The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
Aron Cleare, a metropolitan police-constable of the K
division, was charged with wilful and corrupt perjury when
giving evidence at the trial of William Brows, • polico-mo.
stable, upon an indictment for an meanly. Several witnesses
were examined to prove the violent conduct of the prisoner,
as well as of W. Brown, mid to depose to the facts which
took plate relative to the asesult upon James Barber and his
wife by the polies.
Mr. Cooper, who defended the comdable, raid be had •
complete answer to the charge, and he should snit the
magistrate to oommit five of the witnessesfor conspiracy to
defeat justice, and by false evidence to accuse W. Brown of
an ammo% whereby Brows was convicted and imprisoned.
Mr. Alderman Gibbose mid be should not commit the
prisoners for • coespiracy, HOE great a summons, unless a
very strong Me were shown.
The defetuisnt was then committed for trial, but bail was
accepted.
BOW-STREET.
John Wilson, an old man, who from his youth has bees
known to the police as an expert thief, and two women
named Mary P. urfirt and Ameba Rithardson, were brought
up oa remand, charged with being otiocomod in stealing an
opera-glue from a gentleman at the opera. HARDWARE—BMIIIIICHAN, FEB. 4.—The state of
It appeared that on the night of the 24111 ult., far of
trade in this town has not morn changed during the last
Oonthorpe, of the detective form, was MI duty at the Bo7af fottnight ; orders came in steadily; they are moderate, hot
Italian Opera, °event-girder', when be saw the priming the amply sufficient to keep most of the manufactories at
within and, suspended them, watched their procreates,. work foil time, without making up goods for stock, creep{
They followed • gentleman who WM entaring the theatre in some few iostancos. The damson for materiel has not
with an opera-glase M • case slung behind him. The two bees quite so good as usual, • circumstance which would
women pressed againe the potlemsn, Cu. oo each side, and seem so arise more from a feeling of uncertainty as to the
the primmer Wilson took the opera-glass out of the case, futareal prices than to any other mum. In the foreign &-
sod pocketed it. Couthorpe, with the sedatives of other partment, generally, honoree is in • setidactary state. The
officers, took the throe prionors into custody, and foal various manufacturing trades of the adjoining district are
the apeva-glase on Wileoe. The gentlemen gave Dia were tolerably active ; the casting trade is broth ; the malleable
MANSION-HOUSE JUSTICE-HOOH.—The Court of mths Bor. Morgan Drew, but expressed greet unwilling- kon.founders continue busy, and the machioists are
Aldermen having, on the 30th day of December lest (on Doss to appear in the mimeo he feared the Siberia' Load= i well eugaged. On the Pteclosebury and Dudley
receiving a further report of the General Purposes Own- cii6t sot approve of • elergymaa attending the opera. 1 this of the country all the large works are
mitten on the reference to them relative to the Mother of wise the petiormrs were brought up at ibis meth on the lis full operation, and the number of
this Justice:loo,m, ca the the retirement a Mr. °cadets". following day, the magi Mate adjoined the preseade ! out of employment is moderato. The men engage istre
the Principal cuirk, and Prcsactics of Mr. George
O. order that steps might be takes to compel the sesse ! chain Mods in the Cradley district are on strike. is the lees
Oke, the militant clerk, in his stead, sad she on the of the prothentor. But Couthorpo, attar making every le. i trade of this locality there is • little more aninistioe, but
retirement of Mr. Pickering, the emboli., and other qtriry, led failed to tram the rem gratlemsn, who bad lett I say mate, ial increase in the quantity of orders is checked
changes a the other officials of the court), refined the hie Weil (the New Hammuses) the morning alter he was : ley .the feeling which prevails, is many quarto's, that the
subject bck tO the committee ill, alas the amoral ap• robbed. As far as he could mosetani Mr. Drew did ne4 . prise may go lower ; be that as It may, there can be no
PriutrDsati, a airistent clerk, clam.,le. and Junior OWE, live in this °Dummy, but at sad** hut not bees qoubt but that the mime works in this district ass am
apitelatments, viz. : Mr. T. Holmes Gore (a solicitor and
the counts
oe Saturday made the following able to find that that potholes any London addrrea I better espied Mae they were ot quarter-day, the steppe.
The two women denied that they had my share in the la North Staffordshire, la cosemassoe of tke strike, having
=teeclerk at Minute) to succeed Mr. OM as robbery. They weft not with Wilson, and did not wen had the effort et bringiog orders Lb this (puler whisk
clerk. at • salary of 3001- Per "MUM ; Mr. know him. Wilma mid it did not matter about him Fla 1 maid otherwise have bees meanted them. in rilhallbdiio
William Sell, to eureeed Mr. Pickering, " cashier, at • was old sod wore oat, and roryhody was down apes him. ' the failure of Mr. William Besset, of the Oldbury Par-
ader, of 21-11 X • year ; sod slimier clerk. Mr. Arthur All- Be supposed he should so 'bask* Wore loft, sad it did 116011{ (reported in the Express • lartaight ago), it Ms
ante, is the pleas of Br. ff. W. eimell, the summons Doe matter how socie. Bet, with regard to tit women, he been appertained that the Labilitien ea
seemed asioniff to
clerk, as a Wary of 50/. a year. There we
a very large cceeested that they were nth hie MOMiplitile. Their meet- waft 80,0001., apes whisk • oessmeitioa el - 4s. is lip
amber el candidates for the two grit offiess.-060 Press. lag wee purely maids:ital, sad ha bad Dever see, them be- pound has bees offered the payment spread over IS
ROYAL TIME HOWITAL, GRAT'S•INIC-110ALD.—The fore. It was proved that Wilson wee a »Mused scevict ; maths. In (oar inseabosate.
amber of patients relieved at this kepi%) daring the that Purfitt bed seder, zee two sostenom ol three yams' sad
week *Min Feb 4 was 3.2ff1, of which 1,009 were me years imsprimaosat roopeatiesly ; sad that Itichsrdsea OCIEN.--Coonarom, Ills. 4.—We bed a geed supply of
sow new •Md lema la prim. . all we, with cep Asap la prism WM* 32r. to ilo;

WOOLLEN.—Lame. Fs& 4.—There has Mimi ems-
paratively little doing is eater the coloured or white
halls this morsieg ; the attendee°. both of stesefaeltusn
and merchant. has born below the average ; mid beyond the
transfer of a few small partials of cuttings Lai other spin
fabrics, together with & sprinkling qf heir-lista, nothing et
any importance haa taken plum Balm remain without
alteration.