The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

Mary Ilopkins, • woMaus;Ciliad obtained her liveli-
hood by selling playbills outside the Lyceum Theatre, was
charged before Mr. Jardine with wilfully continuing her
vocation contrary to the orders of Mr. Charles Mathews.
Mr. Bennett, the box bock-keeper of the establishment,
deposed that the only authorised bills of the house were
sold within the doors of the theatre ; and it wu further
stated by a constable that the prisoner was the mut " ob-
streperous " of those who had rebelled against the new
system.
The prisoner said that the bills were sold outside the
gallery door by a man appointed by the manager, and
she cowidered she had as much right to vend the bills as
he had. _ _ _ _ _ . - .

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Mr.. Jardine fined her 2s. 6s. for the offence, or five days'
inprisonment.
WORSHIP-STREET. _ _

George Hetherington appeared in discharge of his recog-
nisance far further examination on the charge of having
obtained various sums of money by falsely representing
himself as a solicitor. . . . .

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On the ea-e being called on it was intimated by the pro-
secutor's solicit)? that, as he was not fully instructed, he
must request a short adjournment, to which the magistrate
assented, and consented to the liberation of the prisoner
upon his own recognisance to appear again in the course of
an hour. _ _ .

At the expiration of that time a number of witnesses
were in attendance, but the accused was not twthcoming,
and Sergeant Foy stated that the prisoner had absconded.
Mr. 11 uumill said that he did not consider the evidence
to be sufficiently strung at the first examination to justify
the detention of the defendant, who was accordingly Vie-
rated on his recognisance ; but he should nsw order a war
rant to be at once issued against him, which wouhl be
placed iu the hands of Sergeant boy, who mast exert him-
self to the utmost to effect his apprehension.

STRIKE OF SEAMEN AT

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Southampton correspondent says one of the grievances of
the sesmen employed by the Penuteu!ar and Oriental Com-
puny is their having deductions from their pay for life
assurance. The company very praiseworthily compel per-
sons employed in their service to insure their lives, the com-
pany sabscribing something towards this assurance. It is
natural that the Peninsular Company should dictate is
what office this assurance should be made. But many of
the seamen belong to benefit societies, such as Odd Fellows,
Foresters, &c., and they object to have deductions made
from their wages for any other investment. Such is one of
the sources of the unhappy dispute now raging between the
Oriental Company sod their seamen. It is due to the
latter to say that they display much intelligence and pru-
dence in their proceedings. The Peninsular and Oriental
Company have made the Southampton police • handsome
present for the admirable manner in which they preserved
order in the docks last wok during the violence of the dis-
pute consequent on meaning the Bengal steamer.
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[AdVerILsOnIent.3—H.OLLOWAY7 vINTMENT AND
Pius, A MOAT FICALLTAT RINADY roe AIMAIIIIN sal, OLD VAr.
—Th.enis Edward., a labourer in Portsmouth Dockyard, tecelod a
severe hurt is hie thigh about four years back, by a piece o timber
falling on him. An Awes famed in oonsequunce of the injury,
wldeli defied the met eminent 'tautness to heal, and he was mane-
fluently prosounoedinturah:e, end put on the .aperuinuated list with
pnrunon. Debts now at liberty to try other renns:lee, he coin-
menc. d toing Dulluway's Ointment end Pills, which have so Oleo
twiny cured him that he enjoys good health, end is as well able to
work se any anan.—*Ad by all vendee mediebees; end at Professor
Holloway's Establieluneut, 214 ',triad, Looks.