The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-17 00:00:00

POLICE.-MTERDAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.—A St-MMONS UNDER THE SANA-
TORY Am—Elizabeth Polland, a lodger in•a house in St.
Mary-axe, which is let out in tenements, was summoned
before Alderman Wilson, charged with having acted in
violation of the list clause of the 2nd and 3rd of Victoria,
cap. 71, hy keeping partof thehouse in which she resided in a
filthy and !unwholesome condition. The ►andlord had, it
appeared, found it necessary, in consequence of the tenant's
disinclination to pay, and her very disagreeable domestic
habits, to make importunate demands upon her for
rent as the only practicable mode of getting rid of her.
Irritated by such a course of proceeding, she was determined
to retaliate the annoyance upon all the other lodgers in the
most intolerable way, in order to compel them to leave the
house in which she was so unwelcome a resident. The
landing place and stairs near her soon bore testimony to
her skill in violating the above clause, and the common
sewer was compared to them with decided advantage to the
latter.—The defendant did not deny the accuracy of the
charge, but said that the misunderstanding arose from a
dispute as to the amount of the rent due to the landlord,
whom she did not consider herself bound to accommodate
by any very nice attentions to any part of his house.
The landlord said, that as the alderman might readily
suppose the rent was no object in comparison with the
removal of the parent of such a nuisance, and he would,
if she forthwith departed, forgive not only the rent, but all
that had hitherto been done.—The defendant, upon the
recommendation of the alderman, acceded to the proposition
of the landlord, and promised to deliver up her tenement in
a clean and wholesome condition.
WORSHIP-STREET.—THE DRUNKAILD.i END.— A
few days ago, a young marrii d woman, named Ann Guest,
whose face was shockingly swollen and contused, and oue of
her eyes completely closed up, appeared before Mr. Brough-
ton, to obtain an assault warrant against her husband, a
journeyman dyer, whom she described as being a con-
firmed drunkard. Hayward, the warrant officer, informed
the magistrate that, on proceeding to the defendant's
house yesterday, he found that the wretched man
had committed a determined act of seltdestruction.
The policeman then described the circumstances attending
the suicide. The deceased having been in a desponding
state of mind in consequence of his wife having left him to
take refuge at the house of her brother, was first prevented
by a fellow-lodger from taking poison, but shortly afterwards
succeeded in cutting his throat with a razor, in such a man-
ner as to cause instant death. Mr. Broughton expressed his
regret that the case had resulted in such a melancholy ter-
mination, and ordered the warrant to he formally cancelled.

