The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

24, and John Hall, 20, were charged before
Mr. Alderman Funds with the theft of a sesithin waist-
coat, value 33e.

Shortly before six o'clock on Tuesday evening the pm.
menet Martin entered the shop of Mr. Marshrnan, honer,
No. 14, Cheapside, and asked a female assistant for some
cheap furs. While engaged in conversation with her
another man, not in custody, entered the shop and made
an attempt to steal a sealskin mantle, value 361., but as it
was fastened he did not suoceed in obtaining possession of
it. Hall, who was standing at the door, seeing the fruit-
ing attempt of his confederate, went in and appropriated
a sealakin vest, with which he made off. In Noble-sheet
he was captured by a constable, and given into the custody
of Gilbert, a detective officer, who had seen the three men
in conversation, and had been watching their proceedings.
On returning to the shop, the officer found that Martin
had been detained, the assistant having locked the door on
seeing the other two men run away.
Hannah Harris, the female assiatant, informed the
magistrate that the prisoners had been watching the pre-
mises for about a week.

Alderman Finns complimented the witness on her
promptitude in securing Martin, and sentenced the pri-
soners to three months' imprisonment each.
George Brown, aged 30, described as a ehooroaker, was
charged with stealing a box of tea from one of Piokford's
vans.

TIM van was proceeding along Gracechurchetreet about
half-past six o'clock in the evening, and the theft was ob-
served by the driver of a van which was following Pick-
ford's. He informed a constable of the circumstance, and
the latter followed the prisoner into a court, and appre-
hended him while he wee in the act of putting the box
into a bag. It contained 2411 m. of tea.
Detective Green said he had the prisoner in custody
about eighteen months ago at this court for stealing from
the person. He was committed to the ()Id Bailey, and
sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. On that occasion
a constable of the M division proved a sentence of four
years' penal servitude against him.
The Prisoner—You're a lying scoundrel ; you know
1 am innocent of the charge for which I got nine months.
I would like to have you down-stairs with me.
The Alderman committed him to Newgate for trial.
Wm. Henry Clarkson, 54, commission agent, was brought
up on remand, charged with obtaining a large quantity of
cutlery from Mr. Marshall, 115, Leadenhalletreet, by
means of false orders.

Mr. George LewiiProemited, and Mr. Rigby defended.
The prisoner was apprehended on the sth of November
by Detective Hawks, and sinee that time be has undergone
repeated examinations. He was now fully committed for
trial on six charges. The goods were valued at 1601., and
had been pledged with different pawnbrokers.

THE CONNON LAW COrETS.—On the first day of
next month the new rules regulating the attendance of
masters at the chambers of the common law courts will
take effect, and the se►eral courts will bo relieved of con-
siderable business.

THE CHILD " ADorrloN" Cssa.—lnquiries made
yesterday with reference to the child " adopted " by the
Cooper family, at Hackney, under the circumstances
reported yesterday, have resulted in the discovery of •
slight clue to its previous history. It appears that the
child was, from the time it was • fortnight old almost up
to the day when it was taken for " adoption" to Mrs.
Coo in the care of a Mrs. —, residing in Islington.
per,
While there it was visited ours a month by a ladylike
young woman of not more than 20 years of age, and who
was supposed to be the mother. The woman who came
with the child said she was the mother, and that the fact
of its existence had been kept from he knowledge of all
her friends. She added that it bad been intended both b 7
the child's father and by herself to keep it at nurse natal
they could meet with some young couple who would adopt
it. "We intended," she continued, "to get married then
and to go so Australia. ' After giving up the child and
paying the 11X. she asked as • favour to be allowed to call
once more sad see the child before she went to Austr.Jia,
and permission was given, but she did not do so. The
outfit brought with the child was composed of a good deal
of clothing of en expensive kind.

