The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

A abort-set grown man, dressed in seedy black, with a
bald patch on the crown of his head, and wearing a
moustache, was placed at the bar before Mt Alderman
Rose, charged with illegally conveying a plat of gin into
Whiteeross•street Prison. He was described on the pollee-
skeet es Colvin George Colvin, 4, Puk-read, Old Kent-
read, gentleman. The prisoner is the same person who,
about twelve menthe silica, nested some notoriety at this
court ander the name of Lord Colvin.

—Gibbs, ofilcor
at the irison74siosa that the prisoner was
at the prison on Money, and went out again. Ha re-
turned shortly after. Witness asked him if he had anything
about hiss, and he replied, " No." He then felt hie pocket,
and found a plat bottle of gin in it. The introduction of
spirit into the prison is prohibited by the rules, which
are fixed up is various parts of the prison. He had visited
a prisoner named Cannon, who was discharged the night
before.
Prisoner—l did it at Cannon's request, who said spirits
were allowed in the prima. It looks very much like a trap,
becalms he did not come lest night and bail.. oat. Cannon's
father is a bankrupt, and I sin one of his creditors.
Ur. Alderman Noes—That would be ell very well, per-
haps, did we not know you. You 68a read, can't you ?
Prisoner—Yes.
Kr. Alderman Rose—The regulations are filed up in the
prison, and you must have known by that that what you
were doing was illegal. (To Bpringete, the gaoler)—Do
you know anything of this man?
Sprisgate—Yes. I have known him for many yeses.
When he wu here on a former occasion he gave the same

of Lord Colyill.
Mr. Alderman Roso—Have you cantos to believe he is ea
impostor ?
Priaoner—No, I am not. I have voted in two Scotch elec-
tions. I shall tome into my property shortly.
Mr. Alderman Rose—The act allows me to leftist a
penalty of 201., or three months' imprisonment. As this is
your ant offense—
flpfingate—He has been in custody before on a charge of
stealing a horse cloth.
Prisoner—lt wee sot ma, but a man called Radley.
Mr. Alderman Rose—Bet, as this is his fine dream of
Oh kind, I shall Bee him 20.., or 14 days' imprisonment.
Prisoner—lf you will gins ma three weeks to psy it in I
Ilia do so. I shall then have received 601.
Mr. Alderman Sus—No ; you mast pay the money now.
The prisoner was then matesed from the bar sad
locked up.

BOW-STREET.
Daniel Sullivan, a big powerful Irishman, was placed at
the bar, oa remand, charged with committing a violent and
unprovoked assault upon William Draper, • market
gardener, on the 16th inst.
The complainant's head was bandaged up, sad he exhi-
bited the appearance of baviag suffered severe injury. Ia
his evidence he stated that on. the 16th of December, at
about half-past four in the morning, he was walking in
Long-acre by the side of his cart, whoa the prisoner, who
was in company with another mask pushed against bins
(witness) with each force that he fell off the pavement
into the road and narrowly 'soaped being run on, by
the tart. On regaining his feat he went up to the pri-
mmer and asked him what he had pushed him down for,
when he threw a large stone or brick at bins which
struck him oa the torehead sad felled him to the ground.
The prisoner then took the whip out of hie hand sad struck
him several time on the head with it, when he became
insensible. The pri,oner wee eventually secured by police•
constable 163 F. Ever since the assault he had been, sad
was still, under the charge of the surgeon of Chattel/ cross
Hospital.
The complainant's statement was confirmed by several
witnesses.
The prisoner said, in answer to the charge, that the eons-
plaineat struck the first blow. Draper called to hie son for
the whip, sad on its being given to hint be struck him three
or four times. He then took the whip from the complainant,
and gave him some of it himself.
The constable said the complainant was &quiet and inof-
fensive am.
The magistrate sold it was a savage sad unprovoked sr
sash, and he should ultimately send the primmer for trial,
bat he would remand bim for another week.
WORSHIP STREET.
The magistrate rt quested the reporters to scknowledge
the receipt of the blowing seasonable contributions in aid
of the poor-box ; —The Goldsmith? Company, 201. ;E. 8.,
21.; the Grocers' Company, 231.; the MOTObSlit Tellers'
Company, 201.; R S. C. and Co.. 61.; C. V., the first half
of a 101 note, No. 83,780; the Skinners' Company, 101.;
S. J. 8.,11.; the Fisbermongen' Company, 101.; and three
florists from 8. T. F. Mr. Dilyncrurt also &anointed that
the suNoined farther donations had been forwarded to him
on behalf of the poor children of St. Peal's gaudily School,
Fissbary, towards the loos that they had sustained through
the failure of the Royal British Bank, in which their Christ-
mas "Provident Fend" bed unfortunately bees deposited.
—B. C. H., 101.•, 0. 0.. 3s ; J. V., 24. 6d. ; Mrs. N. R.,
6e.; 8. H. M., 61., through the Bands of Mr. Hammill.

