The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-26 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

SOUTHWARK.
VIOLENT AS&'dTLT ON ♦ LKICIMID V

.-4 FOOL

AND MN CHIIBIIIIIII-DAY.
Michael Taylor, a middle-aged man, ckeeribed u a
labourer, was brought before Yr. Combo, chat ged with
stnking Mr. William Hammes, the landlord of the Itoyal
Oak public-house, Tooley-street, on the head with a quart
Pot-. . . _

The complainant, who exhibited a wound on the side of
the head, and another on the mouth, said that yesterday
afternoon the prisoner came into his house, under the influ-
ence of liquor, arid demanded • Christmas-box. Witness
told him that he never gave Christmaii-boxes until after
Christmas-day. He then demanded to be served with a pot
of beer ; but perceiving he was under the influence of liquor
he refused to serve him, and ordered him out of the house.
Instead of leaving he abused witness, seized a pot of beer
off the counter, and after upsetting the contents on the
Boer, struck him a violent blow on the head with the pot.
Wittier immediately jumped over the counter to seize him,
and take the pot from him, when he struck him another
blow on the mouth. He succeeded in overpowering him,
and giving him into the custody of the police.
Mr. Combs asked if prisoner had had anything to drink
in complainant's house'.'
Mr. Hampson replied that he had not.
In answer to the charge the prisoner replied that he had
been drunk since Monday, and when he was in that state he
was a fool.

3lr. Combo 'eked him what be had to say for striking
the complainant in that brutal manner with the quart pot
He replied that be did not know what he was about. It
was Chridmaa time, and he hoped his worship would look
over it this time.

Mr. Combo told him that he could not look over each an
unwarrantable attack on • respectable tradesman and the
peaceable cronies on of his Wetness. Drunkenness was no
excuse for such an offence, as he might have murdered Hr.
tiampam. He should therefore sentence him to pay a fine
of 405., and in default of payment commit him to the
House of Correction, with hard labour, for one mouth.

MAMLBOROIIOH-STREET.
A SYSTEMATIC ILRAT IMALICIL —BIIIOOLA CAA&
Ei:oHill, a crrrss-fsatured, low-looking WOUND, of about
4.5, was charged with stealing meat at Mr. Jeffrey's shop,
in Fobert's-plam, Regent-street.
From the eyeless, of Wm. Gambley, ehopman to Mr.
Jeffrey, it appeared that on Christmas-eve he saw the pri-
soner looking over the meat on the show board and
afterwards leave. Shortly after she returned, and
on her again leaviog was seen to take up one
or two piece* of meat. He fetched her back and
asked where the meat was that she had stolen. She headed
him two pieces, saying that was all she had. She then
asked for forgiveness, but Mr. Jeffrey, baring been very
much robbed of late, ordered him to give her into custody,
and oo the way to the station she dropped from her dross
Os which there was a large bole made at the top big
enough to admit a 71b. joint, sad another at the bottom for
aa outlet) ~•vent pieces of meat which, with that produced,
w*bed 2911 n.—beef,.—beef, pork, and mutton—the dress being
evidently made to convey away a large quantity.
Mr. Hewlett asked if she was known, and the witness said
that he believed she had 000 e before been charged with
stealing meat from Mr. Jeffrey, with another woman.
Mr. Weldon said It was an outrageous case, and he had
never heard of a more wholesale thing. He should com-
mit her for eon months, with hard labour.

• 6•D DISAPPOINTWEST.
Catherine Arnold, • nwpectable.loohing female wsm
charged before Mr. Benden with annoying Mr. Joseph
Zwuller, baker, of 22, Clarnaby-etreet, order the following

Zwoller saki that on the previous afternoon, at a
=to two, the defendant came to his shop for her
He told her that she was too late to have it,
and that if he pve it up he shonld be liable to a
penalty under the act of parliament. He then closed his
door, and she commenced knocking violently et the door,
sod demanding her dinner, and he was compelled to give her
into custody.
The chief clerk asked Mr. Zwoller what become of the de-
fendant's dinner

Mr. ZwcTlierid that he kept it till this (Wednesday)
lamming, and then wave it up to her.
ed Mr. &ge asked the defendant why she went and an-
aoyed Mr. Zwoller !
The defendant said she was not aware that the taker was
allowed to keep it, but was sorry that she had acted as she
had done.

Mr. Bowtoo said, aa she bad lost her Christina& dinner be
should let her off, but the Laker was quite right, and had
he given it up to her might bare bean fined.
The defendant was thou dieoltarged.