The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-14 00:00:00

mister._

Mr. Robinson defended.
The prosecutor, a moot impudently behaved repulsive-
looking man, stated that he lived at 13, Vine-street, Hatton-
garden, and was a dealer in pictures. The prisoner had been
in his service about six or eight months. On the night of
the lath of April he lost • handkerchief. lie missed •
handkerchief from his hat which he had left is the parlour
the night before, and when he asked her about it she said
he must have lost it in the cab. Some short time afterwards
he mined another, which she said he must have lost at the
theatre. Not feeling satisfied with some further inquiries
he made, the police were called in, and they found the two
handkerchiefs hidden in a bag between the mattress and
pelisses whets she slept.
In cross-examination the prosecutor, with a great deal of
levity, admitted that he had been more intimately ac-
quainted with her than as master and servant.
The policeman said that when he found the handkerchiefs
the prisoner sigd she did not iatend to steal them, hut
had merely put them there to bide them, as a punisnmeat to
the prisoner for stopping out late, wishing him to believe he
had loot them when drunk ; that she had done it out of spite,
and did not mean to take them.
Mr. Robinson commented with great severity upon the
prosecutor's brutal conduct, and reiterated the statement
of the poor creature (whose appearance indicated the life of
misery and ill usage she had endured), that even then, al-
though she had been in custndy nearly a month, the whole
of her teeth on one side were stall loose from his treatment of
her.

Mr. Gurney, in summing up, ssil that the prosecutor's
behaviour in court entitled him to but little respect.
The jury immediately Acquitted her.
Mr. Gurney having inflict that the poor thing was with-
out a home, and penniless, humanely desired that she should
be allowed to remain in the jail until she could make some
provision (or a home to go.

THE POLICE COURTS.
BOW-STREET. _ _

ROBBERY BY A MEDICAL STUDENT.—Massy Poad, who
described himself es a medical student, was charged with
committing a robbery at the United Service Museum, in
Whitehall-yard.
The secretary to the institution stated, that on the ith
inst., the sergeant having charge of the room reported to
him that a small pistol was missing from the armoury, which
he had seen safe the day previous, and on the evening of the
10th inst., witness saw the Nautilus lite preserver produced
safe in the case, and it was missed two days afterwards, is
consequence of which he communicated with the police, by
whom the property was traced, and the prisoner taken into
custody.
Constable 67 1,, proved having apprehended the prisoner
in the pawnshop of Mr Dickens, Lower Marsh, Lambeth,
and on conveying him to the station he said his father had
been a purser in the navy, that he was a medical studeat,
and that he was driven by distress to commit the robbery.
On being searched a pawnbroker's duplicate, for another
pistol also missed from the institution, was found upon him.
He was ordered to be remanded.
THE MOCK AOINCT GANG. John James, who has
until lately kept • mock agency office at 61, Theobald's-
road, Holborn, was charged with obtaining money under
false pretences.
William Davies, • civil engineer, and a young man named
Saunders, a carpenter, who gave evidence against Wright
and Son, Sparkes, Stanley alias Nixon, and Campbell, who
have been committed for trial, proved that the p-ironer was
connected with them, that he received a portion of the de-
posits, used the same offices, and gave reference to them
when persons called to apply for a situation. The; prisoner
wee also introduced to the witnesses as one of the partners in
the firm, and promised if they would not stop the busioeu
by exposing the impositions, they should also become
partners.
The prisoner being cautioned in the nasal way, denied
having had any connexion with the other delinquents, and
he woe fully committed to Newgate for trial.

THAMES.
A Pro/ actors PILIEST.—DanieI O'Connell, who rep,' -
seated himself a a Homan catholic priest, and was described
in the sheet as a elerk, 45 years of age, residing at St. hi sr-
tin's-street, near the London Docks, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on Tower-hill, about Ave o'clock on
the previous evening.
The prisoner, who had on him when taw 12a., five cigars,
a pair of gloves, and a cane, took umbrage at the doctrine
els street preacher, who was holding forth at an open plsce
in the vicinity of the Tower, and violently assaulted him and
other persons.
Reed, 199 11, attracted by the confusion which was created,
came up and took the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Yardley—What have you to say to this very disgrace.
tel thugs ?
Prisoner—l mut admit I forgot myself wry Mitch. I have
Ibsen only a few weeks from Ireland, and I most willingly
' apologise to any or all whoa I may have bundled.
Policc-constable 102 K hero stepped forward, and said it
was only a few weeks ago that the prisoner was brought to
the station-house on a Sunday, charged with attempting to
obtain money by false pretences from Mr. Holy, a respect-
able beer shop keeper in the Mile.end.road. He on that
' occasion pretended that he was authorised to raise subscrip-
tuns for a school or chapel in Ireland ; and when the fraud
was discovered by Mr. Harty and some other Irish gentlemen
who were present, he demand himself with such violence
that it was found necessary to give him in charge. Mr. Hurly,
however, believing him to be a clergyman in orders, declined
to press the case against him.
Mr. Yardley— I certainly should not discharge my duty if
I acted with any degree of leniency towards such a person
as you. I shall, therefore, sentence you to seven days' impri
sesaust, without the altetuative of • fine.

Tee it-Atlantis, who seemed to haysb7ulzio anticipation of so
serious a result, was than locked up.