The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-11 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

If A NSIONI-H 01;8E.

young man, .Vatiic;CAerlrria, was brought before the
fowl 511 or yesterday, charged with stooling 3 truck con-
tainiug a basket and saves siastlas, sad a silk dress, from
Faster•lane.

John Lewis said he was in Foster-lane with a truck on
Thursday, the Zith August, when he bad to go into Wood.
street, and left hit httle boy in charge of the trek, and on
his way tack he met hi, buy, who said be was wanted, and
ue going to the place where he left his truck, he found it
wan gone.
William Lewis, a little boy of about eineyears, son of the
former witness, who gave his evidence in a very clear man-
ner, said that his father had left him in charge of the truck
ow the day meat 1, sod after he bad left the prisoner
Male out of the warehouse, and asked him where his
father was. He said he did not know, and after
looking about, the prisoner again said, " Where's your
father.' and he replied that he LA I " gnue up there,"
pointing to the direction in which he had gone. The prisoner
then pointed to a court, saying that if he went up there be
would see his father, and told him to tell him to make haste,
a' the warehouse was going to close. He met his father,
and when they returned to the spot they found the truck
was gone. He was quite certain the prisoner win the same
men.

Smith, police-constable 572, said Le saw tha prisoner in
Wood-street, and cautioned him. He knew hint before,
having seen him in custody in Smithfield for attempting to
steal from a truck.

The primmer was remanded, in order that endeavours
night be In t.le to trace the missing property.

CLERKENWELL.

William 13.whett, • painter, of la. Downbam-terrace,
Agar-town, was charged before Mr. lnynoniut with being
drank and wilfully breaking a parse of glass, the property of
Mr. Beat, a tradesman, of it, Winchester-terrace, St. Pan-
cras. He was further charged with violently assaulting Mr.
Best end Pollee-constable Crook, 168 8, at ():ford-street,
Agar-town.
The prisoner, who was the worse for liquor, yesterday
broke one of the prosecutor's windows, and when asked to
pay for the damage be had done, he refused and went
away. The complainant followed, and then the prisoner
struck him a violent blow on the head, and not only
tamed him pain then, but he had felt the effects of it
all night. Police-constable ('rook, 168 8, then took the
•pruoser into mistody, when lee was also struck and kicked
iy the prisoner. On the way to the polies-elation the pri.
nosey threw the eionstable with great tons, and so injured
him that he had been unable to do duty Niece. Had it sot
bees for the arrival of Policeeonstable Fellows, Xi 8, who
had a never* tussle with the prisoner, he would hare been
guilty of more violesee, MO it wee with the greatest (M-
-eatr that he could be got to the station.
The prisoner said he was the worse for liquor, or it would
not have occurred. As for breaking the window, that was
done accideundly, for he took op a basket, and a stone
"dew" out.

Mr. IrEynceart ordered the defendant to pay the amount
oI tho damage, and in addition, for the nuault or. the coo.
Notable; to pay a fine of :0., or in default. to be imprisoned
in the House of correction for three weeks with hard labour;
and for the assault on Mr. Beet, to pay a like amount or
three weeks imprisonment.
The prisoner was looked up in default.
MARLBOROUr al-STRUT.

Adolph Kosiol, 59, Margaret-Mr.:et, Caverolieh•gnare
esemnississ agent was charged with assaulting Artemide
Loseelin, and Adolph Carve, of the same address es the
seat named, Ample Dowels, of 11, Willianrstreet,
Plartland-rand, jeweller, and Charles Boisaratt were charged
with aesaultim Shilingford. one M the warrant officers.
Mr. Edward Lewis, el Great Marlborough.street.
geared for the prosecution, end mid that N. Lamella was
Making to a female vibe' Koning came tip and attacked
I Idea is an unprovoked manner, and on Sbilbngfurd going to
anesate the warrant he wee badly assaulted.
Mr. Albert interpreted the evidence.
111. Auguste TAMMiII). a musician, said—l know Koenig.
On eatarday night last I was in Langhamplace, and two gen-
tlemen were with me. !stopped to speak to afemale, and was
wallrMg down Regent.street with her when T received a blow
on my face from behind, which caused me to fall like a
bells& I lost my senses, and do sot know what happened.
Oa recovering I saw Kong naming away, but did not
see the person who atrusir the blow. 7 bad said nothing
to Kaniag.
A gentleman who was with N. Lasselin at the time, saw
Koning spring on N. Lamella, knock him down and kick
him while on the ground, and throw a dose from his
hand fa stone prochme3). Koolag ran away. He had no
provcratioo.

