The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-29 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

/iLiNSION-HOUSE.

Winks Brows, an old man, was brought before the
Lord Mayor, upon the charge of stealing a small quantity of
ipecac:nu:ha, the pmperty of Messrs. Homer and 80n,
wholesale druggist', of Bucklenbury.
The offence in itself was not of a very serious character,
but Mr. Homer stated that be bad good grounds fur
believing that within a period of twelve menthe he had
been robbed to the extent of at least 1,000/.
The Lord Mayor at once acceded to so application for a
remand for the purpose of proper inquiry.
BENEVOLENCE. —The following sums have been received
for the poor box :—From Wm. P., 10/. ; from A. C., 5/. ;
and from a lady at Brighton, it.

A rough, powerful looking fellow, who gave the name of
Ratert Taylor, a bricklayer, residing at Mambald-place,
Kentish town, was charged before Mr. IYHyncourt with
violently assaulting police.constable Parry, 37b S, and Bal-
lard, 324 S, iu the execution of their duty.
From the evidence it appeared that pohce-constable Parry
was called to quell • distiu•bance in Kentish-town, and lie,
knowing that a number of drunken bricklayers and labourers
were about, took the precaution of taking with him two
other constables. When they arrived at the spot they
found the pi isouer and a number of other drunken persons
making a great disturbance. Finding that the prisoner would
not go away, they took him into custody, when he said he
had been himself a policeman and knew what he should get
for giving them a " tap." Ho then kicked the two con-
stables and otherwise ill-need them, and had it not been fat
the interposition of some of the prisoner's friends the con.
stables would have been much more illused than they were.
As it was they were very much knocked about, and the
constables stated they were now in great pain. A mob of
nearly 300 persons followed the prisoner to the police sta-
tion, and it was stated by several housekeepers that the
police acted with the greatest forbearance.
The prisoner said he bad been on the "lush" for four
days, and di l not know what ho was about.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said drunkenness was no excuse for
knocking the police about. He should send the prisoner fear
two months with hard labour in the House of Correction
via, a mouth for each smelt.
MARLBOROUGH-B'l'RM.
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Francis Jones, No. 6, Cooper's-wart, Conduit-street,
was charged with assaulting Marie Define, a Frenchwoman,
the keeper of a tobacconist's shop, in Ftancisetreet, and
who, it any be remembered, appeared at this court a short
time since, charging a man, named Pierre !daimon, with
stabbing her, the man now undergoing a twelvemonth's im-
prisonment for the offence.
The complainant said the prisoner called on her the pre-
vious day and told her servant he wanted to see her ; but
being engaged she told her servant not to give him some rum
he asked for, but to give him a cigar. The prisoner then
left, but afterwards returned and said, " You must not go
against Alice," that being the name of a female he had •
'amnions against, and whisk was to be beard that day. He
then seized her by her este, tearing them off, and
flinging them cob the road. She did not care for the de-
mage, but wanted protection.
The prisoner said it was all made up, so that he should
not appear for the Scotch woman (Alice).
The Buie having been proved,
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 101. for the asesult, and
mid, if he wished to appear he should not be disappointed ;
for, if he did not pay the fine, he should not be sent away
until the latter part of the day.
JoAn Janes, • young man, was charged with stealing a
portmanteau, the value of N. 10s., from the shop of Mr.
, trunk maker, 184, Oxford-street.
The case was proved by a young man named Taylor, the
prosecutor's foreman, and Sergeant White, I) division, and
the prisoner, who pleaded hunger, was committed fur three
months, with hard labour.