The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT S.

BoW.BTEEgT.

Robert Goodwin resizii; lettersinier sad
sortie is the East Ditirtry
os remand os the charge et stealing several
had pima into his bads in their emcee tbroiegUie pa.
Mr. Peacock prosecuted es haat at the Poshoffios.
It appeared that on the lith Wish Mr. Pew*, the ehiof
akar of the Essi Catral District. bevies some suspicioe
of the prisoesr, washed him es he me engaged in Pra
kitties for Marapiam, sod sew him take sip a partelaillda
it in the palm of leis had for a meesest, shoe wbiali be
apparently mereted it to his mat-atesse. Mr. Noisy
moat op to him, sad taking him by the ens waved that
be had something to his deem. Mr. Palsy thee sent
him to the oomptramos room, Mowed him there, and
told the comptroller that the primmer had s letter la his
sleeve. The primmer, bolas asked if he had any objectio•
to be marched, drew a past from hie sleeve and gave
it up. It was addressed to Mr. Orelus, a watchmaker
et Lowestoft, end centeined four gold rings. After this be
was isarobed by Bingham, the Post-affla constrible, who
found oe him. sad in his oedema peacoat, the following
letters :—Oss addriersd to Bawd Brothers, Creabrook,
Kest, sestets* s photographic portrait ; ass to Mr.
Weeks, High-street, Newport, his of Wight, ecestainiag •
looks* and clamp • one to Mr. Rahman, of Rlchmood,
Yorkshire, coetSisieg five gold toothpicks ; to Mr.
Maryett, Barmy, metatarsi • @tamest of account.,
seem postage stamps, fear watch whisk. end two gold
piss ;au to Mr. Bases, Market-pima, Dear, imiesiag
three watch chaise ; and OM to Mr. J. Jamas, Suffolk.
street, Dahlia, (outdoing MOW peens of ehais. He also
toad in a pocket of a uniform ad • puree westaising two
bills of 'vamp, for the slam 3741. 13. 3d. sad 236/.
ss. hi. respectively, draws rie and mewed by the Africa
Mom ShltiolD2 7. is Weer al Morn. Bell sad
()mut, of Copthall-
The prisoner admitted be bad takes the bills of az.
c from a latter addressed to a perms is Oopthell.
Mr. , a clerk the oompasfe aims, proved the
posting of the letter the bills of miainge,
Mr. Yearley Mated that is dos wane they would have
passed through the prisomer's hands.
Mr. Hall, an usistast to Mr. Troupe, _jeweller, Hatton-
Burka, proved podia( the letters addressed to Mr. Crake,
Mr. Bacon, sod Mr. Weeks.
It appears that the primmer is very wen assested, bat •
few ysen back, having given way to diedpaliso, he lost the
ormateeases of his (Asada, sad was redssed to a peaks of
eonaleimble privation. Re had shoe served he the army of
as United Mates, and had been weaseled. Oa reaming
to Begland he °Malawi an engagement as meistant
corner. Net having ay other Karoo of imams be was
usable to live on the ernell miss of as amibary, red be
sow sought to palliate his assess se the plea of poverty.
He Ina committed for trial.

