The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-13 00:00:00

THE POLICE Comm

GUILDHALL.

A fall thin young man, named Gijford, was charged will
the following impudent robbery.
Mr. Scanlon rid,—l am the editor of a journal caned the
Literariem, and live in Cecil-street, Strand. I left the
once in New-Bridge-strect last night, a few minutes pest
ten o'clock, and wasp roc:pr through Plat-street towards
my house, when I was stop by a crowd, near Wine-oncr
court, immediately op to fire. The pilaster and
several other persona were rushing to and fro, and at length
they surrounded me, and the prisoner, placing himself vegy
clue in front of me, looked me full in the face, and with
practised boldness he pulled open my outside coat, which was
buttoned, with each violence that he tore away the buttons,
sad then thrust his band forcibly into my waistcoat pocket,
and took my gold watch, which coat twenty guineas. I
sew hint pass it to a man, dressed in fustian who
was standing by him, and immediately made off
with It, by stooping and working his way lif; the crowd. I attempted to follow hint , but was itiZ
by his a,aociates, who closed round Me, and prevented
me from getting out of the crowd. I then secured the
prisoner, never having left or lost sight of him for an indent,
and banded him over to the custody of the ofßcer. I felt
his hand pulling at my watch, and when I got out of the
crowd I found my Mbert guard hanging loose from the
button hole of my waistcoat.
Prisoner—Did you see me take the watch?
Mr. Scanlon—Certainly ;• and with the greatest delibera-
tion and determineion. There was no attempt at disguise
in the matter. It done with the boldness.

. was k most daring
lo 286 said—l took the primmer into custody,
and with the assistance of several firemen, I succeeded, with
great difficulty in getting him from the crowd. A mob of
his companions then tried to get him away, but I afterwards
took him to the station.

--Alderman Lawrence committed the prisoner for trial.
Prisoner—Cannot you deal with it summarily
Alderman Lawrence—Certainly not. The ease is too seri-
ous to be disposed of in that way.
The prisoner was then removed.

SOUTH WARR.
Mr. Thomas Lisfolt, a gentleman residing at Swine ,ombe
nrnr Northtleet, and a inagietmte of the county was charged
with being drunk end disorderly at the South Eastern Rail-
way-terminus, London-bridge, and refusing to leave when
requested.
It appeared from the evidence of the company's servants,
that on the previous evening the prisoner came to the North
Kent Railway-station, at London-bridge, and wanted to go
by train to Northitoet, and that they, seeing that he was
drunk, and knowing that he had been drunk before on their
line, and greatly annoyed the managers, gave him into
custiely.
. . . . . . . . .

ThC-Irinoner, who denied that he had ever been drunk in
his life, and .wetted that he had been unjustly accused be
rause ha had put the company to an expense, of 2001., and
did not fee the porters as he formerly did, was fined ss.
Carl Koenig, Heinrich Thomson, and Frackrie mert
firemen on board the Planet, Hamburg steamer,were charged
with smuggling. 30Ibe. of foreign tobacco was found
among the coal in the bunkers, to which Keenig and Thom- ,1
son alone had scores, and Me. of tobacoo was found on the
person of Elevert.
On the two former the magistrate inflicted a penalty of
1001., or six months' imprismuoent; on the latter, treble the
duty and value of the tobacco found on him, viz., 31.2 e. 9d.,
or one month'. imptieonntent.
The prisoner., who pleaded guilty, were, in default of
payment, committed to prison._

. . .
LAMBETH.
John Frevero keeper of the door leading to the kitchen at
the Crystal Palace, was finally eaamind on the charge of
receiving money for his employers and not accounting for it.
It appeared that the prisoner had mold certain knuckles of
ham, the property of the Mesons. Staples, the contract pur-
veyors to the Crystal Palace. to a pohoeman on duty at the
palace. Mr. Staple. said, that in coneideration of the pri-
boner's family, and the week's imprisoment which be had
undergone, he did not wish to prese the matter further. Mr.
Norton would not commit to the prisoner'. discharge, oboe/T-
-ing that there were three more proved against him, and for
each of three he should fine him M. ore month's imprison-
ment. The prisoner wag locked up for some time, but
ultimately paid the Id&
Mr. Norton observed, that since the former hearing of this
cent he hod rprolved a number of letters niumting that he
should publicly doclare what were legal) y considered the per-
quisite% of servants. In reply to them he would say that he
knew of nn legal perquisites, and fur his own pert he would
say there ehould lea none, as they invariably led to and
encouraged dishonesty in servants. He had ken informed
that the cart that mart shout early in the morning receiving
I refuse was very often made the vehicle of extensive plunder ;
that untouched joints and whole Yorkshire hams found their
way into them, and the polite would do well by keeping an
eye on thew.