The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-24 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Ik. Henry was occupiedtheWhOle of the morning is
hearing charges Against youths and "children of a !arm
growth," for having endangered the lives of the people by
eliding upon the public foot-ways. The defendants included
two young men, named Seudamorc, who said they were
Jerks, and a youth named Paitiaort, all of whom treated the
matter much in the light ofs joke, arid showing se *PM of
penitence, were lined be. each. Eleven others were deed
3. dd. each, and several were dismissed with a proper
mattes.

cltszaiiminspeotor stated that the whole of the TM IM
ei this A division had to be called out yßuestert
the slidms laving Islam complete possession of the io
theromdidares at tie wet end—oapecially in the '
walk and the neighbourhood of the fountains in Trafalgar-
square. The consequence wee that the steady, quiet. re-
spectable people of both seems, beet on attending their re-
spective places of worship, were tripped up in all thredime,
many elderly folk being considerably shakes and injured by
the fall. Igo 4•01
Mr. /lenry said the mctioe was a most mischievous one,
and the police were quite right in taking vigorous steps to
stop it. People who wanted to indulge is the amusement
of sliding could find plenty of localities where they might
enjoy themselves without endangering the safety or com-
fort of others.

OM of the defendants said he couldn't help sliding. All
London was yesterday one vast surface of ice. A man was
obliged to slide along in self defence.
The pollee stated that this was to some extent true ; bat
it wu the direct consequence of the conduct pursued by
the " sliders," who made the public ways what they really
were,

A few snowballing twos were disposed of in s similar
way.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN THE BOROUGH
COURT AT BOLTON.

On Saturday last a roost extraordinary scene
took place at the Bolton &cough Ociart, no the occasion of
the examination of seven poisons for latimaklating the work-
people of Haan. Hargreaves.
Mr. Richardson, solicitor far for the prosecution ;
Mr. W. P. Roberta for the defence.
John Clayton, of Blackbure-reed, Little Bolton, wm
charged with assaulting Elijah Thweites, one of the newly.
awned workpeople, and the bench, considering the mse
fully proved, committed the defeedant to prison for one
month. Mr. Roberts, however, gave notice of = gala arang
bail was accepted for defendant's appearanoe at
sessions.

allasel Entwistle, the secretary to the Weevers'
Association, with several others, were then charged with
ialimadating Mary Thwaites, by burning an Miry, and •
mob al persons surroauding her home, aad breaking oramnil
pmar
appear at the
limainel Entwistle was then charged with striking Rather
Arairberry. TM complainant deposed to being amok
es the heed violently by Entwistle, when she vas Iw-
iag mill ea Thursday night. She mid she knew the
sad tannins said not be mistakes. Kr.
Babiatm add the statemesi of the wiener mold not be
arm, ma he had is his mirmas a telegram hose Biwa-
bers, requiring EshwistWo programa% likakbara as that
day, sod • whams swore tbat ithadaat Baton
at *nom in the afternoon for Blackburn, and did not leave
the latter place until after eight at night, and the smart
complained of was committed at mix o'olook. Bader three

oirmizustances the magistrates dismissed the cam, believing
that the complainant might be mistaken.
Mr. Richardson having made some remarks to the
effect that the witnesses for the defence had conspired
together sad committed perjury in the ant ow, Mr.
Roberts commented in most severe terms on the
beach's declaim in that OW observing that he
had that day learnt what very little amount of sni-
deness was aseesaary to convict a working man where one
of the wealthier classes was the prosecutor—and all the
worlds( daises mast be guilty of perjury WilielleVer Mr. Her-
(reeve' peresecuted them ; that they had dreadful work
to contend with in a manufacturing town, and it was a head
mann when the working ntan wan left to the trader
mercies of a bench of magistrates ; that such a decision as
the bench had that day given was enough to justify violent:*
and make rebellion lawful.

---AlderrMiiiiey;o34„One of the magistrates, protected
against the advocate's infammatory language, ma calculated
to engender bitter animosities between the employer and em-
ployed, and it was grossly insulting to the beech.
Mr. Roberts thee uttered a loudly defiant " Yah !" and
turning round to the people in court, addressed some further
remarks to them, who gave him their approval. He than
commenced gesticulating violently, calling frequently upon
the name of the " great God."
Alderman Heywood resented the remarks of Mr. Roberts
as unjust, bat was intermpled before he could conclude.
Mr. Heywood then mid Will you be silent, or we will
commit you • to which observation " Yoh !" succeeded,
more violent 'than before.

ilTtyOr their.relTarked that It wee wrong to charge
the bench with dishonesty.
Aldermen Wolfenden idao protested egainst the conduct
of Mr. Roberta.

Winder, magistrates' clerk, said—Mr. Roberta, you
cannot be allowed to go on in this way ; and received the
reply, " Hold your tongue, air : you are not a magistrate,
and boyar likely to he.
Mr. Harris, superintendent of police, then interfered, sad
said such browbeating could not be allowed ; and
Mr. Winder said the only way would be to remove the
browbeater.

