The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-25 00:00:00

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Mr. Knox inquired whether there wee mush of the
dos ng on.
Theme park constable said it wee
o fee
oZs
there were 30 or 40 mass s day, the aommische. 11l
of closing time, while one of the bitttitoderit
gates, the trees being much damaged by then *go 41
pursuit tit bird's note end duck's min.
Mr. Knox asked the elnount of
The park-constable said about hsifa-conws. -,,
Mr. Knox ordered the prisoners to pay II er‘klez
• ins al 71. Id., or seven days, datum that the
=net be pat •• stop to.
gnaw= mine nt anour.geggark it-1
pour lads, named Joke Quistaa, Jerry Drina, 0441
crinti*, sad JeremiaA Ducey, were charged as
persons loitering in Regent-street for the purples
milting felony.
The cue was proved by Shrives, 83 C, aneCheaehar
who saw the prisoners yesterday afternoon in Itepneji
pushing amongst crowds of persons at a photognsk .6.
end 6 toy, amp. and altar watching the prisoners fir 'W4
time, they saw one of than touch a gentleman
ey
Being observed by the ream, the 17teonees .....
Dam remarking to hie eoegisoioue. ' it's no use al
we can't do any good, and met get new tbms.
prisoners were then tab= into custody.
In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable stated the at
knew the prisoners as aseociatcs of thieves, and
C, said he !mew three of them to go about withaZig
bores of a night, and to be with a gang cl thieves ;
two girls who had been Waned with robbing tie praise
day also belonged to the gang.
The prisoners said they got their living 11°°°41, 1111
that all the police knew of theta wee that thirties 44.

Cheney mid that Driscoll told him that they vin phg
up Regent-street to see who bad you the fight.
Mr. Knox committed them fora month each, *eh hid
Labour.

MARYLEBONE.
OUTILONOUN CONDUCT.

A well-droned man who described hinaeß as a Ws*
at Slough, and who gave the name of Jaws
was accused of bMng &unhand disorderly at thileel
road station of the lisMopolken Railway, sad maiig
Inspector Gittens, of the company's polies,
Inspector Gibbons appeared on behalf of the whip
authorities.
William Gittens said—l am railway Mem* d. 1
Bishop's-road station of the Metropolitan Railway, w ,
12 o'clock last night just as a train was going to Mr*
the City, and immediately subsequently to my cos*
ing the porter to shut the gate, I raw
(the prisoner's brother) precipitate himself we
the gate, and he must have sustained rais
injury had not the porter caught hi,
thus broken the fall. On going and expostulatirs Ytt
the man on his mad conduct the prisoner came R *
began to abuse me in a most abominable manna, lei lr
fort he spoke to me he threatened to punch the pan
head. The prisoner then became very much mend, is
when the next train came up he, after making ra
obscene expreesions, entered a carriage, where, a in;,
quence of his violent gesticulations,, the other pram*
left the compartment, and several ladies appaina
much alarmed. Seeing that the prisoner was drank,
as he continued to um abusive language I dashed * ta
leave the carriage, and as he refused I put bin Nit, al
in doing so he struck me in the face, and tore my* /
then called a constable and gave him into custody.
Other evidence was called in support of the 'ogre
tors evidence, after which the prisoner was ordered
a fine of 2/., with the alternative of one moral's hd
labour.

SOUTHWARK.
BURGLARY AT A LICRNBRI) TICTUALLTRI.
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William; Coombs, • young man described as • ioineumi
brought up for final examination charged with h.
ously breaking and entering the Havelock Ana
Tavern, Ford-road, Grange-road, Bermondsey, sadist*
therefrom upwards of 31. in gold and silver the Fescasyj
Mr. John Cornell, the landlord.
It Appeared from the evidence of the prosecuta,til
the prisoner was his potman, but slept out of the km
His duty was to come at 7 in the morning, sat hes
at the closing of the house. On Sunday night the plot
left early and witness closed the house, leaving
glass on a shelf in the bar 31. 2s. 6d. in gold sad abet
for a specific purpose, and 10s. in another glass for thee
in the morning The prisoner came an usual ea Bay
and performed his work, but it was not till the Iliad
the day that the money was missed. Witness it Stettin
had only himself, his wife, her sister, and the barmaid imp
ing at the house, and the latter getting up fun bins
tioned her about the loss. She knew nothing eked 6
as she had not required change. The primer vide
questioned about it, and he coolly denied all
of the loss. In consequence of that suspicion tret
barmaid, but fortunately only for a short tine, se •
opposite neighbour gave him such information r land
him to give the prisoner into custody.
Amelia Moore, a married woman, residing ma*
said that on the Monday morning in question eite gst.
at 5 o'clock to let her husband out, as he wee Mla
Portsmouth. A little while afterwards she wee
out of her window, when she saw the prisoner &milts
the prosecutor's house by the tap room window. Sheet
him pans through into the bar, where he remised AM
20 minutes, and came out by the front door, leaving bit
open. He then closed I the tap-room window, ead
eYe
looking round quietly went away. She wee sure dupl.
goner was the man, andwhen she heard of the many cks
told the prosecutor of it.
Police-constable 135 M, said he took the primeela
custody, when he denied all knowledge of the ccetsq.
On searching his lodgings witness found a purse costs*
31. Os. 3d. in small silver money.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said bent
entered the house before 6 o'clock.
The magistrate observed that it was a very daring
impudent robbery, and oouimitted him for trial.

