The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOWSTKEET.

William White, John Smith, and William Jenkin, were
charged with assaulting William Rogers and Samuel
Crowe. _ . _ __ _

The complainants were draymen, in the employ of Messrs.
Edwards and Co., the brewer, and were delivering beer at
the Crown sod Anchor public-house, Newton-street,
Holborn, en the previous afternoon, when the defendant
White got down into the cellar, and wanted to assist them.
White and his two companions, all ruffistely-looking
charticters, were intoxicated, and after White bad been re-
moved from the cellar, the three defendants entered the
public. house, and attacked the draymen, one of them
taking up a poker for the purp•:ee.
Mr. Henry said the assaults were most aggravated, and
wholly unprovoked, and his wor hip fined Smith and
Jenkin 51. each, or two months' imorisonment, and White
101. for two assaults, or 4 months' imprisonment.
The defendants were committed in default. _ .

The publican, who was not at home at the time
of the admit, but seemed anxious to screen the de-
(andante, said he should write and complain of the drsymen
to their employers ; hut Mr. Henry told him it world be
very discreditable to him it he did.
George Beaton, a young man having the appearance of a
bricklayer's labourer, was charged with being found at the
Foreign office under suspicious circumstances.
Mr. George Lennox Cunningham, the chief clerk at the
Fortign-office, stated that at about two o'clock in the after-
noon (yesterday) he saw the prisoner in a passage on the
first floor, near witness's door. Witness asked him what he
' wanted there, and be replied, " I am waiting for my mate."
Witness did not credit his statement, and told the prisoner
that he should inquire into the truth of it, upon which the
latter ran ell. Witness called to the lamplighter, who
happened to be near the spot, and the prisoner was pursued
and brought back.
Thomas Farmer, the lamplighter employed at the Foreign-
office, corr.•borated this evidence, and it was farther stated
that the prisoner hen just descended from the ascend floor.
Nothing but a raffle ticket was found in his possmeion.
The prisrner, iu answer to the charge, stated that he had
mistaken his way. It was true he had been up to the
second floor, but ho had no felonious intention in going
there.

~A1•. Henry thought the prisoner bad been in custody be-
fore, and intimated his intention t• remand the case for a
week, in order that the police may inquire into his
character. _ _ . . •

The prisoner admitted that he had been in trouble at the
Lambeth Police-court, for felony. With respect to the
ratio ticket found upon him (which was dated from a
publie.house well known as the resort of thieves), he said it
related to a raffle which had been got up for him by his
friends. _ . .

Mr. Henry then ordered the prisoner to be committed as
a rogue and vagabond to three months' hard labour.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE CHARGE PREFERRED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
Exenzutina.—Y day, aecordiug to previous arrange-
ment, the prisoner, IVin. Wilson, who stands charged with
attempting to extort a situation from the Chancellor of the
Excherkuer, was again brought up before Mr. Bingham.
Oa his being placed in the dock the alteration in his ap-
pearance since his first examination was much noticed. Be
paid the greatest attention to Mr. Leadly, the chief clerk,
during the time he was reading the depositions over to him.
As soon as they were completed, and the witnesses bound
over, the prisoner said he admitted the correctness of what
the prosecutor and the WitROHM had stated, and requested
to be admitted to bail.
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Mr. Bingham declined acceding to prisoner's request.
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial. •
Inspector Parke informed the court that, from inquiries
he had made, he discovered that the prisoner was formerly
connected with a person of the name of Gregory, and went
abut with him giving lectures upon Bloomeriem some
months ago.
Thomas Reid, described as a merchant, was charged with
having interrupted the performance of the incantation
scene in Macbeth at the Princtss's Theatre the previous
night.
A witness named Bryant proved that the defendant, who
seemed the worse for drink, kept calling out very much, to
the annoyance of the audience, " Stir it up—why don't you
stir it up ?" This was directed to the " witches," who
were busied in compounding the fiellbroth." As the
defendant would not theist from his interruption, be was
removed to the station. house.
. . .

Ma defendant, in explanation, said the whole thing ap-
peared to him so ludicrous that he could not help laughing
and exnreising his feelings audibly.
Mr. Bingham inflicted a hue of live shillings, which was
paid.

DAILY WEATHER .TABLF.

FUIDAY. MAT 28, 1853.
The state of the Weather at each of the following Sacs.
at Niae o'clock yesterday siorniag. The stations are
arranged in order of latitude.

HASTINGS—Cam; Ciolldiegg.

SMITH/LUPTON —N t• Strong Breeze; Cloudless.
PoLagarnha—S W. ; Gentle Breese ; Overcast.
; Gentle Breese; Orr rust.
EAAINOSTWLE—N .W t• Gentle Breese ; Partially Cloudy.
0 atm WICII-13 W.; Gentle Bre. se; Cloudless.
SraooD—W.;_ Gentle Breese; Partially Cloudy.
Swttanott—W. • Light Breese • Cloudless.
Yenuotrtu—De.W.; ; Cloudless.
LANCASTER—W. ; Calm; Partially Cloudy.
WHITBY—N. ; Gentle Breese ; Cloudless.
HARLINGTON —N .N .E. ; Gentle Breeze; Cloudless.
Sitar—S. ; Calm ; Principally Mar.
The returns :runt the toliowine .ces did not reach tt is
Ace in One for publication yeAt nay; Ihey therefore
indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at
nine rieloek
Ltuzatot -S.; Calm; Partially Cloudy.
STIMOD—N.; G.:title Breese ; Cloudless.
; Gently Br. rze ; Cioudless.
HOLYHEAD —E LGentle Bee. se; Fine.
LANCASTEE—S.W. ; Calm ;
WHITBY—E.; 0 ntle Hirt ;
HAELINOTON—N.E.; Gentle Breese; Partially Cloudy.

THIS DAY, No.
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