The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-17 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

Clotho lorry, 18, wag charged with stealing a gold
watch, vane eleven guineas, under the following cir-
cumstance*:
The prosecutor said that oaths previous sftersookbetween
3 and 6 o'olock, he wse on the stage erected in front of Salim-
pte market looking at the regatta. and the prism, was
standing at hie ride with another lad. He heard a or, of
" !hop thief," and, looking round, saw the prisoner pursued
by the mailable of the market. Happesing to oast his
eyes down, ha saw hie guard hanging loose, and hie watch
Baas from his pocket. The value of the watch wee eleven
gulastas.
John All®, countable of Billingsgate market, mid be saw
the primer, with several c f his companions, look/agave-
rojztely et gentlemen's pockets. He cannoned 110•111111 m-
end shortly after ;missed the prisoner and another
from gar g After hunting stout for him he saw him
standing by Mr. Trotter's (the Imre/tutor's) side, sad saw
him withdraw Mr. Trotter's watch from his pocket. He
pared it to his companion, who them started use way, while
be (prisoner) ran rot vber. He pursued him, but wee nut able
to amtake him, es his foot Blipped and be fill down, but he
use eventually captured by the pulicenum. The watch was
sot kind.
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The prisoner, in defence, mid the other lad took the watch,
and wanted to pass it to bun, bat be refused to take it. Mr.
Allnm then came up and struck him on the shoulder, and
be ran away, but not because he bad woke the watch.
The tritium add he certainly did strike him with the in-
tention of knocking him down, thinking by that means to
capture them both.
The prisoner won remanded, in order to make further in-
quiries.
John Zonis 19, was charged as follows :
John Sim esird that on the previous amnions he was on the
Custoin-hoese quay, looking at the inmate. The prisoner was
standing by hie side apparentwatching it (the regatta) with
great Interest. All of a sudden he (tritium) fat a slight
tog at his neck, from whence his watch- guard was suspended.
Ile turned round, and prisoner immediately ran awry with
Ms watch in Lis hand. Ile pursued him, calling out Stop
thief' and when about hallway moose the quay, and minuet
within tbe gran) of the witness, the prisoner maliciously
' threw the watch into the river. The swivel of the guard
bad been unscrewed. The value of the watch was 61.

The prisoner was remanded.
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A respectably- attired female, who gave the name of Maria
Ride, was charged with havtg attempted to commit suicide
ley jumping into the Thames.
J. Johnsem, captain of a steam boat plying between Kew
sad London-bridge, said:—Lest sight the primmer was oa
board his vowel, and when they were about opposite Calvert's
brewery he saw her make a spring and jump right over the
side of the vessel. Fearing she would be caught in the
paddles be immediately ordered then boat to be stopped, end his
man picked her out half drowned, with a Mat-book. She
wee immediately taken on shore, and conveyed to a neigh-
bouring public home. A surgeon was sent for, but it was
some limo befcro she recovered. She refused to give say
account of herself, or answer any question whatever.
Alderman Lserrenoe—Do you still refuge to give am egt-
count of yourself
The prisoner, in a very low tone of voice, said she did.

Alderman lavrtnoggTheu I *ball remind you for a week.
_ CLERKANWELL.

Mary Zmley and liarsirkn;‘,twOWell-known thieve.
were charged with stealing a puree mobilising Ts. W. Prom
the person of a young woman of the name of Clemaotacm.
From the evidence of the complaisant it appeared that the
prisoners, of whom she had some slight praviona kno. ledge,
havieg met them at Islington coos or twice, asked her to
treat them. Bhe contested, end while she was engaged
pouring some gin inm • glass, cite of the prisoners picked
her pocket of her purse. When she caked them for her
puma they ebwei her In a most trident moaner. and
thtealered to murder her if she spoke to a policeman about
the matter. Since she hu given the pewter, into custody
some of their companions have ws laid the prosecutrlx, and
beaten her, and Ore her clothe..
The prisoners said they ware godly, and wished the ma-
gistrate to settle the cue at once.
Two police constatele a proved that Bele, had beta sem
teomd to four jeers' transportalem fer felony, and that
Denny had been in custody several times for felony and oat.
convicted frr 'ruling • mime watch.
The priaosere were fully oaaunitted to the swims for trial.
1 SOUTRW ARE.

George NOWMaII, cab dcirer, badge N. 10,64. was charged
with being drank end tended en °beret :00 with his horse
end cab on the farline of the &nth Eastern Rsilimy, at Lon-
don-bridge.
Gorge fisrleck. a °lnstable In the rail say eoeipeay'a
rm-
ploy, sold that about half-put 5 o'clatit the previous eveniog
he se. the primed, with his hareeand Haulm cab, near the
entrance of cue of the bo thing cm ea. Ilia bcrw was a very
'dried one, and psdisily on the reoement. One of the con-
stables bad directed him to Mere the place, but be refused,
and collected a mob atom that port of the inoliue, actually
blocking up the thoroughfare. M'itnees went up to him nod
fold blot to dolt, but Instead of dntrg that he made use of ma h
any larguoge, and ro 'mealy mist inducted himeelf, that be
Irma coarpelle! to give blot Into cunt sir.
Mr. Mlle asked whetter he was so6s)?
Hulett replied that he was rn drunk, and he was dire
pelted that he should have beta all mat ouch a valuable horse
In that deed

)Ir. Seib asked whether nny damage wee done?
replied that there was not, f atoottely ; bat at the
time eCryetat Palate hien had jaw come In, and several
hundreds sere twists, down the Incline, among whoa, were
■ number of ladies end children, wbo were wry much fright-
ened. Oa the wny to the statioa-hones the priaoatr struck
cue of the caststabl. P.
_ . .

ilaepTbrotr;l;Wc4l be druck,r obetructiug the Incline.
He eniatdered himee'r roughly baudleol by the (Avers.
Mr. Sate luta him 10e., or fourteen days.

iiiLtitOtTE AKI) LONDON RAlLwaS.—Yesterday •
meeting wee held the Town-hell, Margate, the Mayer
(Ur. Hunter) presid.ng, for thepurposoofeoevidering the beet
Osesnr of securing the completion of this nadertaise, the
WI for which bee already received the royal sweet. Mr. C.
J. Hilton (cbainnau of the company) expisiamt that the pro.
pored line would bring Margate within 75 miles of town,
whereas it wee now virtually 111 miles distant from the
metropolis., and that if the shame were taken up, this dear.
I able object might be accomplished in shoat a year from the
present time. Itwolaticas were posed, pisdg'ng Ohs wet-
lug to ore tie best ezettime to procure subscriptions is. the
required capital.