THE CHINESE Musarox. Having prrTioadt
visited the Thames-tunnel and Mesas. Bair) 126
Perkins' establishment, his Excellency PialuTa sd
suite, accompanied by Major Brine, R. 8., and 14
Bourn, yesterday afternoon paid a visit to the bier
tional Horticultural Show, where they were met hyir
president, secretary, Mr. Fortune, ke., and &Nana
the grounds and flowers.
CORONERS AND MEDICAL WITNESSIA—At
meeting of Middlesex magistrates yesterday some
sion took place in reference to complaints which havens
recently made by medical men of the difficult, dal di
experience in getting paid their fees for attending NO
noises on inquests. The subject was referred to *so*
nrittoe of accounts and general purposes for turtles sc.

Ligation.
COURT-MARTIAL. Yesterday a naval tot t.
martial assembled on board the Formidable, 24, fimsliii
Vice-Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, commode.
chief at the Nore, for the trial of Mr. Cherie Gl*
&assistant-paymaster of and belonging to her .110
Dauntless, 31, 580-horse power, Capt. E. Ti•
Donop, for having, on or about the sth inst., droll •
toxicating liquors to such an extent as to unfit him het
proper performance of his duty on board the said ail
The prisoner gave a complete denial to the charge, 11"
urged that he was suffering from heart disease as del*
the excitement caused by which inight have been mile"
for intoxication. The prisoner called four wieners"
the defence, awl also handed in certificates from del
under whom he had served, giving him an mare ris
racier. The court found the prisoner " Guilty," soil
consideration of his former good conduct, as shows b 1!
certificates produced, sentenced him to forfeit OM Ylk
seniority of his rank. and to be dismissed from be*
jest 's ship Dauntless.
DEATH IN A BATH IN LEEDR.—The WOOS
whose death at the Princess-street Baths on Tomas_
already been recorded, has been identified as Pe"
Fawcett, of Templar-lane, and yesterday :11°
upon her body was held by Mr. Emaley, the
toner. Deceased entered the above establisbmst
5.30 on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of boll
bath. This wee duly prepared by the servanf•M ""
left the room. She returned in about tea wsds,,
rapped at the door. Receiving no answer she idea
bath-room, and to her great alarm found the deemed
the bath entirely immersed in the water, with 11•___,11°
Lion of her nose, and quite dead. The body 110."7_,„,1
to the Three Horse Shoes. Not returning ban' "r.
deceased's husband, a labourer, concluded that sit
left the town to visit some friends at a distance- I"
working near the above inn next day, out of
curiosity, he joined in the crowd of people •11••°0
see the body of deceased, and his horror can be 4,
when he discovered it to be his own wife. Mr.
made a post-mortem examination of the body.
appwsred that deceased was suffering from disease ss,,
heart, and gave it as his opinion that on entering*
she had fainted, and becoming immersed in the
„yawl
been suffocated by it. Verdict accordingly-10.
VOW.
Tees EDMONTON WITE MUIRDSE.—Kr•
held an inquiry it the Angel Inn, Upper Fore.
Edmonton, into the alleged murder of Sarah HI
aged 34 years. The circumstances of the wows •
have already been reported in our columns. At ths.'
elision of the evidence, the jury returned a nit
" Wilful murder avant Thomas Hopkins.," who
o.
wards taken before the magistrates, and
trial.
THE CHOLERA AT LITESPOOL.—TIDNIO
cholera amongst the foreign emignints ,bwri
happily abating in virulence, it has not yet entire!!
its ravages. Of 24 patients admitted into the weld
heoutt,alwittlisseevenee diensteantedd the e
disease
eveictetirne w/riad•.,
was yesterday recovering. There was one &dm":
the hospital yesterday, • boy a
16 years this
symptoms were not very bad. It is ex
,"
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Helvetia will be able to sail again in few days
bulk of her passengers.
DROUGHT- IN Youssimen.—The lengthenot%
tinnanos of dry weather,extremely hot days and °IL
nights, with east winds,is making bad work on the 1;
farms in this eosustry. Grass is daily going b"
of clover-fields is disappearing without Wag
with the stock. Early potatoes have nn chance
and ea for the turnip lands they are so hard and hat
sfe
working is next to impossible. All born )coda)
and root-bound. Farmers are fearing • 'bud VsPu
and present appearances have had the effect a
price of bay some shillings per ton.