The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

THIS DAY.

BOW• 8 fBEET.
711 Z ILEA OP W:NT.

Joseph Bortem.hiew, a ragged and emsciateJ young mam
was charged with attempting ti steal • bunctle of %alkalis;
from* stud to frost of a skp in Holborn.
Policeman P 120 said ha was on duty is Holborn, and
saw the primmer wJk up to the stead and lay hold of the
umbrellas. A. they were fsatened t, the stand he was am-
ebic tr get them away, sad whit* he was st.ll trying to do
14 mimeo. rime op sod to. k him in charge.
The pennies was committed from this court some mouths
slate, is company with two °there, for stsalimg a railway
rag. At that time the three d& eland that they were de-
tarnished to live by et.ding, as they veld sot get asything
elm to ds sad did not cheese* testify', and one of the party
said that as soon as ha pot oat of priir.o ha would break a
jeweller's wiadow, sod steal a handful of cba-as sad
watches.

The primmer sew *aid that be bad bees atatviag shoot
ever pinto be case out of pri•ori. H, could sot tett SaT•
lbw gto di, although be hal tried to hod work. Nobody
erinid raki, his by the bud.
Mr, 'linty obs.rsed that a me" of eke prenter's ago (22)
Ought to rely upon hi. own ezeitios., and not regalia any
ON to take his by the haud
The I snorer—Whoa a man hes lost his character, it la
all up with
M' Lienry—l think yes could get work sofa this If you
really tried, bat yenta's tope • it up in despair, and atm -
do. roareelf to lire in prisoo. 'bows a very low state of
Wad Is ossult is aeon is order to be not to prison tot
the ask**, food.

The presser-1 suet walk about the streets all day sad
ril stem Yesterday 1 had mot a mortal of food ell day,
t. 11 got mese bread sad abeam at the stalks. I would be
gild to work if I weld get it to do.
Mr. Henry inquired what business be had bees Weight
up to, sad whet education be bad received ?
The primaer said ho hed blest prom's esentermas. Ho
meld read and write very well, sad could make oat ea la-
voice. He motioned several ingesirma who bad employed
him, one with whom he had stayed fin join. Neu of
them would employ bias sow, as he bed lost his agnates ;
and " Haider,' t• added, be king at bit clothes, "I have
got lea such a mate I am set ft to see anybody "
Mr. Heim said the meows bad intellirence .sough to
hn= w that property sett be prutectsd. He mast be per-
fectly well atom that he could not be allowed to sommit
theft, beeeme he was la IMAM Why did be sot apply to
the parish ?
Prowler—Thee they would set me to break Moles. I
coal break more than a freshet a day, and they would give
me • pens,.
Mr. Hoary observed that this was to try whether he was
nay disposed tr werk. He could not we soy mitigating eir-
cesstmees is the OW. The printer bad made up Iris Riad
before he west to prima to turn to .teeing se mote as he
pot out gala. Yernarmely is this lortesee he had sot
eneemilled, or he must have bees inimmitted for trial, but
for the attempt he should smash his summarily, sad seed
him to prima for three months.

Dale! Grey, • petiole, from the army, was obliged
with gasbag • psi, el waterorolf leggings ban the shop of
Mr. Gilbert, titafford.row, PIIIIHOO.
It appeared that • woman told the manta, last night
that be bad boo. robbed, and pointed the primmer oat. He
was followed and raptured, one of the leggier befog found
war him oa tbe ground.
Prisoner, la the moot earnest terms, denied the
Hs said be wee meet regrettably emietted, sad he had •
ghillie( per day mission from the army. He had bees
drinking soars beer with • coorsde, when he was stopped
la the street sad told he had dropped the leggings whisk
bed been stole.. He wen completely taken by surprise,
as be really knew notbiag shoat it.
Prosecute, observed that under any eiremastanom he bad
so desire to pries the charge, as he indentood it might km
the prisoner the pension he had so hardly earned.
Mr. Poynter said he could not 'mead soy tam, es that
amount. He mast dispose of the ems arra its smelts. He
Men required when the women wee who had given Infor-
mation notate the prisoner.
The polies mid that she positively refused to give her
IMMO or adder, or time forward.
Prisoner mid titers were two mums spoke to kiss on his
way to the static., and said they would mime frmererd to
prove his imamate.
Mr. Peyote, observed that the woman might, is a
crowded thrroaghfare, hays mistaken the id.stity of tho
sawed. lb. might be reluctant to arming hewed from
bevies mem doubt. He entertained so mash that be should
liberate Ms prima*, 'pm his own recogaisanws of 101. to
appear ow • totem day, and in the meantime the polies
must oadisavom to lad the WOllll2.