The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Elizabeth Campbell, aV
decent-looking young woman, was
brought before Mr. Bingham, on the following charge.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Aldoree, pawnbroker,
of Berwick-street, that on the preceding afternoon the pori-
Kerr entered his she and offered the two pieces of cloth
produced in pledge. He asked her how many yards there
were ? She r.,d 213; that she wanted the loan of 3/. ;
that the silk was all in one piece, and that there was quite
out/Went to make two dreams. He then measured it, and
found that, in addition to there being 0n1y24 yarde,the milk had
been cut into two pieces. He told her of this circumstance,
end saked who the silk belonged to? She at first mid it tem
her own, and then that it was her slater's, whom she alleged
lived close by In Noel-street. Not being at all satisfied with
her statement, he scut fora constable and gave her in charge.
The silk wee subsequently traced to have been stolen tram
Messrs. Sowerby and Tattoo's, Regent-circus.
Charles Brown, shopman in the employ of Mims.
Sowerby and Co., Identified the silk, which ma worth
41. lbs., se their property. It had not been sold in the usual
way, and was safe in stock yesterday morning.
Conetable 122 C apprehended the prisoner, who, in answer
to his inquiries, mid a strange woman had given her the silk
to pledge, and she was to have ss. for her tmoble, and
she being hard up for money, gladly accepted the offer, not
knowing it wait stolen. At the station she was searched, and
• sovereign found upon her.
Prisoner now pleaded guilty, and was committed for six
months.
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Harris! Cerannogh, Sc Irishwomen, was charged with
biStga.td Webb, a Mendicity Society °floor, saw the prisoner
yesterday rutin" in Oxford-street, very active in overtaking
gentlemen's carriages, particularly those in which there were
ladies, and thrusting in at the windows a dirty little box of
Inciter motive Which she conies about u a " blind," or

means of introduction to the sympathies of the cliaritablo:The
win:elm added that she did not confine her attention to
carnage people, but entered shop and accosted every
respectable person she met, putting forward her well-
fingered match boo, and whining for relief or •
elis had been 13 times convicted at this court to Chkrwr:
ledge.
Mr. Bandon sentencing her to 10 days Imprisonment, she
turned towards him, and, in strong Ireh accents, thanked
his honour, and wished him health, happiness, and blessings
ould acqualatance asks"
Prakrick Boni..g was charged with obtaining two
sovereigns from George Brown, by. false pretence*.
George Brown, • boy in the service of Mr. Clarke, butcher,
Hungurford-market, mid that on Thursday morning his
master gave blot two sovereigns to go out and " bark • horse"
with. He went to the Haymarket, and seeing the defendant,
&eked him the peke of the horse he was desired to beck.
The defendant said the odds were 7 to 2, and then retching
hold of hie hand, took from him the two sovereigns, eaglet.
"That MU do; 111 pay in the morning if the hone
He wont back to hie master, and told him be had made the
bet. His master asked him for the name of the person.
He said he did not know it. His master rent him bark to ask
the name Ile saw the defendant, and the defendant told him
his name was Rogers. He returned to his master,
who told him to go and get the money back. lie went, hut
defendant said, " It's right ; I'll pay in the morning."
The horse his master had backed had since won, but his
meeter had not received the money.
The di-fondant said he booked the bet in the name of
Rogers. but did not say that hie own name was Rogers. He
caitnessea to prove it, but the magistrate was dinette-
lied with their testimony.
On the defendant stating that if he had time allowed he
could produce a witness who could prove this point, the
nistrate remandedthe cue, and allowed bits to go at large

WORSHIP STREET.

Thomas Janus, driver of the cab 3,772, was summoned fee
unlawfully demanding eras of fere, and baying used in-
sulting end abusive language to Mr. Frederick Herbert
Hemmings.
The complainant stated that on the morning of the 14th
inst. he engaged the defendant at the door of his counting-
house, in Merk-lane, Fenchurch-street, to drive him first to
Moorgate-icrut and thence to the Meredith'', terminus of the
Eastern Counties Railwaj. The whole journey, including
a delay of three minutes at the oflko of the steam packet
company, in Moults's-street, did not occupy more than 20
minutes, yet defendant demanded 2s. Complainant mildly
told him it was an overcharge, and tendered lc fel., on which
the driver repeatedly called him a " shabby old pstlensuL"
On the advice of a constable he gave the defendant another
6d., which he took, declaring that made up his eight fere ;
and the present process was subsequently taken out against
Mr, Sim. then it Lad Lein aecerteined that la. was the
jag claim.
Dedendent now budded that be bad been detained a quarter
of an hour, or very near it. Ho expreseed regret that he bed
Insulted Mr. Hamminge, and said he had made a mistake in
the amount of his fare, but thought he wee entitled to the dd.
for waiting.
Mr. D' Eyncourt observed that drivers frequently indulged
the belief that any oven :barge wade at • railway station wee
not likely to be • matter of future dispute in consupsence of
the parties probably going for a long period into the country.
The defendant was ultimately fined 20.., and 6e. ad. costa,
or 14 d•ya' Imprisonment.

