The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY.

THE -POLICE COURTS,
THIS DAY.

MANSION-KW:SE.
Joseph Nirhoken was charged with having in a state of
drunkenness overturned a van in King William-street.
A policeman said—This morning between twelve and one
o'clock, I heard that a van had been upset in King William-
street, and that several perouns hail been aerionely injured.
I took some of the injured people to St. Thomas's Hospital,
and the prisoner soon afterwards called at the hospital in
order to have his arm examined, and having stated there that
he wail the driver of the van, was taken into custody.
Anne Hockbill rid—l was in the pleasure van when it
upset. The proprietor of the van had been driving at first,
but afterwarth gave it up to the prisoner, who was under
the influence xi drink. My son, who is twenty years of
age, was at the time on the outside of the van, and his arm
was broken. lie was taken to the hospital.
The Alderman who was investigating the Cabe said he
should puelpone the case for further examination.

MARLBOROUOH-STREET.
2100100 1)002 CELLO.
This day two young roes, who gave the samee of !elm The-
MOB and fames IVrltinoreo and who were fashionably dreneed,
were charged before Mr. 'Beidon with ringing the bells of
the house of Mr. M. W. Leuttaall, tailor, Pantos-street.
The complainant atatid that about half-past ars o'clock
this morning be was alarmed by homing SODA of the
door bells ringing. Thinking the house wee on fire, ho got
up hastily and went down stain. On opening the street
door lie found the pi koners there. They were intusicstr.d,
and had a bunch of rotten flowers and water-cremes in theft
hands. lie asked them what they wanted, when one of them
offered him a bunch of flowers, end another home water-
cress.. Ile refused to accept either, upon which Williams
observe) that if he would not take a bunch of rotten flowers
he was sure ho wan nut fond of poetry.
Mr. Beadon—llow often were-the bells rung ?
Complainant—Three times, sir. One of the prisoners
was bold enough to go for a poli.man. A policeman came,
who eventually, upon ley representation, took the prisoners
to the station-boa...
Mr. Lewis, who attended for the prisoners, asked the
complainant if there were not more persons at the door.
Complainant replied that there were, and that he resided
next door to a house of nu vary great repute.
Mr. Lows—Yes, that is the case. There were other
young men there who went to that house. The prisoners
deny that they rang the bells of complainant's hove.
Ihe prisoners were fined tre. each, the penalty for being
drunk.
The Sues were paid.
THAMES.
MED STEALING.

was
Stapleten, aged 17, described u &carpenter,
brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a cage
and a Lek, the property of Thomas Buyin, of No. 100,
York stout, Commerciabrosd, East.
James Burt, a police-constable, No. 154 11, elated that he
' met the prisoner at an early hour this mongsg, with a cage
containing a skylark in hie howl Ile asked the prisoner
where he obtained the cage and bird, and he immediately
began trying, end sail lie had no home to go to, and wanted
bread.
Thome.. Bum, the owner of the cage and bird, said the
cage was bung just outside his Oral-flour window. The lark
wee one of the sweetest warblers he ever met with.
Mr. Yardley—l tbiek it is better to hoar a lark
up in the air than in a rage.
The prosecutor—Yes, sir, that may be. We v-i't heir
them sliming in the sky in London.
Mr. Yardley—You may hear them in the fields, sod we
them soaring aloft and singin3 beautifully at thia r :MI of
the year.
Tile prosecutor—lt is a hobby of minn to have a lark ka a
cage. I lost two rages,with a bird in each, • fortnight ago
from outride my window.
Mr. Yardley—Then you shoc'd beng there up higher.
Whatever may be the tome of the procreator in conlinmg a
lark, the liberty-loving bird, in a cage. the prisoner has no
right to take the lark or the cage. What is the value of the
cagr
The proueutor—lt in worth 10s., air.
Mr. Yardley-1 suppose the lark if let loose would By away.
The prosecutor-1 ca, sir, it would.
r Mr. Yardley—Then 1 cannot convict the prisoner fur
stealing the bird, for it is not domesticated. 1 convict
of stealing a cage and sentence him to one month's imprison •
! went rod hard labour