The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

ASSAULT BY A SOLDIML
James Morris, a smart-looking 'ming fellow
the uniform of one of her blajesty's homebald
was charged with committ ng a violent
Agnes Hobbs, at George's-road, Holloway.
Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the
tote for Improving and Rnforeug the Lentuadl."l
tection of Women, watched the can.
The families of both parties have for manes...,
at variance, and a brother of the complemin----val
lately apprehended as &deserter through, &saintr
information given by the defendant's fascias,
rows and fights have taken place between them,
the complainant's family was fighting with ansr
fendant's, when the defendant rushed into sh
the complainant in the face and knocked
Whilst e was on the ground the defendant
on the head and inflicted such injuries that di
conveyed to the hospital and have her hem e
bad was she that she remained insensible ft
When the defendant aim the mischief he had,
away, and was captured by the polies as he
hie escape over the walls at the rear of his taddmei,
The defendant, in reply to the charge, '
pushed the oomplainant but did not strike
her family were in the constant habit of
family and assaulting them.
Mr. Cook said that he was sorry to sees
the uniform the defendant did in court on tech
He then sentenced the defendant to '-
labour in the House of Correction.
MARLBOROUGH-STRUT.
RELIGIOUS lICRUPLES AGAINGT PROSKTEIt
William Young, errand boy to Mr. C.; -
No. 21, Brewer-street, Golden-square, was ,
Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing two gold chains,
and a quantity of rings and earrings, of the
201., the property of his employer.
On the prisoner being placed at the her,
Police-eonstabls Gordon, 33 C, said that
declined to give evidence against the boy, he,
objections to doing so. The boy was charged
about M. worth of property.
Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the officer what was
Mr. Padgett's objections'
Gordon said he believed Mr. Padgett was
Mr. Spurgeon.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that if a person liked, -
Spurgeon, to be robbed of 201. worth of pelves,
Tyrwhitt) could not help it.
Gordon said there were other charges agsied
sonar at Marylebone.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would discharge the
the officer thought proper to take him ;-
other charges he could do so.
The officer took the boy into custody, and
for Marylebone.
SOUTHWARK.
RAILWAY TICEETR,
Mr. Bland, a farmer, of Old Bexley,
mooed by Sergeant Strickland, of the do
specially employed by the South Eastern ,
pany, for unlawfully travelling without perms •
carriage of a class superior to that for wki y'
tained a ticket.
Mr. Brown appeared to prosecute on behalf
way company.
William Stafford, a ticket collector, in
the company, said on the arrival of the P. f 0
stone at London-bridge, on the night of ti
was about to collect the tickets, when he
dant stepping out of a first-class carriage.
suspicion about him he went up to him, and
his ticket he handed witness a third-clan
Bexley. Witness then demanded the mini
re:used to pay, saying that he had not come
carriage. Witness then took his name sad
which he reported the circumstances to the f
The defendant contradicted the witness,
what he had sworn to was false. He had b
harshly by the company by the present prat
he should make them pay for it. He never
first-class carriage at aIL
The magistrate here asked the ticket a.
he actually saw the defendant in the fint-dan
\Witness reVied that he did not. lie.
foot on the step of the first-class carriage
on the platform.
The magistrate observed that he might
the first-class carriage to speak to some on
Witneas said that he did nut think co.
open at the time. He had no doubt but
in the first-class carriage.
The magistrate said that there was no p
therefore he must dnruiss the charge.
severely censured the defendant as to his(
of justice.

THE CHARGE AGAINST THI
DIRECTOR OF THE JUIIIT•'T(
COMPANY.-( THIS DAY.)

Mr. James Freeling Wilkinson
this morning from Newgate, before
to undergo further examination upon
lawfully appropriating large sums of
the company to his own use.
bit. Bland again appeared for the prawn*
Sleigh for the defence.
It will be remembered that the defe.
committed for trial for thisappropriatini
the property of the company, am
ness of to-day was to read over and
positions in that case, in order that
the defendant may have an oppartunit
learned judge to admit the defect
Lord Nl.yor having refused to do
mated at the last examination that
prefer a fresh charge against the defem
occasion.

The reading over of the voluminous
the previousemaminationsoccupicda ci
and the defendant, in answer to t
whether he wished to make any ame
replied that he was totally innocent, I
prove his innocence at the trial, awl
the hands of hiscounsel.

The other charge which it was stated
prefer against the defendant was that
sum of 2,0771., the property of the coon
appeared had been appropriated to the
in the Joint Stock Discount Compan;
only partially entered into at the how

EXTRAORDINARY CILJ!U
SOLICITORS AND A RAILWA

An extraordinary and protractq
tending over nearly a fortnight, was bro
the Shire-hall, Derby, on Saturday last.
case were very volututnous, but we may
John Cutts, solicitor, and town eert
George Fslward Gee, solicitor, Chester
Pocklington, railway contractor, wr
follows:—, For that you, on the nth
the Shire-hall, in Derby, in the said
and wilfully did conspire and agree
others, by fraud, perjury, and pret
goods and chattels then or theretot
said Samuel Ibbotson, had been trans,
said Robert Pocklington for good cowl(
Edward Peat and others, contrary
statute in such cases made and provii
Robert Pocklington was also brom
charged with perjury., which was r
committed in the above case.—Mt
supportof the charges,for the Dukeof
Blackburn, barrister, Midland (Iran
Fitsjames Stephen, barrister' for 3
Chambers, solicitor, Shettield,for
Mr. Cutts is a solicitor, practising
Gee is a partner of Mr. Cutts, also
Mr. Pocklington is a publican and Fnl
at Sheepbridge, near Chesterfield,
cumstances of the case occurred. TI
in the inquiry was Mr. Samuel
in the case, who was formerly a far.
occupying land to the extent of shoal
Cutts hail been ao intimate friend and
Mr. Ibbotson, inasmuch as hr had the ugh.-
over the land for some conaidemble time pot "
on that land was of considerable value, from eke:
it being surrounded by the preserves of the
Rutland and the Duke of Devonshire. An wit
brought.—" Ibbotson apinst Peet and others"--41
March assizes sit Derby, and decided in Metro
defendants (Duke of Itutland's keepers). Er
amount of 144/. 13s. were entailed, which
plaintiff (who in reality was Mr. Cutts, it le!
and to avoid the payment of this sum a
got up, and the defendants were deprived tg 8.. g
The nature of the conspiracy was that Ibbeel"—
friendly turnover of his effects to Pueldingeele*
the keepers getting their costs.—M the close of is
on Saturday evening, the bench said it
painful duty to oonimit all three defendants
.10701
the next March assizes, at Derby, for
they would swept bail aa follows: —Eath defr,Sjo- it
bound over in the sum of 1
,000 L, and ev-b 'Ai 00
find two sureties of :100f. each.—The bail vsesio•
forthcoming. The defendant Pocklingtcarl,o,lo
mittedou a second charge of having co
mmitre? siot
corrupt perjury at Derby assizes, mJuly lei
--emltted to bail on this charge.

A small yacht is building at. Cowen, In'
Wight, for Prince Napoleon, for extureioes on*
Geneva. °
Mr. E. J. Reed, the chief constsoctO,h
navy, is et present staying at Birkenhead toniiti4
Saturday morning he wu present at the laut;
00
lafian transport steamer Euphrates, fro, "
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Messrs. Laird Brothers, an.' in the evening •'•
tamed at dinner by Mr. John Laird, 3LF•

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