The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-15 00:00:00

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THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOUSE.
• gentionsan connected with the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Namption Company attended for the purpose of
statist that the company were desirous that any c=., of
the penalty of 101. that was indicted upon Mr. a
marcheat in the City, by the Lord Major, on ?hominy, or
having shipped dangerous and °combustible nas. s on
board one of their vessels, aslled the Pees, to which the
company were entitled, should be applied to the poor-box.
The gentleman was thanked for the offer, but 160 wee at
the same time informed that where no setae] damage
resulted from the act of shipping combustible materials on
beard a vessel the whole of the fine that was indicted went
to the crown. When a vessel or any property received
Injury from the act, the penalty went to cover the damage
that wes occasioned.

A lad named Joke Perry was charged before Sir R. W.
Osaka with the following impudent robbery.
It appeared frees the evidence of • gentleman named
Nash that on the previous afternoon he was upon London-
bridge, and saw the prisoner walking close to • respectable
looking man in such a manner as to excite his suapieson, and
he consequently watched him. Fancying that the prisoner
observed that he was doing so, he stopped for a moment on
the bridge and took out a paper and began to read it, and
the inner left his original intended prey, and came up to
him and slipped his handkerchief out of his pocket in an
instant. lie seised him immediately, and the prisoner re-
sisted violently and dragged him across the br!dge, and they
both rolled in the mud. (A laugh.) He succeeded, bow.
ever, in holding him until a policeman came up, and he gave
him in charge.
The prisoner, who was recognised by Yaogar one of the
City detedive..., and other constables, as continually prowl.
ing about the neighbourhood of Loudon-bridge and other
crowded thoroughfares, was eetitto for Wes months.
A young man, who stated himself to be an American sea-
man, and who gave the name of Williams Cameron, was
charged with being in the house of Mr. Dodd, a jeweller
and silversmith on Corolla for an unlawful purpose.
The circumstances under which this charge was preened
spited the prisoner were of • somewhat singular nature.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Jane, • photographic
who occupies • portion of the upper part of Mr.
Dodd's house, that on Friday afternoon, about two o'clock,
he had occasion to go the closet, which is on the third
floor, when he found the door fastened. Re returned
in about • quarter of an hour, and finding the door still
hstened his suspicions were aroused, and he forced the door
open end found a man, who turned out to be the I
prisoner,
sitting on the door of the closet. He Inquired of him what
he wanted there and what business he had in the house, to
which the only reply he gave was that "he didn't know
end be was about to go away when he told him that he
should sot permit him to do so until he pee some astwast
ci himself, and laid bold of him to stop his Immediately
upoo his doing so the prisoner strs Agfa* to get
away and tried to jump over the balmftsdes, and sue.
medal in mating himself astride upon the banister and slid
down to the bottom, Mr. Jeffree still holding him, and he
then fell off upon the stairs and hurt himself a good deal,
and a constable was sent for, who took the prisoner into
custody. In the course of the struggle • wig the prisoner
was wearing came of, and he exhibited • regular county
crop " underneath it.
Sir N. Carden said he sumosed the prisoner was not at
all known by either Mr. Dodd or Mr. /atm..
Those gentlemen both stated that he was an entire
stranger to them, and he appeared to have obtained wean
to the house by the private entrance.
A police.constable named lil'lntosh d that he was
sent for to Mr. Dodd'shouseonFridayafteisooo,andfound
the prisoner lying upon the stairs bleeding and apparently
insensible. He caught hold of him to lift him up, sad his
wig muse off in his hand. He asked him, when he came to
himself, what he was doing there, and he replied that he
did not know. Upon searching him he found upon him
eightpence.haUpsemy in copper money, and he said his name
was William Cameron, and that he belonged to a ship that
was lying in the Victoria Dock. He went there to make
inquiries, and found that no such ship as the primmer pawed
W been in the dock fur • consideahie time.

ii;YeT64;l;..l7.ltit;pwialte had 10 say in
answer to the charge
_made apical hi.
The prisoner reOed that he was an American seaman,
and that he was paid off about fine weeks ►ago, and having
spent all his money be warn desirous to obtain the arimance
of the American consul to send him back to his own °Gantry.
He was on his way to find him at the time in question, and,
being drunk, to made a mistake in the house. (A laugh.)
Sir B. Carden inquired d Mr. Jeffree whether the pri-
soner appeared to be drunk at the time be discovered him in
the Ileum under the circumstances be had. stated?

