The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-12 00:00:00

7HE POLICE COUBLI

MANSION-sonar.

Carl Smoky, • well-thersel foreigner, about 30 years old,
was cberatd Wore the Lord Mayor and Sir R. W. Cardin
With baring entered the shop of Mr. Smith, a cutler, carry-
ing on business in King William.etrase, fur the purpose of
committing a felony.
It append from the 'washes that the prisoner =Wed
Mr. Smith's shop. and afar inquiring the ;ewe of a ease of
instruments, which he was bid was be. ed., he offered 7e. 6d.
fur it. He conducted himerlf in • way which awalthoed
waspkion, laying that ho tubed the inalmmeata to be cent
to die lodgihp. while be at the mme time wag unable to &-
I aerate where Ma lodgings were vitiated. Some questions
were this pat to Ida, end hie sowers not being deem d
eatistamory he WIN give, into custody.
The Lord Mare—Was any money found upon him P
Polleeotemitsble 688—Only a ballpsemy, my lord. He
old he WY 'toying at the Royal Hotel, Blackfriera. Upon
proceeding thitiwri found • parcel of goods dimmest to
him ly isg there.
A wetter from the Royal Hotel, in answer to the: Lord
Mayor, said the primer bad called and spobe• of lti
up his quarters there, al•hongh be hut not yet done eeLdst
bed been tam' in on Thursday afternoon, aldreseed
lo the prisonew, and anotber bad bees mat that mornieg, but
the groprlster et the establishment mimed to receive it.
TY evidence laving bees interpreted to the primeer, who
said be was not earvinent with the ftsh laaguag,.,
She constable said he had eacwted that the prise' ger
had imoceaded in &Wising one parcel of goods from • Ws.
done r, sod another from a jeweller, both carrying on busi-
ness be the Strand; besides which he believed he bad visited

&gilt or sine other 'hope, on. of them teing in King
Willism-etrest.

The °dicer by direction of the Lord Mayor left the court,
and in a fen minute, returmd with en assistant to Mrs.
Solara, hoe.er, of King William-street, wbo sold that
between sight and nine o'clock that morning the primate
celled there cad asked to be shown some gloves.
The Lord Mayor—Did ho sal for the gloves in Engliah P
Witness—He used the word "gloves." Thinking be
spoke French, I asked bin ht that language whether he did
so P He meted, " No, I ant a Turk." I showed him
several sorted glow, sad be ordered •dosen pairs of black
ones, end told me to send them to the Royal Hotel. He
then said ha would wait, as I had not a (keen et the quality
he wanted. Upon m resuming with them he bad hdt, and
I did not see him till just this moment. I did sot Mill scy-
thing from the shop.
Interpreter—He esya he wishes to know what the witness
waste with bim.

TVltnese—lWant the money fur the gloves which I got for
him, although he did not wait for them. (Laughter.)
Intemeter—He says he oouldn't wait for yon—you stayed
away too lam.
Whaess—Why, I wee gone no time. (A laugh.)
kr It. W. Carden—l mums he thoogia you wen gone
for an °How in.tead of the gloves.
Witness—l suppose he did.
The Loa Mayor—How long has he been in England ?
Interpretur— He sap be hoes here, bat does not racoleet
the some of the stmt. He has been in this country about
two months.

found in his pocket some beers in English, and
signed with his name. la one of the he says he has been
en officer in the Empties array, and asks for pecuniary
ascistaace.

