The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-29 00:00:00

glow, wee a little Metes.* behind the prosecutor,
and as he wee Sunda( rend from Westminster-bridge by
the cab reek tato the Broad &actuary, I saw the male pri-
soner Neap from four armee with whom he was coaverslng
sad pick his pocket. When the prisiner was rescued from
the prosecutor I caught him on each /cession as he has de-
scribed, sad I had a long and severe eiroggle and turcfliet
with bias, In the coarse of which be got moat of the injuri. s
he now hears. I .aw the prisoner Blackman kick Mr.
White several times, and • cabalists who was on the lank
alto kicked his repeatedly.
Henry Fells 279 A, was on duty in Pella-yard, and
hearing a cry of ;rubor, rushed to the spot and found the
male inborn and lir. Humphreys lying on the ground,
side by side. The mole prisms..r made seek a desperate re-
sistance, assisted by his seaspasioes, that it was not until
the arrival of live cusstsbles that the accused w.re captured.
Committed for trial.
WORSHIP STREET. -

John Flea, a determuied•looking man, of Herculean pro-
portions, was charged with an attempt to break into the
premises of Mr Alfred B:wr, a jeweller, in Albert place,
City-rod.
Police-nostatable Swain, N 188, stated that at two o'clock
that morning, he was on duty in Eagle•etreet, when he was
latormad by another constable that he had heard the sound
of footstep' in a piste of waste ground at the rear of the pro-
secutor's premises. On pratweding to the place indicated,
heat+ the prisoner in the sot of elemhering on to the root of
en
outhoues, and on demanding bit business, the prisoner
replied that he merely wanted a night's lodging. Wits.**
desired him to come down, to which the prisoner replied, in
a significant tone, " come fast enough, if you'll wait a
bit," and directly after marls sprung to the ground gad
'truck witness a violent blow on the head with some heavy
instrument, which partially stunned him. On reeovering
himself, wittiess closed with the prisoner, who offered a
desperate resistance, and after kaacking him down several
times the prisoner ultimately dealt him a terrible blow oa
the temple which rendered him insensible. The prieouer
then effected hie escape, but he was afterwards apprehended
by some other °Sten, whom be anhjetted to similar
violence.

&enders, N 187, stated that soon after primer's recipe,
he found ban secreted in one of the upper rooms of aa un-
finished hour*, from the window of wt ich he dropped down'
spas some scaffolding, and made h a way over the roof, of
several onthonsee. Witness closely followed him, and mimed
him by the leg ae he was in the net of mounting a lofty
wall, but the prime*, omen up • tulavy pima of timber,
with which be streak him such a violent blow oa the head
that he less 'impelled to release his bold. A. diaperate
straggle then ,used between them, in the course of which
several other offloen arrived, with whoa* assistance the
prisoner was ultimately overpowered end mated.
Barton, N 192, and three other constables, gave corrobora-
tive evideace, and stated that in consequence 'lithe v.olent
oradnet of the prisoner it required six polieemen to convey
him to the station-house.

It haring been intimated that nothing was known raped-
in the prisoner,
Mr. D'Syneourt ordered him to be tarnanded for a week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Charles Simmered., a labourer, was charged with felony
on the premises of Mes•n. Cottage and Hellen. iron-
fonaders, Winsley-strut, 00*rd-street.
John Thomas, [Ream to the firm, said—The prisoner
has been in the service of Messrs. Cotten' and Halle., on
and off, for about 6 or 7 years as porter. On Tuesday my
attention was called to a pape► parcel on the B2or of the
crane loft, with some baiter chains by the side of it. I
opened the parcel, which contained a lock and key. I left
them, and in about tan minutes I want into the pattern
loft to prepare a pla* to watch is, when I saw the pri-
soner take op some of the halter chains and place them
round his body, after which he tied his apron on to hide them.
The prisoner then secreted the leek and key on his person,
and went down stairs, and shortly after 7 o'clock he left
the premium. I followed him, and when he reached Castle.
street I pointed him out to a police constable, and said to
prisoner " I am very sorry, but I must give you in charge
on supleion of felony." The prisoner replied, " I have
got nothing about me." At the police-station I saw the
prisoner Disrobed, when the halter chains and the other
Property produced were found upon him. They were worth
10s., and were the property of his employers.
Police eonstable 116 E stated that he found a quantity of
screws and other articles at the residence of the prisoner,
which also belonged to the firm.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say in answer to the
charge, wee committed for trial.