Mr. Jarrell said the prisoner exhibited no symptoms of
being drunk until the constable arrived. (A laugh.)
Sir R. Carden asked the primmer how he accounted for
the wig.
prisoner said that he had been attacked by fever at
Manchester, and that while he was in the infirmary there
his hair was cut close as it now appeared, and he bought
the wig because he knew very well that no one would be
likely to employ him who saw his hair cropped so close.
(A laugh.)
Sir 11 Carden said he should think not.
The prisoner was ultimately remanded in order that
further inquiries might be mede about him.
Mr. Thonau Vesper, a person of gentlemanly appearance,
was brought up on • warrant, in custody of Leonard, one of
the detective officers, which charged him with writing and
publishing certain provoking and scandalous words, with
intent to incite one &mem Lawns Myers to commit a
breach of the peace.
Mr. Lewis, senior, of Ely-place, appeared in support of
the complaint.
A summons was applied fur at this court against the de.
foodaat about a fortnight ego for the same offence, which
was served upon him at the residence of his brother, •
wsteistaker In Combat where he was then staying, hat
he did not attend to it, and • warrant was greeted, which
was Seeded to the officer Leonard, but be was unebletofind
the dideadist until Friday evening, when he apprehended
hint at Greiswich.

Mr. Leeds rained that u the defendant had only been so
recently taken into enatody, he bad been unable to procure
the attendance of the compacts:mit, who was in the coutry.
The defendant, aa the court was aware, paid no attention to
the summons, and since the warrant had been granted he
had sect other letters to the eomplaineat which were of a
much more offensive sad threatening character than the
original one. Mr. Lewis dna handed several letters to the
bench. One of them was signed with three balls (the pri.
sour, it was stated, having formerly been a pawnbroker),
and another was enclosed in red coloured paper. None of
the contents taunting], bet hose the demeanour and &p-
-resume of the defendant, there did ad appear to be any
intention on hie pen to do any mime set of mischief.
Sir R. Carden, having glanced at the letters that bad been
produced, inlaked at the defendant whether he admitted
that they bed been written by him?
The defendant at first appeared inclined to deny having
written the letters, but mid ha was ready to find sureties,
which he supposed Inn all that woe required of lam.
Mr. Goodwin told the defendant that the court would
sot act unless upon proof that he bad written the letters
that wars complained of, or upon bin own admission that
be bed dose so.

Time defendent ihin said he would admit that helm'
mitten the intbsee Ilr. Myers.
Lewis said that all the complainant desired was to be
pie•sated free further annoyance of a similar limb dome
d the threats contained In tho letters had mused him vary
great alarm, and in one of them the defendant made ens et
the impression, after alluding to • stllll of lOW., respecting
whiffs there was some dispute between them, "If you give
NO the money you will be very good, and, if you do w
your life is in danger." He wm4 however, be catiodedt
the defendant entered into good sureties not to repeat the
offence.

Sir R. Carden then ordered the defendant to enter intohis
personal recognisance in the sum of eio/., with two sureties
in the sum of 401. each, to keep the peace towards the com-
plainant for the ■pace of twelve monthe.
Two highly respectable gentlemen, whose names, of
course, it is perfectly unnecessary to dreg before the public,
at once entered into the required sureties, and the defendant
was discharged from custody.

Tas Arraurrao Mumma this. Lamm—We
(Zoo* nrury) understand that Mr. Lupton continues to
Improve, although it will be some time before he caa be
enridered out of danger. His wounds an described by
thole who have seen them as being of a mutt frightful
theraster. the head thrift literally the appearance of being
"chopped" to piens. Nothing bat the tempetthe habits of
Mr. Lupton, and physical vigour, wield bare saved his life
with such injuries.
FATA.L BOAT ACCIDIXT. —TKO= LIVIS Low.—
We have to record another sad cosaalty an oar closet by
which three men have lost their lives. Oa Thursday atter-
UOOl2 a small boat belonging to Blackpool was ems hymeneal
of the Lytham fishermen to be caught in a squall and cap-
sized, while the persons on board were appihreatly engaged
in trawling. Assistance was rendered quickly, but at
the beat has been dinged ashore, acne of the bothest
unfortunate tishermru have been recovered. The
who have been lost are John and Thomas ThrelWl, of
South Shore, Blackpool, end Robert Singleton, of Common
hide, war Lytham —erosion Cermescle..
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t...md 116. pestete, la ed. per lb.. 44 the poitorlpal grocers:
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