LAM BETH.

Nary dun Thernhy waa rlou ed oa mapicion of Ideating
• valuable gold watch from the peewit oft middle-aged gen-
tleman of the name of illtania.

Police cones It 1, 123. about six o'clock on the previous
evening, found Mr. Williams in Granby -street, lA aterloo-
rosd, in a state of intoxication, and eccosrdgli took him in
charge with a view to his protection, had the con.
stable done so when a respectable man, Wood', came
up with the prisoner and gave her in charge on suspicion of
stealing Mr. William.' watch which bad been broken away
from the guard and carried of
Mr. Wood. you stated that he was passing along Granby-
street at the time mentioned, when he observed a man stand-
ing smoking a pipe, and the prisoner near him, with her arm
round Mr. Williams' waist. The witneee went on a short
dictum., when the prisoner rushed past him at great sped,
and, suspecting all wm not right, be pursued, stopped her,
and charged her with robbing the " old gentleman.' At
that moment the man he had noticed smoking near the
parties came running along, but on seeing that witness had
detained the prisoner, he turned back and ran off in a con-
trary direction. The lurch had not been found.
The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the watch, was
remanded.

THAMES.
Joseph de Boserio, a Spenih sailor, was re-examined on
the charge of the wlhil murder of Gawp de Mattes, a
Greek traitor. The facts of the case have already appeared.
The prisoner, who had been remanded to await the remit of
the coroner's inquest, a report of which will be found in
another part of our columns, was fully committed for trial.
Ames Driscoll, aged 10 pert, was charged with stabbing
• boy named Charles Peaney, about the lame age, with a
penknife.
On Monday morning last, about ten o'clock, the pri-
soner wee observed pasabg through • gap under the rail-
way near St. Leonard's-road. He was followed by the de-
ceased. After the, got through the pp the deceased fell.
There wee a scuffle between them before he fell, and after
that be never spoke. A female opined his waistcoat and
saw some blood on his left breast. The primmer, when
doomed was on the ground, leant over him. He was told
to go for a doctor' when he went away.
Mr. Gorman, sec., surgeon, Albert-plies, Bow, mid that
deceased was brought to his surgery. He was then dead.
He had made • post-mortem examination of hie body, end
found that the sort* had been penetrated by some sharp
igatrument. _ . _

Isabella Simpson, 9, Janda-street, a little girl, said that
she knew the prisoner by eight. On Monday lad she passed
him at a short distance from where the deceased fell. After
she pissed him he tapped her on her shoulder, and asked her
if she bad seen any one h tug in the road. She replied that
she had not, but that she bed heard that a boy had been
stabbed. lie then remarked, "I am the boy who has done
it ;" and he showed her a knife, which had a small pen
blade in It, with which he said it was done.
Mr. Young cross-examined the witnesa, but her evidence
was not shaken.

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Police-constable 11 321 gave evidence u to the appre-
handon of the prieoner.
In hie cross-awn nation he petewarlosted re much the/ Mr.

Yardley decided upon not receiving his evidence, he having
stated at one time that the prisoner said, " I did stab
the decanted, but I oould not help it," and on another
wad= he said that the remark by the prisoner wee, " I did
not do it. It was accidental."

Mr. Young add that ;;Tiiis defence—that the Wary re-
tired by the deemed was quite socideataL
The prisoner, who eras frequently in tears at the bar, wee
committed for trial, bad being accepted.

HAMMERSMITH.
William Reeves gardener at Park-house, Fulham, WA
charged with steering a quantity of apples, the property of
Signor Mario, who occupied the house as tenant of Captain
Cotten, the propr.
Ths prisonrieto er said that Madame Grid had given him per-
=Lion to sell the fruit, but " they all spoke French and
Italian so, that it was difficult to know what they did mean."
Dr. Beggi denied that Madame Grid or Signor Mario had
given permission.
Captain Cotton stated that the prisoner was acting under
his directions in selling the fruit, sad the magistrate dis-
charged the prisoner, saying that the parties must tattle
in another court who was totaled to the fruit.