The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-17 00:00:00

POLICE.—beTKRDAT.

WORSHIP-STKII ILT.—A B•AX
was shined with having falsely assumed the character of a
=mutable, and compelled the °wain of several public,-
and bousheys to close their houses before the dna
preseribed by law for th: t purpose. Between 11 and 1$
e'en* on the night of Monde y sennight the prisoner
abeam', entered the taproom of the Duke of Sum public-
house, In Goldsmithlsrow, Hackney-road, la which a num-
ber of persons were assembled, and announced himself as a
pollee mutable, and said that he considered it high time
that the house was cleared and closed. Some rons in the
room expressed a doubt as to his laving any ht to inter-
fere", ta which he replied that If he had them at the
station-house he would soon make them sensible
of his withority. The prisoner having called for a
glue of ale, repeated his mandate in such an imperative
manner to a young woman left I. Marge of the premises in
the absence of the landlord, that she instantly gave direc-
tion. for all the unmanned liquors she had supplied to the
customers to be tikes away from them, and, turning the
whole of them into the street, closed the house, nearly half-
sirloin before the time it was licensed to be kept open. The
next proceeded to a public house in the some neneigh-
bourhood,d, where he also represented himself as a constable,
and was supplied with gin by the landlord, but subsequently
conducted himself in such an insolent and dennieuriagmen-
nu that • personal attack was made upon him by some of
the customers, which led to the interference of a real police-
men to quell the disturbance. Upon demendirg his sulito-
rity for such proceedings, the prisoner told the latter that he
WY en officer, sad gave him a number, which the
constable took down, for the purpose of reporting
him, bat it having bass subsequently ascertained that
his statement was insumet he was taken into custody.—
Sergeant Hawke pawed last the prisoner was formerly in
the twos, bat had bean dimeissed by the commissioners for
misconduct.—Mr. tad the prisoner that he had
rendered himself MUM a purity of IW., under the Police
Act, for unlawfully senembie the character of a mutable ;
and, u the altergelied bean tally made out be should amerce
him in halt that meant, and commit him, in default of
payment, for one month to the House ef Correction.
Banavotaxcn.—The magistrate acknowledged his receipt
of the following further atbscriplions for the benefit of Mr.
Smith, the sculptor, and his foully : J. J. A., Si. 10s. ;
H. W. P. (in postage stamps), 10s. ; 8. G.:L., Brighton (in
stamps), 10e. ; A Lady, at Brighton (by cheque on Marro.
Cants), 21. ; A. 8. Mande, 10• ; Mr. H 10s. ; the second
half of a IW. note from C. A. De 8. ,• " R.M.," Dover, a
post-office order for 61.: T. C., IN. ; A. Z ; J. 8. and
C.S., 21. ; • iskeou for 2.1. fru A. 8.. fit /aleph'. ; H. T.
sad H. P. H. 11:,• 0. D. W., 21 ; B. S., 2a. ; 8. 8.,
10s._; J. T. . 8., 31. ; and J. 8., 61.
CLIIIIKSNWELL.—MentDIROCII ASSIAOLT —J. Smith'
and Cathariow Brows ware charged by Mr. W. New
to. with having been concerned in moulting him
with intent to murder hia.—The prosecutor stated that
on Monday evening as he was pawns through Gomel"
street, Clerkenwell, he saw the prisoners and some other
women " larking," when suddenly the male prise nee seised
him round the waist, end subsequently struck him several
times, and challenged him to fight. Witness refused, but
said he would give him into custody, and follow, d the pri-
soner up Bell-alley, through which he went with a view to
make his escape, when the female prisoner, with an oath,
exclaiming " I'll do for you," took a knife from her pocket,
and made several 'tabs at him, end knock d him down in-
sensible. He knew no more of what happened until he re-
covered his souses, when he found himself surrounded
by a crowd of pewees end policemen, and that he was
bleeding profusely from wows& on his face, one beiag on
his temple, near hie eye. fie positively identified both pri-
soners.-14 Jenkins, aged 14, deposed that on Monday
evening he was asar Da allay, Doswell-street, when he saw
the mile yahoos, rusk into the arms of the prosecute? and
strike him. The women immediately afterwards stabbed
him several times with a knits. Witness distinctly saw the
knife in her hand.—A polies-constable deposed that on the
evening referred to he found the prosecutor bleeding pro-
finely from his wooed'. He received a description of the
prisoners, and the same evening apprehended the female
wisonse.—Polies•fiergeant Brennen apprehended the pri-
soner Smith yesterday morning, at Ins lodgings. He told
him he wanted him, for
having ken concerned in the out-
rage which had been committed in Goewell-street on Mon-
day night. The prisoner said he was sot there, be was not
out all night. Witness replied "That is not true, for I
searched here for you last night, and you were not hem"—
The prisoners were committed for ntal.
MARLBOROUGH-STEBBT.—lfteurnmxr Arnow.
'IODATION IN ONNIBINITS.—The Hon. J. Knox summoned
Mrs. Ballard, the owner of a Wandsworth omnibus, for" suf-
fering to be carried in her omnibus a greater number of pas;
uselthan the said omnibus was constructed to carry,'
terril en act, the 13th section of which provides that es&
passenger shall be allowed a space of 16 inches. Mr. Knox
said he entered the defendant's omnibus in Piccadilly,
making the 12th passenger, and obtained a mat with diffi-
culty, though one of the ameng was a child of about 11
years of age. Shortly aft the conductor admitted a
thirteenth perms, who was gaits unable to find accommoda-
Sou, and was Wired to stand nest a bent minus in the om-
nibus. Wilma get eny end tell the Conductor he should
num= him kr gerrying mere than his omnibus
wee inesleuilled M ailsumodate. The following day, on
seeing the emelbee. be dapped It, end in the presence of a
polio. eensialie mimed the seats, and found they were
very
mik sheet of Ile newt defined by the ect.—The de-
ad' SW wee net aware that the omnibus was smaller
than the set of padlensat required. She bad presumed that
it wee semolneted le wry thirteen persona. However, the
aimame, whisk was as old one, wou d hereafter be disused.
—Kr. Mighem said the ease was made out to his satisfac-
tion, but as the complainant did not wish to press for a heavy
penalty, ho thought that a Lill of 20s. would meet the justice
of the are.