Mr. Roberta uttered en indeacribable sound, more like a
screech or howl, and in a fierce manner exclaimed to Mr.
Winder, " Who the deuce cares for what you say!'
The bench then rose, threatening to break up the aiding
if more becoming conduct wu not observed, Mr. Heywood,
quitting the bench, declaring he would not sit to be so
insulted. _ _

--
Alter further remonstrance Mr. Roberta cooled down,
and the business proceeded, OCCAWODAi sarcastic allusions
being made by him to what had already tnuispired.—
Manchester Guardian.

Hionwar ROBBERY. —A daring highway robbery
accompanied with considerable violence took place on Satur-
day morning,inbeced daylight, in the village of Msltem. war
Portsmouth. It appears that Pay.sergeant Thomas Davis,
of the Royal Marine Artillery, wasprooeeding from his
Donee at Kingston to Fort Cumberland, the hced--quarters
the seeps, with • sum of money in his possession amount
to 1011. 10s. for the purpose of paying the men, and had
mated u far as the schoolroom in Melton at about half.
Peat 7 o'clock, when he received a violent blow under the
left ear from some weapon, and 011 partially turning round,
immediately received another on the right temple, which
felled him to the ground insensible. On partially regaining
consciousness he discovered two men in the act of rifling
his pockets, who no sooner found that their victim gave
signs of reanimation than they successfully made off with
their plunder. The men wore slouched beta, with soldier'
grey coats thrown over their shoulders. A clue is in the
hands of the police, which it is fully believed will lead to
the detection and capture of the thieves.

DLEI NO BUROLARY IN NORFOLK. —On Saturday,
at the Shirehall, Norwich, two men, who gave their same
as Richards and Clark, one statiug that he came from Liver-
pool, and the other from Stourbridge, hut who are sup-
not to have revealed their real names, and to
d
belong to London, were charged with burgleriously entering
Langley Hall, the seat of Admiral Sir W. Beauchamp•Proe-
tor, on the night of the 11th inst. It appears that the thieves
gained admittance to the mansion by forcing the window of a
closet on the irronnil door ; they ransacked the lower rooms,
but, being disturbed, some silver covers belonging to a
dressing.ease, two mtg. and a few other things of trifling
value were the only articles which they simMel in carry-
ing off. Information of the occurrence was rapidly circu-
lated throughout the eastern counties, and the burglars
ware traced to Colchester, where they offered one of the
coats fee sale. They then appear to have turned back into
Suffolk for they were apprehended a day or two since at
Woodkridge with the silver articles still In their pommies.
The men, who were identified by the landlord of a local
publichouse as having been seen by him in the neighbour-
hord Langley Hall, on the night on which the robbery
took place, were remanded.
THE HENLEY-HILL MI:IDER. —TH E INQUENT.—•
The inquest on the body of Martha Ann Oreenway, who
wee murdered by her hushaed a few days ago, was re-
sumed on Saturday morning, at Eastbourne Union Work.
houiw,_ near Midhurst. The fury returned • verdict of
" Wilful murder' against Willfam Oreenway, who was
committed to I'etworth Gaol to take his trial at the next
mixes for Sussex.

COLLISION IN THE CHANNIEL.—DOVER, DeA:. 22.
—Last night the brig Mary Wilie, laden with slates, from
Bangor, for Sunderland, wee run down by the barque West
off /keehy Heat. She sank immediately. The
chaplain and crew were picked up by the barque, and were
lauded at Dover, at 11 am. The men lost everything, and
were in a vary destitute condition ; one poor fellow's arm
was crushed by the anchor. They were all received at Ilse
Sailors Home, where every possible care was taken of
them till passed on to London by the South-Eastern Rail-
way. The weather was clear at the moment of the colli-
sion, but the barque must have nearly closed in upon the
brig in a previous snow-storm
biNIPIIIISCU ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.—RAms-
OAT; SAITEDAY. —During the sharp snow.squalls of 'ester.
day, the wind blowing fresh from the north, a shocking
shipwreck took place on the Goodwin Sande. A Deal lug-
ger, which lam come in, reports that about noon yesterday
they were cruising near the North Sand Head, where they
observed a brigantine with painted ports (eppe.rently lades)
go upon the Goodwin. The snow wee falling heavily at the
time, and almost immediately after the ill-fated venial
struck. She dimapKired, and there is little doubt that tho
whole of the unfortunate crew perished. The state of the
weather prevented any assistance being rendered them, even
if the destructsou of the ship had not been so Tepid.
The S,indcrlartd Herald says :—" Mr. Robert
Carr, of Ditchburn, who was attacked near Alowick. in
October, by hi4liway robbers, has presented 30/., the sum be
ha 1 on hi, !Hie of tbe at:ack, to the three
men who came to his rescue.