that
the constable took Ms" wife" off at ogee, astitad of waiting
fur her a few moments al she requested.
It haying transpired to the e mrse of the ezaminatioa that
the constable was is Pluto clothes, and bad oonaidesed it
sufficient to Mate that he was a policeman sent by a stasis.
maul tx apprehend the women,
Mr. Arnold expressed his opinion that a man should
never Sltitibll his duty in plain clothes without being mated
with his warrant card, or something to ducts his authority.
Defendent was fined 61., end in default was committed for
a =oath.