The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-13 00:00:00

ttriL PUGILISTIC &Vag:INTEL-CHARGE OP MANSLAUGHTBB.

Ma Young, of No. 9, High-street, Bloomsbury, boot-
el*r, was brought before Mr. Knox, charged with =zing
the death of Edward Wilmott, at the Queen's Head public-
hone, Queen's Head-court, Windmill-street, by striking
sad beating him. . . .

lobert Bennett, of No. 5, Dean-street, Oxford-street,
sad—l was at Shaw's public-house, Queen's Head-ouurt,
at half-past 9on Tuesday night last, having purchased a
ticket to go and see a sparring match. I paid 61. for the
tieket. I went upstairs and saw the prisoner and another
lad sparring and knocking each other about. It continued
for an hour. They had a scrambling fall, and the other
lainnid not come up to time. Shaw came in and said,
"Now, gents, it's all over," The other lad got up and
slated to fight again, but Shaw would not
remit it, and I then went downstairs. The
lads fell together several times. While having a glass of
ilea the bar I heard that the other lad fainted, and
treat up and saw him lying on the table, and the persons
wed the usual means of restoring a person who had
hinted, sprinkling water in his face and giving him
bandy with a spoon. This was about 20 minutes after
the sparring was over. That is all I know about what
occurred that night. I attended an inquest last
nit on the body of the other lad, and saw his dead body
at the Cbarin^g•crosa Hospital. There was blood then about
the deceased's mouth and nostrils, but there was none on
Tuesday night. I did not see any bruises about either of
the lads, but they were flushed.

Inspector Silverton, of the A division, aid—l have had
the inquiries to make in this matter. Last night the pri-
sm:aim with his father to the Vine-street Station and

wu then charged.

Mr. Knox (to the witness Bennett)—Did you at any
time while the sparring was going on see the gloves off ?
Duca- I did not, and the deceased seemed to make
veq light of the matter.

Mr. Knox (to the prisoner)—l shall be obliged to re-
mind you. I am sorry the affair has had such a lamentable
LIZ melancholy ending. I will, however, take good bail
for your rcappe,mance.
Toe prisoner was then remanded on two bail of 501. each.

130 W-STREET.
SKATING FOR AN APPETFIT.

aeries SAorp, living at 2, York-place, Adelpld, potman,
and km( s rd, living at 19, Dudley-street, were charged
withburglarusly entering the premises of the Arelies
Tavern and Skating Hall, in Villiers-street, adjoining the
eb-anag-cross Railway-station, and stealing three pounds
of tobacco. 98 cigars, 18 farthings, a French sou, and one
pork pie, the property of Mr. Goodwin, the proprietor,
and valued at 11. 18e.
Police-constable Cornell, 158 F, was on duty in 'Villiers-
!neat about twenty minutes to 4 o'clock in the morn-
az, when he saw a light from the windows of the Arches
Tams; it came from a fanlight over the front opening
ink the her in Villiers-street. He got a ladder and, climbing
ap to the fanlight, he looked through and saw the prisoners
in the bar removing things from behind the counter, pack-
Elthem in a parcel, eating the pork-pies, and tasting the
rancid spirits. He coiled other constables to his assist-
ance, and they surrounded the house, some being placed at
nth entrance or place where an entrance might be effected.
Chun, F, climbed up the ladder and got through
theinalight. The prisoners being thus disturbed hurried
trough the bar into the skating hall, and attempted
is escape by a fan-light at the back going into
times-lane. But Abbott, 59 F, was posted at
back, and was watching that fanlight in which a
Pane of glass was broken, and he turned the light
ni his ball's-eye upon one of the prisoners, who had got
partly through; they both returned to the skating hall,
where they were taken in custody by Cornell and
tell. At their feet was found a bundle contain-
eipra, a bottle of brandy, coppers, and perk pies, and
the three pounds of tobaoco was found in Sharp's
lockets. It is supposed that the entry was effected by
dirabin; a wall eight feet high in Brewer's-lane, breaking
the pane of glues and getting through the fanlight. They
"ked whether the pane of glass in the fan-light might not
Tare been broken by C'astell when he got through out of
11111m-street, but it had been seen to be broken for some
time.

The defence set up was that the prisoners had been to
the skating hall and had drunk eight quarts of beer
and had then fallen asleep, anti waking up hungry had
wen eight pork pies.
They were committed for trial.
is they were being taken to the prison van, Thorpe,who
su wearing two coats, took one otf and endeavoured to
it to a woman in the crowd, but it was stopped by
r, the ender gaoler, and was found to be a new coat,
t'nh 3/., the proprty of Mr. Elliott, of the Skating

CLERKENWELL.
RTEALING A HI ,R,E AND CAR.
M.o4oit, a labourer, who said he had no home,
tis charged with stealing a horse and cab and a set of
bronted harness, of the value of 2.7 g., the property of Mr.
Aker, Williams, cab proprietor.
This robbery was committed on the 28th of last month,
',lit appears the cab was taken from the standing at the
Ide of the Great Northern Railway, when the driver bad
lase to get refreshment. Nothing could be heard of the
of and horse, although information had been given to the
Kos, and advertisements placed in the public prints,
ImW an early hour on Friday morning, when Police-con-
" Able Facer, Y, saw the prisoner walking up the Caledo-
-414.r0ad. and suspecting that he was up to no good watched
elosily. The prisoner, observing this, went up to
*s mutable, and said that he wished to i#ve himself op
II a charge of stealing a horse and cab, at king's-cross. In
%, over to questions by the constable, the prisoner said he
sold the horse and harness in the streets to a man he
cilisot know for 2f. 104., and that he had left the cab in
cablird near the Caledonian-wad. The constable
detained the prisoner at the station horse. went to
Yard and found the cab, but could get no tidings of the
4The and harness, and a remand was asked for to make
rrt her inquiries.
The prisoner, who treated the matter with indifference,
erd that he did not at present wish to say anything in
turret to the charge.
dlr. Barker remanded the prisoner for a few days to the
e of Detention.