The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-17 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANBIO/47H01M.

A boy who gave the irnmeeffretieride Oat, and said he
was 12 years old, was brought before the Lord Mayor ou
a charge of theft. The prisoner was of a very diminutive
appearance, being only 42 inches in height, but he had a
singularly large and irregular-shaped head, which made
his small stature more apparent than it would otherwise
have been. His hands, on the contrary, were small and
similar to those of a child 5 or 6 years of age.
John Fleming, an assistant to Mr. George Mills, sta-
tioner, Old Jewry, said that between 8 and 9 o'clock on
the previous night, while packing up some parcels, he
heard a noise in front of the shop. He went out to see
what was the matter sad saw the prisoner with a brass
thumb-screw in his matter, sad
2a. 6d., which he had
taken from the shutter. Witness caught him and lifted
him into the shop, and he then dropped the screw and
said he had not taken it. A constable was then sent for,
and he was given into custody in order %that something
might be done for him. The witness Fleming said that
some time ago he himself had a shop in the Tottenham-
court-road, and that the same lad stole some cigars from it.
John Carlyle,676, who took the prisoner into custody,
said he was an illegitimate child, and had been brought up
by a man named Holt, who was now in court.
Holt stood forward, and said he was a fishmonger, re-
siding in Husband-street, Otford-street. The boy waa
no relation of his, but he had brought him up from his
infancy. He had been a great trouble to him, and would
not go to school. About a month ago he was brought up
at the Marlborough-street Police-court f& singing uothe
Haymarket- The mother of the boy (Holt continued)
had not bought him an clothes, and had paid very little
money for turn. He (Holt) and his wife had charge of
another child belonging to the same woman, but it died
three months ago. It was two months old. They took it
because they thought the mother would pay up the money
she owed them. . -

..—The constable produced a pane-book, which contained
an entry to the effect that the prisoner was born in the
St. Cliles's workhouse on the 12th September, 1846, and
also recording the payment of smalls sums for hie support
by the mother.
Holt said the entry was made by his " and that
she had the care of four or five other children besides her

The Lord Mayor directed the constable to take the boy
to St. James's Workhouse.

BOW-STREET.

Mr. Flowers gave his decision, inthe case of the Bread
Machinery Company, heard on the previous Saturday.
The charge against the company was that they had not
complied with the requirements of the Companies Act, in
having the name of the company painted up on the out-
side door of their office; and that they had not registered
a list of shareholders since April, 1867. The defence was
that in consequence of the change of office there had not
been time to get the alteration painted up, but that it was
done the day before the summons was taken out; and that
as there bad been no general meeting of the shareholders
in 1867, there was no necessity for registering the second
list, which according to the act was to be done within a
fortnight after a general meeting.
Mr. Flowers dismissed tie summons, as the name was
actually
.painted up before the summons was granted, and
because it was shown that the list of shareholders for 1867
might still be registered within the prescribed time.

WESTMINSTER.

James Edward Balkatywe, a respectable-looking man,
was finally examined, charged with unlawfully killing and
slaying Stephen Soper on August 1 at King's-road,
hebea.

—Mr. W. D. Smyth, solicitor, defended.
A coroner's inquest has been held, and a verdict of man-
slaughter returned against the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence for the prosecution that
on the evening in question the deceased, a friend, and
prisoner were in the Five Bells Tavern, and some conver-
sation took place about a horse prisoner said he had sold
for 20/. ' • deceased said it was twenty years old, and
offered to beck that statement for 51., exhibiting the gold ;
his Mend took him outside, and the prisoner followed and
struck him ; he fell on the back of his head. He was
taken home insensible, and a womannamed Mary Hooper,
who passed as his wife, said he was suffering until the fol-
lowing Wednesday, when she sent for a doctor, and le
died on the Friday,
In crass-ezatnination it was elicited that both were
the worse for liquor. Mary Hooper denied striking the
deceased on the Saturday night. Could not recollect whe-
ther she seized him by the hair of the head and shook him.
On the Wednesday he fell out of bed, and then she sent for
the doctor.

Dr. George Rawbone, of Ring's-road, Chelsea, proved
that on the Wednesday deceased suffered from tits caused
by pressure on the brain. He was not sensible, and died
on the Friday. Witness made a post-mortem examination
of the head. Death was attributable to concussion of the
brain, caused by a blow or fall. The effusion was very
gradual, on account of the smallness of the ruptured
vessels, and that accounted for the length of time that
elapsed between the injury and death. There were two
marks on the head.
In cross-examination Dr. Rawboue said if medical aid
had been called in earlier there might have been a chance
of saving the life of the deceased.
Mr. Synth made an energetic appeal to the court on
behalf of the prisoner.
Mr. Selfe said it was a case he could not withdraw from
the consideration of the jury, but he would take hail in
2.5!. for prisoner's appearance at the trial.
Rail was put in.
He was removed to the House of Detention.
GREENWICH.

Heart, William Thomas, Thome* Baha-e,
and William note,: firemen on board the steamer Eider,
lying in the Thames, were charged before /dr. Partridge
(who rat for Mr. Patteeon) with having in their possession
181 b. of foreign manufactured tobacco, on board the said
ship, and in respect of which duty had not been paid.
George William Byles, an officer of Customs, said that
on the snivel of the Eider from Toning, he wont on
board to rummage the vessel, and inside a wooden bin,
which was encased with iron, and ran across the c
ral-
bunker, nearly from one side to the other, he found, in-
geniously concealed, sixteen packages of cavendiah
tobacco, weighing 181 b. For some time it had been sus-
pected hat systematic smuggling took place on board the
ship, but the beam in question had never before been de-
tected . Witness questioned the prisoners, and they ac-
knowledged that each bad an equal portion of the tobacco,
and they were taken into custody. Taking each share,
the value and duty would be 27a.
The prisoners said that what the officer bad stated was
quite correct.
Mr. Partridge said the prisoners had rendered them-
selves liable to a fine of 1001. each, or six months' impri-
sonment. They would now pay treble the value and duty,
4/. Is. each (in all 16/. 45.), or one month's imprisonment.
The prisoners were removed in custody.

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