The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-29 00:00:00

Connie, who gave his aildrew at 11, King-
street, Camden-town, and•described himself as • labourer,
was placed at the bar, on remand, before Alderman Cotton,
charged with stealing • silver watch from the complainant.
George Woodroffe, a waiter at the Salisbury Hotel,
Salisbury-square, Fleet-street, said that on klondal. last he
was upon Holborn-hill, about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. He saw • crowd, and went to see what
was the matter, and while he was making the inquiry the
prisoner took his watch from his waistcoat pocket.
He saw the watch in the prisoner's hand. The pri-
soner immediately made off, and witness caught him within
thirty yards from where he had taken the watch.
He said to him " You have stolen my watch," and the
prisoner immediately handed it back to him with the
swivel broken. The prisoner then ran down Brook-street
and the prosecutor after him, calling out "Stop thief." A
man in the road endeavoured to stop the prisoner, and he
made an offer as if he would strike him, and he let him
paw. He then ran down a court at the top of which were
four women standing, and they tried to stop the prose-
cutor passing, but be eventually got through. The pri-
soner then ran into a public-house at the end of the court
awl hid behind the bar door. A lot of women who were
inside endeavoured to hide him, said he was not there,
and would not allow the prosecutor to go inside. After
a time the prisoner came out by another door and
went into a house in the court. There were a lot
of women there who also tried to screen him ;
• police-constable came up and ho went into the house after
the prisoner, but he had escaped out of the back way. The
officer went into another house and there apprehended the
prisoner.
Alderman Cotton raid he thought the prosecutor might
be complimented on the manner in which he had followed
up the prisoner. He had shown a great amount of
courage.

Sergeant Robert Smith, 39, said be heard that a
robbery had been committed on Holborn-hill and followed
the prosecutor, who pointed out to him No. 2, Feathers-
court. He did not find the prisoner there, but from what
he was told be went to No. 11, Fox-court, where he found
the prisoner on the second floor having an altercation with
a female. The prisoner was insisting on it that he lived
there, but she said he did not. He asked the prisoner if
be bad any business there, and he then said he had not.
He brought the prisoner downstairs, and the prosecutor at
once identified him. Since the remand he had been to
the prisoner's master, and found that he had worked there
under the name of Heren. He left off work on that day
at 10 o'clock, because it was too warm to work.
Police-constable 169 E—On the 9th October, 1864, the
priooner was summarily convicted at Bow-street, and had
three months, for stealing a watch. On the 20tb of June,
Ist's% he was sent for two years' hard labour from the
Middlesex sessions, for attempting to steal a watch, and
be only came oat of prison on the 20th of last month.
Mr. King, who watched the case on behalf of the pri-
soner, reserved his defence.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

BOW-STREET.
Tlit TRICIIB OF THE 'FIRMS.
Willian Howell, a costermonger, about 14 years old, was
charged with causing an obstruction on Westminster.
bridge, with a barrow loaded with fruit.
Police-constable A 94 stated that on Saturday afternoon
shout ti o'clock, he was on duty on Westminster-bridge,
sad low the prisoner with his barrow creating an obstruc-
ts% in the roadway. He had been there ever since 3
o'clock, and witness had repeatedly desired him to go
any. Ultimately witness was obliged to take him into
cuttodY. Upon the barrow he found a half-pint measure,
which the prisoner had been using in selling plums, and in
the bottom of which three large ones were so tightly
wedged as to be immovable.
Mr. Flowers—Now, what have you to say to this!
kPrisoner—Please, sir, I say " • penny a half-pint." (A
ati
• Flowers—But then you know it is not a half-pint if
lon stick throe big plums in the bottom. Are you aware
of that
Prisoner—Yes, gin
Mr. Flowers—Well, you know that's cheating. That's
err? wrong.
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The constable stated that the prisoner had been several
tunes previously charged with obstructions.
Mr. Flowers lined him 2s. lid. ; in default sentenced
him to seven days' imprisonment.

ASSAULT ON THe MARQUIS OP TOWNSHEND.
dadrew (;ampbell, a young man of respectable appear-
met, describing himself as a printer, was charged with
assaulting the Marquis of Townshend.
The marquis stated that he was in Holborn on Saturday
night when he observed a crowd and a disturbance going
sa A young man (not the prisoner) struck an old gentle-
man who had taken no part in the matter. Witness re-
monstrated with him, upon which the prisoner, who was
a httle the worse fur liquor, came up and struck witness a
violent blow in the face, from which he had now a black
qr. Witness seized the prisoner, detained him till a
constable arrived, to whom he gave him in custody. The
Prisoner's father, however, had since called upon him and
offered an apology. He (the noble marquis) was willing
to accept the apology, and with the magistrate'. permission,
would therefore withdraw the charge as he found the
Prisoner bore a very good character.
The Prisoner's employer said the prisoner had worked
lor him fur tame months, and he had never known a
steadier or harder working man.
Mr. Flowers said he was very glad to hear it. He
snist impress on the prisoner that the readiness of the
cable marquis to withdraw the charge, simply because of
Precious good conduct, ought to teach him the value
• s good character, ant warn him not to risk it by indul-
Psee in liquor, which probably was the cause of his com-
m' iricg himself on this occasion. He might now be dis-
raarged.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
CA PTCRE Or AS INCAPID CONVICT.
,h4l', Mini Ins charW before Mr.Tyrwilitt, by Sergeant
*^l.o 4.00 k, is C, with Wag at large before the expiration
V hie sentence of two years' imprisonment in the county
4.1 of Presteign, Radnonhire, North Wales, for highway
thery.
Serrant Cook said that about 6 o'clock yesterday even-
'4, rem information he received, be apprehended the
tluoner at the Jersey Stores public-house, Church-street,
''ho, for having escaped from the county gaolof Presteign,
kelriorshire, where he was undergoing a sentence of two
imprisonment, and having six months' more to serve.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the sergeant what the prisoner said
wim lie took him into custody.
The sergeant said the prisoner did not deny it, bat mid
that he wee sold.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner would be remanded and
Pr''L ddY returned to Presteign, where he would have to
care a considerable time.