The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-04 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

William
with
a respeotahly .dressed young man, was
charged with Ung a pistol at hunasU at the Holborn Casino,
on Thursday night.
Citerket Lowther elated that he was the gee-fitter at the
establiahromed new known se the National Assembly-rooms,
in Holborn. He was there on Thursday etaniug about halt-
pest 11, when some alarm was occasioned by the report of
He hastened to the quarter from which the none
proceeded, end there saw the prisoner lying on the irrmnd.
A pistol, recently discharged, was lying near hint end there
was a burn or singe on the front of his shirt mead flannel.
shirt, as if canoed by the bullet or wadding. It wee boost
found, however, that the prisoner was not wounded. He was
glean into custody.
Inspector Searle, the officer on duty at the rooms, said
that the prisoner was evidently the worm for drink. If •
bullet had been ever placed in the pistol it must have dropped
out before the discharge took place. The prisoner sold
nothing to the charge except that he was degreased is spirits.
The prisoner now made s similar defence adding that he
had been drinking too much and hardly knew what he woe
Mr. Mr. Jardine said it was very strange that he should be
going about with a loaded pistol in hie pocket, end some in-
quiry as to his character must be made.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded for • week.
A gentleman waited upon Mr. Jardine during the after-
noon and left le. for the pox-box, stating that ha had picked
up the money la an omnibus and had found no claimant
Is, ik
MARYLMHONE.

A distregeed-looking wcioan, named Mary /oars, aged 40,
and who had on neither shoes nor stockisge, was charged,
at the instance of Sir R. W. Carden_ , with begging.
Comp
.lafrient, who resides at No. 64, Wirupole-sirest,
Cavendish-oquare, stated that on the nine morning, at half-
' putt 10 o'clock, the prisoner wee in the middle of the street
elnitag to exalts compassion. Hs 'poke to her, and told her
teshe was in diatrese she heel batter go into the work-
haul, to which she replied that she had a great diced of lr,
' aid he dm Onaght it laisdaty to give bee taut custody, and
have her brought to this court.
Mr. Long—legal undentand what for. Wu she doing
anything met than singing?
Ste R. W. Careen-1 saw her park up money, and there-
fore pee her in charge for begging.
Mr. Loei—DlA you sea or hew kw beg of anyone
Sir R. W. Carden—l cant say that 1 did, but I consider
that there are ways of begging without persons actually
asking faraway.
Mr. Legg (to prisoner)—What do you say to this ?
Prisoner—Tireme, sir, I was singing, and thews all. A
gentleman threw ma two farthings, and I went to pick
thM .0 rtong —I shall let you go now, but it you go about
begging sad are brought here again you will be gent to the
House of Correction.
SOUTHWARK.

William Pryrott, of the 81st Rericoent, just returned from
India, wee charged with unlawfully jumping out of a car.
clap on the Booth Rastas Railway while the train was
ping at the rate of thirty mike en hour.
Kr. Rot,ineon, from the Ales of Kr. Rem, the oo try's
eulicitor,Mleaded to prosecute.
George Cox • peril is the company's sari-.e, said be had
cheep of tbi train,ehleh ,e,t at a quert.r to nine on the
previous looming. The prisoner won a second-clam pas-
winger, and when the train left the Stith station ho sew
him in the carriage and the door use ebsrd. When they
had got about 800 yards froin Er,tL, ml the train was ping
between thirty and forty toi:ea as hoar, withers saw one of
the terrisge•doors open. and perceived the prisoner sprawl-
ing on the side of the line close to the metals, and It was a
miracle be wee not smashed to piece/.
The guard of the next train said that abaft he stepped at
Faith, um swim-melee headed the trimmer to him, a Ring
Mm to take him to the egmeatteadeere office at Ladoa-

Miimmulor