The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-15 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.

news Pleydsll, confectioner, of No. 3.5, Bishopegate-
Amok Without, wee summoned before the Lord Mayor, fur
having attempted to kiss Mrs. Elisabeth Aiken, the wife of a
hairdresser who resides in the neighbourhood.
The complainant said—On Sunday morning I went to the
defendant's house, a little before 12 o'clock, to take home a
razor which he had left with my husband. He opened the
door and asked me if I bed the revs, and I said " yea."
Hs then sated me to go into the bakehouse whilst he went
upstairs to get the key to pay the money. In about five
minutes he came down and he sated me if I would have a
mince-pie. I refused, and he said "do," and he put a mince-
pie in • parer beg and handed it M me. He then &eked me
if I had change tor sixpence, sad I gars him • penny and a
threepenny-piece, se the razor cams to twopence. When
I put my hand out to receive the sixpence from
him he tried to kiss me, and he said he would not let me go
tin I kissed him. He then struggled very hard, with all his
might, to kiss ma, and he pulled me about in a very diaor-
derly manner, and bent my bonnet. I got to the door, sad
then he tried three times more to kiss me.

The defendant (who is ;;....;;;;;ae7i ou looking character)
here laid—lly Lord, I never thought of kissing her, and I
am ready t take toy oath that I never made any attempt of
the kind.

The Lord Mayor—The shop was not open, I suppose?
The defendant (•haling his head)—Oh no, thy Lord,
Lever open shop en Sunday. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—What did you give her the mince-yde
for ? I suppoeo that was to pay for the kir you wanted to
take ? (A laugh.)
The defendant—l gave her the pie for her civility in com-
ing with the razor. I didn't want any kiaaing, not at all.
She has not told the truth.

The complainant—My lord, I was quite ill with the exer-
tions I made to get away from him. I consider hie conduct
meet scandalous.

Mr. Aiken, the complainant's husband—My Lord, I never
know my wife to tell a lie in her life. When she came Home
from the defendant's house I knew that something disagree-
sble had occurred at once, for she appeared to be greatly
agitated and buret into tears. Bbe iay quite prostrate for
some time, and more like a dead than a living person. I
wish your lordship to tinders:and that I do not seek any
advantage from this complaint. I merely come here to ex-
ralecethe circumstances of the care for the sake of oubhc
Mrs. Pleydell (the wife of the defendant)—My lord, I
believe what my husband says. I am sure be never
attempted is take any liberty with her at ell, and that all
the woman him said is false.

Mr. solemnly declare to your lordship that Mrs.
Pleydell told roe when ehe was spoken to on the subject
that she believed every word my wife had uttered was per-
fectly true. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—And I believe so too. There is not the
slightest doubt about the matter, and yet the defendant has
the audacity to say that he is ready to take his oath to the
ccestrary. I fine him 40e. and costs, and he will not easily
forget that the) were attempt to kiss oust him a couple of
guineaa
Patrick Leary, • porter in the employment of Messrs.
Adams, of Pudding-lane, fruit werehante, wss committed to
prison for having stolen 28 oranges, the property of Us
masters.

Mr. Oakley, who soperintcnds the workmen on the pre-
mise., stated upon the occasion that it was scarcely to be
credited to what extent this plunder of fruit chests was carried
on, and
TM Lord Mayor intimated that be would deal rigorously
with ovulates of the ktr.d.

WORSHIP-STREET.
A twarthy well•thessed young man, who gave the name
of George Mailer, and said he was a cigar maker, tieing in
Orchard-street, Peckham, watt charged before Mr. Hammitt
with stealing a valuable watch.
Mr. William redder, a master mariner, residing In Savage-
gardens, accompanied by a friend, went the pre-
viola evening to the Standard Theatre, and while mixed with
the crowd, gradually approaching the " pay box," was annoyed
by the primmer pressing forcibly agent his kft ride, as
though desirous of " going a-bead" which, however, when
an opportunity offered, he declined doing, hut fall back to
" stern." Prosecutor shortly afterwards, while in the act of
taking his box tickets for himself sad friend, heard a sudden
"click," and directly finding that his watch, which had
horn suspended in his waistcoat pocket, had been mapped
from the chain and stolen, he wised prisoner by the throat,
asteusing him of bring the thief. " Indeed. Indeed, sir,
'on are •rung. Had I got It I would tell you
so," replied the prisoner. The dEaers of the theatre at this
Patellar* corning up directed ins accuser sad accused to waft
the arrival of a police constable at the box-stairs. at was
there that I observed three ladies Mending near us, said the
prosecutor, and the prisoner raid to me. "You want your
watch without further trouble." " The lots the hotter," I
replied. " Then," said he, "itis in your coat pocket tail."
There I felt and found it, one of the " ladiei having, no
doubt, stowed it away I put it io my trot:were pocket for
safety ; and shortly afterwards prisoner asked—" You don't
want anything more now that you have it all right, do
you r. not sure that it is all 11111 ; you
packet,
stolen it again ;" bat I found it was on in my
and I gave prisoner into custody.
manses, 162 0, stated that prisoner offered him 5/. to " try
sad make it all right," and prisoner was remanded.

WESTMINSTER.
Mamas litand, a rough-loAing Irishman, wds charged
under the follusriagclreuinstantres

Police-cnstaLlJ:39 B acid—At three o'clock this cnornlnk
tny attention waa called by another constable to No. 17,
1'4154m-crescent. 1 went there. and on cxvoining the rail-
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inga, I found that there wee a quan. of mod them, ss
if some one had recently cMsAed OM I got over the rail.
lags and went Into one of the cellars, and there bond the
prisoner pretending to be asleep. I asked blot whet be wee
doing then, sod he made no answer. I tben told his to
pt up, which be did. I searched the spot, but only best,
• bottle of rum sad some swestawata; and on fonber newel
we found another bottle of rum. lie add be had been to see
• female servant, who lived them, • trien lof bta. I ensued
the inmates to be armed ; they came down and said they