MARYLEBONE.—EXTENSIVE ROIIHERY or PLATE.—
Yesterday, Mary Dempsey was brought up in custody and
placed at the bar before Mr. Rawlinsou charged with having
been concerned in a robbery of plate, of the value of nearly
3001, the property of Jas. Robertson, Esq., No. 6, Bentinek-
street. Manchester-square. The plunder was effected on the
12th instant, when an entry was, it is imagined, made by the
thicscs through one of the attic windows ; facilities fur it
being afforded by the circumstance of the adjoining house
undergoing, at the time, very extensive repairs. The whole
of the property was abstracted from chests in an apartment
on the second floor. A reward was offered by the prosecutor
for the discovery of the thief or thieves. The prisoner was
captured on Tuesday evening, at the shop of Mr. Wells,
pawnbrok. r, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, where she presented
two silver teaspoons, as a pledge, which were identified in
the shop by the prosecutor as part of his property. The pri-
soner's defence was, that the spoons had been entrusted to
her to pledge by a woman in Holborn, while she was stand-
ing there with a basket of walnuts.—Mr. Robertson was
sworn, and detailed the particulars with regard to his loss.
The spoons produced formed, he said, a portion of the pro-
perty stolen from his residence.—lnspector Tedman said
that in a short time other information with respect to parties
implicated, and who were not yet in custody, would most
likely he obtained.—The prisoner was remanded for a week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—A Pottslt REFUGEE.—
Florian Robakoteski, a Pole, W ILI charged with having used
threatening language towards M. Charles ISzulczowski, se-
cretary to the Society of the Friends of Poland.—M. Szulc
zowski said the defendant called at the society', offices, Sus-
sex Chambers, Duke-street, on Tuesday morning, and de-
manded money. He was told he had no claim on the society,
but he refused to go away. He then became very abusive
and menacing in his manner and language; and complain-
ant, believing he was in liquor, and also being apprehensive
of violence, gave him a trifle, and then procured the aid of a
police-constable, who took him into custody.—Mr. Hard-
wick inquired if the defendant had ever received relief from
the society as a Polish refugee.—The secretary said the de-
fendant had not received relief from the society ; but he had
given him occasional relief out of his own private re-
sources. The defendant was a Pole, and had served
in the Polish army; but the society would not
place him on their books, as they had reason to believe his
character was not such as would justify such a proceeding.
The defendant, according to his own admission, had been un-
pri,oned for some months in France.—The defendant, in
reply to the charge, addressed the bench in French, to the
effect that he was a destitute Pole, and knowing that large
sums were annually subscribed for the relief of persons of
his description, he had put in his claim for a share of the money.
His sufferings in the rause, his present object+, and his patriot-
ism, were quite equal to those of any ' patriot" receiving
relief; and, therefore, he thought he had a right to demand
to be placed on the society's books—The Secretary having
stated that he apprehended personal violence from the defen-
dant, unless protected by the law, Mr. Hardwick ordered
the defendant to find sureties to keep the peace for one
month.—The defendant, not being provided with bail, was
committed to prison.
GREENWICH. —" A TRCSTY STEW 4Rl).” Thomas
Smith, steward of the ship Grecian, from China to London,
was brought before Mr. Trail, charged with dishonest ap-
propriation of two valuable Canton crape shawls, twenty-
four boxes of Chinese artificial flowers and butterflies, and a
set of valuable cornelian beads, the property of Capt. James
M'Dowell, of the above-named ship. It appeared from the
statement of Capt. M'Dowell that he was taken ill at Hong
Kong, and remained there after the ship had sailed for Eng•
land, in order to recruit his health. He desired the prisoner
to take charge of the articles in question, and to deliver
them to his wife on reaching England. Things of the value of
upwards of 101. were packed and addressed to Mrs. M'Dowell.
Witness fortunately recovered in time to return home by an
early ship. On reaching England he discovered that the
articles had not been delivered, and traced the prisoner, who
had quitted the ship, to a house in 13room-fields, Deptford.
Part of the property was found on the premises. The pri-
soner said, in his defence, that he had purchased the things
produced in China, and that the captain had had similar ar-
ticles. He also called William Anderson, his landlord, to
support his statement. In reply to a question from Mr.
Traill, the witness said be believed the prisoner had never
been to Mrs. M'Dowell to inform her what had become
either of the captain or of the property alleged to have been
stolen. Mr. Traill said he would remand the prisoner for a
week, in order to afford an opportunity to make inquiries
and further search for the remaining property-, but would
take bail in 401. for his appearance on that day.
THAMES.—THE MERCHANT SEAMAN'S ACT. Two
cases of some interest under this act, were heard yesterday.
The first was under the third section, in which a well-known
crimp, named Driscoll, was proved to have charged Joseph
Bates, a man of colour, bs. for shipping him, contrary to
the provisions of the statute. The case being clearly proved,
and it being shown that the defendant was not a licensed
agent, he was fined in the mitigated penalty of 5/., or three
weeks' imprisonment. The full penalty would be 201.
The next case was that of George Ilateley, who was
licensed under the act, and yet took a shilling from a lad
named Bayton, on the promise of procuring him a ship, con-
trary to the provisions of the statute. He was fined 31. Mr.
Pelham, who appeared for the prosecution, said the autho- 1
riles were resolved to proceed in all these cases.

WEST3IINSTER BRIDGE.—The work of demoli-
tion has been going on during the last few days. At the
present time the whole of the balustrades and stone work
on either side of the bridge have been pulled down, and
some hundred loads of stone removed. It is very question.
able whether the bridge will ever be again opened for car-
riages. The lamps on both sides have been transferred to
the centre of the old carriage road, to light the small space
that is still left for pedestrians. This looks as if the re-
opening of tke carriage way, notwithstanding what has been
said about the safety of the bridge, now that the erection is
not so heavy, was never contemplated.