The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-10 00:00:00

" he was mot gaunt to drive three woman about for 6d.
a mile," and declariag that "he did sot sere if he got ale
months for it and never drove a sob again."
Mr. Limos's solicitor intimated that the language really
need was much more disgusting than might be inferred
from the complaisant'. etatinseat, sad Mr. Mark lAMB
cowseenently telt himself bond to take out a summons;
for this was the only way of stopoing the nuisance to which
ladle, were imposed when travelling by themselves in cabs.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the sharp of szacting
more than his fare, bat he "had me resellesties " of using
any bad language. The lady ma M aistakoa.
Mr. Henry—You um to say that yea used no &bailee
lam/sego ?
Defeodant—l don't think I did.
Mr. Henry—Are you sure you did not
Dslsadant—l am sure that I cannot rimember any.
Mr. Henry—Bat Mrs. Lemon states that you followed
her to her door.

don't recollect tbst I did.
Mr. Henry—And caused a Mob to assemble.
Defendant —I w no mob.

Mr. Henry—And refused to give her a ticket.
D.fir- dant—lt was at the bottom of my pocket, and I
couldn't get st it.
The solicitor stated that Mr. Lemon, jun., could confirm
his =ogler's evidence, if necessary.
Mr. Henry—lt was quite unnecessary. The defendant
had pleaded guilty to one offence, sad could not deny the
other. He must pay a pesalty of 20s. for the extortion,
and 3L for the insulting language, with =tate, making
4L 4e., or be committed for a month.
The defendant was committed in default.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mr. John Headland, fringe manufacturer, No. 118, Os-
ford-street, was summoned before Mr. Binghsm, under the
god and Brd Wm. IV., chap. 34, see. 13, for having " un-
lawfully broken and defaced one piece of lawful coin called
a half-sovereign," belonging to Mr. Frederick Cooper Far-
well, barrister, 19, Wirapole-itreet.
Mrs. Farwell stated that she went into the defendant's
rtup on the 26th of May, accompanied by • lady named
Witbread, to make some purchases. She handed a half-
sovereign to the defendant to pay the bill. The defendant
took the half-sovereign to another part of the shop, and
then came back and returned it to her bent, with an inti-
mation that he could not take it. Seeing the coin to a bent
condition she said that wee not the belf-eovereign she gave
him. The defendant then immediately broke the half-
sovereign with his fingers into two pieces.
The defendant here declared that he did not break the
hall-sovereigo—that be only bent it thinking it was not
passable. and then returned it to the lady.
Mrs. Farwell was positive that the defendant broke the
half-sovereign, and the lady who was with her alto saw hiss
do so. She paid the defendant with another half- sovereign,
left the shop, and went into a shop clan at hand to state
the circumstances, and to ask if Mr. Headland was • re-
spectable tradesman. She showed the broken half-sove-
reign to the ahopman, who broke one of the fragments, pro-
nounced it to be agood halteovereign, and said he wondered
bow the coin could have been broken in the fint =lnner,
as it must have required the application of considerable
force.

Mn. Whitbread, wife of Mr. Gordon Whitbread, of Wits-
pole-strut, said she wow with Mrs. Farwell, sad after the
hall sovereign woo brought back in a bent condition, ehe
sow the defendant break it.

Mr. Headland having repeatedly declared that he did not
break the piece of money was all Awed to be swore, and he
took an moll to that effect. He also said that when he re-
ceived the half-rovereign from the lady to pay for her
purchases be tried it, sad it bent in sn unusual manner.
He did not tell the lady the half.tovereign was bad, bat
when he brought it back the lady said it was not the coin
she had given to him. He replied that the half.tovereign
had not been oat of his possesaioa, and added, he hoped the
lady would consider what she had raid.
Mr. Hingham said the only question be bad to decide was
whether the defendant broke the half-sovereign or not.
Two ladies of the highest respectability had on their oaths
declared that they had then him break it; against this there
was the defendent's oath. The balance of testimony being
against the defendant, he mut order him to pay 10e. for
the damage.
LAMBETH.

