The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-09 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COIJItt

(THIS DIY.)

(Refer* the Common Sealant.)
George 001419. • respeetable•looking young myiest
hod piended guilty at the last session to • ithzooLf
• cheque for 1871.10 e., was brought up for j
11 was stated by Yr. Sleigh, who was instructed a me
mute, that the primmer had been for several years a is
service of Messrs. Reid and Co., silk brokers. of Old
street, but was discharged on the 10th of Ikoedema 14,
' He obtained • blank cheque book from the beaker, el
thus was enabled to commit the offence to which he
pleaded guilty. After obtainiog the money it aeseiii
that be smosiated himself with • number of Maas
mid was taken into custody at the Easton Hotel, opal
return from Reading Rao's, and • mall parties (d
proceeds of the forged cheque was found is his peemin"
The prisoner wee aectioced to five years' pool Nevi%
Thomas Joseph Manning, 30, who wee forme, a pin
office letter carrier and who was emanated last mass d
receiving feloniously a money order for X 10a. ikmltr
bees stolen out of a litter, was brought up foe Amen
He was ainteseed to 12 mouths' hard labour.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
• SOT STABXIIO A MAN.—THE SPATE OP 81101,-Lia
John Springfield, 17, a bookbinder, was chargel ham
Mr. Alderman Challis with stabbing A. Randall h
arm with a knife, in Shoe-lane, about ten minutes to Si
the night of the sth inst.
It appeared from the evidence that the ootnif
muter is the proprietor of a cook-shop in
and that on the evening in question the prisms
seen in company with four other boys wbe vou
indecently eusaulting a girl in front of Mr. Reeve's en
shop. ne complainant was soot out to NOWT le
upon which the primmer need abusive language and ousho
a box on the ears. The complainant then *et 66 6
shop and the prisoner went to the door, having bah"
behind him, and said, " ru wait on you,yon
dull again west out to remove him and pushed swi
and the prisoner then turned round and stabbed him enti
clasp knife, after which he ran away. As he was wallase
he was apprehended whilst at work on the follow**
The house surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Eicepihil
scribed the nature of the wound, which he said weedglg
and ought by this time to be nearly well.
Several of the polies and tradesmen described the hug
that neighbourhood as a perfect nuisance ; they**,
gated in gangs, and put everyone at defiance.
Mr. Alderman Challis sentenced the prisoner to 3*
imprisonment with hard labour.

CLERIERNWELL.
=nom CAB ACCIDENT.
William Clover, a hackney-carriage driver, 12,317,
rendered to his remognismies, charged with bolsi tick
whilst in his occupation as a cab driver, furiously dnrigli
the Oaledoaian.road, and running over and swingy la
*ring ..Tohn Taylor a coal porter, in the Caledonia-Ms
the 12th August Iset.
The complainant, who still appeared very ill, hung no
of his legs in a sling and walking upon two crotchet ni-
-1 am a coal porter, and reside at 8, Grove.strest, St. Gegen
road, Holloway. On the 12th August last I wet si Ile
Caledonian-road, on the left hand side of the pews**
west side), going up towards the Metropolitan Celb
Market, at about 9 or half-past 9 o'clock. fflig
walking along and just close to the arch of the Ndi
London Railway, I got off the pavement into the mg
about a yard or so, when I heard something cm* I
turned round and sew a horse and cab coming town& as
I slung myself round to get out of the way to get en to es
pavement, when the point of the shaft of the ag sties
the defendant was driving caught my left arm, Used■
round, and threw me with great force on to the pug
While on the ground one of the wheels of tb la
" went slanting right up my left leg, tarsal is
the milt, and then up again." It broke a patio
of my shin bone, and I had a compound commisand his
ture of the leg. I remained in the hospital sixteen NM
and I have been an out patient from that Wei SI
surgeon at the hospital wanted me to bays my leg °A bell
would not. lam quite nimble to use it. I had bid s Gli
drop of beer, a glass or so, with my meta ; bat Ipe
fectay well knew what I was about. I could uotby uysi
of my own have prevented the accident.
Two policemen who saw the accident mid the priming
driving at the rate of 12 or 14 miles an hour.
The magistrate said it was a cue he should send fat*
land, having cautioned the defendant, asked him Mail
anything to say in answer to the charge.
The defendant said he had two respectable witness b
attendanon who would prove that he was not drank we
blame in the matter.
The magistrate said he did not want to bear the winot
sad the defendant had better produce them at tbs
Having committed the defendant to the Middle's:Bmin
for trial, he asked him if he had persons in attesdame•
would be bail for hint,

The defendant replied in the negative.
The niagistrate said be would take bail for the &WY
—two sanitise in the sum of 251. each, and the Moil
himself in 501. .