fitTient Mayor—He tells one of the witneeses he is •
Turk, in the letter he describe, himself es • Hungarian, and
here he tells em he is a German. Ask him what he really is.
Interpreter—He was born to Gallicia, on the Austrian
frontier. towards Turkey.
The Lord Mayor—He must be discharged front custody,
as the offence with which he is charged was not completed
within our jurisdiction; bat if he has committed offences in
other *ore he can be anon apprehended and taken to
another court. (To the interpreter)—Tell him that.
Interpreter—He says ti's • very any thing to deprive a
man of hie honour, bat that it is • difficult mike to restore
it. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—Let hint know that we all agree in that,
but that, by the way in which he has conducted himself, he
has deprived handl of his honour.
The interpreter communicated his lordship's observation
to the prisoner, who was then discharged.
Sikhs's! .Norierno, aged 18 was charged with basing
stolen a watch, of the value of 101., from Mr. W. M. Bird,
mordant, of 2, Laurence Ponetney-MU.
The prosecutor said that oa the afternoon of the previous
day, he was proceeding den Nieheles-lene when he
stopped for • inanent at • crowd widishad had collie ed. He
waslzsehe in his right aide, sad on looking down saw
the , with his (oilseeds) watch aid chain In his
hen s. He Weed bin, and although be was a good dial
pushed about, anoessled is &leg Idea ante custody.
Mr. J. Nash, • merchent's dark add be wee outside the
crowd, and heard soma one all out" Push harder." He then
saw the prorecutor adze the , who isetantly put his
hand behi d him and the watch. Witness picked it
tap and restored it to the prosecutor.
The prisoner, who and this wee his first armee, begged of
the Lot d Mayor to deal with him annimatily.
The Lord Mayor refuted to do this, sad committed hies
for trial.
SOUTHWARK.
Mary Aug Green. a unerOlooking young woman, and
Johri Murray, • well dressed young fellow, were charged
with being concerned in dealing a purse costaiaing • sues
of money, the property of Mrs. Eliza Dowland, • lady rue&
I log at Lee, a cue-of the Kingalaad omnibuses.
Mrs. Dowlaed said that, on the previous diem= she pt
into one of the Kingdom:l omnibuses to proceed be the
Elephant and Cade, Newington. Soon after the voided,
crowd Laden-bridge, the primers got in. The brads sat
herself on her loft hind aide, and the Mb opposies. There
was at the time another female en the other side of whams,
sad two or three gentlemen. When she got into
the omnibus she bad bee puree in her hand,
but Si soon as the prisoners got in she de-
it in a loather beg she caned en ate
p. While passing St. George's church her alma*
was collet to the latter, when she saw the female
right hand leaving the bag with wftners's purse in tirata
head.
She immediately called out, Yon have stolen my pm,"
when the female dropped the purse and withdrew bee head,
saying that she had never macho& it. The vehicle Ina kr
medlately stopped, when • oonetable was silted, and both pri-
*opera were given into custody.
The male prisonor raid be was a perfect stranger to the
female, and knew nothing wha'ever of the robbery.
Ere. Howland here lrjsrmed the magistrate that they both
got into the vehicle together, and she lasedher, the female tall
him to sit opposite be.
Hannah Ilmon, a young female, said abe eat on the other
aka of last witness, and when pisiog Georges church
aloe saw the female prat her head twice up to Mrs. Dowland's
bag. Witness celled the attentioned the letter to bee actions,
end at lad the prossoutris caught the prisoser's hand in her
beg. The female plemer bad • largo cloak on, from nadir
whichells caaSovely put forth her head, thinking she had
escaped °biomass.
Mr. Coombe eget her whether eh* would be hied by him,
or go to the sessions be trial f
Ptisoner—l'll be tried by you. I don't went to go to the

Cceako—Thea you meet plead guilty.
Pollee-metale 66)1 here informed his within that the
Miele prisoner belonged to a gang of omnibus thieves. She
monied fa able court twelee months ago for &shinier offence,
and maisened to sir months' hard labour.
Mr. Combe committed her to the Home of Corractket for
three months. The fade prisoner's** discharged.
The prteaeer quitted the dock biagWag at the kakacy
shown to her, when
Sergeant Gardner, the acting inspector at the station-
house, entered the court, end said that a gold locket and chain
were round upon her, most likely the produce of another rob-
bery. Had she not better be remanded?
Mr. Combs told him she would be sale monk for the next
three months, and if an owner was found In the Interval she
might be charged again when that expired.

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