William Gallen% • alio *HT.:Weseed man, who described
himself is • teacher of music, but refuted to give his ad-
dress, and Mary Ann Cleans, who also refuted her address,
but described henelf as a prostitute, and wr o was smartly
attired, were charged with picking r ocaets in the CrystAl
Palace.

- Wontnee's clerk appeared for the prisor ere.
Eterjeant Coppio, 15 P, deposed that he was cn duty at the
Crystal Palace on Satyrsley, and at about half-past four
o'clock he saw the female prisoner press against and feel
the dresses of several ladies in the musical court. U4l-
mately, she picked the pocket of on. lady and banded
snme.bing to the other prisoner, who was eh so behind her.
He (Connie) endeavoured to get at and secure them, but
the crowd was so dense that be could not do so, and on
amount of the efforts he made, he was told that be was
exceedingly rade. Presently, he heard a lady now pre-
' sent complain to a policeman that she had jut been robbed
of her purse. After taking tar address he went in search
of the prisone re. He caught sight of them two or three
times, but before he eoald reach them they mingled with
the immense crowd, and avoided him. At lergtb be saw
the festal. enter a railway carriage, and supposing her tom-
panson was not tar off, he examined the deli, rent metope
in the train without being able to find him. He then
went to examinee second train that was co the point of
starting, and while so engaged the train in which the female
was started, and he therefore for • time lost her. Soon
after he mw the male prisoner come down the stairs leading
to the railway. Witness stopped him and asked him where
he was going, and he replied, To I.ondon," and after a
little time exhibited his ticket. Witness next asked to tee
I what be had in his pockets, but he refused to tell him,
epos which witness told him that it mattered little, for
if he did net wish to show him, he should tyke the liberty
of searching him. The prisoner then drew • purse from
hie matt, and es, a sovereign and scuts silver, both of
which he put into the purse, and handed it to him. Wit.
nem then asked Dim how much money it contained, and he
replied 61. 10s.—namely, lour sovereigns, and 80a in
silver. On viands,/ its contents, bowers_ ,r at the station.
house, witness foisted them was al. 10s. While taking the
prieoner to town, he on three different remains asked him
to keep the mosey, and lot him go, saying that it was •
pity he should take any further trouble about him, sod
that tho money would come handy to hint, while he (the
prisoner) e ,uld go and soon get more. Witness told him he
did not do business in that way. While walking along the
B rough, the fenia'e primmer cams up. He (Col pit) at
once rec:gnised her, though in a different dress, so the per
son he had seen in the CI yatal Palace with his prisocer, and
consequent], had her secured.
This witness was cm's-examined at conaiderable length,
but nothing material was elicited from him.
Mrs. Stringer, • lady residing at 34, Leadenhall-street,
dep imd to having been robbed of her parse, containing two
had-crowns, in the Musical Court of the Crystal Palace, in
whine • fancy fair was held, and which was densely
!bonged. She could not me guise either of the prisoners.
On the part of the female prisoner en alibi was attempted
to be pro- eci, hut the evidence was of a highly saspicsous
character. _ _

Coppios the offing, informed the magistrate that just
before coming into eourt the female prisoner said she
wished to speak to him, and proceeded to state that white
locked up the male prisoner called out to her from his cell,
end entreated her to hold her terve, and say nothing.
She also said she knew the male prisoner, and some of his
sespeistes, and when she lived on the A dtv.sion tad seen
them token to prison.
Both the privinms were remanded to a future day.

Mr. Thomas Strange, wholesale grxer, 65, Hounds litcb,
was charted with inoerintly asaasitiog Anthony Wilson, a
City poles eos•tible, in a railway carriage at the Stratio•d
:Station cf the Ristern Cenaties Railway, on Sunday even-
ing last.
Mr. Selre, having bard the complsinant's statement,
asked the prisoner wrather be lad any w.tnoseea to cal!, or
any ezplanation to offer ?
Prison. r—Nu. Dispose of the cam%
The prisoner wet then sentenced to pay a fie of Sl., of to
undergo two moat? s' imprisonment.
The fine was paid.