The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-17 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.
TOO ?Allen POOPIDLINO.
A tall, heartyabetklng got, nineteen pars of age, who
Dries the name of Charlotte Fred, front tier being found
when an infant in Charlotte-street, Blackfriarrroad, was
brought before Mr. Knithani, charged with committing a
violent stimuli on King, the porter of St. Saviour's Union
Workbonee, Merlberotighasir, er, New-cut.
King, who exhibited a levers cut on the left era, mid
that the priemer had been an inmate of the workhouse Niece
her infancy, hots( been pecked up in Charlotte-street, and ,
nurtured by the pariah authorities. She had hem met to
school, and situations obtained tot bee in respectable istnllies,
but her conduct was so bed that no one would keep her.
She was, consequently, nearly all her time In the wait-
house, where she wog • terror to the other female imnates.l
On Saturday ohs came to tot matron for • pair of
Thom and become a new pair was LOt given to her she
became extremely violent, and witness was sent for. As
soon aa he approached her and gently asked her to return to
bar ward elm dew at him like a tigress and stmak him on
the Itit rye with the shoe with such vielence as to newly
blind him. The blow canoed the blood to Bow, and he was
in greet agony for sumo moment..
In mower to the charge the prisoner raid that Instead of
• new pair of arms being given to her the matron handed
her era old pair, and then the porter came sad interfered,
and she certainly did strike him with the shoe, and it served
torn tight.
Mr. Burch= told her that she wee a bad and angst-NI
young woman. Instead of being thankful to tua pitch
authorities who brought ter up, sad behaving herself dr
neatly, she wee Oroatantly being brought to Mt, court for
dtesdariy conduct. She was • very molest person, and he
hardly anew what to do with midi • cher-actor. He,
however, should intents her to hard labour for one month.

THAMES.
DARIN° HlialWAT MOBRIIII,
Tiseetke Lorick en active young thief, we* brought up on
reeniad, owned with steeling a silver watch from the pontos
of Mr. Lieorge Laniard, beer seller. of the Old House at
Home, No. 107, Upper Foot Smithfierd.
A great numbs of watch rot. bones have been committed
le the district of this court during lb. past Jeer,
mid cell Is the daring and activity of the
numer.us reset thieves, that it has become
absolutely dangerous for persons to weer watches at ell,
sad they must keeps sharp look out to promoe chess while
pawing Menage many puts of Whitechspel, St. George-in-
tbe-liest, Stepecy, Shedw It, Limehotoe, and Poplar.
There have been numerous convictions for watch rub-
berise, bosh by magistretes and juries, but the evil
lies sot abated. Mr. Leonard. the prosecutor in this
C 0.., was robbed in a very daring master on Wed-
arectsy last, between three sad four u'eltrek in the afternoon.
He wee peering a large sugerhonse la Dock-stmt. W bi,e-
chapel, when the wormer, who wee seeompsaied by some
very rough characters, reseed open him fa frost, matched
his watch from him pocket, and ran away with it
down a narrow court, filled with loose women and den-
prose characters, end where it 'meld have bees dangerous
tar Mr. Lenard to have followed the prisoner. His
companion. who serronaderi Mr. Leonard whoa ;chimer axe-
mittsd the robbery also made their temp.. On the ruse
day Enlace Kelly, a polioeconatable, No. 130 H, went is
march of the pruner sad found him in a low lodging•boaae
is Hisemory-lene, is company with several notorious thieves.
Kelly gaol "I want you tor erettlir.g a eilver watch." The
peewee cold be did set do it. He we. takes into custody,
and ea remit* elieseetke-hosee be said to the proiteciror,
Prey lergliv ss. forgive me this time."
Kelly 'aid the prisoner was l7 yeses of ye, sad had
bees the ear-elate of thieves for set
vere! yams.
Deed*. • &tartly* talcs, said the prisoner was summarily
eesvecoed of felony a year ego, mid had been in custody canoe
fur vtotbrr robbery. sad rimped convictiou.
The prisoner said he war guilty of the robbery, and wished
the cam to he estried at 0n,..
He w esteemed to sin mouths' imprisonment and hard
Wear.

