The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

MANSION-HOIIIIM.
A ease of some importation to seamen same beton the
Lord Mayor ye, In whisk a penes eased John Cole,
iced 28, was with reekeing a polies eenstabis ia
the execution of duty, under the following dream-
AIMS :
WWII= ClUlhlkilt, 774, said he wren specialtaZin
Wednesday afternoon, at the Mercantile Maria -
*Ma, Hemet-street, Maori's, while the new of the
William Forrest were being paid their wages. In the
foreseen the chief mate had been seen ia the eesay
of
some low characters about the aeiginearlased, and when
In came out of the office, shoat 3 o'clock, he was very
" tipsy," and was vamped upon by a lot of prima lam-
ing at the door. Gaspe oling that he would be robbed wit-
ness haled a cab, and pat the mate and his wife, who had
rooms from Newcastle to take cars of him, ism it, sad gave
the driver aria; orders not to allow any one to pt
is beside them. At this moment the prisoner so-
coated him, and said, " You are fast, giving =oh
orders." Witness said, " What do you mean!" and told
him to go about his business ; bat he refused to move, sad
ultimately the officer was obliged to take him to the
station. On arriviog there the sergeant directed him to
take out a summons spinet the prisoner. The latter,
however, refused to leave the station, sad be was then
locked up.
Edwin Stanley, an offieer at the Shinier-easy said
the primmer bad been a sailor, but he had new takes to
" crimping." When a crew was paid the aide nee sur-
rounded by a number of lodging-house keepers, crimps,
tailors, and othen who had an intenet sel6oes' money.
(Laughter.) They pounced upon the ma like a lot of
sharks. (Renewed laughter.) He had no doubt that the
mate had been selected for the puma of being robbed.
In reference to the antecedents of the prisoner, it was
stated that la 1866 he had six months for stealing • weak
from a man in Cannon-dreeteread. At that time he gave
the name of Pallas, but his real name wee John Lyons.
Since then he had been in custody for stealing a oast
belonging to a sailor, whom he had induced to pall it off,
for the purpose a fighting. He bad also been charged
with antis vest from a potman, at the Priam Regent
Ratcliffe- • way, but the prosecutor on that oeeasice did
not appear 'upped of the case. He was a very danger-
ous character to seamen, as he got into their company sad
induced them to tight, and then stole their clothes.
The prisoner said he was sorry he did not go easy when
the policeman told him. He bad been locked up dace
5 o'clock on the previous afternoon, and he hoped that
would be °plundered sufficient prusishnient, as he was the
chief witness in • summons taken out at the Thames Police-
court. He had lent the mate of the William Forrest se.
on the night before, and that was the moon why he spoke
to the constable.
The Lord Mayor—l do not believe a word you say, sad I
will sand you to the House of Correction for six weeks se a
rogue and a vagabond.

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATE/.—A
general meeting of the magistrates of the county of Middle-
sex was held yesterday at the Sessions-house, Clakenwell-
nem, for the transaction of the usual county business.
hlr.ll. Forman, chairman of the court, presided, and there
was • very full attendance of magistrates. The finances of
the county of Middlesex.—A report was brought up from
the Committee of Accounts and General Purposes, showing
the expenditure of the establishments and general
charges of the county during the past year. The
reports of the visiting justices of the various prisons
were also presented. That with respect to the House
of Detention, Clerkenwell, referred to the recent outrage,
and stated with regard to damage done to the prison
itself, that the roofs of some of the wings and other
parts have been much shaken, but the requisite re-
are now being done. The chairman of the court laid
liefore the visiting justices • letter which he had received
from the Home-office, dated the 18th ult. It said, "I am
directed by Mr. Secretary Hardy to acquaint you that on
his visit to the scene of the recent explosion at the Middle.
sex House of Detention he was much struck by the great
objection which appeared to him to exist, as .00ts both
the convenience of the prison and its due secty, to the
immediate contiguity of the houses in Corpention-lane,
and it occurred to him that if any means could be devised
for taking advantage of the present condition of these
houses for remedying or modifying the objection referred
to, it would be moat desirable that the lils.c;
tunity should not be lost. Mr. Hardy
therefore to submit this for your consideration."
