The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-15 00:00:00

THB POLICE COURT&

CLERIENNWELL

Bitola May, 8, North Crescent-mews, Burton-cresoent, a
dealer; Charles Oilisoo, of 8, Shorter's-N.l(lll3gs,
town, • general dealer; John Doyle, of 52, Little
Clarendon
Somers-town, • costermonger • Thomas
of 16, John-street, Chelsea, a groom; and William o.7ety, a labourer, of 7, Chaney-street, Somers-town, were
charged with gambling with dins at the new fair in Brittnate-
fields, Islington.
For some days peat the inhabitants of Islington and the
neighbourhood have been annoyed by a large number of
very disorderly persons having sasembled In the Britannia-
fields for the purpose of holding a fair, gambling of every
description being carried on there by persona whose character
was not of the best. Mr. Inspector Judge, of the N division,
directed a number of constables to proceed to the spot, and in
consequence Sergeant Persons, 47 N ; Gould, 475 N ; Floyd,
449 A; and Tompkins, 315 N, apprehended the pri-
soners, who all said they wore ignorant they were tranegress-
ing the law, and Weekly offered Sergeant Parsons as. to
Ist him go.
Th. prisoners in defence said If they had been aware
they bald been doing wrong, they would not have gone to the
fair at

Mr. Tyrwbitt said the prisoners were perfect pests of
society, and he should not be doing his duty if he did not
send them each to prison for one month, with hard labour,
mad directed that the money found upon them should go
towards their support while in prima.

ROBBERY OP Two HUNDRED POUNDS IN SILVER.
—At a late hour last night information war received at the
chief City Police Station, and from thence forwarded to all
the metropolitan stations, of one of the most extraordinary
and daring robberies that has been committed for many
years. From the information given to the police authori-
ties it appears that a trustworthy_ messenger, who had been
in the service of the East and West India Dock Company
for many years, was sent by the officials from the London
offices to convey 2001. for the purpose of paying wages to the
labourers in the docks at Blackwell sad Poplar. The money
was all in silver, and was placed in two bags, each weighing
about thirty pounds. During yesterday afternoon the mes-
sengerarrived at the Penchurcht street Station of the Londqp
Blackwell Railway, for the pupas of proceeding
to the docks; and in order to pay for a railway
ticket, he put down the begs within a very short
distance of where he was standing. Having ob-
tained the ticket, he tamed round immediately to take
up the bags, when to his horror and amazement he
found that during the short interval that had taken place
while he was obtaining the ticket both bags had dis-
appeared. Ile instantly gave an alarm and made known his
lose, and a prompt search was made both in the stadon and
upon the platform and the streets adjacent, but without
success. Neither the bags nor the thief could be traced, and
it is considered somewhat extraordinary, oonsidering the
short period that had slapped before the loss wee discovered,
that the perpetrator of the robbery could so successfully
have made his escape. It is said likewise that sum] per-
sons were waiting to procure tickets et the sons time, so
that both the robbery and the subsequent escape are the more
mysterious. The police instituted the most searching
inquiries, bat up to twelve o'clock last night not the slightest
clue had been obtained, and as the money was all in silver it
is to be feared that the thief will elude the vigilance of the
officers of justice.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF DESERTION BY A
MAnt.—Lewis Davies, a respectable looking Welsh seamen,
about 40 years of age, was brought lomat the Liverpool Polies
Court yesterday, charged with demotion. It appeared that he
had on the brig Awe, of MO tons, belonging to
Mane. .C. Pothonier, for a voyage to Trinidad, get, lag,
ea usual, an advance note. A day or two after he oiled at
the office albs owners, and, representing that his wife had
that morning received a letter from the south of England
that her father was dead, end that money was re-
qstuaitirto bury him, asked to have the note cashed as ft fa-
vour. Mr. Pothonier, who had known the prisoner in Alex-
andria as master of a 'vessel, complied with the request. and
demon 6i. 10s. That same day the prisoner deserted the
vessel, which sailed without him on the 20th. On going to
the Sailors Horne to give information of his desertion the
prosecutors obtained his certificate of competency, and when
this document was examined a pieta of paper was toned
pasted on the back. On this being torn off, singular to state. I
andorsemeets of two previous devotions were disenered,
Davies havOg taken that means to conceal his previous de.
liagureolar. The polios were informed, but they discoveredno trans of him until yesterday (Wednesday) morshig, a hen
Its was stopped st the Northam Shippiarance, attemptingls ship on another vessel Mr. Mansead said it was one of
the worst ores Oideartioa that bad come before Mai, and
he sent the prisoner to gaol for ten weeks, with hard labour.
TEE LATE FRAZOUB O'CONNOR'S LAND COMTANT
—A
meeting of the ntronbers of the above company was held
• few day, ago, ha Nattinettera, when it was reselved, "That
a ore anal to the Master In Chewer, should be adapted,
praying Idle foe a wady asiMilsesat of the brapobnding
daises of the society." 'the meeting was addeseasd by Mr.
toCoaatillor S
bariuweet and *thorn and a committee was appointed
eapedlle m