ABOMINABLE ATTEMPT 70 BURN I/OWN A Hovels.
—At • late hone lam eight, considerable emit...meat was
tamed in the neighbourhood of Litnehouse-comeway, la
eemermence of three separate ens betaking out minnl-
tmeously in the maniacs hellogitm to Mr. Oromawity,
Wellington-terrem. &me of the neighbours had
tteir attenti-n called to the premises by norieing Lessees of
black smoke taming from the low floor, and they, knowing
that no work wee earned on on • Sunday night, be-
came convinced that the pious gas un Bre. At i.bout delay
en elan., woe given, and me...eager. sere sent In sundry
dimmed, for the aid of the Bremen and police. The engine
of the pariah and several of the London brigade
were vitality la atteadmes, when Mr. For, the
ebief °Mom of the Landoll brigade, found that the'
middle miler, the back kitchen, sad the under side
elate wain, and • ettpbmrd nu the ground dour were burn-
ing aims tunously, threatenleg the destruaton, not only of
the penmen belonging to Mr. Cilmenawsy, but also of those
automing. A good supply of the East London Corupeat's
water having hem proeund the Mamas wont to work, and
eventually succeeded in evingutelung the tire, bat not
mil conealerahle damage wee done to the building
sad its mateate. A man, who wet in the employ-
ment of Mr. Greenaway, cams forward and gam
Itimeelf into the custody of the Tedice, and admitted
•••tuotenly that he bad 'tidally set fire et the premien., and
added that he dot so became he thought his tutiter was to
diem ulnas. sad by burn mg down the ;mutate he thought It
would reload laim tit his Ilebtlittes. The primmer will be
takm before the magietnue at the Thrums polite court this
aftrocom. Mr. Otetaaway was insured in the San flee
Mike.

A SWELLMORSIIAN AT THE GREAT EASTERN.
A nil-known Liverpool pickpackm, Bengt William Samuel-
s., dremod is the West Whim, with • mock diamond ring
on kis Sager, sod real gold chills round him seek, was
mumiget the visitors to thy Great Ammon us
but hag no *mem atepped on bard then he was wanted by
Deter, ive-rifn er Carhate, who politely ri quested him to weik
into ose of the caluse, where be searched him, and loud.
la We pommeion • perm containing • railway recorder
'Whet, arailsblit for • mouth, 21. in gold, about 30.. is
silver, sad • reciy• for making mushroom ketchup; also 44
or Of, Is tom diver, Me empty portemoonaiw, tad mveral
cerebric pocket heisdkerchie4. I yon makou inquirie. he
ascertained that the porn coniationg the rodeo, ticket. Ans.,
belonged to • Mrs, Purd:e, f Shaw-stmt. Liverpool, who
was one of Bmoseirin't fellow•pmeengen is the steamer
which had brought him aloureide. 'rho unfortunate swell
wee biked' Wore a magistrate who, after hearlog the evt-
donee, committed bin t r trial et the Hemmen@ mistime,
VIZ CIIAMPIONSIIIP Or THE TIIAMER.—The
.As. is this match, 40W., were, eye the Durham. Gaiety
Advertiser, duly bawled over list wink to !tubers Chmehers,
champion of the 'lMooroi theerher with 61. east to him
by the itheraluy of Loci Kibuomy for which Cham-
bers requests publicly to !book Am lordship; sad on Fetemy
attental by his fatthful fnewl sad trainer, the
veteran Haim Cloper, he returned to Newdeetk, his Wash-
Mg bemoans illicit epos nun. when h. will, modest., b. as
wangle received by his admiring enealrymen as his grist
victor; deserves. Proriaa• to his decorum' Chamtere owed
It to be Lie latitatton to do mi in hie power tu excite the
sympathy of th 4 aortharss as habil! of Hazy Kelly,