The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-13 00:00:00

LUGGAGE.

Chore Band, a eab.driver, ba.lp 13,249, was charged
before Mr. Tyralitt, with *telling a portmanteau contain-
ing article* of wearing apparel of the value of 20/., the
property of a gentleman named Phipps residing in Albv-
noirle.street.

The Icusecutor said—On Monday evening, at a quarter
to 6, I engaged the prisoner on the rank at Hyde-park-
corner, and stopped and took up a portmanteau and some
parcel, at different places. The prisoner then drove me to
Piccadilly, where I got out and went into a shop to settle
an account, and on any leaving the shop, not being there
more than live minutes, 1 found the prisoner hail driven
away with the portmanteau and parcels. The penman.
team and 'orals contained wearing apparel of the value
20/. I afterwards gave information to the police.
Henry Putnam. cab driver, badge 12,443, said—On
Monday evening I was on the stusd, opposite Baron
Rothschild's house in Piccadilly, and saw the prosecutor
get into the prisoner's cab. Yesterday the prosecutor
came up to me and asked me if I knew the num who took
I him up the previous day, and I said I did, and that he
worked for Mr. Moran, of Smith-square.
Henry Dawson, 301 A, said—l went to Smith-square
yestenlar, and found that the prisoner hail not been to
work. I afterwards saw the prisoner in Victoria-street,
eel said, " Boyd, I want you. \l-hat did you do with the
portmanteau and other articles belonging to the gentleman
you took upnear Hyde-park yesterday r' The prisoner said,
" I did not take up at Hyde-lark, and know nothing
about it." I asked him if he was driving onMonday,andbe
said he was, fur Mr. Moran, of Smith-square, Westminster.
I then took the prisoner to the last witness, and lie identi-
fied hiiii as having taken up the prosecutor, but said ho
was differently dressed. I then went to where the prisoner
lived, but could find no trace of the portmanteau or other
things. I found in the house a pair of leggings and a coat,
which the prosecutor bletatified as being them worn by the
prisoner at the time he engaged him.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner.
WANDSWORTH.
THE EARKIAGE DIFFICUIST.

Archites 41/0,4v, aged Zi, • plasterer, of 27, Lavender-
villas, Lavender-road, Battersea. was brought up on a war-
rant, at the suite of Emma Hamlin, for the non-payment
of arrears of lxistanly.
Mr. Andrew, the clerk, explained to the magistrate that
there were four or five warrants against the prisoner, who
was apprehended on one and coiumitted to the Wands-
worth House of Correction. The money on that warrant
had been paid, and he was now brought up on another.
He (the clerk) also told the magistrate that the parties had
arranged to be married.
The complainant, a pretty dark-eyed young woman, who
carried a plump little child in her anus, was called into
the witness box and asked whether she was willing to
have the warrant stand over until the marriage hail taken
place. She replied that she was willing to have him.
Mr. Ingham—Has he told you he is willing to have you!
Complainant—Yea, sir.
Mr. Ingham—Has the day been named!
The complainant—No, sir.
Mr. Ingham—Then I had better hear you..

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Mr. Andrew—Mr. Layman suggested that they shan'l
be married in prison.
Seymour (the otilcer)—The prisoner says the governor
told him it would not be allowed.

The complainant wssi then sworn, and proved that there
was 1/. 12s. Q. due on the warrant. There was upwards
of 4!. due altogether.
Mr. Ingham then toll the prisoner he would let him go
and put up the banns at once, and when this was done he
would keep him in prison until the three weeks were over
for the marriage to take place.
To this course the prisoner objected. lie said if be had
his liberty lie could work. He was willing to be married,
and all be wanted was to be allowed time. He could be
married in a month.

Mr. Ingham said the prisoner W3l a slippery fellow, and
U he allowed him his liberty he might be off again.
l'ltimstely the magistrate consented to take hail for the
prisoner's appearance that day month, and said that if
married in the interim there would be an end of all the
cases, but if not he must go on with them.
Johns, the warrant officer, ,said the prisoner bed given
him a great deal of trouble, perhaps he would now invite
him to the wedding.