The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

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Rides Mush was WNW lase- li6-Iterd Mayor In the
ilesledp d • galliemea. she saw the and
esellsepeigasel Mks hews IllehMeg ht last night,
tad taieaser pleas. This wee half-naked,
all her *ea her vine sp M besot having been
Wm Sea he puss ; the Wow was absent dirk naked all
her dries hose Sep to beaten tratbabeem hound off. They
wens both drunk, but the maset a labees wee more dee-
ps-as than that of the other. They bad quarrelled as I
wee given to understand, about a man • and the other girt
wee put into a cab by a man and takes away, while I took
the primmer to the station-house. Such lights frequently
take place at late hours, when the becks of the policemen
ere turned, and the disturbance is on ouch occasions very an-
noying to the inhabitants.
Vagrants—l was unfortunately in liquor, my lord,
and was Insulted by the grow language of my hka.
The Lord Mayor—Them you must pay the penalty of 20a.,
or go to prison for fourteen days.
James Brooks, who hes been several times charged with
h=noemmittad robberies, and once comaitted from the
-house for having plundered • warehouse, was
obseged upoe sespicion with haviag stolen an umbrella.
• arlicemes—l saw the prisoner coming oat of • public-
house with as umbrella, and knowing what sort of person be
was, aka bier where be had got the umbrella. He said
be had found it near the King William statue, and that he
W bees trying to sell It he the Ring's Head. The landlord
odd the man had offered the umbrella for sale, but I considered
It ermerwery to take him Into custody.
The prisoner—tee all talle, my lord upon my life. I have
been has my lord, but, upon my soul, Ism honest now. I
found the ern* this time ; I die upon my soul. (Laughter.)
Remanded for further inquiry.
Charles Phillips was charged with unlawfully damaging •
bootees., the property of her blejesity, at the East India
House.
Edward Wilson, a coastale at the East India Howe, said
the prisoner, who was • discharged soldier' went there on
Saturday, stating that he had a claim on the Company, and
that he was determined to have it anted. He was reasoned
with by lettere' and several gentlemen, who did all they
could to persuade him to have the place; but baud of doing
so, he aired up a ruler that was lying on a table, and
smashed the frame and three equates d glare in a bookcase,
upon which witness took him into melody. The damage
dons to the bookcase amounted to Se.
Mr. IL Flinders, a clerk at the Baia Howe, corroborated
this statement.
Lord Mayor—Do you know what claim be has on the
Company ?
Wthasse—l do not know that he hu any claim ; but hetalke
abut componation for bet clothing.
Prhaser—When I came over from Calcutta my things
were loot, and I have been after them time after time, with-
out hang able to get them. When Igo to the Indite. House
they send me to the Baggage-office; and when I go there,
they era see back to the India House. And, beside' that, I
have a debit ageing the Company fur 16 months' pay.
Wltsess—l do not know how that can be, for he was only
he the Company's service 12 mouths.
Lord Mayor—lf you have been a soldier, you ought to be
betters:quieted with disciplias than to utmost, you unea-
ten.. any claim in this way. If you have any claim upon the
Compaq you have all peeper mew by which you can canoe
it. You moat pay Sr. for the damage, or go to prison for ten
days, and you must Bator in your own noogahnnose to keep
the pea* for then months.
Marlin Doran, a short brawny Irish tailor, who
barked as if he bad recently rolled in the mud, and who
stood at the bar on a straight leg, a crooked leg, and •
watch, was charged with drunkenness and assault
John Teensy said he lived in Fireball-court with his
/saw andother relatives. On the previous night, about
Mr o'clock, he saw the prisoner strike his mother with •
watch, and went op to him for the psalm of taking it from
him, when the prisoner bit him on the Meshy part of the arm
sad twice in the thigh, bringing away a portion of his (wit-
' asn's) clothing at 'web mouthful.
Police-constable 618 said he wee in Houndeditch on
Sunday night, when he heard a row in Fireball-court; and
upon going down he found the people, according to their
usual practice on Sudsy evenings, were fighting by doyens
Ilk. cats and dogs, arid head over heels. Vary great
complainte bed recently been evade on the subject, sad as
tbo prisoner was the mat violent of the party, and as It was
the second rime be had been lighting that night, witness took

him into custody.
Primmer—My iced, its I aa ought to be the complainant,
for there's such a set of vestibuled. lives down that own,
that I was forced to move away, end I now live in Peek and
Heop-yerd. Well, as I wee going pest there lest night,
them vegaboads all pelted me and knocked off my hat, sad
so we got talc a amininiaga, but it was his brother's own
vib who bit him, for she got hold of his arm, thinking It
we 'dm, and didn't as stick her teeth iL (Laughter.)
Why, them vagabonds' my lord, ie an awful eat. They get
at It with shovels, andcilopp ve, and pokers and tong.', and
they gore at it is such a style, that the pollordliome doesn't
even look up the coast.
Lad Mayor—l know the charac'er of Fireball-court too
well. People there seem to conduct themselves In these
disgraceful rows more like savages than civilised beings.
Mary Jeremy, wife of the fret winess's brother, positively
denied that she had bitten, or tarred to bits any erne, ana
prisoner wee swinging hie crutch round in ascot an awful
way it was • wonder he didn't kill three parts of the

wipe.
Lord Mayor—lt is quite clear, prieoner, that you committed
• most unprovoked assault.
Prisoner—No, sow; Indeed I didn't.
Lord Mayor—And that you were drunk.
Prisoner—Yes, aura, I wee too stupid drunk to remember
Wait the hieing I got. (Laughter.)
Lord Mayor—You mutt pay its. for the assault, and la.
for being drunk, ergo to petrn for fourteen days.
The primaer was then taken below, and his dauehter went
away to raise the money to repass

WORSHIP-STREET.
Town* M'HegA, a tailor, was charged with attempting to
stab Mr. John Totten, landlord of the Rising Sun patois.
home. Globe-reed, Mile-sod,e and oleo with being to pos-
session =Medially of a bayonet belonging to her Majesty's
etoree.
The complainant a'ated that last evening the ilef, ndsat
entered the tap-room. and, producing • bayonet, flouriahed
it, and then thrust it at several persons there. Witness
aariated by • ensue, named Morris, with considerable
difficulty succeeded in ejecting Ohs trom the house, at which
instant the defendant made • lunge at his bowels with the
weapon. from the effects of which ha was mheco lonely pre-
nerved by a woman, who, perceiving the motion and intent,
suddenly closed the door. The weapon's point thus timed
destination rerainly not anticipated. and to that fact life whi
preserved. Delendent thee made off, and • police-cobstable
subsequently apprehended him.
Cox. 187 K. said tut he ascertained the defendant had
made his way towards the Brdennie beer shop, a short dis-
tance from the proutimor's, and found him thus flourishing
the buyout se deentibed. Hs took him into custody.
Detwdost, who heated the matter very cavalierly, denied
any salami West, and acconated for Me porno= of the
layout by hie brother baying brought it from Chatham.
Mr. D'Syseourt observed that had the thrust not been
rnrbed deisdeat would in all proballity have &named for
h with hie We.
Deleeisat wee fined Oa, or an hopriecinissat et 21 dye,
the weeps. to be released by the police.