The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-05 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before the AseleMet-Jags.)
Tat £LHAMU4. LIICIIITZLIKOAIL
SPXSIag " wog' was lodged with the dark of the
sass for the musty of Middlesex, by Frederick
tee yea of the Alhambra Palace, Lelossteruqsare=
, wisdom by Kr. Tyrwhite, one of the magistrsess of
ty, gialboraudctreit Polies-court, on She 11th of
for unlawfully keepisg a house
1
7,- 0.. public resort for the public
rat of Mee plays, withoet having first
Word a license or letters patent to authorise such
...10011does. The fine appealed against is merely of a
;se- 0,1 seems (31. Is.), sad the real object is to try the
...AO whither mule-halls can be permitted to give
dye espemestations. The decision is looked !award to
~Mhsed interest not only by the owners of mu*.-halla,
tsd iy the whole body of the theatrical pedeseien, who
good that their interests have bees seriously Watered
• hy these willosand repressulations. A speoW day
soy ed apart upon which this apped will be beard, and
masa eugsged will be Mr. Poland, for the appellants,
swirl Bogey (who conducted the prosecution before the
sogists), for the respowlests.

TEIZ FOLIOS COURTS.
(THIS DAT.)

OLERRENWRLL.
GAZOTTI BORMT nt CLIZII
Ciberits Grimes, aged 21. described as • potman residing
at 8, Welk ley-street, at Luke's, was charged before Yr.
hiker with felonicnialy see niting Robert Law, at Genre&
sod, and robbing him.
yr. Ricketts appeared for the prisoner.
Ths prosecutor stated that between 1 and 2 this morning
he wee returning home • little the worse for liquor, and
Om at the corner of Seward-street he was pounced upoa
three moo aid pushed against the wall. Ow of the
sea stied him by the throat and nearly throttled him,
sad whilst this was being does the other men rifled his
owes, sad they all ran off. He called for assistanos,
sad the polio, came. The prisoner was like one of the men,
bat he coed not say he was the WWI.
l'ollos-ocestable Warrington, 141 G, said he heard cries
for sonstenoe, and on going to the spot be found the
(NW is as exhausted state with his hands up to his
and he seemed as if he was nearly choked. A baker near
said he had seen some men running away, and on his
gmAmg up • street from which there was no outlet, he found
Imo primer eadsavouring to Newel himself. He said it
sms ail right, and that he had bees up there with • girl.
gr. Barker inquired if anything was known of the pri-
g:oer.
The police replied that nothing was known of the former
character of the prisoner.
Sir. Barker said there was not evidence enough to detain
the primmer. If further evidence could be got the prisoner
pola eigath be apprehended.
CAPTORS OP HOUSIBBILAIMPA WITH TIMM SCOTT.
Jan Sterrington and Thomas Brown, two notorious
distsetsrs, were charged before Mr. Barker with having •
Yip quantity of female wearing apparel in their possession,
sad also two costs, supposed to be stoke.
The primmere are known as housebreakers end skeletou-
key thieves; and the evidence of polic•-constable New-
bold, 151 N, and Dudley, 488 N, want to show that they bad
him for some time watching the primmer& Lest night
*ay saw the prisoners carrying • bundle, and stopped
them and asked them what they had got. They said some
shins they hid recently purchased, but they did not know
wissea. Dropping the goods on the ground they endeavoured
to make off, but being detained became very violent, assault-
ing both officers, sod it was with the greatest difficulty that
they could be got to the polies station. An owner had been
found for the female wearing apparel, sad it wee ascertained
that the thieves had gained access to the bows by mesas
if skeleton keys, and • skeleton key found on one of the wt.
steers would open the street door of the house. Two over-
coak were also found in the possession of the prisoners a
which they could not give a satisfactory account, and as the
polies suspect that they are stolen they can be seen on ap-
plication at the police-station, Upper-street,
The prisoners said they should at present reserve their
defames, and
Mr. Barker remanded them for • weak, and refused to
wept tail.
NAEILBOROUGH•STREET.