The defendant was then removed.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
CICKI2IO A GELS DOWN A FLIOHT OF STAIII
Walter Walters, a butcher, living at No. 7, Little
Andrew-street, Seven.dia/s, was charged before Mr
whitt with violently assaulting Mr. Daniel Lewis.lo4,l
and colour merchant, of Noe. 23 and 24, Little Eal-stan
The injured man was unable to attend, and a Wag
to that effect was handed in.
Mr. Joseph Lewis, brother of the complaisant, seid
about 11 o'clock 'set night, having been informed ig W
brother had been kicked downstairs he went meats
house and found him lying on a sofa io an exhausted al
Hearing that the prisoner bad assaulted his bridge
gave him into custody.
Mrs. Sarah Lewis, wife of the complainant, @JUT'.
on Saturday night there was a disturbance betwessio •
prisoner and his wife, who were their lodgers. la
night, hearing a noise, she went out to wag
the cause, when the prisoner struck her hall
who was coming up the stairs, a violist !111
in the side, knocking him against the wall. Her Wsb
having been suffering for some time from bronehiiil,_,o
fearing the prisoner might do him some further seam
she went for a constable, but returned to the boa.ll
consequence of hearing cries of " Harder," when atlas
her husband lying at the bottom of the stairs, the Oil
having after she left the house kicked him down.
The prisoner denied the kinking.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should remand the prima**
complainant was able to attend.

MA RYLEBON E.
DDIORACII7OI. CONDUCT AT A POLICI coon.
Patrick Lynch sod Fanny Cunningham were olor
with drunken and disorderly conduct, and also witi•
lastly assaulting the police.
Mr. Yardley sentenced Lynch to one mouth's
labour and Cunningham to 14 days.
As Mr. Amsted (the gaoler) was removing then lv 0
lookup, assisted by Lanvin, Anne Lynch, sister is
male prisoner, rushed upon her brother and held his ~110
the oeck. She was with difficulty removed by DP
when with most tearful oaths she said she would 611
Limning. She then spat in his face, and was at 11,
taken into custody, and brought into court 600

raggistrata.
Mr. Stanley (chief usher) confirmed this, sod sad
at times the scenes in the vicinity of the court wsW •
graceful Respectable people having business hers coil!
peas along without beiog it:ignited by the compaoiosido
prisoners as these.
Thomas Darkins. 218 D, proved seeing the small ill
Laoning by Acne Lynch.
Mr. Yardley was aware at times that there woo
tuberose outside the door. Saab people se that'll/
here thinking they are beyond the reach of the LAIL, •
would try to teach them to know better. The ploP
must be sentenced to seven days' imprisonment.

WANDSWORTH.
EXTRAORDINARY RROOTEUY OF STOLEN FROPEIDY
A young man named Edward Morris. who has lees
ing for a West.ind builder, was brought before Mr. re
man oa &charge of being coaceraed in a &dog Win,
Oa the sight of Monday, the 9th of October lest,*
sidearm of ldr. Freed. Martin, a gentleman, of Tudon
Wimblidos•coannea, was burgkriously entered sad Po'i
the valued 604 and upwards, was stolen from the
young man named John Shaw, • house-decorator, vw•
been paying his addresses to Mr. Martin's bonsskalio...;
aprebeedsd by Mecklejohn, an active officer of tbe fin
Noe, and on being tried at the last *melons of the Or,
Orimind Court, less found guilty, and senteocielivu;
years' penal servitude. In coaesquieoe of slitter
wk i+*
Rutin received from the chaplain, Mecklejela
to Margate slaw the °conviction, sad bad
interview with Shaw, who gave him certain
with referees, to the missing property. The iflsor•—•
wards proceeded to Tudor-lodge, and dammed
a shrubbery a black bag containing a silver c0a10,04
pot, sugar stoles
sad part of • erast-etsa...s
parties of the doles plate. The cater
interview with Shaw, and the information be
to the apprehension 'of Morris, who declared the 40
quite inseam*, and that he knew nothing
burglary, but he admitted that be knew Shaw, a.'
worked with him. ...I 0
Polieroosstable King, of the V divisios. wb° g
principal wham against Shaw, proved that Orli.