THE Nswxsaarr FRACAS. —The case of Cannon
and Parry, the two jockeys who have been remanded on a
charge of assault, was further investigated by the New-
market magistrates on Tuesday. Parry and Cannon sur-
rendered to their bail. Mr. Merryweather appeared for
the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh for the defence. Neither
Mr. Templar nor Mr. Benyon were present. In an able
speech Mr. Merryweatber informed the bench that they
had consulted with Lord Granville, Lord Aylesbury, and
Mr. Hughes, M.P., as to the best mode of settling the
matter. They proposed that the jockeys should make
an apology, pay 1007. each into the hands of Mr.
Templar, and pay all law and medical expenses, and
that then the prosecution should be withdrawn. Mr.
Sleigh cordially agreed to the proposal by the prose-
cution, and assured them that no one regretted the
assault more than the jockeys. themselves did, and as the
matter bad been so long hanging over them, the anxiety
and suspense would be ample punishment. The magis-
trates retired, and after a short absence returned into
court, and said that in their opinion it was not a came for
them to hear. They bad to deal with it in the first in-
stance, but it should have been tried in a civil court; and
as the amanlt took place on the Jockey Club's demesne,
the members of that club were the proper parties to deal
with the case, and they (the magistrateel declined to offer
any further opinion, as the gentlemen had withdrawn
from the prosecution. Therese did not occupy more than
an hour. The court was filled with the Newmarket turf
celebrities.

THE PROPOSED FENIAN DEMONSTRATION IN

There is every hope now• that the public order of
the town of Liverpool will not be di,turbed on Sunday
next by the proposed Fenian demonstration of sympathy
for the three men recently executed at Manchester.
Contra manifestations having been proposed by the local
Orangemen, it was feared that the opposing parties might
come in conflict. Yesterday, however, the mayor, acting
upon the unanimous resolution of the magistrates at their
meeting on Tuesday, issued the following proclamation :

HOROUOR OP LIVFALFOOL.—EDWARO WHITLE- /LSQ., MAYOR.
Notice Is hereby given, that in consequence of certale ihicanis
having been posted on the walls of this town, addressed to the
irislunen and women of Liverpool and the stueoundlus towns,
announcing that a monger funeral procession will take place in
this town on Sunday next, the 15th Instant, and it also having
'sex !unmated to the Mayor that in the event of such
sion taking place a counter procession will be formed, &AZ:::
manila on oath having been given to the magistrates in meeting
assembled that a breach of the peace would be likely to take
place It the intended processions are allowed, I do, therefore,
herebyorder and direct the head constable and all constables of
the said borough to prevent such processions taking place, and I
du hereby caution all persons from Mining in such processions,
or In any way forming part thereof, as all such persons will be
Immediately taken into custody and punished with the utmost
rigour of the !WC —EDW ARD WHITLEY, Mayor.—Town.hall,
11th Dec., 1807.

The editor of the Dail!, Post having forcibly denounced
the proposed demonstration in his paper of Tuesday, yes-
terday gave publicity to the following letter, which consi-
derably modifies the seditious tone of the original procla-
mation :

Sir,-1 regret very much that you should have been compelled
to use such harsh language as appears In your paper of this day,
under the signature of " Dicky ham," by way of comment upon
a document purporting to be the progrenune of the funeral
demonstration, to be held on next Sunday. That document
was published without the sanction of the committee, who have
no desire to cause ill-feeling between any parties whatsoever ;
neither had they any intention of proceeding through the town,
but simply intend to form at ritanley.road, outside the borough,
and march to a place to be named on Wednesday or Thursday
at the latest. As to the demonstration being out of place at
this particular time, we have our own opinions concerning that
matter. With respect to your fears as to a breach of the peace,
there win be no aggression on our part. We shall strWJyad-
here to the rules laid down by the committees in Dublin, Cork,
Limerick, Manchester, etc.—Yours obediently, A. JAYSitas.—
Liverpool, Dec. 11, Diel.
Yesterday the Liverpool police apprehended a dock
labourer named John Brown, living in a court in Oriel-
street, on a charge of being the promoter of the proposed
Fenian procession announced for Sunday next. Brown
is said to be the entire " committee" all to in the
placard ported up on Sunday, As the only direct
evidence against Brown was the fact that he took the
placards from the printer, the magistrates discharged

Yesterday Dr. Goss, the Roman catholic Bishop of
Liverpool, issued the following proclamation :