The visiting justices, upon full consideration of the circum-
stances, came to the conclusion that it would be very desi-
rable for the safety of the prison that the adjoining or con-
tiguous property, not only in Corporation-lane, but the
rest, which is so near to the prison on two sides of it as to
overlook, and indeed command the yards, &a., should be
purchased by the county, and they submit this opinion to
the court, andreoommend that the subject be taken into
serious end early consideration. A latter received from
the Home-office in reference to the praiseworthy exertions
of Mr. Pownall, the chairman, in connexion with the late
outrage at this prison, was also read. Mr. J. F. Stanford.
pursuant to notice, moved that the court do adopt the
report of the select committee presented at the last county
day, recommending that the transportation of orivainals
should be again used as • punishment for notorious
offenders. Mr. B. J. Armstrong seconded the motion, the
terms of which we published on • previous occasion.
Captain O'Brien, as an inspector of convict establishments,
said that an agreement had been entered into with the
Australian colonies that no more convicts should be sent
there, and although that might not apply to Western
Australia, if convicts were sent there they might find
their way to the other parte of Australia. Under that
agreement, therefore, the government were bound, and it
would be • breach of the agreement to send our felon popu-
lation to those colonies. Alter • few words from Mr. N.
Laurie, Mr. Stanford withdrew the motion. Sir John
Thwaites moved that it be referred to the Committee of
Accounts and General Purl a
advise the court as
to the best mode of remedying the evils, as to the present
mode of assessing the county rate, as to the most conve-
nient interval for periodic revision and what would be the
best scheme for effecting • simultaneous valuation by the
metropolitan counties' so as to insure each division of the
metropolis bearing itsfair proportionate share of metropo-
litan taxation, such • course being rendered necessary by
the new finance policy introduced into the Metropolis Local
Management Acts, whereby the county rate is made the
bead of metropolitan local taxed**. The motionwasagreed
to. After the transaction of some other business of •
routine character the proceedings terminated.
DASTARDLY OUTRAGED IN IRELAND. —Several
outrages have been recently perpetrated in the tows/land
of Clontygore, situated between Dundalk and Newry.
About two o'clock on Sunday morning a party of about
twenty persons visited the house of Hugh firKeown, when
of course the inmates were in bed. To their surprise a
volley of stones was sent through the windows which
were almost all smashed. They next broke the door, en-
tered the house, and broke the furniture and delf. The
fellows, after doing what damage they could in the house,
applied themselves to the destruction of a stack of oats,
which they pulled down and scattered about. The next
house visited was that of Francis Mallon, in which they
broke the windows and window frames and finding • can
near theatable, wheeled it off, and tumbled it into a stream.
In Alice Jordan's house the fellows broke the windows,
but did not enter. John M'Keown's house was similarly
treated; the door was forced open, but no entrance was
made. Terence Henlon's house escaped injury, but not his
farmyard ; in it five large stacks of oats were torn down,
and as much injured as possible. John Murphy's heaps
was attacked, and the windows broken; two stacks of oats
were thrown down in the yard. Dennis Cully's house was
smashed with stones, and a small portion of wearing
apparel carried out and thrown into a river. Owen Burns
was still more unfortunate. The ruffians were not
content with throwing down his turf stack, but entered
the house and broke some of his furniture, and almost all
his dell. The door and windows in the house of Daniel
Clark were broken. Michael Mallon's house was broken
into, and the dell and crockery utensils smashed. The
houses are all situated within a very short distance of each
other, and were visited within • period of about two hours.
The assailants were not recognised b theinmatesof any of
the houses, and the supposition Is that they must be
strangers to the locality. The cause of the attack is com-
pletely enveloped in mystery, none of the parties whose
houses were entered being able to assign the slightest
reason.—Nerry laaminer.
ANOTHER FENIAN ARRSKT IN DIJBLIN.—An arrest
was made by officers of the detective department in
Dublin on Wednesday morning which is considered of
some importance. It will be remembered that daring
the early part of the previous year Dennis Downey, a
tailor asrrymg on busier in Trinity-street, was arrested
for having a number of arms concealed in his posseesion.
He was detained in custody for some time, but was sub-
sequently set at liberty. Be recommenced business in
Dawsonatreet, but, from several matters which became
known to the police authorities, it was considered neces-
sary to rearrest him under a warrant from the Lord-Lieu-
tenant. Lennon, the Fenian leader, was committed for trial
yesterday, after a magieterial investigation, for high trea-
son. He will be arraigned at the February °amenities.
He was identified several witnesses as the leader of the
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