The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-28 00:00:00

THIRD COURT.

(Before Thomas Chambers, Eq., Q.C., Common Serjeant.)
David Braundbeck, 30, engineer, was indicted for felo-
niously (in the county of York) forging and uttering an ac-
ceptance to a bill of exchange for the payment of 184
15a. 6d., with intent to defraud Joseph Pitt.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and
The Common Serjeant sentenced him to three years' penal
servitude.

FOURTH COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

Thomas Crisp, 21, labourer, Joseph Crisp, 18, labourer,
and Gemvie Ball, 21, labourer, were indicted for a robbery
with violence on Robert Kitchenside, and stealing from him
13s. 4d. in money.
Mr. Cleft and Mr. Begley, instructed by the solicitor to
the Treasury, prosecuted.
It will be recollected thattbese prisoners were the men who
had created a rut amount of consternation in the neighbour-
hood of Haverstock.bill, by various assaults they had
committed, and were yesterday acquitted before Mr. Baron
Bramwell on a charge of assaulting one James Whitman
with intent to rob him. The circumstances now detailed
showed that they had committed a violent assault, but the
evidence failed to show the intent to rob.
The jury found them Guilty of an aggravated &tumult, and
The Recorder sentenced them to 18 mouths' imprisonment
with hard labour.

Robert Smith, 28, cabinet-maker, a gentlemanly-lookiog,
well-dressed man, was indicted for breaking and entering
the warehouse of Hugo Wiens and another, and stealing
therein 1,660 yards of alpaca, 220 yards of silk, and 168
umbrellas, value 1541.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; and Mr. Daly defended the pri-
soner.
The jury returned a verdict of Guiny, and a former con-
viction having been proved,
The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to six years' penal
servitude.

Henry Bowyer, a respectable-looking man, was indicted
for the abduction of Julia Nunn, she being under the age of
14 yam.
Mr. Sleigh, with whom was Mr. Edward Easley, prose.
Mad ; and Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
Sentence was postponed.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Wittol4, of 24, Leicester-square, wu summonedbefore
Mr. Knox for keeping a public balmNl-table, without being
duly licensed, or holding a licensed victualler's license for
the premises where the said billiard-table is kept.
Inspector Silverton, 0 division, stated that he sent a
constable to the premises in Leicester-square kept by the
defendant as a billiard-room, and from the report be re-
ceived he went into the room and inquired for the pro-
prietor. When the defendant came, be asked him by what
authority ha used the room as a billiard-room. The de-
fendant replied, by his own authority ; the room was ••
subscription-room, and did not require a license.
Police-constable Bobberds, A 339, proved that be went
to the defendant's room and played a gas.. of billiards.
He entered his nem° in • book, and paid the marker 6d.
for the use of the table.
The defendant said his reply to the gammons was that be
kept a licensed table • few doors off, and having been soli-
cited by several gentlemen who objected to a public-room
to establish a subscription table, lie had taken the room,
No. 24, Leicester-square, of a person named Butcher, for
that purpose.
Mr. Knox—Then if any parson chooses to pay 6d. he will
be allowed to play a game.
The defendant said if any of the subscribers objected to
the pregame of • non-subscriber, the non-subscriber would
be expelled. It was not everyoue who would be permitted
to play a game on payment of 6d.
Mr. Knox, who had taken time to consider his judgment,
yesterday said—As this is the first case that has come before
me in this district, I have been careful to look into the whole
question. The defendant is summoned before me for
keeping a billiard-table without being duly hammed to do
so, and his defence is that at the request of certain
gentlemen he took the place for their special
convenience, and for none others. The question for me to
determine is whether the plea setup is a hone fideone or not,
and also whether, under the plea of a subscription-room, the
place is not open to every one. I understood the con-
stable in his evidence to say that nothing except his being
asked to enter his name in a book took place, and that not
a word was said to him about his becoming a subscriber for
a certain term. It therefore remains for ins to consider
whether, under the circumstances, what was said about a
subscription-room was not a men sham. lam of opinion it
was, and I shall therefore decide the cue against the de
fondant, and put on a fine of 51. and outs, against which
decision the defendant if he chooses asn appeal.
The fill, was paid.
SOUTHWARK.
Mr. Edward Wood, the dust contractor of Bermondsey,
was charged on remand with being concerned with others
not in custody, in unlawfully poosesing 80/. in gold,
the property of Mu. Steddolph. wholesale 00edeeei,..,
New-road, under the circumstances reported in
our Monday's impression.
A elerk from the office of Mears. Humphrvs and Morgan
=d for the proesentioa, and Mr. Edwin defended the