The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THE ARABS.
Elizabeth Baron, a girl, wee charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with disorderly conduct, he.
Police-constable Charles Vindon, 34 E, said that on the
previous night about 9 o'clock be saw the prisoner and
several other boys and girls in Cumberland-street, abi
directly the_prisonor saw him she called out, " Here comes
the Bobby," and ran away, sod after liming a short
distance she turned round and made use of a anion*
expression.
Mr. John Beale, harness maker, of No. 1, Gresse-street,
Rathbone-place, said be knew the girl to be an associate of
a clams of boys and girls whose conduct was fremently
frightfuL They were in the habit of congregating and
annoying the inhabitants of the street, and if anyone inter.
fered with them they were grossly insulted. Of a Sunday
the boys and girls picked pockets, pelted the passers by,
and bonnetted elderly gentlemen. A few days ago
a number of them went into a pastrycook's shop, and
took away a number of tarts, and threw them into the
street, and about 400 panes of glass at Percy Chapel had
been demolished by them.
The prisoner said it was not done by ber, but the other
girls.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a melancholy thing to see a
girl so young devoted to such wickedness. She was going
to ruin as fast as she could. He should fine her 205., er
seven days.

WORSHIP-STREET.
BTIALIIIG.7IOII AN AUCTION.ROOM.

William Whitehead, a porter, was charged with steak,:
a painting from an auctioneer's premises in Featherston.
street, St. Luke's.

Mr...fohn Mears maid—l had • sale et my auction-rooms„
32, FeathendonsHitreet, on Monday last. Yesterday the
goods were cleared, and the prisoner, who wia
employed by one of tho purchasers, had to mass
the painting in question to get at other articles.
Subsequently it could not be found, and he de.
used all knowledge of it. About 4 o'clock he wan taken
into custody at the Green Man public-house, about lin
yards from the sale-room, and the property was found to
have been left there by him. At the station-holm: he
admitted having taken it.
Mr. Newton—Where is the painting?
Prosecutor—This is it, sir(Producing a rough sketch of
a bull-dog at a gate).
Mr. Newton—That is not a Landseer, I presume. What
is the value, pray ?
Mr. Moen—l value it at 2s. 64., sir.
Mr. Newton (to prisoner)—What do you say to the
chYrger
ner—Nothing, sir. I did take it there and left it,
but not with intent to steal.
Mr. Newton—With what intent, then?
Prisoner—To retutn it ' • I was in liquor.
Mr. Newton—Oh, this is not a drunken freak. What
character can you get?
Mr. Mears—l believe that he was in liquor, sir.
Mr. Newton—Well, I can scarcely think from its ap-
pearance that you could hope to gal it, so you must pay
it. value ass &ne or be imprisoned a week.
Prisoner—Thank you, sar.
SOUTHWARK.
CUTTING AND WOUNDING A NAN WITH AN AAL
_ . . . .

JoAn Chamberlain, a carpenter, Ina brought before Mr.
Woolrych, charged with cutting and wounding William
1111111911 the head with an axe.

Polioe-constable 92 L said that shortly after I o'clock in
in the morning he was on duty in Granbystrreet,
Waterloo-road, when he saw a crowd outside a public.
house, and on proceeding there found the prisoner and
another man fighting. He went up to them, and ordered
them away, and after some persuasion they left. A few
minutes afterwards witness heard a cry round the comer,
and on going there he saw the prisoner with a basin
of tools on his shoulder 'impended from the end of an
ale. Hall went up to him and struck him, when the pri•
sowr threw his basket down, and seizing the sae
struck the other with it on the head, and he fell
down. Witness assisted him up, and took the prisoner
into custody, when they all went to the station•houne, eml
the wound on the prosecutor's head was strapped up.
Mr. Woolrych asked whether the complaining party as
in attendance._

Witness replied in the negative. After his head WIN
dressed he went home, and he had not seen him since.
Mr. Woolryeh inquired whether the wound WWI indicted
with the sharp Fart of the axe.
Witness replied that it was not. He used the flat it
of the head, and it was more of a bruise than a cut.

The prisorner here said that the complainant struck his
several times when they came oat of the public-home, soJ
he did not resent it for some time. When the mutable
parted them in Granby-street he othouldered his ticket
and was proceeding home when Hall ran after him .ed
struck him again. In a moment of passion he took up tte
axe to protect himself, but had not any intention of in-
juring him.
The constable, in answer to the magistrate, said he be
lieved the wound wax very slight.
Mr. Woolrych observed that it was very dstigerom wits
such a weapon under any circumstances. The wan triglt
have been killed. He remanded the prisoner until Men-
day next.

BIRMINGHAM LIBERAL AriSOrIATION.—At
meeting held on Monday, Mr. J. B. Wright in the chair,
the following resolution, moved by Mr. Aldernian
Hawkes, and seconded by the Venerable Arch.lcaan
Sandford, was unanimously paved:—" That this me,t.
Mg, having anxiously considered the two propositions
now before the House of Commons for a boiough froze
chile, is of opinion that the principle of personal pa.
meet of rates insisted upon by Mr. Disraeli is “ilculaMl
to prevent a real extension of the franchise to the nun•
electors, and will continue to exclude at least 31:,imat owe
piers in this town ; and we embrace this opportunity to
renew the expression of our undiminished contalcnce in
the wisdom of Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Bright, and the liberal
members who voted with them on Saturday morning last.
and we earnestly inkiest their continued exertion to amea
the tory bill."
FRIGHTFUL ACClDENT.—Te.sterday an inquest
was held at the Volunteer Anus, Wantage•road, before
Mr. W. D. Wasbrough, coroner for that division of Berk.
shire, Oil the body of Mr. William Ireson, a contractor,
who met with a frightful death on Monday afternoon.
For a considerable period the deceased had held the pni
of "ganger " on the line, but relinquished it receu, tIY.
and provided the company with the hone labour mom`,
at the above station. On Monday afternoon he bad char
of one of his horses on the siding, and incautiously led
across the down line at the moment the espies...Lich
leaves Paddington at 4.50 approached at full speed, the
train not being timed to stop at Wautage-road. The us•
fortunate man and his horse were both struck doal, with
fearful force and instantly killed, and one of the rot,
Party's porters, being knocked down by the horse. yrs, it"
Jared, but not seriously. The jury returned a verdict of
"Accidental death."
THE FENIAN PRISONER..—A young mass,
apparently about 23 years of age, whose name WAS 4...0
toCharles Edward King Joyce, was brought up baste Mr.
Mr. C. J. O'Donel, at the head-office. Detain. on Mc'
day, on a charge of being concerned in the Fenian more
meat. It appeared from the evidence of John d.Th
Cullen (an approver) that the prisoner was serving ma list-
tenant in the American army in the year Istd. an'i the be
was afterwards seen taking an active in at various
Fr
nian meetings in New York and other places. He mo 11°,
seen by the witness at an important Fenian meeting held 12
Las erpool, in the latter part of Den, at which moat of the
leaders were present, and having for its object the conoll•
dation of the brotherhood and preparation for immediate
action. The prisoner held the rank of captain in 0,
movement, and was arrested in Liverpool and bronglit eve
to Dublin. He was sent to take his trial at theme: 00S*
large numbers of the brotherhood are offering thee'
selves to the police as approvers. The principal of tht
who have conic forward most recently is said 1°
a man named Corkery, who served in one of the America
armies. 1. - tbe
HER DIAJFINTY'S STAIMOUNDS.—Yesteru..%
7pack met at Wexharn.atreet. There was' gall !k
trilexcellent sport, the deer leading away in the dr
ton of Beaconsfield and over a line of country botanic;