CLBRIERNWELL.

The satin magistrate rogassted our rerrter to acknow-
ledge the receipt of 101. from C. P. C., for the poor-box of
this mart.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Chaska Jacobs, groom, was brought up for Seal ez•mi.
nation, charged with stealing a uniform value 1001.,theprO•
party al his master, Capt. Frier, of Leamington.
A Jew clothes dealer, named Nathan, proved that he
bsught the nailer= sad a quantity of weans, apparel from
she prisoner for 10e. The infector, told him that his
master had authorised him to sell the things.
Capt. Pries said this was seethe fact.
Akerson', further evidence Capt. Price Intimated that
he did not wish to press the ease, as the prisoner might
possibly have meted ander mkooneoption.
Vuonsrged.
Five pagoda have been received for the poor-bon from
C. Rimy.
BOUT HWA.RIE.
A Rimy woman, named Josef, was brought before Mr.
Comb*. charged with obtaining mosey fraudulently, by
pretending to tell fortunes.
John Root., a young etas Is the employ of a cheese-
monger, of N 0.76, London-road, Southwark, said that on
Wedsesday afternoon last, while himself and master's
sister was attending to the shop, the prisoner entered, and
asked leave to tell their fortunes. He told her he did sot
want any of her afflatus, but the yowl lady Galled the
pekoes' into the p+rlonr, where they remained about ten
'Montag. When they ease out, whams spoke to the prisoner
about telling his fortune, when they went into the parlour.
The prisoner tins u ok hold cf hie hand, sad told him he
must erois it with silver. He accordingly put sispenee in
the palm of his hand, which the prisoner took up and put
in her pocket. (Laughter.) She then said witness Ind a
dark young women in his mind, and that he would many
her and be very comfortable. She also told him she would
call another day and est the ends for hint, and then she
left the shop. Alter the was gone. his master's sister be•
cams very ill, and now the was completely insane through
prisoner. She was raving mad, and all she attend was the
fortune teller sod the cards.
The young men's master corroborated his testimony re-
oration the state t I his sister.
Mr. Combo said he wee surprised any one to old should be
duped by such foolish nonsense. Ha asked the prosecutor
what annoy she obtained from hist
Roots replied that the only obtained elapses from him,
but ors the pnviou eeeee irg .he came again into his master's
shop, and be purposely called f er into the parlour, when she
pretended to foretell a further portion of his history.
Me. Combo asked how old was the Toting lady who was
insane through this torten* taller?
Witness replied that Doe was twenty See, and she was
rather dark.
Inspector Macke' ale said that when she was searched at
the station•houre a for. toe telling book, bound in the corers
of one of the Bible &levy's bibles was found oa her,
besides three nativities and an old pack of end..
In answer to ohs charge the prisoner seid she went into
the shop on Wednesday and on the previous *vetting, whra
brit the female and the witness asked her into the both
parlour to tell their knee's. She did not solicit them
stall.
Mr. Combs said that there could be no doubt sun to the
manner in which she ontainsd her living, therefore he
should noised ter for a week.
Mr. Combo yesterday received two halves of a 64 Bank
of Eoglaad note, No. B 392 898 from "R. S. C ,' and a
101. note from "C. V.," for the poor-boa of this court.

DOWItING.BTREET, Dec. 22.—The Queen has:been
Plowed to 117PoInt Huai Jean Re.., E.., to be ettoroey•
WM. ral Irr ilia island of Grenada ; &ad K. crick W. C..llett,
Req , to be her Majesty's advocate for the colony of Sierra