The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-11 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

During the morning Mr. William —Beery (hippo, Mr.
John Robert Davison, and Mr. William Vernon Harcourt,
all of the common law bar, having been raised to the dig.
nit? of Queen's counsel, were called within the bar, with
the customary formalities.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSIIIP-STREST.
A TUILWAT WAND CONVICTED OF ISTILALING nom •

RAILWAY TRA'N.
Thomas Darey. a guard working on the North Woolwich
line of railway, was charged with steeling from a lag-
pp van while on transit between Mile-end and Ipswich.
Twist, formerly attached to the Metropolitan division of
police, and now employed by Mr. Superintendent Kent,
of the Great Eastern lice of railway as a detective,
said—Yesterday morning I entered the back compart-
ment of a secuod class carriage in the 7.15 train,
parliamentary, from London to Colchester, &to.; im-
mediately next to it was the luggage break van, and
rcy instructions were to watch it. I got in at the
Eishopegate terminus, and on reaching the Mile-end
station—the first at which the train stops, I distisotly
felt a vibration of the buffers as though some person
was treading on them to pass over into the six-foot
way or middle of the line. I looked through the window,
sod, although it was nearly dark, perceived a man close
to the luggage van standing as if privately engaged. As
the train began to move off, however, he suddenly
unlocked the door of the van, entered, and closed it.
Just as the train entered Stratford the door was
spin opened and he alighted with a basket and
boodle which he did not have when he entered,
sod made his way across to the opposite platform.
I followed and called to him, said I wished to see the
contents of his luggage, took him into asecond-clau carriage
and found the bundle contained a sailor's jacket, and the
basket a pair of boots. He said all were his own
Property, and that he was going to take them to Woolwich.
I conveyed him back to London and gave him up to my
superintendent ; he wore his guard's uniform.
Mr. Ellison—Do yen, prisoner, wish to ask any questions
Prisoner—l wish to say that I did not cram the buffers.
Mr. Henry Kent—l am superintendent of police oo the
Gnat Eastern line. When the last witness brought the
misuser to me I questioned the latter as to his possession
of the articles. He said that they belonged to his
brother-in-law, who was a foreman at Woolwich,
and that be was, when taken into custody,
going there with them ; he could not, however,
Pm me any address of his relatives, but named
his own as being at 40, Oxford-street, Whitechapel. I in-
stantly telegraphed to Ipswich for inquiry to be made as
to any sailors having proceeded by the train in question,
snd if so to ascertain whether they had lost anything. I
then proceeded to Woolwich, made search for prisoner's
brother-in-law, oould not learn about such a person, and on
Morales; found an answer to my telegram that the owners
of the property had been found, but not without some
difficulty, as their luggage was fastened up so neatly it did
lot appear to have been touched. The men are now pre-
sent by my direction to claim the thiogs, and their evidence
will complete the case, sir.

John Lewin and James Milne, both sailors, identified—
the of them the jacket and the other the booth (him beat) ;
they had seen their luggage placed,asfely in the broth van
I mentioned. - - -

Mr. Ellison—Am I to mama that you, Mr. Kent, placed
the detective in the position he named in consequence of
previous robberies by this means!
Mr. Kent—There certainly had been robberies, sir, and
I felt convinced that some person was prowling about who
Was not likely to be suspected. The prisoner entered the
Great Emigre Company's service as a porter about six
years since, and has been a guard on the Woolwich line
sight months. He is one of the last men who, from his
_apparent good conduct, could be supposed guilty of stealing.
when I told him that two sailors bad claimed the property
sad were coming to London, he admitted having taken it
from the van, declaring at the earns time it was his first
offence.

Prisoner—lt is I assure you, sir ; arid lam very sorry for
'hat I have done.
Mr. Kent—Before the train started I took the precaution
to have the door of the luggage van secured on the down
side. so that it was compulsory to open that on the other.
Mr. Ellison—Robberies by servants are at all times great
off en am A certain amount of confidence must necessarily
be placed in such persons, and where they succeed
is avoiding detection and suspicios, at times the worst
Moults follow to those who are perfectly incooset. Yours
han especially bad case, and but foe these 'anon having
its moored immediately to sea, thereby rendering it impos-
sible for them to attend before a jury, I would most cer-
tainly send you for trial, if only as a warning to others. As
die, you must go for six months' hard labour.
MARLBOROUGH.STB.EKT.
CAPTURE or A TRENCH BURGLAR.
Louis Denis, a Frenchman, with a very determined
countenance, was charged before Mr. Knox with being on
the balcony of the house No. 21. Leicester-ovate, with
housebreaking implements in his pommies, for the purpose
of committing a burglary.
Pollercoosteble Francis Allwood, 186 0, said that &bent
itquarter to 1 that morning he was paedsg along Leicester.
Name, when be observed the prisoner bakeey of
No. 21, close to the Alhambra. The prisoner wee toadies
on by the railing of the haloony. Os asking the prisoner
',hat he did there, he replied, "Me live hem" He afterwards

said he did not He told the primmer to come claws, and he '
did so, and then wanes took him to the statics,. He after-
wards went back to the home, but not being able to get ad-
mission be got on the balcony, when be found a life pre-
server and a steel implismsot produced. (The implemsat is
so constructed that though rather light it is very strong, it
Ming' capable of being used either as a "Jemmy," or to
push tack the catches of windows.) On searching the pri-
soner he found in hie pommies a letter addressed by the
prisoner to the rheriffs, which showed that he had suffered
la months' imprisonment for a burglary.
Kr. Knox asked the constable whether there were any
persons about at the time, and the constable said there
were very few. He had no doubt the prisoner got up by
mean, of some railings attached to a lamp.
Mr. Knox said it was a serious case, and he should remand
the prisoner.

SNOWBALLING.
Henry Hataion and Thomas Davis, two men, were
c before Mr. Knox with saithltiog Mr. John Williams
at No. 54, Princes•street, LeicesterYqoare, by throwing
waybills at him. .

Mr. Williams, who tarries on the business of a draper,
mid that while openiog his shop that morning the prisoners
and two or three other men who were passing threw snow-
balls it him. He told them to desist, but ipotesi of doing
so they again pelted him with snowballs. He then gave
the primers into custody.
Francis Allwood, 186 C, said the complainant came up
to him covered with snow, and complained of having been
swanned by the prisoners. He took the prisoners into cus-
tody, when they did not deny throwing snowballs, but mid
that they did not intend them for the complainant.
Mr. Williams said he oonld swear they were intentionally
thrown at him.
Mr. Knox fined the Owens 10s. each, or seven days.