The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS

WORSHIP-STREET.

Joseph Whims, • respectably dreamed rota, el
on beanie, es a general dealer In Clouleton-street,lata
chapel, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hannan, charged
with having thloaimuly Neared • large quantity of haber-
dashery goods, the property of Mr. William timothy, a
lineedraper, in Clema'sroad, Kaidattbridlic
Mr. Haritage, who comdcared the prosecution, mid that
the cue was one of roam • remarkable character, and
tended, es he coniteind, to a:simplify the evils of the ticket
of leave system. The lassoed gootlemaa then briefly maned
into the particulars of the charge, in support of which be
called the prosecutor, Mr. Smoky, Mon whose evidence it
appeared that about eight soothe ago ha engaged a poses
mat maimed Still ms ea assioteet in his establishmeat, up.n.
the faith of opparsotly satisfaatory testimonial, which he
produced from a firs at Birmingham. Although he (pro-
mentor) had notices • progrenthe diminution of his stock,for
which be was utterly unable to atisonet, from the time that
Still fins mitered his esrvis, aot the slightest enspieloo was
eatertained against that perms until about tbreewreks siva,
whim ha suddenly abrooaded, and winless thea dimmed
that he had lima robbed if goods within a short period to
the intent of 100/. The manes, in which the depredations
had btea effected was afterwards esplaised to him by ore
of his neighbours, who had repee'ediy sees a au admitted
into the shop at sa esay hour in the monis( with an
empty beg, which ha subsequently brought oat loaded with
property, and hoot farther 'equities witness amertatird teat
the fagitire shoprasa was • ticket-of-leave amorist, who had
been prerlosay °auricled of felony and sentenced to ten
Imre' traasporuitioa. Immediate information of the rob-
bery was communicated to the polies, but he was unable to
obtain say information with regard to the missing property
until the previous day, when he received an intimation
that • pada' of it, which he now identified although the
privets narks were partially obliterated, had been found la
the possession of the primmer.
The prisoner, who 'seethed his defence, was remanded
he • week, sod although ball to aay amount was offered
for hie appomamos, the magistrate declined to unapt it.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
Robert Daubs!, Edward Hume, Jam.. Lucas, and John
Jesse (se waned same), were brought before Mr. Bing-
ham, Merged with sweating a diaturbanes. and committing
mimes assaults at the Pieesdilly Saloon. The defendants
wen yowl net evidently belooglag to a superior class of
iseisty.
From the evident" of Mr. Ooodrsd, the proprietor of the
saloon, and several maltase, it appeared that about bait-pest
ewe *Week on Saturday morning the defendants, who were
all la a state of iatezication, Degas to mats a disturbance
fa the room, by striking at Garry one indiscriminately. Oae
mmtlemea had his shoulder dislocated by their molests.
I Mr. Goodred was struck, and PO VON two of his waiters.
Pollsesemstable Reath, C 128, proved that the defendants
ware eammdlegly violent, and that Lucas kicked him on the
left.
In &chase the defendants galled a witness, whom amasses
merely went to show that he did not see Lucas kick tbe
minable.

Mr. Blasius= considered the ease was fall, proved, and
fined Bay= aad Lucas 404. each, mad Daubs= and Joaes
20c =eh.

7TM mossy was lawsdiately paid.

MARYLEBONE.

A female, who gar. the Mary Hone, was
charged before Mr. Long with hathig, misted by another
fonds and a man not yet apprehended, committed the fol.
lowing robbery on the versos of Mr. Btu Dada, a cattle
dealer in as silently* way of business at Llandovery,
Carniertbenabite, and who was at the same time attempted
to Ito garotted.
The prosiest/dealt, that ix the previous night, about 10
o'slock, be was near the Greet Western Railway Hotel,
Psddiagton, when the primer, who was with another
female, came up and addressed him. He told her that he
did not west to soy anything to her, and directed her to go
away. T poi each of the females Nixed bold of him
tightly by the bands, one being en either aide of him. At
the same moment a man came up. Ile graved hold of his
(proesestoet) neekeloth with Dee hard, and with the other
be inbettowed his waistcoat. The prisoner, as gout as that
was done, pat her had in the picket of his waistcost, and
snatched his parse from it. See then ran away.
The prisoner, who denied the robbery, was /emended till
that day week.
SOUTHWARK.
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Mary Au Davis, who stand@ charged with having caserd
the death of Ana Casaba* Warm, was apain brought sp.
It was stated to the magistrate tam us inquest on the body
of the dimmed bad bees bald, sad a verdict of man-
slaughter against the primmer returned.
Boa (wind evident* having bout Wien, the prisoner was
committed fee trial on that eherge.