The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-17 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Thomas Broiros, a bricklayer's labourer, employed at the
Caine, Holborn. +ea charged with stealing 181 tis of lead
Ikea the rout of the building.
Mr. Hedgensn, the proprietor of the establishment, elated
Met he should Cot have troubled the court welt this case but
hr the preralenee of the offence. Thin waa the wend case of
the kind within • week. Although young MIS like the prison•
Win earning • pond • week, yet, fur the Wu of t e vane
of • Oat of beer air so, they committed an act entailing opts
the owners of buildings a toss almost incalculable. It was
hiptimible to keep watch upon all the movements of • 01112,1-
NW body of nen engaged upon the works, and consequently
phew wore eat out of the roof without suspicion being ex-
iled until a shower of rain, producing enormous clautoge,
mode titee•seribiti of the tats _ .

Yr. bodies eaWI be could quite confirm the statement of
So pcouteutor. Is the neighbourhood of his (the magic,
tvenWs) owl resielsace, • gentleman had been to coneiderable
ampere is the decoration of his house Some wanton fel-
low employed le the works having cut out • piece of the
bodes roof er gutters, without the discovery being made
et the time, Ilene come a heavy storm of rein, and damage
Y the extent of 1001. at least was done to the house, although
lits pin to the thief could not have been more thin sixpence.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to the sharp, the lead bowing
base Sound in his pmeeseion.
His worship committed him to hard labour for one month.

SOUTHWARK.

A ease of coneridecal;;;Wrtan7o.l heard before Mr.
Comb', relative to tradesmen having bagatelle tables in their
mtablishmente. Mr. Emanuel Van Damen, a tobacconist,
'tiding at 44, Newington-causoway, wee summoned for
4. that he being the keeper of a cigar *hop, wherein refresh-
Wahl were sold and consumed, did unlawfully ander gaining
thwetm"
Mr. Bradford. the superintendent of the M division, attem-
did to supA wt the complaint, sad Mr. Solomon appeared fur
Ihedahndant.
Pollueconetable 126 M said that no the night of the 3.1
kastaat, about eleven o'clock, he went into Mr. Van Doreen'■
braze, and la a room adjoining the shop ke saw a bade-
hells taLle. Mere w. re eight persons m that room, and
some were playing at bagatelle. Four of the persons mad.
a het of Ire shillings each en the game, gaol witness raw
Mesa &Misr. banded to defendant to abide the reselt of
the match. Wane.a did nut play, and be was not in
In etess•eassaitistiim by Mr. Solomon, witneai mid be
me smoking a risra in the room, and the other parties
seemed to be respectable. They wire quiet and appeared to
be Issrleemen.

Os behalf of the defendant, Mr. Solomon contended that
L wee not guilty of any illegal act; and although ho
did not mean to deny that money was :aid on
the game of bagatelle by tbe parties there sad
with hu cheat's knowledge—yet, inimmuch as ha had
ablained a Bence for bagatelle under the prurisa du of the
• rid 9 Victoria, which made the game a lawful Pune. ••
doses had been c ituroitti d by hie client in allowing
=
.11e be lead cm each gems. He (Mr. Solomon)
In coalrienee that his worship would see there
was se edema committed, therefore the summons mat be
diwaimed.

Mr. Com. be said be was of (pinion that the statute under
letith the te,Tatelle linnet was granted did not make it an
eassee to Let on the game of bagatelle, and ailing upon that
View cid the law, be should dismiss the 16111131011.0.

Two tradesmen in St. Mary's-street, Stamford
is lass sifsehas some lIMILISMINI to their neighbours. A
@Moat von (s but wile) between the Wert doors u ebanieg
byes& It was woolly pointed white with the reel of the
11111106. The dein thus set Op wiu dierintol by the next
nslotkor, who clandestinely peinbd it black; sineo
am it los soosand ewer, alternate morning white, and the
Whew mandage Mech.—Am/ore! itoereg.
The Ariel and Washington, two
allowows. lalt Swear ptori on Wednesday, esenniegiat
Wm Ts

IiMICEI7.—HOVIIETIOLD BRMADE O.
N. ark* tus Otyed yesterday, at Lunt's. The
ItsOrtil atkadad, aad three braa6 playrd during dal
Mures. Mod.. drat kat*" 67. mi cod inning., Wee
Wile lava, df Zierri. drat inning.,