The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUBTIK

SOUTHWARK.

A tall black man, who gave the name of Chnrles Williams,
dreamed in a suit of white coarse linen, was charged with
begging in the public streets.
Police-constable 98 hi stated that on Sunday afternoon,
shortly after two o'clock, he saw the prisoner sitting on the
pavement near the Sessions-boues, Newusgton-causeway,
with a printed and hanging in front of him, "hick described
him as a fugitive slave, and stated that he had been flogged,
and had hot irons pieced on Min, and he exhibited a heavy
iron ring which he said had been fined round one of his legs.
He appealed to the Christian public to assist him, and witness
saw him take money from two or three persons. The con-
stable added that the prisoner pretended not to understand
the English language, but he was perfectly srquitinted with
it, having been a prof ssional beggar more than two years.
Ha was a married man, and his wife, an Irishwoman, was
now is wort.

.".T.It71;;;:a neat little woman, hen stepped forward, and
said it was all false about his being a fugitive slave. He bad
beep a sailor, bat since he had returned from his last voyage
he had got his livelihood by begging.
Mr. Combo asked how many times he had been in prison?
The wife replied that he was convicted at Marlborough-
street about a year ago, and sentenced to fourteen days'
imprisonment. At that time he used to lie about Leicester-
square, and many a day he brought her home as much as 24
Mr. Combo aslasd whether that was by the fugitive slave
dctrwife replied that ft wee not. It was only lately that
he hid purchased the acrd, and had a ring made for him. He
however did not beg, but sold tracts and elmanacks.
Mr. Combs told the prisoner that be was • gram im-
MID:, and a caution to him and others he should commit
o as
prima for fourteen days with hard labour.
Mr. Combs requested our reporter to acknowledge the
receipt of 101. from the Sete's' Company, being their annual
donation to the poor-box of this court.

Rickard Data, We the servant or agent to Messrs. Perin
and Priam brewers at Barton-on-Trent, was charged with
embezzling 1,0001. and upwards, the monies of his employers.
From the Mamma of Mr. Lewis, jun., who attended for
the preparation, it mewedn, that le the month of January
Ism the primmer bename the Law Ace agent to Messrs. Perks
end Priam, end by a smitten agreement it was arranged that
the resseaters should Wm stores, cel me, and stabling ne-
arer, .121 ourybag on the butane's, and that the prisoner
was te prewide • horse and cart, and de ay the storeary ex-
poses or rare oat the goods end repair in reams • per
orbs* le um el rimy. It was farther Wald timid=
caters one to provide sloth
.eserear and the
to turn teeetitly am rbs the geode, nod the
amour rube ; and .lso to send to the brewery, at Prion-
uprat-Treet. 'ltaly, ell same of teseived by ldat on
sootrt the rm. Sore eta is his drios the
ppryersbora of pending oat the ito the .chows
under the sleep bill-bads of the her met them seder
bin-bear tee his own, in whist' he 6011.1•111 d Itimile as
senelgsre" of the firm ; but on Memos Perks mg Primes
I=tir eat they forbid Ws doing I o for the hare, and had
billtherg forwarded to him, which they dwired
light le red fir the harm Ttektemer forwerded
the myth* estres. sad also • tram el the
melt aired to have beset received by m ; bat by •
foriketise al both he menepd is are or tea maths to