The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1859.

THE POLICE COURTS,
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
AN IMPUDENT DEFENCE.
Two dissipated-Inking waren were charged with s'ealing
wearing apparel under the forowing circumstances :
The eller plenum Mary dart Stratford, wee is the habit
of drawing herself is such* way se to mance the belief that
lb* was far &dreamed in pre gnucy. In this, diet oho
resented hereslf at the condemns of several medial nom,
emd, Of.lllllling a languid air, solicited chatity, or a 1103111.
mendation to loose hospital, liedpital, daring the absents of tbo
wryest from the ball, contrived to pose= beeself orally
portable articles that might be hanging thin. wed than air
appeased. In this way she Mole a mat from the loses of Dr.
Yarn, in Chattier-steer, Fitzroy-square. The locoed pri-
soner, Nary Mitswill, was usually employed to pledge the
artichretkne stales, and at ones pleeded guilty vlibliZlllow4
thobw, stating that the wee " given so drink;' did
net know what she was about ball the thee." Two separate
ca having been prover,
The priamer Stretford, while admitting her guilt in one
ease, strongly protested that *he Well innocent of the charge
preferred against bey by Dr. Morgan. She oared Heaven to
wines, that the doctor wee routsken as to her identity,
adding that " she did not want more put upon her than oho
was guilty of." She declared that she never entered the
doetele hem in her We.

Dr. Mo lam certain this was the woman (pointing
to Ott an eztrame:y slender female) who said the was
nine month: irons. (A lamb )
its prisoner protested, bow that she warn tattooist,
and imptqed the sagiatrate to sender, kw Ms reel warm, who
lodged in the same hove, and who was very nem her cos-
loommt. (This was done, bat no such perm mid be
Med, or bad ever Lved there )
His wrrrhip clattait'el bo,h the poisoners to Ss mouths'
herd Lebow.

THAMES.
A POLICRYAN TROIS AUSTRALIA.
John Purcell, • toll stus-bunt Mammas, who baa Immo •
polloe-comeable In Australis, end oily ?stormed to this
country yeeteidey, wee clou m ded with brio drank sad ta-
meable of taking case of himself and his mosey, sad area
whh Wages to pay a cab fere.
Osage Turner, a mob driver, saki be was bind by the
to take hiss to tbs East India Dock yetterlay, and
-be am to to.

Yardley.—Nine shillittp ; how I. tbat ?
Tamer—Two wee my lam tor taking him and
soother man to the East lodic Dock. and then I charge 7a.
Le waiting three loots and a half. The prisoner sod his
Mood dmok a good dml of liquor, end I wan obliged to drive
kis wad his Oland to the at Woe-hose&

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Ur. Yardlai add du primer if Its was willing to pay the
astrdriwr.

The priemw—Yes, air. lam mach obliged t, him for the
ears be ban Mlles of roe and my mosey. I was appointed to
the pals brae which left thla country for Australia a few
yews ago and have only joat r, turned.
Mr. Yardley-1 parcAre by the police-sheet, you had a
large auto ceoz about you, and that is all safe. Too ought
ha give tits cabman something for his lo.e of time.
Tbil primal.. rid he vu most willing to do so, and h 404
the nweleirate would at once Moan laks, as he wanted to
hare DillaoM for Wits, this day.
Mr. ley—Very well, ma* edam, and go where
M pieta.