Is answer to Mr. Hendon, the witness said be had been
transacting business with li. Leasehe in the wipe line.
Another witness corroborated the foregoing, and mid
that Cerro and Boisessu pre►ented Mooing being given into
rusted,.
Y. Lanolin mid he believed Boning had a stone in his
hand when the blow was struek.
Skiff ingtord, the warrant officer, mid that en going thb
mooning is a public-lnisee, is Great Portland-street, to exe-
cute- the warrant on Kooi.g, wbo knew him, be told him
be eoald sot take him. He got Hotting ontaide. and be
thee. resisted, but Sergeant Shank," assisted him (Shilling-
feed). Cane Ilea came up and threw withers down, and
afterwards kicked him several times abut the legs sad
time Daniels tame up and tried to get Cane away. He
(Daniel.) then threw wawa, sad be felt the effects et the
tnabimet he remind. He got assistance, and they were
all takes. Witassisclothes and kat were damaged. Clore
was sew under remand for obtaining wine by Labe pre-
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oil; of the witaames proved being amaaltral byCert%
sad et the mem time obe ems up mid tried to get hie
watch.

Mr. Beadles said such seance were not to go on. Boning,
201. or 14 days; Cerro and Daniels for 10 days to the Ilona.
of Correction ; end Soiree° ordered to eater into his re-
, (waistless in the sum of U. to keep the pease for six
months.
Mr. Jennings, district intrveyor, summoned Menem. Hol-
land and Co., builders of the Oxford Concert Rooms,
Ositirdatreet, for an alleged infraction of the Building Act.
The ease, which occupied some time, was surrounded
with technical details, which would lie unintelligible to the
public. ►t was alleged that the stalemate of the Oxford
were constructed of wood in place of atone, and that one of
the party wells was not built in conformity with the re-
quirements of the act.
Mr. Jennings stated that he had called the attention of
the Metropolitan Board of Works to the circumstance of
several of the itaircene being constructed of wood, but
though the board had replied to other mattem in hi
letter, they had omitted all notice of this important question.
What he wished to h►ve a decision upon was this—Had
the board purposely omitted all reference to the pniat,
leaving it to the district surveyor to take it up : or bad they
intentionally left the question in such ► condition ea would
justify huildeni in constructing staircases of public build-
ings of wood, rather than of some more safe material
A gentleman on behalf of the builders, oa the other
hand, contended that the whole matter had been fairly
placed before the Metropolitan Board of Works, and that
the board had made their awed, and had settled how the
bendier should be constructed.
Mr. Jennings asserted that the award wee on incomplete
that the question of making staircases of wood wee left open
to doubt.

Tlee builder said the principal anima' was ordered to be
made of iron. The staircases referred to by Mr. Jennings
were the side staircase..

Mr. Jennings only wasted such a &dein se would secure
the public from injury. The 000stniction of staircases of
public buildings was a serious gyration, especially when the
fatal occurrence at the Polytechnic was called to runt-
Mr. Beadon would not undertake to decide that the award
of the Metropolitan Board woe ineufileient. The whole
queries, it appeared, bad been referred to the Beard ; the
Board had given its formal decision, which be did not see
lay remora to disturb, and therefore be must dismiss the
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