MARYLEBONE. Az.z.aoup rtrrit Ito . —J.
Clowerstsors, a veterinary surgeon, was charged with having
stolen a quantity of plate, the property of Mr. Francs
Henry Watson, • surgeon, residing at No. 63, Arliegton-
street, Canden-town. Is Jose last prosecutor quitted
London, leaving hie pints is the care of ?dim Clenentson,
the prisoner's also lipsa his return to tows he sent for
his property, • man waly of which was restored to his.
It turned oat that the prisoner had pawned the ankles,
which he bad absieseind front a box in the house of his sister,
to whose rooms he had free anew.—Thu prisoner said he
esrtainly did pass Its pialr, but intended to redeem it upon
his reo=sesae Many ich be expected.—The prisoner
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iisimaniSTßlL—DirrrroTiox.—Agreeably to the
dieseliewe of Mr. Broderip with respect to the destitathe in
Tali-serest, Weethiariter, detailed is the Express of
yeetnith.thedistether dim mem premetod to the Mese to
theahme street, sad hurithat she landlord had rather ander
than monitated the amidst et the faartil . The deceased
math layy hisiethas as In had ez ;by his Mk his
wife, wise was weeping seavah $$ She he was lying upon a
dirty mienshie mattraay sad appeared br some time un-
oesselem et the aid vanes presence. She appeared very
ilk aid artionhled Win sad in reply to an inquiry from
the saw MOM that some time ago they had had a little
route the pothAtmesat et late had been reluctaa tit
ills 174." sitar luting
their
esuseiniemosimessis•
The usher haneedlimen the eldest child that they bed bed
an had stony theidva on Sunday, and that tor mem days
revised, the sap thith that had posed hie teliter's lips
was weak Ma es mid water ; sad there slasbiat little
dads that be bad died hem starvation. mu the
WiIINIMM and login some h 4 the other to Mr.
Themes. ame et the relimith who asompastial him
bait lathe tomire abode segglisl them with blankets and
a bathe adp in wave it the betel to visit the peer
wenn 'y. The deemed and his wife have beat
bath wry well brought up. Ind the husband, who le da-
wdled as the ma et a sailer maned Williams, possessed
sem salmi sea amble sad with In the course M yenta,
dap two 11111,11111 W. were meshed from gentlemen, two half-
seemthis itemiathes, 11. boa B. C., and It is from F. T.,
tar the toilet at the amity.
LAMBITIL—Assavvo AND Ro . Mary Ann
ibtif wan aimed with essaalag and rabbi Mr. Ifastee.
—The posesiatior stated that en the Right Ware he was ea
orberthawathesethdbythe
priseathelbr agawhe :•%odadell-1112rby „ and en smith the Ovum
side Mena Its a Molest thew that knocked his ties on*
aide et the to the ether, sad stole his wank tier his
wishes% Previews Se MOM, him the pefit eel
la trent l eat @lewd Ma, sad it was whoa was
bar mid bis tow that she stria* him.
ion be we Muth a men aesseed him et inraltith the pi.
wrath This ma% holism*, bad swath ta
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es woll es the
peleswor, toe tbe ewe with inhielLhit want the emits
aide id the brisztedas so mai as le reathr lint theseribis.
The that he wee ass abet at OM
=luzikleil that he taw the peostwiaie la pet
021/7 thee . Alter he had peeled them ha hid a
meet et a sad • blow. He tweed tie baud sat law the
potthaselrk the act of tallith as Ms thee egoist the ensile