Thomas Norris. the lesdlard of the Lath Tavern, in the
Metropolitan Danis-market, was mammoth:l, "for that you,
being the perms liesesed to keep the ale-boat known by 1
the sign of the Lamb, did, on the 12th deg of Desembee I
ultimo, unlawfully keep open year said hews, within the
limits of a certain act of parliament, called the Public-
houses Obelus Act of 1864, for the male mid onewansptice of
ertiesable liquors between the boars of I.d 4 is the more-
Mg, to wit, at the hoer of holf-peet the io the more-
Beg, not bean for persons lodging is your mid bones, am-
teary to the statute, te.e."
Mr. T. Baud attended for the defend's*, and said that
the facts had sot bees denied, es it was admitted as
all hands that the parties to the these were travellers, many
of than bating muse from the mast distrust parts oil Beg-
bold, sad some from Scotland, with sattb. lime the as.
bed been adjourned be had been in theamenthatios with Mr
Righted Mayne with the view et as ermidenel been=
granted to him °Beet ea the Monday morning, bet Sir
had written laying that he had so power to do so. The 18th
and 19th Vie► bed provided that so house should be open
before the hoar of 4 o'elsek in tbe months of the day fol-
lowing Sunday., Cluielmas Ds Good Fridays, or
suck other days appointed. He (Mr. ) had irtl that
the appUmtha made by his threat for an 000laboal Somas
would lave hese pasted, bet Sit B. Mayne said he lad so
power to assist him with a *o6al Ithreee. He (Mr. Beard)
the of epithet 'het the orgies is the de/endears bonne did
set mem under the provision of the art.
Mr. D'E)setert maid that the lith swam seemed to over-
ride everything sad sg ; the object of the am wee to
prevent pablia-hoeme from befss open from 1 to 4 o'clock.
There was so ex .tiee for tra
Mr. Beard hoped the megithate would omestrue the act
liberally, u other of the meteopolitas magistrates had. It
was well booth that the ant was only passed to pat dews
certain disorderly homes to the Haymarket sad elsewhere.
There was so exception ia act Haymarket
myth*.
Mr. D'Eynersort mid them was the for lodgers. He
should think that as exceptional Bosses might be greeted
in ease.
Kr.this Beard arid that Sir Birdseed Mayes had imeesated to
the summon' being withdraws, aid he sheeld ask doe that
course to be adopted.
Mr. Superintendent Mott, of the Harbin, mid that the
1 so if the diteedast wombed sot to break the law south.
Mr. Beard said hie about would give that undertaking,
and would not again epee his house durieg the prohibited
i hours, without it wee the isteatise of his cant to take a
OMB to finally settle the matter.
Mr. D'Syamurt allowed the Jammu to be withdrawn,
sad thus the mater terminated.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Michael Hops% of King Edward-street, lllle-ead-romd,
was charged at the iseterieed the Seekty for the Preveatice
of Cruelty to dolma* for driving a bone with • sore ea
he shoulder, end totally unit for work.
The defendant raid he pre 41. for the hens, sad if bit
lioaour thought tit to look at the &shoal,. sad if it wee is
are bad • middies as drecribed, it ovoid be destroyed.
, ' The magistrate went into the yard to armies the bans,
' and upon returning said there was se doubt of the deplore-
' hie conditiou of the animal, which sessifeated Wow pain
whenever the sore place was touched. He Meek% fine the
prisoner 40a, ce is default titres weeks' ideptisenawat
The &feedlot was looked op.
Henry Seymour, • privies is the sila Regime* of Fook
wee charged with &agouti sad isicescit
Oa the preoedieg orooicw 11.11g7 JOS% of • shoemaker
of Willow-walk, was walking her busload hoar the Mi-
litia Barreoks, is the °Sproul, when they had bees to seta
friend. The husband was a little is alfresco of her, whoa
primmer, who was is frost of a sestmesiee.= bias-
coif to ber. She no forward sad her who
MOW hook and New him in the .an. prides, sad as re-
looostretiog he took off his bolt sod shoed a blow at him Es
well as the wits, but they were ealy slightly Ware& se
they dosed up= him. 'rho soles brought oat ass of the
serpents of the City Militia, ea Nosing whew the prhseer
an away. He was followed sad fond caroled la • eland
up • omit, sod gives into eastody.
The &fame sit up was drasktionees.
The oolour.esrgeent of the sth Foot pre primmer • good
pascal ebaraeler, but
Mr. Ellison sentenced him to three wreaths sad hard
labour for the exposure, sad cos Ines* fee the serault, sad
=d his relosialunsot that, howls( the ass drakes
na& of their belts, the minim astherdies shosld
allow thorn to Iwo their barracks with than,

LAMBETH.
Mier Webershod applied to the respietrue for bis erdelesse.
She geld she boss sapped to play Oeleables at the
Bower &doom Tbselre, bat pseleaseing vow siege
Boxiwaight she bid bees amble be pet seem thee IDa et
her rrery. whisk wee far two shibse reheened. There
were wow thee weeks doe to hoe. Moe propeietar el the
lbestre wee I[r. Fox Cooper, bet the werieper, whammed
t
Ur ,r. was Mr. Rook.
wee timid
semi
M Meet be the appilase pits 1
the meaty *NM
mat, het be yeah/ mei as elms to the wo.
sew le see whet 'meld he Pooh Mit imeohip hie*