The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

3ANSION•HOUSE.

Last week several cases of smuggling were disposed of at
this court, andthe number of offenders appearsto be on the
increase. On Saturday a seaman on board the steamship
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Cologne, lying at Flesh Wharf, was charged with conceal
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mg about his person two quarts of brandy, with intent to
defraud the Customs' revenue.
Henry Corby, an examining °dicer, said the value of the
brandy, including duty, was only Bs., as it was of a very
inferior quality. The prisonorhad before been convicted at
this oourefor concealing tobacco.
The Lord Mayor said as he had been convicted pre.
viously he would indict the extreme penalty, which was
three times the value, viz. 24.., and if he was brought up
again he would be committed to the Oki Bailey.
A seaman on board the Zephyr was brought up for con-
cealing 51be. of tobacco, with intent to evade the duty.
A Customs officer said that he found the tobacco in rum-
maging the vessel, and the prisoner admitted it to be his.
Its value was 10e. and the duty lf. 3a.
The Lord Mayor said, as it was a AM offence, the fine
would be 21., but if he was brought .up again the penalty
would be three times, instead of twice, the value. The
money was immediately paid.
William Long, a respectable.looking man, was charged
with robbing his employers, Messrs. Aaron and John Hart,
wholesale boot and shoe makers, 158, Houndeditch.
The prisoner had been suspected of dishonesty, and a
detective named Robert Sprake was accordingly instructed
to watch his movements. On Friday evening, about seven
o'clock, after be bad been paid his wages, and left the
warehouse, he was awaited by the °Meer, who requested
to know what he had about The prisoner did not
answer, but he was told that if he did not comply he would
be taken to the station. He then unbuttoned his waist-
coat, and showed two kid skins wrapped round his waist,
which he maid he had taken from his employers. Sprake
subsequently visited his lodgings at 13, Clement's-row,
Bermondsey, and found a quantity of shoemaking material
which had from time to time been stolen from the ware-
house of the prosecutors.
Mr. Aaron Hart identified the property, and abated that
its value was from 151. to 20/. Some of it which was not
now in use must have been stolen upwards of a year ago.
The prisoner was not allowed to take anything home, as
he did all his work on the premises.
The Lord Mayor committed him for trial.
_ _ WORSHIP-STRUT.

Jan Hogan, a power-f
ul and dindpayed-looking man,j
calling hiniself a glass-blower, warn charged o
with complicity in an assault on Edward Harvey,a and
stealing from him above 31.
Prosecutor is a junior clerk to Wears. Hawkins,
wholesale of Whitochapel ; and on the after-
noon of the 28th ultimo, while stepping to observe
a crowd in the notorious locality of Plower-and-
Dean-street, Spitalfields, he was suddenly attacked
by several tuft's, one of whom dealt him maven
blow on the beck of the bead, and the prisoner one
on the mouth. Altholgh staggering from the force of
the blows, he was yet able to transfer his watch rapidly
from the pocket of his waistcoat to that of his trousers,
and this he had namely done when be perceived that the
corresponding one had been turned Inside out, and its con.
tents (the amount named) stolen. The prosecutor most
positively
ig swore to the prisoner as having struck him ; and
Sergeant Purchase, of the H divides, who took him into
custody, gave Each an account of his antecedents that the
magistrate fully committed him for trial.

John Brown, 20, demoilmd as • eadernconger, was
charged with dealing • watch from the person of ldr.
James Ansel, pudding at Woodford, in Foes:.
It appeared thaton the evening of the let inst. prosecutor
was in oonversation with • friend in Wpm:est, Sham
ditch, when the prisoner and smother man gays him a
violent push and ran off. Kr. Ansel immediately atom
wards missed his watch, and followed in pursuit, overtook
prisoner, sod gave him into cuMody of Dairy, 320 A reserve.
Corroborative evidence having been given, the prisoner,
who denied the charge, was fay oommitted foe trial.

Pollootiargeant Gamble iwilisd to the maglierati to
know what course he should talus under those abeam-
stances :—There was • Spanish man-of-war, named the
San Quintin, lying in the London Dock', one of whose
crew had robbed • prostitute of • watch worth Mt. Appli-
cant had gone on board the San Quintin with the woman,
who identified the thief. The captain of the ship, Domingo
de Lime, however, refused to deliver the offender to the
police, and said they had no right on board his ship.
Another of the crew of the San Quintin was also wanted
forr maliciously destroying a woman's dress, bedding, and
othe goods.
The Spanish Consul asked whether the magistrate in-
tended to authorise the police to go on board a Spanish
man-of-war, hoisting the flag of Spain, and arrest • Spanish
seaman on • charge of felony ?
Kr. Benson said he had no power to order • constable to
execute a warrant on board • Spanish man-of-war in the
port of London, or to apprehend ono of the crew without •
warrant, for which application must be made to the
Spanish government through the embassy.