The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-27 00:00:00

2HB POLICE COURT&

lIANBION-HOUS!

Frederitk Bathe, a perm oniployed in the warebousee of
the Meet India Company, in Le hall-street, war com-
muted for grid upon * charge of having stolen a quantity
of copper mire, the property of the company.
The pnituner had mold the wire to a brass-foundor named
Olney, of No. 23, Ratcliff-reed, John's-road, St. Luke's.
lie said it mutinied of mere dusty sweepinp.
The hat mule under the bitting-house Act brought for-
ward on Wednesday night before Alderman Wiro ponecesed
more interest than those which hod preceded It. The follow-
ing to *condensed account of it. The Lord Mayor mt with
Alderman Wire upon tho areneks.

•
Jews Merry, George Marling, W. Watson. J. Hate,
J. arrow, 7'. Wordsworth, H. Arbon, IL Cort 4, C. Mae-
=W. Mansflolel, wore pieced st the lab* charged se
of this act.
Ille. from the City Solicitor's office, attended
ISt 1111
J, virthat on the Sri of Joe be went to a
111111 et a hesr-shop, No. 10, Talbot-sourt, Oraeechurch-
dm*. eta sew Wry Whir a renter, wraral other persons
lift roma is ter el the ssemelsrreite met her with
Mew tor Moir beer rm. arts woe prod up in
row el Ohs parr la es nor, at Aar win written the
moms 111 mesa, eel do prises el 11as homes said& he
beast Merry maim a hot with Butt, 61. to IL egit a
bre wiled Cedric he the Urea Cup race at Manchester,
sod bmasossiltheft 'bevy, en every moron of making a
bat 11~ bird a rob pa riles is the room, for tho pea-
Lsolussivee Or& at Wang the
room
Abu messed
wllaseti !ad epee lie reer ea avail occa-
sions bin Yr sad air the ibd elder eel bed always
seen Saw them rd wirlre ef pewee berm with bun
upon here teem rid rise woe mend be view.
Mar (416) gave riders bribe elbst there be bed eise
betting en afferent occasions ern ea le art d the her of
this same bonne, and had .nannstanolhAp oninsoneed to set
into the room in which Hem war bet err pereete.
pecan whom witness Merged r the dithedest Hooting,
who guarded the door of the room, and who stated to
witnera that he had injunctions not to let any person in who
were unknown, and that they were obliged to be very carefol
with whom they betted.
Hawks (172) corroborated the previous wham.
lurpector Hamilton deposed that he apprehended the de-
fendant. that day at 12 o'clock, and produced a umber of
elate*, Note, and other documents relative to hone ruing,
which he had found in Merry's poseesaion.
Several other constable% produced books and papers which
they had found on the other defendants.
Merry, in tho court., of the proceedings, intimated that
be was dioposed to plead guilty, as ho could not rebut tie I
charge. The come, however, proceeded, and in conclusion,
in answer to the charg.e he wont said that ho could not re-
but the evidence adduCed against him, and ho threw him-
' oclf on the merry of the court.
Alderman N% ire discharged all the defendants except
Merry and Harding, with admonition.. lie said it was tot-
pomade to meet the justice of the MO without winding
Merry to prison foe three months with hard labour, and
Harding, who had acted fur Merry in guarding the entrance,
to 21 days, with hard labour. Merry had been convicted of
keeping a betting-house in Crooked-lane, In June last year,
and it was stated that hut betting transactions amounted to
revival thousands. Ho gave notice of appeal, and was
hailed the day after the examination.
BOW-STREET. _

Thomas Simmonds, a young man of very repulsive cast of
countenance, was charged with stealing • valuable gold
watch from Mr. William Freeman, of Ails& Park, Twicken-
ham, who had come to town to witness the distribution of
the Victoria Crewe that day.
Mr. Freeman was gassing along the Strand, in the direc-
tion of the park, when he got into • crowd near the Electric
Telegraph Company's office. While there he felt a tug at
his chnin, but without missing his watch. He went on and
entered the National Gallery, where, however, he remained
only a few minutes, when, desiring to know the time, be felt
for his watch and found it wan gone. lie immediately left
the Gallery, intending to give information at the police court.
When ho got into the street he found the prisoner engaged
in a struggle with a sergeant of Fusiliers, a police constable,
and some other persona, who had just apprehended him. It
appeared that the sergeant, Charles Palmer, had seen the
prisoner snatch the watch from preeecuter's pocket, LA had
at once started off in pursuit. The sergeant overtook and
molted him in Trafalgar-square, when a bystander saw him
throw the watch into an area. It we& picked up and shown
to prosecutor, who recognised it as him own. It was unin-
jured except by the breaking of the handle by wresting it
from the chain and the smashing of the glass.
Mr. Freeman expresaed his astonishnient at the dexterity
with which the robbery WWI effected, lie had been many
years a magistrate, and had never met with such • cam.
Mr. Hairy —Ah, in the country that may be so, but I can
assure you that they are common enough in London. It is
always done in the same way, by breaking the mere piece of
wire which joins the head.
Tbn prisoner pleaded guilty. He said be had formerly
been in the militia, but was drafted into the Land Transport
Corps. Since that body was disbanded he had been unem-
ployed.
Mr. Henry—But a strong sturdy young man like you
ought to be able to work.
The prisoner (gloomily)—I would be glad to work if I
could get it.
As he wee not known to the police, Mr. Henry convicted
him summarily, and sentenced him to four months' impri-
sonment.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
The pieltpeckets mustered in great force at thiprooteslinga
in Hyde-park yesterday; the detectives were, however, on
the alert, and brought without intermission during the day
to this court botches of thieves as they were ruptured.
Joan Atoll and William Cosyle were charged with
pi.•king the pocket of William &Ashy, of No. 21, Nor-
thampton-square.
The prosecutor wan standing in Hyde-park when be saw
his watch glittering in tho head of the prisoner Poeknell.
The prisoner finding he was detected dropped the watch on
the ground.
Remanded till next Friday.
Jaw Brown wae charged with pitting the pocket of Camp-
bell Downer, Esq., of No. 6 Upper Hyde-park.
The prosecutor felt s tug at h 6 pocket and found bin hand-
kerchief wee gone. He saw the prisoner drop the hand-
kerchief.

`Sent to hard labour for one month.
Williew Ilianu and Fraderiek Analead were charged
by Wyatt, D 157, with picking pockets in the perk.
Williams remanded to Friday ; /instead discharged.
Alexander Bentley was charged with picking the pocket of
James Townend, of Drayoott-terrace, messenger in Lord
Panniure's Ogee.
The ease, which was for stealing the promo:does watch,
wr
3 estoths.as clearly provedona the prisoner sentenced to hard labour
fo