The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-110178E.

Elizabeth Humphries, a woman of about 50 years of ego,
wee bra t before the Lord Mayor, charged with having
to commit aikido.
J. as oMoer belonging to the Thames Police,
mid that about six o'clock the previous evening be wee la his
galley, by the lower end of the Custom-hones, when be beard
odes of police." On proosediag to the spot whence the
cries proceeded, he maw the prisoner la the water, rimiethig
the efforts of a men who was endeavouring to deg her
ashore. The tinker minted in getting her oat of the water,
and took her to the workhouse. He had herd that the rea-
son for attempting the mash act woe that she bad lost a
situation she had held as laundress at same clambers on
account of herself and daughter having been accused of
robbery.
The Lord Mayor—ls then any foundation for that charge?
An officer of the F divides of Metropolitan Pollee stood
Seward and said be was In ateektacts to take the primmer
Into custody on the charge fn girlies, if eel at liberty at
this oourt. Her daughter use already looked up.
The Lord Mayor--Nude these drounistences, I shall dis-
charge her here, end you will take her into custody apes any
charge you may have against her elsewhere. Let the magi-
taste know the nature of the edam for which she was
brought here.
every Rogers, an expert thief, about 15 years old, who
bee been remanded twice upon the charge of laving picked
a gentemaa's pocket of his handkerchief, at • Ire which
moaned in Aldgate on Monday night last, was again
brought sp.
The widow* of B. Obes, constable 649, use to the eke
that, whilst on duty in plain clothes at the be, be raw the
primmer attempt several pockes, and at lee tried by
(Oboe's), without getting anything. Directly shrewd.
witness saw him take a handkerchief from a gentlemen's
pocket and par it to a confederate, who escaped with it.
The primmer, who sobbed and cried, sad protested his
immeoamos, was remanded on Tuesday, in order thet the
Gibe tri seeks Mudd.. respecting his cessatesr.
Oa Wdmenday his mother attended, awl declared that her
son was en Mee* hardworking youth, eat was at pemeat
in the employment of a carmen in the Borough.
The Lord 111 yor then desired the of car to call upon the
arms, end make farther inquiries.
Yesterday Obis reported that he lied seen the primmer's
ssolsr, who had informed him that the prisoner, who had
warlord he him some months, had lately suffered six weeks'
imprisomment for theft. The master bad taken the prisoner
back into his employment up= the solemn promise that he
would keep heart for the future.
The prisoner, who had been crying and protesting his
lanocence, now covered his face with his cap.
The Lord Mayor esmOsnord him to a month's Imprisonment
with hard labour.

e Lord Mayor. at the oonclurion of the ordinary burl-
s/ea, maid he thes&l it well that the public should be made
swan of the hot ftt " H. and C.," to whom he had alluded
some time back es being engaged in decoyiag young men, by
mem of oiroulare, Ista betting and robbing them of thefr
illspolte ander he Idea that they might win large sumo of
tow vas reselhanes, were again parwaing their old
system OF plunder. Hie lerhhip added that, from a *ado
whisk lied meta him Iron the treastry, it appeared that
"H. mad C." had neared hem their old quartos, in
itosesquenoa of the noreval of the pest-celos," to the seigh-
hooshood of Priori-tent,&rho.