The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-10 00:00:00

BORGLARIOUSLY BREAKING OUT AND STEALING.

Charles Swirl, described sea baker, without any home,
was charged before Mr. Cooke with the above offence.
On the night of the 7th inst. Mrs. Francis Scott, •
widow, and hostess of the King's Arms public-house, at
123, High-street, Shoreditch, was absent with some friends
from her business, and did not retire to rest until 3
o'clock on the following morning. At 5 o'clock she was
alarmed by • violent ringing at the street door
bell, and, throwing her keys to one of the bar-
man named Franklin, that person passed downstairs, and
ascertained that 21. left on the bar table forchange in the
early hours of morning bad been stolen, and also that the
thief had been in the house after it was locked up, and
had broken out after the robbery. Prisoner had been seen
in the place as a customer.
Mrs. l'hmbe Abbott, the wife of a livery stable keeper,
having homes on premises at the rear of Mrs. Scott's,
chanced to be there at five minutes after 5 o'clock, and saw
the prisoner come from the back door and thence into Old-
street-road at s sharp pace, on which she instantly raised
the alarm mentioned.

Mr. Inspector bfaskell said that beyond doubt two per-
sons had been engaged, one of them must have been con-
cealed in the house and passed the property to the other.
Mrs. Scott said that she had three servants.
Fast, 151 G, stated that he apprehended prisoner last
night at a place of amusement ; when charged he made no
reply.
Mr. Cooke remanded the prisoner.

TRAMP:3.
RIOTOCH SCENE IN THE KANT INDIA POCK.

Dennis Condi!, and Timothy Purcell, touters, were
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with forcing their way
on board a ship in the Eaat India Dock before she was
safely moored.
Yesterday afternoon the ship Seriftsure,fromMelbourne,
was being hauled into the East India Dock, when a great
number of Jews, outfitters, crimps, boerding-houn-
keepers, touters, and others, attempted to board her to
solicit custom of the sailors, carry the passengers' luggage
on shore, and for other purposes. Mr. De Brock, the
chief mate of the ship, warned them off, and after a scene
of commotion and violence the prisoners, who refused to
leave the ship, were given into custody.
The defence of the prisoners was that they were called
on board for a job. Conolly said he was dragged into the
cabin, and beaten by the chief mate, and Purcell said an
attempt was made to drown him.
Mr. De Brock said he took the prisoner Conolly into the
middy to secure him, hut did not strike him.
Several witnesses deposed to the violence and disorderly
conduct of the mob in the East India Dock while the
Swiftsure was coming in.
Mr. Charles Douglas, the assistant chief constable of the
East and West India Docks, said no more force was used
than was necessary to eject the people from the ship said
prevent others from loading her. There was quite a riot
at the dock in endeavouring to take possession of the ship ;
stone were thrown, and the clamour was dreadful. Those
scene had been of frequent occurrence when ships were
coming into dock.
Mr. Paget said he had power to inflict a fine of 201..
and if these cases became frequent he should
continue to increase the fines and the imprisonments
I until he inched the maximum He fined Conolly 205..
and in default of payment seven days' imprisonment and
hull labour. With respect to the other man, Purcell,
' whose conduct was very improper and who had no right
i on board when ordered away by the mate, it appeared
he was hanging on by the railing of the ship,
i and a constable named Charles Furlong entlea-
yenned to loosen the prisoner's hands, and com•
pel him to let go. If the constable hid succeeded the
man would necessarily have fallen into the dock, and lie
would have been dreamed. The same constable had also