The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-17 00:00:00

THAMES,

Daniel Murphy, an Irishman, of respectable exterior, •
plumber, of too. 80, Fore-street, Lime..ouse, was brought
before Mr. Yardley on • charge of being drank sad inoapable
in White:lmpel.
The magistrate Immediately discharged him, and he then
entered the witness-box and preferred • charge of robbery
aninat Daniel Doyle, a moat erraordinary-looking fellow,
abaft slx feet high, of dirty appeerence, and with a few mile
only ea his person.
Murphy sad he was drunk on the previous night and lost
hie money. Ho had 31. 19s. in his pockets before be became
intoxicated. He did not know the prisoner, and if he had
been sober ha would not have Wiz *moth his company.
Freda* Hoffeommer, • German, the landlord of
the Flying Hope, is Lashethatrev, Wtitechapel,
mid the prosecutor and the primer entered his house
on Thursday night. The pros. came waa intoxicated.
The prisoner called for some rum, and raid to the prosecutor,
"Now,Mr. Murphy, oar pay for it." He wen induced to
watch the rattier., and Mrs. Hoffsommer also watched them,
endogamy the prisoner put his hands in the prosecutor's pockets.
Soon afterwards the prisoner led the prosecutor out of his
house by the arm. Some afterwards be was informed the
prisoner was robbing the prosecutor. A man brought blot
back to the house, and the raiaoner threw sours money upon
the floor of the tv-rocut. He picked it up, end named ft to
the police. The prieoser had some money in his mouth, and
he ordered him to open it, and he took • twopenny-place
from his mouth.

ThiTpr bsco;;;sid the money was Ma own.
)(r. Yardley—lf the money btlonged to you, why throw
It away P
The prisoner—l could not help it. I bed it kick and a
blow en the elbow at the same time. I met Mr. Murphy in
Illoorgate-street, near the Bank. " Are you on !Tolman?"
says M " Yee," says I, and with that I took care of him
es • Mend end countrymen.
Dennis Werth', a isbourer, said be was passing along
Liab.th-street, Whi,ech.vd, on tee Preeime night, mad
heard the cries of " police" and " murder." U. went to a
gateway, sad saw the prisoner standing over the nominator.
Murphy said, " You are robbing me." He took the prisoner
bark to the public-bone, and saw that his band 1111.4 clenched.
Witness e. red the prisoner's hand, end be opined it, and let
the money WI upon the ground.
The tuagietrate was here informed that this witness had
been convicted of felony, and also for an insult, and that he
was in custody for a violent eselult on the previous night.
The prisoner said he was innocent. and that Murphy sad
the senators wanted to rob him of bb monry.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MILWALL.—Last night
a fire, attended with great low of property, end which lasted
until put midnight, took place in the prerui.es beim:ging to
Mews. Howell and Co.' patent rope manufacturers to the
government, aroi.,.‘tants at Poplar. The various
onmpartmente titled with work of a costly character,
and, owing to the highly Inflammable nature of the goods,
the flames epieed rapidly, sad to Ism than 10 minutes the
whole prentuw-s were In a blazes Tim pariah engine, as well
as several of the London brigade, lustier the commend of
Mr. Superintendent brattlienod and Mr. Bridges, the foreman
“A" dottier, were +licitly In attentiroc-, and a supply of
water was obtained, hut the Hoven were not gut under until
nearly midnight, and until a great deal of property was de-
stroyed. The origin of the are could not be ssoertained
durlag the excitement which prevailed at the time, nor could
it lea learned whether the arm was mond.

CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY. •••••
FRIDAY, Dec. 16.—Ailsolosisoo M vs) wens,. 330 ditto by
t 4.1865. 252; bola flab" En.

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