• CLIMAX'S IJCICIUM SUSINIIDED FOR FURIOUS DRIVING.
Wilhan Potter, cab-driver, badge 13,208, wee charged
Won Mr.Tyrwhitt with being drunk sad furiously driving
hone attached to a cab in the Haymarket.
Sergeant Olivet, 294 A, at half-peat 8 hat night, saw
the defendant driving a horse attached to a four-wheel cab,
up the Haymarket in the direction of Cooknpur-streak, at
rite of 14 milts ea hour, whipping the bone all the time.
The defendant pulled up at the Waterloo public-house, sod
was exit tto leave his (*band go into the house when the
'squat took him into custody, and found that he was very
drunk. A great number of persona had followed the
defeedeat, expecting that some serious accident would
CCM. _

Toe defendant mid he was not drunk.
Mr. Tvrwhitt said that galloping a bone in such a plain
as the Haymarket was a most dangerous practice. He
should suspend the defendant's limns for a month, that
bass the only thing that had any effect on cabmen, and the
next Mae he came before him on a eimilu charge, his
linen would be revoked altogether.
The defendant seemed greatly surprised at the decision.
Cams el furious driving, however, have bean very numerous
et thin court of late.

MARY LEBONE.
DISGBACKPOL CONDUCT. —MAGISTIMILL CIENBURZ.
Teo fashionably attired young tow, the first with as eye.
glus, were placed at the bar charged with ringing bells at 12,
Ri-Wroond-road, Paddington. They gave the following
wines sad address, which are supposed to be ficts-
hoes :—Williant Armitage, aged 22, 30, Richmond-road,
so occupation ; end William Hairy Reeves, aged 20, of 1,
PortlaSd.tertarie, Regent's-park, described as a first lien-
Want.
Henry Hall, police constable, 394 D. stated—Abort
half-
psi 2 this morning, I was on duty in the Talbot.road,where
I saw the two " gentleman" and another not in custody
coming along arm-in-arm. They were reeling from one
ride of the pavement to the other, and imagining that
they were larking I stepped into Victoria-street,
and watched them. I saw Armitage ring an area
bell most violently. Alter this he rang three more. They
all three then crowed into the Richmond-road, where I saw
Beeves ring the bell at the house of Doctor Else most
violently. I allowed them to pus me, and almost unple-
diately after I heard Mr. Else cell out, "Who is there!" I
asked him if his bell bad wog, and he mid it had
most violently, and awoke him out of his sleep. I asked
him if I took the parties into custody would be pro-
secute. He said he would, and I took the two
"gentlemen," the other "ntleman " weeping. Reeves
sad,
rad, "For God's sake don't take me, it was the other
gentleman who rang the bell." I then took them to the
station-house.
Mr. Yardley—Have you any questions to ask the officer!
Armitage—lt is a case of mistaken identity.
Kr. Yardley—Have you any question to ask!
Armitage—Well, alt. I ask him if he saw me woes the
Dm&
and whether he WSJ OW enough toe/ me ring the
bol

Constable—l did see you ring the bells.
Mr. Yardley—There is abundance of evidence to show
that you were acting in concert, whether it was your hand
that rang the bells or not.
Armitage—We did not ring the bells at aIL
Mr. John Ogle Elae mid—l am • surgeon, residing at No.
12, Richmond-road. At so early hour this morning I was
aloud from my sleep by a violent ringing of my bell.
Mr. Yardley —Do you know anything of the prisoners ?
Mr. Else—No, sir.
Mr. Yardlev—They are no patients of yours ?
Mr. Else—No, sir.
Ilr. Yardley (to prisoners)—W hat have you to say'
Reeves—l am sorry.
Mr. Yardley—Sorry because you are caught.
Reeves—No, sir. The policeman will tell you that I was
set sober. I have only been in Eogland a fortnight.
Mr. Yardley—What kind of amusement do you call this
Yea think to derive amusement by alarming rick women
andthildren is the middle of night. Y our conduct is dia.
PINK The constable in his evidence bas made a great
mistake—a mistake of the most Igregione kind—in de.
scribing you. He has culled you • gentlemen "—a term
that was never more wrongly applied. It is • mean,
lowardly act for • parcel of men like you to
to through the streets in the dead of the night and violently
ring these bells. You so alarm the inmates that they
naturally think that bunglers have broken into the hones,
or that it is on fire. Something more serious than either
might arise to • nervous person. You might frighten them
is death, you stupid fellow& I look upon you with contempt
M anomaly fellows, and I fine you 40s. each ; and, in de-
fact of paymeut. to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour
the HOLM of Correction for one month.
The flue were paid.