The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Orem drain, a resident of one of the little hells" of
the City, known as Sweet Apple-court, was charged with
assaulting Thomas &Miss, by striking him on the heed with
a red hot poker.
Police-constable 631 said—On Saturday night I was on
duty In Biahopegathstreet, when I received information that
a man wee being murdered in Sweet Apple•oourt. I went
there at once, and in the parlour of No.B I saw the prisoner,
who wee naked, with the exception of his shirt, brandishing
the poker which I produce, and defying anyone to touch him
or coma near him. Some of the bystanders told me that there
was a man lying et No. 15, opposite, in en insensible state,
owing to the prisoner's having struck him a violent
blow on the head with the poker when it was red hot.
I went acrd to No. 15, and found a man named Alidies
lying in the passage quite insensible, bleeding very much
from the Dead, and apparently dead, as all the bystenders
supposed him to be. I directly sent the man to a neigh-
bouring surgeon, who ordered his instant removal to the hoe-
I Wel, when he now ilea. I produce a certificate, from which
I it appears that he will not be able to attend haze tor some
days. After sending Alldies to the doctor's, I took the pri-
soner into custody with the mid of my brother officer, who
had been in before me, but had ben compelled to go for as-
sistance, se the prisoner threatened te smash him also with
the hot poker.
Police. constable 644 said he was the first to go to the spot.
He went to No. 15 to assist the man AMIN., whose life he
had saved by his intervention, although, owing to the vio-
lence cities prisoner, he was enable to apprehend him.
The primmer woo remanded for a wog.
flows Webber, mariner, was charged with endeavouring
to ebtain a certificate of eervioe from the Board of Trade by
meths of false representations.
The prosecution was instituted under the 140th section of
the Merchant Shipping Act.
Mr. Coleman, clerk at the office of the Board of Trade for
the Registry of Seamen, 6, Adeleitimplace, said—On the 17th
January, 1861, the prisoner received a certificate as a master
mariner, numbered 48,856. In April, 1855, he was ap-
pointed master rt the Tribune at Malta, a vessel then bound
to Ralsklava, but on its arrival at Constantinople, in
enstequence of a complaint made against him. a
naval court was summoned and held on bend her
Majesty's ship Albion on the 15th April. He was
triad and pleaded not guilty, the charge against him being
that of having stabbed a French soldier, the Tribal'. being
then chartered as a transport for troops by the French go-
venusent, and also with stabbing one of his own crew. H.
was afterwards sent home to this country to be tried, but the
consul had neglected to send the witneeses, and he was
acquitted. The Board of Trade, however, cancelled his cer-
tificate in consequence of the clear proof of drunkenness on
his put. He applied for its return in 1856, bath was re-
tuned by the Beard of Trade; and at a later period, when he
again applied, he was told he might be examined as to his fit-
ors for an spriatroent as mate, upon producing a certifi-
cate of one year's good conduct. I heard nothing more of
him until about ten days ago, when he came to me for
a sew certificate, stating that be had lost the original
overboard with his pocket-book at Melanins. I told
him I was not stertled with that, and that he
must being me something more definitive. On Wednesday
last he brought me a declaration signed by the Lord Mayor
in which he stated that him certificate and his pocket hook
had fallen out of him pocket into the water at Balaklan. I
had his original certificate at that time in my possession, it
having been forwarded to me with other papers by the cogent
at Constantinople at the time of the prisoner's trial in 1855.
I therefore communicated the facts to the Board of Trade,
end was directed to give the prisoner into custody.
The Lord Mayor asked the prisoner what he had to say?
The prisoner replied that he didn't know. lie never meant
to donne any one.
The Lord Mayor told him he was liable to a penalty of
lOU., or to six months" imprisonment in default, and 'eked
him whether he was prepared to pay the fine ?
Prisoner said he had not a farthing.
The Lord Mayor—Then you must go to prison for three
months. . . . . . .

Prisoner said he thought this was rather hard, but, being
told be was liable to two years' imprisonment for making a
falls declaration, he said no more, and waa locked tw.